March 14 is Pi Day! Students learn the parts of a circle, calculate the diameter, circumference, and area of circular and spherical objects, and read books such as “Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi,” available in the KES Library.
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Killington Elementary School briefs
Tech integration A couple of times throughout each week, Mrs. Knipes’ kindergartners and first graders break out the iPads to review and practice skills. Mrs. Knipes finds that purposeful and meaningful use of the iPad facilitates learning and prepares her […]
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Pre-K education advances in Killington
By Polly Lynn By 2015 every school district in Vermont will be required to provide 10 hours of high quality, free pre-Kindergarten each week to all 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds who have missed the cutoff for Kindergarten because of their birthdays, […]
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KES participates in regional spelling bee
KILLINGTON—You could hear a pin drop as selected students from Windsor Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) competed in their annual WCSU spelling bee at Woodstock Union High School’s Teagle Library on Friday, Oct. 10. Words such as “depth” and “lieutenant” were […]
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Killington Elementary honors Fire Safety Week
In honor of National Fire Prevention Week, Steve Finer of Killington Fire and Rescue gave safety presentations to KES students Tuesday, Oct. 7. Finer and teachers spoke with children about how to avoid fires and asked them to ensure that […]
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Killington Elementary School students learn and grow
Common Core has arrived Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are underway for all students in Vermont and throughout most of the country. The aim of this multi-state initiative is to ensure that all students are held to consistent expectations that […]
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Elementary soccer teams vie for possession
Photos by Robin Alberti Saturday, Sept. 6, Killington Elementary School held its first soccer games of the school year at the Polo fields in Rutland. Top left: Sophia Nisimblat, a member of KES’s 3-4 grade team, challenges a Pittsford player […]