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"Hold on, man. We don't go anywhere with "scary," "spooky," "haunted," or "forbidden" in the title." ~From Scooby-Doo

This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start B  day Tuesday –  A day Wednesday–  No School for Students (Teacher in-service 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 on Monday, 10/30 for B day classes. Please be reading Chapter 3 at home! What we cover in class is supplemental to the textbook reading.  Your 1st Quarter project (Native American Tribal Flier) is due THIS week is due on Thursday, 11/2 (for 2nd, 4th, and 6th periods) & Friday, 11/3 (for 3rd period).  Here is a link to the actual  assignment sheet & template . All areas of this project  (except area 4) are to be put in a regularly formatted Word document & be uploaded to www.turnitin.com. A hard copy will be turned in (please check  for a School Loop email with more details ). A.P. Euro=  Please be keeping up with ...

“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

If you attended Peer Court last week & did a write-up it is due by Thursday, 10/26. This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start A  day Tuesday – B day Wednesday– A day Thursday– Extended Lunch B day Friday– A day U.S. History=   Your 1st Quarter project was introduced & assigned last week (Native American Tribal Flier) and is due on Thursday, 11/2 (for 2nd, 4th, and 6th periods) & Friday, 11/3 (for 3rd period).  Here is a link to the actual  assignment sheet & template . All areas of this project  (except area 4) are to be put in a regularly formatted Word document & be uploaded to www.turnitin.com. A hard copy will be turned in (please check  for a School Loop with more details ). Please be reading Chapter 3 at home! What we cover in class is supplemental to the textbook reading.  You will get your comp books back this week & be receiving a new study guide covering chapters 3 & 4 before...

"There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October." - Nathaniel Hawthorne

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  Thursday– Rally Schedule 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 & Civil War Map (to be completed in your comp book) and several other items are due on your test day...(Odd periods are due 10/17 & Even periods are due 10/18). Be sure that you are working on those items now & not waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  Check last week's post for electronic copies of the two items listed above. 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 introduc...

“It must be October, the trees are falling away and showing their true colors.” ― Charmaine J Forde

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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: 10/9, Monday– Late Start A  day 10/10, Tuesday – B day 10/11, Wednesday– A day 10/12, Thursday– B day 10/13, Friday– A day U.S. History=   Be reading Chapter 2...you never know when there might be a pop quiz in class! Your Chapter 2 Study Guide (to be completed in your comp book... link to a copy here ) and several other items (including the Civil War Map linked here ) are due on your test day...(Odd periods are due 10/17 & Even periods are due 10/18).  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. Euro=  There will be a Chapter 16 Vocabulary Quiz i...

"The clear light that belongs to October was making the landscape radiant." ~Florence Bone

This week's Schedule: Monday–  Late Start  B  day Tuesday – A day Wednesday– B day Thursday– A day Friday– B day U.S. History=   B Day classes have the Chapter 1 Test on Monday, 10/2...your comp book with completed timeline & study guide are due on your test day.  Look at last week's post for more review items. 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 start reading Chapter 2, so that you can be working on those items when you get your comp books back later this week & then you won't be waiting until the night before to do all of the work!  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 Thursday, 10/5!   If you have questions please be sure to ask...

“September was a thirty-days long goodbye to summer, to the season that left everybody both happy and weary of the warm, humid weather and the exhausting but thrilling adventures." ― Lea Malot

This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start A  day Tuesday –   B day  Wednesday– A day Thursday– B day (Back to School Night) Friday– Minimum A day U.S. History=   I should have seen ALL your signed forms by now! Your Chapter 1 Study Guide and "Events Leading to the American Revolution" Timeline are due on your Test Day...Friday, 9/29 (for A day classes) & Monday, 10/2 (for B day classes).  These items MUST be completed in your composition book! Be reading the textbook because the test is coming up quick...you are accountable for what is in the textbook as well as what we cover in class. There will be map questions on the original 13 colonies (which became the first 13 states) on your test! Here is a  link  to some directions for a way to quiz yourself based off of the textbook on-line. Check your School Loop email for a message with more specifics. :) Also, you can write out the Preamble to the Constitution for...

"I cannot endure to waste anything as precious as autumn sunshine by staying in the house. So I spend almost all the daylight hours in the open air." --Nathaniel Hawthorne

Friday is the first day of Autumn! This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start  B day Tuesday – A day Wednesday–  B day Thursday–  Extended Lunch A day (for Club Rush) Friday– B day U.S. History=   I should have seen ALL your signed forms by now! Your Chapter 1 Study Guide and "Events Leading to the American Revolution" Timeline are due Friday, 9/29 (for A day classes) & Monday, 10/2 (for B day classes).  These items MUST be completed in your composition book! STUDY GUIDES ARE ALWAYS DUE ON TEST DAY! WE HAVE A TEST ON 9/29 & 10/2. Be reading the textbook because the test is coming up quick...you are accountable for what is in the textbook as well as what we cover in class. There will be map questions on the original 13 colonies (which became the first 13 states) on your test! Also, you can write out the Preamble to the Constitution for extra credit on the test. Here is a  link  to the School House Rocks song. ...