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Role Models: Ruby Bridges

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This week, we are beginning to work on a new Social Studies standard- Explain key historical events that occurred in the local community and regions over time. A region is a large area, and we live in the Southern region of the United States of America. 

The South of the United States has an interesting history. One major topic in our region’s history is the Civil Rights movement. To begin our study on Civil Rights we are going to start by learning about one of the movement’s tiniest heroines, her name is Ruby Bridges, and she became a Civil Rights hero when she was in first grade! Ruby lived in the Southern state of Louisiana, in the city of New Orleans. Ruby’s story was in the newspapers and on television. Her bravery inspired this painting by Norman Rockwell.

Whose got the Power?

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We know there are three branches of the government, but who is in charge?!

In the U.S.A. we have a balance of power, which means the power is equal between the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The president, congress, and the supreme court are all equal- one branch cannot be more powerful than another. 

Executive: The President- Helps enforce the laws.

Legislative: The Congress (House of Representatives and the Senate) Make the Laws and Can start wars.

Judicial: The Supreme Court- Says which laws are fair and which are unfair.

 

Three Branches of U.S. Government

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Yesterday we read more about local, state, and national government. We learned that there are leaders at each level. At the local level, for us Charlotte, we have Mayor Patsy Kinsey.  At the state level we have a Governor, who lives in our capital in Raleigh, North Carolina. Our Governor is Pat McCrory. At the national level we have House of Representative Members and Senate members that adults from our state voted to represent us. We also have President Obama at the national level.

So, when talking about the Executive Branch of the government we need to think about leaders:

Local- Mayor

State- Governor

National- President, House of Representative Members, Senators.

Today we are going to read more about the other branches of government: Legislative and Judicial.

 

What does Local, State, and National Government do?

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Nancy, Karmyn, Amorie’, and Richard, all acted like role models during our Inquiry lesson today! They actively researched the different types of government and worked perfectly with their partners! Their work is clean and easy to read, but, more importantly, they made sure they answered what the question was actually asking! Great work Social Studies masters!

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Local, State, and National Government!

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Today we are talking about local, state, and national government. Local government takes care of Charlotte, state government takes care of North Carolina, and the national government takes care of our country- The United States of America (U.S.A.!) At each level of government we have leaders. The leaders are what we call the “Executive Branch” of the government. The easiest executive leader to think of is President Obama. He is the leader at the national level!

 

Good Citizens can Work Together!

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Today was awesome! We’ve learned how to be good citizens and it was amazing watching everyone use those skills as they worked on their “Good Citizen” projects! Check out our hard work!

If you'd like to see better pictures, then Mrs. Felter needs a better phone... just kidding! Her phone did just start playing music in the middle of class the other day though...

If you’d like to see better pictures, then Mrs. Felter needs a better phone… just kidding! Her phone did just start playing music in the middle of class the other day though…

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The 3 Branches of Government

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For the past two weeks, we have been studying citizens and communities. We know that citizens live in communities and communities need a government to make laws and keep order. Our country has 3 different types, or branches, of government who all work together to make our country safer and stronger.
The three branches of government are the legislative, executive, and judicial. It turns out the government is not just the president! Why do you think we need so many people to help run the country?

Helping the Environment

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Last week, we learned about being good citizens. One thing that every good citizen has to do is help the environment. The environment is the world around us and we can’t live unless it is clean! As you watch the video below, ask yourself, “How can I help the environment today?”

Now that you are done with the video it is time to think about what comment you are going to leave about helping the environment. Get a piece of paper and write down your comment before you type it into the computer. Show your comment to Mrs. Felter or Ms. Briggs before typing. Remember- no last names on the blog!