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Remembering September 11, 2001: Honoring the Fallen

This past week, (9/6/11-9/9/11), Our seventh grade class spent time reading about, viewing a short clip, and discussing the events that transpired on that fateful day of 9/11/2001.

Our students had the opportunity to interpret vocabulary linked to the topic and completed a KWL chart that tapped into their prior knowledge, what they wanted to learn about 9/11, and ultimately what they discovered in the end. In addition, students read or will read a special report in the back of the Social Studies Text books that focuses on the attacks and the affects they had on not only our country, but the world as well. Please join us as we honor the fallen, by visiting the 911day.org website. There, you will have the opportunity to create a Tribute Card and take a pledge to "give back" in honor of the hundreds of people who stepped up and the thousands who gave their lives in such a senseless act of violence. I am including several website links dedicated to the 9/11 memory....

In addition, our seventh grade class will be designing a "Random Acts of Kindness" Service Learning Project later in the marking period which will connect back to the summer reading assignment, **//Of Beetles and Angels//**, as well as the 9/11 remembrance. This project will focus on ways we can give back to the community and build strong ties that bind us as a family, much like the events of 9/11 did for our nation.

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