Our Presidential Blabbers

VOTE FOR SOMEBODY

The kids at democracy prep have a great song to remind us why it's important to vote.  Check it out here:

Budding Politicians

At snack today, without any prompting from adults, these kids set up a debate, picked parties and began to argue.  While their facts might need to be checked, their enthusiasm can't be rivaled!

Branches of Government Project Announced

On Wednesday of this week, the fifth grade teachers will be talking to students about our "Branches of Government Project."

Click here to access the google doc of this project.

Fifth graders will be partnered up with one or two other students for this collaborative, technology-based interdisciplinary project.

Earthquake!

Besides scaring the jeepers out of most of us, the earthquake centered in Maine that happened a couple of nights ago caused quite a stir in the school.  Mother nature may have been cooperating with us a little since fifth graders had JUST finished taking their Earth's Changing Surface Unit test.  Because they were experts, we sent four budding scientists to the first grades to share their knowledge.  Watch the highlights: