December 14-18, Mrs. Striegle and Mrs. Fuzak

This week we will finish the religions unit.  The religions we will have covered include Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.  The test will be the week of January 21.  More info to follow and no homework this week.

December 7-11, 2013 Mrs. Fuzak and Mrs. Striegle

Welcome back and Happy New Year!
The new unit we are covering this week is studying the five major religions.
Each day we will study the beliefs and practices of a new religion.  There will not be any homework this week.

December 4, 2012 Mrs. Striegle and Mrs. Fuzak's class

Today we took the test and we will finish it up tomorrow.  After, we finish testing we will begin learning about the geography and cultures of Europe and doing a writing practice about Alexander The Great.
There is no homework this week however, we will be having retakes on Friday if students did not do well on the tests over Ancient Greece and Rome.

11/27/12 Social Studies

Welcome Back from a much needed break!

Today in class all Social Studies students started Olympic Event #5, they will work both today and tomorrow on this event before switching classes and starting event #6.

In the coming days:
*A list of review items will be given to students no later than Friday (hopefully before). However, all students already have all materials containing information they would need to know on the test.
*Test over remaining Unit 7 standards next week Tuesday (one week from today)

Social Studies 11/21/12

Today in Social Studies:

1. Students who needed to retake the first 2 assessments from this unit started with the retake.
2. After retakes were complete students viewed and shared presentations that were researched throughout the week. Those students who were caught up on events and did not have a retake chose a topic within the Greek and Roman Empire that they have been wanting to explore. The took the information they gathered and created a short presentation on their findings.

Next week we will start our last 2 events to conclude our Olympic Games competition. We will then be taking our final assessments, after some review, on the rest of the standards for this unit.

Have a restful Thanksgiving break!

Food Drive: Last Day Friday!

Tomorrow is the last day for the school wide Food Drive. Students can bring in nonperishable items as well as hygiene products to donate to the cause. All items collected will be out back into the Hamilton Community for those in need this Thanksgiving. Please consider giving to this worthy cause. Students will turn items into their 1st hour teacher.

Mrs. Striegle and Mrs. Fuzak's Classes November 14-November 21

 In class the Olympic challenge is still undecided!  Event 4 will kick off tomorrow.  We will build in a day to help students catch up for absences at the end of the unit.  I know quite a few students are heading out hunting this week so we will make sure no one is left behind.  These events are with a partner so do not expect homework until the Olympics are over-which I estimate will be the week after Thanksgiving Break.  We will be having formative tests and quizzes along the way to make sure we are not leaving students behind.  So if you hear about any tests remember they are a guide to see where students are at.  If you would like to help your student study just ask him/her each day what they learned about Ancient Greece or Rome.