This week, students at Georgia Elementary enjoyed a special visit from the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Fanfare” Brass Trio. Fanfare members Glendon Ingalls (trumpet), Ron Wold (French horn), and Bear Irwin (trombone), played a variety of musical styles and demonstrated how the instruments produce sound and how each one has changed since its beginning. This rave … Continue reading VSO Performs at GEMS, Students Learn About Musical Instruments
Organic Artist Nick Neddo Visits GEMS
At the end of March, the GEMS Art Department hosted artist and author Nick Neddo. He is a sixth-generation Vermonter whose lifelong pursuits include the study of the natural world around him, exploring Stone Age technologies, and creating art. Even before he begins a piece of art, he spends a significant amount of time preparing … Continue reading Organic Artist Nick Neddo Visits GEMS
Georgia Middle School Meets Georgia Mountain Maples
Sixth graders from Georgia Middle School did not waste a minute of beautiful spring weather earlier this week. Roughly 70 students and teachers hiked their way up Georgia Mountain in a quest to learn about the Maple Sugaring industry. Led by Georgia Mountain Maples employees Hunter and Ryan, students learned that sugaring in the year … Continue reading Georgia Middle School Meets Georgia Mountain Maples
Students Demonstrate Clear and Effective Communication Proficiencies in GEMS Culture Fair
Do our sixth-grade students know how to communicate clearly and effectively? You bet! Last Friday, 70 sixth-graders presented their findings on different cultures from around the world during the annual GEMS Culture Fair. Posters with all kinds of information were on display for visitors. Music filled the background as people of all ages (first grade … Continue reading Students Demonstrate Clear and Effective Communication Proficiencies in GEMS Culture Fair
Annual Ellie Bilodeau Awards & Celebration of Literacy at GEMS
GEMS celebrated the 14th annual Ellie Bilodeau Memorial Book Award this week. This yearly event fosters, celebrates, and promotes the love of reading among our students throughout the school. The awards continue on in memory of Ellie Bilodeau whose own love of reading inspired so many. Each teacher at GEMS selects one of their students to receive the annual … Continue reading Annual Ellie Bilodeau Awards & Celebration of Literacy at GEMS
Differential Discipline at GEMS
"Fair is not equal. Fair is meeting the needs of every student" Joelle Van Lent, Psy. D Today, Dr. Joelle Van Lent worked with Paraprofessionals to discuss the importance of student interactions and relationships with children while explaining how a sense of belonging inspires compliance to the norms and rules of of a group. Understanding … Continue reading Differential Discipline at GEMS
GEMS Preschoolers Explore Language and Lines
The children in Miss Sweet's class recently spent time exploring magnetic lines on cookie sheets to build the letters in their names. Miss Sweet has been teaching children about big lines, little lines, big curves and little curves, and how children can use these kinds of lines to build the letters in their names! Readers … Continue reading GEMS Preschoolers Explore Language and Lines
GEMS Students Welcome the New Year
After a long holiday vacation, students are eager to be with friends and teachers, share their joyous experiences, and launch back into the daily routine of school. Morning Meeting is a great time to collaborate, share, and smile while working on social and academic skills at the elementary level. Everyone is excited to be back … Continue reading GEMS Students Welcome the New Year
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