Welcome back to St. John’s Prep. I am very excited to be your social studies and communications teacher this year!

Course Objectives:

This class has been designed to cover the Global Studies 10 Curriculum as well as prepare you for your New York State Regents Exam in June 2010. The Social Studies Department at St. John’s Prep is committed both to helping students understand our past as it affects our own age and to explore in depth key events that have significantly shaped history. The Communication component will provide our students every opportunity to expand and improve reading and writing skills across the curriculum.

Course Requirements:

A. Materials -

· Textbooks: World History: Connections to Today (will be left at home)

· Regents Review –will be left in the classroom

· Academic Planner – distributed in homeroom

· Summer Reading Exam: Maus I – The exam will be Monday, September 21

B. To be purchased – This is due no later than Friday, September 18. These materials will be left in the classroom

• Binder –
• Dividers
• Folders with Pockets to go into the binder
• One strong folder which will carry HW assignments back and forth to class
• Package of loose-leaf
• Pencil Case that has three rings to be inserted into the binder
• Pens / Pencils
• Colored pencils
• Highlighter
• Glue Stick

C. Outside Resources: Access to a computer and the internet – All homework, projects, and review sheets will be posted to the website. If a student does not have access to the internet the library in school has Internet access as well as three computer rooms both during the day and after school.

II. Grade Assessment for the semester: Your two grades at the end of each quarter are comprised of a number of components which include all of the following. Students must understand that HW is an integral component of the class and counts as an exam grade in each marking period

1. Unit Exams
2. Quizzes
3. Homework
4. Projects
5. DBQ / Essays
6. Class Participation and Attendance

Homework is given nearly every day. Late home works will only be excused with a note from the parent. This is allowed once per quarter.

All homework should be on loose-leaf. (They may be typed).

III. Absences

· Students should be prepared to be here every day. If a student is absent the student must bring in the assignment the following day. Tests and quizzes will be made up within a day of their return.

· Since each student will have access to their weekly assignment via the internet along with their text at home it will be easier to keep up with the work if there is a medical reason to stay home.

IV: Parents Teacher’s Night: Keep these dates available

Thursday, October 8 6-8pm

Thursday, December 3 6-8pm

Thursday, March 4 6-8pm

All students must email me tonight mjohnson@stjohnsprepschool.org . In the subject area their name and course