The Schoolhouse gym offers a large indoor space for children to run, dance, tumble and play. Join us on Thursdays through 6/7 from 9:45-10:30 am for open gym. Children will enjoy some organized play and free play. We will “cool down” on mats during the last 5-10 minutes. Parents and caregivers can join in or [...] Read more »
Vacation and Summer Camps Information
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Vermont Commons 7th Graders help us “green up”
On Friday May 11th, a group of 7th graders from the Vermont Commons School joined the K-4 graders at The Schoolhouse to “green up” the Schoolhouse’s wetlands and grounds. Schoolhouse alumni Mason Hill and Will Shayne led a group of Schoolhouse kids while their Vermont Commons classmates joined the three other adult-led groups to scour [...] Read more »
Story Time at The Schoolhouse (preschool) opening on June 4th!
Beginning on June 4th, the Schoolhouse will be welcoming a gang of energetic 2-4 year olds as part of Story Time at The Schoolhouse, our new preschool. The program has been incubated over the last 5 years by Kelly Story in her house as an home day care. Demand is high, but are still a [...] Read more »
The terribly busy Omegas…
The Omegas continue to enjoy age-appropriate versions of classic books. Having already shared 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Three Musketeers and The Man in the Iron Mask, is was an exciting surprise when our newest student showed up with a copy of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde! It fit in perfectly with our year-long discussion [...] Read more »
A conversation with our newest volunteer…
Mary Colombo has joined the Schoolhouse community as part of United Way’s Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP). Mary will be helping out in in the Alpha2-Tau room on Tuesday mornings, focusing on helping students with reading and research (and anything else that Joni needs). We had a conversation with her recently… SH: What is your [...] Read more »
The Alpha 1s measure up…
The Alphas are spending a lot of time on math this month. We’re continuing to work on our flexibility with numbers. Ask your child (randomly) what number comes before another number and what number comes after. (The before is usually much harder to come up with.) This is a great activity that you can play [...] Read more »
Making music…
Dew has started teaching the Omegas recorder once a week. The goal of the Omega recorder curriculum is to do both ear training and sight reading. These talented musicians are working toward a performance at the closing ceremony. The kids are really excited. Dew begs parents’ forgiveness for any squeaks and squawks at home. Ear [...] Read more »
More gratitude for the Alpha 1 penny drive…
The Alpha 1s recently received the following follow-up email from Joe Nelson at the Vermont Covered Bridges Society for the contribution they made in the fall. Dear The Schoolhouse Kindergarten Class: We thank you again for your contributions to help save the covered bridges that were damaged by Tropical Storm Irene. Your funds were sent [...] Read more »
A lot is happening in the Alpha 2-Tau room…
The Alpha 2 – Tau room has been working on story math. We have been exploring different ways to solve the same story math problem and then how to write it as a math equation. We have also been writing a lot of different kinds of questions using a variety of question words and ending [...] Read more »
UVM Visiting Scholar Tao Ye Visits The Schoolhouse
Students learned about Chinese culture this month when visiting scholar Tao Ye from Lijiang in Yunnan Province, China spent the day at The Schoolhouse as part of her 10- month experience as a Visiting Scholar in Vermont. She is a participant in the University of Vermont’s Asian Studies Outreach program that currently is hosting eight [...] Read more »
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