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Skills Tutor

May 5 - May 9

Monday

No Warm-Up  

Savings

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

I took a classwork grade on your progress today.  We will have the laptops through Wednesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Personal Finance Unit introduction

checked HW:

Discuss the following terms with your parents, write down the definitions and have your parent sign the sheet.

Personal Finance Vocabulary

money management

income

spending

credit

savings

investing

Tuesday

No Warm-Up  

Savings - #1

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

We will have the laptops through Wednesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

HW:  #2

Wednesday

No Warm-Up  

Savings - #3

Check Savings #2 for HW grade

Australia Travel Journal - laptops - today last class day to work on projects!  They are due Monday, May 12th.

HW:  #4 (Savings)

Thursday

No Warm-Up  

Stocks and Bonds

Personal Finance Worksheet

Project due Monday, May 12th.

Friday

Australia Video

May 5 - May 9

Monday

No Warm-Up  

Savings

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

I took a classwork grade on your progress today.  We will have the laptops through Wednesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Personal Finance Unit introduction

checked HW:

Discuss the following terms with your parents, write down the definitions and have your parent sign the sheet.

Personal Finance Vocabulary

money management

income

spending

credit

savings

investing

Tuesday

No Warm-Up  

Savings - #1

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

We will have the laptops through Wednesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

HW:  #2

Wednesday

No Warm-Up  

Savings - #3

Check Savings #2 for HW grade

Australia Travel Journal - laptops - today last class day to work on projects!  They are due Monday, May 12th.

HW:  #4 (Savings)

Thursday

No Warm-Up  

Stocks and Bonds

Personal Finance Worksheet

Project due Monday, May 12th.

Friday

Australia Video

April 28 - May 2

Monday & Tuesday

No Warm-Up  

Australia and Oceania Web-Quest

Wednesday

No Warm-Up  

Progress Reports - have initialed by one of your parents and returned tomorrow!

Australia Travel Journal - laptops

We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Thursday

No Warm-Up  

Turned in Progress Reports - 

Australia Travel Journal - laptops - you should be finished with all of the geography sections, remember to read the rubric!  Be ready to start history tomorrow.

We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Friday

No Warm-Up  

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

I will take a classwork grade on your progress Monday.  For a 100 you should have all of the geography and history research done (look at your rubric!).  We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Personal Finance Unit introduction

HW:

Discuss the following terms with your parents, write down the definitions and have your parent sign the sheet.

Personal Finance Vocabulary

money management

income

spending

credit

savings

investing

April 28 - May 2

Monday & Tuesday

No Warm-Up  

Australia and Oceania Web-Quest

Wednesday

No Warm-Up  

Progress Reports - have initialed by one of your parents and returned tomorrow!

Australia Travel Journal - laptops

We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Thursday

No Warm-Up  

Turned in Progress Reports - 

Australia Travel Journal - laptops - you should be finished with all of the geography sections, remember to read the rubric!  Be ready to start history tomorrow.

We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Friday

No Warm-Up  

Australia Travel Journal - laptops -

I will take a classwork grade on your progress Monday.  For a 100 you should have all of the geography and history research done (look at your rubric!).  We will have the laptops through Tuesday for you to work on this assignment.  It will be due Monday, May 12th.

Personal Finance Unit introduction

HW:

Discuss the following terms with your parents, write down the definitions and have your parent sign the sheet.

Personal Finance Vocabulary

money management

income

spending

credit

savings

investing

April 21 - April 25

Monday

Warm-Up 8:  Australia worksheet - mapreading activity   

CRCT Review - Latin America and Canada

Laptops - Skills tutor

Please bring in a sheet indicating that you have completed at least 1 skills tutor CRCT review activity (at home) - write down your grade and have a parent signature.

Notebook Check tomorrow

April 21 - April 25

Monday

Warm-Up 8:  Australia worksheet - mapreading activity   

CRCT Review - Latin America and Canada

Laptops - Skills tutor

Please bring in a sheet indicating that you have completed at least 1 skills tutor CRCT review activity (at home) - write down your grade and have a parent signature.

Notebook Check tomorrow

April 14 - April 18

Monday

Warm-Up 4:  Describe Australia's economy. 

Welcome Back!

Review Australia's economy (#10)

#11 Political Structures of Oceania

Tuesday

Warm-Up 5:  What country in Oceania benefits the most from tourism?

Review #11 Political Structures of Oceania

OPEN NOTES test Wednesday - make sure your notes are all complete! 

Wednesday

Warm-Up 6:  What is the function of each of the following branches of government?

executive

legislative

judicial

OPEN NOTES test - Australia

Thursday

Warm-Up 7:  List the territories and states of Australia.

OPEN NOTES/NOTEBOOK test - Australia

Australian Slang:  Download slang.doc

Friday

No Warm-Up 

Check  Australia test

CRCT Review - SKills Tutor

April 14 - April 18

Monday

Warm-Up 4:  Describe Australia's economy. 

Welcome Back!

Review Australia's economy (#10)

Regional Tourism (#9)

Tuesday

Warm-Up 5:  What country in Oceania benefits the most from tourism?

#11 Political Structures of Oceania

OPEN NOTES test Thursday - make sure your notes are all complete! 

Wednesday

Warm-Up 6:  What is the function of each of the following branches of government?

executive

legislative

judicial

OPEN NOTES test - Australia - Thursday

Thursday

Warm-Up 7:  List the territories and states of Australia.

OPEN NOTES test - Australia

Block 6- Australian Slang:  Download slang.doc

Friday

No Warm-Up 

Check  Australia test

CRCT Review - SKills Tutor

March 31 - April 4

Monday

Warm-Up 1:  List 2 physical features in Australia.

Organize notebook

Reviewed #5

By tomorrow you should have completed #6 (assigned last Thursday) and complete the remainder of #7 (Australian and Oceanic Features).

Reviewed Vocabulary terms and definitions (you should have copied these down) - they are attached in the SmartNotebook format.

Download australia_terms.notebook

Tuesday

Warm-Up 2:  What occurs when holes are formed in the Earth's atmosphere?

Reviewed #6

Some students had not completed #7.  There will be an open-notes quiz on it tomorrow so be prepared!  (Australian and Oceanic Features)

HW:  #8 - The Aborginies & Maori (Compare/Contrast)

Wednesday

No Warm-Up 

Classroom check #7. 

Discussed #8 - The Aborginies & Maori (Compare/Contrast)

Regional Tourism

Thursday

Warm-Up #3 - Describe the Aborginies belief - "Dreamtime" 

#9 - European Colonization

Friday

No Warm-Up 

#10 - Economics of Australia and Oceania

Have a Great Spring Break!

March 31 - April 4

Monday

Warm-Up 1:  List 2 physical features in Australia.

Organize notebook

Reviewed #5

By tomorrow you should have completed #6 (assigned last Thursday) and complete the remainder of #7 (Australian and Oceanic Features).

Reviewed Vocabulary terms and definitions (you should have copied these down) - they are attached in the SmartNotebook format.

Download australia_terms.notebook

Tuesday

Warm-Up 2:  What occurs when holes are formed in the Earth's atmosphere?

Reviewed #6

Some students had not completed #7.  There will be an open-notes quiz on it tomorrow so be prepared!  (Australian and Oceanic Features)

HW:  #8 - The Aborginies & Maori (Compare/Contrast)

Wednesday

No Warm-Up 

Classroom check #7. 

Discussed #8 - The Aborginies & Maori (Compare/Contrast)

Thursday

Warm-Up #3 - Describe the Aborginies belief - "Dreamtime" 

#9 - European Colonization

Friday

No Warm-Up 

#10 - Economics of Australia and Oceania

Have a Great Spring Break!