W.O.W. Word of the Week             Our Word this week is Citizenship Definition Behaving in a responsible manner as a citizen of a community. Quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country." John Kennedy "He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help." Abraham Lincoln "The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country." Bainbridge Colby "Great minds have purposes; others have wishes." Washington Irving "The seven deadly sins are: Wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, and politics without principle." Mahatma Gandhi "No other country on earth could have provided such tremendous opportunities and we should never take the privilege of our citizenship for granted." Jane D. Hull Book references The Summer My Father Was Ten by Pat Brisson A Castle on Viola Street by DyAnne DiSalvo America's White Table by Margot Theis Raven Come Back Salmon by Molly Cone Lily and Miss Liberty by Carla Stevens Vote by Eileen Christelow So You Want to be President? by Judith St. George I Am Rosa Parks by Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins Becoming a Citizen by Sarah E. DeCapua           Home | Welcome Language Arts | Fine Arts | Birthdays | Social Studies | Science | Math | Computer | Curriculum | Games | Lunch Menu | Guestbook