Flat Stanley Update
Our Flat Stanleys are all back! We have had a wonderful time receiving letters, packages, pictures and special gifts from our host families! Stanley has seen many exciting destinations and has reported back all of his adventures.
We have located all of the places he visited on a world map. They are:
Vancouver, Canada
Mill Valley, California
Phoenix, Arizona
Sun City West, Arizona
Davao City, Philippines
Pasadena, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
Naples, Florida
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Forked River, New Jersey
Milton, Massachusetts
Whitman, Massachusetts
Weston, Connecticut
Oslo, Norway
Thank you to all our host families for making this such a fun project for our class!
Our Fantastic Fieldtrips
We have recently taken two very fun field trips. One was a whole-school fieldtrip to the Lloyd Center for Environmental Studies in Westport, MA.
The K/1 class learned about the marine forest and enjoyed a scavenger hunt to find things that are found in this environment with our fantastic guides, Amanda and Sam.
We also went exploring in a salt water marsh. We hunted for spiders, crabs, birds, snails and other interesting life that make its home in this ecosystem.
The highlight of the trip was when the class got to handle nets and “go fishing” for crabs and other creatures that live in the area of the marsh that leads to the ocean.
Back at the Learning Center, we handled different organisms in a special holding tank. We held crabs, mussels, clams, conch and starfish. It was very exciting!
Our second spring fieldtrip was to the Orpheum Theatre in Foxboro. The kindergarten through third grade students enjoyed the play Harry the Dirty Dog, based on the book by Gene Zion. Harry is tired of following so many rules, especially taking baths! He decides to take a day off to explore the world without his family’s rules. While out and about Harry gets very, very dirty. When he realizes there is “no place like home” and returns to the family that loves and misses him, they do not recognize him. After a much needed bath, the family realizes that the mystery dog is really their lost Harry. This was an amazing production put on by four talented performers. We enjoyed our time at the theater very much!
The Last Day of School 2010
Our class has been practicing every day for the Spring Program, which will take place on June 4th at 10:00 AM. We hope you can join us for our version of The Great Kapok Tree.