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Interesting Links: The Chesapeake Bay Foundation:www.cbf.org Children's Books:www.acs.ucalgary.ca/dkbrown US Holocaust Museum:www.ushmm.org Discovery Channel:www.discovery.com

Events and Announcements Updated 9/5/02

Don't forget, we're taking a trip to the Renaissance Faire on October 4. Permission slips and money are due by September 20.

In the News

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What does America mean to you? -Rough draft due 9/12 -Must be 3-4 paragraphs

READ YOUR OSCAR BOOKS!



Meet the Challenge!

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The Language Arts Challenge- Get all the questions right and win a prize! In what country or U.S. state do the following books take place? 1. The Incredible Journey by Sheila Burnford 2. The Land I Lost by Quang Nhuong Nhuong 3. The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill 4. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor 5. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 6. Heidi by Johanna Spyri 7. Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George 8. Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr 9. Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink 10. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank 11. The Good Master by Kate Seredy 12. Wise Child by Monica Furlong 13. The Pearl by John Steinbeck 14. Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton 15. Yung Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

This months's winner:

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