Cold War assessment

The Cold War assessment is on Monday.  Today we went through our notes and students stapled their worksheets to their study guides.  I advised students to take home their notebooks since much of their work is there.  

Additional Sources

BrainPop - Cold War

Fall of the Soviet Union

Weekend announcements

Students received study guides for the Cold War and they are due on Monday.  Students should use their class notes and lesson worksheets to complete the study guide.  The test is on Monday and students who complete their study guides will be well prepared.

Field day is coming up!  Students should bring in their white tee shirts by next Friday.  Next week we are going to discuss and vote on our design ideas.

F.AVE'S Variety Show Moved

to Decatur High School's Performing Arts Center!

(Due to AC issue in F.AVE's Multipurpose Room)

Saturday, April 30, 2016

Doors open at 1:15 PM

No food or drinks allowed in the PAC

Monday, April 25th

This morning students took their last GMAS test and they continued working on their Exhibition projects.  Students will begin meeting with their mentors this week and start the research phase of their projects.

This week we are concluding our Cold War instruction.  Students learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis today and tomorrow we will cover the Vietnam War.  Towards the end of the week we will discuss how the Cold War came to an end.  I will distribute a study guide on Thursday and the test will be on Monday.  

For parent reference, I've been posting extra materials in Edmodo for those students who want to extend their learning.  Not many students are taking advantage of this; however, if you would like for your child to access these readings, feel free to have them log into Edmodo so you can see them yourself. 

Tuesday, April 19th

We began GMAS testing today and tomorrow students will take the final ELA test.  Instruction is continuing this week and students are working on their Exhibition projects.  In ELA we are continuing our reading of Son and in social studies we are learning about the Cold War.

This week's social studies homework is due on Friday and it includes social studies content we haven't covered yet.  Students were instructed on Monday to answer the ones they knew and to make their best guesses for the ones they didn't know.  I did this so students could have the basics before they take the social studies section of the GMAS test.  We will be covering the social studies content in-depth during the remainder of the term.

Berlin Wall & Airlift Notes

Exhibition Kick-Off

 Student Led Conferences

Korean War -- History Trails Task

Exhibition Mentor Update

We have THREE committed Exhibition mentor volunteers...You should be next!

Let Ms. McFaddin, Ms. Davis, or I know if you can be an Exhibition mentor.   Please let us know by Friday and there's an information meeting on Monday, April 18th at 6:00p.m.

****Also, don't forget to sign up for a student led conference time slot.****

Term 6, Week 1

Here we are... we have made it to TERM 6!  

During this term students will continue to learn social studies content (1945 to present) and they will work on their Exhibition projects.  Also, we are reading Son and hopefully we will finish it before the end of the school year. This is the 4th book in the series and students are doing a great job with understanding, analyzing, and discussing text.  Lastly, the Georgia Milestones test will be next week and MAP testing will follow.

Updates

Student-led conferences are on Thursday, April 14th.  Use the links below to sign-up for a time that works for you.

Ms. Black's Homeroom
Ms. McFaddin's Homeroom

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We need parent volunteers to be Exhibition mentors.  A form went home today - PLEASE read it.  It's not a huge time commitment and it's a rewarding experience.
PLEASE VOLUNTEER!!!!

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Our Flex team is leading this week's Village Gathering.  It's at 8:00am!