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		<title>Happy Birthday, Antonio Vivaldi!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy 332nd Birthday, Antonio Vivaldi!
In celebration of this great composer&#8217;s birthday, we listened to &#8216;The Four Seasons &#8211; Spring&#8217;. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi&#8217;s best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque Music. &#8220;La primavera&#8221; (Spring) is concerto number 1, and it has several themes. The form of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mbts.ky/2010/03/happy-birthday-antonio-vivaldi/</link>
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		<title>The Carnival of Animals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals) is a musical suite of fourteen movements by the French Romantic composer Camille Saint-Saëns.
In the Casa class, we marched to &#8216;Introduction et marche royale du lion&#8217; (Introduction and Royal March of the Lion), and we swam to &#8216;Le cygne&#8217; (The Swan). We have been using scarves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Haiti Fundraiser</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the Lower Elementary Upstairs Classroom, for raising over $700 CI to benefit Haiti.
Students in our class worked hard doing chores around their own homes, and their friends, family, and neighbors homes, to raise money for the Red Cross to help rebuild Haiti after the earthquake.
Some students even held bake sales, popsicle sales, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, Helena!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, February 5, we celebrated Helena&#8217;s 8th birthday in class. For a sweet treat, Helena&#8217;s mom, Anne, brought in &#8220;hamburgers and french fries&#8221;, made completely out of sugary treats! The bun was the top of a cupcake (and even had little sesame seeds on it), the &#8220;burger&#8221; was a brownie, and it even had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five a Day Keeps the Doctor Away</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For show and tell, Electra gave a presentation on the importance of eating 5 fruits or vegetables every day.
She brought in enough delicious fresh fruit for everyone in the class to make their very own fruit kebab. The Year Threes came inside early and helped with the chopping and preparations. When everyone came inside, Electra [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mbts.ky/2010/02/five-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away/</link>
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		<title>Happy 100th Day!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday, Februay 12th was our One Hundredth Day of School! To celebrate, each student was invited to bring in 100 of the same items from home. It was amazing the variety of items that appeared &#8211; 100 grains of millet, 100 socks, 100 Q-Tips, 100 marbles&#8230;check out some of the photos below to see what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dinosaur Snack</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today in Casa 1 we are learning about herbivores, carnivores and omnivores of the dinosaur world. At snack, each child will have to opportunity to choose to be an herbivore (carrots and broccolli), a carnivore (ham), or an omnivore (both!).
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		<link>http://www.mbts.ky/2010/02/dinosaur-snack/</link>
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		<title>February in Casa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month we will be studying prehistoric times. Last week we talked about the early earth, and this week we are learning about dinosaurs- always a popular topic! After the Ash Wednesday break we will explore early humans and have a lecture on the subject by Mr. Guy.
Starting this month, we will be having show-and-tell [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mbts.ky/2010/02/february-in-casa/</link>
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		<title>SmartBoard Fun!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have begun our popular culture unit in Upper Elementary and Middle Years, starting with Rock Music of the ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. My lessons on the SmartBoard include playing music, videos, and interactive lessons.
Please see the photos below of our Year 5’s during this fun lesson.
-Miss Ali
“The greatest education in the world is watching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Casa 1 January News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This month we are exploring Africa. Last Wednesday we made Moroccan cous-cous, and it was a big hit. Give it a try it at home! We have also discussed Egypt, and in the days to come hope to touch upon Ghana, Tanzania, South Africa and others. If you have an artifact, storybook or experience to [...]]]></description>
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