Week of September 30-Oct 4

This week in Social Studies:
Monday:  Complete rough draft for DBQ.
Homework:  Bring flash drive to save DBQ in lab tomorrow.

Tuesday:  Meet in lab 112 to type DBQ.
Homework: NONE

Wednesday:  Meet in lab 112 to type DBQ.
Homework:  NONE

Thursday:  Meet in lab 112 to complete typing DBQ.
Homework:  NONE

Friday:  Current event presentations.  All DBQ's due.
Homework:  Enjoy your weekend! You have worked hard:)

Week of September 23-27

A BIG shout out to all the students/parents who participated in the Food Fight! We met our goal.  THANK YOU!

This week in social studies:
Monday:  We will begin our fall semester DBQ (Data based question) essay. 
Homework:  Complete background essay questions if not completed in class.

Tuesday:  We will analyze the primary and secondary documents in order to help us answer the question, Why Did Islam Spread So Quickly?
Homework:  Complete any missing work.

Wednesday:  We will complete our document analysis and share our findings.
Homework:  None

Thursday: We will write our rough draft for our essay.
Homework:  None

Friday:  Current Event presentations.  Write our rough drafts for the DBQ essay.

Week of September 16-20

Thank you for coming to Open House and visiting your child's classroom.  It was a pleasure to meet you!
 Please bring in food for our Food Fight! This week only:)

This week in Social Studies:

Monday:  Distinguish between environments of the Arabian Peninsula, and complete map.
Homework:  Edmodo assignment due Wednesday (Connect Safely-passwords)

Tuesday: Constitution Day activities.  Video, word search, and class discussion.
Homework:  Edmodo assignment due Wednesday (Connect Safely-passwords)

Wednesday:  Meet in Computer Lab 112.  Webquest "Hajj".  Students will write a well written and highly detailed journal entry, using interesting descriptions.
Homework:  Complete webquest if not completed in class.

Thursday: We will summarize the life and teaching of Muhammad, and describe any connections to Judaism and Christianity.  (Chapter 3, lesson 2 and 3)
Homework:  Complete assignment if needed.


Friday:  Teacher work day ~ no school for students

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Welcome to Open House Raven's Parents!
Please sign in at the door.  Thank you for joining us tonight.


Ozark Food Harvest
We will be collecting food beginning on Monday, September 16th through Thursday, September 19th.
Food will be collected in 4th hour classes.  The class with the most items wins a celebration!  Please consider donating to the Ozark Food Bank.
THANK YOU!

OPEN HOUSE!

Cherokee Families,

We will be providing a FREE shuttle from the Community Blood Center to Cherokee for Open House Thursday evening from 4:45 to 7 p.m. due limited parking. Please take advantage of this service as parking is limited here at the school.

Thank you and we look forward to visiting with you all Thursday evening.

Week of September 9-13

This week in Social Studies:
LEADERSHIP RANCH PERMISSION SLIPS DUE TODAY! Friday, bring a sack lunch and drink.  Wear walking shoes for the woods. 

Monday:  Unit 1 Test. Define vocabulary chapter 3. 
Homework:  Map of Southwest Asia (Edmodo)  due Wednesday.

Tuesday:  Geography Challenge History Alive!  Southwest Asia (Arabian Peninsula). 
Homework:  Map of Southwest Asia (Edmodo) due Wednesday

Wednesday:  9/11 activities and class discussion.
Homework:  9/11 Interview

Thursday:  Hajj Webquest.  Current event presentations. 
Homework:  Complete the webquest on Classzone.com.

Friday:  Leadership Ranch field trip
Homework:  None

Week of September 3-6

This week in Social Studies:

Tuesday:Distinguish between primary and secondary sources by completing a partner activity.
Homework:  Study for Unit 1 Test on Monday

Wednesday:  Practice latitude and longitude.  Analyze what makes a good presentation.  Learn how to use EasyBib.com
Homework;  Study for Unit 1 Test on Monday

Thursday:  Review for Unit 1 Test by completing review questions.
Homework:  Study for Unit 1 Test on Monday

Friday:  Current Event presentations.  Jeopardy review for Test on Monday!
Homework:  Study for Unit 1 Test on Monday

Field trip permission slips and money due Monday, September 9th!