1. S. Thompson/ Open House 2017 Mrs. Thompson 8th grade U.S. History

2. Intern Florida State student- social science education Paige Centers
Periods 1, 2, 5, 6

3. School supplies Your Child Needs: spiral notebook
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School supplies
Your Child Needs:
spiral
notebook
Highlighters at home for periods 3, 4
pen/pencil

4. Topics Covered Prehistoric Man  Native Americans Reconstruction
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Topics Covered
Prehistoric Man 
Native Americans
Reconstruction
Post Civil War (1877)

5. S. Thompson/ Open House 2017
School website: 30
Or go to Montford page, faculty, under my picture- website
Class Calendar
Contact the captain:
Monitor our Class

6. Remind (text remind system)
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3-4 texts a week
142 people signed up! (mostly students)
Parents, you can sign up also!
Text the to the number
Remind (text remind system)

7. Travel tips Make Up Tests:
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Travel tips
Make Up Tests:
If your child is absent for a test, make ups are before school (not Thursdays, or Tuesdays)
They have only 1 week after they are absent to make up the test- or else it will be a zero

8. The book! Class sets ONLY  -online books through Classlink
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Class sets ONLY 
-online books through Classlink
-Classlink log in-
Username: student#
Password: same as to get on computers
“Take home books” A few actual books can be checked out over night
The book!

9. History Fair Yes, we are doing it  Hooray!
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Yes, we are doing it  Hooray!
We have already picked topics, we started research this week
This year’s theme:
Triumph and Tragedy in History
We are figuring out topics currently and starting research soon.
Projects due on January (on 3rd 9 weeks) ,
History Fair

10. Define study terms thoroughly Memorize study terms
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How to study for tests
Define study terms thoroughly
Memorize study terms
Read chapter/know bolded words

11. Outside reading 4th 9 weeks, we will read a Civil War novel
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Outside reading
4th 9 weeks, we will read a Civil War novel
Periods 1,2,5,6- students will be in literature circles are able to choose from 5 choices
Periods 3,4- choose a novel