News This Month: February 2009

Seventh Grade Social Studies
-Seventh graders are currently working on Chapter 7 in our textbook. We will be discussing topics such as the formation of the original 13 Colonies, the Salem Witch Trials, pirates, and the Great Awakening.

Eighth Grade Social Studies
-Eighth graders are currently studying Chapter 21 in our textbook. This chapter focuses on American inventors and inventions, as well as big business owners like Carnegie and Rockefeller.

*Each student was assigned an invention to research. Students have an Invention Poster/Presentation due
on Wednesday, February 18.

Current Events
-Students in Current Events are asked to watch, read, or listen to the news on a daily basis. Check out the links below!

Illinois History
-Illinois History is an eighth grade class that is only offered for one semester.

Geography
-Students have just finished Chapter 1. We have been working on latitude and longitude, the five themes of geography, landforms, and space.