April 11

Porcelain

China is the birthplace of porcelain. Many of you probably have porcelain at home. We often refer to these fine dishes as “China”.

Each child designed and decorated a symmetrical vase and then filled it with forsythia and cherry blossoms.

 

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March 29

Cluster Map

Did you know that you can click on the cluster map to the right of the posts to see from where people have been visiting our blog? The two hits from Africa have been from Steven’s dad while he was on a layover from a flight to Nigeria and Dylan’s family when they were visiting family in South Africa. We have been learning geography as we find these places on the map. The N/A hits are usually from cell phones. Where will the blog go next?

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January 26

We Have Dreams Too!

We read about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King. Then we used his “I Have a Dream Speech” as a model for our writing. We thought about ways that the world could be a better place for our children, just as Dr. King dreamed about a better place for his children.

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