7th Grade

7th Grade is finalizing its study of the nations of Kenya, South Africa and Nigeria and as such should be able to answer the following questions.

1. What are the major historical similarities between the 3 countries?

2. What are the major ethnic groups found in each country?

3. Describe the vast mineral wealth of each nation?

4. What is Apartheid? Compare this development in South Africa with ethnic and racial differences in the other two countries, how has it differed, how is it similar?

6th Grade Study Guide

Study Guide for 6th Grade Canada unit is below. 6th Grade students will be tested on Friday.

Students should review this material as we have in class and review the 13 Canadian provinces and territories

5th Grade Study Guide:

This is the study guide for 5th grade students as we close out the civil war and reconstruction.

Students in 5th grade have been reviewing this material all week.

5th Grade boys will be tested on Friday, 5th grade girls will be tested next week.

Nigeria: People Culture and History

7th Grade students are completing their study of Nigeria and need to familkiarize themselves with the People, History and Culture of that country.

Three major Ethnic Groups (70% of population)

Yoruba
Igbo
Hausa-Fulani

Causes for ethnic violence
Nigeria's natural resources
Nigeria's history of democracy

We will now focus on Kenya and will be comparing and contrasting teh two countries

End of Civil War and Reconstruction: 5th Grade

Students in the 5th grade have wrapped up their exploration of the Civil War and are looking at the aftermath including Reconstruction. Sudents will be reviewing vocabulary and a studying and revising a timeline created earlier in teh week in order to focus on the most significant events of the war. Students should be able to explain or briefly describe the following events:

Lincoln Elected
South Carolina secedes
Confederacy Formed
Fort Sumter
Upper South Secedes
Antietam (the bloodiest day)
Gettysburg
Emacipation Proclamation
Capture of Atlanta
March to the Sea
Appomattox Cout House
Lincoln's Assasination
Juneteenth

Physical Geography of Canada: 6th Grade

Students in the 6th Grade are currently exploring the physical geography of Canada. Students are currently learning the major bodies of water, climate, natural resources and physical features of Canada.

Including the 4 principle types of natural vegetation in North America: Desert Scrub, Tundra, Forests and Grasslands.

Students also need to familiarize themselves with the 13 provinces and territories of Canada, including:

British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Yukon, Nunavut, and the Northwest Territories.

Classes resume January 5, 2009

Classes resume January 5, 2009 for students. The new year will bring some changes for MYP students, including a slightly revised schedule (letters have been sent home explaining this schedule).

For Humanities classes the new year brings new areas of student and beginning preparations for the CRCT.

• 5th Grade: Will be finishing our studies of the Civil War moving into our looking at the aftermath of this conflict for the people of the United States
• 6th Grade: Will begin studying the People, Culture, History and Physical Geography of our neighbor to the North (Canada)
• 7th Grade: Will begin a 3 week unit closing out our study of the Continent of Africa, while focusing on the study of three distinct countries and their History and Culture (Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa)

Because organization has been and continues to be a major problem for many MYP level students of ALL grades. To ensure that parents are well aware of all assignments, projects, test, quizzes etc...ALL students will be required to keep track of these assignments in their agendas which I will sign at the end of each class.

Students will also be required to have ALL homework and assignments in their notebooks at all times with their unit checklists. Unit checklists must be signed by parents on a weekly basis, indicating assignments completed and the grade received.

Each grade level will begin working on CRCT preparatory exercises as we begin preparing ourselves for Georgia's Criterion Reference Competency Test (CRCT) later in the spring.

Below you will find links to state provided CRCT study guides based on grade level. Each study guide is comprehensive (including information for all subject areas, including social studies)

5th Grade Study Guide

6th Grade Study Guide

7th Grade Study Guide