Ross's Records

May 18th-22nd

Monday, May 18th

We watched various video streams about topics learned throughout the year.

HW - one

Tuesday, May 19th

We started our end of the year performances.  Students worked in groups today and will perform on Thursday.

HW - one

May 11th-15th

Monday, May 11th

We worked on our projects.

HW - project is due tomorrow

Tuesday, May 12th

Project presentations

Wednesday, May 13th

Field day

Thursday, May 14th

Project presentations

Friday, May 15th

Project presentations

May 4th-11th

Monday, May 4th - Monday, May 11th

We started our culture box project :)  We will be working on this project in class through Monday and will be presenting them on Tuesday :)

HW - none

April 27th-May 1st

Monday, April 27th

We finished our Aboriginal art.

HW - none

Tuesday, April 28th

We started our Acrostic Australian poems by doing our research for them.  Tomorrow the kids will be working on their final products using only the notes they have taken and it will be for a quiz grade.

HW - have great research ready for tomorrow

Wednesday, April 29th

We will create our Acrostic poems.

HW - current event due Monday - TURN IN EARLY :)

Thursday, April 30th

We will take the 4th nine weeks benchmark test.

HW - current event due Monday - Turn in early :)

Friday, May 1st

We completed a crossword puzzle using Aussie speak.

HW - current event due :)

April 13th-17th

Monday, April 13th

We watched a video on the native tribes of Australia.

HW - none- test Thursday over Ch. 25 section 1 and 2 and the maps of Australia

Tuesday, April 14th

We will review the section assessments completed before Spring Break and then begin a study guide for our test on Thursday.

HW - study guide due tomorrow, test Thursday

Wednesday, April 15th

We will review the answers to the study guide and then play a review game.

HW - have notebook together, study for test :)

Thursday, April 16th

 TEST DAY :):):) YEA!!!!

March 30th-April 3rd

Monday, March 30th

We started Australia and Oceania today.  The kiddos labeled a political and physical map of Australia.

HW - make sure you have your maps labeled and your current events are due tomorrow

BOOK CHECK WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST!!!  ALL STUDENTS MUST BRING THEIR TEXT BOOKS FOR A BOOK CHECK!!! 

Tuesday, March 31st

We are going to review the maps.  We are then going to start vocab making key term blocks with the attached terms.  Download Australian vocabulary

HW - key term blocks are due Wednesday

Wednesday, April 1st

We are going to review the vocabulary.  We then will watch a video stream about Australia's geography. 

HW - none :) 

Thursday, April 2nd

We read ch. 25 section 1 and completed section assessment questions 2-4.

HW - finish assessment if not completed in class

Friday, April 3rd

We will read ch. 25 section 2 and complete section assessment questions 2-4

HW - HAVE A FABULOUS SPRING BREAK!!!!!

March 23rd-27th

Monday, March 23rd

We took a post test and started vocabulary for economics of Latin America.  We took 12 vocab words and started to make flash cards.

HW - none - we will finish up flash cards tomorrow

Tuesday, March 24th

We took our vocab words and wrote sentences with them incorporating their meaning and the significance of the word in Latin America.

HW - both flash cards and sentences must be completed by tomorrow

CURRENT EVENT DUE - on Tuesday, March 31st - current events turned in early will earn a super star :)

GO GREEN - email me your article if you get one from on line instead of printing it off :)  marnie.ross@cobbk12.org

Wednesday, March 25th

We reviewed our vocab sentences and then created our own quizzes with an answer key.

HW - be prepared for your quiz tomorrow :)  Current events are due next Tuesday, turn in early for a super star :)

Thursday, March 26th

We took our quiz and then took a pre test for the last unit :)

HW - current event due on Tuesday :)

Friday, March 27th

We reviewed for the CRCT with a power point game.

HW - current event due Tuesday

March 16th-20th

Monday, March 16th

Today was the last day in class to work on the projects.  They are due at the beginning of class tomorrow.  The students who finished before class ended began their homework.

HW - Read Ch. 9 section 3 and complete the bubble map drawn on the board.  Brazil is the center bubble and there should be 5 branching out bubbles with the following subjects : Regional leaders, Government, Culture, Economy, and People.  Group projects are due at the beginning of class as well.

Tuesday, March 17th

We turned in our projects and our homework and the we worked to complete the section assessment.

HW - none

Wednesday, March 18th

We reviewed the section about Brazil.  We viewed a power point introducing the Guerrilla movements and then began a reading about the Shining Path.

HW - none :)

Thursday, March 19th

We finished reading our article about Peru's government ad the Shining Path.  We filled out a graphic organizer about what items in the article helped Democracy and what items hurt Democracy in Peru.

HW - Complete the Santa Evita sheet with guided questions

Friday, March 20th

We reviewed the sheet about Eva Peron and watched a video stream about her life.

HW - none

March 9th-13th

Monday, March 9th

To prepare for a group project we will be working on this week, we read Ch. 8 section 2 about the Economies and Cultures of Central America and the Caribbean.

HW - make sure your section assessment is complete for Ch. 8 section 2 and if you have a piece of poster board, please bring it in :)

AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING ANNOUNCEMENT - I WILL BE UNABLE TO STAY TOMORROW, but will be here on Wednesday until 5:30.  I apologize for any inconvenience!!

Tuesday, March 10th

We reviewed the answers to the section assessment.  We watched a video stream about the cultures of the Caribbean and Central America to prepare for our in class project that will begin tomorrow.

HW - none

Wednesday, March 11th

We began our Caribbean and Central America in class group project.

HW - work on your aspect of the project - project due Monday morning

Thursday, March 12th

We worked on our projects :)

HW - work on your aspect of the project - project due Monday

Friday, March 13th

We worked on our projects and they were doing such a wonderful job, I am extending their due date to Tuesday.  We will be working on our projects on Monday again :)  They will have to do the section we were going to do in class for homework on Monday though so that we do not get too far behind :)

HW - work on your aspect of the project :)  DUE TUESDAY FIRST THING NOW :)

March 2nd - March 6th

Monday, March 2nd

We turned in our Liberators activity.  We read Ch. 7 section 2 about Mexico from its Independence through recent time.  We took a minimum of 15 main idea facts.

HW - turn your facts in to questions

Tuesday, March 3rd

We reviewed our questions from yesterday.  We then read Ch. 8 section 2 about the independance of Central American and the Caribbean and wrote our 15 facts.

HW - turn your facts in to good questions that could be used on a test or quiz.

Wednesday, March 4th

We reviewed our Central America/Caribbean questions then began reading ch. 9 section 1 about the Independance of South America and took down our facts.

HW - turn your facts into questions :)

QUIZ ALERT - you will have a quiz over the four sections we will have studied on Friday - you may use any notes you have taken over these sections on your quiz :)

Thursday, March 5th

We reviewed our South American questions and began reading about Cuba and taking our facts.

HW - turn your facts into questions, tomorrow you will have a quiz over all of these sections!!!  There is a slight change in the info from above, you may only use your notes on your quiz of you have ALL OF THEM completed, both facts and questions!  PLEASE HAVE THEM COMPLETED AND CORRECTLY LABED BY TOMORROW FOR USE ON THE QUIZ :)

Friday, March 6th

We completed a Journal 3 - 2 - 1.  We then took our quizzes.

HW - enjoy the weekend!!!!!!