"Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read." - Attributed to Groucho Marx               6/15/14
Mr. Mac's 4th Grade 2013-14
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    • Ella - Haunted Island Sold
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    • Ella - Chicken from Hell Dinosaur Found
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    • Ella - Meteorite hits Moon
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    • Ella - Crocodile attacks boys
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    • Jackson - Water on dwarf planet Ceres
    • Jackson - High tech gear to weather the storm
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    • Jackson - New Dolphin Hybrid
    • Mr. Mac - Before the Great Wall there was a Great Wall!
    • Mr. Mac - Kenyans Chase Down Cheetahs
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    • Leah - Amazon Drone Delivery
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    • Ella - Butterball Large Turkey Shortage
    • Blaise - Sssilent Snakes!
    • Ella - Troll-Haired Mystery Bug Found
    • Blaise - A Tale of Twin Pandas
    • Leah - The Legacy of JFK
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    • Ella - Dogs and Cats Detect Illness
    • Jackson - Freaky Fish Found in Arctic
    • Blaise - Olympic Torch Takes Space Walk
    • Ella - HUH? The One Universally Understood Word!
    • Ella - African Giant Forest Hog Revealed!
    • Blaise - Philippines Hit by Massive Typhoon
    • Ella - Scientists kill world's oldest living creature!
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One of the many advantages of our small class size at Ashley Academy is that we can go on field trips with only one or two parent volunteer drivers.  Our class has many scheduled field trips this year in support of our integrated curriculum plans, and I need to know that we have enough parent volunteer drivers to pull it off.  I can accommodate 5 students in my Odyssey van - another van or car that can hold 3-4 students and we're off!   Here is a list of approximate dates and places - please email me if you can spend a day (or more) helping us explore the wonderful resources we have within driving distance.
Sept 4th 
Sept 25th 
Oct 8th
Oct 22nd

Oct 30th
early December
January
March

Gray Fossil Site
Sycamore Shoals Overmountain Men Reenactment
Barter Theatre & Bays Mountain
Eastman Chemistry Week 4th Grade Fair
Knoxville Symphony & East Tennessee History Center
ETSU or Bays Mountain Planetarium
Asheville Colburn Earth Science & Art Museums
Tipton-Haynes Historic Site
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