a-6fantasticfours: March 2016

Thursday, March 31, 2016

Another Collection!

Jolee shared her earring collection!

Jolee said she will be getting her ears pierced soon, so

this earring collection will surely come in handy!

The little chocolate donut earrings

(2nd pair from the left) were a hit!

Baby Thacker

Adorable Baby Joshua with his sibling!!!

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

A Few Guest Teachers!

Zachary discusses how to draw and label

the diameter, radius, and circumference

on a circle.

John discusses the attributes of a shape created when four

points that are equally spaced within a circle are connected.

Zach discusses how to find the perimeter of a

quadrilateral.

Side note: There were young ladies involved in this

conversation. However, popsicle sticks with the students

names were drawn to identify who would be guest

teachers. Not to worry there will be more opportunities!

A New Sharing Idea!

Caleb brought a new sharing idea to the group.

He suggested students share something they collect.

Caleb began with sharing his collection of model

MINI Coopers!

I suspect he would like a full-size MINI someday!

This is a Lego MINI Cooper.

This MINI Cooper took a few spins around the classroom!

Friday, March 25, 2016

Special Guest!

Young Vermonters Who Make a Difference!

A-6 hosted a very special young lady as a guest teacher today!

Sophia, a junior in high school, spent over an hour with the fourth graders sharing

her passion - rescuing animals, particularly wild animal babies and

animals that have been injured. She has been rehabilitating animals since

age six when she brought home her first fledgling. This articulate young lady
had lots to share, and she was very impressed with the questions asked
by the fourth graders!

Sophia's favorite to raise - pigeons!

Left: baby Cedar Waxwings Right: baby Hummingbird

Raising baby bunnies is fun!

Ask your child how to differentiate between a

wild and domestic (pet) rabbit!

Baby chipmunks!

Ask you child about the stripes

on these baby chipmunks!

More about Sophia Parker, Miss Vermont's Outstanding Teen 2015

Sophia's Platform

Otter Creek Wildlife Rescue

Platform: Stewardship of the Land: Promoting Wildlife Rehabilitation
“No matter your race, color, creed or set of beliefs, we are all bound by our use of the land, water, animal and resources. We are all inhabitants of planet Earth and so we are bound by the fate of that planet. We have the decision to become stewards of nature or simply consumers of nature, as all share one irreversible reality. Through teaching wildlife rehabilitation to the next generation, I will help people become involved with being stewards of the land and animals."http://www.missvermont.org/outstanding-teen.htm

Thursday, March 24, 2016

14 Counties!

The Vermont "County Challenge"

www.blocface.org

is an acronym for helping students name all

14 Vermont counties! When students are able to name all 14
Vermont counties, their names are added to this poster.
Family members may also take the "county challenge"
and their names will be added to the poster!!!
We have a few already!!!

https://www.google.com/search?q=vermont+counties&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=653&tbm=isch&imgil=rxpojAEnm75cDM%253A%253BbQ4MfmosAnIILM%253Bhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.digital-topo-maps.com%25252Fcounty-map%25252Fvermont.shtml&source=iu&pf=m&fir=rxpojAEnm75cDM%253A%252CbQ4MfmosAnIILM%252C_&usg=__hTDKXwvj57DvqR23WGG3G5iUjPU%3D&ved=0ahUKEwiErZmnkNrLAhUEVT4KHenRCCsQyjcILQ&ei=ZEn0VoTrMISq-QHpo6PYAg#imgrc=rxpojAEnm75cDM%3A

Follow this link to the county song - another

way to remember the counties and where they are

located in Vermont!
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=vermont%20county%20song