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Archive for March, 2008

3/29/08

Posted in Uncategorized on March 29, 2008 by nchurvis

Report cards will be given out Monday. Along with the reports there will be the latest ThinkLink Learning Assessment reports. Look over them carefully. Talk to your child about the results. If there are any questions please feel free to contact their subject teacher.

This coming week we will continue to study Tennessee and prepare for TCAPs.

03/23/08

Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2008 by nchurvis

Welcome back to school!  Spring is here!!!  I hope everyone had an enjoyable and rejuvenating week.  We are on the last leg of the school year. It will go by very quickly.  For the next three weeks we will be doing a lot of reviewing, refreshing our memories for the upcoming TCAPs.  We will intermingle practice TCAP test, Tennessee geography and history and world geography skills.  So bring your colored pencils, plenty of paper, and be prepared to work hard.  See you Monday.

Practice TCAP tests

Monday- Review Tn. geography

Tuesday- Tribes of Tn.

Wednesday- Tn. Explorers

Thursday-  Estab. Tn. and Expansion

Friday-  Industrial Revolution and the Civil War

3/09/08

Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2008 by nchurvis

One week to go and it’s Spring Break!!

I hope you all enjoyed the snow. Being from Chicago, I really miss shoveling the walkway and scrapping my windshield. This was a little reminder of what the gang is up to up north.

This week we are going to study the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, and Iraq.

Monday-map skills and vocabulary

Tuesday-Arabian Peninsula

Wednesday-Iraq

Thursday-Iran

Friday-assessment/debate (be thinking about a topic)

3/02/08

Posted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2008 by nchurvis

Schilling Farms celebrates Turkey!

During the week of March 3rd SFMS will take part in International Week. The country of Turkey has been selected and we will spend the week finding out all about its culture. On March 6th, there will be a dinner showcasing food, music, and dance. More information will come home with your child. The students are looking forward to it.

This week we will skip to Chapter 21 The Eastern Mediterranean which includes the country of Turkey.

Monday-Sec. 1 Physical Geography

Tuesday-Sec.2 Turkey

Wednesday-Video-practice note taking

Thursday-Israel and the Occupied Countries

Friday-Expand on topics