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Volume 14, Issue 9 May, 2019

MATH Earth Day Expo READING

Special Person Day This month in Unit 5 we Last month our Second Graders are
are using information in bar discovering the literary
school held it’s Annual
Our class had a lot graphs to solve put togeth-
Earth Day Expo. Since genre of biographies.
er/take apart and comparing
of fun hosting problems having one or more MCMA is a Michigan Students are reading
steps. We are also gather- Green School, this expo about many different
“Special Person Day”
ing, organizing and displaying helps us fulfill our Emer- people and the important
on Tuesday, April 23. data through our study of
ald status. The event things they have done in
graphs. Second Graders are
We really appreciate also interpreting data in
was held in the gym and their lives. We are fo-
displayed many resource- cusing on chronological
all of our special visi- graphs and using the data to
problem solve. Our math ful projects. Our class order, timelines and sig-
tors who came to series presents real world nificant events that are
concentrated on planting
spend the morning problem solving situations
bean seeds without using often times included in
which helps the students to biographies. These are
with us. The stu- see the importance of un-
soil.
true life stories written
dents worked very derstanding some of the
to highlight different
challenging tasks at hand.
hard on their plays This unit also focuses on aspects of a person’s life.
and were excited to understanding time. We I have encouraged all stu-
discuss analog clocks, digital dents to visit their local
share them with all clocks and elapsed time. library to find more cool
of you. facts about other people!

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This story can fit 150-200 words. calendar of upcoming your Web site. Microsoft
events or a special offer Publisher offers a sim-
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your newsletter, convert
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World Wide Web. You
newsletter might be to sell your prod- it.
can write about a varie-
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ty of topics but try to
newsletter is making it useful to your
keep your articles short.
readers.
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A great way to add useful content to Caption describing picture or
put in your newsletter
your newsletter is to develop and graphic.
can also be used for
write your own articles, or include a

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procedures or improvements to the customers or “To catch the
The subject matter that appears in
business. Sales figures or earnings vendors.
newsletters is virtually endless. You reader's
will show how your business is grow-
can include stories that focus on cur- attention, place
ing.
rent technologies or innovations in
an interesting
your field. Some newsletters include a column
sentence or quote
that is updated every issue, for in-
You may also want to note business or from the story
stance, an advice column, a book re-
economic trends, or make predictions
view, a letter from the president, or here.”
for your customers or clients.
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lisher includes
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