Thank you to everyone who was able to come to Open House!  It is always exciting for children to share their classroom and provide a glimpse of their time spent at school.

Yesterday morning our class was fortunate to have the opportunity to vote on dog tags for the town of Waitsfield.  Jen Peterson, Waitsfield town clerk, graciously came in and gave a brief explanation of the voting process.  After checking in with Jen, each child voted on shape and color for the dog tags before placing their ballots in the official ballot box.  We counted the votes immediately after so children would know the results.  The next round of dog tags will be gold shields!

We have had fabulous ECO days the last two Wednesdays.  Last week we broke into small groups and created "insect hotels".  Today, after learning about insect parts (thanks to Zach who modeled these for us), each group used items found in the forest to build different insects.   We also chose sit spots today, an individual place that each child will revisit each week through the year to write in their ECO journals and enjoy a few quiet moments before we return to school.