Welcome to Room 7 2017!


INTRODUCING ROOM 7 2017 

 Welcome to our class blog.  We look forward to sharing our work with you. You will see in our blog posts that we are active learners.  We especially enjoy using drama and science across the curriculum. We are also positive learners who like to have fun and work cooperatively.  We try our very best so that we can be proud of our achievements.  We hope that you enjoy learning more about us through our posts.    


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  1. Malachi10 March 2017 at 01:57

    4 things 1 kids don't walk on the road 2 Sam I missed u 3 😭😭😭😭😭 miss class 4 😭😭😭😭😭😭 miss school

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