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As we wind down towards the end of 2012 and the beginning of Christmas break, I wanted to send some pieces of information your way. Passing of the Cans is this Friday, December 14. We have done a great job of bringing in items for Passing of the Cans. So far, this group has brought in more items than any other class I have been a part of. On Monday or Tuesday, we will begin taking a count of how many items we have before we begin looking at nutritional labels, servings, and so on. On Wednesday and Thursday we are participating in two virtual field trips. Wednesday's virtual field trip is about the Mars rover. That is all the information I have at the moment since I'm waiting to hear back with more details. Thursday's virtual field trip is our monthly field trip involving Colonial Williamsburg. This VFT is called "Colonial Idol" and focuses on the music and dance of the colonial period. This includes the song and dance of Native Americans, the wealthy, slave...

Hi Everyone- I wanted to send out a few pieces of information out your way: Please don't forget that we are collecting non-perishable items for Passing of the Cans. Passing of the Cans is only a few weeks away (Friday, December 14). We will use the items we collect to do some work in math involving servings and calories. This Tuesday at 9 pm, the History Channel is showing "Mankind: The Story of All of Us." I have been watching this series, and as a history nut, this series has been great. On Tuesday, they will be talking about the explorers, especially Christopher Columbus. While I wouldn't recommend watching all of it (the show ends at 11 pm), I think this show will be extremely informative. Don't forget this Tuesday is an early dismissal. This week we will continue studying the explorers by looking at explorers such as Magellan and John Cabot. In math, we will continue studying multiplication. We have been working on single and two-digit multip...

We had a great time in Camden and I wanted to thank our chaperons for doing a wonderful job looking after everyone. I also wanted to thank your children for being on their best behavior. Everyone learned a lot about the Camden, South Carolina, and Revolutionary War history. Besides watching the local cat eat a mouse, students loved the quill writing and colonial games. The tours through the Kershaw and Craven house were insightful and informative. Quill Writing Group photo at Kershaw House Craven House