Springfield Trip - 7th Graders

7th Grade Parents and Students - 

On Friday, May 13th, the 7th Graders will be taking a field trip to Springfield, Illinois. Students will tour historic and political sites and visit the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM). The cost for the trip is $45. This will cover the cost of both the charter buses we will take and the admission fee for the ALPLM. If you can't make the payment at this time, that is OK. Final payment won't be due until we get closer to the actual date of the trip. If you would like to make monthly or weekly payments instead or if you have any concerns or comments, please contact Mr. King at the middle school office.

If you would like to see what sites we will be visiting, you can access the trip itinerary by clicking HERE (link to field trip schedule). 

Students will bring home a copy of the permission form. However, if the form gets lost, you can get another form by clicking HERE (link to permission form).

I will have a limited number of spaces available (about 20) for adults who would like to attend the field trip. This will be limited to legal guardians of current PCMS 7th grade students. Adults who would like to attend the trip must fill out the Adult Volunteer Information and Waiver of Liability (link to form). Cost for adults is $12 (to cover admission to the ALPLM). These spots will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

If you have any questions, please contact me via email at chrisdertz@pecschools.com.

Social Studies 1/25-1/29

Here's what we will be working on in class this week:

6th Grade:

6th graders will take a 5-question, multiple choice quiz on Thursday, January 28th. Study materials for the quiz can be found HERE (link to resources).

7th Grade:

7th graders will have a 10-question, fill-in-the-blank quiz on Wednesday, January 27th. Study materials for the quiz can be found HERE (link to resources).

History Fair Updates:

Students will be able to work on the History Fair projects on Friday, January 29th. The projects will be due at the end of February and will be displayed at the high school in March. Students who are creating a tri-fold presentation should plan on bringing a tri-fold presentation board in by next week if they haven't already done so.

Social Studies 1/19-1/22

Parents and Students - 

Here's what we will be doing in Social Studies this week:

7th Grade:

7th Graders will continue to study the first few months of the American War for Independence. No quizzes or tests this week.

6th Grade:

6th Graders will be taking a quiz on Friday. Study materials for the quiz can be found HERE (link to study resources).

History Fair Updates:

6th Graders will work on the history fair project on Friday after taking the quiz. 7th graders will not have a history fair workday this week.

Social Studies 1/11/2016-1/15/2016

Here's what we will be doing in class this week:

6th Grade:

6th graders will continue studying weather and climate. We will have a fill-in-the-blank quiz on Thursday. Study resources for the quiz can be found HERE (link to documents).

7th Grade:

7th graders will continue studying the beginning of the American War for Independence. No quizzes or tests this week.

History Fair Updates:

All students will work on the History Fair project on Friday.

Social Studies 1/5/2016 - 1/6/2016

Welcome back. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years! Here's what we will be doing in class this week:

6th Grade:

6th graders will begin Ch.3. We will be taking a quiz next Tuesday (January 12th). This will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz. Study resources for the quiz can be found HERE (link to files). 

7th Grade:

7th graders will continue studying the American War for Independence. We will be working on a writing project this week. No quizzes or tests this week for 7th graders.

History Fair Updates:

No history fair work days this week. We will work on the history fair next week during MAP testing.