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Science Project Pic

Thought this was a very creative 6th grade science project.

 

 

5th Grade Camp Grady Spruce

5th Graders arrive at Camp Grady Spruce on Wednesday, March 5th excited for their new experience. 

5th Graders learn about the environment.

2014 Battle of the Books

On Friday, February 28th, 6 middle students went to Waco to compete in the 4th Annual Battle of the Books hosted by ESC 12.  30 teams from the region were present.  Our team was required to read the 20 books on the Lone Star Reading List 2013, then participate in a competition answering 60 questions as a team.  Our students worked hard and enjoyed themselves.  Our team name:  Epik Flappy Katz

 

This was our first year. 

 

 

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

President Johnson’s Remarks Upon Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, 11/22/1963

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

Robert E. Lee’s demand for the surrender of John Brown and his party, October 18, 1859

 

 

On October 16, 1859, abolitionist John Brown and his "army" of some 20 men seized the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) in preparation for his war for slave liberation. By the morning of October 18, when Brown refused to accept the terms of this note, marines under the command of Bvt. Col. Robert E. Lee, stormed the building and captured Brown and the survivors of his party. The operation that Brown envisioned as the first blow in a war against slavery was over in 36 hours.

For information, click on the link below.
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=1018

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

In June 1930, after an exhaustive investigation by the federal government, notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone was indicted for income tax evasion. During a highly publicized trial, the prosecution documented Capone’s lavish spending and proof that Capone was aware of his obligation to pay federal income tax but failed to do so. After nearly 9 hours of deliberation, the jurors found Capone guilty of three felonies and two misdemeanors. Capone was sentenced to serve 11 years in prison and to pay $80,000 in fines and court costs.

For more information, click link below.
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=1017  

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

From the photo caption: "Sergeant Alvin C. York, 328th Infantry, who with aid of 17 men, captured 132 German prisoners; shows hill on which raid took place [October 8, 1918]. Argonne Forest, near Cornay, France., 02/07/1919 "   York, who stated on his draft registration card "...Don’t want to fight," would later be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions on October 8, 1918.

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=1008

October 5th and 6th National Archive Primary Source Documents

Dated October 5, 1869, this is the printed patent drawing for a "Flying Machine" invented by W. F. Quinby

During his first papal pilgrimage to the United States in October 1979, Pope John Paul II was welcomed to White House by President Jimmy Carter on October 6, 1979. The two men met privately in the Oval Office for an hour — President Carter’s notes from that historic meeting are shown here.

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

On August 5, 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treaty was signed by the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. After Senate approval, it was signed by President Kennedy on October 7, 1963. The treaty went into effect on October 11, 1963, and banned nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, in outer space, and under water.  Click below if you would like more information.

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

During World War I, the U.S. Seventy-seventh Infantry Division attacked the Germans near Charlevaux, France. Only one unit penetrated enemy lines: Maj. Charles W. Whittlesay’s First Battalion of the 308th Infantry Regiment. The battalion was quickly surrounded by Germans - and then came under friendly fire from its own artillery. Whittlesay used his last carrier pigeon to send this three-sentence plea: "We are along the road parallel 276.4. Our artillery is dropping a barrage directly on us. For heavens sake stop it."  For more information, click on the link below.
http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=1004

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

On October 3, 1990, East and West Germany were reunified, one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall. This memo transcibes the brief conversation which occured between President George Bush and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, describing the reunification celebration.On June 12, 1987, President Ronald Reagan gave this historic speech at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate in which he implored Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev: "Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate. Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."   Click on the link below to find out more.

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=1003

Today's National Archive Primary Source Document

                             
Click on the link below to learn more about Robert E. Lee’s Amnesty Oath, 10/02/1865 (ARC Identifier: 302020); Series: Amnesty Oaths, 1864 - 1866; General Records of the Department of State, 1756 - 1979; Record Group 59; National Archives.

http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/

Daily Puzzler??

The equation above says what?  By whom?  What do the equation and the atomic bomb have in common?