BEYOND the BOOKS
the pictures.” But, as Gallagher
art of illustration — an ancient
noted, a picture book is for
art to be appreciated at a higher
sharing and reading aloud.
level. This helps prepare them for
And so, the 5th graders made the short jaunt down to the
As for the end result?
her class of 1st graders — the
“It was a treat to see the 1st
older boys pairing up to read
graders enthralled by the read-
their stories to groups of younger,
ings,” Gallagher said. “They loved
fellow Bruins.
hearing stories told by their ‘big brothers’ and then having the
her students as to the deeper
roles reversed for them to share
meaning of this exercise.
their own versions of the same
“We teach the boys that First grader Harry Saunders patiently ponders the story written by 5th graders Wylie Ocken and Winston Mock.
School.”
Lower School to visit Michie and
Michie had already prepped
ABOVE
story writing work in the Middle
‘pictures’ are art to be carefully
book. “The entire experience evolved
appreciated,” she said. “They learn
into a partnership of storytelling
to think of the ‘pictures’ as the
and wonder.”
On the Charles, Best-Ever Finish At the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, the world’s largest two-day rowing event, ’Wick’s crew of seniors (front to back) Will Bass, Will Powers, Thomas Kern, and Alexander Kutner, along with junior coxswain Alec Esmond (not pictured), earned the School’s highest-ever finish at the event, taking third place in the Men’s Youth Four race.
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