Thursday, October 9, 2008

Thanks for celebrating the children of Vista!

What a wonderfully delicious way to celebrate the children of Vista. They were so proud to show off their work with family and friends. Thank you to everyone for bringing in food to share and for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come in and see the children's work. I hope it was as great a way to start your day as it was for all of us.
We'll be taking a few days to enjoy some "place based" nature studies before we embark on our civics unit that will end with the Vermont Kids Vote at ABS. If you are available to help check off names of students, hand out ballots, and count votes on November 4th please let me know. It should only take an hour or two.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Open House Breakfast

Hello Everyone,
We are calling this week "project week" as everyone is feverishly working on completing the many projects we have going on presently. The children are excited to share all of their hard work with you on Thursday morning as well as have breakfast at school with all their friends. They have been talking about this endlessly! Coffee, tea, and juice will be provided. Please bring something to share and remember Chef Shaw is an option.
I have added a couple of new links to math websites. The Virtual Library of Mathematics is loaded with activities that mirror much of what we do at school and hits grades preK - 12. Math Magician is one we are currently using to help us gain fact power. The children like it because they are timed and can choose the set of facts they want to practice.
Hope to see you on Thursday morning between 7:30 and 8:30.