Chapter 13 Worksheet Due Monday

The students were given a worksheet for Chapter 13 today. This worksheet is due at the beginning of the period on Monday 2/1. Please check with your student to make sure they have the assignment completed and ready to turn in on Monday.

I have scanned the worksheet and attached it below. That way, if any student loses it, they can print a new copy and still get it turned in on time.

Finishing up Chapter 13

Today we finished up the final lesson of chapter 13. Tomorrow the kids will work on the vocabulary builder worksheet for this chapter. The vocabulary builder will be due on Monday 2/1.

The plan is to review on Monday and test over chapter 13 on Tuesday 2/2.

Chapter 13 - Lesson 3, Notice of Failing Grades, Quiz Tomorrow

In class today we started reading and working on Lesson 3 from Chapter 13 in the study guide. We got about halfway through the lesson and will likely finish it up tomorrow or Thursday.

I have now emailed the parent/guardians of all students with a grade below 70 after the first two weeks of the grading period. If you did not receive an email it likely means your student is currently passing. I did have a couple of emails bounce back so please check to make sure your current email address is in the system.

We will have a short quiz tomorrow over the first half of Lesson 3 (the part covered today). It should be a great chance to raise some of those averages. Please double check with your student to ensure they are properly prepared. The questions will come directly off of the Self-check quiz at the end of Lesson 3 in the online textbook.

Chapter 13 - Lesson 2 Started, Chapter 13 Vocabulary Due and UIL Grade Check

We started work on Chapter 13 - Lesson 2 in the study guides today. In the lesson, we discussed some of the empires that ruled Northern and Southern Europe and other parts of the ancient world. Included in the discussion were the Greeks, Romans, Macedonians and Vikings.

About halfway through the period, I had the students complete work on their Chapter 13 vocabulary which was due at the end of the period.

The grades for the UIL grade check were due this afternoon. Whether or not your student is participating in an extracurricular activity or not it is a good time to take stock of where they are as far as their grades. I am sorry to say that I have far too many students with missing work for which they have received a grade of "0." This has led to some very poor, and failing, averages at the 3 week mark. Parents of students with an average below 70 to this point will be receiving an email at some point this weekend. Please check the KISD system and make sure there is an accurate email address available for me. Thanks.

Chapter 13 Vocabulary Assigned

Today, we wrapped up Lesson 1 from Chapter 13 in the Study Guides. I also assigned the vocabulary for Chapter 13. Below are the vocabulary words, instructions and due date for this assignment.

Wrapping Up Chapter 12 Test

Today, the students completed the exam over Chapter 12 - Western Europe. We started this test last Friday but more than half of the kids did not finish before the end of the period. That being the case, I gave them the period today to wrap it up. There were still a few students who did not finish today. I allowed those students to take the test home (it was open book/notes) to finish it tonight. Please check with your student to see if they finished the test in class or if they need to do it for homework tonight.

Tomorrow, we will begin work on Chapter 13 - Northern and Southern Europe.

Test Today, Crossword Assignment Altered

Today, the students began work on their Chapter 12 tests. After thinking about things, I decided to allow the students the use of their study guides. This essentially made the test an open book test. I decided that the, due to my absence yesterday, the review process had suffered and I did not want the students to pay the price for that. Most of the students did not finish the test so I will let them finish up on Tuesday.

On a different note, the crossword puzzle assignment really has not gone off as planned. It has taken MUCH longer than I ever would have guessed it would. Since we are on a very tight schedule, I've decided to just give the students a participation grade on the assignment and move on. Hopefully, we can try this again later and it will go smoother.

Remember, there is no school on Monday as the KISD observes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.