Hello Stonehedge! Happy Spring –finally!

Thanks for taking a peek at our new blog. I am very excited to be able to push news out to you with this new format…and we’ll be saving trees too!

As always, the library has been a busy place lately…

 5^th graders are researching aspects of life in Brazil and Cuba.  They are working in groups, representing departments of history, economy, geography, culture and government. They are creating Power Points and will be teaching their classmates about their respective departments. When we are done, everyone will have a better understanding of both countries (as well as some excellent presentation skills).

4^th graders have also been working with Power Point presentations. They are making slideshows to review science vocabulary. As teams present to their classmates, everyone is creating study guides covering all of their science terms.

3^rd graders have been having fun with idioms.  They are learning the “secret language” of figurative expressions such as “in one ear and out the other” and drawing some great illustrations to boot.  They are also using presentation skills, using the document camera in the library to show off their work.

2^nd graders have been exploring fairy tales and folk tales in their classrooms, so we have been sharing different versions of stories like Paul Bunyan and The Fisherman and his Wife in library.

1^st graders have been providing the cutest moments of the month as they act out favorite tales, including The Three Little Pigs and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, with props and costumes.

Kindergarteners have been learning and reciting all kinds of nursery rhymes.  They know that these rhymes have been shared for generations and that their parents and grandparents have heard them too, so surprise your Kindergartener by singing along with their new favorite rhymes.

Summer reading programs are just around the corner…more about them in my next blog.

Until then…Don't forget to Read4Fun!

Mrs. Abbott