Spencer, MA - Prior to the 2025 Winter Recess, students in Mrs Durant’s kindergarten class at the Wire Village School in Spencer, MA took part in a learning activity about “The Gingerbread Man” and read different versions of the story. Kindergarteners then made Gingerbread people out of Play Dough and left them at our tables... When they returned from recess and lunch, Mrs Durant’s students found that they “ran away!”
“I reached out to the local communities to ask for letters and postcards to be sent from all over to help play along,” said Mrs. Durant. “The response was absolutely amazing! The kids absolutely loved getting mail from all over the country and even a few international ones too! Some went above and beyond with creating stories, sending in coloring pages with little cowboy hats and bandanas, key lime cookies from Key Largo, stickers, confetti and more!” Mrs Durant added. “I carried it on to having the Gingerbread visiting different countries to learn about holidays around the world. Here are some pictures of what we’ve received.”
Have a great vacation and Happy New Year!
- Mrs. Rebecca “Beckie” Durant, Kindergarten Teacher
“I reached out to the local communities to ask for letters and postcards to be sent from all over to help play along,” said Mrs. Durant. “The response was absolutely amazing! The kids absolutely loved getting mail from all over the country and even a few international ones too! Some went above and beyond with creating stories, sending in coloring pages with little cowboy hats and bandanas, key lime cookies from Key Largo, stickers, confetti and more!” Mrs Durant added. “I carried it on to having the Gingerbread visiting different countries to learn about holidays around the world. Here are some pictures of what we’ve received.”
Have a great vacation and Happy New Year!
- Mrs. Rebecca “Beckie” Durant, Kindergarten Teacher
Wire Village School
60 Paxton Road
Spencer, MA. 01562