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Yesterday was my first time attending the DCF Awards Ceremony and boy was it a treat! Joined by ten student-readers from our school, we couldn't have asked for a better day. We shared a bus with Moretown Elementary School and arrived at Vermont Technical College early enough to snag front row seats. Rather than sitting and waiting, we went for a stroll through the apple orchards before returning to a packed room. The Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award was created to honor high-quality literature for children. Authors Linda Urban and Tanya Lee Stone were at the event, and both spoke to their inspirations and writing processes, as well as the importance of relentlessly pursuing your dreams. Each year, thirty books are nominated by a committee. Students across Vermont decide the winner via vote. Come to find out, the DCF Book Award is the second-longest running children's choice award in the country! Go Vermont!
Beginning in October 2013 and culminating in May 2014, third and fourth grade students at Fayston Elementary School wrote and illustrated the stories of their lives. Many students went on to animate their illustrations and add voice to these moving pictures to make them come alive. The work began in Language Arts and Library, continued in Language Arts, moved into Art class, and culminated in an after school Movie Making club. While that sounds pretty streamlined, the truth is that the project found its' way into every available nook and cranny of the day, whether it be a journal modification, a quick stop-action scene, or an audio clip, students worked tirelessly see their videos to completion.
Mrs. Lewis and I were offered the opportunity to share this project at Dynamic Landscapes, a conference well-attended by teachers, librarians, and techies from around the state. This is our session description and the presentation we prepared for it:
This year marked Fayston School's first ever student-led Red Clover Day! Wow, everyone was busy, all hands were on deck, and the variety of activities offered something for all the senses. We had... a jungle collage created in the Art room, kindness rippling through the Kindergarden classroom, charades in the first and second grade classrooms, bow tie making in Mrs. Koch's classroom, fractal triangles being built in the Library, origami lions coming to life in Mrs. Lewis's classroom, a real live game of baseball in Mr. Bergstein's classroom, lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade making (from scratch) in Mrs. Vasseur's room, and a jungle picnic complete with three dinosaurs in the Cafeteria! Whew, I'm tired just summarizing. A big thanks to everyone who supported this day, especially to the students who came up with such a variety of offerings, families who donated and loaned the supplies, and Mr. Berthiaume who said he would come to the rescue if we needed additional lemons and limes! |
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