Our Trip To Richmond February 2013

Statue of Thomas Jefferson with his plans for the Capitol Building

The restored House of Delegates from the 18th Century

The restored Senate Chambers from the 18th century. The pictures are of Captain John Smith and Pocahontas.

A Copy of the Declaration of Independence with 7 Virginia signatures.

A portrait of an older Thomas Jefferson.

The statue of George Washington. 

The State Senate

We were invited to come down to the Senate Floor and see the desks.

A 14 year old page tells us about his experiences working with the Senators.

Voting booth of a senator

The mace in front of the speaker means the House of Delegates is in session.

Our trip to Richmond to tour the Capitol Building and attend a brief session of both the Houses of the General Assembly was a success! We enjoyed learning the history of our Capitol and saw many wonderful statues and paintings. The General Assembly took a "recess" after a break in the Senate, so we really didn't see any action there. In the House of Delegates we saw four or five bills passed into law. We then went to Belle Isle to eat our lunch before returning to school. 

February days...

Getting organized for the week

A birthday celebration with friends

A student-lead algebra lesson

Absolute numbers!

Parts of a woody stem

Xylem? What's that?

Cleaning up for lunch can be puzzling

I might be the next Monet!

Treble clef...bass clef...C clef...Alto Clef...

History Question Chart research on ancient Egypt.

Plant cell research

Negative numbers lesson

Spanish lesson on translating a strawberry shortcake recipe from English into Spanish! This lesson was enjoyed by the whole class!

Negative number game...it took the length of the classroom for these boys to be satisfied.

Half steps and whole steps lesson for music.

Economic geography lesson...imports and exports of a country.