Civil War Time Line: 5th Grade

Students in 5th Grade are working on understanding the chain of events at the beginning of the civil war and in doing so completed a timeline:

- Nov 1860 - Lincoln Elected President of USA
- Dec 20, 1860 - South Carolina secedes
- Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Texas secede
- Feb 4, 1861 - Confederacy formed, Jeff Davis elected president
- March 1861 - Lincoln takes over as president
- April 12, 1861 - Confederates attack Ft. Sumter
- Lincoln Calls for 75,000 volunteers
- North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Arkansas join the Confederacy

6th Grade: Latin American Culture

6th Grade students are wrapping up our studies of Latin America. Students were given a study guide to review for a quiz on Thursday:

Latin American Culture: Study Guide

Vocabulary:
Immigrant
Emigrate
Economy
Creole
Goods and Services
Ethnic Group
Communism
Indigenous
Cash Crop
Subsistence Farming


Key Concepts:
Explain the difference between traditional, command and market economies.

Why is the region referred to as Latin America?

Describe the different cultures found in the region?

Latin America is home to what types of ethnic groups?

7th Grade Test

7th Grade students are preparing for their next test which will be given on Monday. Students were given a studyguide on Monday and their will be a test review session on Thursday. Students are to complete their studyguides in preparation for the test and review.

Life in the Sahara: Study Guide
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Vocabulary:

Sahara
Marginal Land
Pastoral Nomads
Desertification
Trade Winds
Drought
Wadis
Deforestation
Shifting Agriculture
"Houses are Graves of the Living"

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Key Concepts:

1. Who are the Tuareg?
2. Describe the traditional life of the Tuareg.
3. How are they affected by the geography of Sahara?
4. How do camels critical to life in the Sahara?
5. How do the Tuareg earn a living?
6. How many people could be affected by desertification?
7. What are the causes of desertification?

• Overgrazing
• Over Cultivation
• Increased Fire Frequency
• Water Impoundment
• Deforestation
• Overdrafting of Groundwater
• Increased soil salinity
• Changes in Climate

6th Grade Country Profile Assignment

6th Grade Boys and Girls have been given a new assignment focusing on the various nations of the Caribbean, Middle America and South America. Each student was assigned a country and using their text books and a 4 page handout on Latin America are to create a 1 page data sheet for their assigned country. Including:

Left Hand Side:
1.Name of Country
2. Map of Country
3. Flag of Country

Right Hand Side:
1. Approximate (relative) location of country
2. Capital of the Country
3. Official Language (and any other dominant languages)
4. Major religions of the country
5. Racial and ethnic groups
6. Economy (Industrial and Agricultural products, Resources and Raw Materials)

Due: Friday, December 5, 2008

7th Grade Mini Quiz

7th Grade Boys and Girls will have a mini quiz (8 terms) on the causes of desertification on Thursday. The terms to be reviewed which students have been discussing since last week include:

1. Overgrazing
2. Over cultivation
3. Increased Fire Frequency
4. Water Impoundment
5. Deforestation
6. Overdrafting of Groundwater
7. Increased Soil Salinity
8. Changes in Climate

5th Grade Makeups

5th Grade Girls will make up their 50 state tests on Thursday and 5th Grade boys will make up their 50 state test on Friday.