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St. Charles students present historical program
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Neighbors | Submitted.Three St. Charles students read during the school's Second Grade Program in which they learned about Christopher Columbus and the seven continents.
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Neighbors | Submitted.A pair of St. Charles students stood up and read their parts during the Second Grade Program to learn about Christopher Columbus.
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Neighbors | Submitted.A group of St. Charles students got up and performed their parts during the Second Grade Program during which they learned about Christopher Columbus.
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Neighbors | Submitted.St. Charles students, from left, Riley Good, Rocco Gentile and Aviana Whipple read during the school's Second Grade Program.
By TIM CLEVELAND
Students at St. Charles School learned about Christopher Columbus and the seven continents with the school’s Second Grade Program on Oct. 24.
Teacher Mary Jo Marsh has been doing the program for the past eight years. This year 20 students participated.
“Originally, I just did it in my classroom for the children,” she said. “Then we visited a few of the primary classrooms and now we do it for family and friends in the gym.
“I have 20 students this year and the children tell me which characters they want to be for the Columbus part of the show.”
Marsh described how the program works.
“Throughout the rest of the year we will use the knowledge about the continents in our reading and social studies,” she said. “The children learned a few facts about Columbus’ trip. Hopefully they will use this information when writing sentences. The children made hats to represent the characters and the islanders made parrots. I have former students who can recite the continents in order of size.
“Second-grade students present a famous person in the spring at our ‘Wax Museum.’ The Readers Theater and a poetry presentation help them to develop poise and confidence when presenting to others.”
Marsh said she felt the program has been a success.
“The children enjoy the limelight and the parents can see how well they are doing,” she said. “It is a win-win for everyone. I felt it was successful due to the positive comments from the audience and students.”
The students also presented Jack-o’-lanterns to their families at the conclusion of the program and a class picture was taken.