CHAPTER 29 TEST ON MONDAY, MAY 2ND!!!!!
Due to our week of additional testing and crazy Alabama weather, we have not been able to properly prepare for our Chapter 29 test. As you know from our class today, I have moved our Chapter 29 test to Monday!!! We completed our study guide today in class so each of you should have all the information on your study guide to prepare for our test. Please bring your study guide to class with you Monday as I will take those up before the test.

CHAPTER 29 TEST ON MONDAY, MAY 2ND!!!!!

Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend!!

ARMT+ testing went extremely well this morning! Please make sure your student brings their calculators back to school with them on Wednesday as they will use them again during Wednesday’s testing.

Chapter 29 Study Guides were given out today during 6th and 8th periods. If you are a student in 1st or 2nd period, please make sure you see me at some point during the day on Wednesday to get your study guide! I have a huge stack of them on my desk and it will take you 3 seconds to come into my classroom and grab one.

Please note that I am updating the homework schedule for this week as follows:
Tuesday, April 26th…………none
Wednesday, April 27th…………re-write #1-14 of your study guide; it is due in class on Thursday for a grade!
Thursday, April 28th…………re-write #15-27 of your study guide; it is due in class on Friday for a grade!
Friday, April 29th…………Test on Chapter 29

FYI……..We are testing ARMT+ on Tuesday, April 26th and Wednesday, April 27th. Students need to bring a basic 4-function calculator just like they did for ARMT earlier this month. This calculator needs to be in hand Tuesday morning!!

SOCIAL STUDIES
As we wrap up our study of The Civil Rights Movement this week, we will work in Section 4 of Chapter 29. In this section, we will consider other minority groups who also joined the effort to gain civil rights, such as women, Hispanic Americans, and Native Americans. We will end the week with a test on Chapter 29, all sections.

Ways to study for a test:
1) Work the Section Assessment at the end of each section
2) Read each section and take notes in your Social Studies notebook
3) Make notecards with key terms, key figures, or key pieces of legislation

Social Studies Homework
Monday, April 25th……………study for quiz on Ch 29, Section 3
Tuesday, April 26th……………begin reviewing all 4 sections for test on Friday
Wednesday, April 27th……………continue reviewing all 4 sections for test on Friday
Thursday, April 28th……………continue reviewing all 4 sections for test on Friday
Friday, April 29th……………test on Chapter 29

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what your student does/does not complete in class. Please ask your child if they completed all classwork and also remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

SCIENCE
We will begin our next chapter, Chapter 21, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe this week. Section 1 of this chapter will be our focus as we consider telescopes and how they work.

Science Homework
Monday, April 25th……………none
Tuesday, April 26th……………none
Wednesday, April 27th……………none
Thursday, April 28th……………none
Friday, April 29th……………none

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what your student does/does not complete in class. Please ask your child if they completed all classwork and also remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

Have a super weekend!!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES

We are continuing our study of the Civil Rights Movement this week, including key players in the fight for civil rights, the struggles many African Americans endured to obtain their civil liberties, as well as the influence of the Freedom Rides that took place in the summer of 1961.

Homework for Social Studies
Monday, April 18th…………….review Chapter 29, Section 2 for quiz on Tuesday
Tuesday, April 19th…………..no homework
Wednesday, April 20th…………..no homework
Thursday, April 21st…………..no homework

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what your student does/does not complete in class. Please ask your child if they completed all classwork and also remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

SCIENCE

We have completed our study of Chapter 20, The Solar System, and are preparing for a test on this chapter on Thursday, April 21st. Study guides were given to students today. Please remind your student to complete the study guide and review it each evening as a method of preparing for the test on Thursday!

Homework for Science
Monday, April 18th…………….review study guide to prepare for test on Thursday
Tuesday, April 19th…………..review study guide to prepare for test on Thursday
Wednesday, April 20th…………..re-write study guide to prepare for test on Thursday; bring study guide to class – I will take it up for a grade!
Thursday, April 21st…………..no homework

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what your student does/does not complete in class. Please ask your child if they completed all classwork and also remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

Please enjoy your extra long weekend! Happy Easter!!!!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES

The focus of our studies for the next several weeks will center on Chapter 29 and the Civil Rights Movement. This week we will consider the Plessy v. Ferguson court case as well as the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas court case and their impact on the Civil Rights Movement. We will complete the week considering how the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations dealt with the turbulent events during the 1960 era.

Social Studies Homework

Monday, April 11…………..none
Tuesday, April 12………….none
Wednesday, April 13………none
Thursday, April 14…………none
Friday, April 15…………….none

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what is/is not completed in class. Please remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

SCIENCE

Our class is still in Chapter 20 with our study of the solar system. We will finish up Sections 5 & 6 this week. Be on the lookout for a test on this huge chapter next week!

Science Homework

Monday, April 11…………..none
Tuesday, April 12………….none
Wednesday, April 13………none
Thursday, April 14…………none
Friday, April 15…………….none

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what is/is not completed in class. Please remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

Have a super weekend!! Enjoy the outside!!

SOCIAL STUDIES

We will continue our study of life in 1950 America as we progress into Chapter 29, The Civil Rights Era.

Social Studies Homework
Monday, April 4th……………Students have been asked to watch a TV sitcom from the 1950’s and to make note of attributes of the show that depict life in America during the 1950’s
Tuesday, April 6th………….none
Wednesday, April 7th………none
Thursday, April 8th…………none
Friday, April 9th…………….none

***Please note: This homework schedule is subject to change dependent upon what is/is not completed in class. Please remind your child to check the homework chart in our classroom!

SCIENCE

We are continuing our study of the solar system in Chapter 20.
Monday, April 4th………….none
Tuesday, April 5th…………none
Wednesday, April 6th……..none
Thursday, April 7th………..none
Friday, April 8th……………Field Trip to Huntsville!! Students: we will meet the buses at the back of the school at 7:30am to depart! Parents: please be at the front of the school no later than 6:00pm to pick up your student!

Have a great weekend!!!