Our weekly objectives were to:

• Describe the decisions that George Washington made after he resigned as commander in chief of the Continental army.
• Describe George Washingtonś inauguration as President.
• Understand the first decisions President Washington and Congress made.
• Describe the functions of the Departments of State, War, and Treasury, as well as the Cabinet and the Supreme Court.
• Understand the differences between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson.
• Describe how the first political parties came into being.
• Explain why farmers rebelled against the whiskey tax.

What a fun field trip we had up to Olympia!  Thank you to all the parents who helped to make it possible.  I was really impressed with the tour and the scavenger hunt outside!  I learned a lot and I think the kids did too!

4th graders and their family’s have free access to all federal parks lands and waters for the entire school year ending August 31.  Pretty cool way for the families of 4th graders to access national parks for free this summer!