Miss Kirby Tells All About Class

That's right folks...regardless of what the thermometer says, summer is officially over as of September 22nd! We are in our 4th week now & there was a little bit of shuffling, but fortunately most of us got to stay together in the same classes (at least my classes)! Expect to see scores on School Loop next week. :) U.S. History= Your Study Guide & Timeline are due this week on the day of your Chapter 1 Test! That is Wednesday, 9/26 for 1st, 3rd, & 5th periods and Thursday, 9/27 for 2nd period! Remember that there will be a map of the original 13 colonies & for extra credit you can write out the Preamble to the Constitution. AP Euro= Your homework is to read pages 459-477 for class on Thursday...there may be a reading quiz! You also received a new study guide in class for Chapter 14 (totally revamped...you're welcome) that is due on our next test day...Tuesday, October 9th. Also you were given the prompt for your 3rd journal entry in your spiral notebook...

Yesterday was Constitution Day marking the 225th Anniversary of the United States Constitution! U.S. History= You have now taken your first quiz (well a few of you still need to make it up) and our first test is just around the corner! Your study guide & "Events leading to the American Revolution" timeline are due next week on your test day (Wednesday, 9/26 for odd periods & Thursday, 9/27 for even periods). AP Euro= Please finish reading Chapter 13 for class on Wednesday (pages 434 to 439). There will be a reading quiz covering Chapter 13 on Wednesday, 9/19. Also Journal #2 for your spiral notebook is to read pages 442 & 443, then answer question #2 on page 443, be sure to explain why! (Remember...journals are collected after every 3 to 4 entries.) Our test on Chapters 12 & 13 is this Friday, 9/21...your study guides on these two chapters are also due on the test day. You get points for doing the study guides & they will help you be better prepare

“Now, we have inscribed a new memory alongside those others. It’s a memory of tragedy and shock, of loss and mourning. But not only of loss and mourning. It’s also a memory of bravery and self-sacrifice, and the love that lays down its life for a friend–even a friend whose name it never knew."  - President George W. Bush, December 11, 2001 U.S. History= You have a map quiz on Friday, 9/14 (for odd periods) & Monday, 9/17 (for even periods)...be sure that your map is completed & ready to turn in on that same day! You also received a Chapter 1 Study Guide this week...it is due on the day of your test...Wednesday, 9/26 (for odd periods) and Thursday, 9/27 (for even periods). AP Euro= Your quiz on The Prince & Candide is on Thursday, 9/13...your essays must be uploaded to www.turnitin.com by the end of the week as well. Check in with me if you need help figuring out how to get that done. Chapter 13 was passed out in class today...please have pages 407-408 r

Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year! Don't forget to share the forms from class with your parents and guardians and bring the signed forms back to class this week! Be sure to stay connected with what's going on in class by checking this blog at the start of each week. You can subscribe to get specific updates for your class by texting @kirbyrush (for U.S. History) or @kirbapeuro (for AP Euro) to (442) 333-4081 or emailing kirbyrush@remind101.com (for U.S. History) or kirbapeuro@remind101.com leaving the subject line and body blank to subscribe to class updates. U.S. History= Signed syllabus & Academic Honesty policy are due by Thursday (for odd periods), 9/6 and Friday, 9/7 (for even periods). A United States map will be given out in class this week! AP Euro= We'll talk about our first assignment (that many of you did over the summer) in class this week. Your signed syllabus, Academic Honesty policy, & AP Euro contract are due by Friday, 9/7.  Be prepared for a