1. Welcome back to school 2013- 2014 Mark Tierney 8th Grade U.S. History Contact Information Phone 426-3770 x3257 Email mtierney@pleasantonusd.net

2. Here is the easiest way to contact Me and have access to all the Resources available on my website 1. Pleasanton Unified School Dist. At www.pleasanton.k12.ca.us 2. Hart 3. History 4.Web Scroll down the left side of the page And select Hart From the Hart page click on departments and select History Finally click on Tierney’s web

3. Once on the web page there a ton of reference and resources for you and your student. General information Pictures with reference links If your student requires a weekly grade check on Friday’s for homework club or any other reason please have them bring a print out

4. Grades New System this year Zangle, you can Access it from my web page If you haven’t picked up the Parent info see the office staff For your packet There is new this year the student Connect on Zangle info was in Packet received at walk through Registration.

5. Resource pages Homework page Will show what was done in class as well as homework Also if something was a work sheet it will be linked to my downloads and can be printed at home

6. Downloads On this page you have access to all the hand outs used in class There is also access to video that your student missed while absent Download issues go to Adobe.com and download the version for your computer. It’s free

7. History Day Project This project is something that the whole 8th grade participates in. This years theme is The Innovations in American History: Impact and Change. There will be a packet of info and calendar of due dates to come

8. Field trip Starting in February we will be taking trips to the Alameda County Courthouse on Stoneridge Dr. Here we will see peoples Constitutional rights in action Parental chaperones are welcome you just need to be cleared through the school Please see table for the forms They take 4-6 weeks to process

9. Washington D.C. trip over Memorial Day weekend 5 Days Parent info night Wednesday Sept. 15 in the library at 7 PM

10. About me I was born and raised in Pleasanton and attended Pleasanton Schools from Kindergarten through High School. After graduating from Amador Valley I went to Ohlone Junior College and then transferred and graduated from Cal State Hayward 1997. From 1998 to 2000 I was living and working on my Teaching Credential in Chico CA. In 2000 I received my Credential from Chico State and returned home to Pleasanton. In October of 2000 I was hired at Thomas Hart Middle school to teach seventh and eighth grade social studies.

11. My Family Smokie and me Maddie, Mia and Kenzie My wife Erin and me