December
Culture Within Our Community
Essential question: How does culture
effect our community?
Nakeya: Culture is affected
when people tear down buildings and people have not place to live.
Samantha: People have different
faces, skin color, hair, eyes, clothes, and shoes.
Johnathan: We need diversity
because people would all be the same.
Essential question: What
are some goods and services produced in a
community?
Cory: A hotel is a service
and a TV is a product.
Patrick: Farmer Jack is a
grocery store, that is a service. A house is a product you can buy.
Logan: A gas station is a
service, a playstation is a product.
Marissa: A waitress is an
example of a service. A table is a product.
Essential question: How is
money used in a community?
Danielle: We can use money
to buy food, clothes, and houses.
Cameron: We use money for
bikes and scooters.
Marvin: We buy things like
computers and houses.
Kelcie: We use money to buy
clothes.
Robert: We use money to buy
houses.
Essential question: How do
people make important decisions in a community?
Leeann: We can make decisions
by writing petitions and taking them to the city hall.
Ciara: People that are 18
or older have the right to vote for president. People who are in
jail can not vote.
John: The mayor of Ypsilanti
that makes decisions is Cheryl Farmer.
Dwayne: Being with good people
helps you make good decisions. The governor of Michigan is John Englar,
he makes decisions for Michigan.
Macy: The president of the
United States is Bill Clinton. George W. Bush is going to be our
next president.
| We did a play called The Sneetches
for the school board meeting to teach everyone about diversity. We
learned the Diversity Rap. |
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All
about Ypsilanti, the community you live in!
In math this month we are studying
multiplication!