January Update and Field Trip Information

Due to the short class we had yesterday, I postponed the county quiz for this week until next Friday. The class will begin the unit on the Civil War on Monday. There is a map test on Monday. Students have had a copy of the map since Tuesday the 18th.

You should have received an e-mail from Mrs. Heath concerning the PAGE essays and field trip. We have an exciting opportunity for several of our 8th graders to serve as pages in the real life General Assembly. We do not know how many slots we will get each year so, we hold an essay contest for interested students. The students who want to participate need to write an essay detailing what they feel are the three most important issues facing the Georgia General Assembly this year. The essays should be turned in to Mrs. Heath without a name on it. The essays will be numbered and judged by a history teacher who does not teach the 8th grade. If you or your student has a question about the essays, please ask Mrs. Heath or I. We would love for everyone interested to participate.

Field Trip Information-
We are going to see our Legislature in action at the General Assembly on Tuesday, February 15th. Students need to be at school at 7:15 and we should be home by 4:00. We hope to have our picture taken with Governor Nathan Deal!! We will eat lunch at the Varsity and then go to the Ann Frank Museum in Sandy Springs. The students will have just finished reading the Diary of Ann Frank when we go on our trip. We should be home by 4:00 that afternoon. The cost of the trip is $14.00. This covers the charter bus and a donation to the museum. Students will need to bring money for lunch and wear chapel dress.

Important Dates:
January 24- Map Test
January 28- County Quiz 15
February 1- PAGE essays due to Mrs. Heath
February 3- Chapter 13 test (tentative)
February 4- County Quiz 16
February 15- Field Trip to Atlanta

January Update

I hope everyone had a great Christmas break and enjoyed our two snow/ice days this week. We are slowly getting back in the groove of school in Georgia History. We will complete the notes on chapter 12 today in class. Students will get a study guide for the test to complete over the long weekend. The test over chapter 12 will be on Wednesday, January 19. We will then begin our unit on the Civil War.

UpComing Events:
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday- Monday, January 17
Review for chapter 12- Tuesday, January 18
Test over chapter 12- Wednesday, January 19
Spelling Bee (short class)- Thursday, January 20
County Quiz 15- Friday, January 21
County Quiz 16- Friday, January 28 (LAST COUNTY QUIZ!)