Mr Vititow's US History Class

Mr. Vititow's US History Class

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	Date of last update: Friday, March 17, 2006

Parents:

The February Extra Credit Projects are coming in, and they look AWESOME!

Thanks to the many parents who helped in the February "Betsy Ross Flag Making Project." 56% of the students participated. Flags will be displayed soon in the halls of Mohawk House.

A picture gallery will soon follow.

Parents:

March 3rd marks the end of the 3rd marking period interim. Interim Reports will go home on March 10th.

Students:

During the month of March we will:

1. Raise money for a care package to Iraq. Andy Semp needs socks, Cheez-its, and AT&T telephone calling cards.

2. Create "Box Top Battles" for both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

3. Closely examine the US Constitution to better understand how it protects the liberties that the colonists fought for.

4. We will take a snapshot look at our current president, and make comparisons to prominent presidents of the past.

5. You will sing songs, and be happy.

6. Spring will arrive, and that will really make you want to stay inside and study.

Have a great March!

Mr. V.

Projects

Box Top Battles

Assigned: Wednesday, 3/8/06

Due: Monday, 3/15/06

Pictures of student work

Extra Credit

Can you answer the questions below?

1. List all words you see in this cartoon. (1pt.)

2. List two symbols that you see, and what they represent (1 pt.)

3. Use the Hand-in-Homework feature of this website and submit an explanation of the issue being criticized by the artist. You may discuss this cartoon with your parents prior to writing your response. (3 pts)

4. March is a busy time when our school district, New York State, and the federal government make budgets. Clip or print a March 2006 news article on a budget process, and summarize the main idea of the article in your own words. (6pts.)

Lance Corporal Andy Semp

Andy Semp visited us on January 6th, 2006.

He arrived in Iraq in Iraq in mid February.

Our first letters were mailed March 1st.

News from Iraq

Andy has received our first batch of

letters. He really welcomed the

diversion they created as he has been

very busy since arriving in Iraq.

He is stationed at a former Iraqi

Air Base, which the soldiers are

trying to improve.

Andy says that it is hard to keep his

gun clean as the sand is much finer

then he expected. He imagined

beach sand, not talcum powder

type of sand.

Andy tells his Mom that he was in his

first sand storm! It is nothing like

you can imagine. The sand gets into

everything.

We await letters, emails, or photos from

Andy. He will be out on a mission

for the next four weeks, so no one

(not even his Mom) will be hearing

from him. Please keep sending him

the letters anyway. He really enjoyed

them.

Andy really is in the thick of it.

Please keep him in your thoughts.

News Flash 3/17/06

In this hand out photo released by U.S. military, U.S.Army Soldiers of Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division and Iraqi Army Soldiers from 4th Iraqi Army Division exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in support of Operation Swarmer in Samarra, Iraq, Thursday, March 16, 2006. U.S. forces, joined by Iraqi troops, on Thursday launched the largest airborn assault in nearly three years, targeting insurgent strongholds north of the capital, the military said. The Operation Swarmer was aimed at clearing 'a suspected insurgent operating area' northeast of Samarra and was expected to continue over several days. (AP Photo/ U.S. Navy 3rd class Shawn Hussong)

This is why I do not

allow food in my class!!

Click on the pictures.