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November 1, 2008 Issue 2 www.bvsvt.org
Notes from the Principal Mrs. Cherrington
Schedule for Homework Monitors The staff at the Bridgewater Village School agrees that homework is important. It is the responsibility of the student to complete and turn in all assignments given by the teacher. Don’t Forget to VOTE! Tuesday, November 4
We have scheduled one classroom teacher each day to provide a space for the students to do the work that they may have neglected to do the night before. We will provide coverage from 12:0012:25 daily. Thank you to the teachers who are using their lunchtime to support our students. Monday: Miss Grim Tuesday: Mrs. Harris Wednesday: Mrs. Ahsan Thursday: Mr. Symanski Friday: Mrs. Grinold
Dates to Remember November 7 No classes
November 12 Grade 6 to Pentangle November 20 Thanksgiving luncheon 12:00 PM November 21 Report cards sent home November 2628 Thanksgiving Recess/ No classes December 5 Grades K2 to Pentangle December 10 Holiday Concert at 6:30 P.M.
By Emma Walker
On November 13th the Community Education & Wellness at Rutland Regional Medical Center is presenting a 1 and ½ hour interactive program for our children in grades 36 who spend time alone at home before or after school. The program covers: home alone readiness, “House Rules”, first aid, making 911 calls, & stranger safety. For our K, 1, and 2 students, a program called Making 911 calls will be held in the morning on the same date. Thank you to the community who supported our Yankee Candle Sale. Our students sold enough so that our after school program will be free to students for the rest of this year.
December 2231
• Please send a cup/water bottle with your child. We have continued to buy plastic cups, but it is getting expensive.
A Special Thanks to Our Donors to the Four Winds Program When do new leaves start to grow on trees? Ever take a close look at an insect life cycle? Students get a closeup and handson look at these and dozens of questions every school year thanks to the Four Winds Nature Program. But this program doesn’t just happen. Volunteers step up to give their time to lead the classes. They coordinate with other volunteers to make and gather materials. And Four Winds Institute provides training at workshops, lesson plans and activity ideas, as well as some unusual materials like owl pellets and animal skulls. We are fortunate to have generous donors in our community who make sure that this program continues each year. This year we are grateful to the following businesses and individuals: The Corners Inn, Brad Pirkey Ottauquechee Well Drilling and Bridgewater Corners Storage, George and Deb Spear Hank and Kathy Smith A local business who wishes to remain anonymous Past support from donors includes the Bridgewater Corners Store, Martin Excavating, Barbara Lane, Bridgewater PTO, and the Woodstock Endowment.
Nature photos were taken at Marsh Billings Historic National Park by the third, fourth, and sixth graders.
Kindergarten Ms. Grim
In early October during a Friday Morning meeting the Kindergarten Class collected the shoe sizes of every student in school. Each Kindergartener was paired a 6th grade student that helped to trace the shoes of a group of students. sixth graders were very helpful. Back in the classroom everyone measured the length of shoes in his or her group with a tower of unifix cubes. After finding the length of a shoe with the unifix cubes the length was put on to graph paper. Two students had shoes 9 blocks long, 8 students had shoes 10 blocks long,4 students had shoes 11 blocks long, 9 students had shoes 12 blocks long, 18 students had shoes 13 blocks long, and 3 students had shoes 14 blocks long. Can you find your shoe
What BVS is collecting The following items can be collected at home and delivered to Mrs. Robinson in the Main Office: Campbell’s Soup Labels Box Tops for Education Silver Tabs from aluminum cans
First/Second Grade Mrs. Ahsan
Did you know there are lots of ways to be smart? A highlight of the past month in first and second grade has been learning about all of these “multiple intelligences”, including nature smart, word smart, people smart, self smart, picture smart, math smart, body smart, and music smart! We had fun using the computer program Pixie to create slides about how we are smart, and we also made a class book. It’s in the hallway outside our classroom so stop by and see it and tell us one way that you are smart! Another highlight is our weekly visits with our Fifth Grade Buddies! We are working on two projects together that will continue throughout the year. One project is a Tree Study and the other is an author/illustrator study. We really look forward to our time with our buddies each week!
Mrs. G’s Brainstorming Third and Fourth Graders By Mrs. Grinold It was a beautiful October day and everyone was excited about visiting our 30th President, Calvin Coolidge’s Birthplace. by two knowledgeable teachers, the learned about what life was like in the turn of the 20th century. They were with digital cameras and video recorders document their learning. Students secret passages, solar energy in the animal treadmills used to create energy, many other ingenious tools used by early citizens. When the kids were asked liked about the trip, they all said, “Everything!” Catching Up with the 5’s By Mrs. Harris The fifth grade classroom has had a great month of October. The students worked hard during the NECAP testing. They had four days of testing ending with the writing on Friday. We have finished our Simple Machine unit, but will continue to use the K'Nex throughout the year. They will also begin RoboLab this month. In social studies, we began learning about the American Revolution. We have weekly visitors every Monday, Kaelee Geno's grandparents! They are taking turns reading The Wind in the Willows, an American classic written by Kenneth Graham to the students, I am reading Hoot, written by Carl Hiaasin. We continue to increase our vocabulary with our daily "Wild Words." They have begun work on a play, "Our Town". We will present the play at the Morning Meeting, November 14th. We cannot wait!!! Legos in Sixth Grade By Mr. Symanski Legos are finding their way into the sixth grade classroom in the areas of math and science. Our sixth grade mathematicians and scientists started by exploring ratios, factors, and multiples with a recent Lego activity using gears. With the data collected, the students organized their work into graphs and were then able to make predictions by finding common multiples. This also tied in with our science and study of motors. The next step is to have students create “robots” and program them to reach a designated distance without going too far. This will simulate what NASA engineers do with the Mars Rovers so they do not tumble off into deep
The Essentials El Dia de los Muertos Notes from our Counselor Mrs. Leibly Ms. Herlihy This week in Spanish we celebrated El Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead. This month in Health, students have been discussing bullying and how we, as a school Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico, northern Guatemala, and in parts of the United community, can prevent it. Students wrote short stories, created posters, and brainstormed States. It is a combination between an ancient Aztec celebration and All Soul’s Day, ways to help prevent bullying. Next month we well discuss the importance of feelings, conflict brought to the Mexican colony by Spanish Catholics. resolution, and assertiveness El Día de los Muertos is neither spooky nor sad. Rather, it is a celebration of the P.E. News lives of deceased ancestors and friends. People get together, share a meal, and give thanks Mr. Taptick for life. In that way, it is something like our Thanksgiving with a bit of Memorial Day thrown in. In October the students worked on soccer skills, gymnastics, and fitness. We had a lot of fun and learned some new things. Coming up in November, we will hopefully still be able to go Ask your children what color the Aztecs associated with death. Ask what “calaca” them to explain what butterflies symbolize in literature. Art Room News Ms. Trimpi In the Art Room we have been busy with our color mixing unit. When wandering through the school, take some moments to stop and find your student’s work. We are now preparing for the Holiday season ahead. Be on the lookout for turkeys on the loose within the next few weeks. In the cafeteria the tree will turn from a “Peace Tree” to a “Tree of Thanks”. Be thinking of everything that you are thankful for. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to post their thoughts, as many as you have, on the tree.
The Essentials
News from the Library from Mrs. E. Vaughn Thank you, Thank You! The exciting news from Bridgewater Village School is that our carpeting renovations are over. The front room has a new walltowall carpet. The back room now shows its original wood flooring. An added area rug in this room makes reading moments very comfortable. Thanks to the town, and to Mrs. Cherrington, and to everyone involved.
Review of Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate Kek, the main character, is a young immigrant from Sudan. He arrives in our country after the refugee camp he is living in is bombed. Kek is doing his best to understand the ways of this new American culture. In our current times of uncertainty, the following passage from this 20082009 DCF is worth quoting: Of all the things I didn’t know about America, this is the most amazing: I didn’t know there would be so many tribes from all over the world. how could I have imagined the way they walk through the world side by side without fear, all free to gaze at the same sky with the same hopes? This book is Katherine Applegate’s first standalone novel. It is quite a change from her
Nursing News… It’s Flu Season Flu season has begun and for the first time the flu vaccination is recommended by the CDC for everyone age 18 and younger, with the exception of infants 6months old and younger. According to an article in the L.A. Times, September 20, 2008, although most adults have been advised to get the flu vaccine, the emphasis on stopping the spread of flu has shifted from reducing deaths in the elderly to stopping the spread of flu among kids. Doctors hope that vaccinating kids will spare those aches and pains of flu, missed school days and hospitalization, but will also hinder the spread of illness throughout the rest of societyparents, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, babysitters, bus drivers, and office and health workers and so on. A vaccinated child won’t pick up the virus at school, bring it home to Mom and Dad, who then infect their coworkers, and any others with whom they come in contact especially the elderly. The article goes on to say that children, because of their biology and their not too great hygiene, are germy little beings who have the potential to spread the flu far and wide. Studies show that children are especially potent transmitters of the flu. Adults transmit flu germs for 3 to 5 days after symptoms first appear: children, about 10 days. According to Dr. Jeanne Santoli of the CDC: “There is a higher rate of infection with influenza in school age children. We know the vaccine is effective in this age group and we know it’s safe.” Research shows that vaccinating children, as in Japan from 1962 through 1987, flu rates and deaths dropped. DHMC has FREE Flu Clinics, from 8am to 1pm, off the main entrance: November 2, November 8, November 22 and December 6.
November 1, 2008 Issue 2 www.bvsvt.org
Notes from the Principal Mrs. Cherrington
Schedule for Homework Monitors The staff at the Bridgewater Village School agrees that homework is important. It is the responsibility of the student to complete and turn in all assignments given by the teacher. Don’t Forget to VOTE! Tuesday, November 4
We have scheduled one classroom teacher each day to provide a space for the students to do the work that they may have neglected to do the night before. We will provide coverage from 12:0012:25 daily. Thank you to the teachers who are using their lunchtime to support our students. Monday: Miss Grim Tuesday: Mrs. Harris Wednesday: Mrs. Ahsan Thursday: Mr. Symanski Friday: Mrs. Grinold
Dates to Remember November 7 No classes
November 12 Grade 6 to Pentangle November 20 Thanksgiving luncheon 12:00 PM November 21 Report cards sent home November 2628 Thanksgiving Recess/ No classes December 5 Grades K2 to Pentangle December 10 Holiday Concert at 6:30 P.M.
By Emma Walker
On November 13th the Community Education & Wellness at Rutland Regional Medical Center is presenting a 1 and ½ hour interactive program for our children in grades 36 who spend time alone at home before or after school. The program covers: home alone readiness, “House Rules”, first aid, making 911 calls, & stranger safety. For our K, 1, and 2 students, a program called Making 911 calls will be held in the morning on the same date. Thank you to the community who supported our Yankee Candle Sale. Our students sold enough so that our after school program will be free to students for the rest of this year.
December 2231
• Please send a cup/water bottle with your child. We have continued to buy plastic cups, but it is getting expensive.
A Special Thanks to Our Donors to the Four Winds Program When do new leaves start to grow on trees? Ever take a close look at an insect life cycle? Students get a closeup and handson look at these and dozens of questions every school year thanks to the Four Winds Nature Program. But this program doesn’t just happen. Volunteers step up to give their time to lead the classes. They coordinate with other volunteers to make and gather materials. And Four Winds Institute provides training at workshops, lesson plans and activity ideas, as well as some unusual materials like owl pellets and animal skulls. We are fortunate to have generous donors in our community who make sure that this program continues each year. This year we are grateful to the following businesses and individuals: The Corners Inn, Brad Pirkey Ottauquechee Well Drilling and Bridgewater Corners Storage, George and Deb Spear Hank and Kathy Smith A local business who wishes to remain anonymous Past support from donors includes the Bridgewater Corners Store, Martin Excavating, Barbara Lane, Bridgewater PTO, and the Woodstock Endowment.
Nature photos were taken at Marsh Billings Historic National Park by the third, fourth, and sixth graders.
Kindergarten Ms. Grim
In early October during a Friday Morning meeting the Kindergarten Class collected the shoe sizes of every student in school. Each Kindergartener was paired a 6th grade student that helped to trace the shoes of a group of students. sixth graders were very helpful. Back in the classroom everyone measured the length of shoes in his or her group with a tower of unifix cubes. After finding the length of a shoe with the unifix cubes the length was put on to graph paper. Two students had shoes 9 blocks long, 8 students had shoes 10 blocks long,4 students had shoes 11 blocks long, 9 students had shoes 12 blocks long, 18 students had shoes 13 blocks long, and 3 students had shoes 14 blocks long. Can you find your shoe
What BVS is collecting The following items can be collected at home and delivered to Mrs. Robinson in the Main Office: Campbell’s Soup Labels Box Tops for Education Silver Tabs from aluminum cans
First/Second Grade Mrs. Ahsan
Did you know there are lots of ways to be smart? A highlight of the past month in first and second grade has been learning about all of these “multiple intelligences”, including nature smart, word smart, people smart, self smart, picture smart, math smart, body smart, and music smart! We had fun using the computer program Pixie to create slides about how we are smart, and we also made a class book. It’s in the hallway outside our classroom so stop by and see it and tell us one way that you are smart! Another highlight is our weekly visits with our Fifth Grade Buddies! We are working on two projects together that will continue throughout the year. One project is a Tree Study and the other is an author/illustrator study. We really look forward to our time with our buddies each week!
Mrs. G’s Brainstorming Third and Fourth Graders By Mrs. Grinold It was a beautiful October day and everyone was excited about visiting our 30th President, Calvin Coolidge’s Birthplace. by two knowledgeable teachers, the learned about what life was like in the turn of the 20th century. They were with digital cameras and video recorders document their learning. Students secret passages, solar energy in the animal treadmills used to create energy, many other ingenious tools used by early citizens. When the kids were asked liked about the trip, they all said, “Everything!” Catching Up with the 5’s By Mrs. Harris The fifth grade classroom has had a great month of October. The students worked hard during the NECAP testing. They had four days of testing ending with the writing on Friday. We have finished our Simple Machine unit, but will continue to use the K'Nex throughout the year. They will also begin RoboLab this month. In social studies, we began learning about the American Revolution. We have weekly visitors every Monday, Kaelee Geno's grandparents! They are taking turns reading The Wind in the Willows, an American classic written by Kenneth Graham to the students, I am reading Hoot, written by Carl Hiaasin. We continue to increase our vocabulary with our daily "Wild Words." They have begun work on a play, "Our Town". We will present the play at the Morning Meeting, November 14th. We cannot wait!!! Legos in Sixth Grade By Mr. Symanski Legos are finding their way into the sixth grade classroom in the areas of math and science. Our sixth grade mathematicians and scientists started by exploring ratios, factors, and multiples with a recent Lego activity using gears. With the data collected, the students organized their work into graphs and were then able to make predictions by finding common multiples. This also tied in with our science and study of motors. The next step is to have students create “robots” and program them to reach a designated distance without going too far. This will simulate what NASA engineers do with the Mars Rovers so they do not tumble off into deep
The Essentials El Dia de los Muertos Notes from our Counselor Mrs. Leibly Ms. Herlihy This week in Spanish we celebrated El Día de los Muertos, or The Day of the Dead. This month in Health, students have been discussing bullying and how we, as a school Day of the Dead is celebrated in Mexico, northern Guatemala, and in parts of the United community, can prevent it. Students wrote short stories, created posters, and brainstormed States. It is a combination between an ancient Aztec celebration and All Soul’s Day, ways to help prevent bullying. Next month we well discuss the importance of feelings, conflict brought to the Mexican colony by Spanish Catholics. resolution, and assertiveness El Día de los Muertos is neither spooky nor sad. Rather, it is a celebration of the P.E. News lives of deceased ancestors and friends. People get together, share a meal, and give thanks Mr. Taptick for life. In that way, it is something like our Thanksgiving with a bit of Memorial Day thrown in. In October the students worked on soccer skills, gymnastics, and fitness. We had a lot of fun and learned some new things. Coming up in November, we will hopefully still be able to go Ask your children what color the Aztecs associated with death. Ask what “calaca” them to explain what butterflies symbolize in literature. Art Room News Ms. Trimpi In the Art Room we have been busy with our color mixing unit. When wandering through the school, take some moments to stop and find your student’s work. We are now preparing for the Holiday season ahead. Be on the lookout for turkeys on the loose within the next few weeks. In the cafeteria the tree will turn from a “Peace Tree” to a “Tree of Thanks”. Be thinking of everything that you are thankful for. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to post their thoughts, as many as you have, on the tree.
The Essentials
News from the Library from Mrs. E. Vaughn Thank you, Thank You! The exciting news from Bridgewater Village School is that our carpeting renovations are over. The front room has a new walltowall carpet. The back room now shows its original wood flooring. An added area rug in this room makes reading moments very comfortable. Thanks to the town, and to Mrs. Cherrington, and to everyone involved.
Review of Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate Kek, the main character, is a young immigrant from Sudan. He arrives in our country after the refugee camp he is living in is bombed. Kek is doing his best to understand the ways of this new American culture. In our current times of uncertainty, the following passage from this 20082009 DCF is worth quoting: Of all the things I didn’t know about America, this is the most amazing: I didn’t know there would be so many tribes from all over the world. how could I have imagined the way they walk through the world side by side without fear, all free to gaze at the same sky with the same hopes? This book is Katherine Applegate’s first standalone novel. It is quite a change from her
Nursing News… It’s Flu Season Flu season has begun and for the first time the flu vaccination is recommended by the CDC for everyone age 18 and younger, with the exception of infants 6months old and younger. According to an article in the L.A. Times, September 20, 2008, although most adults have been advised to get the flu vaccine, the emphasis on stopping the spread of flu has shifted from reducing deaths in the elderly to stopping the spread of flu among kids. Doctors hope that vaccinating kids will spare those aches and pains of flu, missed school days and hospitalization, but will also hinder the spread of illness throughout the rest of societyparents, grandparents, teachers, neighbors, babysitters, bus drivers, and office and health workers and so on. A vaccinated child won’t pick up the virus at school, bring it home to Mom and Dad, who then infect their coworkers, and any others with whom they come in contact especially the elderly. The article goes on to say that children, because of their biology and their not too great hygiene, are germy little beings who have the potential to spread the flu far and wide. Studies show that children are especially potent transmitters of the flu. Adults transmit flu germs for 3 to 5 days after symptoms first appear: children, about 10 days. According to Dr. Jeanne Santoli of the CDC: “There is a higher rate of infection with influenza in school age children. We know the vaccine is effective in this age group and we know it’s safe.” Research shows that vaccinating children, as in Japan from 1962 through 1987, flu rates and deaths dropped. DHMC has FREE Flu Clinics, from 8am to 1pm, off the main entrance: November 2, November 8, November 22 and December 6.
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