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M.S.A.D. #51 Cumberland / North Yarmouth
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M.S.A.D. #51 Cumberland / North Yarmouth
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Second Grade Enrichment 2008-09
Second Grade Enrichment 2007-08
It's Magic - June 2008 The Great Stephan's Magical Mysteries is an interactive magic show that is full of surprises. With costumes, humor, live animals and magic tricks he will dazzle and entertain the second grade as they wrap and celebrate the end of their magical second grade year. We will top off the afternoon with an ice cream sandwich!
Desert of Maine - May 2008 To bring the science unit, Pebbles, Sand and Silt, to life, the second grades classes will be visiting the Desert of Maine. The visit will include a narrated tram tour, Tuttle Farm Barn museum tour, sand design demonstration, gem stone hunt and a visit to the gift shop.
The Second Grade and Multiyear Classes participated in an interactive presentation with author/illustrator Carey Armstrong Ellis. Carey read one or two of her published books to each class - Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It was a hit! Carey talked about her process, drew a picture from one of her books, answered lots of questions, and then read from her current work-in-progress. Students had the option to work on a response sheet to Prudy’s Problem…as well as a word search for vocabulary fun. Everyone felt she was informative and enjoyable.
e 2006  Cumberland Fair Field Trip - September 2007Second Grade students took a field trip to the Cumberland Fair where they went on a fun scavenger hunt.
Second Grade Enrichment 2006-07
Desert of Maine - May 2007 To bring the science unit, Pebbles, Sand and Silt, to life, the second grades classes went to the Desert of Maine. The visit included a narrated tram tour, Tuttle Farm Barn museum tour, sand design demonstration, gem stone hunt and a visit to the gift shop.
The Second Grade and Multiyear Classes participated in an interactive presentation with author/illustrator Carey Armstrong Ellis. Carey read one or two of her published books to each class - Prudy's Problem and How She Solved It was a hit! Carey talked about her process, drew a picture from one of her books, answered lots of questions, and then read from her current work-in-progress. Students had the option to work on a response sheet to Prudy’s Problem…as well as a word search for vocabulary fun. Everyone felt she was informative and enjoyable.
e 2006  Cumberland Fair Field Trip - September 2006Second Grade students took a field trip to the Cumberland Fair where they went on a fun scavenger hunt.
Second Grade Enrichment 2005-06
We are pleased to sponsor an end-of-the-year ice cream social for the second grade classes.
Theater at Monmouth - May 2006 The Second Grade Students will travel to a Shakespearean Theater in Monmouth, Maine to see a production of the classic Aesop's Fables. The Theater At Monmouth’s production of Aesop’s Fables is written in a lively style, often using rhyming couplets. It features colorful costumes and sets, combined with outrageous characters yet the professional level of quality, strong acting, and intelligent writing are sure to engage the children.
The second grades classes were visited by children's author Carey Armstrong-Ellis.
She has written Happy Bee's, 12 Days of
Kindergarten, Prudy's Problem and Seymour Slug Starts School to name a few.
Carey Armstrong-Ellis is an energetic and humorous illustrator and lives in
Maine. The children were even given the opportunity to buy her book and
have it autographed!
Celebration of Literacy and the Arts - March 2006 The Mabel I Wilson School and the Drowne Road School enjoyed a Fine Arts Festival starting February 27 through March 24. Each week highlighted a different focus, music, theater, visual art, and dance.
~Week One: Music
The first week second graders were introduced (and tried to play!) the kantele harp,
taught by Sarah Cummings-Ridge of the Greely Middle School.
~Week Two: Theater
Some of the second grade rooms have chose to have a "Freaky Friday" assisted by Dr. Seuss and a few parent volunteers. They also studied various techniques in the area of improvisation.
~Week Three: Visual Art
First and second grade participated in the Look at ME program
recently established by the Portland Museum of Art. They studied a
well-known work of art, which was then tied to a similarly themed popular
children's book. Books chosen for this program include Lobsterman by Dahlov Ipcar, Atlantic by G. Brian Karas, and The First Feud by Lynn
Plourde. The students then produced a piece of work using techniques
Fire Dept Field Trip - October 2005 To learn more about a firefighters job and to learn why firefighters are so important to our community, the children visited the Cumberland Fire Department.
Historical Walk - October 2005
Caroline Small took the children on a 'historical walk"
to learn many fact about Cumberland. Did you know the Cumberland Fair
was held on Main Street and the horses would race from one end to the other?
Did you know Food Stop used to be a Butcher Shop?
Cumberland Fair Field Trip - September 2005
This Fall the kids have also gone on a field trip to the Cumberland Fair where they went on a fun scavenger hunt. Second Grade Enrichment Past Highlights Colonial Days Colonial Days is a fun day for the children and teachers. All of our teachers dressed in Colonial attire and many of the children did also. The children rotated between classrooms and learned how to do such things as candle making, tinsmithing, rug braiding, cross stitching, and learned how to make a Colonial toy. This is an awesome unit for the children as they learn about what it was like in the Colonial days. Our Children learned that the children of Colonial days played many games such as marbles, jacks, pick up sticks and hopscotch. They didn’t have the amenities that children today have. Old Fort Western Field Trip The Second Graders went on a field trip to Old Fort Western. Old Fort Western is in Augusta, was built in 1754 and is America's oldest surviving wooden fort.
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The purpose of the PTO is to promote communication and cooperation among the parents, teachers, and administration of MSAD 51 in order to provide the best educational experience for the children of the district. PTO Bylaws, Article 2
MSAD51 Parent Teacher Organization, PO Box 6A, Cumberland, ME 04021
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Carey
Armstrong Ellis - April 2008
