http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:49:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're well on our way, learning facts about the Presumpscot and its history. Recently Sarah Plummer, from the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District, came to talk to students about a particular anadromous fish, the Atlantic Salmon. We were amazed to learn that while a salmon lays 8,000 eggs ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/04/29/riverworks/ Find pictures and videos of Wabanaki artifacts: http://windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu/index.aspx http://www.bigorrin.org/abenaki_kids.htm http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/04/14/wabanaki-resource/ We travel so you don't have to! Over the past couple of days students have shown their knowledge of the countries they've studied by appearing on Travel Talk TV. Students are also taking turns hosting the show, asking their guests about the sights they saw and foods they ate during their ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/03/25/travel-talk-tv/ http://www.un.org/pubs/cyberschoolbus/ https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/ http://www.cp-pc.ca/english/ http://kids.yahoo.com/directory/Around-the-World/countries http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/ http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/03/19/continental-cruise-websites/ Besouro Zagon came to visit W6 today to teach us a few capoeira moves. We've been visiting Brazil via video, books and the internet, so it was great to see one of Brazil's national sports come alive in our classroom. W6 students bravely entered the roda with Besouro and played ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/02/28/capoeira/   The Speaker, aka Glenn Cummings, came to speak to Windsor Six students on February 1. He talked about what it's like to be a State Representative, and the unique responsibilities he has as House Speaker. He also helped us imagine, through role play, what it's like to sit in the ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/02/09/speaker-of-the-house/ This article describes two middle school students who were arrested for violating a daytime curfew while walking home from a protest. http://www.news8austin.com/content/your_news/default.asp?ArID=199037 Do you think protesting is risky? Why or why not? http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/01/30/students-challenge-arrest-following-protest/ W6 Social Studies students took on the roles of lawyers and Supreme Court justices this week. First they petitioned the Court with case briefs they created using fictional characters. The Court (aka Ms. Ross) chose a brief for each base group; students then acted as lawyers for the defense, lawyers ... http://blogs.portlandschools.org/rossm/2008/01/29/our-supreme-court/