Day 3 of Kindergarten

Our class is full of eager mathematicians!  Students were busy counting and exploring materials today.  They had fun building and creating with unifix cubes and pattern blocks.

Day 2 in Kindergarten

Our second day of school was so much fun!  What an engaging group of students.  I am impressed by how quickly they are making friends, learning routines and following rules.  Their smiles and laughter made my day. 

First Day of Kindergarten

We had an awesome first day of kindergarten, despite the heat.  We learned a little sign language and
yoga.  Kindergarten students enjoyed playing and exploring in the classroom, on the playgrounds and in the new gazebo/outdoor classroom.  We had Enrichment with Mrs. Rankin and Spanish with Senora Harris.  We even had time for a math lesson.  What a wonderful group!

Fourth Grade Vermont History Fair

We were invited to the Fourth Grade Vermont History Fair today.  We visited fourth grade classrooms and saw many excellent projects about our state.  Kindergarten students heard about
Samuel De Champlain,  Ann Story, The Abenaki, the Bennington Monument and many other important people and events from Vermont history.  Thank you Fourth Graders.  We had fun seeing all your projects and learning from you.

Financial Literacy

Today employees from Community Bank N.A. came in to teach us about financial literacy. 
The goals of the presentation were to:
Introduce structured spending decisions to assist young children in making choices.
Help children recognize that money comes in limited amounts. 

Lesson objectives
• Gain self-confidence in making decisions.
• Analyze simple alternatives.
• Develop rational behavior patterns.
• Practice making decisions in structured situations.

The presenters were here to promote financial literacy in the elementary grades.  Our hope is that this will spread throughout our school next year, with every class being involved.  The State Treasurer's Office has been involved in bringing Financial Literacy into the schools for the past eight years.  A big thank you to the Community Bank N.A. employees for coming in to work with us.  Also, a big thank you to my daughter Erinn who works for the bank and set this up for us.

Kindergarten students had fun learning about making decisions on how to spend money.  They enjoyed the lesson, games and activities.