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Archives for February, 2011

The BFG – Now in a Library Near You!

Posted by  on Wednesday, February 23rd 2011     

Roald Dahl has a way of bringing stories to life. His words weave magical stories that pull the reader right into the pages. It’s been easy for some of his books to be converted into movies. You may have seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, or James and the Giant Peach. [...]

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All Aboard!

Posted by  on Saturday, February 19th 2011     

The T.S. Kennedy has set sail for its journey home. All of the cadets of Massachusetts Maritime will attempt to get their land legs back on February 20th as they step foot on campus for the first time since January 9th. I’m sure all will be happy to see friends and family again but had [...]

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On the Same Page

Posted by  on Thursday, February 17th 2011     

We’re proud to present to you our new collaborative blog with Mrs. Kaminski’s class in Chattanooga, Tennessee! The new blog is called On the Same Page. It’s a place where our two fourth grade classes will share our love for reading. We’ll be starting off by sharing and reviewing some of our favorite books. After [...]

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More Postcards from Abroad

Posted by  on Saturday, February 12th 2011     

It’s that time again! Mr. Tracy and the T.S. Kennedy made their next stop in Bridgetown, Barbados. Luckily for us, while there, Mr. Tracy sent us some more postcards and coins to share in his experience with the trip! Did you know that the currency (money) that they use in Barbados is called the Barbadian [...]

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Finding Area

Posted by  on Saturday, February 5th 2011     

We’ve been learning about how to find the area of rectangles in math.  In order to find the area, you must multiply the length and the width. In the rectangle above, we see that the length is 8 inches and the width is 6 inches.  In order to find the area, you must multiply these together: [...]

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A Time to Reflect

Posted by  on Wednesday, February 2nd 2011     

As we enjoy another snow day, it’s a great time to look back on some of our projects that we’ve done so far this year. Each student has grown so much since the beginning of the year, both educationally and physically! Let’s look back upon some of the projects that we’ve done up to this [...]

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