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How Wolves Change Rivers

Have you ever thoughtf about just how connected everything is?  Check out this video about how the wolves in Yellowstone prove just that..... "If we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it  hitched to everything else in the Universe." -John Muir, Naturalist (1838-1914)

Story Writing......

Reading the story Fireflies has helped us to create some interesting STORY ARCS for writing our own pieces!  We're discovering the joy and excitement of writing fiction based upon our real lives.  Our characters are developing, our plots are twisting, and the action is building.......each day is bringing some new and exciting turns and discoveries.  We're living the lives of real authors - where will our imaginations take us next?  We'll have to wait and see! Stay tuned! We built this STORY ARC after reading Fireflies.  Ask us about it and we'll tell you the beautiful story about the boy who reached into his heart to keep the light shining.......

Structures and Functions - Super Science!

Our class is is doing some fine researching, thinking, and creating!  How do the structures of animals help them perform the functions that help them to survive in their environments?  Students have created posters showing what they've learned about a chosen Vermont animal.  Take a look!

Audubon Field Trip is Postponed!!!!

Because of the weather forecast for tomorrow, 9/21, our 4th graders will NOT be going to the Audubon!  Instead, we have a rain date set for Thursday, 10/11 !  Please mark your calendars and hope for a beautiful Vermont fall day!  Chaperones, please let us know if you can still make it!  Awesome!

GrowLab Update!

Just last Friday we planted seeds and stuck them in our class GrowLab.  Wow.  There's lots happening already!  So exciting!

We met our Kinderbuddies today!!!

Today was a very exciting day for us!  We got to meet our Kinderbuddies!  We had a celebration of International Dot Day (which is actually on September 15th) and read a book together!  The Dot, by Peter Reynolds, was published on September 15th, 2003.  In 2009, people all over the world began to celebrate the themes and message of this story.  How will you "make your mark" in the world?  Bravery, self-expression, and creativity - all are acknowledged and highlighted in this simple, yet powerful book.  After sharing a reading experience together, kids got together with their buddies and created their own "dot" masterpiece!  What wonderful conversations!  Here are some pictures of our afternoon.  Enjoy.... :) Isaiah and Henry Genevieve and Donovan Cassidy and Eleanor J.R. and Jamison Kristi and Lily Noelle and Shania Elliott and Jackson Roy and Skyler Casey and Simon Maddie and Annabelle Having some great conversa

First All-School Assembly!

Today was our FIRST assembly of our LAST year at RES ! Wow!  We welcomed the Kindergartners to RES with a very special and warm Carnation ceremony. 

Digging in to Science!

Our class is digging deep into our first science unit, and I'm incredibly excited about the amazing questions, and wonderful curiosity of the group!  A question that came up after a conversation of Living and Non-Living Things was - Can humans live without the Sun?  Great question!  (which led to lively and smart conversation)  As we dig into "Structures and Functions" of living things, today we dissected flowers to see first hand the parts of a plant that help it survive.  Great fun!  We'll be planting some seeds in our Grow Lab, including experimenting with seeds harvested from our flowers today!  Thank you Mrs. Davis and Paquette's Nursery for the flower donations!

We Believe....

What are some thoughts to live by? Words of inspiration that can help us become our best selves?  What are some sayings that we can believe in, that help us build community, spread kindness, and stive to reach our potential as strong and confident people?  Outside our classroom is a collection of some of these thoughts, decorated and presented with love and caring, to share with others, so that they, too can find some inspiration.  Have a nice day!  -Mrs. B's Class

Playing Factor Pairs and Feelin' Groovy!

  So impressed with our work on FACTORS!  Students should be practicing their mulitplication facts as much as they can, and make their goal to know every product through their 12s!  Make them automatic and smooth, and practice strategies for figuring out those which are still tricky for you!  We're doing practice in school, AND exploring strategies to learn all of the families of facts, but kids should also be practicing at home!  They'll be glad they did as the math gets more complex in the months ahead!  You can do it, kids!  So far, so good and WAY TO GO!  So proud :)