What a busy two weeks! We’ve been in and out of the building on our many field experiences. We’ve learned so much about Tacoma History and got to experience more of our modern city. We spent some time learning how to research primary sources in Tacoma Public Library’s NW room. We had a chance to ride the Link to the Washington State History Museum and see exhibits related to our study about the origins of Tacoma. We also visited the very fun Job Carr museum, a founder of Tacoma, and had a walking tour of Old Town. The visit included a tour of St. Peter’s Church, the oldest church in Tacoma- including the oldest bell tower (ask your student to explain). My favorite tidbit was that the first schoolteacher in Tacoma apparently used to visit the Spar Tavern before work, then spit his chewing tobacco on the floor of the schoolhouse!
We’ve also celebrated M.M.’s birthday, began learning about the upcoming elections and tested the strength of the bridges the kids built out of pasta.
Upcoming Events:
October 18: “Being Bright is not Enough”, a seminar with Dr. Jim Webb- 7:00 at the Tacoma Convention Center. See the flyer in Friday Folders or check your emails for more information. We highly recommend this to all families!
October 19: No school- WAETAG Conference (Washington Association for the Education of the Talented and Gifted)
October 26 & 26: No school- Student led conferences -Contact Mr. G if you still need to schedule a time.
October 31: Halloween Party- kids wear costumes to school. We will spend the morning at a corn maze, then head to the lower school for a parade and party.
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