Week of Sept. 6-10

Monday 9/6  Holiday-  Did you thank history for your holiday??


Tuesday- Today in class we got our first notebook check together.  The students have  a 1/2 sheet with their notebook list on it.  If lost, these are posted on my website in the folder Weekly Notebook Checks.  We did Cities of the World for Warm up today.  We finished our notes on the five themes of geography.  Some classes began the video and questions today on the 5 themes of geography.

Homework- Take home quiz on the 5 themes of Geography,  Notebook Check #1,  Correct WS 5 for 1/2 credit.

Wed.  Today in class- I checked their notebooks.  We saw the video on the 5 themes of Geography and went over the video questions.  Warm up today was called Hemispheres.

Wed. - U.S. 1 and 2  Students do not have to color

Thurs.- Today in class we went to the computer lab to reset our SPAN passwords.  Students should bring home a form tonight that has their new password on it.  They should also have this information written in their planner on their birthday week.  Remember this is the STUDENT'S SPAN account. 

We also reviewed for tomorrow's quiz- City, State, Country, Continent-  I am giving the students a name of a place and they have to tell me is it a city, state, country or continent.  The second half of their quiz is on the 5 themes of Geography.  I am going to give them an example of one of the 5 themes and they have to tell me what theme.

Examples-  Raleigh-city
                  Paris- City
                  North America- Continent
                  Brazil - Country
                 North Carolina- State

Mrs. Bryant sent and email this morning.-  Movement
NC is divided into the mountains, piedmont and coastal plain-  Region
Raleigh is located at 35' N and 78'W- Absolute location
Apex is south and west of Raleigh- Relative location
Apex has a very diverse population, many recreational areas and good schools- Place
In the last ten years, Apex has cleared land and built many new shopping areas.  Human/Environment Interaction
The first settlers that came to NC settled in the Coastal areas because they needed flat land to farm.-Human Environment Interaction

Correct Take home Quiz for 1/2 credit.  Study for quiz

*******TEST NEXT THURSDAY ON GEOGRAPHY***************

Fri.- I will not be here on Friday.  Mrs. Nillson will be my sub.

Students will do their quiz.  They will begin their work on Oceans, Continents and Globes.
Warm up will be latitude and longitude

Homework- Correct US 1 and 2 for 1/2 credit if needed.