A wonderful time was had by all attendees at the Lebanon Elementary School and Hanson School on Upper Guinea Road tonight as the children showcased their work in a "Celebration of Learning".
Both schools were open to the public and the hallways and classrooms had become a sea of artwork, photographs, tri-fold presentations and places for people to sit and chat with their neighbors and their children's teachers.
The Kindergarten classroom presented a "Healthy Snacks for You" exhibit, while Grade 1 had produced "Birds of Lebanon" calendars which were for sale for a $5 donation. The Second Grade had a "What Crawls, Jumps or Flies in Our State of Maine" project and Grade 3 showed off all they had learned about wolves. They've actually adopted one wolf, which they have named "Bandit" and were selling "PROTECT WOLVES" bracelets in order to raise the funds to adopt as many more as possible.
Of particular interest was the Fourth Grade's National Parks exhibit, with a lot of artwork and information on saving our National Parks and how to go about becoming a voice for future legislation. Our Grade 5 students have been learning about the Revolutionary War, and have also done many projects on newspaper reporting, even going as far as to print a Revolutionary War Era style newspaper, and learning about tea staining documents to make them resemble old paperwork. Their work, entitled "What is Worth Fighting For?" was very interesting and had many people reading and acknowledging the in depth study and reporting styles.
Ms. Mangan's Class had done a special "Insect Unit" presentation, and Ms. Howards Class presented a "Living the Code" Board Game.
There were many chuckles regarding the Lebanon Elementary School Green Team's presentation of a robot-looking fellow made from recycled materials. However, there were a lot of people taking pride in the fact that our Elementary School won the "School of the Year" for 2015 for their recycling efforts!!
There was a neat presentation by the Hanson School Resource Room students on "Wolves in Fact and Fiction", which tied in nicely with the Third Grade's project on adoption wolves.
The Second and Third Grade students did very nice concerts for the community, singing in the Hanson School Gym under signs boasting words such as "Respect", "Responsibility", "Empathy and Compassion", "Collaboration", "Perseverance" and "Craftsmanship". It was nice seeing these things being taught in our schools. And even nicer hearing young children's voices as they sang about Spring, Summertime, Lighthouses, Angels and a playful round of "Yoo-hoo's".
Outside, by the walkway that leads between the two schools, the PTO was having their Annual Ice Cream Social. Everyone stopped to enjoy a sweet treat, featuring either chocolate or vanilla ice cream, some flavored syrup sauce, whipped cream and cherries.
Thank you to the Administration, Teachers and Students of the Lebanon Elementary School and the Hanson School for providing such a wonderful event for our community. Our schools are, and should be, a source of community pride, and our children are the future of our town and our country. Thank you to the Lebanon PTO for providing such an enjoyable community time with their Ice Cream Social.
