Winged Sandals: Challenges in Greek Myths

Currently the 4th Grade is working on a unit on Myths. The past few lessons, students have been taking a look on different Greek Myths, their (the myths) characteristics and the different characters. During the week of October 6th, the students learned about the heroes in Greek Myths and the different challenges they face in the stories. The students watched Winged Sandals: Perseus and Medusa and was presented to do the following:

After watching the following short film- Winged Sandals: Perseus and Medusa (clip from Unitedstreaming), answer the following question:

What was King Polydecte's challenge to Perseus?

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Standards addressed: ELA

Grades 3-4
16.6 Acquire knowledge of culturally significant characters and events in Greek, Roman, and Norse mythology and other traditional literature

Birthday Book Club starts

On Wednesday, October 1st, the Birthday Book Club Letter and Form will be going out to all students in grades K-5. Last year, the Library received over 100 books through the BBC. I know this year we will even more successful!

The Birthday Book Club is a program to give families the opportunity to celebrate their child’s birthday by donating a book to the school’s library. Families may donate a book in honor of their child’s birthday or donate money to the library for us to purchase a book their honor. This is a wonderful opportunity for families to recognize their child’s birthday while helping to enhance the library’s collection.

How does the Birthday Book Club work? At the beginning of each month, a sign up form will go home to students whose birthdays are in that month. If you are interested in participating in the Birthday Book Club, please fill out the form and return it to your child’s classroom teacher. Families may donate up to $15.00 for a birthday book or may choose to donate a brand new book of their choice. A bookplate will be placed inside the book to recognize the student’s special day and contribution. At the end of the month, participants will be called to the library to see their donations. A photo will be taken of all the students with their donation and they will be the first to check out their books.

Please help us celebrate our student’s birthdays. If you have any questions about the Birthday Book Club program, please contact Katie Cerasale-Messina, the A.C Whelan School’s Librarian, at 781-388-7510. Copies of the letter and the form can be found on the Library Web Site under the link "Library Documents: Students and Parents.