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Japan Fest Contests

Subject: JapanFest 2008 Poster Contest and YouTube Video Contest for Students

The JapanFest 2008 organizing committee would like to take this opportunity to inform you of two events with which your students might like to be involved. The first is our 2nd Annual JapanFest Poster Contest. Prizes will be given in two categories: Grades K-6 and grades 7-12 and all participants will receive 2 free tickets to JapanFest, Sept 27-28 at Gwinnett Center! Posters should be an original drawing with the theme “Kimono and the Japanese People.” Please see the PDF flyer at http://www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp/PosterContest.pdf for more details.

Additionally, for the more technically inclined, we are hosting a YouTube Video Contest for all Georgia residents. The theme of the video must be" Japan and Me." The winner will receive a special prize and will have their video featured on the JapanFest website. All participants will receive 2 free tickets to JapanFest Sept 27-28 at Gwinnett Center! Details on this competition can be found at http://www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp/YouTubeContest.pdf.

The deadline for both contests is September 12, 2008.

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CRCT Games & Study Ideas

Download daily_quiz_envirecon.doc
Download jeopardy_cumm. PEOPLE REVIEW - April.ppt
Download hollywood_squares_basic_geog.ppt
Download hollywood_squares_challange_geog.ppt
Download hollywood_squares_geog.ppt
Download pol_geog_scramble_activator.doc

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Post CRCT & New Rules and Regs.

School is not over!
We will be having an Open Book China test, April 30 and May 1.
Also, We will also be reviewing and preparing to test the China and Japan Map test more than likely the following week.
We still have material to cover, ladies and gentleman. We will be working until the last day.

Do Not Forget the new rules are in effect for the pod.
15/15 Bathroom breaks,
No Touching,
3 Tardies to class constitutes a Detention,
No Shorts,
No tanks or dress code violations being covered by a hoodie.

Also there is a Pod competition for an Ice Cream Sundae party for the pod with the best Attendance starting Monday for the CRCT. All I should have to say is GO POD A!!!!!!!
See you Monday.

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CRCT Prep Plan

Don't Forget you can still practice for the CRCT. Skills Tutor is available on the Smitha main web page as well as OAS.
Look over your notes and book. The Social Studies portion will not be until Tuesday, April 29.
Get your Rest,
Eat a good Breakfast and
Come with 2 #2 pencils and an eraser.
Good Luck!

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Chinese Inventions

China is a country where many inventions made their very first appearances. The inventions which made their first appearances in China are listed here.(Table 56, pgs. 176-180 in Needham's Volume 4 Part 2, Science and Civilization in China).