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Staff Photo by Joel Turner:
The students created train Christmas cards with drawings of the Polar Express, the magical train. |
Monday, December 21, 2009
By JOEL TURNER - Staff Writer
As part of the Christmas season, the first-grade students at Ferrum Elementary School enjoyed a ride on the Polar Express.
They wore their pajamas for the Polar Express journey.
Sharon Jones, a teacher at Ferrum Elementary School. read the "Polar Express" story to he first-graders before they boarded the magical train in their pajamas for the trip to the North Pole.
Each student received a magic ticket that enabled them to travel to each station on the journey to the North Pole. They stopped in the stations and created a candy train ornament, a train Christmas card and a Polar Express word search.
The Polar Express Day at Ferrum Elementary was based on the movie, the "Polar Express." It is the story of a young boy on Christmas Eve boards a powerful magic train that is head to the North Pole and Santa Claus' home. What unfolds is an adventure which follows a doubting boy. During the trip, the boy embarks on a journey of self-discovery, which shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.
The students had a meal in the Polar Express Cafe. In another station, they related the events that take place in the story and movie.
The students also listened to a recording of the Polar Express story.
Principal Marcie Altice said the Polar Express experience has become a tradition for the first-graders at Ferrum Elementary.
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