Monday, November 25, 2019
PLPs
Today grades 4 and 5 watched the movie Matilda. Last week the 4th grade went to BFA and saw the play and I will be reading the book to the 5th grade. Tomorrow we will all be working on our Personal Learning Plans for the first trimester. The students will work on finding evidence from their first trimester work that supports the Transferable Skills. Moving into the second trimester, students will identify what transferable skill they are working on for the different assignments they will be doing. Here is a link to the Vermont Agency of Education for more information on Transferable Skills.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Rise Vermont
Rise VT visited us today to recognize our Bronze and Silver status! We were presented with a kick ball! Moretti also played a couple of games with the kids. Jay Peak took measurements this morning for skiing and snowboarding boots. There is no new reading homework due to Rise VT's visit and 4th grade going to see Matilda at BFA. The students can always reread. Rereading is the most important strategy to fully understand characters and events.
Monday, November 18, 2019
Monday 11/18
It's been awhile since I've posted. Last week I had my final paper due for the graduate course I am taking and that took up my afternoons and evenings.
The first trimester ends this Friday. On Monday, we will be adding pieces of work, from first trimester, to our Personal Learning Plans. All first trimester work that can go home will go home once the PLPs are done. I will let you know when. Report cards go home on Friday, December 6th.
4th and 5th grades are doing first reads tonight for homework. They can access the audio from our blog. Have a good night and safe travels tonight and tomorrow morning.
The first trimester ends this Friday. On Monday, we will be adding pieces of work, from first trimester, to our Personal Learning Plans. All first trimester work that can go home will go home once the PLPs are done. I will let you know when. Report cards go home on Friday, December 6th.
4th and 5th grades are doing first reads tonight for homework. They can access the audio from our blog. Have a good night and safe travels tonight and tomorrow morning.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Veterans Day
5th Grade went to Saint Albans today for the parade and ceremony. Cora Thomas (8th grade) did a great job giving a speech. It was very cold and about 2 hours long, but the kids did wonderful. 4th grade did Veterans Day activities with Mrs. Howrigan and Mrs. Heald-Howrigan. In the event that we don't have school tomorrow, the 5th grade should be sure to still reread chapters 9 and 10. 4th grade did not have class with me today, but if they brought their book bags home with them, they can always reread parts of what has been read already. When we returned, we read the poem, In Flanders Field, which is a poem about WWI. We will continue analyzing it when we return to school. If we don't have school tomorrow, maybe a little research about the poem can happen?
In Flanders Fields
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
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