October 13, 2006		Mr. Lamb	travlamb@topekacollegiate.org
National History Club Meeting Thanks to those students who attended our organizational meeting! We had over 20 students on hand. At our meeting we brainstormed several interesting ideas, including sponsoring debates at our school, and forming mock trial, moot court, and scholar’s bowl teams. Our next meeting is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 13 at 8 a.m. Want to learn about the National History Club? Check out this site: http://www.tcr.org/nhc/index.htm				Dates of Interest ►9/15-10/15 National Hispanic Heritage Month ►10/14 Topeka Gem & Mineral Society, Inc., 50th Annual Show at Kansas ExpoCentre ►10/14 Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site Constitution Day ►10/15 South African musician Francois le Roux, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m at the ECM in Lawrence, 1204 Oread Avenue. ►10/24 United Nations Day TCS History Day Links Please remember your dedicated History Day team has many helpful links and a schedule to explore on Mrs. Moyer’s and Mr. Lamb’s class pages. Be sure to check them out!
Social Studies-Class Summaries 6^th Grade- Students are busy learning about the unique physical and cultural characteristics of Canada. I have been fielding many questions related to the similarities and differences between both countries! 7^th Grade- Students presented their group projects on one of the following: the Maya, Inca, Aztec, Hohokam, and Anasazi. I was impressed with the amount of information and creative art in their presentations. Our next focus will be the impact the Age of Exploration had on these peoples of the Americas. 8^th Grade- Kudos to the eighth grade for their hard work on our Corps of Discovery projects. Their outstanding work was on display during our recent Open House. Next, we turn our attention to the impact of the Industrial Revolution on American life.
Note: If you are aware of an upcoming event of historical interest and you would like me to share it with our TCS community, please contact me.	African Diaspora Display Be sure to stop by the Eagle Foyer and visit the outstanding collection of African artifacts and instruments that have been assembled by friends and family of Topeka Collegiate! What a collection! An extra special thank you to Derek Sharp of Sharp’s Music for his unique contributions.