diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1fe9c1b8bb..aed5ceb393 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ _notes
 
 # Symlink to cur/programming/recur
 cur/programming/recursion
+# symlinks to sparks/
+middle-school
+topic/middle-school
 
 *.weproj