March 21st is World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD.) “It is a global awareness day which has been officially observed by the United Nations since 2012.  Down Syndrome International (DSI) encourages friends all over the world to raise awareness of what Down Syndrome is, what it means to have Down syndrome, and how people with Down Syndrome play a vital role in our lives and communities.”

Rock Your Socks tomorrow March 21st to show your support.  Visit Mrs.McBride’s website for more information.

Atmosphere Task List 1 – What is the Atmosphere?

Atmosphere Task List 2 – Sphere Interactions – Causes of Global Warming

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The students in our class had a chance to share their interests with our class through our “genius hour” share periods. Many students created slide presentations over the weekend to present along with hands-on activities. Here are a few of our students sharing their special interests.

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Explore the following website, take notes in your science journal and take the atmosphere quiz which is listed at the bottom right hand corner of one page.

Geography4Kids

If you happen to finish early, visit this NASA Atmosphere site and explore.

NASA Climate Kids Atmosphere

https://padlet.com/embed/ygr2jzqj9ryb

Empathy is the feeling that you understand and share another person’s experiences and emotions.

• Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
• Empathy is about standing in someone else’s shoes, feeling with his or her heart, seeing with his or her eyes.
• Empathy makes the world a better place.

Practice empathy by being observant of others, using active listening and donating a pair of new or gently used shoes for Soles to Souls.

Our book of the month is The Yellow Star by Carmen Deedy. After reading and listening to the Legend of King Christian X of Denmark, explain why the author titled the book The Yellow Star. What does the yellow star symbolize?