May News Letter

Thank You

Thank you to 24 and 9 for creating our Good-Bye 5th Grade bulletin board using languages from around the world.
Thank you to 2, 23, 4, and 16 for creating our Mysterious Cave bulletin board.
Thank you to 19 and 3 for the Summer fun bulletin.
Thank you to Ms. Buntin, 11’s grandparents and 18’s father for joining us on our cave adventure.

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, May 16th Field Day
Thursday, May 17th 5th Grade Reward/Field Day and Wacky Awards
Friday, May 18th Awards Day
Last Day of School
Monday, May 28th Memorial Day
Monday, June 4-Friday, June 29 Summer School: Dinosaurs

Good-Bye

I have enjoyed my first year teaching at Exeter, but it has been hard being so far from my family. I will be moving back to Iowa to teach kindergarten this upcoming fall. Thank you for all your support. You all have children to be proud of. ~M.s. Gray

Summer

Reading is important to keep up through the whole summer. On average a student will drop down a little bit unless they are constantly reading and refreshing those skills everyday.

Bullying

Express your feelings about the bullying that has been going on. How you feel about staying after school or not getting things you worked for?

If you were the one that was writing on the floor please send me a little message or click on the email botton on the comments instead of writing a comment.

Your classmates are upset with this poor choice. Please make a positive choice by coming forward.

Remember no names, you may use student numbers, remember if you write in the comments, I don't know who you are unless you tell me.

May Homework

Monday: No homework: American Sports Heros is what we are reading about this week.

Tuesday: Field Trip for Map

Wednesday: Field Day: Wear Tennis Shoes

Thursday: Wacky Awards/5th Grade Field Day

Friday: Last Day of School

2 weeks until Summer School

This site will remain running for summer school!

Vocabulary

No More Vocabulary Lists

Congradulations to 1 for making it into the Vocabulary Club with 3 100% tests!

Moving North

I have announced to my students that I will not be coming back to teach at Exeter next year. I have enjoyed my first year teaching in Exeter, but feel like I'm too far from my family. I will be teaching 5th -6th grade for summer school before heading back to Iowa to teach kindergarten in the fall. Thank you for all of your support. I have been blessed to have such a wonderful group of students this year.

If you have any questions or comments please feel free to let me know.

More information on Caves

Talking Caverns in Missouri (our field trip)

http://talkingrockscavern.com/

Cave WEB SITES

http://www.mammoth.cave.national-park.com/

http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parksearch/atoz.cfm

http://www.hawaii.volcanoes.national-park.com/

http://www.carlsbad.caverns.national-park.com/


Cave Vocabulary (discovery.com)

guano
Definition: A substance composed chiefly of the dung of sea birds or bats, accumulated along certain coastal areas or in caves
Context: In the early part of the 20th century bat guano was mined from Carlsbad Cavern caves and sold for use as fertilizer.
karst
Definition: An irregular limestone region with sinkholes, caves, underground streams, and springs
Context: Karst regions usually lack surface water because it’s all underground.
petroglyph
Definition: Pictures, symbols, or other artwork pecked, carved or incised on natural rock surfaces
Context: The cave has preserved these 3,000-year-old petroglyphs but not their meaning.
subterranean
Definition: Existing or happening under the Earth’s surface
Context: In these caves you’ll find a subterranean world as uncharted as the surface of Mars.
stalactite
Definition: A tapering structure hanging from the roof of a cave, most often formed of calcite deposited by dripping water. Context: Some of the largest stalactites have taken millions of years to form.
stalagmite
Definition: A tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, most often formed of calcite deposited by dripping water. Context: Stalagmites often grow from the drips of calcite falling from the stalactite above.
troglobite
Definition: An animal that has adapted to living life permanently inside caves
Context: Since 1971 over 50 of these cave-adapted critters, or troglobites, have been identified in Hawaii.
vug
Definition: A small cavity in rock.
Context: A vug maybe lined with a mineral that is different from the rock around it.