Severe weather week

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/edures.shtml#student

Happy Dr. MLk,Jr Day AND Inauguration Day!

Today is a day we commemorate a man's fight for civil rights. Because of him, people were reminded  to love and respect each other.  Today, President Barack Obama uses a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Bible while being sworn into office for another term. Today, marks another event for the history books of the future, and you are alive during this time! :) Can you think of a great journal topic for your writing tomorrow? I can. See you in the morning.

Get Ready for a Full Week!

Thanks for bringing items for the Oreo Pie activity. We still need 2 mixing bowls and 2 spoons. Remember, if you want anything extra, you need to bring it. Wednesday's Field Day, Thursday's pajama, Polar Express, and party day. Getting Ready! :)

BRUNCH was great! :)

Thank you for sharing your culture! We had a wonderful time learning and "traveling" around the world. "[We] grew an inch inside." -Aunt Phoebe from The Talking Cloth

Want to grow even more? Check out these pictures of earth's lights at night as seen from space. So cool.
NASA just posted them today! Earth Lights - The Black Marble

Pearl Harbor Day

 

Pearl Harbor eyewitness interviews and more

Pearl Harbor- SS For Kids

Interactive map

Navy history

President FDR's Day of Infamy speech

NPS

History.com interactive

Happy December; Happy Learning!

We have learned much about a great deal of cultures. You have taught me many new things. Imagine how much more we can learn! Thank you everyone for sharing newly-found information from your family tree. Thank you to those who've already shared snacks or treats with us. Thank you to those who want to share Wednesday! It is very interesting to see how our families came from many places all over the world for us to meet here in our very own classroom! How exciting! :)

See you next month!

Veteran's Day

Here's some history about veteran's and the day we celebrate them. Remember, if you happen to see a veteran, shake his or her hand and say, "Thank you." Enjoy your holiday and think of your freedom and that America is free because of these men and women. Awesome, isn't it? :)  I'm working on having a guest speaker for you. See you Tuesday.

The history of Veteran's Day Video
History.com videos
Print a free Word search
Veteran's Day vocabulary - print for free
Printable crossword puzzle

Challenge-printable
Abc order
Southern Command
Miami

Veteran's Day and other American holidays
Military.com -Veteran's Day history

Vetrean's Day worksheet
Veteran's for kids
Veteran facts

Election Day coming soon!

Voting is a right we have as a result of our U.S. Constitution. You, too, can have a voice in the President Polls. You can also post your vote anonymously here in the blog (see survey). Enjoy the experience-you are alive during an exciting time in history. :)

Before you vote, educate yourself on the issues and each candidate's plans. Click on the links:
Here's the answer to our Electoral College question. Color the poster.


I Might Be President song - lyrics
I Might Be President song - audio - Listen
Understand the issues for each candidate.
Time for Kids video
What you need to know about the election...
Meet Barack Obama
Meet Mitt Romney
Meet Joe Biden
Meet Paul Ryan

This was written by a woman in 1913:
I Don't Believe In Suffrage, 19 Ammendment - Can you believe it?

Electoral College Video Do you like the Electoral College or not? Why?
Electoral College facts

VOTE now - Time For Kids 

KIDS PICK THE PRESIDENT

Watch Dragon unbirth and splash Down! Live

Watch SpaceX's capsule unberthing from the Harmony module at the International Space Station! Live coverage begins at 7:00 a.m. and ends after 9:00 a.m. So cool. Also, watch a video of Sandy taken from ISS. Fascinating! Scroll down to see even more pictures and videos.

Watch Dragon's unberthing live!

Watch launch
Watch in slo mo launch anomaly. Do you think it's an explosion?
See Sandy, Frankenstorm, from space

Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy AKA Frankenstorm passed us, but is heading toward Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York. It's supposed to collide with a coldfront. Keep posted. You're seeing a historic storm.

Before Sandy hit the U.S.
Video of Sandy leaving FL. See view from space!
Scroll to video of Sandy from space!
Preparedness guide and Picture of Cuba after Sandy
NHC National Hurricane Ctr model
Video of NJ getting ready...except guy fishing
Video
Weather channel video...Monster Storm...possible snow!
After Sandy pictures
Tracking video

After Sandy hit the U.S.
Click the arrows to see all 7 pictures - even the ride half burried on the beach in NJ. :(
7 more photos of Seaside Heights, NJ - I was just there last summer. :(
13 pictures seaside-heights-before-and-after-hurricane-sandy

abc news
Fake Sandy Pictures
NJ

Red Ribbon Week

Win an Ipad2! redribbon.org/contest/ Good luck!