The third grade class studied how the balloons got their start in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade. After studying the balloons and reading the book about the balloons (Balloons Over Broadway), the students created their own balloon float. CreativeWeb supplied the balloons for this adventure. The students designed the balloon float, created it out of various materials and supplies, and finished the project with a mini parade for the elementary students.

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The Woonsocket fourth grade class took the time on Tuesday, Nov. 23, to “showcase” some of our hard work. We read various Cinderella stories for Reading in our classroom, and then took their story components/elements and compared/contrasted them to begin writing our own. For example, in Cinderella, the characters are Cinderella, evil stepmom, two stepsisters, a Fairy Godmother, a prince, and a messenger. We then compared these to Skeleton Cinderella, Cindy Ellen (a western take on Cinderella), and a Cinderella story I wrote. Then, the fourth graders started creating their own stories with various settings, missing items, contests, etc. For example, one student did a camping setting with a marshmallow contest. We had farm ones, Spongebob ones, racing ones, Harry Potter ones, and many more! They then used Tuesday as an opportunity to read them to their parents. 

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The third grade class had the privilege of learning how to sew from some very helpful volunteers! The class is trying to get a variety of ornaments ready for the tree that will be going to the courthouse, and one of the ornaments is a hand-sewn ornament. Many helpers came into the classroom to assist in this project and expose the students to this helpful life skill. A huge thank you goes out to these wonderful volunteers who helped many students discover a love for sewing!

…See pictures in this week’s issue of the Sanborn Weekly Journal!