Week 11- Tuesday, June 9 Last Day of School!

Congratulations First and Second Grade! 

We made it :)

Dear First and Second Grade Families,

From the bottom of my heart,  I want to thank you for all your incredible support, flexibility and persistence over the past few months of remote learning.  Balancing work, teaching and parenting was very challenging and you have gone above and beyond in your support for your children.  I could not have done any of this without you. I feel a deep sense of admiration and gratitude for our first and second grade family, and consider it an honor to work with you all. I look forward to seeing you back at WES in the fall. I hope you can enjoy some rest, relaxation and peace over your summer. 

Mrs. Marcelino 

Last Day of School Video

Shining Star Poem

Join us for a quick class meeting at 10:00 use the code 1-2classmeeting. See you then :)

Join our Whole School Community Meeting at 10:30

Waterville Last Day of School Community Meeting

When	Tue Jun 9, 2020 10:30am – 11:30am Eastern Time - New York
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Week 11- Monday, June 8

Happy Monday!

Today is Virtual Field Day!

I will see you at 10:00 for our class meeting! Please use the code 1-2classmeeting.

We have 2 Days of School Left...

Here are our clues from Ms. Epstein's Videos

S + cool =  School 

End of Year Count Down Video

Please send me an email/picture if you can crack the code! 

Today is a special day! The WES teachers miss you all so much!!

 We worked hard to make a virtual Field Days for you to do at home. Please send me pictures of the activities that you do at home! Enjoy and have FUN! Click on the link below 

Waterville Virtual Field Day

End of Year Material Drop Off June 10-11

 Materials to Return

• Classroom books and cloth reading bag 

• Library books

• Computers and/or any device borrowed 

• Learning Bins 

Items to Keep

Paper copies of work done during remote learning

( I have uploaded all photos, work samples and activities to your child's google folder)

Math Materials (dice, bag, cards etc.)

Crayons, colored pencils etc. 

Be sure to get your end of the year Goodie Bag from WESPO :) as you drop off your materials!

If for some reason you cannot come during the times we have listed below, please contact Deb Arel (darel@wesvt.net) and we will make other arrangements.

Here is the schedule for drop offs:

Wednesday, June 10th:

Families with last names from A-L  -  10:00-12:00

Families with last names M-Z - 1:00-3:00

Thursday, June 11th:

Families with last names M-Z  -  10:00-12:00

Families with last names A-L  -  1:00-3:00

Week 10, Friday, June 5

I will see you at 10:00 for our class meeting! Please use the code 1-2classmeeting.

Happy Birthday Nakiya and Liam! 

We will sing to today! 

We have 3 Days of School Left...

Watch this Video From Ms. Epstein and find the clue for today. Put the clues together and solve the mystery! 

End of Year Countdown Video

Monday's  Clue

   Tuesday's Clue    

Wednesday's Clue 

 

Thursday's Clue

Friday's Virtual Field Trip

After your virtual field trip, send me and email or picture sharing the extension activities you chose for today. 

Roald Dahl Museum

 

Visit the beloved children's author Roald Dahl museum. He wrote many books, some of which were made into movies, such as James and The Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, and more. You can see how the room looked in which he wrote these great stories and explore some parts of the movie sets.

 

 

Here's the link 

 

Red Clover Award 2020 Library with Mrs. Wright

Potato Pants Video Read Aloud

The winner of this year's Red Clover Book Award is "Potato Pants" by Laurie Keller.  There were almost 6000 students in the State of Vermont voting.

Music with Mrs. Towle

Last Music Video 2020

Week 10- Thursday, June 4

We have 4 Days of School Left...

Watch this Video From Ms. Epstein and find the clue for today. Put the clues together and solve the mystery! 

End of Year Countdown Video

Monday's  Clue

   Tuesday's Clue    

 Wednesday's Clue 

Thursday's Virtual Field Trip

After your virtual field trip, send me and email or picture sharing the extension activities you chose for today. 

VIRTUAL ROLLER COASTER RIDE

Ready to take a “ride” on a roller coaster. Follow the link to ride the Superman Roller Coaster located in Texas. Use the cursor in the upper left hand corner of the video to get a 360 degree view. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLtcPTm5dTg

How do you feel after taking your virtual ride on a roller coaster? 

Did you know that some people work all day at designing roller coasters as their job? They are called Mechanical Engineers. Some of the abilities that you need for this type of job are;

• math skills

• ability to problem solve 

• creativity

• technical skills

• good at working as a team

Who knows, maybe you might make the newest and coolest roller coaster when you grow up.

What would you call it?

What would it look like?

Ready to give making your own roller coaster a try?

Follow the links below for videos that show you how to make a roller coaster out of materials you may have around your house, or just draw one on paper. Take a picture of your roller coaster creation and share it with your teacher!

• paper track roller coaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY2ZoNGfPhg

• pool noodle & marble roller coaster:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOifCcAdNgY

• guided roller coaster drawing on paper:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkDqpZ5S-sY

Still want more roller coasters? 

Listen to this read aloud of the book Roller Coaster, by Marla Frazze. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx_bMMZpksE

Or Harriet and the Roller Coaster, by Nancy Carlson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h4dZb-aek4

Or The Science of Amusement Parks,  by Jordan Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIBuEYv-RGQ

Record a video of yourself giving a review of the book(s) that you listened to, or write about your favorite roller coaster story and send it to your teacher! 

Week 10- Wednesday, June 3

We will have our class meeting at 10:00 today. Use our the code 1-2classmeeting. 

We have 5 Days of School Left...

Watch this Video From Ms. Epstein and find the clue for today. Put the clues together and solve the mystery! 

End of the Year Count Down Video

Monday's  Clue

   Tuesday's Clue    

Wednesday's Virtual Field Trip

After your virtual field trip, send me and email or picture sharing the extension activities you chose for today. 

 Money, Money! 

Check out a U.S. Mint. This is where our coins are designed and created. The link below has some really cool videos, games and activities for kids of all ages! 

Ms. Russin's Video

US Mint Link

Extension Activities: 

Choose 1-2 Activities to do today either on the US Mint website, or from the ideas listed below. Send your teacher an email or picture showing what you did. Have fun!

Books to Read: 

On Raz Kids:

Money in the USA  Grades 4 and 5

Dollars and Cents Grades K and 1

Tanya’s Money Problem  Grades 5 and 6

Jobs for James  Grade 1 and 2

Introducing the Penny  Grades 3 and 4

Storytime: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6HhKlpp7ok

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Igv8QTzNmpM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ODTiLvF-Zc

Sing along: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnXJGNo08v0

Design your Own Coin:

If you could create your own coin, what would it look like, what would it be made of, and how much would it be worth?

Counting Practice and Other Ideas: 

Find change around the house to count. Check the couch, laundry room, your car and around your bedroom for any change that you could count. You can count just nickels by 5’s or dimes by 10’s or mix them all up and challenge yourself. 

You could count your parents bottles if you have any and bring them back to the store for money. 

Library Bingo with Mrs. Wright

Library Bingo

This is our last week for library bingo.  I will take the results I get by Monday the 8th and send out the stickers, etc.  Be sure to share with me pictures, titles of books, or what you did to get the bingo.  I love seeing all of the creative ideas.  

If you have a library book that you checked out in the spring we will be scheduling some times you can return them along with any other items from school.  I will send out more information as those dates and times are scheduled.  

Thank you,  enjoy your week.

Mrs. Wright

Week 10- Tuesday, June 2

We have 6 Days of School Left...

Watch this Video From Ms. Epstein and find the clue for today. Put the clues together and solve the mystery! 

Monday's Clue

End of the Year Count Down Video

Tuesday's Virtual Field Trip

After your virtual field trip, send me and email or picture sharing the extension activities you chose for today. 

Smithsonian National Zoo Virtual Field Trip

The Smithsonian National Zoo has six live cameras that let you see what is happening in different habitats across the zoo! Here is your job as you take this virtual field trip:

• Grades PreK-2: Play this “I Spy” game and see if you can find all of the pictures! When you’re finished, cut and sort the pictures into groups (i.e. food, water, shelter, enrichment or create your own groups).

• Grades 3rd-6th: Check out at least two different live cams. Notice the different things you see in the habitats (i.e. the hay or the paintbrushes in the elephants’ habitat). Think about the purpose of the items you see, asking yourself: “What does each part do or provide for the animals?” and “How is each part helpful to the animals?” Use this sheet to record your thinking or take notes on your own.

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• BONUS: If you have extra time, play Zoo Bingo!

• Panda Cam / Panda Habitat Bingo

• Naked Mole Rat Cam / Naked Mole Rat BingoLion Cam / Lion Bingo

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Be ready to share about your adventure at your next class meeting!