7th grade social studies 2011-12

Thursday, November 10, 2011

*Homework for Friday----Administer the second part of the U.S. Citizenship Test to your parents. Bring results to class on Friday.
The class took the test, in teams, on Tuesday and what we knew and did not know was very interesting and revealing in terms of our individual knowledge base.

*The class will be administered the U.S. Citizenship test as part of this semesters mid term grade. There was a gasp from the class when I announced this and some disbelief on their part.

*This Friday, during class time, we will begin reading and discussing the 27 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. I am hoping this will create some great discussions about individual and states rights.

*This Friday, tomorrow - 11:00am- 12:00noon- Grades 5-8 will meet with Dr. Steven Kiruswa (in the auditorium) for a presentation about the Maasai culture, growing up in Leyeyo's village and his work as a wildlife conservationist. Please feel free to join us.

*Next Friday, the 18th, Ken Burns will be with us from 8:30am-9:30 am to discuss his study of history, the U.S. Constitution and more.
Feel free to join us in the 7th grade homeroom.

Best,

Steve