Lincoln Memorial Garden Youth Art Contest

Mar 26, 2020 Lincoln Memorial Garden is hosting an art contest for youth 3 to 15 with prizes awarded to the best by age (3-5, 6-9. 10-15), as well as an award for the most creative and the artwork that most represents the Garden.  Here are the rules: Artists must be between the ages of 3 and 15 and live in Sangamon County. Artwork may be any style (crayon, markers, paints, collage, etc... READ MORE

Live Feeds From the Cincinnati Zoo

Mar 18, 2020 You can visit with a few animals at the Cincinnati Zoo even though it is closed to visitors.  You can watch the animals on a live Facebook feed each day at 2:00 p.m.  You can watch even if you don't have a Facebook account and if you miss it you can still see the video.  I watched Rico the Brazilian porcupine this morning.  I also watched Fiona the hippo swimming in her tank.  Surf safely with a parent, please. READ MORE

Poem in Your Pocket Day 2019

May 17, 2019 We are getting ready for Poem in Your Pocket Day in second grade. Today we will choose our favorite poem and type it into our blog. Then Mrs. Beck will print copies for us to give away on this special day. Type a title at the top. Tap return. Type By ____________________.  Tap return twice to leave a space. Type your poem. Make sure you use capital letters, end marks, line breaks and commas when needed.

Poem In Your Pocket Day

May 23, 2018 We are getting ready for Poem in Your Pocket Day in second grade. Today we will choose our favorite poem and type it into our blog. Then Mrs. Beck will print copies for us to give away on this special day. Type a title at the top. Tap return. Type By ____________________.  Tap return twice to leave a space. Type your poem. Make sure you use capital letters, end marks, line breaks and commas when needed.

Important Events in History

Dec 8, 2017 Which event in history (that we have studied) do you think was the most important? Tell why. (You can talk about more than one.) Columbus coming to America in 1492. St. Augustine being settled in 1565. Jamestown being settled in 1607. The Pilgrims coming to America in 1620. The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Revolutionary War. Lewis and Clark exploring the west from 1804-1806. Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.

Poem In Your Pocket Day

May 23, 2017 We are getting ready for Poem in Your Pocket Day in second grade. Today we will choose our favorite poem and type it into our blog. Then Mrs. Beck will print copies for us to give away on this special day. Type a title at the top. Tap return. Type By ____________________.  Tap return twice to leave a space. Type your poem. Make sure you use capital letters, end marks, line breaks and commas when needed.

Important Events in History

Dec 1, 2016 Which event in history (that we have studied) do you think was the most important? Tell why. (You can talk about more than one.) Columbus coming to America in 1492. St. Augustine being settled in 1565. Jamestown being settled in 1607. The Pilgrims coming to America in 1620. The signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. The Revolutionary War. Lewis and Clark exploring the west from 1804-1806. Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad.

A Trip to the Firehouse

Sep 30, 2016 We visited the Springfield Fire Department Station 12. What did you learn? Do you still have questions? Remember to include any safety tips or facts that you heard or things that you saw.