Peirce School
Arlington, Massachusetts
September 29, 2003:
Tunia arrived today at about 10:30 A.M. She was tired from her trip, so she spent the rest of the day relaxing. She saw the children doing "Math Strings" - strings of numbers, using strategies of combinations of ten, "tens trick" (10+1=11, 10+2=12, etc,), and doubles to find the answers. Then she watched Guided Reading groups where students read books about masks. Next week, they will be making masks. The HIGHLIGHT of her day was taking a look at "Ladybug Land" with our classroom pets, Hugs and Kisses. Although our ladybugs were released last week, their empty pupae were still attached to the sides of Ladybug Land. Tunia found these VERY interesting!|
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Tunia looks at "Ladybug Land" with the classroom pets, Hugs and Kisses. |
Tunia visited Eastern Point Light and climbed the spiral stairs to the top! |
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After lunch at Stage Fort Park, Tunia visited Hammond Castle. Tunia is in front of the drawbridge. |
Knowing how Tunia loves plants and flowers, she was excited to see the castle's courtyard garden! |
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The field trip was absolutely amazing, but very tiring. |
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October 6, 2003: Everyone was all excited about "Picture Day." The girls and boys looked terrific with their special clothes and styled hair, but Tunia was feeling a bit left out.No problem! Tunia had official school photos taken and was even included in our class picture! We can't wait to see all the photos! |
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Here Tunia is getting ready to have her picture taken. |
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This week Tunia spent a lot of time getting to know our classroom better. She was particularly pleased with our Peirce Pride board and loved seeing how the children are doing with their own "Lucky Ladybug" metamorphosis. We also explored some of Tunia's wonderful pages, such as Tunia's Thinking Page, on her own homepage. Next week we hope to learn about the trees around our school. |
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Tunia really is one lucky ladybug to be making new friends at Peirce School! |
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October 26, 2003:
Well, we are ashamed to say that Tunia did not get much attention in Week 3 of her visit. First of all, we had Monday off for Columbus Day. Secondly, our plans to investigate the school grounds were put on hold due to torrential rains and very disagreeable weather. Third of all, we were all up way too late, rooting for our Red Sox team, and so hoping that they would go to the World Series. I guess you all know the outcome of that story. Tunia's friends in Rhode Island were cheering for the Red Sox too, and yes, we know the outcome.
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Tunia was at Peirce School for Open House. |
She looked full of energy before Open House began. |
But by the time Open House ended, Tunia needed some rest! |
For the last week of Tunia's visit with us, we are pleased to tell you that she was queen of the room! On Monday Tunia had a tour of our grounds and learned about some of our oak trees - one of which ("The Grandmother Tree") was planted in Revolutionary War times! On Tuesday she heard "The Ladybug Book" - the true story of how a second grade class made the ladybug the official state insect in Massachusetts. You can read an online version of the book through a link on our Ladybug Links page
http://www.geocities.com/ljacoby_2000/lblinks.html. On Thursday, she was one of the highlights of our Open House, as she greeted almost all of our families. The children told their parents all about her journey this year and they were MOST impressed! We can't believe her time with us has passed so quickly. While here, she visited Gloucester, Massachusetts and now she's off to Gloucester, Ontario - what a coincidence!|
Click on the flower to return to Tunia's main page. |
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Click on the arrow to go to Tunia's next stop - Ontario, Canada. |
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