A special thank you goes out to Stephanie Williams, Kathy Brown & Monica Anderson for their help organizing and assisting at the event. To read more about the library's youth services, please click here.
Thank you to the families who were able to stop out to the "Meet Your Teacher at the Dow Library" event. The children enjoyed the opportunity to get library cards, explore the shelves of materials, and checkout books and movies. A special thank you goes out to Stephanie Williams, Kathy Brown & Monica Anderson for their help organizing and assisting at the event. To read more about the library's youth services, please click here.
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The children were thrilled to learn some facts about Native Americans today. They gave a warm welcome to Mr. Chad Avery from the Chippewa Tribe. More specifically, he is from the Saginaw, Swan Creek, and Black River bands of the Chippewa. His family is of the Turtle Clan, which is MishekeN in the Ojibway language. You guessed it, the name Michigan, came from that word. Students enjoyed seeing and touching many artifacts as well as hearing some stories and songs from the Chippewa culture. Thank you for taking the time to teach us, Mr. Avery!
Students were seeing red, white and blue during a recent presentation. They learned a brief history of the American flag, basics of flag etiquette, how to properly fold a flag, and some flag trivia. Here's a bit of trivia: Did you know that Robert G. Heft, designer of our current 50-star flag, has ties to mid-Michigan? You can read his interesting story here.
We would like to thank the following gentlemen for taking the time to visit our school to teach us about the flag: Brad Blanchard (veteran), Mark Kloha (veteran), and Fred Hyde (currently a Chief Warrant Officer in the Army). Students stepped back in time today as they entered the Chippewa Nature Center to learn about the history of the fur trade between the Native Americans and the French Voyageurs. They learned about beaver pelts and how those were traded for goods in the Great Lakes area. They learned about how Native Americans lived off the land and how the arrival of the French Voyageur impacted their lives.
Thank you Mr. Bowman, Mr. Felker, and Mr. Kozak for chaperoning us. We appreciated your help. Thank you to Bullock Creek's Superintendent, Mr. Schwedler, for taking the time out of his busy schedule to come read to us today. We laughed while listening to his lively reading aloud of Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss. Also, we enjoyed hearing him recite the poem, "It Couldn't Be Done," by Edgar Guest. Bricks and mortar make a house, but the laughter of children makes a home. (...and, if I may add, ...a school) :) -Irish Proverb The day had other fun events, too. The children's mouths watered during our tasty division and graphing math activity using Lucky Charms. A sweet surprise came in the afternoon from Mr. and Mrs. Hart who provided gold coins of chocolate for all of us. Thank you!
In celebration of March as “Reading Month,” I am looking for adults (parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, community members, etc.) who would like to read aloud a short picture book to our class.
If you’d like to volunteer, then please click on the link below (or copy it & paste it into your browser): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1el4hGBaDltRc-e_E7PCG-3A3rJB3nk43kTa_PAgcMxU/edit?usp=sharing Once you’ve clicked on the link, please: 1. Type your name into the “Guest Reader” column next to the date and time you’ve chosen. 2. Type the title of the book that you will bring to read aloud. Just a reminder, all guests must report to the office upon arrival. The children and I are looking forward to listening to many guest readers this month! The third grade authors had the opportunity to share their recent piece of writing with their classmates. The opportunity allowed for them to practice their public speaking skills.
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