Field Trip Reflection

Team Falcon teachers would like your thoughts and observations about the field trip today. Complete a reflection of the field trip on this Google Form.

Science Walking Field Trip to Lamoille River

Dear Team Falcon Students and Families,

Team Falcon students will be participating in a free, walking field trip next Thursday, 9/8/16 to the Lamoille River or Lake Arrowhead. Please complete the permission slip that comes home or that is linked here (Permission Slip Here) and have your student bring it to Ms. Krembs on Tuesday. The trip will be about 2 hours and students will continue with other classes on that day. On Thursday 9/8 students should be prepared to walk about 20 minutes, wear shoes and clothes that would allow them to wade into the water (no deeper than their knees) if they want to in order to collect data, and to be outside for 2 hours (small water bottle, snack if needed, sunscreen or hat, and layers or rain coat depending on the the weather). Please let me know if you have any questions!
Ms. Krembs

School Lunch Applications Update

Good afternoon from the Milton Town School District.

Please be aware the 2016-17 MTSD school lunch applications were sent out last week from the food service program. Please use these forms to replace any previous form you may have completed this summer.

We understand that a middle school summer mailing went out earlier this summer and it had the outdated 2015-16 school lunch applications attached.

Per new federal requirements, the food service program is required to have this 2016-17 form on file.

Please contact Kristen Abare at 893-5501 or email at kabare@mtsd-vt.org if there are any questions or if you are in need of the 2016-17 application before the first day of school.

Thank you kindly.

Enjoy the last few days of summer vacation!

Reading and Writing

Hello fellow Falcons,

It is already August! Can you believe it? Time flies (like a falcon!) when you're having fun, and we hope that you're having lots of fun.

As we are in the last month of summer, we felt it was a good time to remind you about our summer reading. While some of you may have already read the book you selected, others might have put it off until the last moment. Well, we're almost at the last moment! Make sure to read your book before the start of the school year. We are looking forward to discussing our team culture using these books as a starting point!

For those of you looking for a writing prompt, here you go:

1. You find a turtle by the side of the road. When you stop to pick it up, it looks up at you and says, "Thank goodness you're here. We don't have much time." What happens next?

2. You have been chosen by the state of Vermont to make an ad to boost tourism. What image do you select and why?

3. Write anything you'd like.

Remember: You are encouraged to just write and not stop for 7-10 minutes. This may result in some mistakes (eagle-eyed* readers from last prompt may have noticed that my writing changed verb tenses!), but that's all part of the process.

Enjoy your summers!

* Perhaps I should say "falcon-eyed"?

Writing Prompt - Week Six

The Last Prompt of July! I'm going to write my response to this prompt and post it tomorrow. I'd be interested to see what anyone else comes up with. Feel free to post your writing as a comment. 

And again: the idea is not to create the best writing ever, but to create some writing.

Today's prompt: You have seven minutes to tell everyone in the United States anything that you'd like. What do you tell us? What would you show us? What would you want to happen after you were done talking to us?

OR:

Two people knock on your door and call you by a name that is not yours. You pull out your wallet to show them your identification and it says...the two people are right. That is your name. What do you do? What happened? WHO ARE YOU? 

OR: 

Write whatever you'd like.

And remember...have fun!

Writing Prompt - Week Five

Another week = another prompt! Let's write. If you are so inclined, feel free to post your writing as a comment below. 

Remember: the idea is not to create the best writing ever, but to create some writing.

Today's prompt:You have been chosen to be the president of the United States. What would you like to see for the country? What would you change? What is just fine as it is? How do you feel about being chosen as president? For an extra challenge, write this as if it were a political speech for thousands of people! 

OR:

You are stuck in an elevator with two other people. You discover that your cell phones don't work. What do you do? What do you say to the other two people in the elevator? Who are the two other people in the elevator? And what was that sound you just heard...?!

OR: 

Write whatever you'd like.

And remember...have fun!

Writing Prompt - Week Four

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a PROMPT! If you are so inclined, feel free to post your writing as a comment below. Remember: the idea is not to create the best writing ever, but to create some writing.

Today's prompt:
You find yourself stuck in the middle of a lake with one other living being (friend, family, animal). What do you do? What does that living being say or do? What do you see/hear/smell/taste/feel?

OR:

You are a famous rock star/politician/writer/dancer/artist. Write a letter from a fan to you. What do they love about you and your work?

OR: 

Write whatever you'd like.

And remember...have fun!

Writing Prompt - Week Three

Happy Independence Day!

I find that summer brings me opportunities to write letters or postcards that I don't make time for during the school year. So one of today's prompts will be just that. (That prompt may require more than seven minutes, and you may want to revise it to make sure your reader can understand what you are writing!) Remember: the idea is not to create the best writing ever, but to create some writing.

And if you'd like to, post your writing as a comment below.

Today's prompt:

Write a postcard to someone who may not expect to hear from you. It could be a friend or a family member or a camp counselor or whomever you'd like.

Seven Minute Ideas:

Write about gaining independence. It could be the US's independence from Britain, or the planet's independence from aliens, or your independence from school, or...

OR: write whatever you'd like.


And remember...have fun!

Writing Prompt - Week Two

Happy second week!

As a reminder, this is a voluntary opportunity to keep your writing skills sharp over these lovely warm months. Each Monday, I will post a writing prompt for those who would like to keep practicing writing. Treat it like our free-write Mondays: give yourself seven minutes, try to write the whole time, and let yourself play! The idea is not to create the best writing ever, but to create some writing.

And if you'd like to, post your writing as a comment below.

Today's prompt:

You wake up and discover that you're a giant beetle. What do you do? (I borrowed this idea from a Franz Kafka story called "The Metamorphosis")

Tell a story from the point of view of a piece of gum.

Or, write whatever you'd like.


And remember...have fun!

Writing Prompt - Week One

Happy Summer, everyone!

I know that we're all taking breaks this summer, but I wanted to provide an opportunity to keep your skills sharp over these lovely warm months. Each Monday, I will post a writing prompt for those who would like to keep writing or keep practicing. I encourage you to treat it like our free-write Mondays. Give yourself seven minutes, try to write the whole time, and let yourself play! The idea is not to create the best writing ever, but to create some writing.

And if you'd like to, post your writing as a comment below.

Today's prompt:

Your pet can suddenly talk - write out your first conversation with your dog/cat/fish/parrot/lizard.

You find yourself suddenly transported to Spain. What do you do on your first day? Use sensory details.

Or, write whatever you'd like.

And remember...have fun!