On Friday, March 2, the 4th graders at Monroe Elementary celebrated Ohio's 204th birthday. All 165 4th grade students gathered in the Monroe Local Schools Auditorium to welcome our special guests, State Representative Bill Coley and Senator Gary Cates. Since the 4th grade curriculum includes Ohio History and government the congressmen spoke to our students about their duties as political representatives in our state. Rep. Coley also spoke to the students about the importance of character. The students then had the opportunity to show our guests a few of the Power Point presentations they made in class about Ohio. They also put together an Ohio flag explaining what each part of the flag represents. At this time, the classes and our guests went to the cafeteria to celebrabrate. The students were treated to cake (spelling out O-H-I-O), buckeyes, and punch. They also played party games such as Pin the Captial on Ohio and a Matching game using symbols of Ohio. The students were also able to spend some time talking with our distinguished guests. They really had a good time!
As part of a Social Studies culminating activity, the 4th grade classes will be taking a trip to Columbus on April 25. They will visit the Statehouse, the Supreme Court building, and the Governor's Mansion. Monroe Elementary students will be recognized during either a House of Representatives or a Senate meeting. They will also eat lunch and have a special surprise from Rep. and Mrs. Coley. This is a very memorable trip for these students!
