Have you filled out a CORI form, yet?

We are going on our final field trip May 24th to the Marblehead Neck tidepools. We are able to take any parent who wants to come...however, you need to have filled out a CORI and it must come back clean before we can allow you to come. So, if you want to come with us, get to the high school ASAP as the process takes 2-3 weeks.

T-Shirt Time

Every year, the 1st graders attend a field trip to the tide pools in Marblehead, MA. Before the big trip, we tie dye t-shirts to wear that day as a memento. We are asking everyone to send in a plain white t-shirt to decorate: it does not need to be brand new. Please write your child's name or initials on the tag. These are due by Friday, May 13th.

Thank you!

Penguin Pictures

I found this link to some penguin photos from around the world on boston.com.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/gallery/042411naturalworld/?p1=Bottom_Inside_links

Rainforest Project

As you know, we have started learning about the rainforest. We have all ready had some amazing conversations about the different products we get from them, the animals that live there, and how they are being destroyed and what we can do to protect them (reduce, reuse, recycle).
Our final home project is to write a report and create a model of the animal your child chose to research. The majority of the information of the research has been done in school. The project is due on Friday May 6th. I can't wait to see how they turn out!
Please remember, the project needs to be completed by the student with some help from an adult.

Have fun!

More Fun!

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Glogster

Took a workshop on a new way to help keep students and parents engaged in what's being taught in the classroom. This was from me learning how to embed it into my blog. Hope to incorporate it into next year's class :)

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Today is Dr. Seuss' birthday. We had some special readers come from the high school.