Thomas...and his Plimoth Plantation presentation

Last week the 3rd grade at Thomas' school got an additional teacher to reduce class sizes in the 3 other 3rd grade classrooms. I met with the teacher and spoke with the counselor to make sure Thomas is adjusting well, etc. I was glad that they didn't move him to the new class since he's already had a lot of change and adapting to go through since Sept. His class now has 22 kids, and the teacher, who I'm so impressed with, looks thrilled with the change. As we planned to move here we prayed for good teachers,leaders, and friends, and it's wonderful to see those prayers answered this year for really all 3 of our school kids.
Last week the 3rd graders went on a fancy shmancy bus to Plymouth, MA where they toured Plimoth Plantation. Thomas came away with a head full of pilgrim and Wampanoag facts. Unfortunately he lost his disposable camera on the field trip, and Thomas was not thrilled about it since he wanted to use pictures for his poster board he made for his oral report. Aunt Amanda unknowingly came to his aid when she emailed pics her mom took from her visits there. Thomas ended up using most of them. He thought that was so nice of Amanda and her mom...I agree...Thank you!!! Attached is Thomas' poster. He practiced his oral report about 10 times in front of us, and we all learned quite a bit. Good Luck, Thomas!

Thomas' Plimoth Plantation poster...


Wampanoag info & to the right is Thomas' Thanksgiving illustration...


Thanksgiving info and pilgrim info. The "pull me" tab has you guess if the pilgrims ordinarily wore the stereotypical black or if they usually wore bright colors. If you pull out the pilgrims, they are both dressed in bright colors.


Wampanoag food info...dried cranberries are in the bag.


Update: After school Thomas came up to me with a huge grin on his face. I asked if he gave his report and he said, "Yes. I got a 4 out of 4!" The teacher told the class that 2 kids who scored a 4 will get to present their reports to the school committee and have it broadcast on the local TV channel. I asked Thomas how many kids scored 4 today and he said that all of them did. He said he would like to be chosen, but he would also have fun watching any of his classmates on TV too. That's Thomas for you...so good-natured. Congrats, Thomas!