21st Century Learning for Pre-K-8 in Shelburne, VT
This week, 2/3/4 students are preparing for student led conferences with their parents and teachers. This is an opportunity for students to reflect on their learning and progress, set goals and showcase the digital portfolios they have been working on all year.
Students will visit the Flemming Museum of Art at UVM on March 23rd to see the Ancient Egypt exhibit, which includes a 6th century mummy!
Vermont Day School teachers have a Professional Development Day on March 24th. There is no school for students on March 24th or 25th, 2016.
We look forward to meeting with you during conferences. K/1 conferences are for parents and teachers. The 2/3/4 class will participate in student-led conferences; this is an opportunity for our older students to reflect on their learning and growth, and share their amazing digital portfolios with parents. There is no school for students on March 25th.
Families are welcome to join us from 2:30-3:15 pm on Friday, April 1st for the 2/3/4s Ancient Egypt Museum Gallery Opening. The museum will feature student made artifacts and explanations that highlight what they have learned during their inquiry into this fascinating culture. Come learning about pharoahs and viziers, the mummification process, hieroglyphics, pyramids and tombs, gods, the afterlife & more!
As part of their inquiry into towns & cities, the K/1 class will be taking a tour of Shelburne on March 16th. Their field trip will include visits to the post office, Shelburne supermarket and Folino’s. Students are very curious as to how mail is sorted and delivered, and what happens behind the scenes at a local supermarket. Of course, the day would not be complete without visiting our neighbor and enjoying our favorite pizza at Folino’s!
As part of their year long study of Ancient Cultures, the 2/3/4s have been charged with the question of “How do we learn from the past?” Over the course of the next 8 weeks, they will explore Ancient Egypt culture through the eyes of archaeologists. They are studying real Egyptian artifacts, on loan to us from the Flemming Museum, and learning how to make inferences and observations. We look forward to their culminating project: the creation of a museum gallery. Stay tuned for additional details to follow!
Vermont Day School is growing! Applications for admissions and financial aid for the 2016-2017 school year are due on March 1st, 2016. To learn how to apply, please visit our Admissions page. Please contact Libby Macdonald, Director of Admissions, with questions (lmacdonald@vtdayschool.org) about Admissions or Lindsay Longe, Director of Financial Aid and Community Outreach (llonge@vtdayschool.org). We look forward to hearing from you!
All Kindergarten applicants are invited to join us for a visiting day on Tuesday, March 8th from 9:30-11:30 am. We will run a special program for rising Kindergarten students. They will have the opportunity to experience learning at Vermont Day School, and to meet our teachers and new friends. Prospective parents are invited to join us for coffee from 9:30-10:00 am. Please contact Libby Macdonald, Director of Admissions, to RSVP to this event or for more information (lmacdonald@vtdayschool.org).
Please join us for our next Parent Committee meeting on Thursday, February 18th at 8:15 am. We will be planning for our Spring Carnival event. All are welcome to attend. We hope to see you there!
Have a wonderful winter vacation! School will resume on Monday, February 29th.
As part of our 100th day of school celebration, students reflected on ways that they could demonstrate kindness to others.
