Some 200 students and family members gathered at the Mettawee Community School (MCS) on the evening of April 10th to explore the wide variety of work underway in the classrooms this year.
“In recent years our Open House would focus on a single theme, like mathematics in 2024,” said MCS Principal Brooke DeBonis. “But this year we have so many exciting activities going on, we allowed each grade to highlight their current work at school.”
The result was an energy and excitement that created the feel of a three-ring circus, with students and families moving from table to table to take in the whole show.
And there was much to see. The kindergarten featured its work in making bird nests. The 6th graders offered interactive experiments with thermal energy. Projects in the other grades included a study of Vermont birds and a bird-watching game for attendees to play. There was also an exhibit of deserts and cloud formations; an assortment of mathematical puzzles to solve; research to share on metals and magnets; a display depicting the life cycle of a butterfly; a report on dental hygiene; a study of the Iditarod Dogsled Race in Alaska; and much more.
“It’s always wonderful to see the families sharing an evening together here at our school,” said DeBonis. “It’s a great night for all.”
(Photo above: This Mettawee kindergarten student eyes the bird nest he made for the Open House.)
Mettawee Grade 1 teacher Stephanie Pierce conducts an experiment to show how a rain cloud is made.
Birds in the gym? Second graders help conduct a bird-watching game.
This Mettawee student explains an experiment on thermal energy at the Open House.
Open House attendees made their own bird house nests from cotton balls, paper clips, rubber bands, and tissue paper.
First graders made cacti from egg cartons and toothpicks in their study of deserts.