November 8th walk to Black Mountain with the 5th grade. Thank you for the photo, Charlie!

6^th grade NEWS:

At All School Meeting on Wednesday, November 20, TGS buddies will be constructing Thanksgiving Baskets to go to the Putney Food Shelf. The sixth grade families are responsible for providing bags of mixed nuts in shells (1 per student) for this project. Please get these in by Tuesday.

On Friday, November 15, we had our first grades 5-8 skating at the Vermont Academy rink. There will be three more: 11/ 22, 12/6 and 12/13. We had a great time and returned to a warm lunch provided by Tammy, Liz and the 8^th grade.

There will be one more Friday lunch on November 22.

ALL SCHOOL PASTA DAYS EVERY FRIDAY THROUGH NOVEMBER, STARTING THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1! Tired of making lunches day in and day out? The 8th graders will be giving you a break! Every Friday for the month of November they will host an all school lunch in our auditorium and will be serving pesto pasta or pasta marinara with bread and a fruit or veggie, to raise money for their trip to Ecuador! Only $5! There will be a gluten free option as well. See you there! Contact Liz Jackson or Tammy Neathawk if you would like to donate food items or your time!

The 6th grade is preparing for a presentation at All School Meeting on hunger. 

Here are some relevant websites.

http://www.vtfoodbank.org/

http://www.hungerfreevt.org/

http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/us_hunger_facts.htm

http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america.aspx

http://www.bread.org/hunger/us/

http://www.actionagainsthunger.org/about

http://www.worldfooddayusa.org/

http://www.fao.org/home/en/

http://www.kidscanmakeadifference.org/

6^th Grade News

We finished our month of food collection with 4 full boxes of food and sent them down to the food shelf on Monday. Thank you for your help with this. The 8^th grade is collecting for the month of November. You may leave donations in the box by Tammy’s office. The 6^th grade students made posters and announced the need for donations at ASM many times during our month. The students will be researching hunger in VT for a brief presentation at ASM before Thanksgiving break.

We continue to work on getting and staying organized. The class spent time getting all their loose papers properly placed in the appropriate binders and folders. The students are better able to locate and use their resources once they have done this organization. We also continue to talk about how to plan, prioritize and get their assignments done on time.

In our free time, the class has prepared cards for Sheryl and begun an extended game of Apples to Apples. I have just finished reading to them the short story: The Lady or the Tiger, which generated a lively discussion and we have started Homer Price, which they all seem to enjoy.

I am in hopes of having 5^th 8^th grade skating planned soon, with a possible first date of Friday, Nov. 15. So… check that the skates fit and are sharpened and please make sure they have guards or a hefty bag to live in. Remember one good pair of socks that reaches above the skate will help to avoid blisters. (Deb and I have also made the first inquiries to Okemo about the 6-week ski program that starts after the first of the year.)

Yesterday I spent an hour with Tara and Benjamin. They are both doing well.

Kathy