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Today is Australia Day. On this day in 1788, Australia became a country.  Using some of the links on this blog, find out 5 things about Australia.  Summarize what you learn and post it on the blog.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929

On Monday, January 18th school will be closed to commemorate (to celebrate & remember) Martin Luther King, Jr.  We remember Dr King because of his peaceful efforts to bring people together.  He delivered his famous speech "I Have a Dream" in 1963 before thousands of people in Washington D.C.  Beginning with those same words, write your own speech about your hope for our world and its people.

I have a dream...

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See Phrases & Proverbs on the left side of this blog.  Each week several new phrases will appear.  Click on the phrases, and it will take you to a website that provides more information.

First writing assignment due Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Dear Students,

   Just a reminder to all of you to hand in your friendly letter assignment on Wednesday.  I hope that you enjoyed reflecting on all the good times you had in 2009, and how you're going to make 2010 even better and more enjoyable.  Click on this link if you need help with the friendly letter format: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/ Please take pride in your work and do your best.  I'm looking forward to hearing how 2009 went and what your goals are for this year.  See you in class!

Best wishes,

Ms Lyons