Posting updated 9/21

 Dear Parents,
 The grades were updated on 9/21. Every paper was graded and recorded by Friday, when I left school.
  Sunday, all of the grades in the book were recorded on the grade portal. Please remember, the grades may take a day to populate to your portal. My screen is very different from yours and must down load from mine to upload to your screen.
 Please remember, if children didn't follow directions, not put a name on a paper, or forget to turn the paper in on time, it will take longer to grade or show up on the portal.
As a teacher, I have learned children will blame the teacher for any issues, because children love their parents and don't want to disappoint them. The children do the same to you on these same matters, if they think they are in trouble with me. We need to work as a team to find out what really happened and how to fix it. I want the best for all of my students and to prepare them for the next grade and life. I know you want the same for them. We will get them there, together.
 This year I have 151 students; I want them to be treated fairly, work hard, and do the best they can. If, there is a problem, let's solve it.  Children need to learn to become self directed learners.

Thank you for your trust and help

 Please remember test September 26-29.
 Timeline due September 25-26.

homework update

 Students will be given a print out of their grades in my class as of 9/15(B) and 9/16(A)

The current chart for class work/ Home learning is:

9/16-17-civilizations- Read p 20-24,questions page 24 1a,b;2a,b;3a,b Remember rubric
 vocabulary p 20.

9/18-19-Iceman video-continue work on timelines


9/22-23- Growth of Cities- chart p 20-24 in class, Home learning pages 25-26 questions 1-10.

9/24-25- Review for test

9/25-9/26- timelines due!!

9/26-9/29- Test Chapter 1, Read page 28-29, draw and label map on page 29, questions under map Identify and Apply information.

9/30-10/1- Mesopotamia!! 

 Dear Parents,
 I have updated the grades. The grades may not immediately populate to your child's grade portal. Sometimes there is a day difference between my grade book and your grade portal.
 Please remember I only update the grade portal once a week. I only see your child only two or three times a week. I don't always have an assignment to grade or I may have several assignments to grade. I will always work hard to return your child's papers by the next class I have them, but I may not always have them posted, since I only do this once a week.
 Please feel free to contact me anytime over a grade issue. Your children all have
   a rubric in their journals about my expectations. I have gone over this rubric several times to make sure they understand the way to do the work.
 I am asking for the children to restate the question in the answer, write complete sentences and give evidence to support their answer. This is to help them succeed on the eighth grade writing test.

 I am having trouble getting the students to take notes in their planners on how to do their work or home learning. The children seem to be relying on only my blog and not all the places the schedule is posted in the room. I am worried they don't see it as their responsibility to write information down in the classroom, when I ask if they understand a project, they reply, "just post it on the blog". This bothers me a bit. They need to learn about their responsibility to you and themselves.

Many examples of the timeline project have been given in class. I will follow here with more information.


Top- pictures and events of the student

Born

2003       2004           2005               2006      2007         2008                                           2014
/-------------/--------------/-------------/------------/------------/                                   ----------/
Shuttle
explodes

Bottom world event

vocabulary words for index cards

 The students were given an assignment today using their index cards. The students were to write the vocabulary word and draw a picture showing the meaning of the word on the front of the card. On the back of the card, should be the definition. The definition should be from the book; glossary,  pages in the book,  context, dictionary.

 Vocabulary 9/4-9/5

History             key(legend)             physical map
historian           longitude                 political map
pre-history       latitude                     absolute location
geography                                         relative location

Current home Learning assignments.

 Home Learning:
8/18-19- find out about your family history.
8/20-21- FL 40-FL41, questions 1-2
8/22-25- FL 42- FL43, questions 1-2
8/26-27- FL44-FL51, questions
8/28-8/29- Baseline test
9/2-3- Primary Sources about your family [ picture, birth certificate( copy),etc]
9/4-9/5- Index cards for vocabulary cards.
9/8-9/9-Read p 6-9, questions p 9 1abc,2abc
9/10-11- Time line project assigned, due September 24-25
9/12-15-Read 12-17, question p 17, index vocabulary cards.


Learn about History Fair www.NHD.org

Home work

 Home Learning schedule:
8/18-19- Family history Primary Source
8/20-21-  page FL40-41, questions
8/22-25; Page FL 42-43, questions
8/26-27- pages FL 44-FL 51 questions
8/28-8/29- Baseline test
9/2-3- primary Sources family history/create folder
9/4-5- Vocabulary Index cards
9/8-9-Read p 6-9, questions p 9,1abc,2abc
9/10-11- Timeline project- see rubric- Students life in pictures and events of each year. due 9/24-25
9/12-15-Vocabulary cards,Read p 12-17, Questions p 17, create Chart in class.


Coming soon: History Fair  Theme this year is "leadership and legacy" in history
National History Day Competition  link