September 11th

On September 11th, we will be celebrating Our Great Democracy. Please have your child wear red, white, and blue clothes to school in honor of this day.

We will be using the curriculum, “Our Great Democracy," that was donated by the Modern Woodman of America. 3rd grade appreciates the grade level donations that were made by Mr. ______ . Thank you also to Mrs. Birkbeck for ordering these wonderful materials for our team. Please refer to the letter that will come home on 9-11-07 for more information about this program and organization.

We will be learning about how our democracy provides citizens with protection through the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and amendments. We will discuss the duties that citizens have, which include voting, jury duty, paying taxes, and military duty. Finally, we will honor America by showing our pride with the Flag, Pledge of Allegiance, wearing patriotic colors, singing the National Anthem, and by honoring the military. A mini research project will research quick facts about our Founding Fathers and past Presidents.

We will also be writing letters from America to a friend of mine who is a soldier in Irag. His name is Scott Keeney and he flies Black Hawks for the US Army. If you have a special soldier in mind that you would prefer that your child write to instead of Mr. Keeney, just provide the name and address and he/she can write to them.

This preview of Democracy will be in honor of September 11th. More information and instruction about our Government will follow later in a Social Studies unit of study.