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[|Map of Edenton, NC] 1. This week, our temperature has dropped into the 60’s, and most of us have given up shorts and short sleeves for jeans and long sleeves and jackets. What is your weather like now, and what is your typical school outfit? . 2. We have Rec Center sports and the Boys and Girls Club. What does your community have for kids to do after school? . 3. Most of our parents work either here in town or within 30 miles. What about your parents’ jobs? . 4. Our county just celebrated the annual Peanut Festival. To mark the harvest of peanuts from the local farms, we have a parade, (our principal drives a tractor in it), craft show, and the high schools have Battle of the Bands. What local festivals do you have, and how are they celebrated? . 5. At school, in addition to Reading, Math, Science and Social Studies, we go to Art, Music, Dance, PE, and we have Clubs. What do you do at school other than the basic classes? . 6. Some of us get on the school bus by 6:30 in the morning, and might ride it for over an hour even though a car ride from the farthest end of the county might take 20 or 30 minutes. How do you get to school? How long are the rides? . 7. We have started recycling paper at school and hope to start composting. What are you doing at school or in the community to “go green”? . 8. It’s only one week from Halloween. Our down town businesses offer Trick or Treat, and local churches have Fall Festivals and/or Trunk or Treat for our safety. What does your community do? . 9. We learned that there is a Dinosaur Park in Connecticut, if any of you have been there what was it like? If not, what other tourist attractions are fun to go to and see? 10.