To all of those who went on the snow trip, thank you for a wonderful time! While I was certainly tackled a lot more this year than last, I had an excellent time and really enjoyed spending time with all of you. I hope that you all enjoyed the trip as much as I did. We really missed those of you who could not make it!
And now it’s Monday and we are back to school. No more snowballs to throw, no more tackling teachers and stuffing snow in their faces. Just imperialism, Ms. Pratt’s lectures and…a TEST!!!! You will have your imperialism test on Wednesday, 3/10. You will get a study guide in class on Monday and have time to work on it that day in class, it is due on Wednesday, the day of the test. Tuesday we will do some review for the exam and after the exam we will do review for world history leading up to World War II.
Make sure that you complete your study guide this week and study for the test on Wednesday. The test will be multiple choice and short answer questions. No essay this time!
Homework:
- Study guide due the day of the test, Wednesday, 3/10
- Study for test on Wednesday, 3/10

As I was thinking about the content of this week I can’t help but think about my time and friends in D.R. Congo. We will finish watching the movie Hotel Rwanda on Wednesday, a movie that deals with the harsh and ugly reality of the world that we live in, the world our ancestors have created. I see so much hate around me, a world where people hate one another because that’s what they have been told to do and I wonder how I can change things. How did I make a difference? How can I help my friends in Congo who have lost their homes, who have seen murder, torture, and rape? What can I do for people who are suffering on the other side of the world? Sometimes I get so fed up with my helplessness that all I can do is cry. I see people suffering all around me and I feel so useless.





