Friday, October 9, 2009

Just a quick note tonight. Most students did very well on the test. They will be returned Monday. If you need to retake the test, schedule that with me for one day next week.  Have a great weekend!

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Good afternoon. We are having another beautiful, sunny Fall day.  After you feed the dog, take out the garbage, and water the flowers, don’t forget to study for your history test.
Tomorrow we will have extended home room where you will write goals for academics, attitude and several other things. Come to class prepared to take [...]

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Parents: I sent home progress reports Monday. It is worth 10 points for the students to have them signed and bring them back no later than Friday. If you wish to keep the progress report, please just send a signed note with the student’s name saying that you saw the progress report.
We made progress with [...]

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Regions maps were due today.
Test on Friday on Washington Land Regions (5), name them and name one feature of each, and Chapter 1 vocabulary. The words are posted on yesterday’s blog with the definitions. Tomorrow we will continue review and reading.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Regions maps were to be completed and turned in today or taken as homework and are to be turned in at the beginning of the period tomorrow.
TEST: Friday will cover the 13 vocabulary words… study every evening. The test will also require you to name the 5 land regions of Washington State and name one [...]

Friday, October 2, 2009

OK great! I had the most people looking at my blog ever yesterday and there was no new post. That is because the district took the system down at 2:55 for the evening….
So what have we been doing?  Yesterday students finished the vocabulary for chapter 1 and turned it in. It was graded and returned [...]

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Good afternoon. I thought it was supposed to rain. Instead, it is a beautiful afternoon.
Today you learned the proper procedure for writing your vocabulary assignment. You will continue to work on this tomorrow and then you will begin reading chapter 1.
Students please remember that to be considered prepared for class you must have with you [...]

Thursday, September 24, 2009

The studying is finally over for the geography test! Tomorrow you will take your first test in this class.  Remember to bring a book to class to read after you have completed the test.Good luck, study and get a lot of rest.       

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Continue to study for the test on Friday.
Today we reviewed continents and oceans as well as the 5 themes of geography. Students worked in pairs or small groups and worked with large, erasable outline maps.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Today we discussed methods of study. Some students will make flash cards using the themes of geography and their definitions. Some students will work on making a sentence using the first letter of each of the six words including geography, location, movement, description of place, regions and human and environment interaction.   The test is Friday [...]