November 3, 2006		Mr. Lamb	travlamb@topekacollegiate.org
National History Club Meeting Thanks to those students who attended our last meeting! Due to the overwhelming participation from students, we have decided to meet in our various sub-groups. Therefore, we’ll have three meetings every two weeks: Mock Trial, Scholars’ Bowl, and Debate. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 6 at 7:45 a.m. Want to learn about the National History Club? Check out this site: http://www.tcr.org/nhc/index.htm				Dates of Interest ► 11/5 African Children's Choir performs at Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 6 p.m. ► 11/6 TCS Multicultural Education Committee meeting, 12 p.m. ►11/11 7^th Annual Celebration of Cultures Festival, Agricultural Hall (behind Capital Plaza Hotel), 10 a.m.-3 p.m. ►11/11 Veterans Day ►11/14 KU 4 Uganda is hosting a showing of the documentary Uganda Rising at 7:00 p.m. in Woodruff Auditorium at the Kansas Union. The event is free. Need Help with History Day? Be sure to stop by the After School Adventures History Day Lab after school on Thursdays. Check with Mrs. Shinn for details.
Social Studies-Class Summaries 6^th Grade- Thanks to Mr. Gordon Self, who spent time with students sharing his knowledge about Canada. The children enjoyed Nanaimo bars and learned about Canadian government and resources. Currently, we are busy learning about our neighbor to the south, Mexico. 7^th Grade- Students were fascinated to learn about new evidence surrounding Christopher Columbus’ origins. This has led to thoughtful discussion about reliability of sources and the importance of perspective in history. Also, congratulations to all the students for their hard work on our assemblies! 8^th Grade- Moving on from the Era of Good Feelings students are learning about the defining issues of Andrew Jackson’s presidency: states’ rights, renewal of the National Bank, and his policy toward Native American Indians. Also, next week, we will begin preparing for the upcoming Model UN in March.
Note: Please contact me if you would like me to include an upcoming event/information of historical interest in the TCS Times.	African Children’s Choir The famed African Children's Choir from Uganda and Kenya in East Africa will be giving a concert at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church on Sunday, Nov. 5th at 6 pm. The TCS 7th Grade Class Assembly Shades of Dark America used a selection of music during their performance last month. Admission is FREE.