Grade 6 SS:Beginning a unit on Ancient Greece. This will involve text, additional activities in school and out of school and a project. We will also do our Macedonian Phalanx with Mr. Ryan. The students will make their shields for the event. Grade 7 SS:Beginning countries in South America. Each student has chosen one country to research and present to the class. They will work on it in class and at home. We will use the text and other smaller activites in class as a supplement. Grade 8 SS: Beginning the Industrial Revolution and will take a field trip to the Lowell Mills this month and participate in the program "Bail to Bolt" and actually work on a machine and create their own piece of weaving. Grade 8 Language Arts We will begin the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, outside book for the month is reader's choice, continue with grammar and vocabulary and creative writing daily. All grades in middle school will continue to work on listening to or reading the news daily. Every other week we will have our newsgame.