Who flies through the air on a broomstick, is normally in some kind of trouble, tries to solve the mystery of his parents’ deaths, and thinks he is a normal preteen?  HARRY POTTER! 

The teacher named Ms. Rae Temple said that in WIZARD’S WORKSHOP, she likes bringing the famous J. K. Rowling books to life by doing crazy things from renaming the tic-tac-toe game to making their own wands and being put into Hogwarts’ houses.  The 3-4th graders are having a wonderful time in this fun course.

Emily Shaffer explained, “I like Harry Potter.” However, when asked if s he had read the books, she answered honestly, “I’ve started to read some, but I’ve never finished them.”

Devin Mendler was assigned to be in the “Ravenclaw” house. When asked what kind of spell she would like to learn, she responded, “A spell to make my sister disappear.” Her favorite part of the class is “making cool stuff and learning about Harry Potter.”

Very, very quickly Dylan Milroy explained which character from the novels he would like to be: “Harry Potter, that’s kind of a simple question.”

The enthusiastic teacher likes the course; “it’s fun because it makes the books come to life,” Temple said.

“I like making the wands so they can have wands to take home,” she continued.  That sounds like a very cool assignment!

The last question for Temple was, “Do you think you enjoy this class as much as the kids?” She answered, “I  think so, yeah!”

Along with making wands, the kids also got a piece of paper and a tea bag?  Well, in the movie Harry Potter, a tea bag tells your future.  From being in danger to these things: A star meaning luck, a bolt meaning power, a heart meaning friendship, a diamond meaning fear, and a cloud meaning hope.

If you find any of these things on your paper, the tea leaves tells your future.

Although they did not do anything special on Friday, next year the Wizards Workshop for sure will be a huge success to match this one.

Kids in Heim room 220 had fun opening owl and bat pellets to find bones

of what the animal had eaten. With their teacher, Ms. Janet Woodruff, kids in second and third grades are learning all about nocturnal creatures.

The first question asked was whether or not the students thought bats were scary. Without any hesitation, Willow Best answered, “No.”    

Best also explained what she had learned so far: “We learned chiroptem.” That interesting word means a type of nocturnal creature whose legs turn into its wings.

The most interesting thing Seamus McGarvy learned so far was  “bones.”  When asked if he thinks vampire bats are really dangerous, his comment was, “Yeah.”

Emma Shangraw was next. When asked if she had learned a lot, she respectfully nodded her head yes.

The teacher, Ms. Janet Woodruff, also had some interesting answers to my questions.  When asked what she enjoys most about teaching thi s class, she answered, “All the excitement when we do new things.”   

Do you think you will teach this class again next year?  She answered, “Sure.”  

Are you fond of bats?  Her answer was, “Yes.”  Have you ever seen a real bat?  Her amazing answer was, “Yes.  I’ve held one.”