The Strange Case of Origami Yoda author Tom Angleberger has put instructions on his website for making an Origami Yoda Halloween costume. Here's the link:
RES fourth graders were featured on Vermont Public Radio on February 8, during Vermont Edition at noon and 7 p.m.! They were interviewed in January for the VPR radio program Dorothy’s List , about the children’s books nominated for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher award. Every month Dorothy’s List features a different title, and RES scholars were interviewed about El Deafo , an award-winning book written and illustrated by Cece Bell. VPR reporter Amy Noyes interviewed our scholars as they discussed El Deafo, and she also recorded the fourth graders’ questions for the author. You can listen to the recorded show any time online at the Dorothy's List podcast. (link below) Dorothy's List podcast: El Deafo by Cece Bell featuring RES fourth graders A full transcript of the podcast and some wonderful photos of our scholars are available on the Dorothy's List website (link below) Transcript and Photos Principal Berry also created a video about the day Ms. Noyes visited RE...
2014-2015 Red Clover nominee A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet First and second graders are enjoying this year's Red Clover books in the RES library. Named after Vermont's state flower, the Red Clover Award is Vermont's children's choice award for picture books. Every year, a group of teachers and librarians puts together a list of 10 fiction and nonfiction Red Clover books. Students who read or listen to at least five titles from the list get to vote on their favorite book. Their votes, along with votes from students all over the state, help choose the Red Clover Award winner. Scholars are practicing their critical thinking skills while they are discussing these books in library classes. Our questions to focus on are: do I like or dislike this book, and why? What specific details in the text or illustrations make me think this book is interesting or boring, beautiful or ugly, serious or funny? This wee...
Second graders sharing nonfiction about bats. Nonfiction is popular with RES scholars, who checked out over 450 nonfiction titles for their independent reading in January . January at the RES library, by the numbers: Number of library books and other materials checked out by RES scholars, families, and staff: 1684 -- that's 89 per day. Number of scholar visits to the library: over 1,000 (15 classes per week plus individual visits) Number of checkouts for our most popular book: 11 for Scaredy Squirrel Goes Camping by Melanie Watt Number of new reading mentors from CHMS who have begun reading with kindergartners during their library classes: 4 . We can't thank CHMS Assistant Principal Lashawn Whitmore-Sells and the middle schoolers enough for sharing their time and enthusiasm for books with our young scholars!
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