Capitol Pictures are Posted

We had a wonderful field trip to the capitol. Take a look at the many pictures I took. The kids were awe struck by the sheer size of the building, and all of the important things that happen inside of it. We took a tour of the capitol, and sat in the Senate and House of Rep. chambers. We learned about the Civil War and how Minnesota was affected by it, we wrote letters to home pretending to be members of the Union Army, we learned about women's suffrage and even got a special visit from Senator Kathy Salzman and Representative Julie Bunn. Both congresswomen honored us with an hour of their time for a special question and answer session about life in the government. We even got to take a special picture outside the capitol with the congresswomen by a professional photographer. Tomorrow I will see if two students would like to write about their capitol experiences. I still have some editing to do on the new pictures, like name tagging and writing captions. I hope you enjoy these pictures as much as I do.

P.S. Don't forget that running club is tomorrow at 4:15. All are welcome.

P.P.S. Our Halloween party will start around 2:30 on Friday afternoon. Thank you to the parents who have been planning this for our room. I truly appreciate your help and assistance.

P.P.S.S. No book clubs tomorrow! They will start up again the second week in November. Thank you to Audrey and Michelle for your time. Your leadership, guidance and expertise was more than I ever anticipated. The kids and I truly appreciate all that you gave to our book clubs.