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English is… … an even distribution between:  READING  WRITING  GRAMMAR  SPEECH  SPELLING (6 th grade only)

Social Studies is…  …designed to help young people develop the ability to make informed, Christ-centered, and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse world  Components:  CULTURE  HISTORY  ECONOMICS  GOVERNMENT  GEOGRAPHY

6 th Grade English  Independent Reading Contract: Due back Monday, Sept. 14 th  Reading Log: Due every Friday  Must be signed by a parent each week  Read at least 20 minutes per night  Novels:  Where the Red Fern Grows (quarter 1)  The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (quarter 2)  Island of the Blue Dolphins (quarter 3)  George Muller (quarter 4)  Study Guides:  Each study guide is due at the end of the section we are reading.  For example, if it is a “Chapters 1-5 study guide”, it is due when we have finished reading chapter 5.  Oral Presentations :  Sporadically throughout novels

6 th Grade English continued Class with Mrs. Rossi and Mrs. Caler  Mrs. Rossi (Mon. & Wed.)  2 times a week  Spelling  Grammar  Mrs. Caler (Thurs.)  1 time a week  Spelling  Writing  Spelling Breakdown:  Spelling pre-tests will be with Miss Kostishion on FRIDAYS  Spelling practice will be with Mrs. Rossi on MONDAYS and WEDNESDAYS  Spelling tests will be with Mrs. Caler on THURSDAYS

6 th Grade Social Studies  Current Events: Due Every Monday  Major topics of Study:  Ancient Egypt  Ancient India/Hinduism & Buddhism  Ancient China  Ancient Greece  Ancient Rome  Ancient Arabia/Islam  The Middle Ages  Valley Web Radio: Online podcasts  Most (but not all) projects will be in-class projects  Study guides for each section read

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TICKETS!  You can earn tickets for good behavior  When you get a ticket, put your name on it and place it in the bucket in the back of the room  Every Friday we will do a ticket drawing and the winner may pick a prize

7 th Grade English  Independent Reading Contract: Due back Monday, Sept. 14 th  Reading Log: Due every Friday  Must be signed by a parent each week  Read at least 20 minutes per night  Novels:  The Bronze Bow (quarter 1)  The Giver (quarter 2)  Eric Liddell (quarter 3)  To Be Determined (quarter 4)  Study Guides:  Each study guide is due at the end of the section we are reading.  For example, if it is a “Chapters 1-5 study guide”, it is due when we have finished reading chapter 5.  Oral Presentations:  Sporadically throughout novels  Grammar:  First ten minutes of every class

7 th Grade Social Studies  Current Events: Due Every Monday  Major topics of Study:  Ancient Africa  Ancient Asia  Mayas, Incas, Aztecs  Major Revolutions (French, Russian)  World War I  World War II  The Cold War  Valley Web Radio: Online podcasts  Most (but not all) projects will be in-class projects

Don’t forget to use my website: valleycs.wordpress.com

TICKETS!  You can earn tickets for good behavior  When you get a ticket, put your name on it and place it in the bucket in the back of the room  Every Friday we will do a ticket drawing and the winner may pick a prize

8 th Grade English  Independent Reading Contract: Due back Monday, Sept. 14 th  Reading Log: Due every Friday  Must be signed by a parent each week  Read at least 20 minutes per night  Novels:  The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (quarter 1)  To Kill a Mockingbird (quarter 2)  A Wrinkle in Time (quarter 3)  To Be Determined (quarter 4)  Study Guides:  Each study guide is due at the end of the section we are reading.  For example, if it is a “Chapters 1-5 study guide”, it is due when we have finished reading chapter 5.  Oral Presentations:  Sporadically throughout novels  Grammar:  First ten minutes of every class

8 th Grade Social Studies: U.S. HISTORY  Current Events: Due Every Monday  Major topics of Study:  13 Colonies  The American Revolution  Governing a New Nation  Early Presidencies (Washington-Jackson)  Oregon Trail & Manifest Destiny  Valley Web Radio: Online podcasts  Most (but not all) projects will be in-class projects

Don’t forget to use my website: valleycs.wordpress.com

TICKETS!  You can earn tickets for good behavior  When you get a ticket, put your name on it and place it in the bucket in the back of the room  Every Friday we will do a ticket drawing and the winner may pick a prize