Miss Kirby Tells All About Class

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 ALL Classes...check the "Peer Court" link on the home page for an Extra Credit opportunity coming up next week. U.S. History=   The Chapter 1 Test is on Monday, 9/24 (odd periods) & Tuesday, 9/25 (even periods)...your comp book with completed timeline & study guide are due on your test day.  Look at last week's post for more review items. Comp books will be returned as soon as possible, but it may not be until the end of this week or even early next week. By early next week you will receive your Chapter 2 Study Guide and Civil War Map they should be completed in your comp book & are due on your test day...(10/12 & 10/15).  You can start reading Chapter 2 because you are accountable for what is in the textbook in addition to what we cover in class (th...

Saturday 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 ALL Classes...check the "Peer Court" link on the home page for an Extra Credit opportunity coming up next week. 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 Monday, 9/24 (for A day classes) & Tuesday, 9/25 (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 9/24 & 9/25. Be reading Chapter 1 in 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, ...

This week's Schedule: Monday– Late Start  A day Tuesday – B day Wednesday–   A day Thursday– B day Friday–  A day U.S. History=   Please bring your signed forms (Syllabus & Academic Honesty Policy) and your 100-page composition book to class this week.  Everyone needs to bring their composition book to class on Wednesday & Thursday this week...if you don't have one, see me ASAP! There will be a U.S. Map Quiz on Wednesday, 9/12 for  odd  periods & Thursday, 9/13 for e ven  periods; check your school loop email for helpful links sent to you.  Also, this week you will receive a Chapter 1 Study Guide (and those of you who did not get a textbook will be getting those this week too). A.P. Euro=  You have a reading quiz on Tuesday, 9/11 (based on the reading that has been assigned...please keep up with the reading schedule).   Please bring your 100-page Composition book to class on tuesday....

This week's Schedule: Monday– Labor Day, no school Tuesday – A day Wednesday–  B day Thursday– A day Friday– B day U.S. History=   Before the end of the week you will receive a United States Map worksheet, please work on completing that.  There will be a U.S. Map Quiz next week (Wednesday, 9/12 for odd periods & Thursday, 9/13 for even periods). Here are a couple of links to online review to help you prepare for the Map Quiz: Use this link to work on matching  States & Capitals (based on a State's location...this will probably be most helpful for the quiz) .  Or you can use this link (it's penguins racing each other while matching states & capitals). We will be checking out textbooks and jumping in to some early American history this week.  Also, you will receive your class syllabus which should be shared with your parents and then once signed, kept in your binder to be checked. Be sure that you g...

Finals Week schedule: Monday– 1st & 5th period Finals Tuesday–   2nd & 6th period Finals Wednesday–   3rd & 7th period Finals Thursday–   4th & 8th period Finals Friday– No Students    U.S. History= Your comp book & textbooks are due the day of your final! If your textbook is not turned in you will get a ZERO for your final...turn it in when it is due! If you don't bring your comp book back to class you won't have a score for the last 3 items, nor will any of the stamps in your comp book be counted. Scores will be progressively updated this week...most likely in a period by period nature. Please be patient! Extra credit from this semester will also be added.  Your final 2nd Semester grades will be posted on-line by 1:30pm on Friday, 6/22.  Please do not e-mail asking about your grade before then. Any score that is a 0.5 or higher will be rounded up. AP Euro=   If you d...

This week's schedule: Monday – Late Start B day Tuesday– A day Wednesday– B d ay Thursday– A day Friday– B day    U.S. History=   We will be wrapping up our study of the 1980s this week and reviewing for the final. Last week you received your LAST Study Guide  for the school year ( linked here ); it is due Thursday, 6/14 (for A day classes) & Friday, 6/15 (for B day classes). We will be answering questions from the study guide & reviewing for the final together in class that day. You will get your comp books back for the weekend. Your textbooks are due to be turned in on Thursday, 6/14 & Friday, 6/15. Textbooks should be brought to me in class (do NOT take them directly to the library). If you choose to keep your textbook over the weekend (even though you will have your own study guides in your comp book), you textbook MUST be turned in before your Final to get a score on the exam.  This  link  will t...

This week's schedule: Monday – Memorial Day, No School Tuesday– A day Wednesday– B d ay Thursday– A day Friday– B day    U.S. History=   Last week in class you were given a mini-packet of Section Summaries that are due on Thursday, 5/31 & Friday, 6/1. Expect a Quiz on Chapters 17 & 18 on Thursday, 5/31 & Friday, 6/1. Additionally, our 4th Quarter Project on "The Most Influential American" will be introduced this week as well. Here is a   link  to the actual assignment & these are the   forms   that must be completed and turned in on 5/31 (for A day classes) and 6/1 (for B day classes). If your packet is not turned in, you will not receive any credit for this project. AP Euro=   Intro to research paper project ... If you missed class on Tuesday. please confirm what topic you would like with Miss Kirby, as we had a topic "draft" in class. Day 1 (Tuesday) choosing a topic & learning ab...