Welcome Back Fun in 3-4!

Math

Third grade mathematicians know how to be "good" mathematicians!

Mr Menz introduced Number of the Day in Third Grade Math

Fourth graders are also doing Number of the day.

Ask your child what they notice so far on our Number of the Day Chart

Reading

This week we read Patches Lost and Found.  

We reviewed that reading is more than just reading the words. Reading is Thinking!

Ask your child about the thinking we did when we read Patches Lost and Found

Fun in Ms Melone's 3-4

• We met Gary, a Monarch Butterfly caterpillar, who turned into a chrysalis Friday!

• We made beautiful butterflies to decorate our windows!

• We read Mae Among The Stars and Caterpillar Dreams as we thought about our Hope and Dreams in school this year. Ask your child what their hopes are for this year in class and be sure to check them out at Open House!

• Third and Fourth graders made their self portraits.  

• Students worked in small groups to design "lunchboxes"
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Third graders used created Trolls inspired by Thomas Dambo  and placed them on the nature trail behind the school.  Take a hike with your family and check them out!

 

2024-2025 Summer Welcome Information Letter

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Dear families,

I hope you are all having a fun-filled summer. We have had some beautiful summer weather. I hope you all had time to enjoy the summer with your family.

We will soon be heading back to school. I am excited to meet new third grade friends and reconnect with fourth graders!
Please read the attached letter for information you may need before school starts.

If you received this email in error, please let me know, so I can take you off this group email. If you have a different email that you'd rather me send class communication through, please let me know. If I inadvertently left someone off the email list, please let me know as well.

Have a great rest of the summer!
-Mia Melone

Newsletter May 20, 2024

 

News and Updates:

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

On Friday, May 31st we will be honoring our UCS volunteers at our Volunteer Appreciation Assembly.  Our volunteers have helped in so many ways this year:

• Welcome back picnic

• Chaperoning field trips

• Helping in classrooms

• Serving on PTO

• Helping with garden/planting our new tree

• Snow motion ski program

• Coaching GOTR

• Kids on Bikes

Volunteers, please join us at 8:00am on the 31st as we honor and thank you for the time you have given to our school community this year!!

Sign Up Genius for 4th Grade Celebration:

On June 7th, 4th graders will be heading to Mills Riverside Park for part of day. Please send back the yellow permission form so that your 4th grader can attend.  You can also sign up to help with our 4th grade celebration and ice cream sundae bar. You can access the sign up here. Please get all items to school by June 7th. Thank you!

PE BIKE UNIT

Because of field trips happening this week, students in grades 3,4 will bike on the following day during PE:

Bernier-Thursday

Melone- Friday

Giguere- Thursday

Please note:  there is still Kids on Bikes happening Tuesday, so if your child participates in that program they will need their bike tomorrow

Summer Camp Opportunity:  Ms. Nancy from Math Through Art is offering a summer camp.  Here is the information.

Lunch Menu: You can access the May UCS menu by clicking here. 

4th grade events: 

We are busy planning for end of the year events.  There are many events that happen for 4th graders.  Here are some of the events that are planned so far:

Thursday, May 30: 4th Grade Track Meet at MMU track (Rain Date June 3rd)

Friday, May 31: 4th Grade Move Up Day at BRMS (afternoon)

Friday, June 7: 4th grade family celebration and fun day (Mills Riverside Park)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR RISING 5TH GRADERS (From BRMS)

5/28:  Rising 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night, 6:30 p.m.

5/31:  Rising 5th Grade Move Up Day (leave UCS around 11:00 a.m.)

Nuts and Bolts May 7, 2024

Ms Melone's

3-4 Newsletter

Curriculum Updates: 

Math: 

• 3rd: Third grade students continue to work on comparing fractions.  They are comparing fractions with number lines and with rectangles.  We also welcomed Ms. Nancy for Math Through Art to do a project related to prime numbers.  You will see this work on display at the Art and Music Night.  
• 4th: Fourth graders have been working on creating line plots with fractions and using the data to answer questions about fractions. Fourth graders are also working on reading and writing decimals to tenths and hundredths. 

Reading: We are focusing on learning about plot this week and how the plot of a story follows a mountain.  We are using this graphic organizer to guide us in this work:  

Writing: Students have crafted strong opinions on a topic they feel passionate about. They have also come up with reasons and examples to support their opinions. This week, we will start revising our essays by adding strong leads and topic sentences. 

News and Updates:

Sign Up Genius for 4th Grade Celebration:

• On June 7th, 4th graders will be heading to Mills Riverside Park for part of day. Please consider signing up to help with our 4th grade celebration and ice cream sundae bar. You can access the sign up here. Please get all items to school by June 7th. Thank you!

PE BIKE UNIT

• Bike Unit May 13-May 24:  we are very excited to have the Bike Smart trailer coming to UCS from May 13-24.  Students will be biking in PE class.  Please see this letter for more info, including volunteer opportunities!  Bike Trailer Parent Letter

Note from Nurse Tara for families: News from the Health Office:

• Please see this linked letter about puberty education. We are offering puberty books to all 4th-grade students. If you are interested in one of the puberty books, please complete this Google Form: Puberty Books for Fourth-Grade Students

The choice of books are: 

• The Care and Keeping Of You: The Body Book For Younger Girls 
• Guy Stuff: The Body Book for Boys
• You-ology

Books will be sent home on 5/15/24 (or available for pick up if indicated on the form).

Summer Camp Opportunity: 

• Ms. Nancy from Math Through Art is offering a summer camp.  Here is the information.
  

Lunch Menu: You can access the May UCS menu by clicking here. 

End Of Year Dates/Notes:

Third and Fourth Graders:

• PenPal Visit:  We will be meeting and visiting with our Pen Pals in person Tuesday, May 21st.   A permission slip was sent home with your child this week. Please return this slip as soon as possible.

• Sailing Field Trip:  Please return the sailing field trip forms by May 17th. Our class will be visiting on Friday, May 24th. THURSDAY, MAY 23rd

4th grade events: 

We are busy planning for end of the year events.  There are many events that happen for 4th graders.  Here are some of the events that are planned so far:

• Thursday, May 30: 4th Grade Track Meet at MMU track (Rain Date June 3rd)

• Friday, May 31: 4th Grade Move Up Day at BRMS (afternoon)

• Friday, June 7: 4th grade family celebration and fun day (Mills Riverside Park)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR RISING 5TH GRADERS (From BRMS)

• 5/28:  Rising 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night, 6:30 p.m.

• 5/31:  Rising 5th Grade Move Up Day (leave UCS around 11:00 a.m.)

Curriculum Newsletter April 15, 2024

 

Ms Melone’s Class Weekly Newsletter

Monday, April 15, 2024

Curriculum Updates: 

Math: 

3rd: Third grade students continue to learn about fractions on a number line.  In addition, we are working on a math through art project with combining different fractions (halves, thirds, fourths, sixths).  

4th: Fourth graders continue to explore fractions. We have been working adding and subtracting mixed numbers and solving problems about fractions and line plots. Soon, we will explore decimals and practice adding and subtracting decimals. 

Reading: We continue to use a literacy menu to guide our reading. We have started a new read aloud The Wild Robot to review character traits and learn about plot and theme. Students continue to read informational and narrative text and respond to questions using the RACE model. This week we focused on the E part, which is Explain

Writing: We have begun our Persuasive Writing Unit. Students have come up with ideas to persuade others to care about making changes in their lives and their world. This week students will craft strong opinions on a topic they feel passionate about. They will also come up with reasons and examples to support their opinions.

News and Updates:

Sailing Field Trip:  We will have our final sailing field trip at the end of May.  Our class will be visiting on Thursday, May 23rd.  Stay tuned for a permission form with more details.  

Lunch Menu: You can access the April UCS menu by clicking here. 

4th Grade Events: 

We are busy planning for end of the year events.  There are many events that happen for 4th graders.  Here are some of the events that are planned so far:

• Thursday, May 30: 4th Grade Track Meet at MMU track (Rain Date June 3rd)
• Friday, May 31: 4th Grade Move Up Day at BRMS (afternoon)
• Friday, June 7: 4th grade fun day (Mills Riverside Park)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR RISING 5TH GRADERS (From BRMS)

• 4/18:  Rising 5th Grade Parent/Caregiver BRMS Building Tour, 1:15 p.m.
• 5/1:  Rising 5th Grade My Child As A Learner forms due
• 5/28:  Rising 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night, 6:30 p.m.
• 5/31:  Rising 5th Grade Move Up Day (leave UCS around 11:00 a.m.)

Nuts and Bolts April 9, 2024

Eclipse Glasses Reuse! 

Please send your eclipse glasses back to UCS.  Mrs. Bernier and Mrs. Cowan’s classes are working with CSWD to donate them to Astronomers Without Borders.  The glasses will be sent to other places in the world where people may not have access to the glasses.  

KIDS ON BIKES:  You should have received information about Kids on Bikes which will begin in May.  If you have not received the information at home, reach out to Jeremy Francis at KidsonBikesVT@gmail.com
             
Sailing Field Trip:  We will have our final sailing field trip at the end of May.  Our class will be visiting on Thursday, May 23rd.  Stay tuned for a permission form with more details.  

Rocket Day:  4th grade Rocket Day has been scheduled and we are looking for monetary donations from caregivers to help pay for rockets.  Please see this attached flier for more information:  2024 Rocket Day.

Lunch Menu: You can access the April UCS menu by clicking here. 

UCS PTO: Please consider reaching out to the PTO and supporting their efforts.  We are looking to fill positions on the board, so that the PTO can continue as a nonprofit organization next school year and beyond.  

VTCap Testing:  Students in 3rd and 4th grade will continue taking the Vermont Comprehensive Assessment Program (VTCAP) in mathematics and English Language Arts.  Testing is scheduled for April 9th and 11th.  HERE is additional information about the assessment.

4th grade events:  We are busy planning for end of the year events.  There are many events that happen for 4th graders.  Here are some of the events that are planned so far:

• Thursday, May 30: 4th Grade Track Meet at MMU track (Rain Date June 3rd)
• Friday, May 31: 4th Grade Move Up Day at BRMS (afternoon)
• Friday, June 7: 4th grade fun day (Mills Riverside Park)

IMPORTANT DATES FOR RISING 5TH GRADERS (From BRMS)

4/12:  Rising 5th Grade Parent/Caregiver BRMS Building Tour, 10:15 a.m.

4/18:  Rising 5th Grade Parent/Caregiver BRMS Building Tour, 1:15 p.m.

5/1:  Rising 5th Grade My Child As A Learner forms due

5/28:  Rising 5th Grade Parent Orientation Night, 6:30 p.m.

5/31:  Rising 5th Grade Move Up Day (leave UCS around 11:00 a.m.)

Nuts and Bolts Monday, March 11, 2024

 

Optional Spring Conferences:  Conference Sign Ups were scheduled to go home today. Due to the Snow Day, they will be sent home with your child tomorrow. Please send the filled in form back by Thursday, March 14th. If you do not need a conference at this time, please know that you can always reach out to discuss your child’s progress.  

Report Cards:  Your child’s report card will be coming home with them on Friday, March 15th.  Any questions you may have can be discussed at conference time.  

Lunch Menu: You can access the March UCS menu by clicking here. 

Girls On The Run:  Girls On The Run for 3rd and 4th grade girls begins Monday, March 18th.  Please register your child at https://www.gotrvt.org/  If you have questions, reach out to Kim Aucter at kim.aucter@mmuusd.org