Welcome to the 2023 - 2024 School Year

Welcome back to another school year! This year I will be teaching 5th grade everything except math and 4th grade their ELA class! I am excited for what our year holds! Welcome back and enjoy learning!

We will be using Google Classroom this year. There will be more information to come about this. This will be one way to share information, assignments, and to communicate. On this webpage, you will find pictures and other information as well about what we are learning or have completed in class.

The topics for this year include:

Science Topics for 5th Grade:

Matter
How Organisms Change Over Time
Animal Development and Survival
Ecosystems

Social Studies 5th Grade:

United States History Past and Present

ELA 5th Grade:

We will be using the Wit and Wisdom program this year and the topics include:

Wordplay
Native Americans
Civil War

ELA 4th grade:

We will be using the Wit and Wisdom program this year and the topics include:

A Great Heart
Extreme Settings
Making Myths

Scholastic Book Club

If you would like to order books from your child and would prefer to do it online, use the information below.

Connect to Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/JD4CZ

Shop the flyers with your child: https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=667423

All books ship to the class, and I hand them out to the kids to take home.

Class Code: JD4CZ

You may also choose to send the money in with your child as well. I will also send the flyers home to look at if you prefer.

Supply List this Year

Grade 4

#2 Pencils and erasers and pencil top erasers

Earbuds or Headphones

5 -spiral notebooks

Crayons, colored pencils and/or markers

Pencil box

Labeled Water Bottle to be brought home and washed each night.

Ski pants, books, hat and mittens once the weather turns cold

Grade 5

Pencils and Erasers and pencil top erasers

Earbuds or headphones

3 hole punched notebook paper

(wide ruled is best)

Colored Pencils

Labeled Water Bottle to be brought home and washed each night.

Ski pants, books, hat and mittens once the weather turns cold

Posts

Upcoming Events

10/12 Soccer MVS @ CHS at 4:15

10/13 XC Small Schools’ Championship at the Airline bus leaves at 2:45

10/14 Soccer play-off game location TBD

10/19 Soccer Championship Game

10/20 XC Soccer Coastal Championship at EHS bus leaves at 2:45

10/26 Fall Sports’ Celebration at 5 PM

Upcoming Dates

Thursday will be Hat Day - pay a $1 and wear a hat - all money raised will go towards our Relay for Life team (American Cancer Society).

Lunch on Thursday will be spaghetti and meat sauce instead of baked beans and hot dogs.

SOCKTOBER - don't forget donations of socks all this month!!

CUSTODIAN APPRECIATION DAY is Thursday!!

Go Bears! - On Thursday, soccer is at Peninsula and the XC team is in Blue Hill.

Friday - NO SCHOOL for students - Our teachers will be having a professional development day!

Monday - NO SCHOOL for all - Indigenous Peoples Day

Socktober

We will participate in Socktober again this year. Our goal is to collect enough for every child to pick a new pair of socks if they wish to and the remainder of hte donations will go to the Emmaus Homeless Shelter and The Community Closet.

Class Competitions:

Week of 10/4 Kids and Baby Socks

Week of 10/11 Men and Women Socks

Week of 10/18 Craziest Socks

Week of 10/25 Holidays (all) Socks for all ages

Winning class each week gets bragging rights and a surprise. Winning class for the whole month gets first pick of a brand new pair of socks and treat

Mask Starting Friday

Last night, the school board voted to begin wearing mask in school starting this Friday. You will not need to wear the mask at Recess or PE and we take mask breaks during the day but please make sure you have one that you want to wear all day long.

Upcoming Information

Saturday, October 2nd - Rec League Color Run/Walk!!! Contact the rec league to register [email protected]

Saturday, October 2nd - 8th grade bake sale from 8-3 at Friends and Family Market in Ellsworth Falls

Friday, October 8th - no school for students

Monday, October 11th - no school Indigenous Peoples' Day

SOCKTOBER coming in October - start collecting new socks!! More information to come!

PICTURE DAY Flyer Oct. 5

Cave Hill School

Book Fair and Picture Day

Book Fair will be the week of October 4th

Picture day will be October 5 and more information will come home with students soon

Color Run

The Cave Hill Rec Dept is excited to announce the return of the:

CAVE HILL 5K COLOR RUN & WALK!!!
Saturday October 2nd!
Rain or Shine!!

Kids Run/Walk (12 & Under) & Adult Timed Run/Walk
Special Rates for Pre-Registration, Families & Sports Teams!!
1st- 25 Registrants Receive a Free T-Shirt!!

Feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions or concerns or to request

an entry form!!