Really cool picture that I took....don't you think?  This is Mrs. Whitehead and Mrs. Towns meeting Mrs. Riley.

Mrs. Riley's powder room had a very pretty sink.  It even has a poem!

Better get out of here.  It is getting a little warm!

Governor Riley's dining room had a really fun chandelier.  Wheeeeeee!!!!

Flat Kim goes international!

Well, it looks like our Flat Stanley project has now gone international! That means that a flat person has now went to another country. Actually, she even went to another continent! Ms. Clark's friend took Flat Kim with him to Paris, France. Look at the map above. France is located on the continent of Europe. France is a much, much older country than the United States. Actually, some French explorers came to our continent, North America, to begin colonies.

Flat Kim visits Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a cathedral, which is like a church. Construction began in 1163, so this building is around 600 years older than our country, the United States!

Flat Kim has a beautiful view of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower is the tallest monument and building in Paris, France. It was constructed in 1889. It is one of the most well known features of Paris. It could be compared to the Statue of Liberty in the United States.

Wow...Flat Kim is actually viewing the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in the early 1500s. Once again, something else that is older than our country!

Flat Kim is getting ready to tour the Louvre. The Louvre is the most visited art museum in the world. The Mona Lisa is on display there.

A sneak peak......

Look at Flat Marie learning to be a news reporter at NBC 13 in Birmingham, AL! Her host,  Mike Royer, has been terrific about sending us updates on her visit. So have many of the other great hosts that agreed to take our flat visitors. Below are some of the updates we've received so far. We'll post more when they arrive home, but for now take a sneak peak of their travels......

Flat Julia looking at Yosemite National Park. Wow...it's gorgeous!

Flat Kyla is at the Oklahoma City Memorial.

Flat Mackenzie is at the state fair in North Carolina. Her hosts have asked her to stay all school year long! What fun!

Flat Orlando is in Hawaii! He's a long way from home!

Flat Sara is checking out the trains at the Pacific Railroad Memorial.

Flat Josue is in Minnesota. His hosts have given him the nickname "FJ!"  

Flat Stanley home from San Diego

Flat Stanley traveled to California. It is located on the east coast of the United States.

One of our classroom Flat Stanleys just returned from Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, CA. Check out some of the history of this national park at http://www.nps.gov/cabr/.