Friday, October 26, 2012

Oct 28

Monday - Continue discussions about the explorers, look specifically at the GA standards

Tuesday - Exploration *School wide testing*

Wednesday - Empires

Thursday - Empires

Friday - Beginning World War I

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

NHD - DDay and Battle of the Bulge

http://www.tcpls.org/

Students researching the Battle of the Bulge or D-Day should be sure to attend the workshop/lecture on the topics offered at the TC Public Library.  The first workshop is October 22.

This week - 10/15

October 15 - Furlough
October 16 - Reorganize for the new nine weeks (clean out notebooks, file papers, wrap up economic unit) - HOTC information given out - Homework; study vocabulary
October 17 - Currency exchange, Trade barriers - Homework; Essay (finish)
October 18 - Environmental Issues (Chernobyl) - Homework; Essay (finish)
October 19 - Unit Three Test - Students will have a fill in the blank test including a word bank

October 22 - Guest speaker - National History Day

October 25 - Field Trip to Mission San Luis


Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Week of Benchmark

Monday - Turn in NHD topics, groups, project type - Finish the study guide
Homework - STUDY!

Tuesday - Go over study guide answers, get essay questions - Complete EU worksheet
Homework - STUDY!

Wednesday - Review games *if smartboard is working*
Homework - STUDY!

Thursday - Benchmark
Homework - NONE - YAY!

Friday - NHD Research, students will get packets with specific instructions
Fall Break Homework - Research your topic!!

Recycling - A way to earn hours!!


America Recycles Day Recycle Bowl competition
 
 
What materials are accepted?

- Newspapers
- Magazines
- Metal Cans
- Aluminum Cans
- Cardboard
- Plastics
- Glass
- White Paper, Shredded Paper, Green Paper
 
Collect items that fit into this list and earn community service hours.  Students may bring the items into school in plastic trashbags.  Please have students bring in the items to their homeroom teachers.  Teachers will record how many bags the students bring in.  Ten full garbage bags = one hour.  TCUE/TCMS will turn in totals at the competition November 3rd.