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