Bret Harte Middle School Room 4

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Our classroom stands with @OaklandEA in support of teachers. Here are the signs we made this morning to be delivered later today. #RedforEd #UnionsForAll #TeacherAppreciationWeek #Oakland #teacher #Hayward

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Prepping to celebrate School Lunch Hero Day!!! Thank you @HaywardUSD for having the most thoughtful and caring Lunch Heroes ever! #SchoolLunchHeroDay.

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@CSPANClassroom We also watched this incredible overview of her from @UntoldEdu , which gave us an overview of her life and worked with the @NAACP_LDF and how she fought for people's rights, even under the threat of her own life. https://t.co/qH8YXUkAyR

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First up at our conference today is learning all about Constance Baker Motley. Supreme Court Justice Jackson listed Constance Baker Motley as one of her primary role models. Thanks, @CSPANClassroom , for helping us learn about this fantastic woman. https://t.co/rVgnkFpz04

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Today our class decided to hold a conference about the history of Black Women in America; it will feature lessons, videos, speeches, and art featuring black women from history. Stay tuned to learn more #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory #womenempowerment #WomensHistoryMonth

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For #NationalMinnesotaDay and college day, we took a tour of @UMNews and learned about all our outstanding programs. We had so much fun learning about your campus life. We loved learning about Goldy Gopher; he got us all prepped up!

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For #NationalMinnesotaDay we watch a tour of the Minnesota Zoo. We saw so many amazing animals and learned so many amazing things. Thanks , @mnzoo for sharing your Walk Tour Spring 2022 | Apple Valley, MN | Visit Minnesota https://t.co/BAP9L1LjCy via @YouTube

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For #PeanutButterLoversDay we spent time learning about Peanuts: a Brief History. We also talked about our favorite kind of Peanut Butter and how we like to eat it on a spoon or a sandwich. @ThePeanutInst https://t.co/ZtraCXbh9V @PeanutFarmers

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We are learning about how they have the fattest pig contests. Big Bill, owned by Elias Buford Butler of Jackson, TN, holds the world record for the heaviest pig. A Poland-China breed of hog tipped the scales at 2,552 pounds (1,158 kg) in 1933. #NationalPigDay

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We learned that pigs can be emotional support animals for #NationalPigDay . So the class debated, do pigs make good pets?

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Today for #NationalPigDay we learned about pigs. Pigs were 1st domesticated in the Near East around 8500 BC and brought into Europe by agriculturalists. As of March 1,2022, there were 72.2 million hogs and pigs on U.S. farms, according to the Hogs and Pigs report @usda_nass

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Watching Department of Education v. Brown Oral Argument @CSPAN https://t.co/P3d3PsSLPs Thanks @CSPANClassroom for helping bring this lesson alive.

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To start celebrating #NationalCreditEducationMonth we are learning about how student loans work and #studentloanforgiveness and the current case in front of the Supreme Court. We can wait to learn more lessons about financial literacy during this month! #MoneyMarch

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Thank you @CSPANClassroom ,for helping us continue our lesson on Fannie Lou Hamer and what happened when she came to Washington years ago. To speak her truth which is a lesson we can all learn from. #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory https://t.co/PmJ6NcuBSr

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During #WomensHistoryMonth we will start each period learning about a great #woman in history. Fannie Lou Hamer fought for #Voting Rights, #HumanRights, and #WomensRights she left a powerful legacy we have the honor of studying today. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory

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Happy March 1st, 2023, we can't wait to jump into our monthly themes so many great ones this month! We can't wait to get started! #HappyNewMonth #womenhistorymonth #IrishAmericanHertiageMonth #CreditAwarenessMonth #NationalNutritionMonth #NationalBrainInjuryMonth, to name a few.

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During #WomensHistoryMonth we will be starting each period learning about a great #women in history. The student are looking through our books we got from a project with @DonorsChoose first up we have Sophie Scholl who helped start the White Rose Resistance group.

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As we look deeper at the Supreme Court, this lesson was very eye-opening about the Diversity in the U.S. Supreme Court Thanks @CSPANClassroom for opening our eyes to the history of this court. https://t.co/UeS2rV7ppk

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Thank you , @CSPANClassroom , for helping us dive into deeper learning and background-gathering information. This lesson on The NAACP and Jim Crow helped us better understand this story. #BlackHistoryAlways #BlackHistoryMonth https://t.co/IlqnUauf1C

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As we learn about Brown vs. The Board of Education, we learn about the legend himself, Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court justice. We learned how he fought for equality and justice. A true American Hero. #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory