GRADE 6: 1. Read Greece's Contributions to the World - due Friday.
2. Caesar rehearsal for Thomas, Mary & Justine Thursday at lunch. Know your lines!
3. Caesar rehearsal for death scene Friday in class. Know your lines!
4. Don't forget to bring in $10.00 for the Roman banquet by Friday.
5. Have your mom or dad speak to me about your costume if they need help.
GRADE 9: Powerpoint presentations of your research papers begin tomorrow. Be sure that you are prepared to teach your classmates about your topic.
DP HISTORY: Finish the chapter on South Africa. Test on Thursday.
Caribbean History: Finish your research papers! They are due now!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Homework Posted on Monday, 14 May 2012
DP/CD History: Read 561-570, South Africa, in text. DUE WEDNESDAY.
GRADE 6: 1. Prepare for Caesar auditions on Wednesday. 2. Read pages 289-295, Alexander the Great. Due Tuesday.
GRADE 9: Review Geog Unit 12 for a test on Friday, 18 May.
GRADE 6: 1. Prepare for Caesar auditions on Wednesday. 2. Read pages 289-295, Alexander the Great. Due Tuesday.
GRADE 9: Review Geog Unit 12 for a test on Friday, 18 May.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Homework Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
GRADE 6: Read pages 282-287 in your history book. Due Wednesday. Be prepared for a possible pop quiz on the reading.
Begin to plan your Roman costume. Know whether you want a toga or tunic (boys) by Friday.
Girls, search for Roman style dresses.
GRADE 9: Read chapters 12.9-12.11, Tourism. Prepare for quiz.
DP: Read pages 542-547 in Modern World History. Due Wednesday.
GRADE 12: Work on research paper.
Congratulations to those students who have been placed on the Jubilee Timeline of the Commonwealth Essay Competition!
Begin to plan your Roman costume. Know whether you want a toga or tunic (boys) by Friday.
Girls, search for Roman style dresses.
GRADE 9: Read chapters 12.9-12.11, Tourism. Prepare for quiz.
DP: Read pages 542-547 in Modern World History. Due Wednesday.
GRADE 12: Work on research paper.
Congratulations to those students who have been placed on the Jubilee Timeline of the Commonwealth Essay Competition!
Friday, April 27, 2012
Homework Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012
GRADE 6: 1. Read pages 272-277 the Persian Wars. DUE MONDAY. Be prepared for a possible quiz on the reading.
2. VOCAB TEST on Wednesday, May 2. Spelling and definitions. Be able to use each word correctly in a sentence. See previous blog for words. SPELLING WILL COUNT!
GRADE 9: Read and Review Chapters 12.2-12.5 in Geog for Monday. Be prepared for a possible quiz on the reading, and a unit test Friday, May 4, if you care to read ahead.
DP HISTORY: Read pages 526-541 for Monday, April 30. There will be a quiz. Be prepared for a unit test on Wednesday, May 2, on Decolonization and After.
GRADE 12: Read Chapter 12, Runaways and Rebels, for Caribbean History.
Pages 154-175. Due Tuesday. Chapter Test on Friday, May 4.
2. VOCAB TEST on Wednesday, May 2. Spelling and definitions. Be able to use each word correctly in a sentence. See previous blog for words. SPELLING WILL COUNT!
GRADE 9: Read and Review Chapters 12.2-12.5 in Geog for Monday. Be prepared for a possible quiz on the reading, and a unit test Friday, May 4, if you care to read ahead.
DP HISTORY: Read pages 526-541 for Monday, April 30. There will be a quiz. Be prepared for a unit test on Wednesday, May 2, on Decolonization and After.
GRADE 12: Read Chapter 12, Runaways and Rebels, for Caribbean History.
Pages 154-175. Due Tuesday. Chapter Test on Friday, May 4.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Homework Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
GRADE 6: Research the following Greek gods and goddesses. In your Humanities notebook, write the main attributes for which each is known. Due Friday.
1. Zeus
2. Poseidon
3. Hades
4. Hera
5. Apollo
6. Artemis
7. Athena
8. Ares
9. Demeter
10. Persephone
11. Hestia
12. Hermes
13. Dionysus
14. Hephaestus
Also add the new words from Chapter 27 to your vocab list in you notebook with the previous vocab words on ancient Greece: Peloponnesus, agora, priestess, helots, perioikoi, an economy
1. Zeus
2. Poseidon
3. Hades
4. Hera
5. Apollo
6. Artemis
7. Athena
8. Ares
9. Demeter
10. Persephone
11. Hestia
12. Hermes
13. Dionysus
14. Hephaestus
Also add the new words from Chapter 27 to your vocab list in you notebook with the previous vocab words on ancient Greece: Peloponnesus, agora, priestess, helots, perioikoi, an economy
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Homework Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
GRADE 6: 1. Read History Chapter 26, The Rise of Democracy 2. Write the following vocab words and their definitions in your notebook in ink and in complete sentences, using the definition in the sentence (Reading & Vocab DUE FRIDAY):
1. peninsula
2. colony
3. settlement
4. shelter
5. colonist
6. merchant
7. city-state
8. monarchy
9. monarch
10. oligarchy
12. oligarch
13. tyranny
14. tyrant
15. democracy
16. aristocrat
17. citizen
18. assembly
GRADE 9: Geography - 1. Read chapters 11.8 and 11.9, pages 228-231. 2. Be able to answer all of the questions for an oral quiz on Thursday.
DP History: Read pages 511- top of 516, the end of European colonialism and the birth of new nations post World War II. DUE THURSDAY.
GRADE 12 CARIBBEAN HISTORY: Review Chapter 10, pages 125-142, The World of Slavery, for a test on Friday.
1. peninsula
2. colony
3. settlement
4. shelter
5. colonist
6. merchant
7. city-state
8. monarchy
9. monarch
10. oligarchy
12. oligarch
13. tyranny
14. tyrant
15. democracy
16. aristocrat
17. citizen
18. assembly
GRADE 9: Geography - 1. Read chapters 11.8 and 11.9, pages 228-231. 2. Be able to answer all of the questions for an oral quiz on Thursday.
DP History: Read pages 511- top of 516, the end of European colonialism and the birth of new nations post World War II. DUE THURSDAY.
GRADE 12 CARIBBEAN HISTORY: Review Chapter 10, pages 125-142, The World of Slavery, for a test on Friday.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Homework Posted on Tuesday, 6 March 2012
GRADE 6: Vocab & knowledge quiz Wednesday, as assigned last week.
1. monsoon 2. plateau 3. glacier 4. granary 5. sewer system
You should also know:
1. India is a subcontinent of Asia
2. The location of the Eastern & Western Ghats'
3. Location of the Deccan Plateau
4. Sacred Ganges River & why it is sacred
5. World's highest mountains - the Himalayas
6. World's single highest mountain - Mount Everest
7. Location of the Hindu Kush Mountains
8. Why the Indus River is important
9. The Thar Desert
1. monsoon 2. plateau 3. glacier 4. granary 5. sewer system
You should also know:
1. India is a subcontinent of Asia
2. The location of the Eastern & Western Ghats'
3. Location of the Deccan Plateau
4. Sacred Ganges River & why it is sacred
5. World's highest mountains - the Himalayas
6. World's single highest mountain - Mount Everest
7. Location of the Hindu Kush Mountains
8. Why the Indus River is important
9. The Thar Desert
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