Ms. Walsh

Dear Parents,

October has been a busy month. We completed our Ecosystem Unit in science with a very interesting trip to the Wells Reserve.  Thanks to Ray Therrien's Mom and Gabby Harrison's Dad for chaperoning. We had a beautiful sunny day!  All students were really engaged in all the activities,and I was very proud of them!  We will begin our Rock and Mineral Unit very soon with a rock hounding trip to the Ham and Weeks Mine in Wakefield, NH.  It will take place on our original date October 25th which is a Thursday.  I welcome  parents to join us. You will need to drive in your own cars as the bus will be full. You can follow the bus and I will also have direction for you. The bus will leave Sea Road School around 8:30 and arrive back around 1:30. Don't forget to bring a pail and a trowel. It's lots of fun looking for that special rock or mineral!!

Our Social Studies Unit on immigration will end on the 31st of October with our arrival at  Ellis Island. Please have your children dressed as immigrants when they arrive that day.  We will began our day with a parade around the school and end up in the gym.  Please join us in the gym for a review and pictures(if you wish) of your immigrant.

Our genre is on biographries this month. Please encourage your child to read 30 minutes a night.

In Everyday Math we completed Unit 2 and have begun Unit 3. Please practice those multiplication facts with your child each night for 10 minutes.

If you have any concerns regarding your child please give me a call.  Thanks for all your support
with homework. 

 Parents,

This is an update on our Ellis Island event.

On Wednesday, October 31st at 8:45 students will be participating in an immigration activity that will simulate a visit to Ellis Island of long ago.  Each student has been researching a country as part of this project.  If students would like to bring in food from their country they may. It is not required. Please send in small bite-size pieces.  We have no way of heating things up, so please plan accordingly.  Students are also expected to dress as an immigrant.  We do have some clothing at school they may borrow.  Each child should have a basket or sack of personal belongings that they bring with them from the old country.  These items had to be very limited because of space. Consequently, the items that were brought were very meaningful or essential to them. All parents are invited to the Parade of Immigrants at 8:45 on the 31st of October.Hope to see you then.

Mrs. Walsh