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Archive for March, 2010

Emiko’s Fun Fact of the week

Posted by Ben Jarboe on 26th March 2010

Hamlet has the longest of Shakespeare’s speaking parts with 1530 lines.

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We’re off to see the Wizard…

Posted by Ben Jarboe on 25th March 2010

Wow! What an amazing job by the cast and crew of the Wizard of Oz! I went to see the dress rehearsal. It was amazing. It is impressive how talented you guys are. Give yourselves a big pat on the back, you deserve it!

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Discussion Question #3

Posted by Ben Jarboe on 22nd March 2010

If you could go back to any civilization in history which would you go to and why?

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Emiko’s fun-fact and quote of the week

Posted by Ben Jarboe on 16th March 2010

Fact: The most commonly used word in English conversational language is “I” Quote: “It is white.” President George W. Bush describing The White House

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5th Grade Orientation

Posted by Ben Jarboe on 4th March 2010

A big Team 7-2 Welcome to all of the 5th Grade Students and Parents who are here for orientation tonight! My name is Mr. Jarboe and I teach Social Studies on Team 7-2 The Social Studies Curriculum in 7th grade focuses primarily on examining ancient cultures. We examine the following aspects of these ancient cultures: [...]

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Emiko and Abby’s Fun Fact and Quote of the Week #1

Posted by Ben Jarboe on 3rd March 2010

Two students of mine have volunteered to submit a fact of the week and quote of the week. Here is the first weekly installment of “Emiko and Abby’s Fun Fact and Quote of the Week” Scientists in Canada discovered during tests that chickens increase their egg output while pop music is being played.   “I [...]

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Discussion Question 2

Posted by Ben Jarboe on 3rd March 2010

In class we discussed how humans impact the environment. Most of you came up with lists of how we negatively impact the environment. So my question to you is: “Can we still enjoy modern luxuries and still be friendly to the environment?”

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