Dear Families, Whaling Day was a success! The students did a wonderful job singing sea shanties and sharing their games. I hope you had a chance to check out their whaling letters, scrimshaws, and whale drawings made to scale. Fourth graders should be very proud of their curiosity and engagement throughout our study of the northeast. Next we travel to the south, where we will learn about the four pillars of this region (Who lived in the region before it became the United States? What are the states and capitals of the region? What national parks/monuments and landscapes are in the region? What significant events happened in the region?). Below are a few pictures from the Whaling Day. Next week is the book fair and the author visit! Fourth graders will be visiting the book fair during our library class on Tuesday. Students can bring money with them to shop if they would like to, and there will also have "no obligation wish list" pages that they can fill out to take home--and of course, they can just browse and not buy anything at all! Mrs. McCullough is planning on purchasing many of the book titles found at the book fair for our school library, so students will be able to come to the library and borrow titles that they are interested in for free. The author visiting is Matt Tavares. Many of his books have been previewed in library class and will also be available for purchase at the book fair. For families who ordered signed copies of Matt's books, Mrs. McCullough will deliver those copies to homerooms to be sent home with students on Thursday or Friday. Enjoy your long weekend! Warmly, Brigid Comments are closed.
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