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Greetings!

This week in Science students learned about Comets, Nebulae, and the NASA Voyager Program. We watched Brainpop videos on Comets and Asteroids.

This week in Mr. Marrese's History Class students learned about the Declaration of Indepependence, 2nd Continental Congress, and Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill.

Finally, I sent home a 2nd field trip permission slip that is due on April 17th. I have received a few already. We are all set with chaperones.

Thanks,

Chris

Update

Greetings!

This week in Science students learned from the text and other sources while viewing videos of college graduates explaining the seasons. Students learned about the Life Cycle of Stars, Galaxies, types of Telescopes, about living in space, about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, and the International Space Station. Students completed a comprehension packet and submitted their completed Moon Calendar. All finished work is due Friday for Term 2.

This week in Mr. Marrese's History Class students were introduced to the Preamble and Declaration of Independence. Students read and watched short videos from the History Channel on Paul Revere's Ride and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Students also read accounts by British officers and Colonial Militia about who fired first to start the battle, and in turn, Revolutionary War. Students had to respond as to who they felt was responsible based on these written accounts.

Thanks,

Chris

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Greetings!

This week in Science students continued filling out their Moon Calendar. Students enjoyed viewing IPad apps called Moon Globe, Mars Globe, SkyView, and Solar System Augmented Reality. Students read about Stars and their Constellations, selected one of the 12 monthly constellations and wrote about its mythological representation. Students viewed 2 Constellation videos and answered questions in Google Classroom. Students recapped the Moon's apparent motion and its phases and answered questions in Google Classroom in preparation for Friday's Quiz.


This week in Mr. Marrese's History Class students reviewed the Tax Acts that angered many colonists wanting to revolt. We discussed, read about, and viewed videos on the Boston Tea Party and Boston Massacre. Students completed a quick-write on Benjamin Franklin's 1st American political cartoon entitled "Join or Die!" Students also responded in Google Classroom to questions about the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, Tea Party, and 1st Continental Congress.

Thanks,

Chris

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Greetings!

This week in Science class I read The Boston Evening Globe newspaper from July 16, 1969 regarding the Apollo 11's mission to the Moon. Students played Jeopardy to prepare for the Rocks and Minerals Test. Students read and answered questions following a mini-lesson on Gravity, the Earth, Sun, and Moon, and a focus on our Sun. Students viewed a Moon Phase Slide, received their Study Guide on the Moon Phases and viewed Brainpop videos on Gravity and the Moon Phases. Finally, students created a Flipgrid video explaining their interpretation of the Moon Phases.

This week in Mr. Marrese's History Class students read about the many tax laws placed on the colonists. We discussed these tax laws as causes of the revolution. Students made decisions upon whether to boycott or pay taxes on their current personal items and activities. Students then created a Stamp representing too much homework. Next, students viewed 5 station exhibits from our Colonial Trunk which was lent to Ms. Cook from the Concord Museum. Students answered questions on the handouts to extract thoughts about what they learned.

Enjoy your week with your kids home!

Chris

Update

Greetings!

This week in Science I shared a 1969 Boston Globe Newspaper outlining the astronauts upcoming Mission to the Moon. We will read some articles next week. Students were given a Moon Calendar to fill out during the month to learn the moon phases. Students created a Moon Phase Flip Book and Orbit Model of the Sun, Earth and Moon. Students learned facts about the Moon in relation to the Earth and Sun. Students were assigned questions from our new online program JogNog which features questions from the MCAS. Finally, the Rocks and Minerals Project was collected today and the Test is next Wednesday with the Study Guide in Google Classroom.

This week in Mr. Marrese's History Class students learned about the French and Indian War with consideration to the George Washington. Students then read from our online text in Google Classroom about the new tax laws imposed by the British. Students responded in writing as to whether they felt it was fair to be forced to pay taxes on goods and services.

Thanks,

Chris