Learning in the Library

This week the kindergartners and the students in Mrs. McCall’s class listened to the story about the nine-year-old girl who plays hockey, The Highest Number in the World by Roy MacGregor.

Mrs. Cote, Mrs. Abell, and Mrs. Bemis’ first graders; Mrs.Gillis and Mrs. Sturtevant’s second graders; and Mrs. Allaire’s third graders heard the story of a beginning violinist, Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki. After the story, the children listened to violins being used to make animal sounds, to play a classical piece by Bach, and to play a modern techno piece.

Mrs. Taylor’s first graders, Miss Mallon and Mrs. Sullivan’s second graders, and Mrs. Cousens’ class were introduced to a very special nonfiction book, Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla by Katherine Applegate.  After reading the informational book, we visited the Zoo Atlanta website to watch a video of Ivan.  He was moved to the zoo in 1994, after 27 years in a cage!

Posted in Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Mrs McCalls class, Mrs. Cousens' class