Hour of Code!

 We loved participating in the Hour of Code today!  We talked about how learning to code creates opportunities for us!

 

We Published our Narratives Today!!!

 

Mr. Alberghini Came To Tell Us A Story To Help Us Celebrate The Publishing Of Our Books!

Have you heard the one about the bear & the frying pan?!?!  AMAZING!!!

 

We Finished Our Poem!

To help us come together as a community, we reflected on who we are as individuals and who we are as a community.  In addition to writing our poem, we created dots, inspired by Peter H. Reynold's book The Dot.  The dots dance through our poem to remind us that we are creative people who can do anything we set our minds to!  

What We've Been Up To: Watch The Video To Get A Window Into Our Classroom!

We have been taking time to get outside, practice mindfulness & strengthen our community, as we become stronger readers, writers & mathematicians!  

Inspired by Andy Goldsworthy, we created art with nature as we practiced mindfulness outside.  

We shared our core values & beliefs, & discussed how our values help us to be kinder people who are flexible & support one another.  

We wrote a poem about where we come from, making connections while playing with writer's craft.  We are also working on making dots to surround our poem, inspired by Peter H. Reynold's The Dot.  The dots are there to remind us that we can do anything we set our minds to, we just have to believe in ourselves!

We are supporting each other as we finish our stories and get ready to make our books!

And we are enjoying our realistic fiction books and thinking more deeply about the texts we read!  

Our Amazing Outdoor Classrooms @MtMansfieldCTV @darcierankin @resvt #vted

 Thank you to Darcie Rankin and all of the AMAZING parent volunteers who created these wonderful outdoor spaces for learning!  Thank you Mount Mansfield Community Television for this awesome video! And great job to our fourth-grader who came up with thoughtful interview questions for this film.  

A Few More Staff Members Are Missing You And Wanted To Wish You Well!!! @resvt #Graduation #DistanceLearning

Link to Video: https://www.wevideo.com/view/1747152099

Check Out This AMAZING Circus Performance!!! @resvt @RESPEVT #distancelearning

Fourth Grade Graduation! CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!!!! We Are So Proud Of You & We're Going To Miss You Soooo Much!!! @resvt #distancelearning #VTED #Community #Graduation2020

Our incredible fourth graders took some time to share one of their favorite memories from their time at RES! 

Link to video: https://youtu.be/z7hF_lcz4ak

Watch our Fourth Grade Slideshow!!!  It's so wonderful to reflect on our time together.  Thank you for making this year so special and amazing!!!

Link to Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N3Lw8u25J4&t=7s

Check out Messages to our Fourth Graders from the RES Staff!  Everyone is going to miss you sooo much!!!  Ms. Spaulding adding a few more messages to the video--you can watch it again!

Link to video: https://www.wevideo.com/view/1747150885

Throwback Thursday!!! Brooke and Max Raised Money For Boston Children's Hospital & They Continue That Work Today! AND Max Joined the UVM Men's Soccer Team! There Is So Much To Be Grateful For!@resvt @UVMmsoccer @UVMathletics @BostonChildrens @nycmarathon

Brooke & Max took time to talk about how they give back to the hospital that has done so much for their family and for so many others!


BROOKE IS GOING TO RUN AGAIN!!!!  Boston Children's Hospital is doing a lot of work to help fight COVID-19.  She wants to support them and their efforts.  Look at her site to find out more!

Max has also had the honor of joining the UVM Men's soccer team!!!!  He has loved being a part of their team!  They continue to get together and train virtually!  You can learn more about Max and his team members here:  https://uvmathletics.com/news/2020/4/29/max-white-joins-mens-soccer-program-through-team-impact.aspx

and here: https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/team-impact-bonds-remain-strong-during-covid-19-crisis/2120535/

We are so lucky to be a part of such a kind, connected, and strong community!

Throwback Thursday!!!! We Know How To Have Fun As We Learn!!! @resvt #VTED

Mr. Langevin Made A Beautiful Video Of Our RES Staff Parade! @resvt @ShaunLangevin @ReneeALangevin #VTED #StaffParade #Community

Thank you Mr. Langevin!!!  It is so wonderful to watch!!!  And thank you to everyone for coming out to be "together" again!!!!  I miss you!!!

We LOVED Seeing You At The RES Staff Parade!!!! Thank You For Taking The Time To Come See Us! We LOVED Your Signs & Cheers!!! @resvt @WVNYWFFF @mmuusdvt #VTED #PBIS #distancelearning #TeacherParade #VermontSchools

Link to video: https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/local-news/richmond-teachers-take-to-the-streets-to-salute-students/

Link to article: https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/

We were sooooo excited to see all of you at the parade!!!

We LOVED seeing all of your smiling faces!!!

It was such a special day!!!  We can't wait to see you again!!!

Henry Came Up With A Brilliant Way To Ensure His Family Members Never Leave Home Without Their Masks!!! @resvt #distancelearning #WearAMask #Vermont

Throwback Thursday!!! Reading Party, Acting Out Parts of Speech, & Hearing A Story From Mr. Alberghini!!! @resvt @SuptAlberghini @mmuusdvt @Animoto #distancelearning #VTED

Link to video: https://animoto.com/play/c10d69i3hjYShEJZdtdyxw


Link to video: https://animoto.com/play/d9LUDn1dW4V7eQvtXZxccA

Check Out These Beautiful Butterflies!!! @resvt @WeVideo #distancelearning

Check Out Your Friends Doing Some Awesome Bike Stunts!!! @resvt

Distance Learning Can Get A Little Messy!!! @resvt #distancelearning #VTED #WordStudy

How do you like to study your high-frequency words?

Matthew Made A Film To Make You Feel Happy! Enjoy!!! Thanks Matthew! @resvt @WeVideo #distancelearning

Take A Moment To Relax With Ben's Beautiful Mindfulness Film, "The Beach" @resvt @WeVideo #mindfulness #VTED #distancelearning

Author, Gordon Korman, Shared Henry's Review On Twitter! It's Such An Honor & Is So Exciting When Authors Take The Time To Watch & Share Our Book Reviews! Thank you @gordonkorman! @resvt @WeVideo #VTED #TechED #distancelearning

Throwback Thursday!!! It's Fun To Look Back On Our Time In The Classroom Together! Sometimes Our First Grade Friends Helped Us Learn!!! @Hackettb @resvt #distancelearning #VTED

Ben Is Making Progress On His Birthday Tree House!!! @resvt #distancelearning

It's so fun to see what everyone is up to!  Thanks for the awesome update Ben!!!

Watch Henry's Awesome Book Review for Swindle, A Book By, Gordon Korman @gordonkorman @resvt @WeVideo #BookReview #Read #distancelearning #VTED #TechED

I really LOVE & APPRECIATE when students take the time to share the books they love with one another, especially during this time of distance learning.  Thank you, Henry!

Throwback Thursday!!! We Had So Much Fun Writing Similes Outside! @resvt #VTED #Distancelearning #Outdoorclassroom

I miss writing together every day.  It's so nice to watch these videos and feel even more connected!

Learning At Home Can Be Pretty Great! @resvt #VTED #distancelearning

Sometimes his cat falls asleep in class.🧡

Lt. Margaret Taylor & The Other Nurses On The USNS Comfort Love Getting Your Mail!!! @resvt #VTED #Community #distancelearning #USNSComfort

Robert's mom just shared this note from their cousin Lt. Margaret Taylor.  She, along with everyone on the ship, have really appreciated receiving your mail!  You can continue to write them letters or send them jokes or pictures.  They have been working hard; they are now also treating patients with the Coronavirus.  They appreciate all of the love you can send their way.

I wanted to also thank you for sending my mailing address to Robert’s classmates & friends in Vermont. We love all the artwork & fun cards. They have brought joy to our ward. We look forward to mail call during the week to see if there are any new letters with fun jokes, cartoon stories, or drawings. We have posted them around the nurses' station. The patients are able to appreciate them too as they walk around. I hope to be able to write some of them back as soon as I receive stationery from Mikey in the mail. 

Attached is a picture of some of my coworkers showing their appreciation. Just know that we are smiling under our masks. I hope you and the family are doing well, keeping safe and sane. 

Much love,

Cousin Margaret 

WRITE A LETTER TO NURSES HELPING OUT IN NYC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lMNQJBrY-UcdrF7PWNv3nvsq-REVGXdoyz-Nkp0GrMw/edit?usp=sharing

Lt. Margaret With Some Of The AWESOME Mail You Have Sent To Her:

Lt. Margaret With Some Of Her Fellow Nurses On The USNS Comfort Who Thank You!

(**Notice the bunk beds in the back! So cool!)