Co-op in Review: May 1, 2014

George Bush again?  Yep!  This week, we studied the events that occurred during the presidency of the second George Bush,  George Walker Bush.  The Dialectic class learned about the tragedy of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001.  This day was one of the saddest in our history.  The Dialectic kids made candles to remember those who were lost that day.  The Lower Grammar kids also studied the 911 tragedy.   They made patriotic bookmarks so that they will never forget.  The Upper Grammar class studied the landmark election of 2000.  George W. Bush faced off against sitting Vice President Al Gore and it was the closest election in history!  The results weren't even certified, and we didn't know who our next president would be for 5 weeks!  It was a crazy time and all eyes were on Florida where the last electoral votes needed for both candidates would come! The kids in this class made either election booths or voting boxes.  The Five in a Row class read the book, "Truman's Ant Farm."  After learning about ants and ant farms, they made their own adorable little ants out of clothes pins and black buttons!