Monday February 22

This is a short week due to Parent/Teacher conferences and Snow Days on Wednesday. Times for conferences are Monday from 4:00 until 7:30. And Thursday from 8:00-11:00, 12:00-4:00, and 5:00-7:30. I hope to see as many parents there as possible.

Today we will watch Channel 1 News and talk about the Olympics. You will also get a map of Europe which will be due on Wednesday. You will also get a grade sheet to take home for an assignment to let your parents know there are conferences. That needs to be turned in by Wednesday.

Tuesday the plan is to continue discussing the Olympics, where the different sports came from and why certain countries win more medals in certain events.

Wednesday is Snow Days so we will have a shortened schedule, so we'll finish with any Olympic talk that we need to finish up with. We will do a Geography Skills Activity and any extra time you can finish up your Europe Maps.

Friday, February 19

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will know peace." -Jimmy Hendrix

Today we will finish correcting the Unit 4 Atlas, and discuss the Olympics.

U.S. is leading the Medal Count with 18. USA USA USA

Tuesday February 16

"We can't change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust our sails." -Unknown

Mr. Lutovsky will be in all day to discuss registration for 9th grade next year. Please parents and kids talk about registration and plan out not only your freshman year but also get an idea of what classes you want to take throughout high school.

Tomorrow we will have a test on Latin American countries on the computer. I encourage you to study using the map games listed in the right hand column.

Friday, February 12

Happy Olympics day.

Today we'll be finishing up our research on the different Olympic sports. If you are done with that you can start working on the Unit 4 Atlas which deals with Europe. That will be due on Thursday of next week.

A little heads up for next week: There is no school on Monday for Presidents day. On Tuesday Mr. Lutovsky will be coming in to discuss registration with you. There will be a packet of information going home so parents be on the lookout for that. On Wednesday we have the computer lab signed out so we will be checking up on our Olympic countries. Thursday we will correct the Unit 4 Atlas. And on Friday we will watch a video on Europe.

Tuesday, February 9th

I'm gone for today but we'll be in the computer lab Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We'll be researching a culture group for Latin America. And when you finish that we'll be doing research on the Olympics. The worksheets for the research were handed out on Monday so you'll be working with your groups to complete the research.

Thursday February 4

"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -Norman MaFinan

We will be correcting in class the Chapter 7 Supplemental Questions that were assigned last week. We will then watch a short video on Brazil to give the kids an idea of what the land and the people are like in this South American Country.

Wednesday February 3

"You cannot add to the peace and goodwill of the world if you fail to create an atmosphere of harmony and love right where you live and work." -Thomas Dreier

We will finish the live action video called Slave Ship. We will discuss it as a class and then finish our discussion on Chapter 7 Notes.

Tuesday February 2

We'll watch the first part of the video Slave Ship which is a live action recreation of conditions on Slave Ships coming from Africa to the America's. It also tells the story of the Amistad and how slaves were able to win their freedom through the court system.

We will then discuss Slave Ship and continue our discussion on Chapter 7.

Monday February 1

"When we do the best we can we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another." -Helen Keller

Today will be watching Channel 1 news whose main story today is about Obesity.

After that we will be learning how to right down information based on the Incan tool the Quipu.

And finally we will be Discussing the notes from Chapter 7 that the kids were supposed to do over the weekend.