In The Beginning Was Madi On The First Day Of School

• Going down memory lane is always a fun experience. Current students whom you come to love and admire become former students; but they always are members of the MAI fraternity and are always welcomed back. We like to see them and hear about their successes and future plans. Last night I saw Grace in a play. She was in my first class at Copper Creek. She is a 4.0 senior at Ironwood Ridge, and she will be attending the University of Arizona in the fall to study child psychology. That suits her. I saw Mariah too; she was beaming and had a singing and dancing part in the play I watched. Precious memories.
• Below is our AIMS testing schedule. The students should get a good night's sleep, have breakfast, and arrive at school on time.
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  AIMS Testing Schedule: Floore/MAI Class
  
  Monday, April 12th 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. 5th writing
  10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. 5th writing
  
  Tuesday, April 13th 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. 4th & 5th reading
  10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. 4th & 5th math
  
  Wednesday, April 14th 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. 4th & 5th reading & math
  
  Monday, April 19th 8:00 A.M. to 9:00 A.M. 4th science
  10:00 A.M. to 11: A.M. 4th science
• Tomorrow: edit quiz, edit sentences, social studies study guide, social studies test; grammar 76, 77, & 78
• Monday: vocabulary test
• Madi's hints for tomorrow's social studies test:
• Where did southerners live by the 1850s?
• In what region were most of the nation's cities in the 1850s?
• What was the North's point of view of slavery?
• What roll did slavery play in the Southern economy?
• How did the slaves resist slavery?
• What was the slave rebellion that ended in the slaves returning to Africa?
• What is the Underground Railroad?
• What problem did the Missouri Compromise solve?
• Why were people outraged by the Dred Scott decision?
• How did the raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?
• Why did the Southern states secede from the Union?
• What was the official start of the Civil War?
• What did the North hope to achieve?
• Point of view: why did the Southern states prefer to buy manufactured goods from Britain?
• Compare and contrast: free slaves and slaves in the South.
• Before the Civil War, how did Abe Lincoln balance his views about slavery?
• Why did southern states fear the outlawing of slavery?
• Why did Jefferson Davis attack Fort Sumpter?
• Give the main ideas and details of the different goals of the North and South that lead to the Civil War?