September 27-October 1, 2010

The last week before Fall Break! I hope your weekend was refreshing and you are ready for a challenging week of classes! Here's a look at the week ahead:

Spanish I: Test over chapter 2 on Monday. We will begin Chapter 3 on Tuesday but will be interrupted by the Plan/Explore test on Thursday.

Economics: Congratulations on your successes in the marketing project. Great job! We begin chapter 3 lecture Monday and will be studying how businesses make price-related decisions.

Arts and Humanities: We will continue our storytelling concept through illustrated pages. Remember to learn your poetry!

Western Civilizations: Review on Monday and Tuesday and we begin the documentary "Guns, Germs, and Steel" as time allows. We will test over ancient Greece on Wednesday.

Spanish II: We will be working on chapter 2, lesson 2 this week, focusing on more stem-changing verbs and vocabulary associated with sports (baseball, soccer, and basketball). Lessons 2 and 3 introduce grammar which is beyond the scope of what we studied in Spanish I so please be prepared to take notes and spend extra time in study!

September 20-24, 2010

Here's a look at the week ahead:

Spanish I: We will finish Chapter 2 lesson 3 and test by Friday. This is the last lesson in the chapter, so remember that there will be a chapter test following the section test!

Spanish II: This week we will learn the material from Chapter 2 lesson 1 and test by Friday.

Western Civilizations: We will spend this week discussing ancient Greece. Your homework assignment will be to research the recent unrest and financial difficulties in Greece.

Arts and Humanities: We will finish our study of "How Art Made the World". Remember to memorize your poetry!

Economics: You will recieve your marketing assignment on Monday and will be given class time throughout the week to complete it. However, we will be using some of our time to move into Chapter 3 lecture, discussing the concept of supply.

September 13-17, 2010

Hello everyone! I hope your weekend has been refreshing! Here's a look at the week ahead:

Economics: We continue our exploration of the subject of marketing with a class project based on the principles we learned in last week's lecture. Your project will count as a test grade and will require some independent research and work.

Spanish I: We will have a quiz tomorrow over the subject pronouns and the verb "tener". We will have a test over Chapter 2 lesson 1 on Wednesday.

Spanish II: Test Monday over chapter 1 lesson 3. After reviewing with the balance of time following Monday's test and on Tuesday as well we will test over chapter 1 on Wednesday. Remember that chapter tests count double the value of section tests!

Western Civilizations: We conclude our study of Egypt this week and should be ready to test by Friday. Remember to keep up with your weekly homework assignments!

Arts and Humanities: You should be preparing your poetry recitations - they will comprise the test portion of your grade for the quarter! We will watch the very excellent documentary this week entitled "How Art Made the World". I think you will enjoy it!

September 6-10, 2010

Happy Labor Day Weekend everyone! I hope your holiday has been a good one. Here's a look at the week ahead:

Spanish I: We begin Chapter 2 lesson 2 on Tuesday and should be ready for a test early next week. Study for your daily vocabulary quizzes!

Spanish II: After testing over Chapter 1 lesson 3 it will be time to review for our upcoming test over chapter 1.

Economics: After testing over Chapter 2 on Tuesday we will take a break from the lecture to discuss the key economic practice of marketing. You will have an opportunity to design your own marketing campaign using computer programs.

Western Civilization: We will continue our lecture/discussion about Egypt and then discuss current events in the region. Test 2b should be early next week.

Good job to those of you who took advantage of last week's bonus opportunity!