NEW Hallway Display

Check out our new display in the hallway! We made place value monsters out of hundreds, tens and ones with matching equations. They turned out great!

GEMS celebration!

Yesterday, our second grade class filled their GEM box for the 2nd time this year! The class voted to have iPad exploration time as a class. They did an excellent job being respectful and responsible with the iPads. The Google Earth app was a big hit! Nice job second graders!

Fire safety

This week was Fire Safety week at GEMS! Students across the elementary school were reminded of safe habits for home and what to do in case of a fire emergency. If your family doesn't already have a meeting spot in case of a fire outside your home, talk with your child about where they think a good place would be!

The students saw how heavy the fire gear was and that it can be difficult to hear the fire fighter's voice!

The students learned about all the different components of their fire gear, including the air gauge to their air supply.

The students were able to see a fire truck up close and the various tools on board.

Thank You Georgia Fire Department!

Read to someone

Last week, students practiced partner reading during reading workshop. They learned about sitting EEKK (elbow, elbow, knee, knee), finding a good spot to read and staying there, reading in a soft voice, and checking in for understanding with one another. They had a great time sharing their book selections with one another! Ask your child how to sit EEKK!

Library

Last week in the library, our students had the chance to get their hands on a variety of different books. In small groups, they worked to sort their books into different categories depending on what they noticed. This helped Mrs. Rider introduce the different parts of the library. Ask your child how they sorted their stack of books!

Ella and Sophie's Blog Post - The Tower!

This is Jack. And he built a tower out of base ten blocks. It was taller than him. It was worth thousands. It had hundreds ,thousands,tens and ones. It was as tall as Mrs. Christie. We helped Jack make it but he made most of it. When it fell it was loud!

Mill River - 4 Winds Field Trip

Today the 2nd grade adventured on a field trip to Mill River (at the end of Mill River Road) right in Georgia, Vermont! The students learned about the 4 agents of erosion: wind, water, gravity and ice. We kicked off our year with 4 winds with a parent play. We then rotated through stations with more hands-on and visual activities simulating water and wind erosion. We finished off our morning with a hike to the waterfall where the students explored what they noticed about the landforms around them. Ask your child what their favorite part of the trip was!