week of May 14, 2012

Tuesday is the last day for extra credit in Social Studies for Current Events.

Return your Social Studies book to class.

week of May 7, 2012

Country presentations finish up this week.
The scoring rubric is to be signed ane returned the day after your presentation.

Current Events on Friday for anyone wishing to receive extra credit.

Return the form for any parents who would like to chaperone our trip to Knoebels on May 25.

week of April 30, 2012

Country Power Point presentations are this week and next.
Rubric is to be signed and returned the next day in order to receive 2 extra-credit points.

Current Events is Friday.
per. 1 - Ben M., Emily, Ryan, Alexis P.
per. 2 - Hailey Mc., Travis, Andy, Joe, Abbey
per. 3 - anyone
per. 4 - Dylan H., Dylan W., Lexy, Trina, Mike
per. 5 - Anastasia, Arianna

week of April 23, 2012

Power Point presentations on countries begin next Monday, April 30.
Please remember to practise your presentation and time it.  Read over the requirements you got about your Power Pt., and let me know if you have any questions.

Current Events is due Friday.
per. 1 - Joe A., Brianna, Michael, Rebecca
per. 2 - Rachel S., Will W., JJ, Roger, Mason St.
per. 3 - Kira, Dennis, Brandy, Jess, Alex G.
per. 4 - Luke, Brady, Nick M., Micayla, Jayden, Brian, Lidsay
per. 5 - Dakota, Sammy D., Brandon H., Jake, Blake

week of April 16, 2012

For Tuesday, have your stylus and monogram. Website is www.penn.museum/cgi/cuneiform.cgi.

Ch. 6 test should be going home on Wed. to be signed. Return it on Thursday.

Current Events this Friday.
per. 1 - Joie, Justyn, Lizzia N., Averi, Haylee D.
per. 2 - Dakota A., Jackie, Mason G., Delilah, Rachel G., Miranda
per. 3 - Will P., Scott, Brooke B., Morgan
per. 4 - Kira, Brook A., Megan J., Jen, Karly, Will A.
per. 5 - Ben C., Charlie, John B., Aubrey, Michael C.

week of April 2, 2012

Double-sided worksheet due Tuesday.

Test on ch. 5 on Tuesday.

Current Events Wed.
per. 1 - Stephen, Kira, Jordon, Katelyn B.
per. 2 - Noah, Roger, Miranda, Abbey
per. 3 - Davina, Katelyn M., Sara
per. 4 - Lindsay, Aaron, Alyssa, Cassandra
per. 5 - Chloe, Sammy S., John D., Daniel

Homeroom - Voc. Olympics prefixes are to be written 5 times each in your notebook.

week of March26, 2012

Work on Power Point for country presentation. They start April 30.

Finish map of Mesopotamia for Friday.

Test on ch. 5 next Tuesday, April 3.

Current Events Friday.
per. 1 - Brandon, Cheyenne, Nick, Brianna
per. 2 - Dale, Sadie, Nick K., Megan S.
per. 3 - Courtney, Alex K., Brooke U.
per. 4 - Audrey, Ashley, Holden, Doug
per. 5 - Savanna, Nigel, Matt, Natasha

week of March 3, 2012

Work on writing or typing up your country research paper this week. DON'T LET IT GO UNTIL NEXT WEEK! THAT'S WHEN THE PAPER'S DUE!!

Chapter 4 test is in Friday.

For Wednesday, finish paragraphs comparing and contrasting your life with the life of an ancient Egyptian child.

For Thursday, finish text p. 100.

For Friday, do worksheet #23 - Relating Words to Ancient Egypt.

Current Events is Friday.
per. 1 - Joie & Brianna
per. 2 - Jackie, Miranda, Sadie, Rachel S.
per. 3 - anyone
per. 4 - Mike K., Lexy R., Dylan H., Alyssa
per. 5 - Arianna, Ida, Anastasia

week of Feb. 28, 2012

A 2nd Current Event summary about a news happening in your chosen country, along with the article, is due this week. THE ARTICLE MUST ALSO BE HANDED IN OR IT WILL BE CONSIDERED A MISSED ASSIGNMENT!

Chapter 4 test is to be signed and returned.

Current events due Friday.
per. 1 - Nick Be., Justin D., Ryan
per. 2 - JJ, Roger, Abbey
per. 3 - Sara, Brandy
per. 4 - Brian, Jayden, Dylan H., Nick M.
per. 5 - John B., Michael, Ben C.

Homeroom - Voc. Olympics quiz in #1-30, along with the prefixes and suffixes, will be Wednesday. Any new words given this week are to be written 5 times each.

For Thursday, periods 1,3,&4 need to finish copying the Main Ideas from p. 91 & defining the 9 terms from p.84 in their notebook.
For Friday period 2 will have the same assignment.

week of Feb. 20, 2012

History research is due this week.

Worksheet on the Nile River is due Wednesday.

Test on lessons 1 & 2 of ch. 4 on Ancient Egypt will be Thursday.
Study over all the Study Guides we filled in during class.

Current Events is Friday.
per. 1 - Kira S., Lizzie, Michael
per. 2 - Noah, Bobby, Joe S., Rachel G.
per. 3 - Dennis, Kira M., Jess W.
per. 4 - Will A., Brady, Aaron
per. 5 - Jake, Matt, Daniel, Blake

Homeroom - New Voc. Olympics words are to be written 5 times each for the next day.

week of Feb. 13, 2012

Social & Cultural research is due this week.

For Tuesday, bring in Valentines and donations for Jump Rope for Heart. Students may wear gym clothing Tuesday.

For Wed., finish flash cards for Ancient Egypt vocabulary and the Study Guide for pp. 78-81.

Current Events is Thursday this week.
per. 1 - Averi, Haylee D., Joe A.
per. 2 - Mason G., Travis, Noah, Megan
per. 3 - Dominique, Kaitlyn, Alex G.
per. 4 - Luke, Kira, Brook A.
per. 5 - Ben C., Justin, Dan

Feb. 6, 2012

Homeroom has Voc. Olympics to write throughout this week. Any incorrect words from last week's quiz are to be written 10 times each for Tuesday. This week we will be learning 10 suffixes - 3 or 4 at a time.

Economy Research and 1 Current Events summary on a news article about your country are due this week.
Tuesday - periods 1 & 2
Wednesday - periods 3 & 4
Thursday - period 5

Friday is Current Events day.
per. 1 - Brandon J., Stephen, Kaitlyn
per. 2 - Andy, Jackie, Will W.
per. 3 - Courtney, Brooke B., Devina
per. 4 - Megan, Amanda, Doug, Holden
per. 5 - Peter, Dakota K., Samantha D.

week of Jan. 30, 2012

Homeroom will get new Voc. Olympics words and prefixes this week. Write each of them 5 times each.

Finish Ancient Egypt Map for Tuesday.

Government research is due this week. Periods 1 & 2 are due Tuesday, periods 3 & 4 are due Wednesday, and period 5 is due Thursday.

Current Events is due Friday.
per. 1 - Rebecca, Jordan, Emily
per. 2 - Dave, Mason St., Hailey Mc.
per. 3 - Alex K., Will, Brooke U.
per. 4 - Karly, Ashley T., Lindsay
per. 5 - Nigel, Charlie, Aubrey

Vocabulary Olympics quiz on #1-15 is Thursday.

week of Jan. 23, 2012

Report cards are to be signed and the bottom strip returned to school.

$4 is due to help cover the cost of our next 2 parties.

Homeroom - Any incorrect words from the last big Voc. Olympics test you took last are to be written 10 times each. This is due Wednesday.
Any new words we learn throughout this week are to be written 5 times each for the next day.

Geography research is due this week on this schedule : per. 1 & 2 on Tues., Per. 3 & 4 on Wed., and per. 5 on Thursday.

Chapter 3 test is to be signed for Tuesday.

Current Events due Friday.
per. 1 - Ben M., Lucas, Cheyenne
per. 2 - Delilah, Nick K. Dakota A.
per. 3 - Haley D., Mattea, Morgan, Tyler
per. 4 - Lizzie, Audrey, Haileigh K., Cassandra
per. 5 - Natasha, Johnny D., Justin

week of Jan. 9, 2012

Homeroom will learn new Voc. Olympics this week - root words. These are to be written 5X each. Study for the big test on all of marking period 2 words!!

For Tuesday, finish your paragraph on your specialization if you have not.

Test Thursday on Ch. 3.

For Thursday, text pp. 60 & 61 - Vocab., Facts, and Reading a Time Line.

We will be discussing requirements for your research report on your chosen country. A letter will be sent home regarding this some time this week. It is to be signed and returned to school.

For Friday, have a resource you can read about your country's location.

Current Events this Friday is for anyone who would like to earn some extra credit points. In peri0d 4, Lexy, Luke, Dylan W., and Brady are assigned this, as is Ida in per. 5.

week of Jan. 3, 2012

Any group pictures of Border Cave must be finished for Wednesday.

Your paragraph about the job your chose as your specialization must be finished for Friday. This will be started during class.

Current Events is due Friday.
per. 1 - Kira S., Justyn, Nick Bennyhoff, Stephen
per. 2 - Dakota A., Miranda K., Will W.
per. 3 - Kira M., Dominique, Mattea, Courtney, Dennis, Alex G.
per. 4 - Brian B., Will A., Dylan H., Mike, Jayden
per. 5- Arianna, Justin, Tanner, Anastasia, Blake. Dakota

Homeroom will get new Voc. Olympics words throughout the week. Write each one 5 times.