Monday, December 16, 2013

Week of December 16th

Happy Holidays Parents and Students!

Wow!-Can you believe it is almost Christmas vacation? Students have been working well lately, though some are neglecting to complete their homework assignments. I hope this is a successful week and the students head into holiday break feeling good about their efforts.

6th Grade Plans: Monday the students will be completing their notes on Canada's 5 regions from chapter 3. These notes are due Tuesday. Tuesday we will check their notes and students will take a partner open-note quiz. Wednesday will be an intro. to chapter 5 for students. They will be assigned chapter 5 geoterms for homework. Thursday and Friday we will work through chapter 5 together. No homework Thursday or Friday.

7th Grade Plans: Students will get back their Chapter 24 Quiz from last week. We will connect to last week's notes and students will read and take notes from sections 25.4 & 25.5. On Tuesday, students will complete a global connections assignment from sections 25.6 & 25.7. Wednesday, students will be able to use their work to take an open-note quiz on chapter 25. On Thursday and Friday students will be introduced to Chapter 26 and the Aral Sea. No homework Thursday or Friday.

Happy Holidays to you All!

Monday, December 2, 2013

Week of December 2nd

The first trimester has come to a close. Wow! What a fast start to the year its been. Monday begins the 2nd trimester.
New assigned seats will be given in each class this week. Report Cards should come home with your child this Friday, Dec. 6th.

6th Grade Plans: Monday & Tuesday: Students will actively complete their Canada & US Region Challenge 3. Students analyze thematic maps of the region and answer related challenge questions.
Wednesday: students complete Challenge 4. Thursday and Friday: Students complete Challenge 5. This is the final Challenge that assesses the students ability to analyze all thematic maps and answer related challenge questions.

7th Grade Plans: Monday & Tuesday (Maybe Weds.) Students are learning about and completing work on the influence of oil in SW and Central Asia. They will be comparing the wealth of oil and its influence on a country's Human Development Index, as well as the definition and purpose of OPEC. The week will conclude with the processing assignment which summarizes the chapter and answers the question, "How does black gold shape a region."