Tuesday, December 5, 2017

Readers Theater

How can you become a better reader?  One way to practice fluency is to do readers theater.  We did a great job on our expression.


Saturday, November 4, 2017

Rocky Woods Feast 2017

We studied the Wampanoags and Pilgrims and learned all about life in the 1620s.  It was a great experience to dress up like Pilgrims and get a glimpse into what it takes to prepare the noon meal! Yes, being a Pilgrim was hard work.  Students prepared the food to get our stew, corn bread, applesauce and chicken ready.  At the fishing station, we had to wait patiently for the fish to bite.  Archery was fun, and our PE teachers prepared us by teaching us in our classes at Wheelock.  Fire tending was smoky work, but we needed to keep our fire going all morning to cook our stew.  After the work was done, we enjoyed our delicious feast and dough boys for dessert.  We played steal the bacon and finished the afternoon with a relaxing hike through Rocky Woods.  Thank you to all of the parents that made this special day possible.  Rocky Woods 2017 will be one to remember. 
The big day is finally here!

We shared some knowledge before the feast and prepared for our day.

Chopping onions, don't cry!

Chopping onions for the stew

Collecting firewood

Ready to begin archery

Bow, check, arrow, check, bulls-eye...maybe!

Fishing

More fishing

Fishing

Fishing

Fishing fun

Food prep

Fire tending


Food prep

Great form at archery

Pilgrim friends


Tending the fire

Peel, chop, peel, chop, repeat!

Peeling and chopping potatoes

Carrots from our Victory Garden

Look at our yummy beef stew!

Fire tending

Archery

Waiting for our turn at archery

Bulls-eye!

Fishing fun

Archery


Food prep

Chop, chop, chop, chop

Fire tending

Chicken roasting on the spit

Fishing

Here fishy, fishy

Waiting for a fish to bite


Eating our feast

Yummy food!


Will you steal the bacon?

Hiking through the woods

Walking over the bridge

Sunday, October 22, 2017

Pilgrim Crafts

We made felt pockets, braided belts, stamped napkins, weaved placemats, and made beaded necklaces to prepare for our Rocky Woods Field trip.  Thanks to all of our parent volunteers that made this possible!
Stamping our napkins with leaf prints


Braiding a belt

cool patterns

belt braiding

working hard on a belt

stringing beads for necklaces

making necklaces