Fire Safety

Last Friday we had a visit from some members of the Hinesburg Fire Department, including Evan's Dad, Mr. Spivack!  They taught us about fire safety and gave us a tour of the fire truck and emergency equipment!  Thank you, Hinesburg Firefighters!

Measuring with Popsicle Sticks

Reading Stations

During reading time the children are doing a wonderful job rotating through reading stations!  The children look at a “workboard” with pictures that represent different literacy activities.  This helps them know where they are expected to be at each part of the rotation.  This past week our stations included: reading independently, using Lexia on the computers, writing, and ABC work.

Bridges Parent Letter Unit 1

Dear Families,

Please read this letter published by the Bridges Mathematics Company.  It will provide an overview of our first Bridges Unit entitled "Numbers all Around Us."

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Grade 1, Unit 1: Numbers All Around Us

Learning Math Routines

At the beginning of the school year, students spend time becoming oriented to our routine of rotating through math "work places." They practice handling materials appropriately, working cooperatively, and as you can see from the pictures they have fun doing it!

Field Day!

We had a great field day last Friday!  The rainy weather held off for the perfect length of time for all groups to rotate through the stations.  We had so much fun playing with the parachute, hula hooping, face painting, playing Capture the Flag, playing Tug of War, and water sliding!  During the afternoon we went to the gym to listen to a high school band comprised of former HCS students!   Check out some of these photos of highlights from our day!

Lambs

Katherine Knox, a reading teacher at our school, visited with two of her lambs today! Mrs. Knox explained how she raises lambs for wool. She shared her spinning wheel and let each child take a handful of wool. It was a lot of fun!