SPECIAL VISIT BY PFC TYLER PARR, USMC

Today our classroom had a very special visitor, PFC Tyler Parr, USMC.  PFC Parr was a 2013 graduate of Wausaukee High School and is home on leave after completing Marine Corps boot camp.  He shared with us some of his boot camp experiences, as well as why he chose to join the Marine Corps.  Perhaps the best thing he shared with the class was that if students want to perpare themselves for joining the military someday they should listen to their teachers because teachers try to help students do good things. 

Our students presented PFC Parr with some thank you letters they had prepared, as well as a poster they made thanking him for his service.  We are very grateful to PFC Parr for his service to our country and taking the time to visit our classroom! 

READING WORKSHOP

Students continue to do a great job reading and reflecting on their reading.  We have many voracious readers who read from books and our on-line libraries to improve their fluency and stamina.  Students are also working hard at making inferences, comparing and contrasting, and checking their comprehension. 

 

HONORING VETERANS

Recently our students took part in a project to honor area veterans.  The project included research and learning about veterans, Veterans Day, and a variety of patriotic American symbols and monuments.  Students then made posters that included many of the patriotic symbols that they researched to honor and thank area veterans.  Nearly a dozen Wausaukee businesses displayed these posters for Veteran’s Day.  In particular we want to thank the following businesses for partnering with our students for this project:  Hoover's, Bank North, Sal's Foods, Wausaukee Bowl, State Bank of Florence, Wausaukee Medical Center, Subway, Family Dollar, Wausaukee Lumber Co., and Ranger Family Restaurant.