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
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