On
Friday, April 8th, 4th graders from Wilkins, Novak, Echo Hill,
Bowman Woods, Indian Creek, and Westfield came to the LRC to meet with a
volunteer for thirty minutes in order to learn about the state they were
studying for State Fest projects. The Elementary
Instructional Coaches contacted Karla Terry, Community Relations Coordinator
for the district, to once again find volunteers willing to share information
about a state they lived in prior to moving to Iowa. This was a huge undertaking to find 49 volunteers
who could spend nearly the whole day at the LRC, Learning Resource Center.
The
Elementary Instructional Coaches met several times to plan out the day. They received help from several other people
in the district as well: Debra Barry,
Erin Watts, Brent Wilfong, Gayla Burgess, Casey Fasselius , Phil Miller, and
the LRC custodial staff (Rex, Daisy, and Dustin).
On the
day of the event, schools arrived in shifts.
Brent organized the transportation to and from the LRC for all of the
volunteers and students. This was also a
huge task, and everything flowed smoothly.
Students had a list of questions to ask their volunteer, and several of
the volunteers had other information to share.
Many of the volunteers brought I-Pads, items that represented the state
they were presenting, and even maps to help the students learn valuable
information to use back at school as they created projects for their State Fest
Celebrations.
This
project was such a success that all of the elementary coaches would like to
continue it again next year! Thanks
again to all of our wonderful volunteers and the 4th grade teachers for
their support in making this event a memorable one for the Linn-Mar 4th
graders!