Week of May 11-15, Terrific Tech Post #5

Students and Caregivers!

Quite a range of topics today. Younger students might enjoy Mystery Doug and Hip Hop! Those are also great for older students as well as Padlet Nudge and Google Meet Skills.
Caregivers: The Intro to CommonSense.org foundation shows you some of their great resources about Digital Citizenship and choosing media that is kid-friendly.

MYSTERY DOUG: I love Mystery Doug! I will put a link to an interesting question and his answer in my posts. This week, a student asks Doug, "How are toys invented?" CLICK HERE or the picture to the right to watch it!
PADLET NUDGE! A few weeks ago, I posted a video about using Padlet. CLICK HERE to see it again.  For today's new video CLICK HERE or the picture on the right. It's  about posting to Padlet by recording your voice, instead of typing for a video. Watch that, then go to one or more of the three Padlets running right now. I'd love to see more posts to them!  Padlet on What's been a good thing about shutting school? Or a bad thing? Or any thought about how life is different? Padlet on Mystery Doug: Germs! Germs! Germs! Padlet on Switch Zoo - Make your own animal
MORE DIGITAL MUSIC!! Enjoy making your own Hip Hop music with two turntables! All online! With a TERRIFIC introduction about how Hip Hop started. CLICK HERE or on the Picture at right to get going!
GOOGLE Hangout/MEET SKILLS: How to present/share your screen with your teacher, how to use gallery/tiles/grid view for weekly class meetings; how to Pin the Tail on Your Teacher! CLICK HERE or on the picture to the right.
DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP: For Caregivers, an introduction to Commonsense.org. This organization is fantastic! They provide reviews of movies, TV programs, games, and apps for caregivers. They rate movies in terms of how appropriate they are for children. Their education section is the foundation of our District's Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Great resource for parents! Click Here or on the picture to get started!

Week of May 11-15: Tuneful Tuesday #5

Hello everyone!

Our learning continues in learning about orchestral instruments for K-1 and ukulele studies for grades 2-4.
Remember, our new learning is based on learning from prior weeks. Check out the earlier music weeks if you missed anything :-).

Also, don't forget to check out the Sweet Treats, as well! They are for all ages and can be done whenever you want :-).

If you hav anything special that you would like to share, please let me know! We have so many talented young musicians and artists at UES, and I would love to share what YOU are doing at home!

And, remember that Tuneful Tuesdays are also Music Office Hours! See you there?

This week's activities are below:

Week of May 11-15: Movement Monday #5

Happy Movement Monday Owls!

 This week we are excited to share with you 2 new lessons:  

1. Soccer passing with MJ (grades K-1)
2. Catching a Frisbee with Mr Williams (grades 2-3-4)  
We hope you can be creative in practicing these new skills. If you'd like to send us a video or photo of yourself practicing soccer and frisbee we would love to see! Make sure to check with your families first 

Just a friendly reminder that our virtual office hours on google hangout are every Monday from 11 am-1pm. Hope to see you there! https://meet.google.com/wja-ufgd-bas

Check out this week's BONUS videos: 

Soccer passing activities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8IQxdWnyjc
Frisbee catching activities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60GqSRNsxs
Remember to have fun, be creative and do your best! 

Stay active and have fun,

MJ & Mr. Williams

Week of May 4-May 8: Library Freyday #4:

Week of May 4-May 8: Library Freyday #4: 

The Day the Crayons Quit and The One and Only Ivan

Starting this week there will be two books available for your listening pleasure.  One is a picture book, one is a Chapter Book.  This week the picture book we'll be reading is The Day the Crayons Quit, by Drew Daywalt:

The Day the Crayons Quit

This week's chapter book read aloud is The One and Only Ivan, by Katherine Applegate:

The One and Only Ivan

For more connections, information, activities...

Week of May 4-May 8: Artful Thursday #4: Spring Surprises!

Spring is full of joy and surprises here in Vermont. Please watch this short introduction from Mrs. Kane and Michelangelo the Monkey to start:

Then, you are invited to choose ONE of the following art lessons ...

Special Art Announcements from Mrs. Kane!

YEARBOOK COVER (AND BACK) DESIGN CONTEST!!

It’s that time of year again.  We are having a yearbook cover and back contest!  Any third or fourth grader is welcome to make a submission.  One entry will be chosen for the front of the yearbook, and one for the back.  ALL ENTRIES WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE YEARBOOK! Entries must be sent to Mrs. Beaupre by Friday, MAY 15th.   (One entry per person, please!) You can scan/email them to LindaKB@mpsvt.org. Here is a letter from Mrs. Beaupre with all of the details, and here is a video from Mrs. Kane with some design tips!

ART SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS!!! 

The amazing MRPS PIE group is collecting donations and has been giving art supplies out to families. If you are a student in need of some basic art supplies, please let Mrs. Kane or MRPS PIE know! Please email kristinak@mpsvt.org or mrpspie@gmail.com. You can learn more about MRPS PIE (and how to donate!) by visiting their website!  

Week of May 4-8 Wellness Wednesday Week #4

Hi UES, 

This week’s lesson is all about how our thoughts can make us feel certain feelings.  We are always in
charge of how we choose to act and this comes from how we are thinking.  Stay tuned below for a
very special guest teacher as well ….

When we are calm, we can trust our thinking.  If we trust our thinking when we are upset or mad
it can make things worse.

Here is another read aloud for today from the book, What is a Thought? (A Thought is a Lot)
by Jack Pransky and Amy Kahofer.  

You can find the video here.

After the read aloud, check out some ideas below for how to get back to a
calm body when you are not feeling that way to begin with.