2014 Vermont History Poster Contest at Cornwall!

Secretary of State Jim Condos visited third 

and fourth graders and presented awards

for the Cornwall History Poster Contest!

First Place

Vermont License Plates

Lillea and Secretary of State Condos

Second Place

History Timeline

Julia and Secretary of State Condos

Julia

Third Place

Calvin Coolidge

Jackson and Secretary of State Condos

Fourth Place

The Morgan Horse

Naomi and Secretary of State Condos

Fifth Place

Four Special Vermont Windows

Cady Scout and Secretary of State Condos

Sixth Place

Four Season Vermont Covered Bridge

Ben and Secretary of State Condos

Honorable Mention

Natasha

Honorable Mention

Paige

Honorable Mention

Sarah

Honorable Mention

Nora

Honorable Mention

Eliot

Honorable Mention

Jayden

Honorable Mention

Eli

Honorable Mention

Thomas

Honorable Mention

Thomas

Honorable Mention

Alex

Honorable Mention

Eddie

Honorable Mention

John

Honorable Mention

Carter

Honorable Mention

Jack

Kindergarten Train Ride!

Third graders treated the kindergarten students to a "train ride!"

Third graders decided on the roles they would play and also

decided on the snack menu.  They did a great job and the 

kindergartners enjoyed the trip!

Conductor John

Purchasing Tickets

Each ticket held the name of the passenger and

the passenger's seat number.

Waiting at the train crossing!

Ready to cross!

 Each kindergartner found his or her own special seat!

Snack Car Crew!

Ready and Alert!  :-)

Train technicians, Eli and Jack are in the front 

sharing "There Goes The Train" videos.

Snack orders are taken by high quality waitstaff!

Food Prep by Carter and Eliot!

And maybe a few others!

Highly qualified waitstaff offer 

seconds and free refills!

I'd ride that train any day!

Suspension Bridges!

Third graders designed suspension bridges using dictionaries as

towers.  They began by testing a suspension bridge without

anchorages.  Then tested a design with anchorages.

Ask a third grader about their results.   

Beautiful Shelburne Day!

 First Stop!  TheTrain!

This may have been the funniest part of the day!

Third graders were down on the track as a joke to their parents.  I told

 them to wave "good bye" and I would take a video.  Just at that exact moment,

 someone blew the horn on the Ticonderoga.  It sounded just like a train whistle. 

I have never seen such funny expressions on the students as they all scrambled to 

get up off the track!  I practically dropped the camera and could not stop laughing!

On the Ticonderoga!

Third graders (and the teacher) thought this would be a really fun 

place to have a sleepover!  There are eight bunks and a private 

room just for the teacher :-)

Sixth graders bid farewell!

A family of nine lived in the Colchester Reef Lighthouse.  

Amazing!  The kids took a dory to a nearby island to play!

Visit the link below to learn more about this lighthouse!

http://www.lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=671

Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building houses

many Impressionist paintings - Monet, 

Manet, Mary Cassatt, Renoir and more! 

Six room interiors were brought from Ms. Webb's NYC 

apartment and are now part of this building.  

Another Favorite!  The giant "lip" couch!

Lunch was yummy!  Thank you FOCS!

Riding the carousel was cool - breeze!

Mrs. Giles captured herself on her horse in this shot!

And then a surprise retirement party!  For ...

Complete with two cakes!

"My eleven years at Cornwall have been a joy.  I feel so fortunate

because it has never felt like work - but just like fun! I couldn't 

have had this great journey alone.  I was very lucky to work with all 

of the great families, students, and the terrific Cornwall Staff!!!  

Thanks Everyone!!!"

Third graders off to the jail!!!

If this isn't pathetic solitary confinement, I don't know what is!

On the playground!

Time for another round of "Old School."