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2026 Book Character Day
We capped off a fun Read Across America week with our annual book character dress up day & parade! Some of the costumes were amazing! What a fun celebration of reading!
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Great Lakes Fish from Swanson 4th Graders
We are proud to spotlight the creativity of our young artists in the Waukesha County Courthouse cafe!
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Swanson 5th Graders Awarded 1st & 3rd Place in the State Book Trailer Contest!
The Swanson library is thrilled to announce that four 5th graders placed in the State in the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association’s (WEMTA) annual Book Trailer Contest!
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I Have a Dream...
Swanson second grade students celebrated MLK Day with some 'Content of my Character' projects...
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Teamwork at Swanson
Swanson students are learning about teamwork this month! Fifth grade students read the book Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty. They then engaged in a challenge requiring them to build a device that would hold up a heavy book for at least ten seconds using only paper.
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Natyarpana Dance Company
Last Friday, Swanson was treated to a performance by some great Indian Dancers. Natyarpana dance company founded by Kripa Baskaran, specializes in teaching and performing Bharatanatyam, south India’s oldest and richest classical dance form.