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English is…

… an even distribution between: READING

WRITING

GRAMMAR

SPEECH

SPELLING (6th grade only)

Social Studies is…

…designed to help young people develop the ability to make informed, Christ-centered, and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse world

Components: CULTURE HISTORY ECONOMICS GOVERNMENT GEOGRAPHY

6th Grade English Independent Reading Contract:

Due back Monday, Sept. 14th

Reading Log: Due every Friday

Must be signed by a parent each week

Read at least 20 minutes per night

Novels:

Where the Red Fern Grows (quarter 1)

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (quarter 2)

Island of the Blue Dolphins (quarter 3)

George Muller (quarter 4)

Study Guides:

Each study guide is due at the end of the section we are reading.

For example, if it is a “Chapters 1-5 study guide”, it is due when we have finished reading chapter 5.

Oral Presentations:

Sporadically throughout novels

6th Grade English continued

Class with Mrs. Rossi and Mrs. Caler

Mrs. Rossi (Mon. & Wed.) 2 times a week

Spelling

Grammar

Mrs. Caler (Thurs.) 1 time a week

Spelling

Writing

Spelling Breakdown: Spelling pre-tests will be with

Miss Kostishion on FRIDAYS

Spelling practice will be with Mrs. Rossi on MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS

Spelling tests will be with Mrs. Caler on THURSDAYS

6th Grade Social Studies

Current Events: Due Every Monday

Major topics of Study:

Ancient Egypt

Ancient India/Hinduism & Buddhism

Ancient China

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

Ancient Arabia/Islam

The Middle Ages

Valley Web Radio: Online podcasts

Most (but not all) projects will be in-class projects

Study guides for each section read

Don’t forget to use my website:valleycs.wordpress.com

TICKETS!

You can earn tickets for good behavior

When you get a ticket, put your name on it and place it in the bucket in the back of the room

Every Friday we will do a ticket drawing and the winner may pick a prize

7th Grade English Independent Reading Contract:

Due back Monday, Sept. 14th

Reading Log: Due every Friday

Must be signed by a parent each week

Read at least 20 minutes per night

Novels:

The Bronze Bow (quarter 1)

The Giver (quarter 2)

Eric Liddell (quarter 3)

To Be Determined (quarter 4)

Study Guides:

Each study guide is due at the end of the section we are reading.

For example, if it is a “Chapters 1-5 study guide”, it is due when we have finished reading chapter 5.

Oral Presentations:

Sporadically throughout novels

Grammar:

First ten minutes of every class

7th Grade Social Studies

Current Events: Due Every Monday

Major topics of Study: Ancient Africa

Ancient Asia

Mayas, Incas, Aztecs

Major Revolutions (French, Russian)

World War I

World War II

The Cold War

Valley Web Radio: Online podcasts

Most (but not all) projects will be in-class projects

Don’t forget to use my website:valleycs.wordpress.com

TICKETS!

You can earn tickets for good behavior

When you get a ticket, put your name on it and place it in the bucket in the back of the room

Every Friday we will do a ticket drawing and the winner may pick a prize

8th Grade English Independent Reading Contract:

Due back Monday, Sept. 14th

Reading Log: Due every Friday

Must be signed by a parent each week

Read at least 20 minutes per night

Novels:

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (quarter 1)

To Kill a Mockingbird (quarter 2)

A Wrinkle in Time (quarter 3)

To Be Determined (quarter 4)

Study Guides:

Each study guide is due at the end of the section we are reading.

For example, if it is a “Chapters 1-5 study guide”, it is due when we have finished reading chapter 5.

Oral Presentations:

Sporadically throughout novels

Grammar:

First ten minutes of every class

8th Grade Social Studies: U.S. HISTORY

Current Events: Due Every Monday

Major topics of Study: 13 Colonies

The American Revolution

Governing a New Nation

Early Presidencies (Washington-Jackson)

Oregon Trail & Manifest Destiny

Valley Web Radio: Online podcasts

Most (but not all) projects will be in-class projects

Don’t forget to use my website:valleycs.wordpress.com

TICKETS!

You can earn tickets for good behavior

When you get a ticket, put your name on it and place it in the bucket in the back of the room

Every Friday we will do a ticket drawing and the winner may pick a prize