I was lucky enough to see the sixth grade wall dedication ceremony this morning. A surprise guest paid a special visit. Conni Cintas, who was principal from 2004 to 2007 was honored with a special tile on this years wall. In addition, it was announced that this was Patti Haggerty's last year teaching sixth grade. She also has a special tile on the mosaic that reads 'Big Hair, Big Eyes, Big Smile, Huge Heart'. I have visited many schools over the years, but nothing I have seen exemplifies a schools' character the way our sixth grade mosaics do. Thank you parent volunteers for continuing to assist our awesome sixth grade artists with these pieces. Check out the slideshow to see more images. 
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Hi - Thank you so much for creating this blog. I'm hoping it will become a hub of communication for parents! Just a note about "The Wall" - it's amazing! I've always thought that the previous mosaics were such a great creative endeavor, and this one is tops! (One small 'oops' - Conni Cintas' first name doesn't have an "e" at the end, but that's minor compared with the sentiment and creativity.) Awesome!
Are Chinese students leaving behind "walls" after they graduate?? Or are they leaving with educations that prepare them for the 21 century and beyond??
Sorry your little "feel good" projects don't cut it in the real world. The real world is based on results, not mosaics that reflect that it's OK that Johnny can't read, spell, do math or science.
Johnny can't read!!
Dear Johnny,
While I understand your sentiment and am somewhat in agreement with you (though in a less mean-spirited way), I can't help but point out a historical absurdity within your question, which I would have thought would have been self-evident: "Are Chinese students leaving behind 'walls' after..." As walls go, I think the Chinese might be beyond reproach. Of course, it was built by forced labor, but somewhere there were some amazingly savvy engineers, surveyors, etc, telling the forced labor what to do. So, maybe leaving a wall behind isn't the worst harbinger of things to come?
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