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***2008-2009***
WELCOME TO S. MOSS' SOCIAL STUDIES WEB PAGE SPECIAL NOTE: MRS. MOSS IS LOOKING FOR STUDENTS WH0 ARE READY AND WILLING TO LEARN. SHE IS WILLING AND READY TO TEACH THEM.  F O C U S ! ! ! Find, Organize,Concentrate, Understand, Succeed!
WELCOME STUDENTS AND PARENTS TO ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR AT KNOX. LET'S MAKE THIS A GOOD YEAR WORKING TOGETHER!
***KNOX MIDDLE SCHOOL MOTTO--OPENING THE DOORS FOR LEARNING*** Dear Parents, It is a pleasure that I write this letter. I am delighted to have the opportunity to teach your child. I will encourage each student to grow academically. My expectations are high! I believe that every child can learn. I am using different teaching strategies and materials to teach the 7th Grade Curriculum (Africa, Asia, and Australia) and reinforce language arts, writing, math, and computer competency skills. READIING WILL OCCUR DAILY TO STRENGTHEN READING AND VOCABULARY SKILLS. I need your assistance to encourage your child to complete his/her assignments and read daily. Your child will receive homework assignments (not every night) and short-term projects. Check their agendas to see if they are writing these assignments down. If you continue to see no homework something is wrong. CALL HOMEWORK HOTLINE--704-633-2922--EX. 701 PARENTS LET'S KEEP THE DOORS OF COMMUNICATION OPEN. ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD TO START NOW PREPARING FOR EOG READING AND MATH END OF GRADE TESTS-- PARENTS DON'T WAIT UNTIL MAY. A LITTLE REVIEW OF THESE SKILLS DAILY IS NEEDED. TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT THEIR NEEDS AND COMMUNICATE WITH THEIR TEACHERS ABOUT ANY CONCERNS THAT CAN HELP IMPROVE YOUR CHILD'S SKILLS. Daily your child will need their school supplies, loose-leaf notebook paper, pens, pencils, and colored pencils or, a reading novel. We will also need AA batteries for our Qwizdom Interactive Learning Program.
Tuesday Folders (BLUE)--Look for school news, team Information, and graded papers, etc. SPECIAL NOTE: GRADE CHANGE-- AN "E" IS NOW RECORDED AS A "F" F O C U S ! ! ! Fix, Observe, Communicate, Utilize, Share!
Positive behavior is required for a positive learning environment (classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, sports events, dances, field trips, and the school's ground). Parents/Guardians will be notified if continuous inappropriate behavior by a student disrupts our learning environments. A signed agenda is necessary for all movement outside of the classroom/learning environments unless the student is supervised by a teacher. Our uniform policy will be enforced. Appropriate sweatshirts and sweaters are needed for warmth. Coats and jackets must be kept in lockers. They are not allowed in the classrooms. UNIFORM/BEHAVIOR VIOLATIONS--- Students are required to wear school uniforms the entire school day, unless school events warrant a change in school dress. PBS STUDENT RULE I am Safe, I am Respectful, I am Learning.
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***PARENTS IT'S TIME FOR PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND TEACHERS TO SHOW OUR GREATEST STRENGHT--TOGETHERNESS!*** If there are questions, please call me or send a note. (Planning Time 10:16 AM-11:40 AM) RESPONDSIBILITIES My Responsibility As Your Teacher: 1. To treat you with respect and care for you as an individual. 2. To provide you with an orderly classroom environment. 3. To provide the necessary discipline. 4. To provide the appropriate motivation. 5. To teach you the required content.
Your Responsibility As My Student: 1.To treat me with respect and care as an individual. 2. To attend class regularly. 3. To be cooperative and not disruptive. 4. To study and do your work. 5. To learn and master the required content. F O C U S ! ! ! Follow, Officiate, Commit, Unite, Strive! |
 FIRST QUARTER/SECOND QUARTER--COURSE OUTLINE PLANS * Rules and Procedures, Team Name (President), What is Geography?, Five Themes of Geography, Basic Map Reading Skills, Vocabulary/Grammar/Writing Skills(skills reinforced and reviewed throughout the quarter). STOP AND READ ALL QUARTER. * Physical Geography of Africa, Climate, Landform, Countries, Natural Resources, REVIEW MAPS (throughout the quarter), CHART AND GRAPH READING SKILLS (throughout the quarter). * Africa-Early Civilizations * Africa-Economy-Resources * Africa--REGIONS- Ethnic Groups * World Religions Africa and the World **
PARENTS PLEASE RESTOCK YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOL SUPPLIES OFTEN. THANKS. 3rd/4thQUARTER -- COURSE OUTLINE PLANS ASIA--(AMERICA AND TERRORISM)--IRAN, IRAQ, & AFGHANISTAN)--(CHINA, JAPAN, AND THE KOREAS)--(INDIA, PAKISTAN, VIETNAM)--(ISRAEL, SAUDI ARABIA, AND KAZAKSTAN) ---Two/three Weeks--RELIGIONS OF THE CONTINENT (ASIA) & THE WORLD--Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism, etc. (Prior knowledge--film study, short passage readings--computer research, review practice, and evaluation). ---Five/Six Weeks--Physical geography of Asia, landforms, major regions, countries, major waters, people/ethnic groups/cultures, natural resources, climate, vegetation, economics, and the arts. ---Mid fourth quarter--AUSTRALIA THE CONTINENT, NEW ZEALAND AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS--PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY, MAJOR WATERS, PEOPLE/ETHNIC GROUPS, AND CULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES/ECONOMIES, ETC.  THE MEASURE OF A MAN'S CHARACTER IS NOT WHAT HE GETS FROM HIS ANCESTORS, BUT WHAT HE LEAVES HIS DESCENDANTS.
FOCUS!!!
7TH GRADE SCHEDULE 8:10-8:30 HOMEROOM Locker Break (Before Students Enter Classroom) *Breakfast --*Channel One *Pledge & Moment of Silence *Announcements/Silent Reading *Note: Some students will leave the class for Succeeding in another classroom. Only these students will leave. The other students must stay in class (no locker or bathroom breaks, etc. at this time STUDENTS CANNOT LEAVE THE CLASSROOM WITHOUT THEIR AGENDA. THEY CANNOT USE ANOTHER STUDENT’S AGENDA. 8:35-9:10 Succeeding 9:13-10:13 A1 10:16-10:56 E1 11:00-11:40 E2 11:44-1:12 A2/Lunch Lunch_______ Students must sit at assigned tables— Watch students go through the lunch line Bathroom Break___________ ) 1:15-2:13 A 3 2:15-3:15 A 4 2:58 Reading – Every student must read silently—No bathroom break. LOCKER___________ 3:10 Announcement 3:20 Dismissal Bathroom Times________/_____________ Locker Times _______/__________/__________ *A4 Dismissal—Students are to leave by car, bus, athlete announcement, etc. Check the A4 student’s bus list.
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