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Melissa Emond

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Mrs. Emond has been teaching at St. Christopher School for 7½ years. She started teaching as a 5th grade homeroom teacher, where she taught science to 5th and 6th grade for 3½ years. Then she became a 6th grade homeroom teacher, where she currently teaches math to the 5th and 6th grade.

Mrs. Emond grew up in various cities throughout the US and Germany, until her father was stationed in Massachusetts, settling in Nashua, NH. This was a fortunate turn of events, because it brought Mrs. Emond to St. Christopher’s, first as a member of the parish and second as a teacher. Mrs. Emond graduated from Keene State College, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish.

Spring Fever!

As the snow melts and the days are brighter, we are glad to be able to enjoy the beautiful weather. We are busy learning how to use the new technology in our classrooms. The classrooms all had a face lift. We’ve been given interactive whiteboards. It is like having a large computer on the wall that we control with a wand. We are all becoming very high-tech.

We are studying geometry in Math. It has been fun to find different websites to use with our chapter. In Science, we are learning about friction, forces, and motion. It’s physics time! In Social Studies, we’ve been studying Medieval Times. We are about to create castles out of boxes, cartons, and in general, junk. It is always a fun time. We are reading a classic book right now for Literature. We will have to create our own children’s picture book from our classic in April.

We’ve been preparing for Easter by discussing different things to do during Lent. Sr. Lorraine, our adopted sister, discussed “JOY” with us. She told us that if we put Jesus first (J is for Jesus), then others (O is for others), and remembered to include ourselves (Y is for you), then will we really feel JOY. What a nice Lenten sentiment.

Take care!

Ponderings for February

Wow, another month has flown by us! With January under our belts, we prepare for February. Some of us hope Punxsutawney Phil won’t be gracing us with six more weeks of winter, especially Mrs. Emond. Catholic Schools Week should be a lot of fun. We can’t wait for our buddy mass with 1M for CSW. We’ve been practicing up a storm. We also are thrilled with another PJ day. It doesn’t look like there will be any snow for a snow play day, but I’m sure something else pretty cool will happen. We’ve really bonded with our buddies this year and are excited that they will be joining us in 6E for movie and popcorn on the big screen. Finally, the poetry slam is Friday and we have ice cream sundaes with lunch, yummy!

We are finishing up another fraction chapter in Math class. Mrs. Emond assures us that there is only one more left, and it is the easiest. Multiplication and division of fractions is so much simpler than adding and subtracting. In Social Studies, we have been studying Europe’s countries and capitals. We are starting our ABC book project. In Science, we are studying the ocean floor with Mrs. Mitchell. I think there will be another project. J In English, we are greeted with writing assignments, vocabulary, and grammar.

For our January Fantasy book report, we wrote a newspaper article; they are currently hanging outside of our classroom. For our February Poetry book report, we had to pick a poem and create a poster for our poem. We will read them to our 1M buddies in a few weeks, and if they are memorized, we get extra credit in Literature. We have been studying Moses in Religion with Mrs. Emond. With Sr. Elizabeth, we are studying the books of the bible. Sr. Lorraine spoke of National Vocation Awareness Week. We accessed prior knowledge by naming possible vocations: religious, married, or single. We learned that another word for religious life is consecrated life. We “planted” vocation flowers. The craft turned out really cute.

Ice skating was a super hit. They had a blast skating with friends, falling with friends, and snacking with friends. We have to agree it was a success. Kudos to Mrs. McIntire!

We are getting ready to start our annual class auction project. It is going to be a real treat. You’ll have to get over to the auction to bid on this can’t miss item!

As I write this monthly news update, I think about how lucky we are to have such caring children. Every morning we have petitions before Morning Prayer, and every morning the children are praying for someone or something that is dear to them. From ailing relatives to the victims of the Haiti earthquake, we pray for everyone every day. They truly are loving children. Again, I can’t help but say that it is so nice to be in a school where we can do this.

Of course, there are only a few more weeks until February vacation. Have a great month!

Special Visitor

For_Web The 6^th grade had a special visitor on Thursday, January 7^th. Midshipmen Second Class Rex Atwood visited the class and told us about his experiences with the Naval Academy. His goal is to be a trauma surgeon and he is studying chemistry. We were able to hear about all the exciting places he has been able to visit during his three years at the Academy. We saw pictures of Wyoming, a sailing trip from New York to Rhode Island, leaving from the Chesapeake Bay. Since he is in the choir at the Academy, he sang at the Obama Inaugural Ceremony and at every Navy football game. He also spent 42 days on a submarine and few days on an aircraft carrier. He has been to Turkey, Rome, and Nigeria, to name a few of his travels. He kept us entertained with pictures and a question/answer period.

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