Envelope Contents

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

Below are some items you should find in the envelope for Tuesday, May 29th. Items in bold need to be signed and returned the next day.

  1. Ch. 12 History test
  2. Pink slip sheet (for those who received pink slips last week)
  3. Accelerated Math reports
  4. “Help” graduation flyer
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History Study Notes

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

Below are some things to know for the Ch. 12 History test on Friday, May 25th.

1.) People

  • Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth
  • John Brown
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Harriet Tubman
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Jefferson Davis

2.) Terms

  • Fugitive Slave Law – required people to return runaway slaves to slavery
  • Dred Scott decision – Supreme Court ruled that slaves were property and had no rights
  • secede
  • popular sovereignty
  • Union
  • tariff – tax on imported goods

3.) Compromises

  • Missouri Compromise of 1820 – Missouri became slave state and Maine became free state, Congress created an invisible line and all the states south of that line would allow slavery
  • Compromise of 1850 – Congress allowed popular sovereignty to some territories
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 -gave popular sovereignty to Kansas and Nebraska territories, abolitionists were upset because Nebraska was north of the line created in the Missouri Compromise, Kansas ended up being a free state


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Envelope Contents

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

Below are some items you should find in the envelope for Tuesday, May 22nd. Items in bold need to be signed and returned the next day.

  1. Ch. 13 Math test
  2. Pink slip sheet (for those who received pink slips in the past month)
  3. Graduation sign-up flyer
  4. Vocabulary quiz
  5. San Diego journal
  6. Accelerated Math reports
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End of the Year Test Dates

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Friday, May 25th: Ch. 12 History Test

Thursday, May 31st: Ch. 14 Math Test

Wednesday, June 6th: Vocabulary Final

Thursday, June 7th: Ch. 13 History Test

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Envelope Contents

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Below are some items you should find in the envelope for Tuesday, April 17th. Items in bold need to be signed and returned the next day.

  1. Progress Report
  2. Open House Update flyer
  3. End of Year flyer
  4. Priority Spelling test
  5. Vocabulary quiz
  6. Accelerated Math reports
  7. Ghost Canoe review paper
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Envelope Contents

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

Below are some items you should find in the envelope for Tuesday, March 27th. Items in bold need to be signed and returned the next day.

  1. Ch. 10 History test
  2. April Newsletter
  3. Vocabulary list for “Voyage of the Dawn Treader”
  4. Reading quiz
  5. Priority spelling test
  6. Vocabulary quiz
  7. Handwriting verse
  8. Accelerated math reports
  9. Pizza Hut coupon
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History Study Notes

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

Below are some study notes for the Ch. 10 History test on Friday, March 23rd.

1.) War of 1812

  • What was another name for this war?
  • Why did America enter the war?
  • What is the nickname of the USS Constitution?
  • Who wrote the “Star Spangled Banner?”
  • Who helped the British fight?

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