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"For pity's sake, don't start meeting troubles halfway." - Saint Teresa of Avila

This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start B  day Tuesday – No School for Students (Teacher in-service day) Wednesday– A day Thursday– B day Friday–  A day U.S. History=   Bring your composition book with you to class this week (everyday)! You have a Chapter 3 Quiz this week on 11/2 (for A day classes) & 11/3 for B day classes. Please be reading Chapter 3 at home! What we cover in class is supplemental to the textbook reading.  If you did not turn in your 1st Quarter Project (Native American Tribal Flier) when it was due last week (you must turn it in this week to receive any points! Expect to receive a new Study Guide by the end of this week, A.P. Euro=  Please be keeping up with the reading schedule! We are diving in to Chapter 18 this week. Also, try to divvy up your study guide questions...try doing 5 questions a night rather than saving them all for the night before the test! Expect a Chapter 18 reading quiz on Thursday, 11/3. via GIPHY

“October proved a riot a riot to the senses and climaxed those giddy last weeks before Halloween.” ― Keith Donohue

If you attended Peer Court last week & did a write-up it is due by Wednesday, 10/26. This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start A  day Tuesday – B day Wednesday– A day Thursday– B day Friday– Homecoming Rally A day U.S. History=   Your 1st Quarter project was introduced & assigned last week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Wednesday, 10/26 for odd periods & Thursday, 10/27 for even periods.  Here is a link to the actual assignment sheet & template . This project will be uploaded to www.turnitin.com & a hard copy will be turned in (please check School Loop for an email I sent last week with more details ). Please be reading Chapter 3 at home! What we cover in class is supplemental to the textbook reading.  A.P. Euro=  There will be a Chapter 17 Reading Quiz in class on Tuesday. We will be wrapping up Chapter 17 & reviewing for the test on Thursday. Your Chapter 16 & 17 Study Guides (with maps) are both due on Thur

"October is the fallen leaf, but it is also a wider horizon more clearly seen. It is the distant hills once more in sight, and the enduring constellations above them once again." --Hal Borland Read

Click on the "Peer Court" link to the right (above the "It's Kirby. It's epic.") for information about an extra Credit opportunity THIS week. This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start B  day Tuesday – A day Wednesday– B day (PSAT) Thursday– A day Friday–  B day U.S. History=   Chapter 2 Test this week! Tuesday for A Day classes & Wednesday for B Day classes. Your Chapter 2 Study Guide (to be completed in your comp book) and several other items are due on your test day...(Odd periods are due 10/18 & Even periods are due 10/19). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  Also, be sure to check the list on the board in class so that you can keep track of all the required items that should be in your comp book. The 1st Quarter Project will be introduced in class on your test day too. This is very important (10% of your semester grade)! A.P. Euro=  You wil

“You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore” ― Christopher Columbus

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Click on the "Peer Court" link to the right (above the "It's Kirby. It's epic.") for information about an extra Credit opportunity next week. This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start A  day Tuesday – B day Wednesday– A day Thursday– B day Friday– Extended Lunch A day U.S. History=   There will be a Chapter 2 Quiz in class (it covers section 1-3 in the chapter & you are accountable for the entire chapter for next week's test) Friday, 10/14 (for A Day classes) and Monday, 10/17 (for B Day classes). Your Chapter 2 Study Guide (to be completed in your comp book) and several other items are due on your test day...(Odd periods are due 10/18 & Even periods are due 10/19). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  Also, be sure to check the list on the board in class so that you can keep track of all the required items that should be in your comp book. A.P

“October had tremendous possibility. The summer's oppressive heat was a distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world full of beautiful adventures. They made me believe in miracles.” ― Sarah Guillory

This week's Schedule: Monday–  Late Start  B  day Tuesday – A day Wednesday– B day Thursday– A day Friday– B day U.S. History=   You will receive your Chapter 2 Study Guide and Civil War Map in class this week and they are due on your test day...(due dates will be posted later this week). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  Be reading the textbook (Chapter 2) because you are accountable for what is in the textbook as well as what we cover in class. A.P. Euro=  Your Chapter 14 & 15 Study Guides (with maps) are due on test day, which is Friday, 10/7!   If you have questions please be sure to ask in advance so I can help you!   Make sure you keep up with the reading; you can expect a Chapter 15 Reading Quiz on Wednesday, 10/5. We will have time in class to review together for the test on Wednesday, so be sure to bring your questions to class! via GIPHY