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Important Dates
May 26, 2008 No School- Memorial Day
May 27, 2008 Career Day
May 29, 2008 Winning Class field trip
Questions of the Week
Monday May 19, 2008
The pharaoh's palace had three hundred
forty-five rooms. If the average farmer's home in ancient Egypt had five rooms, how many times larger was the palace than
an average farmer's home?
Tuesday May 20, 2008
Azizi spent 5.97 Egyptian pounds on a new shirt and 5.11 pounds on
a new pair of pants at a store in Alexandria. How much did Azizi spend at the store?
Wednesday May 21, 2008
Aziza buys a toy at a store in Cairo. The toy costs four Egyptian pounds. If
she pays for her toy with a ten-pound bill, how much change will she receive?
Thursday May 22, 2008
At 6,695 kilometers long, the Nile River is the longest river in
the world. The Amazon River is the second largest river in the world. If the Amazon is 6,280 kilometers long,
how much longer is the Nile River?
Friday May 23,2008
Fun Fact: The capital of Egypt is Cairo and the city holds the distinction of being the largest city in Africa and the
Middle East.
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Theme of the Week
Traveling to Egypt
Suggested Readings
The Egyptian Cinderella by: Shirley Climo
*Just for fun not to be used with any classroom assignments.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile by: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by: G. A. Henty
The Golden Goblet by: Eloise Jarvis McGraw
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah by: Joanne Williamson
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