Monday Social Studies Update

Welcome back to the students....8th Grade has a test tomorrow. This is a lengthy open book test. In class, 8th Graders did portion of page 227 and then did a 3 paragraph report on one of 25 Civil war topics that were given to them in class.....7th Grade started ancient Mesopotamia and completed page 232 for homework......6th Grade had a reading on Brazil with questions afterwards and they also got their test scores from the Holiday break.

Science Update for 11-24-09

8th grade: finish 16-3 worksheets
7th grade: nothing
6th grade: nothing

Assignment from Monday, 11-23-09
8th grade: nothing
7th grade: study -- chapter 3 test tomorrow
6th grade: study -- chapter 3 test tomorrow --- landslide article due tomorrow

Happy Thanksgiving to all Social Studies Students

Have a Happy Thanksgiving. There is no homework for any of the classes.

Monday Social Studies

8th grade did several readings from the Civil War. We discussed the importance and usefulness of primary documents in understanding history and then read three documents from the Civil war, talking about what we could learn from each. As we moved through the text, we discussed the war in NC.

7th grade saw a film about Islam and discussed tomorrow's test.

6th grade viewed a short film about Brazil and did a reading about Brazil as we answered questions.

Science Update for 11-20-09

8th grade: Finish handout on micrscopes
7th grade: 3-2 WS --- extra credit assignment can be turned in on Monday (counts as a test grade)
6th grade: nothing unless need to finish erosion worksheet --- landslide summary due on Tuesday, November 24th

Projected test dates:
8th grade - Wednesday, December 2nd
7th grade - Tuesday, November 24
6th grade - Tuesday, November 24

Special Announcement...We Are Looking for Cheerleaders!

One of our students asked me to post this, and I am happy to do so...

We are looking for girls to cheer on the Highlanders! We need to have at least 5 girls to be a team. If there are any 8th grade girls that want to do cheerleading this year email scottandmandi@hotmail.com. Please let us know as soon as you can.

Friday Social Studies Update

We had a wonderful day in the classroom. I hope everyone has a great weekend.

8th Grade- concluded a film and did some reading for the Civil War. I do not believe we will have our test until we return from Thanksgiving. 7th Grade did a short reading, which will be included on Tuesday's test. After completing the reading, we worked on a 4 page worksheet about Chapter 12. Some students completed theirs and others did not. For those who didn't, please have them ready to turn in on Monday. 6th Grade was given the last part of the notes for Tuesday's upcoming test in outline form. As we read through the section on Brazil, we completed the outline notes by working as a team and identifying the most important part of the reading. the outline will be used as part of the notes for the test.

Science Update for 11-19-09

8th grade: 16-1 and 16-2 WS
7th grade: nothing assigned
6th grade: 3-3 WS

Thursday Social Studies Update

I apologize for not updating the blog this week. I will do my best to see that this doesn't happen again. 7th Grade has been excellent this week. We have been reading and discussing the Muslim religion. Today we complete all of the questions found on page 241 of the text. Most students finished, and those who did not should complete the questions for homework. 6th Grade has been discussing the colonial history of South America, independence movements and the post-independence movements this week. We finished that today in class and completed the questions found on page 150 (#1-6). After these questions were completed and turned in, we read through the next section and made a chart as we proceeded. 8th Grade has been studying the Civil war this week through notes, films and readings from the text. Today we finished a partnering activity where the students were to pretend to be a Civil War family describing the events of the war and life at home.

Science Update for 11-18-09

8th grade: draw, color, and define plant and animal cells
7th grade: finish plant cell drawing and 3-1 WS
6th grade: 3-2 WS

6th grade: Landslide reseach summary due Tuesday, November 24th --- must be handwritten and referenced

7th grade: Microscope extra credit assignment (test grade) --- due Friday, November 20th

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT --- Saturday, November 21st Alumni Game! 4:00 - 6:00 pm dinner at school, with recognition of special guests, alumni, and players at 6:00 --- game at 6:30 --- Lady Highlanders are selling raffle tickets for a variety of prizes!!

Science Update for 11-17-09

8th grade: ch 16 note-taking worksheet
7th grade: finish coloring animal cell drawing (many completed in class)
6th grade: 3-1 WS --- Research assignment: due November 24th --- research a landslide event --- must be handwritten and referenced

Assignment for Monday, 11-16-09
8th grade: nothing assigned - going over coachs material on Tuesday
7th grade: nothing assigned
6th grade: ch 3 note-taking worksheet (section 1 and 2)

Social Studies Friday Update

There is no homework. Have a great weekend.

Science Update for 11-13-09

8th grade: nothing
7th grade: nothing
6th grade: nothing

Assignment for 11-12-09
8th grade: study - chapter test tomorrow
7th grade: finish scale drawing of room
6th grade: nothing

Thursday Social Studies Update

All classes have tests tomorrow. Students in 6th Grade and 8th grade who did not complete the worksheets given in class should do so for homework.

6th Grade- Your test will be multiple choice

7th Grade- Your test is mulitple choice, fill in the blank and a 3/4 page summary of the reading on Arab Culture from earlier in the week.

8th Grade- You must list the 11 Confederate states on the test and the rest is multiple choice. There are at least 4 questions with dates.

Social Studies Learning Lab

Mr. M will have a learning lab for Social Studies on Thursday, November 12th. The lab will last from 3 to 4 PM.

Tuesday Social Studies Update

All classes will have a test on Friday.

In 6th grade, I collected the homework from the previous night. We talked about the Aztec reading and then started discussing the independence movement of the nations of South America. There was no homework.

7th grade received a reading about Arab culture and family and we discussed the differences between Western culture and Arab culture. We will finish this on Thursday.

8th grade saw a short film about the causes of the Civil war. Afterwards, we broke into groups and did a primary document reading.

Science Update for 11-10-09

8th grade: nothing assigned --- reviewing on Thursday --- test on Friday
7th grade: Ch 3 note-taking worksheet ---
6th grade: nothing assigned

Social Studies Update for Monday

8th Grade- This was an exceptionally good class today! Thanks. We discussed the causes of the Civil war.

7th Grade- We read about Arab culture and took some short notes. There is no homework.

6th Grade- The class was given a reading about the Aztec culture. For homework, there were some terms from the reading that the students were to define.

Science Update for 11-9-09

8th grade: bring materials in tomorrow for egg protection drop --- 15-3 WS and pg. 455 (2, 3, 5)
7th grade: study - chapter 2 exam tomorrow
6th grade: study - chapter 16 exam tomorrow

* I cannot have lab this afternoon to help students, but i will be in my room Tuesday morning at 7:30 for students who wish to get additional help!

Mrs. Lane - English Language Arts

Sorry that I have not been on the blog as much; I am getting back into the habit now!

Sixth Grade should finish The Secret of Nimh for Monday. We will review on Monday, take a test on Tuesday, and watch the movie on Thursday after Wednesday's holiday.

Seventh Grade should read through chapter 6 in A Wrinkle in Time for Monday.

Eighth Grade should read through chapter 3 in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

There are no new book reports while we are reading novels in class. However, students may take AR tests for books they read outside class for extra grades.

Merit Party #1

The first merit party of the 2009-2010 school year took place on Friday, November 6, 2009. The attendees were:
Jesse Machuca
Savannah Sanders
Dylan Vinson
Whitney Billingsley
Katie Deal
Kyle Gabbard
Courtney Henry
Sarah Henry
Anilu Diaz
Carson Pair
Christopher Rowland
Ahzah Kennemore
Nathan Laderoot
Allie Wilkes
Remy Adrian
Colin Weller
Veronica Garcia
McKinley Moseley
Kirstyn Owen
Grace Brassard
Ann Marie Crowe
Elizabeth Houston
Philip Murphy
Ivy Satterwhite
Desiray Schmitt
Jessica Tilson
Kassie Vinson
Candi Dills
Autumn Houston
Emily Shuler
Olivia Dendy
Emily Dorsey
Students must have 3 merits in order to attend merit parties. The next will be held at the end of the second grading period.

Science Update for 11-6-09

8th grade: 15-2 WS and pg. 449 (1-5)
7th grade: nothing assigned
6th grade: 16-3 WS

6th and 7th grade: chapter tests on Tuesday, November 10
8th grade: chapter test on Friday, November 13

Friday Social Studies Update

8th Grade-have reached the start of the Civil War.

7th Grade-We completed a reading about Saudi Arbia and answered some questions about it.

6th Grade-Students were to finish the reading we started in class about the Incan Empire. Most finished in class.

Boys Basketball Schedule for Practice Next Week

Monday, November 9, 2009- finish at 6:30 PM
Tuesday, November 10, 2009-Summit Game at home, Girls game at 4 PM. Boys will begin prepping at 3 PM
Wednesday, November 11, 2009- No School, No Practice
Thursday November 12, 2009- finish at 6:30 PM
Friday, November 13, 2009- finish at 6:30 PM

Thursday Social Studies Update

6th Grade took a few notes about the Incan Empire. This was a follow up to the prior day's notes. We had a very challenging reading with some vocabulary words about the Incan Empire. Both classes told me they liked the reading, and I was glad to see the students making a good effort at such a tough reading.

8th Grade saw a film on Andrew Jackson and we talked about the removal of Native American Indians from the southern states in the Antebellum Period. Then we did a short reading and discussion.

7th Grade completed a problem solving activity and we discussed the importance of oil in the Saudi region.

Science Update for 11-5-09

8th grade: 15-1 WS and pg. 44 (1-5)
7th grade: nothing assigned - finish graphs in class on friday
6th grade: 16-2 WS

Math - Wed -11/4

6th & 7th grade have their Chpt 4 test tomorrow. They have a study guide and should be able to work every problem in the guide plus know the 10 vocabulary words.

***6th grade will have a caculator active and a caculator inactive part on their test!!!!!

8th grade test has been moved to next week (Probably Tuesday). We will be spending a few days on Dilations and then review the Chapter for the test.

Science Update for 11-4-09

8th grade: finish ch 15 note-taking worksheets
7th grade: study --- quiz tomorrow on metric unit conversions
6th grade: 16-1 WS

Wednesday Social Studies Update

7th Grade we completed readings ending on text page 217, then we did the section questions found on page 217, If students did not finish those in class (and most did) they were to complete that tonight. We also did another practice map of the Arabian peninsula. There were a small number of overhead notes today.

6th Grade 21 vocabulary words were assigned from pages 134 and 144. We saw a video on the Incan Empire and had a follow up discussion. After this, we read from the text book. The vocabulary should be completed for homework.

8th Grade Read and discussed with groups of five Chapter 5, Theme 2- pages 170 through 181. When this was done, there was a short worksheet for entire Chapter 5, theme 2 lesson. We started an essay on the trail of tears.

Science Update for 11-3-09

8th grade: finish chapter 15 note-taking worksheet (due Thursday)
7th grade: 2-2 WS --- quiz tomorrow on metric unit (moving decimals/measurements)
6th grade: nothing ---

Math - Tues. Nov 3

6th - Started the Study Guide in class. Complete for Homework. Pgs. 166-168 #1-53 all.

7th - Study Guide pgs. 186 - 188 #1-66 all.

8th - talked about Indirect Measurement. Worked on packet .Homework if not completed in class.

Science Update for 11-2-09

8th grade: chapter 14 test tomorrow
7th grade: 2-1 WS
6th grade: chapter 15 test tomorrow

Math - Nov. 2

6th grade - we worked on Perimeter and Circumference. Homework - if not completed in class - page 163, #5 - 21, and Skills book lesson 4-6. Test on Chpt 4 on Thursday.

7th grade - we are still talking about Slope. Homework - if not completed in class - page 184, #7 - 16, and Skills book lesson 4-7. Test on Chpt 4 on Thursday.

8th grade - We are working on Scale Drawings and Models. Homework - if not completed in class - 2 handouts and page 186 #5 - 13. Test on Chpt 4 on Thursday.

The Fall Ball

Thanks to everyone who helped make our Fall Ball such a success! A special Thank You to Mr. Murphy for providing our music and to Mrs. Schuler for letting us use the Community Center. We had so much food and drinks - thank you all for contributing. (We definitely do not need any water for our next dance!) The SGA will be donating the extra sodas and chips to our first Merit Party. The kids looked so nice and EVERYONE seemed to have a great time. Thanks again - I couldn't have done it without all of your help!
Ms. T.

Monday Social Studies Update

This week all classes are starting material for test #6.

In 7th Grade we watched a very short film about Saudi Arabia and started talking about why that nation is so important to the US economy. We read the section out loud in pairs and then started a very good discussion with some notes.

8th Grade read in groups and we talked about changes in the state in the the Antebellum period.

6th Grade concluded some notes and discussed their test, which will be tomorrow. For the final time, we completed a practice map of the nations of South America. Homework: Students wrote a half page summary of the Colombian Exchange reading found on page 123.