Between the Lines » Visitors http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org News from the Library for the Amigos & Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Schools Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 The Region Of The West http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org/2007/06/07/the-region-of-the-west/ http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org/2007/06/07/the-region-of-the-west/#comments Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:58:30 +0000 amigosking http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org/2007/06/07/the-region-of-the-west/ Hello,
We are two fourth graders and we researched California & Hawaiian Islands.

If you come to visit California you’ll need…
* Sunscreen
* Bathing suit (beach supplies)
* Camera /autograph book (in case of sighting movie stars)

If you come to Hawaii you’ll need…

• Hula skirt (to dance like a Hawaiian dancer)
• Helmets (in case of falling coconuts)
• Beach supplies
• Camera (to take photos of the hawaiian beaches and beautiful things)

If you visit Colorado you’ll need…

• Skies
• Camera (to take photos of the Rocky Mountains)
• Winter thing (like

In California, Hollywood is a great place to see movie stars. The man made wonder is the golden gate bridge in San Francisco.

Hawaii has 8 islands & out of 6 islands people live on them.

Hawaii is the most popular islands because Honolulu’s has the biggest population

4th graders
King School

]]> http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org/2007/06/07/the-region-of-the-west/feed/ 1 Cambridge: How it came to be our city http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org/2007/05/08/cambridge-how-it-came-to-be-our-city/ http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org/2007/05/08/cambridge-how-it-came-to-be-our-city/#comments Tue, 08 May 2007 16:36:10 +0000 amigosking http://amigoskinglibrary.edublogs.org/2007/05/08/cambridge-how-it-came-to-be-our-city/ The Amigos 3rd graders have been learning about the history of our city. Ms. Kit Rawlins from the Cambridge Historical Commission has been showing them slides and teaching them about the history of Cambridge. She presents three lessons to the students: Settlement of Cambridge, Immigration to Cambridge, and the history of African-Americans in Cambridge. The third graders have had wonderful questions for Kit. Ask them what they’ve learned about Cambridge. Did you know Rindge Towers stands where a clay pit for a brick making factory once stood? Or that Lechmere Station used to be the site of a glass making factory and a meat packing factory? Thank you Kit for giving us a different perspective on Cambridge.

General George Washington lived in this Cambridge house for a winter.

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The King first graders, junior K and kindergarten students had a visit from Farmer Matt of Drumlin Farm in Lincoln. The first thing the students told him was that he didn’t look like a farmer! Poor Farmer Matt. By the end of the visit he had them convinced. Students tasted carrots and lettuce, played a game about a tomato’s journey from farm to store, and peppered Farmer Matt with questions about farms. We’ve been reading non-fiction books about crops and farm animals along with some fun farm picture books to prepare for this special visit. The visit was a gift from CitySprouts. (Open House for CitySprouts garden at King/Amigos on May 30 at 2 p.m.) We’re realizing that it’s one thing to look at pictures of chickens, but it would be much better to see the chickens scratching in the dirt. We’re planning a fieldtrip to Drumlin Farm or one of the other area farms, Codman Farm or Wilson Farm. We’ll let you know which farm books were hits with the kids and teachers.

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