7th Grade Students and Parents - 

Just a reminder that the Supreme Court/Bill of Rights research we have been working on for the last two weeks is due by the end of class tomorrow.  When sharing the document with me, please check the following:

1)  All four questions for each of the 16 cases are answered in COMPLETE SENTENCES (this includes capitalizing important words and using correct punctuation).

2)  The summary for each case is NO MORE than two sentences.  DO NOT copy/paste.  I will know if you do.

3)  When discussing the Supreme Court's decision in the case, don't just tell me who won or lost the case.  Make sure you tell me WHY the Supreme Court ruled the way they did.

4)  When sharing the document with me, make sure that you give me Edit permission.

Please let me know if there are any additional questions.

Thanks!

6th Grade Parents and students - 

Just a reminder that we will be taking a quiz over Section 2 of Chapter 1 tomorrow.  This is a true/false quiz.  Students will be given 5 statements.  They will have to read each statement CAREFULLY and decide whether it is true of false.  If the statement is false, students will have to re-write it so the statement is true.

You can access study materials on my website under the 6th Grade Social Studies tab.  There is a link to my website in my signature below.  The resources students should most focus on are the intro reader, the presentation, and the notes worksheet answers.  Students should also review Section 2 of Chapter 1 in the textbook.

Thanks and have a great day.

6th Grade Field Trip Information:

On Friday, October 25th, 6th grade students will be taking a field trip to Medieval Times in Schaumburg, Illinois.  Students will eat lunch at the castle and then view a performance based on cultural aspects of the Middle Ages.  We will be leaving from the middle school at 8:30am and will be back by 2:30pm.  Cost of the trip will be $30.  I will send permission slips home later this week or early next week.  I will need the permission slips and $30 by Friday, October 4th.  

Here is a link that gives more information about the meal and programming at Medieval Times:

Chicago Castle (link)

Quiz/Test Re-Take Policy:

Parents and Students...this is a reminder that I am accepting re-takes on quizzes this year as well as tests.  Any quiz or test in which the student scores below 70% qualifies for a re-take.  Re-takes must be taken within a week of receiving the graded quiz or test back.  The re-take WILL NOT be in the same form as the original quiz or test.  It will most likely be in short answer/essay format.

Sharing and editing....

These students are all working with each other, in real time, on the same document.  Google Apps allows students to share a document with other students with edit permission.  It is really cool!

6th Grade Social Studies:

6th graders will continue with MAP testing this week.  We will also be using the school laptop lab to study Native American culture areas.  On Friday, we will take the Section 2 quiz from Chapter 1.  This is a true/false quiz.  On this quiz, students will be provided with five statements.  Students must read the statements CAREFULLY and the decide whether the statement is true or false.  If the statement is false, they must be able to re-write the statement so it is true.

7th Grade Social Studies:

7th graders will continue to work on the school laptop lab to research landmark Supreme Court cases and the rights guaranteed to citizens under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment.  Students will need to turn their research in for a grade by Friday.  7th Grade students will also continue with MAP testing this week.      

Uncovering America's Pyramid Builders | DiscoverMagazine.com

6th graders...great article about the Mississippians and the city of Cahokia:

Uncovering America's Pyramid Builders | DiscoverMagazine.com  (link)