THIS POST HAS BEEN CHANGED AS OF 1:20 PM MONDAY!  I  POSTPONED THE PROJECT  DEADLINE TO THURS. & CANCELLED THE AFRICAN HISTORY TEST UNTIL AFTER CRCT!

Here are your announcements and homework for the week of Monday, March 31st…

Announcements:

* Spring Break is next week!  When students return the following week, they will begin taking the CRCT (on April 17th).

Homework:

*  Monday-Wednesday: (HW= work on African Independence projects)

* Thursday- Present projects in class!

* Friday- finish presentations; wrap-up nationalism & independence

This week students will begin an in-class group research project about 1 African country’s independence and nationalism movement.  They will create a creative presentation for the class, which will be due next Tuesday.  This week notebooks are due… students have been given a checklist of all the items I will grade ahead of time (this is worth 70 points).  I will collect notebooks on Thursday in class.  This Wed. is a half day.  Next Friday, April 4th students will have a test over African history.   I will hold study sessions on both Thursday and Friday before school at 7:40. 

Announcements:

* The 3rd 9 weeks ends Wed., the 12th.

* Grade reports will be sent home on Monday of next week

* The 7th grade dance is from 4:00-5:45 PM on Thursday

* No school for students on Friday

Homework:

There is no homework scheduled for this week.  There are several in-class activities that we are doing this week that cannot be taken home, so will work hard to complete them in class.  This week we will cover the trans-Atlantic slave trade and begin European colonization of Africa.  I have a student teacher, Mr. Jonathan Wagner, who will begin teaching next Monday.  He will teach for 5 weeks as a part of his middle school student teaching experience.  Parents, if you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to me through e-mail (tonguem@fultonschools.org).  I will still be the one responsible for your child’s grade and I will be observing Mr. Wagner to make sure that the curriculum is being covered in an appropriate way.  Thank you!!

Announcements:

* The 7th Grade dance is next Thursday, March 13th.  Look for permission slips coming home on Monday.  Also, there is no school for students the following day, Friday the 14th.

* I will be out on Thursday and you will have a sub– be good!!

Homework:

Monday- Introduction to Ancient Africa–readings stations (no hw)

Tuesday- Ancient Africa video clips (no hw)

Wednesday- Trade and Wealth in Ancient Africa (hw= Ancient Kingdoms Handout- due Friday)

Thursday- SUB…. mapping Ancient Africa ( hw= Ancient Kingdoms Handout- due Friday)

Friday- wrap up Ancient Africa (no weekend hw)

Hello!  Here are your announcements and homework for the week of February 25th…

 Announcements:

* Africa geography quiz is on Wed.  I will have a study session at 7:40 am Wed. morning.

* Wed= HALF DAY

* Starting this week- new extra credit opportunity:  students may find news articles on Africa and do a summary write up for extra homework points.  See Mrs. Tongue for more details and the current events handout!

Classwork/Homework:

* Monday- Go over Friday’s webquest/ finish African challenges brainstorm notes (hw= study for Wed. geography quiz)

* Tuesday- Begin debate preparation– get into groups, start reading articles and gathering facts to support your arguments (hw= study for Wed. geography quiz)

* Wednesday- Half Day!  GEOGRAPHY QUIZ & NOTEBOOK CHECK (hw= work on debate handouts- due Friday)

* Thursday- in-class research (hw= finish debate preparation handouts- due Friday)

* Friday- African Challenges Debate!!  You must convince the UN official that your group deserves the billions in aid money!

I hope you had a nice 3-day weekend!  Here is the schedule for this week (February 19th): 

Tuesday:  Freehand Map of Africa (no hw)

Wednesday:  Finish Freehand Maps (HW= Regions Map of Africa & Textbook reading-due Thurs.)

Thursday:  Begin Africa current events (HW= find a newspaper article or online article about a recent event in Africa, write a one paragraph summary and attach your article- due Friday)

Friday:  Africa: Modern-Day Problems brainstorm & notes (no weekend hw) 

*next week you will have a short Africa geography quiz on Wed. and a mini-notebook check!

Hello!  Here are your announcements and homework for the week of Monday, February 11th…

Announcements:

* Progress Reports are being sent home on Tuesday, February 12th with students.

* We are beginning Africa this week!  All students are expected to have a new spiral.

Homework/Classwork:

-Monday:  notebook set-up / Africa political map (no HW)

-Tuesday:  Intro to Africa slideshow / Africa pre-test / HW= mapping assignment (due Wed.)

-Wednesday:  Geography continued / HW= Africa vocabulary assignment (due Friday)

-Thursday:  Geography continued / HW= continue to work on vocabulary

-Friday:  Geography continued / Vocabulary Due

* Here are your announcements and homework for the week of Feb. 5th, 2008…

Announcements: 

* Progress reports will be sent home next week! (end of 1/2 9 weeks is Friday)

* This Friday we have Mr. Murphy (Jimmy’s dad) as our guest speaker.  Mr. Murphy served in Desert Storm and will be sharing photographs and his experiences in the Middle East

Homework:

* Monday: no hw- CRCT review in class

* Tuesday:  no hw:  elections lesson (what kind of person do you think would  make a good president?)

* Wednesday:  Middle East Governments (hw= finish governments map, due Thursday)

* Thursday:  Environmental Issues in the Middle East (no hw)

* Friday:  Mr. Murphy, guest speaker

Here are your announcements and homework for the week of Monday, January 28th, 2008…

Announcements:

* The International Dinner is this Thursday, Jan. 31st from 5:45 - 8:00 pm in the cafeteria… please join us!  Students can earn extra credit for some of their classes for attending!

Homework/Classwork:

* Monday-Ethnic Groups of M.E. (no hw)

* Tuesday- Ethnic Groups fo M.E. (no hw)

* Wednesday- Review for test & guidance lessons (HW= Unit 5 Study Guide)

* Thursday- Review for test & guidance lessons (HW= Unit 5 Study Guide)

* Friday- Unit 5 Test & Notebook Check (Study session in the morning at 7:40) 

Hello, sorry for not posting last week!  Here are your announcements and homework for the week of Tuesday, January 22, 2008…

Announcements:

* Social Studies test next Friday!  Study session Friday morning– we will go over the actual test!

* International Dinner is next Thursday, the 31st!  Send your RSVP form to Mrs. Tongue asap (if you need a new one, please see me asap)

Topic/Homework:

* Tuesday- wrap up oil in the Middle East (no hw)

* Wednesday- Begin 3 Conflicts (Persian Gulf War; War in Afganistan; Operation Iraqi Freedom) HOMEWORK:  reading & questions due Thursday

* Thursday- continue 3 conflicts (no homework)

* Friday- continue 3 conflicts (no weekend homework)

Next weeks homework= study guide for the test!