Reading to End Racism

Our Reading to End Racism volunteer introduces the book, Richard Wright and the Library Card.

The History of UES!

Today in class we read a chapter from the book, A Capital Upbringing. We learned about the Washington County school that was on the upper playground. It was a three story building with the auditorium on the top floor and a "peeing wall" in the basement that was part of the boy's bathroom.
We also had the opportunity to play records on a record player that we borrowed from one of our special educator's Pat Collier. We had our own little sock hop.

The Perfect Day for ECO

We were fortunate to have been able to spend yesterday at Hubbard Park for ECO. Before leaving the school, we spent a couple of minutes viewing a video clip about mills and talked about the purpose of mills. We then walked to the site of the old mill behind Birch Grove Bakery and the Lane Shops.

The above photos show the Lane Shops' dam in the background.

Once we arrived at Hubbard Park we were able to construct our own water wheels, determine a logical spot for it to be placed and watch the water flow do its' work. This group was very successful.

Finally, as you can see, some of us were dressed for the 70 degree whether and others had a hard time letting go of winter. (lol)

Reminder: StoryKeepers "Open House"

Our Story Keepers "Open House" will be tomorrow night in the big gym from 5:30-6:30.
We hope to see you there!

Storykeepers is Coming to UES!

Natalie Kinsey­-Warnock is the award­ winning author of many distinguished books for children.  They range from her first novel, The Canada Geese Quilt, to her popular picture book, The Bear Who Heard Crying. All of her stories have one thing in common. They are all based either on the author's own life or on true stories passed down through the seven generations of her family that have lived in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Natalie is now working in Vermont schools to help children discover and write their own family stories. Her program, Storykeepers, introduces students to genealogical research and the use of primary and secondary sources. Using research and interviews, students learn about the stories that have been handed down from one generation to the next. History becomes personal and relevant and children develop a stronger sense of family.
On March 9, Natalie will bring Storykeepers to UES. She will be working with first and second, fourth and fifth grade classes for about two weeks. We know this will be a wonderful opportunity for our students especially this year as we also celebrate the story of UES.

Creating Lanterns for the Parade!

Meeting our artist in residency! A huge thank you to our art teacher, Mrs. Kane, for all the work she did in bringing this opportunity to UES! We are very excited for the parade and to show off our creativity!

Preparing the masking tape to assemble the base of the lantern.

They've been "framed!" The base is complete.

Teamwork with Mrs. Kane.

Adding height.

Parents were a HUGE help!

Showing off the frame of our lanterns with Mrs. Lloyd's class.

Gluing on the outer layer.

Publishing Party A HUGE Success!

Our Publishing Party was a huge success! We enjoyed many great stories and laughs together as parents came in to enjoy the hard work of all the authors.

The main character in this author's story got fired from his job over and over again!!

An artist himself, this author's main character finds himself too young to enter a drawing contest.

Susan finds her self adopting a kitten 

Josh enters a mechanic competition and wins 1st Place!  

Charles is in a spelling bee and wins 

Joe might have to move

Morgan might loose the horse farm 

Emma wants to go to writing school

The boy who loved chess

A day in the life of Sadie