Come on in. It's Prairie Time. So kids are working on many different,
long term, independent projects. Everywhere you look you see us writing:
stories in our journals, notes for an essay about favorite authors, data
from science investigations, cultural observations, and numbers and figures
from mathematical inquiries. Mr. Wagler says, "Whatever you're working
on, you need to keep track of it in your notebooks."
If you come back when it's Free Time, you'll see kids playing in the sand
box, looking at animals, playing the piano, putting on costumes, reading--and
most likely a few games of chess.
We come from many backgrounds, with roots in various African, Asian, and
European countries. In this class, we can learn a lot from each other. We
tell stories we collect at home, report on our projects, and regularly read
out loud from our journals.
Of 29 elementary schools in Madison, Randall is the closest to the University
of Wisconsin, downtown Madison, and the State Capitol. We're also within
a mile of 3 different lakes and an Arboretum. That means there's plenty
to explore near where we live and go to school.
A few years ago, Mr. Wagler's students made an hour long documentary video,
"Kid-to-Kid," about our class, community, city, and watershed.
If you promise to send us a video back, we'll send you a copy.
Or read here what we're discovering in our community and from our other
learning projects.Then write to us and tell about you, your class, your
community, and your learning!
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