Mosaic visits the State House

The Mosaic Team on the steps of the State House

Mosaic Visits the State House
Leah Lambrecht, Maggie Gannon, Kelani Rotax, Madison Reagan, and Camille Menard

Did you know that there are fossils on the floor in the State House? This shows that there was once an ancient ocean in Vermont. There are lots of rooms and there were huge paintings of past Governors. One of the best paintings was of a battle. It was ten feet high and twenty feet long. There was a statue of Abraham Lincoln’s head.Outside of the State House there is a real cannon. The state motto is, “Freedom and Unity.”
The first State House was rebuilt because it was too small. The second one was made of wood  and it burned down. The third state house or the one you see now was the first to have a gilded dome. If you  look at the top of the dome you will see a statue of Agriculture.
We also went to the Vermont History Museum and saw really fascinating things like  a long house. A long house is a building that Native Americans lived in which could hold up to 4 families. They  had one storage pit for each family. We also saw animal hides which we could touch. We were allowed to do a scavenger hunt in the museum and write our names in a code. We ate lunch in the cafeteria along with people who worked for the state.
And that was our trip to the State House!

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Being a Team in Mosaic

Reporters Jennifer and Kylie show some of the trinkets

to be used in the Mosaic sign.

by Jennifer and Kylie
    Our Team, Mosaic, has a tradition of wearing tye-dye t-shirts. We wear them every Friday and on fieldtrips. First, we voted on the colors. Some of us watched videos to learn how to make cool designs. Everyone made their own shirt with a different design with shades of blue.
It was messy but exciting at the same time. Some were bright and some were faded but they were all cool!
     We are also making a Mosaic sign. All of Mosaic was asked to bring in a special trinket. We’ll write Mosaic using them. Some of the things that people brought in were weird like a frog, a golden lego and a mint box. Some of the exciting and cool things were old coins, part of a wedding dress, and toy cars. We are working with Ms. Demas and we will take turns placing the objects. They will all be attached to create our sign.
   Being in Mosaic is an amazing experience. Wouldn’t you want to be in it?