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S.S. Assessment, Science Quiz, and Field Trip
Posted by Ann Albertson on October 31, 2017 in Class News | ∞
The district assessment for Unit 2 will be on Thursday. Students should review tonight and tomorrow. There are a few questions we will finish correcting/discussing tomorrow on that.
We will have a Science quiz on matter on Friday.
Field trip permission slips and money are due tomorrow. We need parents to drive and chaperone or else the trip will be canceled for us.
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