Well hello :) I have had issues with this blog...again :( Thankfully today, after clicking a few more buttons, we seem to be up and running again!
First - I was out of the classroom with a family emergency (my mother broke her elbow and required surgery just a day before Thanksgiving). The kids were in the capable hands of Mrs. Grow. She wrapped up our disabilities literature circle with them. They read Raymond's Run in our literature book, enjoyed welcoming Mrs. Cartwright (our counselor) into the classroom to share her experience as a mom of a child with autism, and finished Temple Grandin - the movie.
Currently -
In English and Civics - we have been learning about Nelson Mandela and South African apartheid. These topics provide a review of the Cycle of Power - forms of government - ideal citizenship (preparing for Night of the Notables) - and foreign relations.
Chapter 23 Civics - all three sections - reading focus ?s and key terms at the beginning of each section are due at the end of class on Friday.
Quiz on chapter 23 will likely be scheduled for Tuesday of next week. 12/17
There will be classtime today and tomorrow as we work our way through the National Geography Bee (7 rounds).
Next week - we will start chapter 16 on the justice system - this will continue after break.
Finally - students will be introduced to Night of the Notables so they may begin the process of exploring possible choices for their notable. We will begin the formal process of reseach in February, but independent research using such sources and biography.com is very useful for narrowing the scope of choices.
