Greetings 8th Graders and Family Members,
Our first week was fantastic. Students were familiarized with classroom procedures, created their own set of classroom behavior guidelines, and began their study of paleo-indians and Ice-Age migrations. You are all such fun and inquisitive students.
*Today, 3-ring binders are due for HW. We will be creating sections and creative designs together in class.
Also: *Today begins our study of the 2008 Presidential Elections -- something that fits into our current events and Constitution curricula. Students will systematically be critiquing the major candidates' web-sites, with an eye for their positions on major issues.
*Tuesday 9/9 - 1st quiz of the quarter. Using vocab introduced this week, which is also posted in the room, students will compose 1-2 paragraphs describing how and when the 1st Americans arrived from other continents. Advanced work will use all of the vocabulary in the writing and also describe more than one theory regarding when/how paleo-indians arrived.
Have a great weekend!