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Letter from the

Principal

1

Kindergarten 2

First Grade 3

Fourth Grade

4, 5

                        

Art Room News 7, 8

Summer Program 9

Peace Builders 10

                        

                              

                        

                        

 

               

 

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June has been a fun

and exciting time at

Dalton Elementary.

We have enjoyed

many celebrations.

Our fifth graders cele-

brated their DARE

graduation and their

commitment to a

healthy and drug free

lifestyle. Kindergar-

ten students partici-

pated in the gradua-

tion experience for the

first time while the

fifth grade had their

final Dalton gradua-

tion. They all did a

fantastic job!

 

We were also able

to recognize many

of our students’

achievements at

the annual

awards assem-

blies. I am very

proud of all of our

students at Dalton,

as I am sure you

are too. I hope eve-

ryone has a safe

and enjoyable sum-

mer. I look forward

to seeing everyone

in September.

 

Ami Hunt

Elementary Principal

DALTON ELEMENTARY NEWS

 

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Keshequa Central School

Letter from the Principal

June, 2009

A mosquito has 47 teeth

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Ants do not sleep

 

First Grade Goes To Town

First grade has had a lot of fun

during the month of June. We have had

several visitors come in to share things

with us. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott came in and

taught us how honey is made. We even

got to see part of a honey comb and try

some candy filled with honey. This was a

great experience. The 11

th

grade English

students write a story and prepare an

activity to do with the children. Each

first grade class had 11

th

grade students

come in to share their story and an ac-

companying activity. The first graders

were in awe of the big kids and enjoyed

the story and activities.

To support our social studies

program, Mr. Cook came in dressed as

Preserved Greenman, a relative of his

from the late 1700’s, and using the pro-

methean board and some artifacts

helped our children to better under-

stand what life was like in Western

New York about 200 years ago.

First graders go on two field

trips in June: one to the Seneca Park

Zoo and one down to our very own

Nunda. In Nunda we visited the Nunda

Lumber, the Post Office, Nunda Clean-

ers, Family Pharmacy, M & T Bank, the

Seating Company, and the Nunda His-

torical Museum.

 

                               

 

We learned how each

business works and how each

business depends on the other

businesses. We also learned more

about Nunda’s history from the

volunteers at the museum. We

are thankful to all these people

for welcoming us and teaching us

so much about what goes on in our

town.

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Fourth Grade spent a great deal of time this

spring experimenting with science concepts; rang-

ing from the density of liquids to chemical reac-

tions. In Mrs. Amrhein’s class, children used dif-

ferent liquids to test their density, cooked pan-

cakes to observe a chemical reaction when the

pancake batter’s temperature increased (and of

course, they were able to enjoy delicious pan-

cakes), and inflated balloons with vinegar and bak-

ing soda. A fun and educational time was had by

all!

 

Maintenance Man

Goes Fishing !

Fish Rescue

When Lacey and Alexiss from Mrs.

Amrhein’s class were cleaning the

fish bowl for the class beta fish, it

accidentally found his way into the

drain of the sink in the classroom.

Mr. Gene Stephens, one of our

maintenance men, came to its res-

cue with his wrench to see if he

could help. He didn’t make any

promises that he could find the

fish. But Luckily, Nemo was found

in the drain trap under the sink, un-

harmed. Nemo is now safe and

sound back in his fish bowl! Thank

you, Mr. Gene Stephens, for saving

our fish!

Fourth Grade

Checks

Thank you

Mr. Stephens

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Bee Keepers Extraordinaire

Fourth graders had the oppor-

tunity to discover new and exciting

information about Honeybees when Mr.

and Mrs. Elliott and their son Wil, who

is in fourth grade, brought in their

Honeybees. Mr. Elliott and Wil work

together as beekeepers. As beekeep-

ers, they extract the honey from the

bees and rescue bees that swarm be-

cause they are looking for a nest.

During the presentation, Wil

and his dad dressed in the clothing

beekeepers wear. Everyone was able to

try on the beekeeper’s veil, try some

honey, and ask intriguing questions.

Children were also able to see live

bees that they brought in that were

sealed in a protective case.

  

 

Children and adults learned

very interesting facts spending time

with the Elliotts. Many did not know

that if bees realize there isn’t a queen

for their nest, they make a queen bee

by feeding the bee larvae a substance

called

Royal Jelly.

Wil dressed in white

and when asked why, Wil replied,

“Beekeepers wear white so the bee

doesn’t think they are a flower.” Wil

and his dad said there are approxi-

mately 60,000 to 100,000 bees in one

hive!

Thousands and Thousands of Bees

A special thank you to the Elliotts

for our terrific time learning about

bees! Fourth Graders had a

buzzing

buzzing

buzzing

buzzing

 

good time!

 

Bee Keepers

Extraordinaire