Tuesday, December 23, 2014

ECO

 We had a great afternoon at ECO!


Sound sticks 
Otter sliding and snow creations!

Finishing our time up at the fire with orange cakes and maple milk. 

We would also like to thank the students and families for the many gifts and well wishes we received for the holiday. Thank you!

Friday, December 19, 2014

A little more of our week

Singing at Woodridge Nursing and Rehabilitation 



Our lesson on light and shadows. Thank you to Erin Mallory at VEEP and Catherine Lowther for leading this great lesson!







First grade reads their "How To" and non-fiction books to PreK-4's


Holiday singing

The first and second graders leading the whole School in some holiday singing!


Friday, December 5, 2014

Newsletter

December 5, 2014            
                                                       
Dear Families,
Wow, it is already December!  We have a busy month ahead full of great learning opportunities, singing, showing generosity, and just having fun.  1st and 2nd grade students have begun singing holiday songs together every morning to kick off the holiday season.  We are impressed at what good singers they all are!  We are hoping to put together a trip to the Woodridge Rehabilitation and Nursing Home in Berlin this month to share our great singing voices with some of the residents there.                

This month there will not be a new math game sent home because it is short and busy month.  However, all students are working on money in one way or another; it would be great practice for them to count any coins they could.  First graders are working to know all coin names and their values, while second graders are working to be able to add multiple coins together to find their value. 

In Reading Workshops we have launched our non-fiction units and both first and second graders are diving in and loving it!  We are working on “How To” books in both first and second grade Writing Workshops.  We have started our new science and social studies unit on light and how cultures around the world celebrate with light at this time of the year.  If you have any expertise or knowledge about a holiday and would like to come and share with our students we would all greatly appreciate it!
We will once again have ECO together with both 1-2 classes on December 23rd, more details about the plan for the day will be coming your way.
Mrs. Raynor’s Homeroom ECO Dates: 12/9, 12/23
Ms. Levangie’s Homeroom ECO Dates: 12/16, 12/23

Things to Remember:
* Spaghetti Dinner & Raffle Fundraiser - Friday, December 5th 6:00pm at Calais Elementary School*
*Gifts for Giving – Friday, December 12, 2014*
* Holiday Break – December 24, 2014 – January 4, 2015*
*Please help your child remember to bring their book bag back to school on Monday.*
Sincerely,
Randilee and Lisa 

Our Friday

Singing seasonal songs as a big group after our awesome Spanish lesson. 
Some block creations we made during snack time. 

Our first light experiment!

Monday, December 1, 2014

Spaghetti Dinner & Raffle Fundraiser

Friday, December 5th  6:00pm at Calais Elementary School
The Calais PTNO is hosting a dinner and raffle fundraiser to fix the outdoor basketball court at school.  Come share a meal with neighbors and possibly win a raffle prize such as…Two day ski passes to Bolton Valley, 2015 Family Season Pass to the VT Mountaineers, One month Family Club Membership to First In Fitness, several quarts of local Maple syrup, White Rock Pizza Gift Certificate, Jasper Hill Farms Gift Box, $50 Gift Certificate to Honey Lamb Bakery, $20 Gift Certificate to Twin City Lanes, 1 Large Pizza from Maple Corner Store, Dinner or Lunch for 2 at Soup N’ Greens, Wayside Bakery Gift Certificate for a raspberry pie, Two student Sports Registration Fees for the Calais Recreation Association, Calais Cougar water bottles, Nu Leafe Beauty Salon Gift Certificate, …and many more!
Dinner is $10/adult, $5/children & seniors, or $30/family of six.
Every dinner includes 1 free raffle ticket!
More raffle tickets will be on sale during dinner.

Dinner reservation forms were sent home with all students last week and more coming home today!
Extra reservation forms are in the school lobby or you can sign up with Sue Cioffi in the CES office: 454-7777 x0 calaisschool@u32.org       


Hope to see you there!

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Our day of being thankful and enjoying the outdoors

Students making dough for roasting over the fire. 
Mrs Raynor's class's frosty scenes.  
ECO!
Ask a first or second grader about all the fun things they did today in the woods.
Thank you to all the parents and family members who joined us