Week of February 4th

Dear Parents,

While walking out of Kaloko today, it was exciting to hear two students contemplate their dreams of the future. Both would like to travel through South America and write a book. As I told them, I hope they do. I'd surely buy whatever they wrote!

This past week, several students impressed me with what they learned and demonstrated in their journal research work. In addition, many of the collages were very artistically created. I so much appreciate student dedication and effort. Later next week you might ask your son/daughter to show you their journal (7C already has been given their critiqued work back)

Wednesday and Thursday of this past week, students successfully created outlines of the journal topics researched (Oil, Carnival, and the Galapagos). These outlines were incredibly thorough and the process we went through appeared very useful. On Monday, any missing pieces will be given to students and their creations should prove helpful in preparing for the next test. Test?

This coming week, we will wrap up our South America study. On Monday, a comprehensive review sheet will be provided to students. We will discuss this page in class, in preparation for Friday's final test. As well, this week, I look forward to further explanatory/discussion lessons on several topics we've touched on (Machu Pichu, Nazca Lines, and Thor Heyerdahl). We also will be watching a few short videos (Galapagos, Carnival, and Hugo Chavez) to support what is already known.

If there are questions, please let me know. I continually am thankful for all the support provided of Social Studies. Thank you!


Kindly,
Matt Piercy
7th Grade Social Studies