Mrs. Parker

Mrs. Parker Room 26

Week of February 20, 2012

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
English      (Grade 8 )		Vocab. WB pages 88-90 due Thursday.	Study for quiz.      Vocab. WB pages due tomorrow.	Quiz: Adj.	Vocab. Test
Social Studies (Grade 8 )		Presentations continue this week.      Make sure you have current event information to help you with your paper.  Remember to evaluate all sources.
English    (Grade 7)		Vocab. WB pp. 81-82 due Thurs.  Finish Eng. WB p. 30.	Vocab. WB pages due tomorrow.		Vocab. Test on units 1-6. Students may use their cards.
Social Studies (Grade 7)		STUDY!      Internet test due tomorrow.	Test: Ch. 5      Ch. 6, Lesson 1:  Key Terms, read and highlight
Other	Remember to check both the Spanish and Music websites for homework assignments.
English    (Grade 6)		Vocab. WB pages 88-90 due Thursday.	Vocab. WB pages due tomorrow.		Vocab.  Test
Social Studies (Grade 6)		Read Lesson 2.	Study		Quiz: Lessons 1-2

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Spelling Web Site:                                                                                

http://www.spellingcity.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=46936&Itemid=122                                                                                

Vocabulary book Web Site:                                                                                

http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/vocabulary/levels_a2h.cfm?sp=student                                                                                

Online tests and other links for Social Studies                                                                                

Primary Source material (Common Sense, Gettysburg Address, Declaration of Independence, etc.)                                                                                

www.loc.gov                                                                                

www.archives.gov                                                                                

Social Studies Textbooks:                                                                                

PHSchool.com                                                                                

Grade 6:                                                                                

Cave Paintings in France                                                                                

http://www.culturegouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/                                                                                

Mesopotamia: The Rise of Sumer (short video)                                                                                

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNCUg3tCajE                                                                                

Egypt: Educational games                                                                                

http://www.seaworld.org/fun-zone/fun-guides/egypt/index.htm                                                                                

Social Studies- Grade 8                                                                                

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/civilwar/soldiers/soldiers.html                                                                                

http://www.pbs.org/kcet/andrewjackson                                                                                

Social Studies- Grade 7                                                                                

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/britref/britref.html                                                                                

Constitution practice:                                                                                

http://www.twyman-whitney.com/constitutiontest/index.htm                                                                                

Genealogy Websites:                                                                                

1.)   There are several free sources available through Fairfax County Libraries.  You will need your library card number in order to access the information.  Heritage Quest offers census information.  I have had great success on that site, and I hope you do too!                                                                                

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/library/dbsRemote/subject/genealogy.htm                                                                                

2.)    Ellis Island                                                                                

http://www.ellisisland.org                                                                                

3.)    Castle Garden                                                                                

http://www.castlegarden.org                                                                                

4.)    Family Search (Similar to Ancestry.com, except that this is free.)                                                                                

https://www.familysearch.org                                                                                

5.)    Find a Grave                                                                                

http://www.findagrave.com                                                                                

6.)    Rootsweb (Be careful which box you fill in though, as it may take you to another site.)                                                                                

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com                                                                                

7.)    Library of Congress (For links to many more sites)                                                                                

http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/other.html