Monday, January 2, 2017. Welcome Back and Happy New Year Wishes! As we return to school this week we will begin immersing ourselves in fables, a genre of literature in the second grade curriculum. This week as students read different fables, they will be encouraged to think about what these stories have in common. Your child is welcome to bring a fable or collection of fables to use at school if you have one at home that can be shared and returned next month.

Harry Lee Cole Elementary School Boxford, Massachusetts. Students enjoyed a manipulative skills unit. Students learned the building blocks of an under and overhand throw. Now, students are applying the over and underhand throw, in a target unit.

Harry Lee Cole School STEM Spot. Thursday, December 15, 2016. The Annual Hour of Code Event. Since the month is short, and our classes are. Only 45 minutes long,. STEM classes code until the winter break. All Cole students in Mrs. A game based on Simon Says.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016. Today, we celebrated the Winter Solstice! It is the shortest daylight day of the year. Our stuffed animals followed us to school today and insisted on helping us with a math project this morning. Some of us were so excited to get to school on this first day of winter that we forgot to get dressed! There were lots of p.

Saturday, January 7, 2017. Just before our holiday break we had a visit from Drumlin Farm. Drumlin Farm comes out to visit our K - students three times a year, as a part of our science learning. This visit was to learn about two animals that are native to our area and how they survive the winter. The next time we have a visit we will be watching MICE! Here are some pictures of our time learning about a turtle and a beautiful red tail hawk. Wednesday, November 23, 2016.