SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS with Mrs. McCasland

MY PERSONAL GOALS ARE TO HELP YOU: BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS CLASS TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR WORK WILLINGLY WORK INDIVIDUALLY AS WELL AS WITH GROUP MEMBERS BE EAGER TO PARTICIPATE ENHANCE YOUR TECHNOLOGY SKILLS HAVE FUN WHILE LEARNING !

What is Social Studies? HISTORY GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS CULTURE CIVICS AND It is the study of: GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS CULTURE AND SOCIETY CIVICS AND GOVERNMENT

U. S. HISTORY * events * chronology * conflict * leadership * contributions

GEOGRAPHY LOCATIONS, CLIMATES, LAND FORMS, POPULATIONS, REGIONS

Business Supply and Demand Free Enterprise System economics

CULTURE AND SOCIETY

GOVERNMENT

CLASSROOM PROCEDURES

Bell Work . BELL WORK is work that you do for the first 5-7 minutes of class Begin your bell work immediately after getting into class and being seated. …usually defining vocabulary words …keep adding to same page until graded

Classroom Rewards !!! You can earn ‘tickets’ in my class that are drawn for these coupons: TARDY PASS ‘NO HOMEWORK’ PASS Potty Pass CHANGE YOUR LOWEST DAILY GRADE TO A ‘100’ EAT A SNACK DURING CLASS

HOMEWORK Routine homework: PROJECTS: Maybe one night of homework each week (we do most of our work in class) PROJECTS: --We’ll do TWO major projects this year --About half of the project work will be done at home TESTS --every 2 weeks (use the study guides to study for the tests)

GRADES Daily work counts 60% Tests count as 40% Special Projects count as two test grades Points are deducted for late work

USING YOUR “AGENDA” Staying organized is easier for some people than others ! Filling out your agenda every day helps both you and your parents keep up with what’s going on with you at school !

What do I expect from you ?? Be Responsible Be Respectful Be Ready ALWAYS BE PREPARED

a little about me

Me and Mitchell 2007 Vacation

Eric and Emily with Ruby and Luke

Kyle and Betsy

Punkin’ Junebug

Remember this…… I’m here for YOU !!

I hope you have the best year ever !