Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Happy 450th birthday, Shakespeare!

Ever said for goodness sake or claimed that someone was leading you on a wild goose chase? Ever used the word...swagger (or the shortened form swag)?

Today is the 450th celebration of Shakespeare's birth! If you don't think Shakespeare is important or made any contributions to our current world, you may want to check out this article.

Some 6th graders celebrating with Shakespeare (he's a finger puppet...and an awesome gift!)


Shakespeare's Globe Theater, taken in the summer of 2012

The set for Henry V, taken in the summer of 2012

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Poetry Madness

Our poetry competition--Poetry Madness--has just begun! Check out the literature link to see the videos and voting forms!