Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend

• No School on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday. While you're enjoying the day off from school, why don't you "thank Dr. King" by learning more about him:
• National Geographic for Kids biography
• Read the 2013 Time for Kids article on the 50th anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech and President Obama's commemoration of the event. You can listen to the entire speech (16 min.) on the page's provided link.
• Looking for some books to read on the Civil Rights movement? Check out this PBS webpage from several selections! Then hop on over to your library or download them as an e-book!
• View selected photographs (along with informational captions), like the one below, from the Smithsonian Institutions' National Portrait Gallery

Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Abernathy ride the first integrated bus in Montgomery, Alabama - Photograph by Ernest Withers (1922-2007)

• Due Tuesday:
• Time for Kids quiz
• Math
• Textbook pgs. 260-261
• Workbook R/P 11-3
• No quiz on Tuesday. We will do Topic 11, Lesson 4 in class and for homework. Quizzes will now be held the following day. Speaking of which...
• The quiz scores are getting a lot better since the very dismal first day. Here are the class averages by quiz: #1 - 58.9%; #2 - 72.1%; and today's, #3 - 91.1%. I hope you feel a little better. I know I do! :)