Pi Day and...

Thank you for all of the contributions towards Pi Day on Friday. The students had their 'fill' :)

This week be sure to ask your child...
1) What is a Van de Graaff Generator?
2) How do you find 6% of $15.00?
3) What did they think of the following movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3nT2KDAGOc
4) What is their debate topic?

Guest Speakers Week 1 and 2

Last week, Dr. Steve Merena(AKA Amy's Dad) who is a podiatrist at UVM Medical Center graciously paid our class a visit to speak with us about the human body and human body systems. This week, we had Jena Medina(AKA Gabe's mom) who is a Nurse Practitioner and Dr. Joe Haddock, who Jena works with, visit us from Thomas Chittenden Health Center to talk about the human body, diseases of the human body and to teach students how to give injections(to an orange of course!). We are so very grateful to all of our presenters. Be sure to ask your child about these two visits and about the disease they are researching!

Hour of Code on Team Couloir

For the past two weeks(minus some snow days), Team Couloir students have been working on learning and practicing 'code'. Many students are already very proficient, while others are just starting. There is a wealth of resources out there to support students in this exploration. Please consider trying some of the links yourself that we posted on our Team Couloir Math Site.
Today we had a visit from Professor Josh Bongard, who teaches coding at UVM. He brought some of his graduate students with him. Professor Bongard presented to the students briefly and took some time to look at what the students had been working on.

Andy Goldsworthy inspired Theme Time

Last Friday, Team Couloir students used inspiration from the artist Andy Goldsworthy to create sculptures in nature.

Fabulous Friday!

We ended the short week with a review of 'Pathways to Self Control', 'Me' TShirts, and many community building games. Be sure to ask your child about...
what are the behavior expectations at BRMS?
what is a TAB? A buddy classroom?
what is a community agreement?
did you get your new assignment book? what is in the pink pages?

Welcome Back!

We area delighted to be embarking on a second year with our students. Our first two days have been busy and filled with games, review of routines and expectations. Students have been scrambled into two new groups; The Andes and The Sierras.
Please ask your child...
1) which group are you in? what class book are you reading with this group?
2) what is your first EXP? Unified Arts Class?
3) What is the new arrival routine at BRMS?
4) name three games you have played with your class.

Today, as part of our study of volume, students built a cubic meter, cubic foot and began to measure the volume of our classroom.