6th Grade Social Studies with Ms. Woulfe!

D-Day - June 6, 1944 - the United States Army

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:48:08 -0400

D-Day - June 6, 1944 - the United States Army:

The U.S. Army remembers June 6, 1944: The World War II D-Day invasion of Normandy, France.

HBO: The Pacific: Homepage

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 22:14:09 -0400

HBO: The Pacific: Homepage

Ms. Woulfe, you are the best teacher i have ever had! You mae learning fun, and i am never bored in your class! When i am having a bad day, the thing I look forward to is going to your class because you always make me laugh and you cheer me up! None of my other teachers are quite like that! You put a smile on my face every day and i can't thank you enough!

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:43:53 -0400

Thanks! Your kind words are much appreciated :)

I can't remember anything about the mens part, only one or to things but I found a couple but I still need more facts

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:52:50 -0400

Do your best and remember, you need to apply what we’ve discussed in class. The answer is not clearly stated, you need to draw your own conclusions.

Ms.Woulfe, do you want us using colour because this is WWll and they dont have colour BUT you say on everything else 'why not colour?'

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:02:04 -0400

Color sounds fabulous if you have the time! Also, color was available for printing during WWII :)

I have been looking though my social study's binder and I can't seem to find anything, I all ready have 2 resons for how to perpare your house for WWII and I have looked online but I can't find anything else.

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:49:09 -0400

I would move on to another section. The section of the brochure devoted to changes at home forces you to apply what you’ve learned in class, listening to WWII music, viewing video clips and during our visit to Strawbery Banke. Do your best and be ready to ask your questions in class tomorrow.

didn't men fight at war and that was it to help out

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:30:38 -0400

Good start, but keep going. You need to apply what you’ve learned in class about changes in the US and our reasons for joining the war and come up with 5 ways men could join the war effort and lead the US to victory.

I don't remember 5 things to do to prep your home?

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:15:26 -0400

Think about changes people made to their homes to prepare for war. Our trip to the Strawbery Banke Museum showcased a lot of these changes. An example I gave in class was blackout curtains on every window.

June 6, 2013 Homework: Students in Periods 2, 5 & 6 will be...

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:36:06 -0400

June 6, 2013

Homework:
Students in Periods 2, 5 & 6 will be creating brochures in class today to explain to Americans how to prepare for and help the war effort. They will be given class time and it is the expectation that all brochures will be completed for homework.

Why We Fight by Frank Capra, a WWII propaganda film that was...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:57:06 -0400

Why We Fight by Frank Capra, a WWII propaganda film that was shown for 10ish minutes in classes the week of June 4th.

This veteran is buried in New York. Please explain the...

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:52:29 -0400

This veteran is buried in New York. Please explain the inscription on his headstone.

Additional Information on Pearl Harbor

Thu, 30 May 2013 08:41:49 -0400

Additional Information on Pearl Harbor:

Click this link to read an article on the attack, view pictures and learn more!

Attack Map - Remembering Pearl Harbor @ nationalgeographic.com

Thu, 30 May 2013 08:40:08 -0400

Attack Map - Remembering Pearl Harbor @ nationalgeographic.com:

This link was used in all classes on May 30th to introduce the attack at Pearl Harbor.

Video

Wed, 29 May 2013 09:15:18 -0400

Blitz « 1940 Britain's Finest Hour

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:25:41 -0400

Blitz « 1940 Britain's Finest Hour:

This interactive website was used in all classes on May 29th.

From November 1940, the Luftwaffe extended its bombing campaign to industrial towns, cities and...

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:15:29 -0400

From November 1940, the Luftwaffe extended its bombing campaign to industrial towns, cities and ports around the UK. Margaret Chifeny was a member of the Women’s Land Army, and here she recalls how on one of her days off she went to a dance in Coventry.

Every building seemed to be on fire and in the distance flames were lighting up the cathedral. I was petrified and couldn’t move. A warden dragged me to the ground as the scream of another bomb came, but he left me to run to a woman who was on fire. He rolled her on the ground to put out the flames and took her to a shelter. I looked around to see if I could see any of the girls I had come with, but more bombs were falling and I needed somewhere to shelter. I heard another screaming bomb and threw myself behind a hedge and covered my ears against the bang. I don’t know how long I stayed – it seemed like hours. There were so many buildings burning that the firemen were helping people rather than trying to put them out. I knew that if I didn’t move soon I would die of cold. How I wished I had my old boots and breeches on instead of a dress and these silly shoes.

I tried to get to the station to get back to the Land Army base, but had no idea which way it was. When I finally saw the railway bridge I thought, ‘at last’, and then for the second time that night I was dragged to the ground, this time by a fireman who pointed to a land mine hanging like a chandelier from the bridge, its parachute caught.

I spent the rest of the night wet, cold and very frightened in a lady’s coal cellar underneath her house. There were several other occupants. One poor lady had completely lost her mind; she was screaming and trying to get out, saying that her son was somewhere in the city.

How I got back to base is still a mystery. I had a ride in a car, a tractor and the last transport I remember was a horse and cart.

Now when I see people in films or on TV falling out of windows with their clothes on fire I wonder how many like me remember that it really did happen during the Blitz. It will stay with me for ever.

18 September 1940

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:14:01 -0400

This letter from Will, an ARP (Air-Raid Precautions) warden and schoolteacher in Leytonstone, to his brother in Wales describes the first weeks of the Blitz.

I can’t possibly tell you of the number of bombs which have fallen, say, within one mile of this house. Stratford, Bow and Plaistow are terribly smashed up. Bombs fell on a number of shops in Leytonstone High Road and smashed four of them to mere rubble. Last Saturday night was the worst. An aerial torpedo landed directly on houses in Forest Drive West. Five were blown to pieces – not a stick of furniture could be seen – only piles of earth, bricks and beams of timber. Eleven bodies have been recovered and they think there are more to be found. Forty houses have been rendered uninhabitable and scores more in the street behind have had windows, doors, etc, destroyed.

I must confess that the long weary hours of waiting and listening through the night, quite alone in the house with not a soul to talk to, are very trying, but I am profoundly glad that Rube and the kiddies are away. This is no place for women and children. Many folk have packed up and left here recently and I don’t blame them. Nearly all the main-line
and suburban stations are closed. However, the biggest nuisance is the inability to shop, get a bath, haircut or go to church without being disturbed by the raids.

On Memorial Day, I visited a cemetery near Sebago Lake in Maine....

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:05:10 -0400

On Memorial Day, I visited a cemetery near Sebago Lake in Maine. Whilst there, I happened upon the headstone of Henry Witham. This soldier served his country during the Civil War and died on July 2nd, during the Battle of Gettysburg. Check out the inscription, it is powerful.

May 28, 2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 08:37:56 -0400

Homework: None!

Blackout, by Connie Willis, is a fabulous YA novel and I highly...

Tue, 28 May 2013 08:32:22 -0400

Blackout, by Connie Willis, is a fabulous YA novel and I highly recommend it. Check out the above book trailer to learn more!