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Nova International Schools
8th Grade LASS (8-1 and 8-3)

Sunday, April 22, 2012

The Last Day of April: Week of April 23-27

Hello again everyone!


•I want to start off with a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our Model United Nations Team who competed in the ABSH Model United Nations competition this past weekend. We took a team of 8 students who competed in 5 different committees and returned with TWO Best Delegate medals as well as an Honorable Mention Delegate medal! Other awards won include a Bazooka award for the most founded "attacks",  an Encyclopedia award for most knowledge, three Best Alliance awards and three Future UN Delegate Awards. WOW! I heard nothing but positive comments about our students from the advisers, chairs and delegates of the other schools participating, and I was super-impressed with the poise, participation, and preparedness of our students! CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN!!


•Because I was at the Model UN competition I was not able to attend last Friday's Family Fun Night, but thank you to all of you who did! I hear it was a great success!

•Please remember that Discovery School does have a dress code. Students who do not follow the code may be asked to send home for a new outfit. Please think carefully when dressing for school!


•This Wednesday is a half day due to a teacher work day. We will be running a PM schedule. Please make arrangements to have your child picked up by 11:45 AM!


•This Friday is the Chronicles of Discovery Gala, an Oscar's-like event celebrating our students' achievements in the arts and literature. If you would like to attend, please contact Mr. Fenn to purchase your ticket!



Here is the in-class schedule for the week:
6th grade: You will be reviewing for your immigration quiz on Monday, and will have an industrial revolution and immigration quiz on Tuesday, April 24! Wednesday-Friday you will start learning about the Westward Movement in the United States! Don't forget your American Tail Questions and Activity, as well as your DBQ Essay are due Monday, April 23!!
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7th grade:  Your Africa Country Container Projects are due Monday, April 23 and will be presented at that time. Be ready! You have no class on Wednesday due to the professional development half day, and no class on Thursday due to a PE Field Trip, Friday you will have a map quiz over Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa! Be ready!!! Don’t forget that you have three textbook assignments due when you return to class tomorrow!
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8th grade: This week you will begin studying the Reformation. You will have an introduction on Monday, and will follow the life of the man who started it all by watching a movie Tuesday-part of Thursday. Along the way you should be keeping track of the major events of Martin Luther’s life. On Friday you will begin researching for a fun activity about Martin Luther, which will last into the following week. Remember that your After Las Meninas artwork is due Monday, April 23!
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9th grade: Hopefully you have completed your timeline activity from last week, because your timeline and your magazine article activities are due Monday, April 23! You will also be using your timelines in class tomorrow as we look at some of the major events and battles of the early war. Your minorities at war activity is also due tomorrow! Tuesday, (no class on Wednesday), Thursday and Friday you will be working with oral histories from World War II and preparing to capture some of your own over the long weekend.
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Have a great week!
KF


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