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A Fourth Grade Experience

For those of you who missed it – or those who want to watch it again and again…

As we return to school, we wanted to share with you some miscellaneous photos and videos from the last few months.

In the following slideshow and video, you will see students:

• playing with their Kindergarten buddies
• at work in writing, math, science, and music
• sharing farm articles with family
• welcoming special guests (both human and piglet)
• visiting Plymouth Church, the New York Times, the Schomburg Center, and Weeksville

Enjoy and happy new year!

Thanks again to all of you who were able to attend and contribute to the farm breakfast!
For those who couldn’t make it–or for those who want to relive the experience–here are the videos and photos we shared.

Video:

Slideshow:

Audio slideshow explaining the process of writing our farm articles:

The Flickr Set

Fourth Graders Report on the Winners of the Mock Election

LREI News: Election Edition

LREI News: Election Edition Supplementary Material

Why Mighty Mutts Is Popular
by CATE

Yesterday grown ups and kids voted in the fourth grade class’s mock election. People were supposed to vote for an organization and who should be the president. A lot of kids voted for an organization called Mighty Mutts, which is an animal adoption place. Mighty Mutts helps lost and abandoned animals find a good home. Mighty Mutts makes sure the animals they have and they find are healthy and strong. When they find them they make names for them such as Brownie, Miss Pepper, Coco and Pugsley.

Some people give their dogs and cats to Mighty Mutts because they can’t take care of them. I think many kids voted for Mighty Mutts because many kids like animals and on the ballot sheet they put a graphic picture of a superhero cat and dog, so I think that may have sucked them into voting for Mighty Mutts.

Exit Pollers from our class were interviewed by the Downtown Express! Click here to read article.

DE4′s Mock Electoral College Scorecard:

Yannik gave up his desk for the good of the Mock Election:

Before the Mock Election      During the Mock Election
 

 
Click here to view our Instagram feed – including photos posted live during the Mock Election!

 
Exit polling during the real election:

Students being interviewed by French TV.

Photos from the Mock Election:

Screenshots from Edmodo during the Mock Election:

Screenshots from Edmodo during the real election:
 

The students share their favorite moments of the farm trip.