A VERY busy day 2!

Dear Class 1-SW,

Today was another busy day that began with a breakfast speaker. Then we went to more workshops which were really great! We got into groups called affinity groups where I was in a room with only African American teachers. I was in a big ballroom with over 400 brown teachers all talking about different ways to make our schools better.

After that, we went to lunch and we had a big break. That's when we went to the Seattle monorail and went to the Seattle Center where the Space Needle is. It was a short ride, and very fun. We have posted some pictures on the side so you can see the monorail and the space needle. It was 250 feet up and we could see all the way to the mountains. At the top of the space needle there are some letters on the ground. The space needle is a giant compass rose, so you can tell what direction you are looking in. It was very cool!

Then we went to the aquarium. It was a small aquarium compared to what I am used to, but they had lots of animals that are indiginous to the pacific coast. We saw lots of sea otters and fur seals. They are very cute and they are terrific swimmers. There were also lots of great coral reef fish in the aquarium. My favorites were some things I had never seen before, like the pinecone fish and the potbellied sea horse. We'll post those pictures on the blog too!

Then we went back for more workshops and on the way, Mrs. Euwer found the famous Pike's Market where they have a great flower store. They had the most beautiful flowers and I loved the Kale plants. We didn't have too much time for pictures, but we took a quickie of Mrs. Euwer at the shop before we had to rush back to go to the workshops.

This evening we had a dinner speaker who was really terrific. His name was Charles Olgetree. Now, I am back at my hotel room, getting ready to go to bed. But, first I need to pack up as much as I can because the conference is over tomorrow at 12:30 and we have to leave for the airport at 11am.

I'll be back on Monday morning! Hopefully it won't be as cold at home! See you soon!
Love,
Ms. SW