President Bush must have heard about Kearny...

...because he came to visit!

Yesterday our school was THE place to be in town.

President Bush along with his wife, Laura Bush, and many other dignitaries, (lots of important people that care about education), came to see what we do at Kearny. The children behaved amazingly well. They wore their school uniforms with pride, they had to go through scanners on their way into the building, and then they stayed in their classrooms the entire morning.

The president visited some of the classes. He answered some questions the children posed. Some questions were really funny: How many bathrooms in the White House or where did he and Mrs. Bush get married?.

NO! Not our Ms. Bush, his Mrs. Laura Bush!








President Bush collected letters the children wrote and then gave a speech in our auditorium. The auditorium looked beautiful! In fact, the entire school looked beautiful. We really need to thank our Kearny crew who worked so hard to make everything spic and span.

So much more happened but we'll let some of the students tell us more.

Here is what Kenae wrote:


President Bush came to our school and gave a very influential speech. I could relate to what he was saying as it related to No Child Left Behind. During his speech he said that teachers should determine where children should be placed according to their reading level. He also said that testing is very important in finding out students' reading levels, and in areas where they are struggling.

President Bush thanked Dr. Ackerman for taking a stand and supporting the idea of No Child Left Behind. He also thanked Ms. Spagnola, all of the skilled teachers that teach us, and the students for coming down to hear his speech.

By
Kenae Willoughby
7th Grade Rm 305