Put not off your Cloths in the presence of Others,

nor go out your Chamber half Drest.

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​In Pulling off your Hat to Persons of Distinction, as Noblemen,

Justices, Churchmen &c make a Reverence, bowing more or less

according to the Custom of the Better Bred, and Quality of the Person.

Amongst your equals expect not always that they Should begin

with you first, but to Pull off the Hat

when there is no need is Affectation, in the Manner of Saluting

and resaluting in words keep to the most usual Custom.
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Tis ill manners to bid one more eminent than yourself be covered

as well as not to do it to whom it's due Likewise he that makes

too much haste to Put on his hat does not well,

yet he ought to Put it on at the first,

or at most the Second time of being ask'd; now what is herein Spoken,

of Qualification in behaviour in Saluting,

ought also to be observed in taking of Place,

​and Sitting down for ceremonies without Bounds is troublesome.

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Wear not your Cloths, foul, unript or Dusty but See they be Brush'd

once every day at least and take heed tha[t] you approach not

to any Uncleaness.

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In your Apparel be Modest and endeavour to accomodate Nature,

rather than to procure Admiration keep to the Fashio[n] of your equals

Such as are Civil and orderly with respect to Times and Places.

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Play not the Peacock, looking every where about you,

to See if you be well Deck't, if your Shoes fit well

​if your Stokings sit neatly, and Cloths handsomely.

The general rule for appearance is that personal appearance should not distract from the learning occurring in our school. Refrain from wearing anything that promotes violence (images and/or words including, but not limited to, weapons and gangs). Refrain from wearing anything that refers or implies sexual activity. Refrain from wearing anything that promotes a movie or television show that is rated R, NC17, etc. Wear sleeves that do not expose the underarm. Wear pants that are not tight or clothing that hangs loosely. Shorts and skirts should be longer rather than shorter (Just above the knee is acceptable.). Underwear must not be exposed. Do not adjust your underwear publicly. Clothes must be clean. Hats are not allowed to be worn in the classroom. Pajamas and house shoes (slippers) are inappropriate attire for school. Shoes must be appropriate for PE and recess activities every day. Wear socks with your shoes. Do not plan to change your shoes for PE and recess; wear your shoes all day. A light jacket or heavy coat (with gloves, ear-covering, etc.) are necessary on cold days. Shorts and t-shirts are never appropriate on colder days. Heavy coats should not be worn inside the classroom.

Rules regarding dress and appearance are not intended to restrict freedom of speech or expression of creativity.  They are primarily for the purpose of maintaining an orderly educational setting, and minimize distractions for others, while at the same time, keeping children safe from predation.

Thomas Jefferson wrote our nation's Declaration of Independence before he was the third president, but the fact that he was the president did not make it onto his gravestone. There aren't many men in our history that rank at the level of the man on our nickel.  There is so much to discover about this founding father, his intelligence, his beliefs, and his life.

(Liberty) Bell Work

How many candles would be on Thomas's cake, ​this year? Birthday:  April 13, 1743

How many words can you make from the letters in his name? ​ THOMAS JEFFERSON

Discussion Quotes

Infographic Can you organize some of this information into paragraphs? On the Menu Thomas Jefferson is responsible for making certain foods popular in America.​  In addition to champagne, French Fries, Parmesan Cheese, Jefferson brought these other great foods back from his high-browed stays in Europe. Ice Cream - really!  What do you know about ice cream science?  With a little time, we might make some in class.  Be ready to list the process for making ice cream in sequential order. Macaroni - We simply must use macaroni to punctuate some sentences in Jefferson's dining room.  Pay attention to those commas! Speaking of Cheese Sometimes the little details make history more personal to us.  We know a lot about the big events of America's founding, but here's a situation that might have been a challenge that President never expected:  When the "Big Cheese" Came to the White House. Mood Music Thomas Jefferson played the violin.  Draw a picture to show the scene that comes to mind as you listen to this music.  Be ready to write a story to go along with your picture and share it with the class.

A Way with Words Mr. Jefferson has been described as an introvert.  It has also been said he was pompous and arrogant. Often introverted people are misunderstood; they are quiet and observant, but that does not mean they are stuck up. Regardless, Thomas Jefferson was also considered to be cultured and refined.  He was well-traveled and well-read.  Maybe this was why Jefferson was tapped to write the "break-up letter" to King George III; he had a way with words.  Anybody who quickly browses our Declaration of Independence sees his wit and wisdom.  We will break down the Declaration in the near future, but here's a bit to get you started: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Jefferson's "Little Mountain" You can appreciate a person more by visiting his house and seeing how he lived.  That is definitely the truth when it comes to Thomas Jefferson.  Jefferson called his estate Monticello, which means "Little Mountain".  We'll explore Monticello more in the near future, but here's a short video to whet your appetite. All Men Are Created Equal What was that, Tom?  All men are created equal? Yes, those are the words Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence.  But did he "practice what he preached"?  At least three times, Mr. Jefferson attempted to include the dissolution of slavery into his Declaration, only to be shot down. Still, amazingly, he owned slaves to work his plantation at Monticello. Let's consider this conflict in Jefferson's story as we move forward.  It is indeed a complicated and fascinating part of America's history.  Are there times when a person believes one thing, but does another? Music Appreciation Brave Building Better Worlds ​The Call Stars

Gadgets and Gizmos

Your Turn What do we do with this information?  Have you ever seen something that could be improved with a little innovation?  We can round out our science diet with a STEM unit of our own.  Now, you are the visionary.

Reproach none for the Infirmaties of Nature,

nor Delight to Put them ​that have in mind thereof.

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Shew not yourself glad at the Misfortune of another though he were your enemy. *   *   *   *   * When you see a Crime punished, you may be inwardly Pleased; but always shew Pity ​to the Suffering Offender. *   *   *   *   *

Do not laugh too loud or too much at any Publick [Spectacle].

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Superfluous Complements and all Affectation of Ceremonie

are to be avoided, yet where due they are not to be Neglected.

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Let your Conversation be without Malice or Envy,

for 'tis a Sig[n o]f a Tractable and Commendable Nature:

​And in all Causes of Passion [ad]mit Reason to Govern.

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Treat with men at fit Times about Business

& Whisper not in the Company of Others.

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Be not apt to relate News if you know not the truth thereof.

In Discoursing of things you Have heard Name not your Author

​always A [Se]cret Discover not.

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Be not Curious to Know the Affairs of Others

​neither approach those that Speak in Private.​

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When your Superiours talk to any Body hearken not

neither Speak nor Laugh.​

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In Disputes, be not So Desireous to Overcome

as not to give Liberty to each one to deliver his Opinion

and Submit to the Judgment of the Major Part

​especially if they are Judges of the Dispute.​

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Let thy carriage be such as becomes a Man Grave Settled and attentive

[to that which is spoken. Contra]dict not at every turn what others Say.

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Speak not Evil of the absent for it is unjust.​​

Read no Letters, Books, or Papers in Company

but when there is a Necessity for the doing of it you must ask leave:

come not near the Books or Writings of Another

so as to read them unless desired or give your opinion of them unask'd

​also look not nigh when another is writing a Letter.

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Be not Tedious in Discourse or in reading

unless you find the Company pleased therewith.

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Undertake not what you cannot Perform

but be Carefull to keep your Promise.​

For us, this rule means the following: Stay on task. Carry through with your promises. Do everything when it it is assigned. If you do not understand something, ask a specific question that will get you to the next stage. Complete written assignments and turn them in on time. You may not draw while partaking in instruction or instead of an assignment. When you are finished with an assignment, keep yourself busy with another assignment or with reading a book of your choice. Do not disrupt others as they complete their own assignments. I no one is listening to you, stop talking. If more than one person is talking, and one is you, stop talking. As with other rules, this one is about respect - respect for yourself, other students, and the teacher.

Knox went to Ticonderoga in November 1775, and, over the course of three winter months, moved 60 tons of cannons and other armaments by boat, horse and ox-drawn sledges, and manpower, along poor-quality roads, across two semi-frozen rivers, and through the forests and swamps of the lightly inhabited Berkshires to the Boston area.  Historian Victor Brooks has called Knox's exploit "one of the most stupendous feats of logistics" of the entire American Revolutionary War. ​The route by which Knox moved the weaponry is now known as the Henry Knox Trail, and the states of New York and Massachusetts have erected markers along the route.

(Liberty) Bell Work

How many candles would be on Henry's cake, ​this year? Birthday:  June 6, 1755

How many words can you make from the letters in his name? ​ H  E  N  R  Y     K  N  O  X

Do the Math ​Find the sum of the letters of his name, using the scale below. ​A = $.01, B = $.02, C = $.03, D = $.04, E = $.05, F = $.06, G = $.7, H =  $.08, I = $.09, J = $.10, K = $.11, L = $.12, M = $.13, N = $.14, O = $.15, P = $.16, Q = $.17, R = $.18, S = $.19, T = $.20, U = $.21, V = $.22, W = $.23, X = $.24, Y = $.25, ​Z = $.26 Quick Write What is the hardest job you ever had to do? Explain.

​On Target Write the target number in the "bull's eye". In the 20 other open sections of the target, write equations to equal the target number. Today's number is 5,400. For example, if the target number is 36, the student may write expressions like the ones here (right):

6 squared 2 x 18 3 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 72/2 3 x 3 x 4

Art Appreciation Analyze the famous painting shown here (right).  Check out the details. What do you notice? What do you think is happening? What caused the scene in the painting? What might happen after the scene shown? What does this piece make you wonder? Interactive Timeline For an interactive timeline, take your browser to the Henry Knox Museum. Liberty's Kids Your Turn Get ready for a strenuous (and fun) team race outside the walls of our school.

The Guns of Ticonderoga The video below was lifted from the John Adams miniseries.  In this scene John Adams' wife, Abigail Adams, and their children encounter Henry Knox as he transports captured British Cannon to new strategic positions.  Of course, the cannon were never brought through this area in real life, but it was a way to get the scene into the series. Diligence After reading The Guns of Ticonderoga, answer the following questions: What is diligence? ​Is diligence essential in achieving worthy goals? I, Cannon In 1976, my family started a tradition.  My grandpa made from scratch an operable, scale model of a revolutionary cannon.  He cut the wood and lathed and bored the barrel.  He fashioned the pins and chains. Once I saw his creation, my 11-year-old self wondered if we could fire the cannon, every year, on Independence Day.  We have done so every year except one, beginning on that bicentennial occasion.  You can see it very well in this video, but here goes:

Be no Flatterer, neither Play with any

​that delights not to be Play'd Withal.

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Mock not nor Jest at any thing of Importance

break [n]o Jest that are Sharp Biting

and if you Deliver any thing witty and Pleasent

abtain from Laughing thereat yourself.

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Wherein wherein you reprove Another be unblameable yourself;

for example is more prevalent than Precepts.

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Use no Reproachfull Language against any one

neither Curse nor Revile.

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Be not hasty to beleive flying Reports to the Disparag[e]ment of any.

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In walking up and Down in a House, only with One in Compan[y]

if he be Greater than yourself, at the first give him the Right hand

and Stop not till he does and be not the first that turns,

and when you do turn let it be with your face towards him,

if he be a Man of Great Quality, walk not with him Cheek by Joul

but Somewhat behind him; but yet in Such a Manner

that he may easily Speak to you.

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Be not immodest in urging your Freinds to Discover a Secret.

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Utter not base and frivilous things amongst grave and Learn'd Men

nor very Difficult Questians or Subjects,

among the Ignorant or things hard to be believed,

Stuff not your Discourse with Sentences

amongst your Betters nor Equals.

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Reprehend not the imperfections of others

​for that belong[s] to Parents Masters and Superiours.​

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Gaze not on the marks or blemishes of Others

and ask not how they came. What you may Speak in Secret

​to your Friend deliver not before others.

Our interpretation of this rule includes the following: ​Always tell the truth - even when you might get in trouble in the end. Find a way to keep things positive, even when you might feel otherwise.  Insulting another person is not an option. Criticism is meant for improvement.  Without it, we cannot honestly learn from our mistakes. Teasing is not the same as mocking and insulting. Treat others in the same manner as which you would like to be treated. Do not gossip. Refuse to listen to gossip. Do not curse. If someone has let you in on a secret, keep it. The relationships that other people have or want to have are mostly their business.  You are not in control of the friendships of others.  Accept it. When in conversation or discussion, stay on the topic. Build on the comments of others. Remember you are not in charge of the actions or words of other students.