Wednesday October 1

Today we will be discussing world religions some more. If there is time after that we will be looking at some notes from Chapter 2.


Quote of the Day: "No matter how far you have gone on a wrong road, turn back." -Turkish Proverb

Monday, September 29

I had a great weekend. It was my mothers birthday so I got to take her out to eat on Saturday, after I got the dock out of the lake. On Sunday I went to the Geographic Center of North America where we celebrated Kari's grandmothers 90th birthday.

Today we will correct the worksheet on Chapter 2. If we have time afterwards we will go through some notes on Chapter 2.


Quote of the Day: "Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values." -Joshua L Liebman

Monday September 22

Thanks everyone for the Happy Birthday wishes for me last week. Make sure you ask Kofoed about my bunker shot at Kings Walk on Saturday.

Today is a 4M day. The 4th Monday of each month we start two hours late so teachers can have a class in the morning. So classes are only 1/2 hour long. Wednesday we will have shortened classes also for a presentation in the morning. You are to report to your prime times at 8:15.

Today we will correct the Vocabulary and the Time Zone worksheet. We will also hand in your physical map worksheet and your Word Search Extra Credit.

Quote of the Day: "Everyone who has taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference."

Thursday September 18

Today we will finish going through notes on Chapter 1. After that we will correct those two worksheets on chapter 1.

Remember that tomorrow is homecoming. Show your Pirate Pride by wearing Pirate clothing.

Quote of the Day: "It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer." -Albert Einstein

Monday September 8

Today we will be getting your quizzes back. For the most part they were very good. For those of you who didn't do so well there is an option for you. Take a couple of days and study, and sometime this week before or after school, or during study hall you can come in and take another quiz.

We will be finishing up the skills handbook by talking about maps, and then we will be starting Chapter 1 which will welcome you to the world.

Quote of the Day: "Some people grumble because roses have thorns, I'm thankful thorns have roses." -Alphonses Carr

Friday, September 12

Happy quiz day.

We'll spend the first part of the day going through the worksheet from wednesday. After that we will be taking a quiz on Latitude and Longitude. After that you will be getting an assignment on maps. You will be drawing a map of your yard. Make it look nice.

Quote of the Day: "There are two ways of exerting ones strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up." -Booker T. Washington

Wednesday, September 10

Today we will be going through your Latitude and Longitude assignment. We will be correcting it in class. After that we will be doing another worksheet that will hopefully help you understand latitude and longitude a little bit better. On Thursday we will go to the computer lab and play latitude and longitude games to get ready for your quiz on Friday.

Quote of the Day: "Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. He can anger only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him/her." -Epictus

Tuesday, September 9th

Today we will be going through the Latitude and Longitude worksheet from yesterday. We will then be taking some more notes before you get another assignment with using Latitude and Longitude.

Quote of the Day: "The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor mann perfected without trials." -Chinese Proverb

Monday September 8

Today you will be getting our books and we will learn about them. After that we we will be going through notes about the basic parts of maps.


Where in the World are You? The tallest mountain in North America remains hidden in the clouds. Perhaps today you'll get to see it. Meantime, watch out for that grizzly eyeing your camp.

Friday, September 5

Today as a reward for being fantastic this past week we will be going to the computer lab. I want you to navigate through the blog and then play some online geography games. There are some on Latitude and Longitude, and many on States/Capitals and Countries/Capitals. You should only be on these sites.

Looking forward to next week we will be finally getting into the book and more geography things.

Quote of the Day: "The drowning man is not troubled by rain." -Persian Proverb

Thursday September 4

Today you will be turning in your Student Information Sheet. If you aren't done you have a couple minutes at the start of class to finish it. Also if you have your signed syllabus to give back to me I will collect that.

We will be going through the student handbook today. Remember it is your responsibility to know what is in it. Even if we don't talk specifically about it.

After that if we have time we will talk about the blog and I'll show you some of the features of the blog.

Quote of the Day: "It is easier to go downhill then uphill, but the view is better from the top." -Unknown

Wednesday September 3

I hope your first day went well. I was very impressed with how you handled the first day.

Today we will go through the class Syllabus. Syllabus is a fancy word for piece of paper that shows the outline of what we will be doing through the course of the year. AFter that we will get to know one another a little better and if we have time we will go through the student handbook. If you don't have it today remember to bring it tomorrow.

Quote of the Day: "Success isn't permanent, and failure isn't fatal." -Mike Ditka