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This is Jenaya reporting the forth

grade field trip to Burnside

Plantation. At the plantation we

learned about Mary and James

Burnside.

! There were many cool things

there; horses, old houses, a barn,

and a summer kitchen, just to name

a few . There were three different

horses named Raven, Gorge, and

another one. They were all police

horses.

! We made part of a mini barn inthe actual barn. We learned about the tools they used back then.

We also learned how they made the barn because in the 1800ʼs it

burned down and they had to re- build it.

We got to eat bread with apple cinnamon sauce and learned

about how they cooked bread and made whipped cream. We also

got a chance to mix the whipped cream.

I hope next yearʼs forth grade can have a chance to go. Pictures on Page 3

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BURNSIDE

PLANTATIONTRIP WITH FORTH GRADE!!!

Written By: Jenaya



First inMath

An online mathprogram with

games to practice allareas of math skills. Itcan be played both atschool and home.

Top Monthly Class4th Grade -

Mrs. Scarponi (+4,604)3rd Grade -

Miss Ely (+10,988)2nd Grade -

Mrs. Laslo (+6,486)

School Total212,378

Dane W.+2,351

Students with most Firstin Math stickers earned:

David Heard

MemorialA memorial was

dedicated to the life

David Heard with the

planting an American

Red Bud tree in the front

of the school and the

start of a book memorial

titled “David Heard

Warrior Collection”.Children enjoyed

listening to teachers talk

about how David

affected the lives of

others and saw a slide

presentation about

him. A guest

appearance by Melissa

VanFleet whom sang

Firework and Fame

was also greatly

enjoyed. Each child

and adult that was in

attendance was then

able to sprinkle glitter

on the tree to

represent how Davidʼs

Miss Haller6,490

Teacher with most First inMath stickers earned:

Take Me Out to the BallGameFirst graders showed their FAME sportsmanship when they

teamed up with the EAHS ambassadors on May 23 rd at EAHS for aculminating activity for their partnership in literacy this year.

This outdoor activity gave the students the opportunity to visitthe high school campus, buddy with the ambassadors to playkickball, meet their special pen pals friends and enjoy a “baseball”picnic lunch. A special thrill was to have Troy Hein umpire the game!They came ready to play in their green and yellow “baseballuniforms” sporting the logo, Little Leopards Step Up To The Plate! !

Our Little Leopards showed their March Pride with plenty of friendlysmiles and laughter on the field.

Many special thanks to Ms. Capecci, Mrs. Steinberg, Mr.Koch, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Pokrivsak and his staff, Mr. Hein, MarchSchoolʼs PTA , teachers and staffs for all their hard work andplanning in making this event so special for the first grade students.! Check out the Easton Express Times for pictures as well

as page 3 of this newsletter.

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4th Grade Burnside

Planation

Take me out to the Ball

Game, 1st Grade



Box Top Update

The Little Leopards at F.A.March continue to “MakeThemselves Proud” bycollecting Box Tops! Eachmonth, a new collectionsheet is sent home. Everystudent is encouraged to

fill up their collection sheetand return it to school.

For the month of April, theF.A. March Schoolcommunity collected1,160 Box Tops bringingour total to 12,340 BoxTops! All families andcommunity members areencouraged to keep

collecting over thesummer. Thanks forall of your hard work!

! Mrs. Costello’s Third Grade class was able to

bring science and math together in one lesson. Firs

they created 3-DimensionalGeometric shapes such as

cubes, rectangular andtriangular prisms from pipe

cleaners. The following day,

they used their 3-D figures as

bubble blowers. These were no

ordinary bubble blowers

though.! When the 3-D figures were

dipped in bubble solution, the

outline of the shape appearedwithin the center of the 3-D shape.

The students were able to recall from the

principles learned in their FOSS Water

Investigation that surface tension was at play

here! Surface tension pulls the water into a

dome-like, spherical shape. The water moves

into the smallest shape possible. With the 3-D

bubble blowers, the shape repeats the outside shape. The students

were very excited by the experience.

The Math and Science of BubblesPutting It All Together



On April 30 we held our 2nd Annual Science Fair which was aBLAST! We had approximately 40 students complete science projects.

During the day, grade levels rotated through four sciencecenters which were the student science projects, a science activity, aiquid nitrogen demonstration, and March for March. At the scienceactivity, students learned about aerodynamics by making straw rockets(3rd and 4th) and paper helicopters (1st and 2nd). The liquid nitrogendemonstration was presented by David Kish, a LIN ambassador fromAir Products. Mr. Kish demonstrated the different properties tostudents through engaging experiments and questioning, havingstudents discover the answers themselves.

That night 66 families came back for our 1st ever Science FairNight. Families were able to make slime,observe and touch different animals (giantmillipedes, leeches, a snake, etc), learn aboutrobots, and add animals to our wall habitat.These centers were planned by Lafayettestudents. Everyone had a great night andwalked away knowing one new science factthey didnʼt know before.

We would like to thank thestudents of Institute of Electrical and

Electronic Engineers, American Instituteof Chemical Engineers, Mr. Drummondof Lafayetteʼs Biology Department, andMs. Villanueva for their helping inmaking this night possible. We wouldalso like to thank Mrs. Newquist and Mr.Newquist for their help. We would alsoike to thank Crayola would helpedmake this possible through theirCrayola Grant.

PTA ScholarshipWinner

This yearʼs 2012

recipient of the March

PTAʼs J. Eric Van Arman

Scholarship is Erik

Ritter. Erik Ritter will be

following his fatherʼs

footsteps and attending

Rochester Institute of

Technology. While there

he will be pursuing a

degree in Computer

Science and a minor in

music. He will be

receiving this

scholarship on

Wednesday May 30 at

the Academic

Excellence Ceremony.

We wish him the best of

luck in his future

endeavors.

2nd Annual Science Fair

Liquid Nitrogen Demonstration

by Mr. Kish, LIN Ambassador

from Air Products.



Third graders in Room 215 are ready to celebrate everything they have accomplished in thirdgrade. The year has been filled with many memories and exciting moments. At the end of everyyear, Room 215 holds their Poetry Cafe at the Easton Public Library. This year, the event will beheld on Thursday, May 31 from 6:00pm-7:00pm.

When families arrive, they will be greeted with refreshments and a gallery of artwork created bythe students for the night. Miss Ely will start off the night by giving the Room Parents a thank yougift for all of their hard work and dedication to the students in Room 215. In addition, wewill honor all of the teachers, parents, and families that have helped us toachieve our Third Grade Hopes and Dreams.

Students may feel nervous, but they are excited to sharetheir cinquains, haikus, and quatrains they have written.Each poem is written about a third gradememory, item, or topic. Studentshave practiced these

poems manytimes and areready toshare out!

As in atraditionalpoetry cafe,the audiencesnaps ratherthan claps

after each reader.

The celebration wouldnʼtbe complete without apicture slideshow of the

school year. Miss Ely likes to show the parents just what theirchildren have been up to in third grade. Finally, special prizesare raffled off (which are donated by Miss Elyʼs family) andeach student leaves with a special keepsake. The specialkeepsake is a Memory Book that is filled with pictures of theyear, reflection sheets, and work completed throughout the

year. In addition, Miss Ely and each parent writes the student a letter sharing their proud feelings!

Third Grade Poetry Cafe is truly a night to remember! Thank you to every person who hassupported and loved Room 215. Happy summer!

Miss Ely and the Students of Room 215 present......

Poetry Cafe



BIG Brother/BIGSister Reading

Club

We have many families

in our school with big

brothers and sisters who

are eager to help their

younger brother or sister

learn to read and

practice reading.

Several of these

students have eagerly

volunteered to be in our

Big Brother/Big Sister

Reading Club. Afterschool, they practice

letters and sounds,

rhyming words, reading

sight words, reading

stories and books and

even help with writing!

It is so wonderful to

have so many teachers

at our school!

With summer quicklyapproaching, thekindergarten and firstgrade teachers havebeen gatheringmaterials for theirstudents to take home

for the summer. Withlots of reading, writingand practicing math,we expect ourstudents to return to usready for their new

grade. Kindergarten studentshave become video “movie stars”and will be given a video at the

end of kindergarten to watcheach day. Letters, sounds,writing, rhyming and countingactivities are included as a funway to review the skills taught inkindergarten.

A special packet was put togetherfor our new kindergarten studentswho will attend F.A. MarchElementary School next fall.

Inside their new backpacks weremany special educational treatswhich included a video made by kindergarteners showing whatthey should know before they come to kindergarten, pencil, arhyming book, an ABC book and they were also allowed to pickout a book from PTA. We are so excited to have new studentscome to our school.

Leopards Leap intoSummer Learning with

Reading and Math Packets



Ready...Set....

Drop!SPLAT!, is what our

students were trying to

avoid hearing during our

Egg Drop this pastTuesday, May 22.

Students had to build a

container to protect a

raw egg dropped from

various heights. The

students came up with

some very invented and

smart containers. We

had 55 students makeprojects. Students

competed at grade level

competitions then

finalist were dropped off

the top of the building by

Mrs. Steinberg and Miss

Kordek. All the students

who made it to the final

round surveyed.

Congratulations to allstudents!! Some

pictures also on the

Easton Express Times.

The school year is moving quickly and most of theholidays have come and gone. The students of MarchElementary are all working hard and learning health

and fitness skills that will help and last them a lifetime.We always talk about getting enough rest and sleep as wellas exercise and discuss healthy eating choices and habits. This yearwe also have added discussions of the bones and muscles of thebody.

We started the year with circuit training, which included checking,and counting heart beats as well as how to do a proper warm-up andcool down with all our activities. This includes stretching for the upperand lower body, push ups and sit-ups/curl-ups for strength along with

jumping jacks, jumping rope, mountain climbers, line jump

and many more activities that they can do and use allyear long.

We moved into soccer skills activities stressingthe footwork of all students and than moved intocatching and throwing skills using soft baseballs

and soft softballs along with foam and rubberfootballs to work on hand-eye coordination skills.

All classes practice and the fourth grade are tested twicea year on what is called the FITNESSGRAM by The

Cooper Institute. This is a comprehensive andcomputerized reporting system, which allowsindividualized reports for each student onflexibility, cardio-vascular endurance and

muscular strength. All students did awonderful job and showed good effort.

Next were basketball skills, floor hockeyskills, bowling, tennis and an introduction to racketskills, and volleyball bump and set techniques. Finallywe move to various track and field events such as 50

and 100-meter sprints, long jump, high jump and turbo jav to work on various skills and

movements and at all times teaching,showing and stressing teamwork andsportsmanship.

This all relates back to our positivebehavior program called F.A.M.E. and our

district wide AGF program of having allstudents learning how to grow up to be healthy,successful and productive citizens of society.

Health and Fitness

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Mother’s Day

Poetry! March School third

graders began writing

poems for National Poetry

Month in April. Each

student has been working

on poems to honor their

mom or a special

member of their family.

Students created poems

that followed the pattern in

the Margaret Wise Brown

story called, The Important

Book. They also created

shape poems, Haikus,

rhyming poems and

poems using

personification. The

students published their

poetry turning them into

books of poems.

On Tuesday May 8th, the March School community was treated tothe sounds of the 3rd and 4th grade choruses. The 40-member 3

grade chorus treated us to a great rendition of Owl Cityʼ

s “Fireflieswhile the 30-member 4th grade chorus encouraged us to hear theworld singing with “Iʼd Like to Teach the World to Sing”. Thechoruses then combined their efforts and sang three songstogether. These included “Empire State of Mind” and “For Good”from the musical Wicked. They closed the concert with “Donʼt StoBelievinʼ”. The students and parents raved about how great theconcert was.

On Thursday May 10th, the March band and orchestra took thestage of the EAMS 7/8 auditorium to present a combined concert

with the six other elementary schools of the Easton Area SchoolDistrict. The students were very excited to play with such a largegroup and got a taste of what it will be like to be in the 5 th gradeband and orchestra. The Orchestra played 4 selections including“Two Terrific Tunes” and “Fiddlers Hoedown”. The band played 3selections including “In Search of the Lost Treasure Chest” andarrangement of songs from the farm entitled “Farm FreshFavorites”. Marchʼs very own music teacher, Miss Klabunde,arranged this piece. The evening was huge success and enjoyedby all who were in attendance.

Music in May

! The third grade

students at F.A. March

Elementary School would

like to thank the PTA for

sponsoring their recent

trip to the Lakota Wolf Preserve. The money earned by fundraising throughout the school

year goes directly to funding grade-level field trips. The students are appreciative of the

March School PTA for supporting learning outside the classroom.

!

The students enjoyed a wonderful field trip to the Lakota Wolf Preserve on Friday,May 11, 2012. They observed the packs of Tundra, Timber and Arctic wolves from a

natural surroundings-observational area. While watching the playful interaction of the

wolves, the students listened to an informal presentation where they learned the social

structure of the wolf packs, their eating habits, communication, and interaction with man.

The children interacted with the wolves, encouraging them to howl.

! In addition, the students were able to observe foxes and bob cats also living at the

Preserve. They enjoyed a close-up view of the animals, learning about their survival in

the wild. Enjoying a bagged lunch at the Camp Taylor picnic grounds and a visit to the gift

shop rounded out the trip. Pictures on the next page.

Lakota Wolf Preserve



Lakota Wolf Preserve

Third Grade Field Trip



F. A. March elementary has beenapproved with a grant for a Fresh Fruit andVegetable Program (FFVP) from the state.Students will get the experience to try 3different fresh fruits or vegetables a week.Teachers are excited to help improve andexpand the knowledge and tastes of thestudents and their families.

On May 2 we had our 4th Annual Reading OlympicsCompetition with an approximate total of 230 students at the finalevent from all seven elementary schools.

Throughout the year 3rd and 4th grade students readbooks off a specific list chosen by the district librarians. Aftereading the books they then write questions which will be used inhe culminating event.

Students compete ineams against each other.

We had two teams,21 students altogether,who participate fromMarch. They did anAMAZING job and had

un doing it! We are all soproud of their hard work.Way to go LittleLeopards!!

VISIT THE SCHOOLWEBSITE @

HTTP://WWW.EASTONSD.ORG /MARCH/WELCOME.HTML

SCHOOL ADDRESS:

429 READER STEASTON, PA 18042

PHONE NUMBER:

610-250-2531

Articles

Contributions:

! M. Kinney! J.S. Ely

! C. Kordek

! J. Brunetti! E. Costello

! L. Klabunde! L. Weider

! 3rd Grade

! 1st Grade! 4th Grade

! J. Repasch

Compiled By: M. Kinney and C. Kordek

Reading Olympics

Fresh Fruit and

Vegetable Program

http://www.eastonsd.org/march/Welcome.html








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