Moth and Butterfly

This is a picture of my science because we have been learning about butterflies and moths. Some differences are: moths have hair and butterflies don't have hair, Moths fly at night, butterflies fly at day time. butterflies rest with their wings up and moths rest with their wings down.
I like my Science because it's fun. When the weather is warmer than 45 degrees and cooler than 85 degrees, we are going to get some caterpillars and watch them turn into butterflies. I think this will be fun to watch.

By: Ashton

Life of the Jews in WW2

 

 

 

Life of the Jews in WW2

 

 

 

          The  persecution of the Jews started in Germany in 1933.  In 1933 about 522,000 Jews lived in Germany.  About 304,000 Jews then immigrated because of the persecution.  The persecution then got worse and worse.

 

          In 1941 there was a decree that prohibited the Jews from using pretty much everything in the public. For example, they couldn't go to school, they didn't have jobs, and they couldn't even get married. The Jews also had to live in designated places known as "Jewish Houses".  Germans required  any Jews fit for work to do forced labor.  Then Adolf Hitler made the decision to exterminate the Jews. 

 

          Extermination Camps started in 1943.  Jews were forced to go to extermination camps (also known as concentration camps).  Hitler made them do hard and often useless chores.  The work days were usually 12-14 hours long.  Some examples of the chores are, to move heavy sandbags from one place to another, to carry big stones, to dig a trench, or to bore a tunnel.  They had to do these things as fast as possible and they were being beaten as they worked.  

 

          Sometimes they would work the Jews to death at the extermination camps.  They would have mass killing in gas chambers or ovens.  About 3,000,000 Jews were killed by the Nazis.  

 

          

Done by Ella



M WW2 map

For Social Studies I am learning about World War Two.  So I made a map if the German Occupation, the Allies, The Neutral Nations, and The Soviet Occupation.  The German occupation is orange, the Allies are Blue, the Neutral Nations are yellow and the Soviet Occupation is Green.  It has been fun to begin learning about WW2.  I have learned a lot of interesting things.

My opinion paper

Why I love Christmas

 

          I think Christmas is the best holiday because we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.  Some of my favorite things to do around Christmas time are sing Christmas songs, Go to my Grandma and Grandpa's house, and go sledding.  My favorite Christmas song is Jingle Bell Rock.  I like going to my Grandma and Grandpas house because we ride horses, and they have a big hill that we go sledding on.

          Some people might not like Christmas because they might not like the cold or sledding.  It might not snow where people live and they might not like it hot during the winter.  Some people don't believe in Jesus so that is why some people don't celebrate Christmas.  Some people celebrate Hanukkah or Kwanzaa instead.  Also people might not like to sing Christmas songs.

          I like Christmas more than any holiday because it has deep meaning. A quote I love from "Duck the Halls, a Robertson family Christmas" o is, "Why I love Christmas?, it's a special time of year. Why I love Christmas?, bringing hope and lots of cheer. The Child that was born on that morn, brought the gift of salvation to us. That' s why I love Christmas."

Labor Unions

 

 

 

Labor Unions

 

 

             

          Labor Unions started in 1955.  A Labor Union is an organized group of workers that have certain benefits.  Labor Unions are formed to lengthen the companies rights, or interests.

         
         Some examples of major Labor Unions then are, The American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of  Industrial Organization (CIO).  Some examples of Labor Unions today are, Farm Workers, Pilots, Actors, Firemen, Warehouse, Hotels, Food, and Construction.

 

         Some benefits that unionized workers have are, that they get extra vacation time, they get more plentiful health benefits, and they are more likely to get paid leave.

 

         My opinion on Labor Unions is that they started good and helped people, but now the government has to much interference.  Some examples of this that my dad shared are, "they make huge political donations to the party that will give them what they want and they threaten to withhold their support to political candidates unless they will further their agendas" My dad adds,  "to belong to a union people have to pay union dues, these used to go to help the workers and now they are mostly to fund the political machine and make the union bosses wealthy".