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News Crew members started this FlipGrid of summer birthdays. Apologies that it is incomplete.

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Flipgrid is where social and emotional learning happens! The leading video discussion platform for millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families.

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We all made many memories here!

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Final WS Morning Announcements with Ms. Chappell

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Final WS Morning Announcements with Ms. Chappell

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It has been my great pleasure to be able to connect with you all this way. Have a great summer! Make sure it includes reading. :>) Ms. J

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untill summer comes

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Jason Reynolds is back! Inventing Synonyms

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Ready, writers?

Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has a new writing exercise that involves more thinking than actual writing. There's no story to tell in this one. Instead, it's about thinking up new synonyms for words we already use. One example he uses: turn "jump," which everyone knows, into "updown."

It's a way of making you think of slightly new ways to approach the world all know - and, like all of his exercises, that's just what writers and artists do. You can check out all of his exercises on our Engage and Families pages.
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Ready, writers? Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has a new writing exercise that involves more thinking than actual writing. There's no story to tell in this one. Instead, it's about thinking up new synonyms for words we already use. One example he uses: turn "jump," which everyone knows, into "updown."

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Morning Announcements with Ms. Nahornick

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Morning Announcements with Ms. Nahornick

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Morning Announcements with Ms. Duchscherer

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Morning Announcements with Ms. Duchscherer

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Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Cel-Liberation Day, is an American holiday celebrated on June 19. On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation— which had been issued on January 1, 1863— was read to enslaved African-Americans in Texas by Gordon Granger.
Juneteenth. (2020, June 06). Retrieved June 08, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth

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Morning Announcements with Mrs. Fedeli & Ms. Watson 

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The 3 smallest bones in the human body--malleus, incus, and stapes--are located in the middle ear.
- Kara S

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what is the largest rainforest in the world

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what is the largest rainforest in the world

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Amazon Rainforest
~talya fowle

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The Amazon Rain forest
Josh King

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Amazon Rainforest
- Kara S.

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The largest rainforest in the world is the Amazon Rainforest!

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On Friday June 11th you need to be awake and dressed by 10:00 am. There will be a special visitor at your door to make a delivery between 10:00 and noon..
BE READY!

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Morning Announcements with Mrs. Gallo, Mrs. Mazz, and Mrs. Farris with special guest Mattie

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Morning Announcements with Mrs. Gallo, Mrs. Mazz, and Mrs. Farris with special guest Mattie

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how fast is the international space station?

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how fast is the international space station?

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4.76 miles/s speed on orbit. or
17,150 miles per hour that´s  5 miles per second.

Joshua King

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Post your answer to the question of the day by 11:30 today to be mentioned on tomorrow's news.

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Calvin Coolidge
- Kara S.

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Calvin Coolidge

Is the president in the wresting hall of fame.

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Morning Announcements with Mrs. Cleetus and Mrs.. Ljubicic our wonderful secretaries! 

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Morning Announcements with Mrs. Cleetus and Mrs.. Ljubicic our wonderful secretaries! 

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If you had the worlds attention for 30 seconds, what would you say?

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A tropical storm becomes a hurricane if its winds reach 74 mph.

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65 knots or 74 mph
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john Adams
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John Adams

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Still some technical issues, but better than yesterday!

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a person at rest takes about 16 breaths per minute. This means we breathe about 960 breaths an hour, 23,040 breaths a day, 8,409,600 a year. Unless we get a lot of exercise.
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23,040 a day

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On average, a person at rest takes about 16 breaths per minute. This means we breathe about 960 breaths an hour, 23,040 breaths a day, 8,409,600 a year. Unless we get a lot of exercise.

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Google Form in your Science Google Classroom

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Google Form in your Science Google Classroom

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Complete the form today!

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The link is on the WS home page Be sure to sign up and return all school owned items, such as library books, classroom books, intruments.

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5.972 × 10^24 kg

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5.972 × 10^24 kg

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This morning there was a problem with the split screen. I hope it is resolved tomorrow! Ms. J.

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A total of 68 years
By Dezell

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Charles Osborne (1894-1991) of Anthon, Iowa, the US, started hiccupping in 1922 while attempting to weigh a hog before slaughtering it. He was unable to find a cure, and continued hiccupping until February 1990, a total of 68 years.

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Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 68 Years
- Kara S

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Save the date! Friday June 12th at 10:00, WS students and their parents are invited to drive by West Side where the staff will be lined up on the sidewalk to cheer you on to your new schools. Watch the morning announcements beginning Tuesday, May 26 for more details.

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A group of pugs is called a grumble

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A grumble - Kara S

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Its LIam G

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Remember you can answer the question of the day by creating your own post. Include your first name and initial of your last name to get credit.

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Flock but specifically flamboyance.

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flamboyance - Kara S

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Commenting has been disabled. To answer the question of the day, please create your own post and I will approve everything that is appropriate.

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Don't let the image fool you. This is a coloring book/story that your younger siblings may enjoy.

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Bad Kitty: Wash Your Paws
A Free Download
In Bad Kitty's newest adventure she learns why it is so important to WASH YOUR PAWS! This FREE black and white downloadable story is the perfect way to keep your kids engaged and entertained, while also emphasizing a very timely message. Print it out, read it aloud, and color the pages!

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Bad Kitty: Wash Your Paws A Free Download In Bad Kitty's newest adventure she learns why it is so important to WASH YOUR PAWS! This FREE black and white downloadable story is the perfect way to keep your kids engaged and entertained, while also emphasizing a very timely message.

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If you can get you're hands on the five books that make up the Tiffany Aching series by Terry Pratchett read them. There really good, the books are about a witch and other magical things so if you like things like that you'll like this series.

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Morning Announcements with Mrs. Teixeira

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Morning Announcements with Mrs. Teixeira

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Tomorrow it is said that the state of Connecticut is opening back up. It's not official, it could be pushed back, but where is the first place you're going when we are allowed to go places?

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This weekend i had gotten a chemical burn on both of my hands and my aunt is a nurse so we had here check my hands the next day i had made her a card saying how much we cared for her i got her a face mask and a $20 bill for her to use for her self

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Return library books starting tomorrow. The return bin will be outside the front doors.

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I would be very sad if I had to close the comments here. If you are posting, make it school related. The post below this is a personal story and completely appropriate. Selfies will no longer be approved unless they include something about distance learning or what you are currently experiencing.
ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE POSITIVE. Let's support each other.

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FIRST LEGO League Challenge #RePLAY - Sneak Peek

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Morning Announcements with Ms. Watson and Ms. Condron

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Morning Announcements with Ms. Watson and Ms. Condron

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These are not your typical coloring pages.

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Break out your crayons, markers, colored pens and pencils! The Library has new images, adapted from our collections, for you to color as you wish. Staying within the lines is totally optional.

The coloring pages are part of the Library's growing package of school activities and learn-from-home material - and just fun stuff to do - that we've adapted from our collections since COVID-19. They can be found on the Library's Families page, along with how-to-draw sessions from Dav Pilkey (of "Dog Man" fame); writing tips from Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and tutorials on how to make a mini book, among others. There's more on the Engage page, too.

Ready to color? Check out this lovely photo of the Jefferson Building:

Presto, you can color it on this page. Click on the link, print out the image and you're set!

If you have my (lack of) fine motor skills, you might want to take on something simpler, such as this Works Progress Administration poster advertising a pet show. The coloring book page is all yours. (There are two images on the link; the pooch is the second one.)

There are plenty of other pictures to choose from, but perhaps none more challenging than the Library's mosaic of Minerva. The coloring book page has plenty of room for all the detail you can muster, so don't rush.
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Break out your crayons, markers, colored pens and pencils! The Library has new images, adapted from our collections, for you to color as you wish. Staying within the lines is totally optional. The coloring pages are part of the Library's growing package of school activities and learn-from-home material - and just fun stuff to do - that we've adapted from our collections since COVID-19.

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5/14 Morning Announcements with Mr. Strouse

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5/14 Morning Announcements with Mr. Strouse

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Visit the International Spy Museum

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Spy Skills: Tradecraft Try-Its · Calendar

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Upcoming events at the International Spy Museum in Washington DC.

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5/13 Morning Announcements with Ms. Chappell

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5/13 Morning Announcements with Ms. Chappell

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I would like to thank all the students who posted on the Teacher Appreciation padlets!  Reading your comments really warmed my heart and made my day better. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a message. I couldn't be prouder of you all and the way you are handling our current reality with grace and kindness. Sending a huge virtual hug to all of you! ~ Ms. Q

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I would like to thank all the students who posted on the Teacher Appreciation padlets!  Reading your comments really warmed my heart and made my day better. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a message. I couldn't be prouder of you all and the way you are handling our current reality with grace and kindness. Sending a huge virtual hug to all of you! ~ Ms. Q

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A Book Cover For Your Life from Jason Reynolds

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A Book Cover For Your Life from Jason Reynolds

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A book cover challenge for you!

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Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is back with another weekly writing challenge. This time? Create a book cover. Any book cover. If you're stuck, make a cover for a book about your own life.

It's a great exercise, particularly the last one. It makes you think on a couple of different levels.

One, you have to consider your life in visual terms - one or two pictures, symbols or shapes. Two, the colors you choose are critical. A black and red cover, you'll agree, is much different than a blue and yellow one. Three, the title? The industry standard is five or fewer words; a couple more for an explanatory subhead.

As someone who has written about other people for years - and written a memoir - I can tell you it's much easier to do this for other people than it is for ourselves.

In part, this is because we're accustomed to summing up other people in shorthand. We do it all the time. For famous people, it's simple. Elton John, pop star? His bestselling memoir of last year was named "Me." Plus a picture of him on the cover. Easy! People loved it!

But what about the rest of us, who are not world-famous pop stars? How do we convey the heart of our story to readers?

In 2018, an unknown historian named Tara Westover published a memoir. She told a colorful tale of growing up in a remote part of Idaho with a survivalist family. Her parents did not send her to school. Still, she went on to obtain many academic degrees, including a Ph.D. from University of Cambridge University in England.

She called her memoir "Educated." The cover was a drawing of a sharpened pencil (like students use in school). The color scheme was warm, red and amber and yellow. Within the outline of the pencil was an image of a mountain peak, part of the landscape that had dominated Westover's childhood. And within that was a tiny image of a woman hiking, looking at the peak (the writing tip of the pencil) in the distance.

What does that image say? A young woman on an adventure. The one-word title tells the goal of that adventure. The subhead, "A Memoir," clarifies the type of story she's telling. Brilliant.

This gets complicated when we turn our gaze inward, though. While we don't know much about the interior lives of other people, we know ourselves to be a swirling, contradictory mass of thoughts, emotions, fears and dreams. These can't be easily expressed, much less in a couple of words and images. Plus, you have to decide on one mood or idea you want this cover to convey - which means you have to exclude all the others that are also important to you. That's the last lesson the exercise teaches - editing your thoughts and making tough decisions.

So, what'll it be for the story of your life?
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Jason Reynolds: A Book Cover For Your Life

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Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is back with another weekly writing challenge. This time? Create a book cover. Any book cover. If you're stuck, make a cover for a book about your own life. It's a great exercise, particularly the last one.

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5/12 Morning Announcements with Mrs. Ross 

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5/11 Morning Announcements with Mrs. Celey

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For Dogman and Captain Underpants fans. 

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Dav Pilkey is back with another pair of short drawing tutorials and cheerful messages. It's sort of the brand for the author and illustrator of "Dog Man" and "Captain Underpants" fame, and we're delighted to have him drop by on Fridays for awhile.

You can't go wrong with baby frogs, and as adorable as they are, they're pretty easy to draw, too. At least, so my kids tell me. (Mine keep turning out a little more wobbly than this.) Dav has plenty of other drawing lessons, which you can find on our Engage page. Grab a marker and jump right in!
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5/8 Morning Announcements with Mrs. Fedeli and Ms. Watson 

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This seems appropriate for us just now. I hope you enjoy! Get up and dance. ;>)))

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The Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book)

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5/7 Morning Announcements  with Mrs. Gallo, including special announcements from Mr. Kotecki and Mr. Davis

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The school district has announced that we officially are not physically going back to school until next year. How do you feel?

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5/6 Morning Announcements with Mrs. Teixeira

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I am inviting all Westside military kids to join me for virtual military lunch group. We can talk and connect, play games and support each other. If you are interested in joining a military lunch group, ask your parent to call Ms. Cutler at 860-213-9164 so we can set it up.

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5/5 Morning Announcments with Ms. Condron

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5/5 Morning Announcments with Ms. Condron

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Today is Revenge of the Fifth/Cinco de Mayo

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Today is Revenge of the Fifth/Cinco de Mayo

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Join Harry Potter and journey into the wizarding world with our new site! Discover puzzles, quizzes, crafts and more to guide you through the very first book.

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leilani newman

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Over the weekend i wen to visit my grandmother and grandfather, they have a boat up front with flowers in it so I brought over a flower and planted it in the boat. I also talk to her about the books she let me borrow because I was out of books. We talked for two hours while my dad and grandfather where working in the garage. - Kara Schlimgen

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Jason Reynolds: Pick a Picture, Tell a Story

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Jason Reynolds: Pick a Picture, Tell a Story

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Jason Reynolds is back with his Tuesday "Write. Right. Rite." video, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature has a terrific creativity challenge.

We'll let the man himself explain.

Can the Library help with that? Are you kidding?

The Library's Prints and Photographs Online Catalog is a near endless resource of prints, photographs, drawings and artwork. I typed "Jacob Lawrence," the influential American painter he mentions, into the search box. Here's one of the first things that came up:

The man himself, as photographed by Carl Van Vechten on July 31, 1941. It was a Thursday.

So, to take up Reynolds' writing challenge, let's think about that.

What did the world look like then? What might have been on his mind that day? Why might he have crossed his arms - usually perceived as a defensive, closed-off gesture - in this photograph?

A few things leap to mind.

There was war in Europe, but not yet in the United States; few people outside Hawaii would have ever uttered the words "Pearl Harbor." There was no television. When people said, "the airwaves," they meant "the radio." "Citizen Kane," now routinely regarded as the best American movie ever made, had been released earlier that summer but hadn't drawn big crowds.

Most particular to African Americans, vicious Jim Crow segregation dominated the South (and other parts of the country). Lawrence was, the day this picture was taken, wrapping up his epic "Migration Series," 60 panels that depicted the Great Migration of blacks from the rural South to the urban North. That migration was one of the defining movements of American life, and the paintings were some of the most important of his career. (They are held today in The Phillips Collection in D.C. and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.)

Lawrence knew this history because it was his own story. He was born in 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the child of parents who had made the trek north. After a turbulent childhood, he settled in Harlem as a teenager. The artists and writers of the Harlem Renaissance had a huge influence on his career.

Which brings us to the photographer. Van Vechten was white, born in Iowa in 1880 and moved to New York as a young man. He launched a influential career as a writer, photographer and a supporter of the arts. The Harlem Renaissance also had a huge influence on his career, as he championed black writers and artists. But he also wrote a very controversial novel that included the N- word in the title. It had not endeared him to many black artists.

The day this picture was taken, Van Vechten was 61. Lawrence was 23.

So, take it from the top. What do we think Jacob Lawrence might be thinking, looking at this photographer looking at him on the last day of July in 1941, at the instant the aperture opened and closed, with his own career a promising but unknown world?
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Jason Reynolds: Pick a Picture. Now Tell A Story.

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Jason Reynolds is back with his Tuesday "Write. Right. Rite." video, and the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature has a terrific creativity challenge. We'll let the man himself explain. Can the Library help with that? Are you kidding? The Library's Prints and Photographs Online Catalog is a near endless resource of prints, photographs, drawings and artwork.

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5/1 Morning Announcements with Mr. Strouse and Carston

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Students, there is a secret announcement just for you at the end.

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These are from a couple of weeks ago. I have moved some of these trays outside to the greenhouse to harden off so I can plant them next week! AND I've started more :)

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4/30 Announcements with Ms. Duchscherer (MS. D)

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4/30 Announcements with Ms. Duchscherer (MS. D)

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Thanks for your patience!

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Lots of posting here about why acts of kindness are important. How are you being kind to others?

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Lots of posting here about why acts of kindness are important. How are you being kind to others?

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Vote for your favorite Nutmeg book today! See the links in Book Love.

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her name is lily

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4/28 Announcements with Mrs. Ross and Grayson

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4/28 Announcements with Mrs. Ross and Grayson

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Read to your siblings and/or neighbors. They are in English and in Spanish!

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The DOE is committed to creating and supporting learning environments that reflect the diversity of New York City. To ensure that our website serves the needs of everyone, it follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, Level AA. That means the sites work for people with disabilities, including those who are blind and partially sighted.