Upcoming....

Seniors - Remember your information needs to be ready  to build in an outline by Monday!

Juniors - Have your information ready to start creating your projects by Monday!

New Post with information from State of Union:  Include summary of the information you gained from studying the document/and incorporating the roles of the president; be sure to include your opinion!

Ideas for Spirit Squad...

Post some ideas for spirit squad --- What can we do to vamp up school pride and have fun while learning, of course!! Go Stars! :)  ...just comment on this post to share an idea!

Off to the SECOND SEMESTER!!!

The school year is half over! Whew! Government is gearing up for the executive branch as well as the judicial branch and all those Supreme Court cases! History is going to get depressing with the Great Depression! World Geography is starting anew with a bunch of fresh faces!!  Here we go!

American History

Whew! We made it through the Civil War -- Well, test is on Monday, anyway! Next, we move on to the Wild West, violent exchanges with the Native Americans; students will be using resources outside of their textbook to realize the extremes settlers went through as well as the devastation the Native Americans experienced.

American Government

Students in American Government are realizing the failures of the Articles of Confederation and are now learning the basics of the U.S. Constitution. This week we will be singing, yes, singing the Constitution Rap as well as using a primary document analysis sheet to discover the framework of this document. We will also be completing outside readings to build our background knowledge regarding the principles of the Constitution. Once all students have the necessary knowledge base, we will be discovering and completing activities covering the Bill of Rights.

Geography Class Interacts with Epals from Europe!

The Geography class is currently studying Europe; we have recently made contact with several classes from Europe via EPals! Most recently, we have received letters from students in Sweden and have emails out to students in Spain.