On Thursday October 3oth, Waterloo Elementary had two very special guests; Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain (impersonators)! It was a very exciting day that the students had been preparing for all week. Both third grade classes researched the main issues of the election and where the candidates stood using information from Time Magazine for Kids. Working in groups they then came up with question they would want to ask each Senator about the issue their group researched. The hot topics were; Education, Health Care, Economy, Iraq War, National Security, and Environment. During our "School Hall Meeting" students came up and asked the candidates the question their groups had generated. The kids were very professional and excited to participate. The Monroe Evening News was also at Waterloo that day taking pictures and interviewing students about their experience. Our special event even made the front page of the newspaper on Friday, October 31st! I want to give a BIG Thank You to Jacob Stamper (Obama) and Adam Rokas ( McCain) for doing such a great job. You guys are AWESOME! The kids learned so much through this authentic experience and had fun doing it!
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