Veterans Day Ceremony at LCM

We had a very moving Veterans Day Ceremony on Thursday Nov.8th. Seven veterans from Yarmouth were here to remember those Veterans that served for the United States in the Armed Forces. Mike Conroy, one of the Veterans’ visiting mentioned how nice it was to have children recognize Veterans Day. Mr. Conroy served in the Air Force in Thailand and through out the US including Cape Cod. Tom Kelly a native of Dennis Village who attended John Simpkins Elementary School was here also. Mr. Kelly served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. Butch Hiller a native of Hyannis served in the Army during the Vietnam War as an Intelligence Officer. Lou Morea was another Veteran we had the honor of meeting and he served in the 328 Infantry of the Army that landed on Normandy Beach on D-Day. John Newton entered the Army out of high school and went overseas to the Philippines and finished his service there. Bob Dubois whose grandson Mitchell attends LCM also visited us. He served in the Navy and took part in the Cuban blockade during the Kennedy Administration. He also patrolled for Submarines on a Navy Destroyer. Tom Bailey, 85 years young served in the Army during World War II in England, France and Germany as a Chemical Warfare Specialist. The students listened to their history and then sang many patriotic songs taught to them by music teacher Mrs. Valerie Schultz. There wasn’t a dry teachers eye in the house!

National Young Readers Day!

In our music classes over the past week, the book The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow has been read aloud by our music teacher, Mrs. Schultz. Tonight there is a webcast of John Lithgow reading The Remarkable Farkle McBride that will begin at 5:00 PM and be viewable all night long. It will be "America's Biggest Bedtime Story!"
Click on National Young Readers Day! above and the link will take you to the story.

Whats happening in the library this week?

Students in third grade continue to work on their non-fiction big books on the Wampanoags. Students in first and second grade are learning about bats. This week they will put what they have learned into a slide show on Kid Pix. Hopefully I will be able to post those slide shows here! Kindergarten students are listening to books about friendship.

Third grade students at LCM are preparing for their field trip to Plymouth Plantation.

Students in Ms. Duggan's, Mrs. Filosa-Wills and Mr. French's class are going to visit Plymouth Plantation. They are preparing for the field trip by making a non-fiction big book on the Wampanoag's. They are logging on to the Plymouth Plantation web site and using the interactive program that they have provided titled "You Are the Historian"

First graders take a trip to a local farm

Journey North for kids

Last spring students viewed the "Journey North" web site where they learned about monarch butterfly migration. This past Sunday I was able to experience that migration first hand while golfing along the ocean in Hyannisport. Coming up on the 17th hole overlooking a marsh I saw two or three monarch butterflys floating in the breeze. By the time we got to the green monarch butterflys were everywhere! It was very exciting for me! They were much larger than I expected! Monarchs can be seen flying along the Atlantic coastline from Maine to South Carolina at this time of year. They are on their way to Mexico.

Ms. Duggan's Class Fieldtrip "Snapshots"