Fourth Graders Participated In The GeoBee This Year! Sam Wanted To Create A Video To Explain Why We Participate In This Important Event! @resvt @NatGeoEducation @WeVideo #NatGeoBee

Mrs. Cole Showed Us That Kindness Matters By Sending Us A Very Special Package! @tinacolesms @resvt #KindnessMatters

Mrs. Cole teaches kindergarten at Smilie.  When she came to visit, we were so happy to see her and fill her with love.  When Rafi heard Mrs. Cole loves chocolate, she gave Mrs. Cole one of her special birthday brownies!

Every day we discuss that what we put out to the world comes back to us, and how we treat others matters.  Mrs. Cole showed us this in a very real, loving and delicious way!  Thank you Mrs. Cole!!!

Katherine Applegate Loved Rafi's Trailer! There Is Nothing Better Than Hearing From A Favorite Author!!! Thank you Katherine Applegate!!! @kaaauthor @resvt #BookTrailer #VTED

We shared all of the books by Katherine Applegate that we love, as we celebrated hearing from her on Twitter! Such a great day!!!

Check Out Rafi's Awesome Book Trailer For Katherine Applegate's Beloved Book, "The One And Only Ivan" @kaaauthor @resvt @WeVideo #VTED #TechED #IGNITEVT #BookTrailer

Check Out This Awesome Book Trailer For The Amazing Graphic Novel "Dream Jumper, Book Two: Curse of the Harvester" @greggrunberg @LucasTurnbloom @WeVideo @resvt #BookTrailer #VTED #TechED #IGNITEVT

Check Out My Student's Thoughtful Book Review For Jen Wang's AWESOME graphic Novel, "The Prince And The Dressmaker"! @alooghobi @resvt @WeVideo @RESVTlibrary #DorothysList

Bringing Our Mindfulness Practice Into Our Math Practice

"Two Writing Teachers" Published The Blog Post I Wrote About Flexible Seating! @sshubitz @resvt #TWTBlog #VTED #flexibleseating

You can see many of our awesome students utilizing our seating options in the post.  You can also learn about why offering flexible seating is so important to me!

Check it out:
Link to "Two Writing Teachers" blog: https://twowritingteachers.org/

Direct link to the article I wrote for their blog: https://twowritingteachers.org/2020/01/08/lefrancois/

Check Out This Exciting Book Trailer For Harry Bliss's Hilarious Book, "Luke on the Loose"! @Blisscartoons @resvt #BookTrailer #Read #VTED #TechED #IGNITEVT

Vanessa, Chayse, and Payton bring you on an awesome adventure in their book trailer for Luke on the Loose!  Enjoy!

We Will Be Participating In The GeoBee Soon! @resvt @NatGeo #GeoBee

On January 17th & 22nd, fourth graders will be participating in the National Geographic School Bee.  This is a fun experience that builds community and encourages us to think about the world beyond Vermont.  The GeoBee is meant to be a fun experience that motivates us to think and learn!
If kids would like to take some time to prepare, below are links they may find helpful.  The GeoBee will ask questions about locations around the world, history, culture, & climate, while also focusing on vocabulary.  We are excited to participate in the GeoBee!

Resources:

Site for the National GeoBee: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/student-experiences/geobee/study/

A video to help us understand why we participate in the GeoBee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuqHz_KKu50

Meet a winner of the National Geographic Bee and learn more about what geography is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRnyLiD7rt4

You can practice at home with fun Apps like: "Stack the States" or "Stack the Countries"

You can visit https://freerice.com/categories and play with the Geography options.

Here are links to songs that will help you learn where places are around the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw1H8aIhKNk&list=PLxgKcGTS69tr4EPzlIlB2xyrPLj2Ivafa&index=1


More Videos to Watch & Study:

Rebecca Stead, One of the Authors of "Bob", Loved Lila's Book Trailer! We Were So Excited To Hear She Watched It!!! @rebstead @wenmass #NicholasGannon @resvt @WeVideo @RESVTlibrary #DorothysList