The Wise Owl

The Union Elementary

WISE OWL

September 17, 2013

"Have You Seen the Owl Today?"

Welcome to the Union Elementary Wise Owl!  We hope that you enjoy this new way of learning what's going on at UES!

PRACTICE FIRE DRILL!



By the end of September, Union Elementary will have both a "Clear the Halls" and a "Fire Drill" completed.  To make sure these go smoothly, we're going to have a "Fire Drill Practice" on Thursday morning at 9:00.  At the end of Morning Meeting, teachers and students will practice going to their safe spots when the alarm goes off.  When the real Fire Drill happens later in the month, we'll be ready!

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:

Take a look a look at these great pictures from the First Grade last week (thanks, Mrs. Frey!):

OPEN HOUSE 2013!

Members of the Union Elementary Ed Leadership Team have met to plan the UES Open House on September 26!  Look for details about Open House this week.  It is our hope that we can make this event a fun and informative evening for the whole Montpelier community. We welcome your thoughts and suggestions! Please contact Mr. Hennessey at 225-8201 or chrish@mpsvt.org with your ideas or questions.

RIDDLE OF THE DAY

Take away my first letter, and I still sound the same.  Take away my last letter, I still sound the same.  Even take away my letter in the middle, I will still sound the same.  I am a five letter word.  What am I?

Monday's riddle:  What animal is bad to play games with?  (Answer:  a "Cheetah"!)

KID LINKS! Have you checked out Kid Links on the UES website? When you do, you'll see 48 links to educational resources and games for students in grades K to 5! Build your math skills, write poetry, or find out more about pumpkins! (See below!)

The Kid Links page can be found in the upper left of our web page, right next to the Wise Owl link. It's worth checking out!

Did You Know?

... that the worst battle in American History happened on this day 151 years ago?  If you want to learn more about the "Battle of Antietam" or the American Civil War, go to this Kid Link:

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_battle_1_e.html

The battlefied on the day of the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862CREDIT: Gardner, Alexander, photographer. “Antietam, Maryland. Battlefield on the day of battle,” 1862. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Reproduction Number LC-DIG-cwpb-01162.

The battlefied on the day of the Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862CREDIT: Gardner, Alexander, photographer. “Antietam, Maryland. Battlefield on the day of battle,” 1862. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Reproduction Number LC-DIG-cwpb-01162.