Welcome Back!

Welcome Back to school.... 8th Grade: We have concluded the Amer. Rev. and students are learning about our new nation. Focus will be on the Articles of Confederation and our United States Constitution. 7th Grade: Students are finishing up Chapter 24 SW and Central Asia. They will be taking simple mapping quizzes Thursday and Friday on this region .

Happy Thanksgiving!

I would like to give thanks for all of your students in my classroom this year. 8th Grade SS classes will be taking their American Revolution Test (Chapter 7) on Tuesday. 7th Grade SS classes are finishing up working on their Southwest Asia mapping work. I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving vacation. Mr. Toole

Conference Week Part 2

Just a reminder that our 2nd day of student led conferences is scheduled for this Tuesday from 4:00-6:30. 7th Grade SS classes are beginning their studies on Southeast Asia. They are learning about the influence of oil/wealth on world regions. 8th Grade SS classes are finishing up their studies about the American Revolution. A test review should come home later this week and students will test prior to Thanksgiving break.

Election and Conferences Week

Please make sure to VOTE on Tuesday, Nov. 6th. All of my students will participate in a classroom simulated election on Tuesday. 7th Grade SS students have their final copies of the Ancient Egypt Paper due Tues., 6th. 8th Grade is studying the American Revolution STUDENT LED CONFERENCES ARE HELD THURSDAY, NOV. 8TH AND TUESDAY, NOV. 13TH FROM 4:00 - 6:30 PM. I will be availble in the 8th grade Science Lab if you are interested in speaking/conferencing with me. Thank you for your support!

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Happy Halloween Week!

7th Grade Social Studies Classes have been actively researching Ancient Egypt. Students will be required to write a paper this week about their findings. Explanation of the paper will be given on Wednesday and the paper will be due Monday Nov. 5th. I will post a rubric/guidelines by the end of the day on Wed. 8th Grade Social Studies Classes have just completed their Declaration of Independence Projects. Wow! The projects were awesome! We have also been actively learning about the political candidates (mainly Presidential)and students are looking forward to voting next week Tuesday. We are beginning Chapter 7, the American Revolution, this week. Have a Happy and Safe Halloween!

Meap Week 2

Students are Meap Testing on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. So class schedules will be adjusted on those days. 7th Grade social studies students will be studying Mesopotamia this week. 8th Grade social studies students will continue their studying of the Declaration of Independence. Students will need coloring utensils on Thursday and Friday. A Decl. of Indp. project will be assigned on Thursday and due next Monday. Students will receive a rubric and explanation to assignment/project on Thursday.