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📢 Email Update: July Celebrations
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Aloha Reader! As July unfolds, we recognize a month rich with celebration. Whether you’re savoring vacation time or prepping for fall, here are a few highlights—and classroom-ready sparks—for the weeks ahead: July 1: Canada Day 🇨🇦 Compare national symbols with your students’ home countries in a future geography mini-inquiry. July 4: U.S. Independence Day 🎆Ask learners to craft “modern declarations” of classroom rights and responsibilities. ❤️July 10: It's our very own, Christine's wedding in Manchester, England! Can't wait to celebrate with her!❤️ July 14: Bastille Day 🇫🇷Explore how revolutions reshape language and culture; pair this with primary-source analysis. July 17: World Emoji Day 😊Challenge students to summarize a science concept—or a Torah portion—in five emojis and explain their choices. July 18: Nelson Mandela International Day 🌍Plan a service project aligned with Mandela’s 67 minutes of community action. July 20: Moon-Landing Anniversary 🌙Spark STEM curiosity: “What problem would you solve on the next lunar mission?” Listen & Learn:
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Wishing you moments of awe, plenty of sunshine, and a spark of inspiration for the year ahead. Updates on the Podcast:
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