Wednesday November 28

Congratulations to boys and girls hockey and girls basketball on there wins last night.

Today we will finish notes on Chapter 5 Section 1. We will correct the Vocabulary worksheet and get a worksheet where we will see if Mr. Kofoed has taught you anything over the past 3 months.

Quote of the Day: "Confidence on the outside begins by living with integrity on the inside." -Brian Tracy

Tuesday November 27

Good skill tonight to the boys hockey team and girls basketball team tonight as they start there seasons.

Today we will correct "Cause and Effect" and then take notes on Chapter 5 Section 1. For tomorrow be done with the Chapter 5 Vocabulary.

Quote of the Day: "Good manners make any man a pleasure to be with. Ask any woman." -Peter Mayle (British Author)

Monday November 26

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Mine was fantastic.

We will be discussing Canada this week and next week. For today we will tie up loose ends from last week by going through your tests on Ch. 4. We will than correct the sheets I gave you for Thanksgiving. And finally you will be assigned a worksheet that deals with "Cause and Effect." Cause is an action and effect is what happens because of that action.

Quote of the Day: "The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." -B.B. King

Monday Novemeber 19

Only 2 days of school this week for you.

We will correct the the section 3 and 4 review worksheet, finish any notes on chapter 4 that we have left, and finish the day with some video's of the natural wonders of america. TOMORROW YOU HAVE A TEST ON CHAPTER 4.

Quote of the Day: "Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent." -Marilyn vos Savant

Friday November 16

Today my team plays Brainerd in our first game of the year.

We will be taking notes on Section 4 of Chapter 4. We will then watch a couple of videos from the scenic wonders series. For Monday be done with the section 3 and 4 review.

Quote of the Day: "Aim at the sun and you may not reach it; but your arrow will fly far higher than if you had aimed at an object on a level with yourself." -F. Hawes

Thursday November 15

We'll correct the Section 1 and 2 review, and then finish with notes for section 3. If we have time we'll watch the Grand Canyon video.

1 day until girls hockey's first game.

Quote of the Day: "Nothing lowers the level of conversation more than raising the voice." -Stanley Horowitz

Wednesday November 14

We will finish the Pearl Harbor Video and discuss it. I hope this documentary made you think about the veterans, and the sacrifice that it takes for us to have the freedoms we have.

After that we will be taking notes on Chapter 3. You should have a copy of them already. Tomorrow make sure you are done with the Section 1 and 2 reviews.

Quote of the Day: "The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining." -John F. Kennedy

Monday November 12

Yesterday was Veterans Day. A day to honor all veterans who have served are country both in peace and in wartime. So with that theme we will be talking about Veterans Day today, and over the next 2 days we will watch a video on Pearl Harbor. Usually we wait until December 7th, the anniversary of Pearl Harbor to show it but we are ahead of past years and it fits in well with veterans day.

Quote of the Day: "A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on." -John F. Kennedy

Tuesday November 6

Test today on States tomorrow on Capitals.

Remember Parent-Teacher conferences on Thursday. I will not be here in the afternoon or evening.

Monday November 5

Remember Parent-Teacher Conferences are tonight and Thursday all day. You don't have school on Thursday and Friday so it is a quick week for you.

Today we will be correcting the review of Section 1 and 2 that you were assigned last Thursday. We will then be playing a game using the U.S. Constitution.

There will be a test on the States tomorrow. We will be using the computer to do it. All I will tell you is make sure you study tonight. There will also be a test on the capitals on Wednesday.

Quote of the Day: "If we are facing in the right direction all we have to do is keep on walking." -Buddhist Proverb

Friday November 2

We will be going to the Media Center today to practice the states and capitals. Make sure you have my blog web address written down somewhere so you can practice over the next week at home so you'll know the states and capitals.

When you are in the Media Center you are only going to be on my website and the links to the games. If you are on anything else you will be logged off of the computers and you will be forced to sit and study off of the map you did the past two days.

Quote of the Day: "The difference between the possible and impossible lies in the man's determination." Tommy Lasorda-former Dodgers manager

Thursday November 1

Hope you all had fun last night. But not to much fun.

You will get grade sheets showing any missing work, and with your final grade for first quarter. No there is no extra credit you can do to get your grade up.

We will watch the Grand Tetons and Arches video's. And take some notes on Chapter 4 section 2. You will then get a review assignment for sections 1 and 2.

Quote of the Day: "Don't be afraid to fail. Experience is just mistakes you won't make anymore." -Joe Garagiola