Ms. Thompson

Last Week of School

DEAR STUDENTS,

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL NOTES, GIFT CARDS, BAKED GOODS, AND GIFTS!!!  IT HAS BEEN A VERY GOOD YEAR!  HAVE A TERRIFIC SUMMER BREAK!!!  SEE YOU IN AUGUST! 

MRS. THOMPSON

 

LAST WEEK PLANS:

RETURN TEXTBOOKS 

HW:  "Spirited Away" movie permission to view on Friday, 5/22 (show 3rd period and homeroom teacher) Download Spirited Away movie permission 

FINAL EXAM WILL BE GIVEN WEDNESDAY, 5/20 Prepare by reviewing both Interactive Notebooks, Workbook, and Reading Study Guide.  All test questions will be taken from the Georgia Standards.  http://cicobb.typepad.com/socstudies/files/7th_grade_revised.doc 

To prepare for the final:  Work on a section at a time - Africa, The Middle East, and Asia -including Chapters 15 to 24 (excluding Australia and Oceania)   Read over the standards first, read the two Interactive Notebooks second, then read through the Reading Study Guide (summaries of each chapter).  Finally, look over the workbook lessons we completed during the year.  We will review next Tuesday during class, but you should spend additional time with the material at home, prior to Tuesday review. 

 

BRING A NOVEL to READ after the final.

HW for HOMEROOM: All students must bring in $1.00 for report card postage.

Periods 1 and 2:  Farewell to Manzanar Novel Study 

Finish novel study

Quiz on Tuesday, 5/19

Final test on Wednesday

Personal Finance (Georgia Standards) on Thursday

Wrapup on Friday (go over final test - remember, the final test grade will be shown TWICE on iParent (55 items x2=110pts), last day items, "Spirited Away" video, yearbooks, etc.)

Periods 3 and 4:  Cry, the Beloved Country Novel Study 

Finish novel study

Quiz on Tuesday, 5/19

Final test on Wednesday

Personal Finance (Georgia Standards) on Thursday

Wrapup on Friday (go over final test - remember, the final test grade will be shown TWICE on iParent (55 items x2=110pts), last day items, "Spirited Away" video, yearbooks, etc.)

 

Week of 5/11

FINAL EXAM WILL BE GIVEN WEDNESDAY, 5/20 Prepare by reviewing both Interactive Notebooks, Workbook, and Reading Study Guide.  All test questions will be taken from the Georgia Standards.  http://cicobb.typepad.com/socstudies/files/7th_grade_revised.doc 

To prepare for the final:  Work on a section at a time - Africa, The Middle East, and Asia -including Chapters 15 to 24 (excluding Australia and Oceania)   Read over the standards first, read the two Interactive Notebooks second, then read through the Reading Study Guide (summaries of each chapter).  Finally, look over the workbook lessons we completed during the year.  We will review next Tuesday during class, but you should spend additional time with the material at home, prior to Tuesday review. 

HW for HOMEROOM: All students must bring in $1.00 for report card postage.

HW:  "Spirited Away" movie permission to view on 5/22/09 (show 3rd period and homeroom teacher) Download Spirited Away movie permission 

Periods 1 and 2:  Farewell to Manzanar Novel Study 

Quiz on Tuesday, 5/19

Monday - (Finish "China Revealed" lesson and questions) Read through Chapter 11 (p. 78-91) 

Tuesday - (Test Corrections)  Read through Chapter 13 (p. 91-116)

Wednesday - Read p. 117-132

Thursday - Read p. 133-168

Friday - Read p. 169-end

Periods 3 and 4:  Cry, the Beloved Country Novel Study 

Novel Quiz scheduled for Tuesday, 5/19

HW: Permission to watch "Cry, the Beloved Country" due Wednesday

Monday - (Finish "China Revealed" lesson and questions) Read through Chapter 23 (p.190-205) 

Tuesday - (Test Corrections)  Read through Chapter 27 (p. 205-229) 

Wednesday - Read p. 230-288

Thursday - Read p. 289-end

Friday - Compare/Contrast "Cry, the Beloved Country"

5/5 - 5/8

FINAL EXAM WILL BE GIVEN WEDNESDAY, 5/20 Prepare by reviewing both Interactive Notebooks, Workbook, and Reading Study Guide.  All test questions will be taken from the Georgia Standards.

HOMEROOM:  2 ITEMS - All students must have permission to watch "Night at the Museum" on 5/15/09.  Download the form, or have a note signed in your agenda.  Download NIght at the Museum 2009 movie letter AND all students must bring in $1.00 for report card postage. 

SPECIAL NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MS. BRINK:

Parents and students:  Information regarding the swine flu from the CDC has been placed on our web site.  We are encouraging students to wash their hands and to carry individual sized hand sanitizes in purses, etc.   Our school always has soap, hot water and paper towels.  In addition, most of us have hand sanitizes on our desks for student use.  Please speak with your student at home about the importance of washing hands, covering mouths when sneezing, etc.  

 

Thank you very much. 

 

 

Sincerely,
Carole Brink, Ed.S.
Principal
Dickerson Middle School

2008 Georgia School of Excellence

ALL Students:  Chapter 24 Test Thursday, 5/7. To prepare, review your textbook, vocabulary, workbook, and reading study guide.

Review Session @ 8:20am Thursday (meet in cafeteria)

 Periods 1 and 2:  Farewell to Manzanar Novel Study (Mon. - Thurs.)

Tuesday - read through Chapter 3 (beginning - p. 27)

Wednesday - read through Chapter 7 (p. 28- 64)

Thursday - after test, read  through Chapter 9 (65-77)

Friday - "China Revealed" lesson and questions

Periods 3 and 4:  Cry, the Beloved Country Novel Study (Mon. - Thurs.)

Tuesday - read Beginning through Chapter 3 (p. xi-44)

Wednesday - read through Chapter 9 (p. 45-91)

Thursday - read through Chapter 15 (p. 92-142)

Friday - "China Revealed" lesson and questions

5/4

SPECIAL NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MS. BRINK:

Parents and students:  Information regarding the swine flu from the CDC has been placed on our web site.  We are encouraging students to wash their hands and to carry individual sized hand sanitizes in purses, etc.   Our school always has soap, hot water and paper towels.  In addition, most of us have hand sanitizes on our desks for student use.  Please speak with your student at home about the importance of washing hands, covering mouths when sneezing, etc.  

 

Thank you very much. 

 

 

Sincerely,
Carole Brink, Ed.S.
Principal
Dickerson Middle School

2008 Georgia School of Excellence

Periods 1 and 2: 

Notebook Quiz (see me, if you were absent) Be prepare to take when you return to school.

Introduce Farewell to Manzanar (WWII, aurthor, historical background/setting)

HW:  Chapter 24 Assessment p. 728 (Terms and names 1-8 and Review 1-10)

All Students:  Chapter 24 Test Thursday, 5/7 (Review textbook, vocabulary, workbook, and reading study guide)

Periods 3 and 4:

Introduction to Cry, the Beloved Country  (apartheid, author, historical background/setting)

Read novel from the very beginning to p. 44 (end of Chapter 3)

4/30 and 5/1

SPECIAL NOTE FROM OUR PRINCIPAL, MS. BRINK:

Parents and students:  Information regarding the swine flu from the CDC has been placed on our web site.  We are encouraging students to wash their hands and to carry individual sized hand sanitizes in purses, etc.   Our school always has soap, hot water and paper towels.  In addition, most of us have hand sanitizes on our desks for student use.  Please speak with your student at home about the importance of washing hands, covering mouths when sneezing, etc.  

 

Thank you very much. 

 

 

Sincerely,
Carole Brink, Ed.S.
Principal
Dickerson Middle School

2008 Georgia School of Excellence

 

Periods 1 and 2:  Finished "Japan" (reading and questions)

All Students:  "Tank Man": PBS Frontline documentary on events surrounding the Tienanmen Square uprising and how the Chinese government responded, enabling China to become an "Economic Giant" Viewing followed by discussion of "questions to ponder" posed to students in class.

Chapter 24 Test next Thursday, 5/7 (Review textbook, vocabulary, workbook, and reading study guide)

HW:  Organize IN - Quiz early next week: Download Interactive Notebook East Asia

Periods 3 and 4:  Red Scarf Girl Test  - If you were absent, be prepared to take the test upon your return (test announced last Monday, 4/20)

4/29

ORGANIZATION SESSION TOMORROW @ 8:30am (to organize your IN before the quiz)

SIGNED PROGRESS REPORTS WERE DUE MONDAY!!!  If you forgot, please do for homework tonight!

ALL Classes:

The Geography of Japan

Japan (read and answer questions)

HW: Organize IN (notebook quiz coming soon) Download Interactive Notebook East Asia

Periods 3 and 4:

Red Scarf Girl journal entries (7) due today

Red Scarf Girl Test tomorrow

4/28

SIGNED PROGRESS REPORTS WERE DUE YESTERDAY!!!  If you forgot, please do for homework tonight!

"The Chinese Revolution 1911-1989" notes

Changes in China

CW/HW: Organize IN (there will be a notebook quiz coming soon) Download Interactive Notebook East Asia

Periods 3 and 4:

Red Scarf Girl journal entries (7) due tomorrow

Red Scarf Girl Test Thursday

4/27

SIGNED PROGRESS REPORTS WERE DUE TODAY!!!  If you forgot, please do for homework tonight!

Chapter 25 Test Corrections

CW/HW: Organize IN (there will be a notebook quiz coming soon) Download Interactive Notebook East Asia

Periods 3 and 4:

Red Scarf Girl journal entries (7) due Wednesday

Quiz Tuesday (vocab and/or characters)

Red Scarf Girl Test Thursday

4/24

SOCIAL STUDIES CRCT TESTING MONDAY!  BRING TWO #2 PENCILS AND A BOOK TO READ!

TO DO YOUR BEST, GO TO BED EARLY ON SUNDAY AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST MONDAY MORNING! 

All students:  CRCT Review

All students HW:  Progress Report signed - due Monday!

Periods 3 and 4:

Finish reading Red Scarf Girl (7 journal entries due Wednesday)

Vocabulary List

Quiz Tuesday (vocab and/or characters)

Journal due Wednesday

Test Thursday

4/23

CRCT TESTING TOMORROW!  BRING TWO #2 PENCILS AND A BOOK TO READ!

TO DO YOUR BEST, GO TO BED EARLY AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST! 

Checked work

Review Government Terms and Enduring Understandings

HW for all classes:  Read 24:3 and 24:4 (p. 712-721)

Periods 3 and 4: Continue novel Red Scarf Girl (read and journal)

HW: Journal Check tomorrow for first 4 entries