Music Celebration Day

After earning a total of 770+ hoots with a focus on responsibility, the class enjoyed a "Music Day". I loved that the class came up with the idea on their own, and were super excited about it! It also happened to connect really well with our Light and Sound Waves unit! We had two "jam sessions" and had an amazing time trying different rhythms, learning about different instruments and the sounds they make, and discussing sound waves.

Community Field Trip: Doctor's Office

We joined Dr. Carlson at the Montpelier Integrative Family Health Center on Thursday to learn more about working in a doctor's office. Dr. Carlson showed us around some of the different offices such as the rooms for physical therapy and ear exams, then walked us through what it's like for a patient having a check-up. She taught us about different tools doctor's use, and we all left with a fun sticker! Thank you Rima for hosting us!

Waves: Light and Sound

The first graders began a new unit this week on light and sound waves. We started by making connections between what we learned about the sun, to the energy that is made from the sun, electricity, and fire. We made observations about how light helps things become illuminated, and that sometimes that light comes from a direct source and other times it is reflected. We also discussed the scientific method and then planned and conducted an experiment where we predicted then tested what would happen when an object is placed in a beam of light. Check it out!

UES Delayed Opening Procedures

Please see the information below from the UES Website: With the snowfall and low temperatures this week, we wanted to be sure members of the UES community were aware of the UES schedule in the event of a delayed opening. Please note the 10:00 am time for the open of School. There will be NO coverage for students prior to that time, so please make backup plans. Thanks! Snow 9:30 Teachers arrive 10:00 UES doors open; IAs arrive; buses begin to arrive; we're open for business! 10:00-10:25 Students will begin arriving to class; transition time; Morning Meeting. 10:25 UES schedule officially starts.

Upcoming Events

Hello Families! Here is the ECO schedule for the rest of the year. We will not be having ECO in January. On Thursday, January 9th we will have a community walking field trip to the Montpelier Health Center. We will be leaving school following lunch at 12:05 pm. Rima Carlson, MD (Anya’s mom) practices family medicine there and will be giving us a tour of the office. Please let me know if you can join us on any of these days! Thanks! ECO Schedule February 6th: Dostie/Bates February 20th: Dostie/Wrigley March 27th: Dostie/Koch April 17th: Dostie/Closter May 8th: Dostie/Bates