Week of October 28, 2013

Reminders:
1. These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:
              
A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

B. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable.
   
C. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. Remember to cover the Reading Workbook. If the cover is ripped, please put cardboard or some type of backing to reinforce it. Your child is responsible for all books that belong to the school.

2.  For 5th grade only-Thursday is Halloween and we will be having a party in the afternoon. The children want to order pizza, so they will need to bring in $3.00 by Wednesday. They have also volunteered to bring in something to share with the class. Please ask them what they chose to bring in. They may wear their costumes to school, but will still need to bring their bookbags.

3. Monday is extended day Math for 5th Grade.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 28, 2013- Unit 2 Week 2

5th Grade Reading- 


Homework: New book for Unit 2 is Alice in Wonderland. The children that I ordered for will receive the book on Tuesday. I will let them know what I would like them to read when I receive the books

Tuesday- Copy Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB (same as last week).
Due on Thursday, 10/31.
 Thursday-Reading Questions due on Monday, Nov.4 due to Halloween (will be added on Thursday)

Reading Questions
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6th Grade Reading-


Homework: New book for Unit 2 is Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
Read Chapters 1-7

Tuesday- Copy Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB (same as last week).


 Thursday-Reading Questions due on Monday, Nov.4 due to Halloween (will be added on Thursday).

 Reading Questions
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7th Grade Reading

 LESSON PLANS

Homework: New book for Unit 2 is The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed. Read Chapters 1-5.

Tuesday- Copy Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB (same as last week).


 Thursday-Reading Questions due on Monday, Nov.4 due to Halloween (will be added on Thursday).
7th Grade Social Studies


Homework:
Tuesday- Copy Social Studies vocabulary in to your Social Studies Vocabulary NB.
Due on Friday, 11/1

1.encomienda     2. hacienda     3. mission     4. presidio     5. viceroyalty   
6. viceroy     7. peninsular    8. creole     9. mestizo     10. mulatto       

 Thursday- Read pages 42-53. On looseleaf, answer questions 1 and 3 on pg. 48 and questions 1 and 2 on pg. 53.
Due on Monday, 11/4 due to Halloween.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, November 6. No extensions!!!!!!
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8th Grade Reading


Homework: New book for Unit 2 is Roll of Thunder- Hear My Cry. Read Chapters 1-4.

Tuesday- Copy Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB (same as last week).
Due on Thursday, 10/31

 Reading Vocabulary Words

Thursday- Reading Questions due on Monday, Nov.4 due to Halloween (will be added on Thursday).

 Reading Questions

8th Grade Social Studies  

 Lesson Plans

Homework:

Tuesday- Copy Social Studies vocabulary in to your Social Studies Vocabulary NB.
Due on Friday 11/1

1. stock market     2. speculation     3. inventory     4. Bonus Army     5. New Deal     6. Bank Holiday    7. Fireside Chat     8. Social Security Act     9. collective bargaining     
10. Civilian Conservation Corps

 Thursday- Read pages 282- 295. On looseleaf, answer questions 1 and 2 on pg. 287 and questions 1 and 3 on pg. 295.
Due on Monday, 11/4 due to Halloween.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, Nov. 6. No extensions!!!!!!

                                               
                                HAVE A GREAT WEEK!


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Week of October 21, 2013

Reminders:
1. These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:
              
A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

B. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable.
   
C. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. Remember to cover the Reading Workbook. If the cover is ripped, please put cardboard or some type of backing to reinforce it. Your child is responsible for all books that belong to the school.

2. Thursday is Gym for the 5th Grade. Remember to wear Gym uniform.

3. Unit Exam Schedule:
Tuesday- Writing in the Content Areas of Social Studies, Science, and Religion
Wednesday- Reading and Social Studies
Thursday- Math and Science
Friday- Religion and ELA

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
     
There will be no weekly assessments this week due to Unit 1 Exams
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 21, 2013- Unit 2 Week 1

5th Grade Reading- 
Homework: New book for Unit 2 is Alice in Wonderland. As soon as you get the book, start reading.

Tuesday- Study for the Unit Test tomorrow. Study all Unit 1 Vocabulary and review Thomas Edison. Make sure you bring the book on Wednesday for the exam!

Wednesday- Copy new Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB.
Due on Tuesday,10/29

 No Reading HW Questions this week.

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6th Grade Reading-

Homework: New book for Unit 2 is Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief As soon as you get the book, start reading.

Tuesday- Study for the Unit Test tomorrow. Study all Unit 1 Vocabulary and review Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Make sure you bring the book on Wednesday for the exam!

Wednesday- Copy new Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB.
Due on Tuesday,10/29

 No Reading HW Questions this week.

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7th Grade Reading
Homework: New book for Unit 2 is The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed. As soon as you get the book, start reading.

Tuesday- Study for the Unit Test tomorrow. Study all Unit 1 Vocabulary and review My Brother Sam is Dead. Make sure you bring the book on Wednesday for the exam!

Wednesday- Copy new Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB.
Due on Tuesday,10/29

 No Reading HW Questions this week.

7th Grade Social Studies
Lesson Plans

Homework:
Tuesday- Study for the Unit Test tomorrow. Study all Unit 1 notes and the questions that were reviewed in class.

Wednesday- Copy new Social Studies vocabulary in to your Social Studies Vocabulary NB.
Due on Tuesday,10/29

1.technology     2. Iroquois Confederacy     3. Far East     4. Indies     5. Vikings    
6. Vinland     7. colony     8. New World     9. empire     10. conquistador      

 No Social Studies Questions this week.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, November 6. No extensions!!!!!!
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8th Grade Reading

Homework: New book for Unit 2 is Roll of Thunder- Hear My Cry. As soon as you get the book, start reading.

Tuesday- Study for the Unit Test tomorrow. Study all Unit 1 Vocabulary and review The Great Fire. Make sure you bring the book on Wednesday for the exam!

Wednesday- Copy new Reading vocabulary in to your Reading Vocabulary NB.
Due on Tuesday,10/29

 No Reading HW Questions this week.

8th Grade Social Studies
Lesson Plans

Homework:
Tuesday- Study for the Unit Test tomorrow. Study all Unit 1 notes and the questions that were reviewed in class.

Wednesday- Copy new Social Studies vocabulary in to your Social Studies Vocabulary NB.
Due on Tuesday,10/29

1.Teapot Dome     2. merger     3. Kellogg-Briand Pact     4. Ernest Hemingway     5. Sinclair Lewis     6. Robert Frost     7. Claude McKay     8. Langston Hughes     9. Edna Vincent Millay
10. Countee Cullen    

 No Social Studies Questions this week.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, Nov. 6. No extensions!!!!!!

                                               
                                             HAVE A GREAT WEEK!


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Week of October 14, 2013

Reminders:
1. All school supplies should be in by now. Points will be deducted from Conduct Grades for not following school rules.

2. All parent signature forms should have been handed in by last Friday.

3. As stated on last week's blog, these are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:
              
A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

B. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable.
   
C. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. Remember to cover the Reading Workbook. If the cover is ripped, please put cardboard or some type of backing to reinforce it.

4. Thursday is Gym for the 5th Grade. Remember to wear Gym uniform.

5. Tuesday, 10/15 is extended day for Math for 5th Grade- 3:00-5:00

6. No school on Monday, 10/21 due to a Teachers’ Conference Day!

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
     
There will be no weekly assessments this week but the Interim Assessment for Math will be on Wednesday.
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 14, 2013- Unit 1 Week 6

5th Grade Reading- 
Lesson Plans
*****UNIT 2 begins next week. We will be reading Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll ( Dover Thrift Edition- May 1993). The children may download the book to a tablet, you can order or  purchase the book yourself, or I can order it for you. We will start reading the book next Monday, 10/21. It is very important that your child has the book by then. Some students got the book for Unit 1 two weeks into the unit and could not complete the assignments which of course lowered their grade.  If you would like me to order the book for you, the money must be in by Thursday, October 17. The book will be ordered on that day, so it will be here by Monday. The cost of the book is $3.00.

Homework: Read pages 142-192 in Thomas Edison. Highlight important information as you read.
There will be no new vocabulary words this week, so the children may start to study their Reading Vocabulary Words for the Unit Test next week.

Wednesday- Answer the questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/18


***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen an inventor and research his/her life and accomplishments. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 5 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).
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6th Grade Reading-
Lesson Plans

*****UNIT 2 begins next week. We will be reading The Lightning Thief (Percy jackson and the Olympians- Series #1) by Rick Riordan, Miramax Books for Kids- April, 2006. The children may download the book to a tablet, you can order or  purchase the book yourself, or I can order it for you. We will start reading the book next Monday, 10/21. It is very important that your child has the book by then. Some students got the book for Unit 1 two weeks into the unit and could not complete the assignments which of course lowered their grade.  If you would like me to order the book for you, the money must be in by Thursday, October 17. The book will be ordered on that day, so it will be here by Monday. The cost of the book is $8.50.

Homework: Read Chapters 27-30 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Highlight important information as you read.

There will be no new vocabulary words this week, so the children may start to study their Reading Vocabulary Words for the Unit Test next week.

Wednesday- Answer the questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/18
.

***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 5 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages). If you are handing in a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you must give both Ms. Serewko and I a copy.
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7th Grade Reading
Lesson Plans

*****UNIT 2 begins next week. We will be reading The Voyages of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick (2002). The children may download the book to a tablet, you can order or  purchase the book yourself, or I can order it for you. We will start reading the book next Monday, 10/21. It is very important that your child has the book by then. Some students got the book for Unit 1 two weeks into the unit and could not complete the assignments which of course lowered their grade.  If you would like me to order the book for you, the money must be in by Thursday, October 17. The book will be ordered on that day, so it will be here by Monday. The cost of the book is $8.50.

Homework: Read Chapters 13 (XIII) – pg. 216 in My Brother Sam is Dead. Highlight important information as you read.

There will be no new vocabulary words this week, so the children may start to study their Reading Vocabulary Words for the Unit Test next week.

Wednesday- Answer the questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/18
.

***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 7 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).

7th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
Tuesday-No new vocabulary words will be added this week, so that you can start reviewing for the Social Studies Unit Test next week. Essay questions will be given this week for you to prepare.

 SS Textbook- Read pages 41. Complete the Vocabulary Review 1-10 (if the statement is true, write the statement and the word true. If the statement is false, rewrite the statement, correcting the underlined words). Also, answer questions 1 and 2 under the Chapter Checkup. Complete on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer. Make sure that you have a full heading, page number and subject on the looseleaf. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due Friday, 10/18.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, November 6. No extensions!!!!!!
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8th Grade Reading
Lesson Plans
*****UNIT 2 begins next week. We will be reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor( Penguin Group- 1/ 2002). The children may download the book to a tablet, you can order or  purchase the book yourself, or I can order it for you. We will start reading the book next Monday, 10/21. It is very important that your child has the book by then. Some students got the book for Unit 1 two weeks into the unit and could not complete the assignments which of course lowered their grade.  If you would like me to order the book for you, the money must be in by Thursday, October 17. The book will be ordered on that day, so it will be here by Monday. The cost of the book is $8.50.

Homework: Read Chapter 7 in The Great Fire. Highlight important information as you read.

There will be no new vocabulary words this week, so the children may start to study their Reading Vocabulary Words for the Unit Test next week.

Wednesday- Answer the questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/18
.

***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 7 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).

8th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
Tuesday-No new vocabulary words will be added this week, so that you can start reviewing for the Social Studies Unit Test next week. Essay questions will be given this week for you to prepare.

 SS Textbook- Read pages 225. Complete the Vocabulary Review 1-10 (write the statement with the correct answer). In addition, answer questions 3 and 5 under the Chapter Checkup. Complete on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer. Make sure that you have a full heading, page number and subject on the looseleaf. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due Friday, 10/18.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, Nov. 6. No extensions!!!!!!


                                             HAVE A GREAT WEEK!


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Week of October 7, 2013

Reminders:
1. All school supplies should be in by now. Points will be deducted from Conduct Grades for not following school rules.

2. All parent signature forms should have been handed in by last Friday.

3. As stated on last week's blog, these are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:
              
A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

B. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable.
   
C. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a not from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW. This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW). 

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. Remember to cover the Reading Workbook. If the cover is ripped, please put cardboard or some type of backing to reinforce it.

4. Thursday is Gym for the 5th Grade. Remember to wear Gym uniform.

5. Remember that Monday is extended day for Math for 5th Grade- 3:00-5:00

6. Friday, 10/11 there is a 12:00 Dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting.

7. No school on Monday, 10/14 due to Columbus Day!

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
     

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 7, 2013- Unit 1 Week 5

5th Grade Reading-    Sign and return Reading Test on Tuesday, 10/8
Homework: Read pages 115-141 in Thomas Edison. Highlight important information as you read.
Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.

Wednesday- Answer the questions 4 questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11

No Weekly Assessments this week!
.

***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen an inventor and research his/her life and accomplishments. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 5 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).
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6th Grade Reading-  Sign and return Reading Test on Tuesday, 10/8
Homework: Read Chapters 21-26 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Highlight important information as you read.

Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.

Wednesday- Answer the questions 4 questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11

No Weekly Assessments this week!

 Reading Vocabulary for October 7


***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 5 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages). If you are handing in a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, you must give both Ms. Serewko and I a copy.
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7th Grade Reading- Sign and return Reading Test on Tuesday, 10/8
Homework: Read Chapters 11 (XI) and 12 (XII) in My Brother Sam is Dead. Highlight important information as you read.

Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.

Wednesday- Answer the questions 4 questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11

No Weekly Assessments this week!


***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 7 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).

7th Grade Social Studies- Sign and return Social Studies Test on Thursday, 10/10
Homework:

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB using your textbook and the glossary in back of the Social Studies text. Make sure that you put the date, unit, and week on the top of the page. This must be done in pen (blue or black) and skip a line between each word. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due on Thursday, 10/10.

Wednesday- SS Textbook- Read pages 34- 39.  On page 39, answer questions 1-3.  Complete on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer. Make sure that you have a full heading, page number and subject on the looseleaf. Points will be deducted for not following directions.
Due Friday, 10/11.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, Oct. 9. No extensions!!!!!!

****Spanish Heritage Project due Monday, Oct. 7 which is today. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 7 slides with a resource page or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).
***If you are bringing food on Friday, please make a sign with your name, class, name of the food, and where it comes from, so we can label everything.

No Weekly Assessments this week!

 I need all 7th graders to bring in one more folder for the Reading Coach Ms. Kaplan.

Vocabulary Words for the 10/7

1. temple mound    2. geometric mound    3. effigy mound    4. Cahokia Mound   
5. Monks Mound     6. culture      7. environment    8. tepee    9. llama  
10. Western Civilization
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8th Grade Reading- Sign and return Reading Test on Tuesday, 10/8
Homework: Read Chapter 6 in The Great Fire. Highlight important information as you read.

Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.

Wednesday- Answer the questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11

No Weekly Assessments this week!


***Remember your Unit Project is due on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 7 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).

8th Grade Social Studies- Sign and return Social Studies Test on Thursday, 10/10
Homework:

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB using your textbook and the glossary in back of the Social Studies text. Make sure that you put the date, unit, and week on the top of the page. This must be done in pen (blue or black) and skip a line between each word. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due on Thursday, 10/10.

Wednesday- SS Textbook- Read pages 214-223. Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 223. Complete on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer. Make sure that you have a full heading, page number and subject on the looseleaf. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due Friday, 10/11.

Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, Oct. 9. No extensions!!!!!!

****Spanish Heritage Project due Monday, Oct. 7 which is today. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 7 slides with a resource page or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).
***If you are bringing food on Friday, please make a sign with your name, class, name of the food, and where it comes from, so we can label everything.

No Weekly Assessments this week!

 I need all 8th graders to bring in one more folder for the Reading Coach Ms. Kaplan.

Vocabulary Words for the 10/7

1. assembly line      2. consumer goods    3. consumer credits       4. Red Scare   
5. J. Frank and Charles Duryea       6. radical       7. quota      8. prohibition    9.Harlem Renaissance      10. Sacco and Vanzetti
                                              
                                               
                                             HAVE A GREAT WEEK!


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