We have spent a good part of this week reading this beautiful book. It's the true story of the Nashua River in Massachusetts. It begins back before there were even people around, takes us through the Indians that lived along the river and their lives there, then the arrival of the settlers and how they used the river, on through the Industrial Revolution and the pollution of the river, and to Marion Stoddard, the woman who led the effort to clean up the river. This ties in beautifully with both our social studies and science topics, and also led to a research project. These are two of the pages that inspired the research. Throughout the book are these borders with pictures of items used during the time period being talked about. Students have chosen one of these objects and researched how and when it was used, what it is made of, and what it was used for. The illustrations throughout the book are gorgeous, especially the three that show the changes to the river over time. VETERAN'S DAY On November 11, students took a break from our regular curriculum to learn about and celebrate Veteran's Day. Their lesson began with a reading of the book The Wall, which is about a boy who visits the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with his grandfather. We had a sub that day who actually fled Vietnam with her family at the end of the war, and she relayed her story to the children, and the importance of our military in their escape. Students then read about the history of Veteran's Day and completed comprehension questions and vocabulary work with their new learning. THANK YOU VETERANS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY! SOCIAL STUDIES We continue to move through Ohio's history and are nearing the American Revolution. We spent a lot of time understanding the reasons the French, British and Native Americans were here in Ohio. We moved on to the precursors of the American Revolution...the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Proclamation Line of 1763, the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. On Friday we watched an episode of Liberty's Kids, which helped bring the Boston Tea party to life for the kids. Such an interesting time in our nation's history! DISGUISE A TURKEY These turkeys are SO CUTE! Students were so excited to see each other's creativity! Stories were written about how the turkey came to be in the disguise, and these are displayed in our hallway. Students of all ages are enjoying our turkeys in disguise! ENJOY! Wishing all of you a fabulous Thanksgiving full of yummy food and warm memories!
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