Recently, all of the 2nd grade classes took on a project to map a local Georgia community resource: Deer Brook Recreational Path. This 44 acre forest and wetland is a Russell Greene Natural area located off Route 104A. After learning about the land formations and environmental factors, the students took a field trip to recreational path … Continue reading GEMS 2nd Graders Seek & Make Local Connection to Community
GEMS Students “Bake for Good”
GEMS was selected to host a King Arthur Flour ‘Bake for Good’ program on May 17th. All 5th, 6th, 7th graders and some 8th graders attended the assembly where a King Arthur Flour instructor Amy Driscoll, taught students how to bake a two-loaf-yield bread recipe. At the end of the day, a complementary tote bag … Continue reading GEMS Students “Bake for Good”
Fletcher Students Go The Extra Mile To Be Healthy
Thirty-four Fletcher Elementary students joined hundreds of other school-age runners from around the state at RunVermont's annual Ready, Set, Run Festival last Saturday. The children's event was part of the larger Vermont Marathon Weekend. The Burlington-based kids' races served as the culmination of the Fletcher School's own Running Club, which takes place twice a week for … Continue reading Fletcher Students Go The Extra Mile To Be Healthy
BFA 5th Graders Explore Local Water System
Where does your water come from? That is the question that drove BFA fifth grade students' learning for several weeks. It led them to discover the answers about one of the Next Generation Science Standards 5-ESS3-1 which was to obtain and combine information about ways individual communities use science ideas to protect the Earth’s resources … Continue reading BFA 5th Graders Explore Local Water System
Fletcher Students Combine Learning and Fun at New England Aquarium
An adventure to the New England Aquarium, in Boston, on June 13th, combined both a celebration of several years together and new academic learning for Fletcher's sixth graders. The class selected two year-end events to culminate their time at the Fletcher School: the Boston trip and an overnight lock-in at the school scheduled for next … Continue reading Fletcher Students Combine Learning and Fun at New England Aquarium
#TBT: Over Communicate Part IV
It has been 3 years and nearly 700 posts since we officially launched The FWSU Story (blog) where we've been highlighting learning every school day and believing in what is possible. Our goal has been to “over communicate” with students, parents, staff, school board members. and community members providing a vital link to the great teaching and learning happening in … Continue reading #TBT: Over Communicate Part IV
7th Grade Students Attend ROOTS at Champlain College
Recently, a group of 7th grade students from Georgia Middle School and BFA Fairfax participated in a day of learning and fun with science and technology sponsored by Champlain College. ROOTS (Reaching Out On Technology & Science) was an event held to spark interest in Science & Technology among middle school students with an emphasis … Continue reading 7th Grade Students Attend ROOTS at Champlain College
Engineering Day for the 5th Grade at BFA!
The 5th grade engineering club has worked diligently every Thursday after school for 6 weeks to problem solve one of two possible tasks. The two tasks they could choose from were a restraint system in a vehicle for an egg or a Rube Goldberg machine that either could pop a balloon or move a marble into … Continue reading Engineering Day for the 5th Grade at BFA!
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