Welcome to the start of the 2010-2011 school year and Mr. Toole's Classroom Blog!

The purpose for this blog is to provide the students, parents and other interested viewers a chance to access what is happening in our Sparta Middle School 8th Grade Social Studies Class and more. I am very excited for this school year. Welcome all of you! It is great to have so many awesome students in my classroom. A special welcome to our new Sparta students and families...you'll find this is a great place to be!

Students and parents are encouraged to use this blog as an online classroom resource. I would like to see this blog as a valuable tool and resource. Parents and students, if you need to contact me, I encourage you to email me at bob.toole@staff.spartaschools.org. I will check my emails regularly. This blog will include information on our unit of study, critical vocabulary, content big ideas, and essential questions. And of course, for those of you who already know me, I will also share information about my family and personal interests.

I am Looking Forward to an Awesome Year!

-Mr. Bob Toole
"Teach a Worm to Swim....Go Fishing!"