New Club for Grades 4-8! 

Beginning Wednesday, October 11th, the Leatherworking Club will meet with Diana from 3:00-4:00 in the Art Room. Here, students will learn foundational skills in the art of leatherwork, including safety and proper tool usage, jewelry-making, surface design, as well as the development of special projects such as masks, costumes, or armor. Students will have the opportunity to use these newfound skills for more advanced practice in the second level series later this year. Here is the link to enroll your child. Spots are limited. Please contact Diana James Cathcart (dcathcart@wrvsu.org) with any questions! 

LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group

We're re-starting our GSA! An LGBTQIA+ Affinity Group for all ages will meet in the library on Tuesdays from 12:30-12:50 with Ms. Simone and Ms. Katie.

Kindergarten

Ms. Kicza

Here is what we’ve been up to in kindergarten:

• Our community volunteer, Roz, visited two Monday afternoons to read with students.

• Morning meeting greetings included name cards, ball roll, toss, bounce, and “Chicka Boom.”

• At morning meeting, children are talking about a given topic using two sentences.

• The class sang “Willaby Wallaby,” “Make New Friends,” and “The Inner Explorer Song.”

• We read the book More-igami, where a child learns origami and to practice and be patient.

Second Grade

Ms. Giampietro

Students have been working hard to learn classroom procedures and expectations. These past few weeks, in math, second graders spent time sorting and graphing ‘beetle glyphs’. Second graders have also been learning how to safely use our school computers. Last Thursday, we had fun exploring the Tunbridge Fair, we loved seeing the pig race and all of the animals!

3/4 Math & Science

Mr. Walker

The 4th graders took advantage of the beautiful autumn weather to spend the day snorkeling on the White River. They collected aquatic bugs in order to determine the health of the river. It was so fun to see the students in wetsuits and excitedly gathering river specimens and learning about the natural world!

Meanwhile, this week our 3rd graders focused on addition and subtraction and number lines. They had a great time combining math and art by using their number lines to create drawings.  

Visual Arts

Diana

September 15-October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month! Students are creating artwork that celebrates the rich history and diversity of art produced by well and lesser known artists through the use of color, print-making, chalk, and collaborative processes.

Students also created monarch butterflies for a school-wide display. They will learn about the symbolism behind the butterflies in Miss Katie's world language classes this month.