6th Grade:
6th graders are going to begin Ch. 2. We will be talking about the first European contact with the people and environments of the Western Hemisphere and the results of that contact. There will not be a quiz this week.
Reminder that some students still need to complete the 1-4 quiz re-take and the Ch, 1 Test re-take. I emailed the re-takes to those students. The 1-4 quiz has to be made up by Wednesday and the Ch. 1 Test has to be made up by Thursday. Both of these assessments are online. They were sent to students' email accounts.
Make sure you take a minute and check out the pictures from the Medieval Times field trip, in the previous blog entries.
7th Grade:
7th graders will finish up Section 1 of Ch. 7. We will take a quiz over Section 1 on Tuesday. We will begin Section 3 of Ch. 7 on Wednesday. No quiz on Section 3 until at least next week.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Friday, October 25, 2013
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Social Studies 10/21 - 10/25
6th Grade Social Studies:
6th graders will be finishing up Ch. 1 this week. We will be taking the Section 4 quiz on Wednesday. This will be a matching quiz. Also, the Ch. 1 Test will be on Thursday. Students received a study guide last week to help prepare for the test. I will be holding two study sessions on Tuesday (before school from 7am-8am and after school from 3:15-4:15) for any 6th graders who would like to attend. Student study resources are available on my website.
Also, the field trip to Medieval Times is on Friday. I want to leave as close to 8am as possible. Reminder that students CAN wear their Halloween costumes on the field trip (there is a Halloween dance after school on that day). We should be back from the field trip between 2:30 and 3:00.
7th Grade Social Studies:
7th graders will be getting their Constitution/Government test back on Monday. Any student who received a 70% or lower on the test will have to re-test. The re-take is an online test and I have already emailed it to the students who will need to take it. Students will need to take the test by the end of the day on Monday if they want the re-test score applied to their 1st Qt. grade.
7th graders will have a quiz on Friday over Section 1 of Ch. 7. This will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz. Student study resources are available on my website.
6th graders will be finishing up Ch. 1 this week. We will be taking the Section 4 quiz on Wednesday. This will be a matching quiz. Also, the Ch. 1 Test will be on Thursday. Students received a study guide last week to help prepare for the test. I will be holding two study sessions on Tuesday (before school from 7am-8am and after school from 3:15-4:15) for any 6th graders who would like to attend. Student study resources are available on my website.
Also, the field trip to Medieval Times is on Friday. I want to leave as close to 8am as possible. Reminder that students CAN wear their Halloween costumes on the field trip (there is a Halloween dance after school on that day). We should be back from the field trip between 2:30 and 3:00.
7th Grade Social Studies:
7th graders will be getting their Constitution/Government test back on Monday. Any student who received a 70% or lower on the test will have to re-test. The re-take is an online test and I have already emailed it to the students who will need to take it. Students will need to take the test by the end of the day on Monday if they want the re-test score applied to their 1st Qt. grade.
7th graders will have a quiz on Friday over Section 1 of Ch. 7. This will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz. Student study resources are available on my website.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Medieval Times field trip
6th grade parents and students -
Reminder that the Medieval Times field trip is next Friday (10/25). We are going to leave as close to 8am as possible. Students CAN wear their Halloween costumes on the field trip if they want.
Reminder that the Medieval Times field trip is next Friday (10/25). We are going to leave as close to 8am as possible. Students CAN wear their Halloween costumes on the field trip if they want.
Government/Constitution Test
7th Grade Students and Parents -
This is a reminder that the Government/Constitution Test will be tomorrow. Study materials are available on my website:
Ch. 6 Study Materials
I also sent a study guide/review sheet through Google Drive. This will have the format of the test and important study questions.
Here is a link to that document:
Ch. 6 Study Guide/Review Sheet
Good luck!
This is a reminder that the Government/Constitution Test will be tomorrow. Study materials are available on my website:
Ch. 6 Study Materials
I also sent a study guide/review sheet through Google Drive. This will have the format of the test and important study questions.
Here is a link to that document:
Ch. 6 Study Guide/Review Sheet
Good luck!
Friday, October 11, 2013
Social Studies 10/14 - 10/18
This is what we are doing in Social Studies the week of 10/14-10/18.
Reminder that Monday is Columbus Day and we don't have school.
6th Grade:
6th graders will be finishing up Section 4 of Ch. 1. We will take a quiz over Section 4 on Wednesday, October 23rd. This will be a matching quiz. We will also be taking the Ch. 1 Test on Thursday, 10/24. Students will be getting a study guide on Tuesday 10/15. I will have a study session before school on Tuesday 10/22 starting at 7am and I will also have a study session after school on Tuesday 10/22 from 3:15-4:15. Students will need to bring their study guides to the study sessions.
7th Grade:
7th graders will be taking a quiz over Section 3 of Ch. 6 on Thursday. They will also be taking the Ch. 6 Test on Friday 10/18. This is the Government/Constitution test. Reminder that I will hold a study session after school on Tuesday (10/15) from 3:15-4:15 and another session on Wednesday morning (10/16) from 7am-8am.
All study materials for 6th and 7th graders are available on my website.
Reminder that Monday is Columbus Day and we don't have school.
6th Grade:
6th graders will be finishing up Section 4 of Ch. 1. We will take a quiz over Section 4 on Wednesday, October 23rd. This will be a matching quiz. We will also be taking the Ch. 1 Test on Thursday, 10/24. Students will be getting a study guide on Tuesday 10/15. I will have a study session before school on Tuesday 10/22 starting at 7am and I will also have a study session after school on Tuesday 10/22 from 3:15-4:15. Students will need to bring their study guides to the study sessions.
7th Grade:
7th graders will be taking a quiz over Section 3 of Ch. 6 on Thursday. They will also be taking the Ch. 6 Test on Friday 10/18. This is the Government/Constitution test. Reminder that I will hold a study session after school on Tuesday (10/15) from 3:15-4:15 and another session on Wednesday morning (10/16) from 7am-8am.
All study materials for 6th and 7th graders are available on my website.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Exercising our First Amendment rights...
7th graders are writing letters to our elected leaders about important issues. We are writing letters to President Obama, Senators Kirk and Durbin, Representative Bustos, Governor Quinn, and Representative Stewart and Senator Bivens (our representatives in the Illinois General Assembly).
Monday, October 7, 2013
Social Studies this week...
Apologies for the late notice. I was busy all weekend and wasn't able to get this out earlier.
6th Grade:
6th graders are finishing up a comparison of different kinds of governments. Later this week, we are going to study the achievements of the Persians and Greeks. No quizzes this week. Reminder that the Medieval Times field trip will be on Friday, October 25th.
7th Grade:
7th graders will be researching Alexis de Tocqueville's observations of America. They will also be writing letters to elected officials. The section 3 quiz from Ch. 6 will be next week. Also, the Ch. 6 test (Government/Constitution Unit) will be next Friday, October 18th. I sent a study guide home with students today. I also shared a copy with them via email.
I will be holding two study sessions next week for the Ch. 6 test. The first study session will be on Tuesday (10/15) immediately after school in my classroom. The next study session will be Wednesday morning (10/16) at 7AM in my classroom. 7th Grade students can attend either session or can come to both if they want.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Learning about governments...
6th graders are studying the different types of government. They are watching 2 short videos, shared with them via Google Drive, and then they will read several articles that discuss the different types of government. They will have a writing assignment (all done through Google Apps) based on the videos and articles.
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