A Postcard From Merton, Wisconsin, U.S.A.!

By Jaden and Tucker

We got a wonderful postcard from the 4K Team in  Merton, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is the 30th state in the U.S.A. and became a state in 1848. Merton has 2,650 people living in it. That is a small population compared to our suburban population. We have 24,000 people in our city. It is approximately a 17,500 person difference.



Jaden has a connection to Wisconsin. His parents went to college in Madison, the capitol of Wisconsin. The school mascot is the badger. In fact, the state nickname is the Badger State! We'd love to know, are there a lot of badgers in Wisconsin?

On the postcard there is a flag of Wisconsin, a flag of the U.S, a map of the U.S, and a map of Wisconsin. We would like to give a big thanks to Wisconsin for the post card.

Good luck to Wisconsin in the NCAAM tournament.

Has any reader ever been to Wisconsin?

Have any Wisconsinites  ever visited California?

 

What is the square area of Merton? 

 

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?