More from Connecticut

Hi First Graders,

Last weekend we went down to the water. Connecticut has a coast on the Atlantic Ocean, like South Carolina does. There are 14 lighthouses here.  They do an important job - keeping ships safe in the night or in the fog. I had a chance to visit one. It was fun to go inside.



I learned that the sperm whale is the state animal. I didn't see one of those, but I found this picture on the internet to share with you. Do you know that South Carolina has a state bird, and a state dog?  Ask your teacher about those.

 

We went to the marina, and walked on the docks. Lots of people have motorboats and yachts  moored here.

 

 

After spending time on the waterfront, we drove inland again, and took a walk by the Housatonic River. Some of the bridges were built long ago. They are called covered bridges, and are built to look like long houses or barns, with open ends for cars to enter, but with walls and roofs to keep out the snow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I loved going through this covered bridge to get to the other side of the river.

We stopped to see one more sight before we went home. This is the oldest house in the state. It is made of stones. It was built in 1638 - almost 400 years ago.  The house has lasted a very long time!

That is all for now. I hope that you have enjoyed seeing some things about Connecticut - one of our 50 states.

 



Your friend,
Flat Stanley

In Connecticut - Wish you were here!

Hi first graders,

This is the first trip I have taken in an envelope this year! The mail carrier brought me to Mrs. Clarke's house. It took 3 days to get here.

Connecticut is one of the 6 states in the north-east corner of the country known as New England. The people who live here are sometimes called Connecticut Yankees. Maybe that's why the state song is Yankee Doodle Dandy. You can hear it here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_BMzqwSdW8

Connecticut's nickname is The Nutmeg State. It is a spice that grows here on trees. It looks like a nut when it is ready to pick. It is ground up into powder and used in baking. The yummy smell of apple pie and pumpkin pie comes partly from nutmeg. Your teacher can let you smell some.



 



It is fall, but colder than in Rock Hill. I went downtown on a shopping trip. The shopkeepers here have made scarecrows to decorate for fall. This one was my favorite. It is made to look like a famous painter, Vincent Van Gogh.

 

 

After shopping in town, we went to a farm to buy a pumpkin. Thanksgiving is coming, and Mrs. Clarke is having company. She is planning to bake some pumpkin pies. I helped her pick out just the right one - nice and round, and big but not too big.

 

 

After shopping, our next stop was the park. I had a snack, then I played in the leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The trees in Connecticut in the fall are red, yellow and orange. They are beautiful! Do you know what I like to do? I like to jump in them. Do you like to do that, too?

 

My first outing in Connecticut was lots of fun. I will write again after I have had some more adventures.

 

Your friend,

Flat Stanley