Wonderful Women
Apr.10th.2016
Please print, sign and hand in the field trip permission form by Tuesday April 12th if you would like to participate in Thursdays field trip to the Arabian Mall.
Please print, sign and hand in the field trip permission form by Tuesday April 12th if you would like to participate in Thursdays field trip to the Arabian Mall.
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Nov.24th.2015
Congratulations on winning the bullying competition. Our classroom door looks amazing!! Your hard work didn't go unnoticed. To celebrate we will be having a movie/pizza party on Monday Nov. 29th. You girls deserve it :)
Congratulations on winning the bullying competition. Our classroom door looks amazing!! Your hard work didn't go unnoticed. To celebrate we will be having a movie/pizza party on Monday Nov. 29th. You girls deserve it :)
Oct.17th 2015
Remember to bring in a picture of your wonder woman. We will be posting our superwomen on the back billboard tomorrow during homeroom.
-Ms. A
Remember to bring in a picture of your wonder woman. We will be posting our superwomen on the back billboard tomorrow during homeroom.
-Ms. A
Oct.10th 2015
Over the weekend you should have completed your wonderful women research paragraph. Make sure you bring it to school tomorrow. In homeroom we will be drawing superhero bodies to attach to our paragraphs (lightning bolts, speech bubble, superman logo). Hope you girls had a SUPER weekend, see you in class.
-Ms. A
Over the weekend you should have completed your wonderful women research paragraph. Make sure you bring it to school tomorrow. In homeroom we will be drawing superhero bodies to attach to our paragraphs (lightning bolts, speech bubble, superman logo). Hope you girls had a SUPER weekend, see you in class.
-Ms. A
Sept.28th 2015
Did you know that one of the first computer programs was written by a woman? (Dr. Grace Murray Hopper) A smart woman by the name of Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher. You can thank Margaret A. Wilcox for keeping your car warm on a cold day; she invented the car heater! Does your family enjoy playing board games? Monopoly, one of the most famous board games of all time, was also invented by a woman (Elizabeth Magie). Throughout history, woman have been creating, inventing, and exploring, but their stories don't always get told. This changes with you! Research a wonderful woman and help share her story with the world!!
Below, are a few resources that can help you get started on your journey, and examples of wonderful women that have changed our world for the better.
Please bring your information to class by October 4th.
-Ms. A
Did you know that one of the first computer programs was written by a woman? (Dr. Grace Murray Hopper) A smart woman by the name of Josephine Cochrane invented the dishwasher. You can thank Margaret A. Wilcox for keeping your car warm on a cold day; she invented the car heater! Does your family enjoy playing board games? Monopoly, one of the most famous board games of all time, was also invented by a woman (Elizabeth Magie). Throughout history, woman have been creating, inventing, and exploring, but their stories don't always get told. This changes with you! Research a wonderful woman and help share her story with the world!!
Below, are a few resources that can help you get started on your journey, and examples of wonderful women that have changed our world for the better.
- Ducksters has great resources about civil rights heroes and scientists
- Garden of Praise has a whole section on women who made a difference
- Mr. Nussbaum has over two dozen biographies on important women in America
Please bring your information to class by October 4th.
-Ms. A
A Few Leading Ladies
Amelia Earhart was the first woman to ever fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932 and she became the first woman pilot in 1935 after flying solo from Hawaii to California. She embarked upon her lifelong dream of flying across the world in 1937, however, her flight went missing on that trip and she was never seen again.
"Please know that I am aware of the hazards. I want to do it because I want to do it. Women must try to do things as men have tried. When they fail, their failure must be a challenge to others." - Amelia Earhart (1897-1937) |
Rosa Parks also known as "the first lady of civil rights", the African-American was a pioneer of civil rights in a racially segregated Alabama in 1950s. In 1955, she refused to give away her seat to a white passenger in a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, thereby, disobeying the bus driver's orders. This act of hers sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott that crippled the state capital's public transport system.
"I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move." - Rosa Parks (1913-2005) |