Mary Hogan Family Newsletter
March 14, 2025
Dear Mary Hogan Families,
What a week! We had a good and busy week at school including a third grade class play, a first grade exhibition of learning, Walk and Roll to School, S'mores parties, Everybody Wins Night, and the start of our VT CAP testing for 5th grade. There was even a lunar eclipse on early Friday morning to really get us excited about the night sky. It was also incredibly springlike most of the week - and muddy. I think we all are excited for spring!
Next week, we have an artist in residency with Burlington-based Jeh Kulu, who will bring West African drumming and dance to Mary Hogan. We will be drumming on Monday-Wednesday and then dancing on Thursday and Friday. Every class will see Jeh Kulu 3 times in the week, which is pretty sweet! Many, many thanks to the Vermont Arts Council, ACEEF, and Neat Repeats for helping to pay for much of the residency's cost!
💙, Jen
Students in Ms. Corrigan's class were really excited when they were studying Where We Are in Place and Time and some of them wrote a play to teach others about different types of dinosaurs. The students worked since late fall to write the script and get their classmates all involved. They performed today, demonstrating how well spoken they were, how hard they had worked, and what they learned. It was great!
First grade classes are finishing up their units on animal adaptations and are working to share their learning with others. They wrote 2 books about animals - one fiction and one non-fiction. They also created dioramas of their animal in its natural habitat. They were such knowledgeable communicators, sharing what they learned with the community!
Classes finished up with their Readathon prizes this week.
Four classes of students LOVED the chance to roast some marshmallows over a fire! They gathered around the camp fire, some for the first time, and toasted those yummy white desserts to their hearts content. Who doesn't want a s'more!?!
Some students won the prize of a movie, and snuggled into the library for a fun time.
Many thanks to MESA and families who helped make these events happen, and of course to the students who were such amazing readers!
