Week of October 13

 On Tuesday, the Peacocks and Narwhals were visited by Mr. Robert Anderson, former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa as a guest speaker. Mr. Anderson talked to us about the unusual dynamics of our government, particularly in the use of local government in decision making. He was great about answering all of our questions.

 

Some questions we asked:

"Which college did you go to?"

"As a lieutenant governor, what are your duties?"

"Does every state have a governor?"

"How was the experience of being lieutenant governor for you?"

"What qualifications do you have to have to run for governor in Iowa?"

 

This visit worked well with our study of the articles of the constitution where we have focused on learning about all of the intricacies of how the constitution impacts our government. We've learned a lot about what the president can do and why we have a senate and congress.

 

On Wednesday we made ice cream sundaes out of model magic, then made them out of real ice cream! Everyone made their own variation of a sundae by using different colors or combining colors.