Welcome to 2nd Trimester!

I hope that you had a fabulous Thanksgiving.

The Civil War was incredibly disappointing, so much so that I refuse to discuss it in class at all. The atmosphere at the game even before it started seemed really strange, like something was about to happen and we didn't know what...and my friends, that is exactly what ended up happening. The Ducks dominated my poor Beavers and none of us (not even a large flock of Duck fans) saw that one coming.

This week we put Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping and the 7th oldest college football rivalry in the nation behind us and turn our attention toward December, winter, and of course our fabulous new friend Trimester number two.

Here's where we are headed:

Social Studies
This trimester we leave behind the beginnings of geography and embrace our northern neighbor Canada with open arms. Before we head north we have to discuss natural resources, and finish up with culture. This week in SS students will work on finishing their Create a Culture final drafts. At the beginning of the week all SS students in the building will compete in the National Geographic Geography Bee. Students with exceptional scores will move on to the next round.

Language Arts
Reading logs are changing this trimester. On Wednesday, students will receive their trimester 2 reading log complete with explanation and due dates. Also, students are reading a Sci-Fi/Fantasy book and will be recieveing their novel project outline on Tuesday. The novel project is due on December 19th.

Have a great week!

Have a super trimester!

and always and FOREVER: Go Beavs!