By Meaghan Walsh on 9/29/2008

Hello everyone,

Please remember that this week is conferences!  Your children should have a sign up form and I look forward to meeting you all.  Also, they will be getting a sealed envelope today in their sixth period class which contains the information on how to vote for the new school board.  Please ask them for this!

Since this week and next are short weeks, we will not be having a chapter 5 or chapter 6 quiz.  They will have to know that information for the unit test.  This test will be on Wednesday, October 15, and they will get study guides before we go to Cheley.  I know that they will not work on them while we are gone, but that way they will have them in advance.  They will also have two days in class when we get back to review the study guide some more. Please either email me or have them talk to me if they have any questions about what will be on the test (Chapters 1-6) Read More »

By Meaghan Walsh on 9/22/2008

Good morning!  I hope everyone had a wonderful three day weekend and is ready to go!

This week we will be studying the Rise of Sumerian City-States.  We are going to take an in-depth look at the origins of the city-state and some of the issues that arose as people moved into closer contact and formed larger communities.  We will be working in small groups to discuss four specific problems, trying to find workable solutions.

Homework:

Monday: Finish Workbook chapter 4 preview as needed.

Tuesday: Finish reading notes page 28 as needed.

Wednesday: Finish reading notes page 29 as needed.

Thursday: Finish chapter four worksheet and Processing page 30 as needed.  Study for Chapter 4 quiz tomorrow!

Have a good weekend!

Ms. Walsh

By Meaghan Walsh on 9/15/2008

Hello!

Please remember that this week is a short week.  We will have no school on Friday for a Teacher Work Day.  Please also plan on coming to Curriculum Night on Monday!

This week we will be looking at the shift from a hunter/gatherer society to an agricultural society.  Students will be completing a group project where they will create a comic book showing this change in lifestyle.  These will be due on Thursday.  We will also spend Wednesday looking at the US Constitution.  Every year, the goverment declares September 17th to be Constitution Day.  Due to legislation passed  by Senator Byrd in 2005, any school that receives funding from the government must dedicate that day to a study of the Constitution.  We will be moving forward in time to spend the day examining the American system of government, and then we will return to the Ancient world on Thursday.& ... Read More »

By Meaghan Walsh on 9/8/2008

Hello,

This week we are going to be looking more closely at early hominids.  Students will be working on a group map project.  They will have to create a map showing where each of the five groups of hominids lived and answer several questions.  Please see below for specifics. 

HOMEWORK

Monday: Begin planning for group project.  Groups are assigned and roles should be developed.  Each group will produce a map showing the area each group lived in, when they moved, and any specia ... Read More »

By Meaghan Walsh on 9/2/2008

Grading procedures and homework assignments.

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By Meaghan Walsh on 8/25/2008

Well, we all made it through the first week in pretty good shape.  Thank you to everyone for being so helpful and understanding! 

This week we are going to start digging in with both hands.  Monday we are going to create covers for our workbooks that represent us, and then we will spend the rest of the week learning about different historical experts, cave paintings and early tools, and early hominids.  There will be homework assignments this week, so be prepared and check back here often for updates!  As the year goes on, homework will be posted here either daily or at the beginning of the week. 

Monday: Finish covering workbooks, complete WB page 9.  If you run out of room for writing your paragraph, insert a sheet of lined paper. (Second period: Don't do page 9).

Tuesday: Define BLUE words from Chapter One.  Answer the following questions: 1. What is the major differe ... Read More »

By Meaghan Walsh on 8/18/2008

Welcome back!

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