Eagle Eye Tribune

Dear Families,

Solar Eclipse - April 8

On April 8, a solar eclipse will take place, and we're gearing up to integrate age-appropriate science lessons and activities to deepen our students' understanding of this fascinating phenomenon.

During this event, we'll be hosting educational sessions where students will delve into the science behind eclipses through interactive activities and informative videos. We're also thrilled to announce that the district has purchased safety glasses for all students and staff, ensuring that our students can safely observe the eclipse.

While we're enthusiastic about this educational opportunity, safety is our top priority. We kindly ask that you remind your child about the importance of using the provided safety glasses when observing the eclipse. These glasses are specifically designed to shield their eyes from the sun's harmful rays during the event.

Raise Craze - AES PTO sponsored Fundraiser - The PTO will be sponsoring a fundraiser beginning the month of April. The funds will not only allow for new programming and enrichment at AES, the fundraiser is powered by acts of kindness. Teachers and upcoming newsletters will include more information on how your child, your family and the community can get involved.

Warmest wishes,

Beth Gibney — Principal

Upcoming Events: (see AES Google Calendar for more)

4/3 - Crazy 8s

4/8 - Solar Eclipse

4/10 – Crazy 8s

4/17 – Crazy 8s

4/19 – Community Meeting @ 8:50

4/19 – Eagle Groups

5/8 & 5/14 - Top Secret Science STEM Residency at AES

5/22 - Family STEM night with Top Secret Science

5/24 - All Staff PD - no school for students

5/27 - Memorial Day - no school

6/7 - Field Day

6/14 - 4th Grade Celebration 10:30 AM

6/14 - Last Day of School

On April 8, 2024, a Total Solar Eclipse will darken New Hampshire's skies in one of nature's most awe-inspiring shows. For 3 minutes and 15 seconds, skies will dim, temperatures will drop, and the country will pause to watch as the Moon passes over the light of the Sun, completely blocking its light.

This event will be a massive opportunity for New Hampshire’s tourism industry. Northern New Hampshire will be in the eclipse’s Path of Totality, which offers viewers the most dramatic view of the eclipse. An influx of visitors will travel to the state in the hopes of getting this once-in-a-lifetime view of the sky. The last time New Hampshire was in the direct path of a Solar Eclipse was in 1959, and the next won’t be until 2079.

While Antrim is not in the path of totality by scientific definition, parts of northern New Hampshire are and in Antrim it will appear that way to us. Just after 2:00PM the eclipse will begin and continue through 4:30PM. We will experience nearly complete darkness leading up to and just after dismissal. At the website eclipse2024.org,on the Antrim Station, you can view a simulation of the eclipse.

The district has purchased solar eclipse glasses for all students and staff for the day of the eclipse and the school will be engaged in learning activities about the eclipse days leading up to and during the day of the eclipse.

Resources:

Antrim, NH Eclipse station

NASA Eclipse

Boston Museum of Science - Polar Science Podcast

McKauliffe-Shepard Discovery Center

Monadnock Roller Derby supports the Monadnock Humane Society

In Mrs. Sullivan’s Class, we’ve been practicing on writing sentences during writing time. The kids have been loving writing to a topic or writing their own ideas and stories! In math, we’ve been working on adding 2-digit numbers. For fun, we did a directed drawing project this afternoon! We’ve been working extremely hard!

The Fisher Cats Reading Challenge presented by Eversource encourages students to read five (5) books outside of the normal curriculum during the school year. The students who complete the challenge will earn two (2) tickets to a 2024 New Hampshire Fisher Cats game at Delta Dental Stadium at a special “Reading Challenge” celebration.

Students have been completing forms at school and we will send these forms home in take home folders this week. Families will need to choose a game from the list you would like to attend with your child. If you would like to purchase additional tickets, you may do so my indicating on the card and send money or check to the school.

The cards will need to be returned to the school by Friday, March 29th with information completed and game date chosen for (2) free tickets.

or

We welcome you to submit your child's reading challege card online, indicate the game you would like to attend and if you choose to purchase additional tickets, pay online.

No later than APRIL 1st

Please contact the school with any questions

Cash prizes of $1,000 will be awarded by the Fisher Cats and the Fisher Cats Foundation to the top 5 schools with the highest percentage of students who complete the challenge!

This week, the second graders read “The Night Before Saint Patrick's Day” which is about children who create Leprechaun traps to find gold! The students worked with a partner to develop a written plan on how to create the best Leprechaun trap. They spent their free time creating their traps! Hopefully, we collect some gold!

In math, we sorted out all of the marshmallows in a box of Lucky Charms and graphed the amount of each marshmallow. And… we were able to enjoy the yummy marshmallows after we graphed our data!

Great work, Second Grade!

Has your child asked to play cards with them? If not, ask them!

In classroom counseling lessons this week:

Kindergarten students began learning how to recognize bullying by asking some questions about mean behavior: Is it on purpose? “Is it mean? Is it one-sided? Does it happen over and over? Can the person who is being teased make it stop on their own? In future lessons, the students will learn about the necessity of reporting bullying and how to refuse bullying.

his week, First Grade students began learning about jobs. We discussed the tools and materials used by people in various jobs and played a job matching game.

Second, Third and Fourth-Grade students practiced coming up with solutions to problems and assessing the outcomes of various solutions: “Is it safe?” “ Is it respectful?”How will the people experiencing the problem feel about the solution(s)? Will it work?

Future classroom lessons in all of the grades will include career awareness, a review of strategies for emotional self-regulation, and, a bit later in the year, preparing for and dealing with change. As always, I welcome questions and communications from you, the families of our AES students. rgregg@conval.edu

Email: bgibney@conval.edu
Website: https://aes.convalsd.net/
Location: 10 School Street, Antrim, NH, USA
Phone: (603)588-6371