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Month: November 2015

Conferences and Tours

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Just in case this informational letter about conferences and tours didn’t make it all the way home, or if you haven’t had a chance to read it yet, here is the letter concerning how conferences will work for MYP (6th grade). If it wasn’t requested that you sign up for a conference slot, then you will be coming for classroom tours during the times stipulated on this letter. Please take a look to be sure you know what will be occurring on November 12 and November 13! We look forward to seeing you!

Book Turn-in

Turn-in day for Walk Two Moons books will be on Friday. Please be sure your student has their book to turn in! For those books that are missing or damaged, an invoice will be sent home. Thanks for your attention to this 🙂attention

World Geography Map Quizzes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In order to improve our geographical skills for the second half of the year, students will be taking map quizzes on the regions of the world.  Students will have approx. two weeks to fill in a blank map and study for the quiz.  The quiz will be the same blank map numbered and students will need to identify states/countries.

 

The schedule is as follows:

 

Eastern US Map 11/3                                      Quiz 11/11

Western US Map 11/16                                 Quiz 11/25

North and Central America Map12/1       Quiz 12/11

South America Map 12/14                            Quiz 12/23

Western Europe Map 1/4                             Quiz 1/15

Eastern Europe Map 1/19                             Quiz 1/29

Southwest Asia Map 2/1                               Quiz 2/12

North Africa Map 2/16                                   Quiz 2/26

South Africa Map 2/29                                   Quiz 3/11

South Asia Map 3/14                                      Quiz 3/24

Southeast Asia Map 3/29                              Quiz 4/8

Oceania Map 4/11                                           Quiz 4/22

Caribbean Map 4/25                                       Quiz 5/6

 

Some sites for students to practice their skills include sporcle.com and

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_background_noClip10s.html

 

 

Don’t Forget!

Conferences and classroom tours are rapidly approaching! If you have been requested to set up a conference, please follow the directions on the paper that was sent home to sign up for a slot. A second round of directions will be sent home with your student this afternoon. We look forward to seeing you!

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