Miss Kirby Tells All About Class

U.S. History=    Your 2nd Quarter project will be assigned this week before the break.  A.P. Euro=     Test corrections on the Chapter 20 & 21 Exam must be completed the week by Friday, 12/20. You will receive a a take home essay assignment later this week that is to be completed over the break. You will also have the Chapter 22 & 23 Study Guides due on Wednesday, January 8, 2014.

U.S. History=     There is  a Chapter 7 Quiz on Tuesday, 12/10 (for odd periods) & Wednesday, 12/11 (for even periods). Be sure that you read through the chapter & your notes to be prepared!  A.P. Euro=     Monday, 12/9 is the last day for test corrections on the Chapter 18 & 19 Exam. There is a test review at 5:30pm on Monday, 12/9 in our classroom; please have your study guides done in advance so questions can be answered & we can review together.   Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Tuesday, 12/10...your test day! ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we have a family of 5 (3 kids) and the plan is to have everything (money & gifts) brought in by Thursday, 12/12!  

U.S. History=     Your Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide that is due on Monday, 12/2 (for odd periods) & Tuesday, 12/3 (for even periods)...expect a test on that day!  Plan on seeing a Chapter 7 Quiz in your near future (12/10 &12/11). A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 21 Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday, 12/4! Test corrections for the Chapter 18 & 19 test are 12/3-12/9. Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Tuesday, 12/10. ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we have a family of 5 (3 kids) and everything is due on Monday, 12/16!   

U.S. History=     There is a new Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide that is due on Monday, 12/2 (for odd periods) & Tuesday, 12/3 (for even periods)...expect a test on that day!  A.P. Euro=   Your   group project, relating to Chapter 20 is due on tomorrow...Monday, 11/25. Your Chapter 20 & 21 study guides are due on Tuesday, 12/10. Test corrections for the Chapter 18 & 19 Exam will be after the Thanksgiving break.  ***3rd period...please remember to be saving some of your money for Adopt-A-Family; we will receive our family information on 12/2!    "If you are really thankful, what do you do? You share."  - W. Clement Stone

Remember that this week is the Food Drive at school! Non-perishable food items are being collected in 3rd period classes this week.   U.S. History=     2nd & 4th periods have their  Chapter 4 & 5 Quest (longer than a quiz, but shorter than a test) on Monday, 11/18. There is no study guide this time around, so you are on your own to read through the chapters and review your notes in preparation.      There is a new Chapter 5 & 6 Study Guide that is due on Monday, 12/2 (for odd periods) & Tuesday, 12/3 (for even periods)...expect a test on that day!  A.P. Euro=   There is a test review at 5:30pm on MOnday, 11/18 in our classroom...we will be done no later than 6:45pm (possibly earlier).  Your Chapter 18 & 19 Study Guides are due on Tuesday, 11/19, which means that Tuesday is Test Day!        Please keep in mind that you were assigned a group project, relating to Chapter 20, last Friday. That project is due on Monday, 11/25. Be prepared to use some class ti

U.S. History=     You have a Chapter 4 & 5 Quest (longer than a quiz, but shorter than a test) on Friday, 11/15 (odd periods) & Monday, 11/18 (even periods). There is no study guide this time around, so you are on your own to read through the chapters and review your notes in preparation.  A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 19 Reading Quiz this week.  Your Chapter 18 & 19 Study Guides are due on Tuesday, 11/19. Information regarding a review session on Monday, 11/18 will be shared later this week in class. All of the information below is from http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp  History of Veterans Day World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY BELOW! U.S. History=     You have a Chapter 4 Vocabulary Quiz on Wednesday, 11/6 (odd periods) & Tuesday, 11/7 (even periods). Make sure you go through your textbook and study the vocabulary terms (they are in bold & listed on the first page of each section of the chapter). A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 18 Reading Quiz on Wednesday, 11/6.  You have your Chapter 18 Study Guide to be working on, with Chapter 19 to come soon! They are due on Tuesday, 11/19. Be sure to keep up with the reading schedule. Your extra credit opportunity is to take part in The National World War II Museum's "Thank You for My Freedom" project. Are you thankful for your freedom? Will you take a moment of your time to show it? The National World War II Museum launched  MyVeteransDay .org  several years ago, which makes thanking veterans for their service as easy as clicking your mouse or tapping your smart phone. Whether you write a personal message or

U.S. History=     Your 1st Quarter project was introduced and assigned on 10/8 & 10/9 (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Monday, 10/28 for 5th period & Tuesday, 10/29 for 2nd & 4th periods.      Additionally, your 1st Quarter Study Guide is due Wednesday, 10/30 (for 5th period) and Thursday, 10/31 (for 2nd & 4th periods) on that day you will be taking the 1st Quarter Exam. Remember the Study Guide was designed to help you be prepared for the exam, so please make sure that you do it ahead of time! A.P. Euro=   Your Chapter 16 & 17 Study Guides (with maps) are both due on Monday, 10/28. We will have a review in class and then take the multiple choice portion of the test! Expect a take home essay assignment, instead of an in-class essay this time around (details will be given in class).

U.S. History=   Expect a quiz on Chapter 3 on 10/24 & 10/25...be reading the chapter in addition to looking over your notes that we have covered in class in order to be prepared!   Your 1st Quarter project was introduced & assigned last week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Monday, 10/28 for 5th period & Tuesday, 10/29 for 2nd & 4th periods. Additionally, your 1st Quarter Study Guide is due Wednesday, 10/30 (for 5th period) and Thursday, 10/31 (for 2nd & 4th periods). A.P. Euro=   Expect a Chapter 17 Reading Quiz this week! We will continue working on different aspects of DBQs in class this week in preparation for writing your first DBQ essay.  Your Chapter 16 & 17 Study Guides (with maps) are both due on Monday, 10/28. Do you know where this Pumpkin Patch is? :)

U.S. History=  Your 1st Quarter project was introduced & assigned last week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Monday, 10/28 for 5th period & Tuesday, 10/29 for 2nd & 4th periods. Expect to see a new Study Guide this week since we are starting Chapter 3! A.P. Euro=   You have a Chapter 16 Vocabulary Quiz on Monday, 10/14!  Your Chapter 16 Study Guide (with map) was passed out last week and by the end of the week you will also have one for Chapter 17. They are both due on Monday, 10/28.

U.S. History=  You have a your Chapter 2 Study Guide and Civil War Map due on your test day... Thursday, 10/10 (for odd periods) and Friday, 10/11 (for even periods). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!   A.P. Euro=   Your Chapter 14 & 15 Study Guides (with maps) are due on test day, which is Tuesday, 10/8! If you have questions please be sure to ask in advance so I can help you! Remember, there is an optional review session in our classroom at 5:30pm on Monday (the day before the test). Be prepared to write a full essay with this test.

U.S. History=  You have a your Chapter 2 Study Guide and Civil War Map due on your test day... Thursday, 10/10 (for odd periods) and Friday, 10/11 (for even periods). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!   A.P. Euro=  You have through lunch on Wednesday to finish you test corrections for the Chapter 12 & 13 Test (don't worry...it does get better)! Your Chapter 14 & 15 Study Guides (with maps) are due on test day, which is Tuesday, 10/8! If you have questions please be sure to ask in advance so I can help you! Later this week in class I will give you information about a review session for the test (it is optional). ***If you don't have a spiral notebook, please get one ASAP (or come see me)!

U.S. History=  You have a your Chapter 1 Study Guide, the U.S. Map worksheet, & the Events Leading to the American Revolution Timeline due on your test day... Tuesday, 9/24 (for odd periods) and Wednesday, 9/25 (for even periods). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  A.P. Euro= Expect a new study guide this week! We are moving on to Chapter 14 so be sure to keep up with the reading schedule! Test corrections will be explained in class on Tuesday. 

U.S. History=  You have a your Chapter 1 Study Guide, the U.S. Map worksheet, & the Events Leading to the American Revolution Timeline due on your test day... Tuesday, 9/24 (for odd periods) and Wednesday, 9/25 (for even periods). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  A.P. Euro=  Your Chapter 12 & 13 Study Guides are due on test day, which is Friday, 9/20! If you have questions please be sure to ask in advance so I can help you! Remember that the Chapter 13 Study Guide has a map with it. Be prepared to do a little in class review on Wednesday. Just for fun...check out this link to the "go ahead" touchdown in the 2011 Battle of the Bay Football Game! (It was taken from CdM's side of the stadium.)

U.S. History= You have a States & Capitals Quiz on Thursday, 9/12 (for odd periods) and Friday, 9/13 (for even periods)...be sure that you study! Also, you will receive the Chapter 1 Study Guide in class this week...due date TBA. A.P. Euro=  There will be a Quest (longer than a quiz, but shorter than a test) covering The Prince & Candide on Tuesday, 9/10. Additionally your essays on the two books are due to be turned in via www.turnitin.com by 11:59pm that same day. You do not need to bring a hard copy to class, just upload them to the site. The course number & password are written on the board in class. Please keep up with the reading schedule & do your best to answer the Study Guide questions as you are going through the reading.

U.S. History=   Your final study guides were given out and are due on Thursday, 6/13 for odd periods and Friday, 6/14 for even periods. Your textbooks and stamped work are due the same day! On that given day you will be taking the first part of your final. Part 1 of the final is on Thursday & Friday and part 2 of the final is on your assigned final day. Come prepared with questions you wight have about the study guides and the material on Tuesday & Wednesday.  A.P. Euro=    Your final group project is due on Friday, June 14th; please bring your textbooks to class by Friday as well (we will be checking them in to the library during  class). Additionally we will be finishing up the film we started last Thursday. June 14th is Flag Day!

U.S. History=   Three important things!       #1- Every class will be retaking the Chapter 17 & 18 Quiz (1st, 3rd, & 5th periods on Monday & 2nd period Tuesday) since people scored so poorly, I will then average the scores from the two and enter those grades. You should re-read chapters 17 & 18 (as I can tell that most of you did NOT read the chapters the first time around) in preparation as well as look through your notes on the 70s (Searching for Stability & Changing Society).       #2- Your final study guides will be given out (they were passed out to 2nd period on Friday) in class and are due on Thursday, 6/13 for odd periods and Friday, 6/14 for even periods. Your textbooks and stamped work are due the same day!       #3- Eight groups did not turn in a film...that is extremely problematic! O n Thursday, June 6th we will have our film festival in Beek Hall with the films from the various classes (including Mrs. Thompson's class) being shown in many of the

STAR/CST Testing this week! Be sure you get a good night's rest before testing. Eat breakfast before you come to school...no one wants to be the person who's stomach was growling during testing! Read carefully and give your best effort...remember what I shared in class about the percentage correct you need to be in the "green zone". You CAN do it! U.S. History= Your focus this week should be on finishing your project that makes up 20% of your semester grade! The group Film Project is due on Friday, May 31st...no exceptions! The final piece of the project is the Film Festival that will take place on Thursday, June 6th in Beek Hall from 6-8pm (more details to follow). A.P. Euro= Your "Travel to a Moment in European History" Poster Project is due on Friday, May 31st. Please bring a color copy of your poster (8.5"x11") and your reflection on a seperate piece of paper to class on Friday. Be sure to read the tips on your assignment sheet and

U.S. History= You have a have a quiz on the 70s on Wednesday, 5/22 & Thursday, 5/23...so that means you should be reading from chapters 17 & 18 in your textbook! We are also preparing for CST/STAR Tests next week. A.P. Euro= We are now in the final days of getting you prepped for the CST/STAR (the California State Tests) exams by filling in some of the gaps about World History so you can score well! You were given a workbook in class on Tuesday...please answer the 5 questions on the following pages: 21, 36, 51, 71, 79, & 81, they are due on Thursday, 5/23. ***Also by Thursday, 5/23 you will need to sign-up for your topic for the "Travel to a Moment in European History" poster project!

The Exchange Club of Newport Harbor will line the scenic trail at Castaways Park with 1,776 American flags this coming weekend in honor of military veterans. They are calling it the “Field of Honor,” and it is one of 16 similar efforts that will be sponsored by Exchange Clubs nationwide this year. This is the fourth year they have set up this display. As members of the Exchange Club have said, “It’s not pro-war, or anti-war, it’s strictly to honor our service men and women.” Being that we are coming up on Memorial Day which is a National Holiday honoring those who have fallen in the line of duty. I am offering 10 points of extra credit for you to go out and see this awesome display at the park located at Dover Drive and Castaways Lane. To get the extra credit please have someone take a picture of you near the statue (as seen in the photo below) on the bluffs with all the flags around. You may have the photo taken showing any direction that includes flags . This must be done today

Check back for an extra credit alert on Friday! U.S. History= We are moving on to the 1970s in our studies! Expect to have a quiz on the 70s on Wednesday, 5/22 & Thursday, 5/23...so that means you should be reading from chapters 17 & 18 in your textbook! A.P. Euro= The AP Euro exam is finally here! Be sure that you get a good night's sleep the night before the exam and obviously eat a good breakfast & lunch on Wednesday. Please stop by class at lunchtime on Wednesday to pick up your AP booklet & a couple of other little things I have for you (stop by even if you have your AP booklet from taking a prior test)! Be sure that you report to the small gym no later than 12:05pm and be sure to have extra pencils and pens on hand in addition to your student id (to be on the safe side). Do not plan on being done until sometime between 3:30 and 4:00; you are not allowed to leave early. After the exam we have 3 class days to get you prepped on filling in some of the gaps a

U.S. History= You have a Study Guide on Vietnam & the Counter Culture due VERY soon (Friday, 5/10 for odd periods & Monday, 5/13 for even periods); please be sure that you READ through the corresponding chapters in the textbook as well! There is a test on the day your study guide is due.   A.P. Euro= You will be writing an in-class DBQ & FRQ on Tuesday, 5/7 to wrap up the exam that is part of your AP final. Later in the week we will go over the exam & you will get your scores back. We are in the home stretch of preparing for the exam. Please take advantage of the review links that are being sent out via School Loop. 

U.S. History= You have a Chapter 15 Quiz next week (Tuesday, 4/30 for odd periods & Wednesday, 5/1 for even periods); please be sure that you  READ the entire chapter so you are prepared! Check School Loop email for an extra credit opportunity this Thursday! A.P. Euro= Your 1st practice exam was due in class to day (Tuesday, 4/23)! Please be prepared to be ready to work & cooperate as you come to class each day. Some of you are too distracted by work for other classes, your phones, or trying to weasel your way out of getting the work done! We have a very limited amount of time left to prepare for the AP Exam so the time is precious...don't waste it. A list of review times is posted in class, but be prepared to see some changes to that list on Thursday. Final thought...here is a link to an on-line study opportunity for you (over 600 flashcards on people, places, & terms related to the entire course): http://quizlet.com/841620/ap-euro-full-exam-review-flash-cards/

U.S. History=  You have a 3rd Quarter Study Guide due next week (Wednesday, 4/10 for odd periods & Thursday, 4/11 for even periods). We are moving on to our unit about the Civil Rights movement...please be reading Chapter 14! Don't forget to be in communication with your group about your project! A.P. Euro=  We are down to our final 2 chapters to cover int he textbook! Your Chapter 30 (you already have) & 31 (to be passed out later this week) study guides are due next week on Thursday, 4/11! Please keep up with your reading of the textbook! Those of you who did not turn in your green registration forms to your counselor today need to get that done ASAP...it is very important for you to get the classes you want for next year! 

U.S. History= Several important things to keep in mind this week. You have the second part of the Cold War & 1950s Test this week (Monday & Tuesday). Also, the rough draft of your script & storyboard for the video project is due on Wednesday, 3/27/13 (no matter what period you are in)!  A few project examples will be shown in class this week to give you a few ideas to work off of. Please upload your scripts on www.turnitin.com using this log-in info for our class: Class ID= 6297379  Password= America A.P. Euro= Remember that your Chapter 28 & 29 Study Guides are due on Tuesday, March 26th. We have a test that same day. There will be a test review session on Monday, 3/25 at 6pm in Beek Hall. Later in the week we will be moving on to Chapter 30 (one of our final 2 chapters to cover)!

U.S. History= Several important things to keep in mind this week, besides the fact that there will be a Cold War Quiz in class. First of all you need to have your blue registration form completely filled out with the required signatures as you will be seeing your counselor about your schedule for senior year on 3/13 & 3/14. Secondly, the project commitment forms are due to Miss Kirby by Thursday, March 14th. And finally you have a Cold War study guide to be working on that is due 3/21 (for odd periods) and 3/22 (for even periods). A.P. Euro=   Remember that you should be expecting to take a Chapter 28 reading quiz next class (that may be on Thursday since you are occupied with CAHSEE testing the next two days). Please be prepared to take the quiz Tuesday (as originally planned), just in case! Also, would you please bring your textbooks with you Tuesday. We will be using them in class (definitely during 6th period & 4th period students can use them as your reading material