Partner Reading

 Students paired up to read small copies of a shared classroom big book.

Outdoor Fun at Recess

 Second graders enjoyed the "snowman snow" by making a few new friends for the playground, and some snowy circus balancing balls!

Circus!

As students enjoyed the circus residency with Troy Wunderle, we integrated the circus theme into our classroom learning! We read circus books, and students created beautiful artwork inspired by the illustrators and authors. For informative writing pieces, students chose a circus trick to teach readers about. They published these writing pieces on their chromebooks and illustrated with a photo of themselves doing the trick!

 

Shared Reading

After listening to, discussing, and chorally reading certain parts of a big book, students are given opportunities to practice new skills by reading smaller versions of the big book. These small books are also available during Guided Reading Workshops for independent reading.

Turkeys in Disguise

   Each student planned and created a disguise for a turkey after listening to Turkey Trouble, a delightful book about a turkey trying to disguise himself to avoid being the main course at Thanksgiving dinner.

The Maple Machine!

Every elementary school in Vermont was given an opportunity to name one of the snow plows that will be used to clear roadways this winter. CES had a number of great options and voted to call our plow The Maple Machine. Here we are posing (one serious, one silly) by The Maple Machine when it was brought to the school by the DPW in November.

 

Making and Tasting New Foods with Ms.Bonny

Students are learning a lot ways to stay healthy with Ms.Bonny. This includes washing hands properly before preparing and eating food, exercising and staying active, and choosing foods from each of the five food groups to have a balanced diet. Students are shown below tasting fried rice and yogurt fruit parfaits they made with Ms.Bonny when learning about grains and about fruits.