2-+England

England The second grade class spent two weeks studying England! Here are some of the things we learned about:
 * Geography of England and being a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
 * The UK flag and the flags that make up its design (Cross of St. George for England, Cross of St. Patrick for Ireland, and Cross of St. Andrew for Scotland)
 * Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family
 * English sports and recreation, particularly gardening
 * Religions in England including the Church of England and reform from Catholicism
 * We tasted hot tea with milk and sugar, ate English muffins, and made English trifles! Delicious!
 * English Castles: We read about them, saw pictures of them, and even made our own complete with palace guards.
 * We were visited by Mrs. Iris Parsons, an England native, who lives here in St. Joseph. She shared lots of interesting information with us and had an English coin for each student!
 * We learned the first verse of the national anthem, "God Save the Queen" and performed it during the World's Fair.

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We loved learning and using "fancy" English Words like:
 * chips (French fries)
 * bobby (police officer)
 * boot (trunk of car)
 * bonnet (hood of car)
 * flat (apartment)
 * biscuit (cookie)
 * crisps (potato chips)
 * lorry (truck)
 * ice lolly (popsicle)
 * and many more!

CHEERS! (Thank you and Goodbye!)