Quest US History Q1

Monday 9/4/17: No school Labor Day!

Tuesday 9/5/17:

• We started by welcoming everyone to class.
• We got a new seating chart
• Then we got our numbers for attendance and turning in assignments.
• We did an introduction activity with the first 10 presidents of the United States.
• Then we started to look at the syllabus (we changed the class website to this one) (see below)
• We discussed signing up for remind messages
• We then had time to work on our Get to Know You Sheet

Homework:

• Sign up for Remind by Friday 9/8
• Check class website, navigate and bookmark by Friday 9/8
• Finish Get to Know You sheet (see below) by Wednesday 9/6 (Quest 7 will have 10 minutes to work on it on Wednesday)
• OPTIONAL: bring in kleenex or clorox wipes for the classroom by Monday 9/11 for a prize drawing!

Wednesday 9/6/17:

• 7th Grade:
  • We had 10 minutes to work on the Get to Know You sheets that were due today then we collected them.
  • We talked about goal setting for the year. Goal Setting Google Slides
  • If there was still time we did a come on 6 activity and learning more about how we work when it is a self competitive atmosphere.
• 6th Grade:
  • We went to the library to learn about the library policies and procedures!
  • When we got back we collected the Get to Know You sheets that were due today.
  • If there was time we did the come on 6 activity and learning more about how we work when it is a self competitive atmosphere.

Homework:

• Sign up for Remind by Friday 9/8
• Check class website, navigate and bookmark by Friday 9/8
• OPTIONAL: bring in kleenex or clorox wipes for the classroom by Monday 9/11 for a prize drawing!
• Late Work: If you did not finish the Get to Know You Sheet: Get that in ASAP!

Thursday 9/7/17:

• We started by getting our Plickers that we will be using this year and trying them out.
• Then we finished going over the syllabus.
• We also collected any late get to know you sheets and discussed how late work will be collected this year.
• We then discussed What History Is and began to learn more about how to take Cornell Notes! We will continue this discussion and process tomorrow!

Homework:

• Sign up for Remind by Friday 9/8
• Check class website, navigate and bookmark by Friday 9/8
• OPTIONAL: bring in kleenex or clorox wipes for the classroom by Monday 9/11 for a prize drawing!
• Late Work: If you did not finish the Get to Know You Sheet: Get that in ASAP!

Friday 9/8/17:

• We started by finishing our discussion about What is History
• Then we finished our Cornell Notes and Why we are taking notes this way!
• If there was time we did an activity called Cooperative Squares to work together with each other!

Homework:

• Make sure the Cornell Notes are Done: Review notes and highlight key terms (7th grade), re-read (6th grade)
• OPTIONAL: bring in kleenex or clorox wipes for the classroom by Monday 9/11 for a prize drawing!
• Late Work:
  • If you did not finish the Get to Know You Sheet: Get that in ASAP!
  • Sign up for Remind: Should be done by TODAY
  • Check class website, navigate and bookmark: Should be done by TODAY