Middle School SS Newsletter and Activities     January 9-13, 2017
 
Geography – We will finish off our unit on Japan and the Koreas this week and take an exam on Wednesday.  We will next visit China, Mongolia and Taiwan on our trip around the world.  Remember to keep up with your Landmark presentation which is now on a three week rotation.  If you are unsure when you are presenting, check the schedule in class.  We will also continue playing the “Where in the World is …” game which targets location skills.
 
World History – We will finish our unit on the Ancient Hebrews and take an exam on Wednesday.  We will next travel to Ancient Greece and use the material to prepare for the annual Greek Gods play, “The Mystery of Who Stole the Snake’s Rattle”.  We are about half way through the Stock Market Game and will spend some time updating our portfolios on Friday.
 
US History – We will continue our study of American Government next week.  The material is some of the most important we will cover this year so students need to keep up, focus on the material and ask questions as we go through the material.  We will have several short pop quizzes along the way to assess progress.  We will also be focusing on critical thinking skills, working on creating full answers to questions, understanding perspective and bias in primary sources and building depth of understanding.
 
Activities
 
Vintage Gaming – The Vintage Gaming Club will meet Monday, January 9 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.  We will break out the Super Nintendo system and take another look at the Intelivoice games.
 
Math Counts – Math Counts will meet Monday, January 9 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.
 
KUNA – Students intending to attend the KUNA conference in March will meet Wednesday, January 11 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.  We will start research on our countries, Nigeria and Cameroon, and examine possible resolution topics.
 
KJHS – KJHS will meet Wednesday, January 11 from 2:30 – 3:15 PM.  We will start planning the annual Downtown Scavenger Hunt and create our Service Chart.
 
Student Council – Student Council will meet Thursday, January 12 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.  Student Reward Recognition program, New Student welcome packets and creating service charts will be on the agenda.
 
GSS Press Corps – GSS Press Corps will have its first broadcast of the new year ready for Tuesday morning January 17.  Press Corps will meet Friday, January 13 to put the finishing touches on the broadcast and discuss plans for making it a weekly Monday morning staple.
 
Aegean Service Club – Aegean Service Club will meet Friday, January 13 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.  Students will work on recycling, bulletin boards and service charts.  If any teacher or staff members would like some help from the Aegean, please contact Mr. Myers or any member.
 
Budget Ball – Budget Ball returns on Thursday, January 19 in the GSS Gym.  Students in grades 5 – 8 are welcome to come and join.  The last few matches have been very competitive and fun and we are looking for more of the same in 2017.