Today's school-wide assembly was presented by Mrs. Macmillan's 2nd graders. I write this post today to share about our collaborative efforts and express how proud we are of the 2nd graders. How did the project begin? One day this fall Mrs. Macmillan went to the Post Office to buy some stamps and noticed the display of a dog stamp. After inquiring with the postal clerk, she came to school to check out Mona Kerby's book, Owney, the Mail Pouch Pooch to share with her students..... from there the project snowballed!

Mrs. Foley worked with the students to create original artwork from ten of the many places Owney visited. Mrs. Macmillan and Mrs. Duggan guided students through numerous websites to research their locations. Working in teams of two, students gathered information regarding culture, language, food, famous landmarks and historical events. Students then wrote postcards pretending to be at each location while sharing what they learned. Mr. Davidson then introduced students to Google Earth while creating a tour by adding place markers along the way. The assembly today shared the 3-D Google Earth tour, interspersed with a PowerPoint of the postcard artwork, while students presented their writing pieces. Bravo to our 2nd Graders! Job well done!














