Finally, on Thursday May 13, it was time for the main event. Ben
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came into frame
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and let me past the 5th grade exhibit
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to his classroom
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where he went in
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to see the various foods
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including tomato and cheddar sandwiches
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cucumber and cottage cheese sandwiches
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and peanut butter rollups
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that Meredith
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had made. After looking at the list of presentations
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we admired the wafer pencils
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and chocolate chip pan cookie (with a message)
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along with the foods
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that we didn't bring. We reviewed our food
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and Meredith
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and more food
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before the teacher (Ms. Sanderson)
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and Suzanne
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suggested that we say hello to Ed and Ryan
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and have Ben lead us on a tour
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of his work
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of the class book
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and his page in it
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and then of his poem
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in the book of poetry.
The kids then began to read their stories in turn
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with Suzanne listening
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as after one more
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it was Ben's turn
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and then he gave up the stage
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and the stories continued
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which built up a large appetite so that the food was finished
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and we could go but stopped on the way out to record this person
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and Ben's artwork
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to end a creative day.