EduHound Weekly: May 2, 2002

Memorial Day is also called Decoration Day. It is a patriotic holiday in our country, a day to honor Americans who gave their lives for their country. Originally, Memorial Day honored military personnel who died in the Civil War. It now also honors those who died in all subsequent wars or service as well.

Some sites of interest:

ThinkQuest: Arlington National Cemetery
http://library.thinkquest.org/2901/
Memorial Day @ Miami-Dade County Schools in Florida
http://www.patriotism.org/memorial_day/index.html
The Flag of the United States of America
http://www.usflag.org/
U.S. Memorial Day History and Information on U.S. War Memorials
http://www.usmemorialday.org/

Note: Instead of copying and pasting these links into your browser, simply go to www.eduhound.com/mainpage.cfm and select our 'Holiday' category.

Remember!

Judi

EduHound Spotlight Site of the Week!

In honor of Memorial Day, this week's featured site is:

Memorial Day @ History Channel
http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/memorial/memorial.html

Join HistoryChannel.com and uncover the interesting history of the holiday we now call Memorial Day and discover little-known facts about America's wars.

Remember!

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EduHound Spotlight School/District of the Week!

Fogarty Memorial School
Glocester, Rhode Island
http://www.ri.net/schools/Glocester/FMS/home.html

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EduHound Spotlight Classroom of the Week!

Mrs. Healey's First Grade Class @ Mill Hill Elementary School
Southport, Connecticut
http://www.mrshealeysclass.com

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Educational Conference Planning

NECC 2002: Nexus in Texas
June 17-19, 2002
San Antonio, Texas
http://www.neccsite.org

Other upcoming conferences:

47th Annual International Reading Association Conference
April 28 - May 2, 2002 - San Francisco, California
http://www.reading.org/2002/
American Library Association Annual Conference 2002
June 13-19, 2002 - Atlanta, Georgia
http://www.ala.org

*For a complete listing of all educational conferences, check out T.H.E. Journal's Calendar at: http://www.theconferencecalendar.com

Ask Judi!

This week is another celebration in May as it's also National Strawberry Month!

Not only are strawberries my favorite fruit, but I live around the corner from a large strawberry farm!

Here are some "fruitful" sites:

California Strawberry Commission
http://www.calstrawberry.com/
Educating About Agriculture
http://www.ageducate.org/
The Strawberry Facts Page
http://www.jamm.com/strawberry/facts.html
Oregon Strawberry Recipes
http://www.oregon-strawberries.org/sx2/sx2.htm

Enjoy!

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