Merry Christmas!

Thank you so much for the wonderful gifts...a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my students and their families!

Christmas door decorating contest...

We took 2nd Place in the Christmas door decorating contest...nice jobs, guys!

Social Studies 12/21-12/22

Parents and Students - 

• Reminder that all students must turn in 15 source cards and 15 research cards by the end of the day tomorrow (12/22).
• Any student (both 6th and 7th grade) who scored below a 70% on the test we took this past Friday are eligible for a re-take. I will be contacting those students via email. The re-take will be in an online format and will need to be completed by Sunday, January 3rd, 2016.
• Students can bring a snack and drink in tomorrow to consume during class.
• Have a Merry Christmas and enjoy your New Year's celebration! 

Social Studies 12/14 - 12/18

Parents and Students - Here's what we will be doing in social studies this week:

6th Grade:

6th graders will be watching a couple videos on plate tectonics and supervolcanoes. We will be taking a test on Friday, December 18th. The review for the test can be found HERE (link to document). Study materials can be found HERE (link to resources).

7th Grade:

7th graders will be watching the film, "April Morning". The plot of the movie takes place between April 18th-19th, 1775, the first two days of the American War for Independence. On Friday, December 18th, 7th graders will be taking a test. The review for the test can be found HERE (link to document). Study material can be found HERE (link to resources). 

History Fair Updates:

Reminder that each 6th and 7th grade student will need to turn in a minimum of 15 source cards and 15 note cards by the end of the day on Tuesday, December 22nd.

Social Studies 12/7 - 12/11

Parents and Students - Here's what we will be doing in class this week:

6th Grade:

6th graders will be finishing up Ch. 2. We will take a quiz on Thursday, December 10th. It will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz with a word bank. Study resources for the quiz can be found HERE (link to resources).

6th graders will also be taking a text over Ch. 2 on Friday, December 18th. A study guide/review sheet for the test can be found HERE (link to document). Resources to help students complete the study guide/review sheet can be found HERE (link to resources).

7th Grade:

7th graders will be finishing up Ch. 3. We will take a quiz on Thursday, December 10th. It will be a fill-in-the-blank quiz with a word bank. Study resources for the quiz can be found HERE (link to resources). 7th graders will be taking a test over Ch. 3 on Friday, December 18th. A study guide/review sheet for the test can be found HERE (link to document). Resources to help students complete the study guide/review sheet can be found HERE (link to resources).

History Fair Updates:

Sources and notecards for the history fair project will be due on Tuesday, December 22nd. Each student needs to turn in a minimum of 15 source cards and 15 notecards.