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First of all, we have a new USC undergraduate intern who is joining us this semester. Her name is Kolbie Hinson and she will be with us full time. If you stop by the classroom make sure you say hello. I wanted to share some of the things we are working on in class: Math We are finishing with converting metric units (millimeters, centimeters, kilometers, milliliters, liters, etc.). By the end of this week we will be moving into multiplication and multiplication strategies. Social Studies We have just completed our study of the first colonies. We are moving into the French and Indian war before our larger study of the Revolutionary War. Science This week we are doing several demonstrations on the moon and its phases. This will move us toward earth's rotation and how its rotation and tilted axis effects our seasons. Read Aloud Currently we are reading the book Chains  by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is a historical fiction story that deals with slavery and the Revolutionary