Honoring our Veterans

Today we spent our social studies and science time watching a couple of YouTube videos and an actual video tape of "The Wall" which shows the Vietnam Wall and it reads aloud the book by Eve Bunting to them. Very good story and then the author of the video introduced the architect for the wall and what inspired her to design it the way she did. Ask your child how many veterans are honored on the Vietnam Wall. Write the number in the planner for free money. One of the YouTube videos we watched was an overview of what our vets do for us and how family lives change when their family members are serving our country. This one was pretty powerful. Lastly, we watched one on the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier". They were pretty intrigued by this and were amazed at all the qualifications a soldier needs to have to stand guard. Have them tell you 2 things they learned and write Soldier in the planner. In Math today, we finally did an assignment on 2 digit x 2 digit. We have practiced lots and now are ready to assess. We will continue to review this skill all year long. I know some of students read the blog with their parents and that is great, but don't let them see this portion!!! This is to be kept a secret as I think you may want to do it for a Christmas present. I will be sending home a letter to you tomorrow explaining the details. The letter will come home to you in a sealed envelope and students will not be allowed to open it. Then you can decide if this is something you choose to do or not. It is totally OPTIONAL!!! Have a great night and stay warm. Remember tennis shoes tomorrow for PE now that we are into boots season.