Page 4 THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022 The Advocate in the Classroom W Fourth Graders learn “what makes Saugus Special” by researching Saugus history and constructing postcards By Mark E. Vogler hat do you do when only about a third of your fourth grade class recognizes a photograph of the Saugus Ironworks National Historic Site, know what it is and why it’s important? And Gerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 We Sell Sell Cigars Cigars & AccessoriesAccessories R.YR.Y.O..O. TOBACCOBACCO -------------------TUBESTUBES CIGARCIGAR SMOKERSSMOKERS DELIGHT!DELIGHT! 15 Handmade15 Handmade Churchill Size Churchill Size Cigars including Cigars including a Cohiba - Long a Cohiba - Long wrappedwrapped $43.95 $43.95 Celebrating our 50th Year! HUMIDOR SPECIAL!HUMIDOR SPECIAL! $99.95 Complete!$99.95 Complete! Reg. Priced $149.95Reg. Priced $149.95 * Travel Humidors * Desk Top Humidors * Many Types of Lighters * Ash Trays * Juuls * Vapes * Glass Pipes * Rewards Program * CBD Infused Products * GIFTS UNDER $30 - GIFT CERTIFICATES A.B.C. CIGAR 170 REVERE ST., REVERE (781) 289-4959 STORE HOURS: Monday - Saturday: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM Sunday & Holidays: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM The postcard collage (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate by Brigitte Vaudo) Brigitte Vaudo in the classroom (Saugus Advocate photo by Mark E. Vogler) Vaudo, who has spent 23 Brigitte Vaudo, a veteran educator who grew up in Saugus, faced that situation earlier this year and did something about it to make the 21 students in her fourth grade class learn about their hometown roots. She embarked on a class project titled “What Makes Our Community Special? The History and Heroes of Saugus.” Cigar Cigar BundlesBundles starting starting at $49.95 at $49.95 -------------------GIFT CARDSGIFT CARDS AVAILABLEAILABLE BuyBuy Cigars by theCigars by the Box & SA Box & SAVE!VE! CompetitiveCompetitive prices on all prices on all Brands, Great Brands, Great Selection Selection years in the classroom — “always in the fourth grade” — is in her second year in Saugus Public Schools; she had an idea that helped her 9and 10-year-old students at the Belmonte STEAM Academy learn more about Saugus history than many students at comparative grade levels. “We began in October and spent about 30 minutes a week from October through April in reading, writing and social studies classes... researching, collaborating, creating and sharing!” she said in an interview this week. And each of the students got to work in a group of their choice and make a postcard, which became the centerpiece of the project and was prominently featured in a PowerPoint presentation viewed this week by both the Saugus Historical Society and The Saugus Advocate. “This is the fi rst time I completed this project. I designed and implemented this project after being inspired to learn more about Essex Heritage through their Park for Every Classroom teacher workshop,” Vaudo said. “I plan to teach this unit to 4th graders each year and add more creative postcards to the collection! Because the project encourages students to research places that they fi nd meaningful, it will be interesting to see what ‘place’ they select while celebrating Saugus! Vaudo’s innovative method of teaching involves Place Based Service Learning — or PBSL. “It’s a creative teaching approach that allows students to learn about local places within their community and become engaged citizens as they work to solve community problems (such as the need to learn about local places in Saugus),” she said. The class broke up into small groups, engaged in research, learned the history of the landmarks and historic sites in Saugus and why they are important — many things they never knew. Near the end of the project, 85 percent of the students in the class said they recognized the Saugus Ironworks. And each student had an index card to go with the postcards they created. When a reporter tried to conduct a poll of what were the students’ most favorite landmarks, there was no clearcut winner. Town Hall, the Saugus Ironworks and Route 1 were tied for fi rst in a secret what if many of them aren’t familiar or know the importance of other famous Saugus landmarks like Saugus Town Hall, The Veterans Memorial, Route 1, Breakheart Reservation, Round Hill, the Boardman House, the Civil War Monument and the MEG Building.
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