Tag: Ludlow Elementary School

End of Year Activities at LES

The end of the school year brought lots of activities to the Ludlow Elementary School Students.

Grades 3-6 performed “The Jungle Book” under the direction of Ms. Marks and Mrs. Buckley. More than 30 students were involved, performing for Cavendish Elementary School, Mount Holly Elementary School, and Ludlow Elementary School students on June 4th with an evening performance for the general public.  

The After School Program is thriving and we thank the staff for all the wonderful activities the students enjoyed. The children got to participate in everything from science, art, and woodworking to stop motion animation and more. Thank you to Rachel Karner, Lisa Marks, Jake Parker, Shona Trimboli, Zoe Trimboli, and Janelle Wilfong for your dedication to our students.

After School Program

Grades K-3 enjoyed a collaborative end-of-year celebration at Dorsey Park. Hot dogs and watermelon were just a few of the items served for lunch. Lots of games were played and fun was had by all.

Personalized Learning

This spring I had the opportunity to visit Ms. Baitz’s sixth-grade classroom at LES. After school one day Alexis shared a notebook with me that holds her Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment results and goals that she has set for herself based on those results. At that time, Alexis set a goal to increase her understanding of an author’s intention.  Then on a subsequent day, Colline shared her notebook and told me she was focusing on informational text, looking for key ideas and details that support those ideas.

  • Alexis
  • Colline

In addition to learning about personalizing learning for our sixth graders, Ms. Baitz showed me an aspect of her work in proficiency-based learning. The teachers throughout our supervisory union are working on designing modules of learning that typically have several lessons. These lessons are designed to deepen and optimize learning with the expectation that our students will demonstrate their learning and meet proficiency.

Above is a Performance Learning Standard that the students in Ms. Baitz class were working to achieve. The students developed compelling questions, researched the mills and textile factories that were scattered throughout Vermont and then made claims based on that research.  Throughout this module, Ms. Baitz checked for understanding and developed a variety of assessments to gauge student learning.

Meg Alison Powden