What Did I Miss?

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Introduction to World Geography class included building tour of Mountview. 

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Textbooks and seats assigned, general housekeeping and get to know your teacher game.

Friday, September 7, 2007

Welcome letter, and misc, forms sent home to be signed. Homework buddies assigned.

Monday, September 10, 2007

Collected signed forms. World Geography pretest taken.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Classroom expectations. Reviewed pre-test. Discussed "Current Events".

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Organized binders. Went over note taking skills.

Thursday, September 13, 2007

Continued note taking while discussing the 5 Themes of Geography. Received handouts displaying various types of note taking styles.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Current events and Geo Olympic parteners chosen. No homework.

Monday, September 17, 2007

5 Themes of Geography video in class. Homework.

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Collected homework. Discussed Global Pursuit game. Announced 5 Themes project details. No homework.

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Worked on Atlas Project in class.

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Students tasted "hemisphere apples" and glimpsed "longitude pumpkins". Class worksheet covering hemispheres. Homework.

Friday, September 21, 2007

Current events, collected homework and played the 1st round of Geography Olympics!

Monday, September 24, 2007

Do now, discussed new Geography terms and passed back hemisphere worksheet.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Continued learning new Geography terms out of Geography Handbook in textbook. Homework.

Friday, September 28, 2007

Current events. Passed in projects. Reviewed to cover quiz topics.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Do Now. Passed back homework. Worked in teams on latitude/longitude problems.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Quiz covering 5 Themes, latitude and longitude, including vocabulary words. No homework

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Do Now. Began map projections. Returned quizzes. Homework - see homework icon.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

Do Now. Geography Olympics!

Friday, October 5, 2007

Do Now. Current events. Created maps on paper from our memories. No homework.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Do Now. Began discussing components of maps. Passed back projects. Discussed homework assignment on latitude and longitude.

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Discussing time zones and latitude/longitude in "Space Lab". Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, October 15, 2007

Do Now. Latitude/longitude helpful hints presentations. No homework.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Do Now quiz. Finished latitude/longitude presentations. Discussion about Starlab and what we learned. No homework.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Do Now. Passed back quizzes. Discussed map components. Added to our vocab binders. Homework - see homework icon.

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Do Now. Continued our discussion of map components and map themes.

Monday, October 22, 2007

Worked on Reading Activities 1-1 and 1-4. Also learned about the phrase "Gross National Product" (GNP). Homework-see homework icon.

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Do Now. Collected homework. Discussed sections of our desk atlas. Announced quiz. No homework.

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Do Now. Corrected homework discussing GNP. No homework.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

Reviewed GNP homework and played Geography Olympics.

Friday, October 26, 2007

Atlas quiz. Current events.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Do Now. Passed back Atlas quizzes and passed out weekly schedule. Reviewed studyguide for quarter 1 test on Friday. Went over rubric for Map Projection project homework. Homework- see homework icon.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Do Now. Presentation Plus software covering landforms and water features. Homework - study for test!!

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Do Now. Review for test using Gepgraphy Olympics! Homework - study for test!

Monday, November 05, 2007

Do Now. Crown Geo Olympic champions!! Pass back tests. Begin our discussions about graphs and charts, Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Do Now. Continue graaphs and charts. Homework due Thursday.

Friday, November 09, 2007

Do Now. Began discussion about weather and climate. Corrected graph worksheets. Geography Olympics!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Do Now. Returned lots of quarter 1 papers. Review for the upcoming vocabulary quiz. Homework - study!

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Do Now. Open Response question. Homework - see homework icon.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Library research time to look up our countries assigned for the P.E. project. No homework.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Began discussing Europe by watching a video and documenting the main points of each segment of the video.Returned and reviewed vocabulary quizzes. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Round one-four of the Geography Bee. Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, November 26, 2007

The 6th graders from Mountview welcomed Pia from England and Czech Republic for the day. We learned a lot about European cultures and traditions. Thank you Pia!

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Do Now. Introduction to the Europe Presentation Group Project.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Do Now. Competed in the Geography Bee.

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Do Now. Lot's of assignments handed back to bring home. Graded the homework questions covering Western Europe. Homework - see homework icon.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Visit to Mars via an interactive website as part of an interdiciplinary unit collaboration with the science department. Homework - see homework icon.

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Half day, Math day! Homework - see homework icon.

Friday, December 7, 2007

A huge Mountview Gold thanks to Tanya, Alan, Lada and Mrs. Puzio for spending their day with us and talking about Russia and Italy. It was both entertaining and enlightening!

Monday, December 10, 2007

Research in the library for our European Country Presentations. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Research in the library for our Heritage projects. Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, January 28, 2008

Mr. Champlin out sick. Homework was worked on in class with unfinished work to be completed at home and passed in Tuesday. See homework icon for details.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Watched a video on Egypt.

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Assigned African countries to present to class. Handed bacl Europe maps and Europe tests.

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Country profile sheet for the country each student is to present. Homework- see homework icon.

Monday, February 4, 2008

Open response question discussing, comparing and contrasting crossing the Atlantic for trade to crossing the Sahara for trade.

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Peer editing on our essays discussing crossing the Sahara and crossing the Atlantic, compare and contrast, for purposes of trade. Changed seats today.

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Do Now. Finished discussing our Sahara/Atlantic Ocean essays. Began understanding the upcoming Africa presentations. Homework - see homework icon.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Library research as we learn about the countries of Africa. No homework.

Monday, February 11, 2008

Assigned presentation dates. Corrected homework on Egypt and Libya. No homework.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Announced North Africa quiz. Handed out study guide. Finished correcting homework. Homework to cover textbook.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Reviewed materials on North Africa, and Africa presentation rubric. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Quiz covering North Africa.

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Quiz on the continent of Africa, both physically and politically.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Time zone excercise. Homework - see homework icon.

Friday, February 29, 2008

Current events. Corrected time zone packets. Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, March 3, 2008

Do Now. Collected quiz corrections. Began our discussions on West Africa utilizing Presentation Plus software.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Half Day Math Day! All 6th grade teachers taught math lessons to prepare students for MCAS. See homework icon.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Do Now. Continued with Continental Africa video. See homework icon.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Do Now. Geography Olympics covering Northern and Western Africa. Back to 6th Grade for a Day! Thanks for coming Mrs. Pepi! Homework - see homework icon.

Friday, March 6, 2008

Continued discussions about West Africa. Classroom excercise on vocabulary in chapter 19 section 1. Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Do Now. discussed Friday's homework "5 and 5 about Africa". Passed back quizzes. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Do Now. Highlighted West Africa notes. Continued West Africa software. Homework - see homework icon.

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

Surprise (kind of) "Do Now" quiz! Continued "Africa Today" video. Homework - see homework icon.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Do Now. Presentations in some classes. Current Events! Finished "Africa Today" video in some classes. Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, March 17, 2008

Africa presentations in most classes. Other classes finished the Africa Today video or continued the Presentation Plus software covering western Africa.

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Africa presentations in most classes. Some classes finished up West Africa and the vocabulary. Homework - see homework icon.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

African presentations in some classes. Political maps of Africa handed out to classes 1, 3, 5, & 7. Mindjogger and Africa Today viewed in some classes. Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Presentations in almost every class today. The presentations will be held all week around MCAS testing.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Presentations held in all classes except 6& 7 (and 5) which were missed due to MCAS testing.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Presentations in all classes today except classes 3& 4 which were missed due to MCAS testing. Homework - see homework icon.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

MCAS is classes 1& 5. Quiz reviews in classes 6 and 7. Africa presentations in all other classes.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Africa presentations in all classes today except class 1 who had a West Africa review. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

West Africa quiz in all classes today.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

West Africa quiz in all classes.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Madagascar the movie! What a treat!

Monday, April 7, 2008

Half of 6 Gold went to Mars today (field trip) and the other half finished the movie Madagascar and a short test review. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Africa test in each class today.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Announcement of the long awaited, much anticipated, hardly overrated BUILD-A-COUNTRY project! The coolest project of all time! See "Additional Worksheets" icon for details. Students will work on this project tomorrow in class, in the library. This project will be due in early June.

Monday, April 16, 2008

Do Now. Physical map of Africa worked on in class. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Chapter 17 section one covering Turkey to be read and questions answered in class. Also, the Hikmet poem should be read and the questions following the passage answered in complete sentences!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Do Now. Housekeeping issues...Also, corrected Tuesday's homework in class.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Do Now. Middle East discussion covering Israel utilizing Presentation Plus software. Homework - see homework icon.

Friday, April 18, 2008

Geography Olympics! The 3rd quarter champions have been crowned! Visit this website during vacation to see who the champs in your class are!

Monday, April 28, 2008

Crowned 3rd quarter Geo Olympic champs! Started an essay discussing how Geography affected our vacations. Camp Harrington permission slips sent home. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Read and took notes on Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. Received our new Geography Olympic teamates. Homework - see homework icon.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Continued our discussions on the Middle East. Compared notes and watched Presentation Plus.

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Critiqued our note taking skills. Continued our Middle East discussions.

Friday, May 2, 2008

Do Now daily question. Current events. Geography Olympics covering Asia!

Monday, May 5, 2008

For the next four days students will be with Ms. Pahl in room 202 and Mr. Turgeon in 205 as I hold MCAS prep classes for the 7th graders. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Same as yesterday. There will be an extra help session to get prepared for Friday's quiz tomorrow morning at 7:30 am.

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Same arrangement as Monday and Tuesday.

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Same arrangement as the other days this week. Homework - see homework icon.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Quiz covering the Middle East. Current events were covered as well.

Monday, May 12, 2008

Students worked on China vocabulary to get ready for Friday's quiz. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

MCAS for classes 3 & 4. All others watched China video and compared notes with a partner.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

MCAS for classes 6 & 5. All others either saw the China Revealed video or compared note taking styles with peer and then filled out a China worksheet with their partner based upon their notes,

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Completed "China Revealed" video sheet. In most classes we had a vocabulary bee to get ready for tomorrow's quiz.

Friday, May 16, 2008

China vocabulary quiz. Current events for some srudents. Homework - see homework icon.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Class was held in the library today, with students doing research on the Asian country of their choice. Homework - see homework icon.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Class was held in the library today, with students doing research on the South American country of their choice. Homework - see homework icon.

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Class was held in the library today, with the students doing research for their "Build-a-Country" projects. Homework - see homework icon.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

China quizzes returned today. Powerpoint covering India and Japan. Discussions and vocabulary note taking done in class. Homework : see homework icon.

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Asia test review (test is Thursday, May 29.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Discussed political South America working off of maps.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Asia test and current events today.

Monday, June 2, 2008

Build-a-Country presentations today in all classes. Also, "Teach the Teach" took place in several classes.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

"Build-a-Country" presentations today in all classes.

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Build-a-Country presentations today in all classes.

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Build-a-Country presentations today in all classes.