The Weekly Update
April 2-6
This Week's Highlights
I hope that everyone enjoyed their break! April's mild days and the bluebirds that build their nest in my front yard makes it my favorite month to think about caring for the Earth! Isn't convenient that April also happens to be the month Earth Day is in?! My challenge to each of our scholars, research ways that FCS can participate in Earth Day, 2018 (the topic is End Plastic Pollution, learn more at https://www.earthday.org/). Submit your proposal here: https://goo.gl/forms/7hiajnuWOmPv8Bow2 by April 6th!
-Melanie Shaver
Carson House Field Trip-8th Graders
This Friday, 8th graders have been invited to participate in a county field trip to the Carson House to learn about the Civil War. Scholars will rotate between stations to learn various information about the life and times during the Civil War:
1. 19th Century Medicinal Plants (Elizabeth Hardy)/Cooking in the Civil War (Martha Jordan)
2. Home Life (Ink Wells with Quills and Items from Daily Life) (Vicki Hensley - Civilian)
3. Civil War Uniforms (Military) and Weapons (Military) and 19th Century Fashions (Anita Lawing - Civilian)
4. Lunch (Battalion Demonstration during one hour lunch)
5. Artillery (Cannon from Charleston, different kinds of shot) (Tentative)/Camp Setup (Tents that Military Used, Cooking in Camp)
6. Flag Demonstration (Revolutionary War - Civil War (Mike Hardy)/Local McDowell History (Jeff Cordell)
7. Historic Carson House (all three floors)
Please pick up a permission form from your family teacher and turn in to Mrs. Shaver by April 4th.
Upcoming Dates and Information
April 6- Carson House Trip-8th Grade (note: the date has been changed)
April 6- Earth Day Proposals Due
April 9- Report Cards!
April 13- Nerf War
April 21st- Donut Festival
April 28th- Gravity Games
May 5th- 2nd Annual FCS Car Show
May 5th- RoboFest
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