Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park Second-graders from
Vestavia Hills Elementary Liberty Park took a field trip to the
Golden Flake Factory in Birmingham. The trip went with their
unit on economics in which they learned about production and
distribution. Students were able to see the process a potato
goes through to become a potato chip. Students sampled many
varieties of Golden Flake products including corn chips, puff
corn and traditional potato chips hot off the line. > First-
graders had an Authors' Breakfast for family and friends. In
each classroom, the students read some of their original writing
from their fall portfolio including poetry, expository texts and
fiction stories. Presentations included picture book projects,
where the children brought in personal photos and created a
story around them. These activities enhanced the students'
skills in writing as well as in performing in front of an
audience.