Social Studies 2/2 - 2/6

Parents and Students - 

This will be a busy week.  6th graders will be working on the outline for their Natural Disasters research paper.  The final outline will be due to me (via a shared Google Doc) by the end of the day on Monday, February 9th.  

Students will be working on a project in which they will be researching ocean currents and prevailing winds.

There will be a quiz on Friday, February 6th.  This will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz.  There will be a word bank provided.  Student study resources for the quiz can be accessed HERE (link).

Thank you and have a great weekend!  

Ernie Banks..

While I am a White Sox fan, I always appreciated Ernie Banks.  Sad to hear he passed away.  RIP.  You can play two now, Ernie!

Social Studies 1/26-1/30

Parents and Students - 

We will continue to study weather and climate this week.  Student resources for the week can be found here (LINK).  The quiz for this section will be Monday, February 2nd.  This will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz.  Thanks and have a great weekend!

Social Studies 1/20-1/23

Parents and Students - 

This week, we will be starting Chapter 3 in our textbook.  No quizzes or tests this week.  Student resources for the week can be found here (LINK).  Thanks and have a great week!

Pancake Breakfast!!!

Parents and Students - 

If you are in Freeport tomorrow morning (Saturday, January 10th), please consider stopping by the Applebee's Restaurant on Route 26 for a pancake breakfast.  We will be serving pancakes, sausage or bacon, and juice or coffee from 8am-10am.  Cost is $5 for each breakfast and the profits will go towards fundraising for our 8th graders who are going to Washington, DC over spring break. 

Please contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Thanks and we hope to see you there!

Social Studies 1/12/15 - 1/16/2015

Parents and Students - 

This week, we will continue to study landforms and the movement of the Earth's crust.  Study materials for the week can be found here (LINK).

We will be taking a quiz over this material on Thursday, January 15th.  It will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz.

Thanks and have a great weekend!