Lighthouses
	Shedding Some Light on Our Theme In our class we have a yearly theme. Themes help to build a sense of community and spirit in the classroom and give us a focus for the year. We will be navigating our way this year, as we move to our new school, and LIGHTHOUSES will 'LIGHT OUR WAY HOME."

Let Your Peirce Pride Shine! Our yearly theme is tied into a classroom incentive program in which children earn Peirce Prides (PPs) for demonstrating the following: Perseverance Effort Integrity Responsibility Cooperation Excellence Each child has a chart to keep track of their Peirce Prides as they move through various levels. This year everyone will begin as a "Landlubber." :-) After 20 PPs they will become a Lighthouse Explorer. Another 30 Peirce Prides will earn them the title of Lighthouse Assistant and an additional 50 PPs will bestow upon them the honor and title of Keeper of the Lights (Lighthouse Keeper)! Once children receive the title of "Keeper of the Light" they receive, as part of their ceremony, a special key. This key might unlock the treasure chest at the Lighthouse Depot. Our Peirce Pride is shining brightly! Click here to see who's made the Keeper's List!

SPOTLIGHT on LIGHTHOUSE KITTY
	An exciting part of our theme this year will be corresponding with the Lighthouse Kitty through e-mail! Lighthouse Kitty will even be sending us special lighthouse postcards for our birthdays!!

A Patchwork of Places and Poetry
Inspired by lighthouses, they were our "place"
and subject of our poetry in this great Internet project.
See our work, including our poetry and quilts, here.

SPOTLIGHT on LIGHTHOUSE RESOURCES

Mrs. DeWire's "Learning with Lighthouses" Toni Buzzeo Books - The Sea Chest Lots of links to lighthouse units Saving Avery Point Light This lighthouse truly needs our help. Please help us save it! Lighthouse Books There are so many wonderful books about lighthouses. Check them out in this list from Barnes and Noble. Boston Light Be sure to click on the link to see our own Boston Light's signal! Eastern Point Light Matinicus Rock Light New England Lighthouses - A Virtual Tour Fantastic! Many pages contain video of lighthouses or their lights. Click on the state you want to investigate. Lighthouse Explorer Database Explore lighthouses around the world! Top 25 Lighthouse Websites List Many interesting links to investigate Lighthouse Depot Looking to purchase lighthouse items? This is the place to go! The Lighthouse Depot also has a great museum! A Lighthouse Coloring Page printable from Connecticut Teachers' Guide for Teaching About Lighthouses K-4 from the U.S. Coast Guard MS. JACOBY'S BEST GIFT PICK The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge with Other   ISBN: 0152045740 For the sixtieth anniversary of this classic story, the proud little lighthouse and the big bridge make their debut in the Lullaby Lights gift series with a charming glass night-light featuring the beaming lighthouse! A gift sure to please the young and the young at heart! JUST FOR FUN! Enjoy this song with your class, sung to the tune "I'm a Little Teapot". I'm a little lighthouse tall and bright. I warn the ships throughout the night. When the ships come closer, I begin to shout, "The shore is near, so please watch out!"

LIGHTHOUSE SCRAPBOOK Here you will find photos of some of the lighthouses I have visited. Students: If you have some photos of lighthouses you have visited, please email me and I will add them to this page.
Goat Island Cape Porpoise, Maine Part of the Kennebunks Learn more here. Check out the tide cam!
	Cape Neddick Light (Nubble Light) York, Maine Learn more here. Check out the live cam!

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