Today 1st graders learned that an artifact is an object that can help them learn about the past. We read the story Aunt Claire’s Yellow Beehive Hair. In this story, a young girl wanted to get to know the family who came before her, who helped make her own family. So on a rainy day she and her grandma collect artifacts from around the house and grandma tells her the stories that go along with the artifacts to help her learn about her relatives. They found pictures, a necklace, old letters, a war medal, dried flowers and a purple ribbon. As an optional homework assignment students were told to bring in an artifact from that past and share the artifact and the story behind it with their classmates.  They were told to make sure they get permission from you to bring it to school.  So I hope to see a few artifacts come in and learn something about their past!

Reminders- field trip forms due tomorrow and it’s a late start Wednesday…breakfast will not be served school starts at 9:35 am.

Picture Day forms were sent home today. Please send them in on Picture Day, not before.