Flat Stanley- Blacksburg (Group 1)

On our adventures south we went to Blacksburg, VA. 

Home of Virginia Tech.

Our school is all about being ready for college and we say every day,  "WE ARE COLLEGE BOUND. NO EXCUSES!"

Our adventures in Blacksburg were exciting and tested our party and guest manners. Sadly, some of us just could not remember our manners and repeatedly put our flat feet in the drinking glasses! We wrote some apology letters and hope we will be invited back. We went to a birthday party and all got wonderful party favors. We ate chocolate sauce on ice cream while staying in a cabin in the woods. How lucky are we?

It would take 31 hours to get from Riverside Elementary School to Blacksburg VA. That is 2,120 miles away!!

Flat Stanley- South Carolina (Group 2)

 South Carolina

The kids went wild for this package!! They have studied a few of the places we visited and just glowed when talking about how our flat selves had been there. They also loved the gifts that arrived for each of them. We loved the massive amounts of pictures of us in all of these fun places.

The highlights:
USS Yorktown and Patriots Point- I wish you could have seen the students when they heard we went here! "I know that ship!" "I studied that!"
Fort Sumter- "Whoa, we just learned about that place!" Civil War history comes to life!
Megalodon- "Is that a Megalodon tooth!!! Is it? Is it real??!!" (shh don't tell, but I didn't know what that was until now. But the kids sure knew what the teeth were from. So, I now have a fossil Megalodon tooth and my husband is so jealous!) Everyone was ecstatic about having their own tooth.
Isle of Palms Beach-we did wear our swim suits for this trip.
Charleston Historic District
Aquarium!!

Why we borrow- A great explaination via showme

Thank you Sam!!

Flat Stanley- Las Vegas (Group 2)

Our host in Las Vegas, Nevada really showed us the sights. She kept us very busy with the greatest activities!

1. Yuma AZ Renaissance Fair
2. Movie party to see The Hobbit
3. English Country Dancing (We did this!!)
4. Knighted in the Kingdom of Coreathea
5. We learned what Steampunk is

The highlight for one of our class members was a ride in a pirate hat! Although my favorite was being knighted. Everyone loved our gift..an amazing necklace and great photo album of our adventures.