From the desk of Molly Culver, Teaching Principal Landaff Blue School;

Week of: January 20-24th

Student of the Week! Jonathan

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What We Are Learning

• Kindergarten Letter of the Week is K
• Kindergarten has been comparing the weights of objects through an exploration of the pan balance. They have also been comparing the capacities of containers.
• First Graders have been using 10-blocks and calculators to support place-value understanding. First graders have also been using pennies and dimes to show the difference between tens and ones. They have also been reviewing the following symbols; <, >, =.
• Third Graders have been learning about how to generate measurement data and how to represent the data on a line plot. They have also been measuring distances around objects and comparing masses.
• All students have been working hard in their reading groups.
• WMSI came and the children worked on their robots.
• We also had a guest speaker from the Vermont Institute of Science.

Important Dates

February 7^th– Book Orders are due

February 12^th– Budget Hearing & Board Meeting

February 11^th– Science Night

February 14^th– Valentine’s Day Ice Cream Social

Students enjoyed a hands-on science lesson on Force and Motion with Ms. Hannah from VINS (Vermont Institute of Nature Science)!