Last week we celebrated Earth Day by focusing on our responsibility to help preserve the rain forest. Students felt very passionate that we should take action. They brought in unwanted toys to create an Estimation Jar. At the Spring Festival, participants paid 2 tickets to make a guess. In the end, there were 232 toys and Caiden in the 5th grade guessed it exactly! He won the whole jar of toys. We raised almost  $300.00, which will be donated to the Nature Conservancy. We researched and learned that we could help preserve an acre of the rain forest for $50.00 an acre. That means we will help preserve 5 acres!

Also at the Spring Festival, one of our classmates, Geo, performed Native American dances. Geo really enjoys this type of dancing that shows his heritage. Check out how fabulous he looks in traditional Native American clothing with his brother and sister.