Author's Share

I can hardly believe the end of the year is closing in on us. It's always a bitter sweet time of year. As a teacher, I always look forward to the beginning if the year with fresh ideas and goals of self improvement. However, the end of the year is such an amazing time to see how much my students have grown and learned and I always want to continue to help them flourish.
Our Authors' Share this year was amazing. The students were so proud of their work and excited to share it. Below are some pictures of the practice run with our 4th grade partners as well as pictures and video of the big day.
Enjoy and I hope you had as much fun and were as impressed as I was :)

Tide Pool Field Trip

Our field trip to the tide pools was a blast! The weather was perfect. We found some great sea creatures and learned a lot about ocean life.

In case you are unaware, this was Mr. Papadonis' last tide pool field trip with Memorial School due to him retiring in a few weeks! We will miss him dearly but we are very lucky to gain Ms. Pavlecik as the new Science Center Director. We wish you both the best in your new endeavors!
Thank you for ALL YOU DO and HAVE DONE!!

Planting Cucumbers & Rainforest Animals

We have been so busy in the 1st grade!
As you know, the students planted cucumber seeds and brought them home so you can plant them outside and enjoy yummy cukes this summer.

The rainforest projects came out fantastic!
Enjoy the pictures of both :)

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!