Weather unit

Today we planned and built structures to provide shade for our little "bears".  Ms. Lafont, our student teacher, created and taught the lessons for this part of the unit.  Mrs. Rankin helped us build our structures in the maker space this afternoon.  Students used many materials to create their unique structures.  Tomorrow we will test out our structures and see if we have protected our bears from the sun.  Check out these hard-working engineers and scientists.

Author Visit

Author John Churchman came to RES today.  He read his book The SheepOver to kindergarten classes.  Mr. Churchman even read some of his new book, The Easter Surprise.  Students loved his books and were so excited that one of the characters from the book came with him.  Laddie, a working dog from Farmer John's farm, visited with us as well.  Thank you Farmer John for sharing your books with us.  Thank you Mrs. Wood for organizing this author visit for our school.

Valentine's Day Class Celebration

On Thursday, February 14, students will be exchanging Valentine’s Day

cards in our classroom. Our focus is friendship, kindness and caring.

We will also have a small class celebration with fruit and popcorn.

I have created a sign-up genius for families to sign up to send in treats.

Thank you.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4BA9AC2FA0FF2-valentines3

Snow Motion with Ms. Darling and Mrs. Gilbar's classes

We had such a great time skiing and snowboarding today at Cochran's.  Kindergarten students enjoyed every moment on the slopes.  They were amazing and such fun to watch!  Thank you
Mr. Godfrey for organizing Snow Motion.  We love it! 

Geometry in Kindergarten

We are such mathematicians!  Our class just began a unit on Geometry.  We are learning about  

3 dimensional shapes.  We explored geoblocks (wooden shapes) and made 3-D shapes out of clay. 

We will be working on describing, identifying and comparing 3-D shapes.  Kindergarten students have begun looking for 3-D shapes in our classroom and school.

Artist in Residence - Supplies Needed

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE: Miriam Block

Coming to RES  -- March 2019

We are excited to announce that RES students will be working with Miriam Block, a textile artist and designer, during art classes. They will learn about the way textile designers use texture, color, and pattern to plan and create woven fabrics. This three week residency will be an amazing opportunity for students in pre-k - 4 grades to discover the many ways fabric is used in our lives. During this residency, students will have an opportunity to design and weave a fabric for a specific end use.

In order to support this residency we are SEEKING A FEW DONATIONS of supplies.  If you have any of these supplies, or are willing to collect them over the next few weeks, it would be REALLY appreciated!  

1.  Recycled Netted Bags (from Lemons, Limes, Clementines, Potatoes, Oranges)

The best bags will have small even openings on the top (see picture to right).

2.  Yarn, plastic strips, rope, ribbon

3.  Old tablecloths or bed sheets (we will be cutting into strips)

This Artist in Residence was supported by many people, including::

Vermont Art Council

RES Artist in Residence Selection Group

RES Enrichment Program

RES Art Program

RES PTO

RES Circus Night

THANK YOU!

Donated items can be dropped off at the RES front office, ATTN: Darcie Rankin.  If you have questions, please contact Darcie Rankin, Enrichment Teacher at darcie.rankin@cesuvt.org.

Financial Literacy

Several employees from Community Bank N.A. came to our kindergarten classroom today to teach
us about making spending decisions.  They helped children understand that money comes
in limited amounts and we need to make informed choices about how we spend our money.  We talked about the names of coins and their values.  Students had such fun working with the presenters.
Thank you Community Bank N.A. for an engaging learning opportunity.