Social Studies Test Date Changed!

Dear Parents,

The Social Studies test has been moved to TUESDAY, MAY 6!  

We postponed the test for one day because there will be an assembly today, and this would cut review time short for two classes.  We want everyone to have the same amount of review time J  So, test review will be Monday, May 5, and the test will be Tuesday, May 6.

Enjoy the weekend!

Thanks,

Cathy

Questions from Textbook Reading

Below are the questions that had to be answered based on the brief reading from our textbook.  This information will also be helpful for the test.

Thanks,

Cathy

Pages 171-173

• Define chinampas
• What crops did the Aztecs grow?
• What kind of people dominated Aztec society?
• What does the picture on page 172 tell you about the Aztecs?
• Name on food the Aztecs ate

Pages 171-173

• Define chinampas
• What crops did the Aztecs grow?
• What kind of people dominated Aztec society?
• What does the picture on page 172 tell you about the Aztecs?
• Name on food the Aztecs ate

Pages 171-173

• Define chinampas
• What crops did the Aztecs grow?
• What kind of people dominated Aztec society?
• What does the picture on page 172 tell you about the Aztecs?
• Name on food the Aztecs ate

Mesoamerica Test Next Monday

Mr. Clover is completing his unit on Mesoamerica, and he is currently planning on the kids taking a test on Monday, May 5.  The kids have worked on this unit since returning from Spring Break, and Mr. Clover has done a great job preparing notes and activities to engage the kids in the learning process.

Sadly, however, some kids have not "valued" the notes, and those notes have been tossed into the recycle bin.  The test will be based on notes and a few pages from Chapter 7 in our textbook.  Tomorrow Mr. Clover will give the kids a review sheet that they will use to prepare for the test.  The review sheet does not provide answers, but students who answer the questions will be prepared for the test.

Since several kids have tossed their notes already, I have loaded them on to my LMS website, which can be found at the link below.  If your child needs to print copies of the note pages, they will need to look for these documents:

April Aztecs
April Mesoamerica Map
Inca Notes by Tim
Mayan Math and Writing
Maya April
Mesoamerica Fill in the Blank
Tim Inca Questions
Tim Mesoamerica Map

This is the link to my "Documents" page:

http://www.lowellschools.com/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=14736&


Thanks,
Cathy

Inca! Test Monday, May 5

The students have spent the past few weeks exploring Mesoamerican civilizations.  Mr. Clover has taught about the Olmen, Maya, Aztec, and now the kids are learning about the Inca.  During this time the kids have made an Aztec pyramid, a relief map of the natural barriers that protected the Inca empire, and a quipu.  A quipu is an Incan counting devise using a series of knots to convey information; Mr. Clover had the kids tie knots for the year of their birth, their age, the number of pets, and the number of siblings.  Those are currently hanging in the hall.

There will be a test over the Maya, Aztec, and Inca on Monday, May 5.  Mr. Clover has had the kids take notes over each civilization, so those notes will be perfect to use when studying for the test.  They will also get a "study guide" from Mr. Clover, and Friday will be a review day.

Thanks,
Cathy

Maya!

Greetings,

Mr. Clover has been teaching the past few days, and he's doing a great job.  The kids are currently learning about the Maya as they explore Mesoamerican cultures.  It sounds like everyone is having fun while deepening their understanding of these ancient cultures.

I STILL have students who need to turn in their "Create A Country" project.  This breaks my heart; this was assigned March 11, with a due date of March 19.  Each of those days, the entire class was dedicated to working on the project.  It was broken into tiny steps, with "check in" dates to make sure everyone was on target.  Kids who fell behind were asked to complete the day's work as homework, or they could come in during Academic Focus or lunch to continue to work.  Kids who were absent needed to complete the assignment at home, but they were given extra time to complete and submit the assignment.  I have sent home incomplete work with several kids today; it must be completed/fixed and turned in by April 15.  There are grades in the grade book now, so current grades will stand for any work not turned in by April 15.  Since this is graded in the "Test/Project/Quiz" column, not having it turned in hurts grades.  Please check Infinite Campus; if your child has a "Missing" grade, or a failing grade, please ask about bring home work today.

Thanks,
Cathy

Testing, testing, testing

Greetings,

We have spent the last two days taking a pilot test for the state; it was a challenging test, but it is NOT graded.  I am not even sure if we will get the results.

The re-take dates for the Economics Test are Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28.  I have reminded each class, and encouraged them to use their "old test" and Quizlet as study guides.  The information on the re-test will be the same, but the format will be different.

This is the link to the Quizlet:   http://quizlet.com/38049986/economic-terms-flash-cards/



These are the terms that will be used on the test

 command       demand       exports     free enterprise     good    GNP  

human resources     imports     market        natural resources 

opportunity cost      primary      quaternary   scarce     secondary   service  

shortage     supply   tertiary   tropical 

Thanks,
Cathy

Test Results Are Posted

Greetings,

Today the test grades for the Economics test taken on Friday are posted.  It seems that kids either did a great job or completely dropped the ball.

Tests were returned to the kids, and we went over the answers.  Anyone who wants to re-take the test may do so on Thursday or Friday during lunch.  The returned/corrected test, the multiple choice study guide, and the Quizlet site are great ways to study for the test.

http://quizlet.com/38049986/economic-terms-flash-cards/

Thanks,
Cathy