At the request of the Social Studies Department, long time former BFA High School teacher Dave Clark, came to register 18 and 17-year-olds to vote. Thanks to a Vermont Constitutional Amendment (Proposition 5) passed by the people in 2010, 17 year old students who will be 18 by the General Election in November can vote … Continue reading BFA HS Students Register to Vote
GEMS First Graders Explore Vermont’s Amazing Animals
GEMS First Graders in Mrs. Mackenzie's class are exploring Vermont animals in winter. These students are curious how these animals survive the harsh winter weather conditions in Vermont. Students are learning about non-fiction text features and how to use many forms of text both digital and print to gather information on our animals. As part of … Continue reading GEMS First Graders Explore Vermont’s Amazing Animals
Morning Meeting, CCSS, and Transferable Skills: A Design for Proficiency-based Effective Communication
The Responsive Classroom website Information Library includes an article entitled Teaching Skillful Communication: A Standards-Based Approach to Morning Meeting. The authors point out that Morning Meeting is a viable setting for building communication skills. As FWSU continues its work in proficiency-based teaching and learning with the prioritized content standards and transferable skills, I took the … Continue reading Morning Meeting, CCSS, and Transferable Skills: A Design for Proficiency-based Effective Communication
Everybody Dance!
The sound of rock music and engaged children laughing and dancing can be heard coming from the BFA Fairfax Elementary Cafeteria every Friday. The school lunchroom is a busy and energetic place. Lunch is also a really important time of day for students. In twenty-five short minutes, students must navigate the lunch lines, find their table, … Continue reading Everybody Dance!
A Cappella Music Comes to GEMS
On the last Friday of January, students at GEMS were regaled with the sound of A Cappella music. Traveling from southern Vermont and New Hampshire, the Honeymooners led three performances for fifth, sixth and seventh grade students. The group, composed of two married couples, entertained as well as educated students in the nuances of unaccompanied harmony … Continue reading A Cappella Music Comes to GEMS
Building Systems of Support for All Learners
Last week, FWSU Special Educator’s participated in a professional development opportunity focusing on “Systems of Support for All Learners.” The participants engaged in table mate conversations focusing on the following subjects: What is “Special” about specialized instruction? What is your specific role “Specialty” as a special educator, as a team member? Multi - Tiered Systems of … Continue reading Building Systems of Support for All Learners
BFA’s Got Talent!
We are pleased to announce the first annual talent show, Fairfax Has Talent! This inaugural event will occur on Saturday, March 12 in the Richard Brown Memorial Gym. There will be two shows presented. All funds raised from this event will support the Grade 8 Trip to Boston in the spring of 2017. We are thrilled … Continue reading BFA’s Got Talent!
STEM Brings SMILE to BFA
On a normal Friday night, the science hallway at BFA would be quiet. But on Friday January 15th, the students in BioMath eagerly presented their final projects to a packed room that included parents, community members and other students. Throughout the semester, students visited local worksites to make connections. From their visits, they selected an area … Continue reading STEM Brings SMILE to BFA
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