Learning and Teaching: First Graders Share Native Animal Research

Mount Madonna School (MMS) first graders can tell you a lot about some of the animals native to Santa Cruz County, including wild turkeys, barn owls and rattlesnakes, following several weeks of research and presentations to their peers, parents and teachers. 

 

Photos by Cassia Laffin and Leigh Ann Clifton

The Gilroy Dispatch, Student of the Week: Will Pramanik

-Name, age, grade, city of residence
Will Pramanik, 12, 7th, Gilroy
 
-What inspires you?
I am inspired by anything that is strategy related.  My favorite game is ‘Magic the Gathering,’ which is pure strategy. 
 
-What is your favorite subject in school, and why?