The TCAPs are coming, the TCAPs are coming!  Tuesday to Friday will be the days on which the tests will be given.  I have already spoken to my classes about how to prepare physically and mentally for the tests.  Having plenty of sleep is vital.  Having something to eat in the morning is also essential to feeling good and doing well on the tests.  I know my students pretty well.  They will make their parents, their teachers, and most importantly, themselves proud.  See you Monday!!

PS Dear students,

I got my computer back but Power Grade needs to be reloaded.  In other words I cannot post grades yet.  Some of you may be jumping up and down with pure delight.  I have contacted Mrs. Jarrett and the program will be reinstalled Monday (hopefully). I apologize for the delay in posting grades.

Mrs. Churvis

Count down to TCAP! This coming week will fly by fast. We will be very busy prepping for TCAP while we begin Chapter 27 on China, Mongolia, and Taiwan. We will spend half of the daily period on Ch. 27 and the other half on practice probes. Just a reminder-Spring pictures are Monday, April 7th.

Ch. 27 China, Mongolia, and Taiwan
Section 1 Physical Geo.
Maps/Map activities
Section 2 History and Culture
Graphic Organizer
Time Line of Dynasties
Section 3 China Today
Research issues affecting China (i.e. Olympics, export problems, human rights violations)
Section 4 Mongolia and Taiwan
CHAPTER 27 Test
China Crossword Puzzle

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.

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

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)

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

Monday-Continue Russian chapter

Create Russian Time Line

Sec. 3 The Russian Heartland

Tuesday-Think Link Probes

Discuss answers

Sec. 4 Siberia

Map work

Wednesday-Sec. 5 The Russian Far East

Graphic Organizer

Review Ch.17

Study for test

Thursday-Ch. 17 Test

Population Pyramid

Compare countries

Friday-Begin Ch. 17 Ukraine, Belarus, Caucasus

Monday, no school!!!! For students that is. Teachers will be attending meetings all day!

When you do come back-

Tuesday- Continue with the introduction of Russia. We will work on maps and take a short quiz on the video we watched last week. Hopefully the notes you took during the video will help you out. It is also Library day.

Wednesday- Sec. 1 Physical Geography of Russia

Thursday- Sec. 2 History and Culture- We will devise a time line to identify major events in Russian history

Friday- Sec. 3 The Russian Heartland

P.S. Congratulations to Team 7A Science Fair Winners. We are very proud of you and of all who participated in the Fair.

February is here!!!! The rest of the year is going to whip by. Before we know it, Spring will be upon us. Until then we have got to keep up the good work, no time to start slowing down. I know it is hard, especially with this warm weather we are having. Here is the line up for this week.

• Monday- Ch. 15 Sec. 4 Scandinavia
• Tuesday- Library-finish tourist pamphlet project
• Wednesday- Group work- obtaining info on Eur. co and charting data and if there is time, review for Ch. 15 test
• Thursday- Ch. 15 test and Think Link practice probes
• Friday- Begin Ch. 16 Eastern Europe

We are going to study Northern Europe this week and part of next week. This area is near and dear to me since I lived there for five years. I thought that I would bring in pictures that I had taken while traveling around one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Being a degreed History nut, I was in my element climbing around castles, bogs, and archaeological sites. I have pictures from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. While going through my pictures I also found ones that I had taken throughout Europe and the Mediterranean area. We studied these countries for the last two weeks, so it will be a little review with a personal perspective.

We are also going to have time this week to work on our travel brochures. Remember, this little project is not to take away from your science project. Your Social Studies project can be done at school.