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 There are different landforms in the Southwest Region that we don't really have many of here in the Northeast. As a result, the landscape there looks very different. Below are pictures of the Southwest at sundown.  
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 Now that we've learned about all 5 regions, we started to look at where the products we enjoy really are from! All you need to do is look on the side of your box of food. There will be a postal code for the state. For example, MA is the postal code for Massachusetts. If you know the code, and you know what region the state is in, you can see if it matches your guess about where the natural resources are from. Do you notice any patterns in what types of food are from each region? 
 Now that summer is coming, we get more hours of daylight! Notice the times that the sun rises and sets in Peabody on June 21 as compared to December 21. As a result, the sun appears to be higher in the sky at noon. It also stays out for longer during the daylight hours. Do you like summer or winter better?    We had a Memorial Day Ceremony to honor those who fought for our country
 The key to understanding why the seasons change and summer is coming for us soon is to look at how much sunlight is shining on our hemisphere. We are in the northern hemisphere (top half), but Australia is in the southern hemisphere (bottom half). On June 21 when it's summer here, it will be winter there. The video below will show you why. When you watch the video below, remember that those of us in Peabody, Massachusetts, in the United States are all in the northern hemisphere (top half) of the Earth. In that picture, it shows you that in December the top is tilted AWAY FROM the sun, so it's in winter. Notice how much less sunlight our half of the Earth is getting! The bottom half of the Earth (the southern hemisphere) is getting much more sun, so in December it's in summer.  So remember, the tilt of the Earth stays the same. As a result, in June when the top half gets a lot of sunlight which makes summer, but at the same time the bottom half doesn't get as much sunlight so it makes winter.
Today we had a visit from Mr. Kidawski, an actor from Young Audiences of Massachusetts (Historical Perspectives). In his show, he "becomes" Abraham Lincoln so we get to learn about his life. We saw what happened to him when he was a kid and heard how he felt about it. We also got to hear how his early experiences made him make choices later on when he became an adult, why he decided to run for president, and the decisions he made for our coutnry when he was our leader. What's something you learned about President Lincoln?    
Here at McCarthy we feel lucky to have a safe school to go to. We wish the same for children everywhere.
 Today in Morning Meeting, some of you shared that you have your own websites (or published content online). If you would like to share them with the class, please leave a link in the comments below!
 Today Mr. Wahle came to teach us about how we can hear sounds, and how sounds are made. To the left is a "chicken" that makes a clucking noise. What do you think would happen to the sound if you used a bigger cup? Below is a "buzzing bee." What do you think would happen to the sound if we used a longer stick and bigger index card? 
 We have been in school for 9 months now! As a result we've studied our multiples and rules of divisibility through 10.
This includes interpreting remainders. For example, if you had 32 Skittles and were splitting them with some friends, how many would the 5 of you get, and what might you do with the left over Skittles? Answer in the comments below, and write a new question for the person who comments next to answer. |
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