The votes are in!

Last week, Mr. Fitch's class read an article about voting during reading class and Mrs. Griffin thought it would be a great idea to elect a reading president. She didn't understand that the election would take on a life of its own.
First, each reading group nominated a candidate. That was hard. Some people were mad and sad when they weren't chosen as a candidate. All four candidates turned out to be boys and that made the girls more angry. Mrs. Griffin told them they could create a write-in campaign and see if they could get enough support for a write-in candidate. This is much more difficult, however, because people have to actually write the person's name on the ballot.
The room was plastered with campaign posters and each candidate gave a short speech. One candidate decided to drop out of the race as well. On the day of the election, C brought cupcakes in hopes of swaying voters to her write-in campaign.
Students lined up to vote, signed to signify they received a ballot and voted in a voting booth. When the votes were tallied, C's cupcakes seemed to make the difference. She had won!
It was a great experience for our whole classroom. For the next two weeks, C will decide where everyone sits, take attendance and determine which stations everyone is required to complete.