Middle School SS Newsletter & Activities March 13-17, 2017
Middle School SS Newsletter & Activities
Geography – 6
th grade will continue our study of Africa this week and will focus on East and West Africa. We will also take sometime in Tuesday to discuss investments and create portfolios in Investopedia. This will be great practice for the SMG next year. Friday we will show 6 more Landmark presentations and play the Where in the World game.
World History – 7
th grade will begin a unit on the Middle Ages. There are so many things to examine in this time period – the Black Death, the Crusades, Feudalism and Castles just to name a few. We start with the Geography of Europe and the founding of Feudalism. We will check in on our investments in the SMG on Wednesday.
US History – 8
th grade will begin a unit on the Civil War this week. We will begin by looking at the causes and events that lead to the war and will examine the differences in Northern and Southern Society. We will be examining some primary sources as we go along and will see some short videos to enrich the material. We may even take some time to discuss and watch the
Red Badge of Courage.
Activities
Drama Club – Drama Club will meet on Monday and Tuesday March 13 & 14 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM. We will examine our options for plays to perform and begin casting.
Creative Writing – Creative Writing will meet on Monday March 13 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM in the Computer Lab.
Y-Club – Y-Club will meet for a quick meeting on Wednesday March 15 from 2:30 – 3:00 PM to track service hours.
Budget Ball – The march Budget Ball Match will take place on Thursday March 16 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM in the GSS Gym. Students in grades 5 – 8 are welcome to join.
GSS Press Corps & Aegean Service Club – GSS Press Corps & Aegean Service will meet on Friday March 17 from 2:30 – 3:30 PM