End of the Year Dates to Know

Social Studies

-Tuesday, May 17 - book report due

-Tuesday, May 17 - 20th Century presentations begin

-Final Exam - Wednesday, 5/25 - Students have a study guide.

Reading

-Final Exam - Thursday, 5/26 (CRCT format-reading passages and comprehension questions) 

Essay will be on the novel, Nothing but the Truth

-If you were absent on Georgia Heritage Day, you need to see me about your assignment.l

Week of 4/18

Social Studies

-Study Island Assignment due 4/20 - Complete Modern Georgia and Personal Finance Sections

-OAS online tests due 4/22 - Complete the tests titled "Mrs. Hughes Georgia Studies"

-SS related book report due on 5/17 - students have instructions.  PLEASE NOTE THAT YOUR HIGH FIVE FOR TWENTY-FIVE REQUIREMENT FOR LANGUAGE ARTS IS DUE ON 5/13.

Reading

-Read for 30 minutes each night

Week of 4/11

SS - Vocab Quiz - Tuesday, 4/19

Vocab cards due Friday, 4/15

Read chapter 11

Reading - Read for at least 30 minutes per day.

Week of 3/21

Social Studies

-Recon. and New South Quiz on 3/31

-Vocab/terms quiz on 3/21

-Ch. 9 Guided Reading and Reconstruction WS due Tuesday, 3/22

-Read ch. 9

Reading

-Vocab. Quiz (Lighter than Air book) on 3/28

-Read for at least 30 minutes each night

-Finishing Baseball bio presentations this week

Week of 3/7

Social Studies

-Read ch. 9 pages 294-310

Reading

-Reading Checkpoints on Friday, 3/11

Social Studies

-Study Island Assignment - Complete "Georgia Before the Civil War" section.

Choose 15 questions.  Must be completed by Friday evening,  2/25.  You may use your resources to answer the questions.

-Slave Girl Document due Monday, 2/28 

-GA Secession map due Tuesday, 3/1.

-Midterm - March 10

Students received a study guide.  The exam covers chapters, 7, 8, 15 and 16.

Reading

-Read for 30 minutes

-Choose a baseball player to research for your project.  Choose an alternate or two also in case you don't get your first choice. Every student must report on a different player.  The player can be past or current.

-Baseball Legend assignment due Friday, 3/4. 

-Midterm - March 8 - The midterm will be in CRCT format with readings and related comprehension questions.  The essay relate to the Quest book, Baseball, a Story of America, which was read in class.  Students will be able to refer to the book while writing their essay.

Week of 2/14

Social Studies

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS FOR OUR GEORGIA DAY CELEBRATION THIS PAST FRIDAY!  THE DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.  THE STUDENTS HAD A GREAT TIME EATING AND DRINKING ALL OF THE GOODIES.   WE COULD NOT HAVE HAD OUR CELEBRATION WITHOUT YOUR HELP.

-Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday, 2/22

Reading

-Trail of Tears questions due tomorrow, 2/18

-Vocabulary quiz - Tuesday, 2/22

-Selection Test worksheet due Tuesday, 2/22

Week of 2/7

High School elective forms due in homeroom on Wednesday, 2/9.

Social Studies

-Georgia Day on Friday, 2/11 - Get permission slip signed and discuss what you are bringing in to celebrate with parents.

-Beginning a new unit on Antebellum Georgia.

-Read Chapter 7 in your text book.

-Vocabulary cards due Monday, 2/14.

-Study Island Govt. Tests due Monday, 2/14.  They can be completed at home. 

Reading

-Test Talks form was due on Friday 2/4.

-Westward Expansion PP presentations begin tomorrow, 2/8.

Week of 1/24

Social Studies

-Georgia Govt. Test on Friday, 2/4

-Students received a study guide

Reading

-Finish Questions on page 91 of the Change and Challenge Book - due Thursday, 2/27

-Westward Expansion Vocabulary Quiz - Friday, 2/28

Week 1/17

Social Studies

Vocabulary cards due Thursday, 1/20

Vocab Quiz - Monday, 1/24

Reading

-Lewis and Clark questions due Thursday, 1/20 

Week of 12/13

THE SOCIAL STUDIES FINAL EXAM HAS BEEN RE-SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, 12/21.

DUE TO THE SCHOOL CLOSURE TODAY, I WILL PROVIDE A STUDY SESSION TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:45 AM. 

PRINT THIS PAGE AS YOUR PASS IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP FOR THE FINAL EXAM.

PLEASE ALLOW THE STUDENT TO COME TO ROOM 805 AT 7:45 AM ON FRIDAY, 12/17.  THANK YOU,

MS. FIORENTINO.

Social Studies

-Final Exam - Friday, 12/17

Students have a study guide and the essay question to prepare for the exam.

Reading

-Outsiders Summary due tomorrow, 12/15

-Read for at least 30 minutes each night.

-Outsiders Quiz on chapter 10-12 on Tuesday, 12/14

-Outsiders Movie Poster due Monday, 12/20 - Test Grade!

-Final Exam on Tuesday, 12/21 - CRCT format (reading passages and related comprehension questions)--students will receive the essay question on Friday, 12/17.

11/29

Social Studies

-April Morning take home quiz due Friday, 12/3

-Vocabulary note cards due Monday, 12/6

-Vocabulary Quiz - Thursday, 12/9

-Final Exam - Friday, 12/17

Reading

-Outsiders Ch. 8-9 Quiz - Monday, 12/6

-Final Exam - Tuesday, 12/21

11-15-10

Social Studies

-Timeline due on Friday, 11/19.  You need your completed timeline for a lab activity on 11/19.

-Test on American Revolution - Wednesday, 12/1

-April Morning Take home Quiz due Monday, 11/29 (We will watch the film, April Morning, on Monday and Tuesday, 11/22 and 11/23.)  IF YOU ARE ABSENT FOR ANY DAY OF THE FILM, PLEASE SEE ME FOR YOUR ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENT!

-Students received a study guide and the essay question.

Reading

-Quiz on ch. 5-7 of The Outsiders on Tuesday, 11/23

Week of 11/8

Social Studies

-Commemorative Stamp Assignment due Thursday, 11/11 (quiz grade)

 Reading

-Three Little Pigs re-write - finish if not finished in class

Week of 10/25

Social Studies

-S. GA trip packet due on Friday, 10/29 for ALL students

-Vocabulary notecards due Monday, 11/1

-Vocabulary quiz on Friday, 11/5

Week of 10/18

Social Studies

-South Georgia Trip next week!

-South GA trip packet is due on Friday, 10/29.  This is a quiz grade.  The work is due for both those who went on the trip and those that did not.

-Governor Biography assignment due on Monday, 10/25.  This is a test grade assignment.

Reading

-We will be starting the novel, The Outsiders, some time next week.

Week of 10/12

Social Studies

-Midterm will be given on Thursday, 10/14

-Students should use their review sheet as a study guide and they should prepare a pre-write for their essay.  Students were given the essay question and a rubric.

Reading

-Midterm will be given on Friday, 10/15.  The midterm will be in a CRCT format so their is nothing specifically to study.  Students should continue to read each night for at least 30 minutes and focus and participate in class.

Students will be registering to vote for the Webb Bridge Mock Election on October 18 and 19 during their lunch period.  The election will take place on October 27! 

Week of 9/27

Social Studies

-Oglethorpe Bio Graphic Organizer due Tuesday, 10/5.

-vocabulary cards due Thursday, 9/30

-vocabulary quiz on Friday, 10/1

-Student Council Convention to be held on Friday 10/8.  We will be preparing for the convention in SS classes next week.

Reading

-Read for at least 30 minutes each night

-Worksheet (p. 6) due Thursday, 9/30

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-Test on 9/15

-No homework on 9/16 and 9/17

Reading

-Pirates Webquest book due Tuesday, 9/28

Students worked on their booklet for four class periods.  The have to work on the rest of the project on their own time. 

Welcome to 8th grade social studies and reading!

8th Grade Open House on Thursday evening.

Social Studies

-Agenda quiz tomorrow, 8/31

-Vocabulary cards due Wednesday, 9/8

-Vocabulary quiz on Monday, 9/13

-Unit One Test on Wednesday, 9/15

-Regions Foldable due Tuesday, 9/14

Reading

-Newspaper due tomorrow, 8/31

Week of August 23, 2010

Social Studies

-License Plate assignment due 8/27

-Cover your textbooks by 8/27

-Agenda Quiz on Tuesday, 8/31

Reading

-Read for 30 minutes each night!

-Newspaper due Tuesday, 8/31