President's Day

Hi Everyone,

Hopefully the 3 day weekend has given everyone enough rest to finish up the next 3 weeks before Spring Break. There's a lot going on. Here are some important things to keep in mind. Check the class pages for more details.

This Wednesday is the End of the 4th 6 Weeks. Any make up work needs to be turned in by then.

This Friday is the Fine Arts Assembly. We will also be attending Shakespearian Scenes acted out by the Drama classes on Wednesday and Thursday.

Those of you in Gifted Mentorship please remember to rehearse your presentation this week, sign up for 2 time slots on the sheet posted on the board for your presentations next week.


We've got a few projects we're in the midst of in Contemporary Issues I. We're exploring various global issues on the ABC Clio website. Each pair is creating a Flipchart to display on the Promethean and educate the rest of the class regarding their chosen issue. As a, hopefully, fun and interesting way of learning about geographic and political facts regarding the countries of the world, students are creating Country Trading Cards. Each student will create 10 cards representing different countries, and 10 cards for those countries' leaders. Lastly, this week I'll hand out the requirements and list for the book report due later in the semester.

Contemporary Issues II has been able to dive into some controversial issues, including Gun Control and Immigration. We'll begin the next 6 weeks by take a look at the 1980s in our Modern History  Unit.  To help with post secondary goals students will work on College and Career Research projects. We are currently on Habit 2 of 7 of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective people.

Lastly,

A special thanks to all of the students involved in the Gifted Mentorship Program. The reports from your mentors are outstanding! Well done.

Mr. M