The President's Cabinet

Hello Readers,


In 4th grade we read a story called “So You Want to be President” by Judith St. George. We learned a lot about what presidents from the past did. We also learned about what our president now does. His name is President Barack Obama. We had to google Ask.com and research to find out who the President’s cabinet members are. Here is what I found out:

The Secretary of Interior is Kenneth L. Salazar
The Secretary of Defense is Robert M. Gates
The Secretary of Treasury is Timothy F. Geithner
The Secretary of Commerce is Gary F. Locke
The Secretary of Justice is General Eric H. Holder, Jr.
The Secretary of Agriculture is Thomas J. Vilsack
The Secretary of Labor is Hilda L. Solis
The Secretary of Health and Human Services is Kathleen Sebelius
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is Shaun L. S. Donovan
The Secretary of Transportation is Raymond L. LaHood
The Secretary of Energy is Steven Chu
The Secretary of Education is Arne Duncan
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is Eric Shinseki
The Secretary of Homeland Security is Janet Napolitano
The Secretary of State is Hillary Rodham Clinton


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letter to Mr. Hayes

Hello Readers,

This is a letter I had to write to my teacher in the 4th grade. We were studying how to write letters.

Dear Mr. Hayes,

This new life is very fun, now that I moved to Paris, France. The French food has amazed me, because it was so-so good! The Eiffel Tower was towering over all the other buildings. The sculptures in the museums were made of stone and glass. I longed to see my mom's face. I was not bewildered by the accent, because I learned French before I came. I longed to see my homeland again.

AM

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Word of the Day

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This is the word of the day:

Word: grotto

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a small cave

Synonyms: caver, burrow

Sentence: The 5 ton elephant could not fit inside the the grotto, because he was too big.

Word of the day

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This is the word of the day:

Word: glutton

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Person who eats and drinks excessively

Synonyms: food lover

Sentence: People who eat 200 hotdogs for one meal are gluttons.

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Word: gregarious

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Outgoing, sociable

Synonyms: friendly


Sentence: The clown was gregarious because he talked to the children and made them laugh.

Word of the Day

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Word of the Day:

Word: Succumb

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: To give in to a stronger power, yield

Synonyms: submit, surrender

Antonym: victorious

Sentence: The 20 warriors did not succumb to the 100 warriors even though they were outnumbered.

Word of the Day

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In 5th grade, we have a word to learn everyday.
This is the first word of the day:

Word: Unconscionable

Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Unscrupulous, shockingly, unfair or unjust

Synonyms: dishonarable, intedensibly, disraceful

Antonym: fair, just

Sentence: Penny gave her bike to someone else after she promised it to me, that was an Unconscionable act.