JANUARY/FEBRUARY  

I would like to thank everyone for your generiosity this past Christmas.  It is really appreciated!  We have a very exciting couple of months planned, and I continue to encourage each student to make sure that they are studying and completing homework assignments on time!

In sixth grade Social Studies, we will be studying Ancient China before moving on to Ancient Greece.  We have many activities planned and will be learning about many things that we have borrowed from Greece like the Olympics and democracy.  Students are doing a fantastic job on their assignments, and I encourage them to keep up the good work!

In seventh grade Social Studies, we are studying the American Revolution.  We are learning about the battles of the Revolution followed by the results.  We will be reading a novel to correspond to this chapter.  We will then be moving on to the making of the Constitution, and students will be creating their own board games relating to this important document in our nation's history. 

In eighth grade Social Studies, we are currently working on a document-based question essay on the Progressive movement.  We will then be learning about the expansion of the United States, and will participate in a debate deciding whether or not the U.S. should have expanded in the late 1800s-early 1900s. 

I am hoping for a great second semester! 

Mr. Kingston

Grading:  Final grades will be based on a weighted grading system.  Students will be graded on homework, class work, tests, quizzes, projects, presentations, essays, and participation.

Homework                              25%                            

Tests                                       40%                            

Projects                                   10%

Quizzes                                   15%

Participation                            10%

Rules/Regulations:

1. Raise your hand.  Wait to be called on.
2. Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourselves at all times.
3. Sit in your assigned seat immediately upon entering the classroom.   Have your homework out on your desk.  Begin working on the warm-up.
4. Respect all people and things at all times in this class.
5. Follow directions the first time they are given.  This includes no talking when the teacher or classmates are talking. 
6. Have a positive attitude in everything that we do.
7. Come to class ready to learn and participate in activities.

Consequences for breaking the rules:

1^st offense:  You will receive a verbal warning.

2^nd offense:  You will serve a detention which will be divided between completing a writing assignment and cleaning the classroom.  Parents will sign the slip.  Failure to sign the slip will result in a phone call home letting your parents/guardians know that you have detention. 

3^rd offense:  You will be receive a second detention to correct your behavior.

4^th offense: You will receive a disciplinary referral, sent to an administrator.  It will be placed in your permanent file. 

**No physical contact is allowed even if it is not intended to harm another student.  Should this occur, you will be sent to an administrator immediately.

Depending on the behavior, you may be given a detention immediately, rather than receiving a warning. . 

Rewards for Individual Good Behavior:

1. Individual tickets which can be used for prizes.
2. Note sent home.
3. Great Participation grade.

Rewards for Whole Class Behavior: 

1. Game day               2. Movie day               3. Snack

Click on the link below to access the following link for the textbook.  Click on the textbook that we are currently using.  Please note that the book is the same for seventh and eighth grade. In seventh grade, we cover the first half of the book.  In eighth grade, we cover the second half of the book.

www.pearsonsuccessnet.org

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