Week of Feb. 24th

7th Grade Plans include the students concluding their Ancient Greece and Rome research and notes. Double Bubble notes are turned in on Monday and the final project is assigned and rubric handed out. Final project is due Weds. and worth 70pts. Students have class time Monday and Tuesday to work on this project. On Weds./Thursday, students will work on a review for Ancient Greece & Rome. On Friday, students will take an open-note final Greece/Rome quiz. Students will be able to use their research notes to complete this quiz.

6th Grade Plans include the conclusion to chapter 8. Monday and Tuesday, students will be conducting immigrant interviews in class. Weds and Thursday will be chapter 8 review days and Chapter 8 Test will be on Friday.

Recommended Ancient Greece Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHMu2gVzspA

7th Grade Ancient Greece Research Sites

7th Grade SS Students, here are the two recommended links for continued research and information about Ancient Greece:

http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece

http://www.ancientgreece.com/s/Main_Page/

Week of Feb. 10th

Its Student Led Conferences Week. Conferences are held at the middle school on Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-6:30 pm. I look forward to seeing students and parents there.

6th grade SS is reviewing and testing on chapter 7. Chapter 7 Test is Tuesday. Then Chapter 8 will be introduced: Migration to the United States. Chapter 8 Geoterms will be assigned as homework Weds. night.

7th grade SS is finishing their Europe and Russia Mapping Quizzes. Then we will begin our studies of Ancient Greece. The majority of the Greece (and Rome) unit will be contained in the classroom. We have no textbooks for this unit. Some worksheet homework will be supplied.

See you at conferences.

Mr. Toole

Europe and Russia Mapping Quiz Practice Site

7th Grade Students. Here is a copy/paste link to help you study for your Europe and Russia Mapping Test.

http://www.purposegames.com/game/countries-europe-quiz

Week of Feb. 3rd

Well, we might have our first full week of school in a while. Lets hope so.
Student's scores for their midterm/interim benchmark tests are in the gradebook and all grades will be up to date by Thursday. Progress reports go home with students this Friday, hopefully the grades are something to celebrate over the weekend!

6th grade classes are finishing up their reading notes for chapter 7. Students will complete a political cartoon about the effects of a growing consumer class. This is homework for Weds. Students will be reviewing chapter 7 on Thrs. and Friday and testing next Monday.

7th grade classes are working on their Europe and Russia Challenge assignments. Scores will be taken on the challenges and entered into the gradebook. Mapping quizzes will begin on Friday (Quiz 1 & 2) and continue thru Monday (Quiz 3 & 4).


Please ask your child about Wednesday's "Be Nice Program".