The holidays are nearing...

but the midddle school students still have lots on their plates.

1.)  The Danvilel GeoBee takes place this Friday afternoon from 12:45 - 2:30 PM.  This geography competition is open to all students in grades 5 - 8.  The winner of the Danville compeition will compete next spring in the State Championship at Middlebury College.  So many middle school students were interested in competing we had to do "qualifying contests" in grades 5 - 7.  The students had to answer a 10 question mini-quiz, and the students who did the best on that quiz won the right to be in Friday's contest.  Parents are welcome to come watch the competition on Friday!

2.)  As you may know, students in grades 7 and 8 will be skiing and boarding at Burke this winter.  The papers for the Burke Mountain ski program have been delivered to Burke.  We are now waiting to hear from the people at Burke what days we can ski. We have a total of 44 students in grades 7 and 8 participating.

3.)  The students in grades 5 and 6 have a spelling test on Monday, December 20th.  They need to study (and learn) the handout I gave them.  The students are learning the past tense of some "irregular" verbs.  If you want to help your child study, here are the words:

1.  not keeped, but kept                                                  21.  not knowed, but knew
2.  not beginned, but began                                            22.  not spended, but spent
3.  not grinded, but ground                                             23.  not lighted, but lit
4.  not freezed, but froze                                                24.  not losed, but lost
5.  not breaked, but broke                                              25.  not maked, but made
6.  not throwed, but threw                                              26.  not readed, but read
7.  not bringed, but brought                                            27.  not rised, but rose
8.  not catched, but caught                                              28.  not selled, but sold
9.  not rided, but rode                                                     29.  not sinked, but sank or sunk
10.  not speaked, but spoke                                            30.  not bleeded, but bled
11.  not choosed, but chose                                            31.  not sleeped, but slept
12.  not drawed, but drew                                              32.  not meaned, but meant
13.  not ringed, but rang                                                  33.  not stealed, but stole
14.  not drinked, but drank                                              34.  not teached, but taught
15.  not feeled, but felt                                                    35.  not thinked, but thought
16.  not shaked, but shook                                               36.  not blowed, but blew
17.  not fighted, but fought                                               37.  not weaved, but wove
18.  not forgotted, but forgot                                            38.  not heared, but heard
19.  not creeped, but crept                                               39.  not writed, but wrote
20.  not hided, but hid                                                      40.  not drived, but drove

Have a great week!

Jim Shea
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