1st and 2nd Grade - The word of the day was Impersonate. To impersonate means to mimic or pretend to be someone else. The pilgrim of the day was Clara Barton. Ms. Barton gathered up supplies and forced her way to the "hospitals" of the Civil War in order to help the wounded. She even helped the wounded on the battlefield. As she was helping one man, a bullet went through her shirt sleeve, but she never mended the shirt. The men gave her the title "The Angel of the Battlefield." Our puzzle of the day was a Quotation Quizzler. It was very challenging, but by using patience and some spelling techniques, we were able to determine the answer. For more puzzles like the one we did today, go to http://www.quotepuzzles.com/index.jsp.
5th Grade - The word of the day was Scamper. Scamper means to run; to go hastily or lightly and sounds like Hamper. The pilgrim of the day was Conrad Hubert. As a Russian immigrant, Conrad had come to America to seek his fortune, but usually had empty pockets. Mr. Hubert had a good friend who had the idea of a flower pot that lit up by batteries. When the friend abandoned the idea, Conrad Hubert began working with the idea until he developed the "hand torch" and the Ever Ready Battery Company. These students also completed the Quotation Quizzler puzzle. They were challenged in their affective lesson today to think of situations where they might have to lie-what would they do? After a brief review of the SOS test we took last week, these students developed the future technology of their invention, wrote up bibliographies, shared their ideas with the rest of the class and thought about the consequences of their products.
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