Middle School SS Newsletter & Activities 20-31, 2017
Middle School SS Newsletter & Activities - March 20-24, 2017
Geography – 6th grade will be continuing their look at Africa this week. We will finish off West Africa and move through to North Africa mid week. There is a lot of history to see along the way as the West African Kingdoms, Egyptian Dynasties and Muslim Trade Routes are all in this region. Friday we will continue with the last rounds of our Landmark Presentations. Our big projects after Spring Break will be the European Market and The Trading Game.
World History - This week we continue the Middle Ages. There are so many interesting things to examine and we will take a few stops and watch videos on The Black Death and The Knight’s Templar. We may even take a look at the mystery that is Stonehenge next week. Hope you are using the powerpoints and text copies to keep up. Big projects coming after Spring Break are the Renaissance Faire and The World at War.
US History - We finish the Civil War and take our exam on Tuesday. You will have a take home primary source packet on Lincoln to prepare after the exam. We will then begin our study of Reconstruction. The PBS video is an excellent way to learn the material and understand the impact on people from all sides. Our big projects to look for after Spring Break are World War I Webquest, The Roaring ‘20’s Radio Broadcast and New Year’s Eve Party and the Great Depression Game.
Activities
Drama Club – Drama Club will meet Monday March 20 and Tuesday March 28. Meetings will be from 2:30 – 3:30 PM in Mr. Myers’ room. We will continue our read through of the Spring Play.
Creative Writing – Creative Writing will meet on Monday March 20 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.
KJHS – KJHS will meet Wednesday March 22 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM. We will be planning the Annual Downtown Scavenger Hunt. 8
th grade is particularly invited to this meeting as we will discuss role play options and guide assignments,
Film Club – Film Club will meet on Thursday and Friday March 23 & 24 from 2:30 – 2:45 PM. This month our movie will be the classic musical
Fiddler on the Roof.
Vintage Gaming Club – The Vintage Gaming Club will meet on Monday March 27 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM. We are hoping to have the Super NES system up and revisit the Intelivoice Games.
Investors Club – Investors Club will meet on Wednesday March 29 from 2:30 – 3:00 PM in the Computer Lab.
Student Council – Student Council will meet on Thursday March 30 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM. The main topic on the agenda will be officer elections for the 2017-2018 school year.
Aegean Service Club – Aegean Service Club will meet on Friday March 31 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.
GSS Press Corps – GSS Press Corps will meet on Friday March 31 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.