A Visit from the Hinesburg Fire Department!

We had some special visitors today! A few Hinesburg firefighters visited our school to teach us about fire safety. We learned all about the protective clothing that firefighters wear when fighting fires including pants, jacket, and hood. We even got to see how the mask and breathing apparatus work. It was very exciting! The firefighter explained to the children that if there is ever a fire that they should yell for help and never hide from a fire fighter who is trying to help them. Later in the day we learned all about the fire and rescue trucks outside in front of the school. The firefighters showed us all of the parts and explained their purpose and answered the children's questions. Thank you Hinesburg Firefighters!

Paper seeds

In science we are learning about plants!  We  made three different seed models out of paper and tested them out to see how they traveled! 

Eyes of the Hurricane

Our second grade students have teamed up with Mr. Heney's class to raise money for the victims of the recent hurricanes. Today we got together with the 7th graders to make "Eyes of the Hurricane." Students will be selling these and donating the funds.  Stay tuned for more information about how you can purchase one of these beautiful decorations to support your children's efforts.  

We are off to a great start!

I love that your children love to read! Check out these photos of them enjoying books with a partner.

On Monday, we were welcomed back to school with a surprise! One of our Monarch butterflies hatched!

Our butterfly was able to start off it's journey south with a buddy - Mrs. Hodge's class's butterfly hatched on the same day as ours!

Field Day!

Field day had to be inside this year because of rain, but that didn't stop us from having a lot of fun together! 

Motion and Maps

We have been exploring motion in science and math! The second graders have been using marbles, cardboard tubes, blocks, and measuring tapes to explore and observe how they can get marbles moving without pushing them. They've come up with theories about what causes marbles to move further or faster and are testing them now and collecting data. Today we explored with wheels (discs) and axles(straws).This has been a ton of fun and we've learned a few things too!

We have been learning about the continents. Below are photos of kids making relief maps.