Week of March 19 - Australia!

Monday - Canada/Unit Test, Begin Australia
Tuesday - Australia, Location/Climate/Natural Resources
Wednesday - Australia,  Location/Climate/Natural Resources
Thursday - Australia, Aborigines
Friday - Australia, Map Quiz

Monday (3/26) - continue Australia
Tuesday - Australia
Wednesday - Study Guide
Thursday - Australia Test, Slang Words writing assignment
Friday - CRCT Practice Test

Week of January 13

Monday - discuss NAFTA, trade barriers, exports/imports

Tuesday - discuss currency exchange

Wednesday - Study guide (environmental issues and economics)

Thursday - UNIT SIX TEST - continue working on "If I Were Mayor..." essay contest

Friday - begin Latin American History Unit

Practice questions are also available on www.studyisland.com

Upcoming events -

January 15th - Scoliosis Screening
January 24th - Computer lab
January 29th - Reading Benchmark

Environmental Issues - Vocabulary Quiz Friday

Pollution
Pollutants
Emissions
Smog
Rain forest
Deforestation
Habitat
Oil spill
Contaminate
Barren

Fill in the blank quiz will be this Friday.

Students will have a Unit Test next Thursday.  This test will be over environmental issues and the economic systems of Latin America. Students will receive their study guide Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.

Amazon River Basin

Amazon creatures - Today we learned about animals in the Amazon River Basin.  Students have been very interested in this area of the world and how deforestation is affecting the region.  Ask your student what their favorite animal is.  If they begin talking about Three-toed Sloth poop or eating giant Cockroaches...sorry...it is gross, but middle schoolers love gross!