A Postcard From Yorkshire Dales, England!

By Nick and Lindsay

 We got a fabulous postcard from the Yorkshire Dales in England!

It was difficult to find Yorkshire Dales in our atlas, so we contacted the teacher!


Because Yorkshire Dales is a rural community, it was not listed in our giant atlas. With help from Mr. E., from Hawes Community Primary School, we located the town.

We also learned that they are famous for their cheese! The Wensleydale Creamery is in Yorkshire Dales. This cheese was made famous when it was featured in the movie Wallace and Gromit! The students and their families own the cows used to make the yummy cheese!

We thank Hawes Community Primary School for commenting on our blog, and we think it is cool that they are in a small school.  The waterfalls and the lakes look beautiful! They must be lucky that they have waterfalls. The sunsets in Yorkshire Dales look magnificent. It is a limestone country which we think means there is a lot of limestone to be quarried there. Yorkshire Dales has lush green valley known as dales.

We're wondering: 

What does "limestone country" mean?

How old is Yorkshire Dales? 

How old is your school? 

Audio Poem: Seal

This week, Mrs. Yollis' class is learning about poetry! 

When reading a poem aloud it is important to:

1. Practice reading the poem in a clear voice.

2. Change the sound of your voice to help express the idea of the poem.

3. Pause a little at the end of each line. Pause longer at punctuation marks.

4. Look up at your listeners whenever you can.

 

Have a listen as we recite the poem Seal by the poet William Jay Smith.

Click to enlarge and read along with them!

Readers:  Ryan, Tucker, Iman, Lindsay, Hannah, and Amitai

How did you like the poem?

What did you think of their expression? 

Do you have a poem you'd like to recite?