Author: Dawn Polk

Renaissance was a wonderful time in history.  Tons of art, literature, and innovation was happening.  Take a moment to talk with your students about how the invention of the printing press help to spread education across Europe.

Renaissance Projects are due today.  Students have been working hard in class to prepare.  I can’t wait to see their learning.

We are continuing our studies of ecosystems by investigating food chains and food webs.  All students have homework due Thursday, April 11.

We are still making our way through the middle ages.  These are some dark days for these dark ages.  We are having great discussions about how hard life was as a peasant, as well as in the castles.  Life was tough back then, we appreciate our modern times.

The royals of the middle ages had a coat of arms, and now all the students do.  Ask them about them.

Try to stay warm during these cold, snowy days.  Since we only had 2 1/2 days last week and not sure how many this week, it’s been hard to get the middle ages started.  We will start our reading with Vikings this week and some vocabulary to build some background knowledge.

Please have an empty 3 ring binder for class.  We are starting in the Middle Ages.

See you on Wednesday!

Remember “What is history?”  It seems so long along, but first semester is coming to a close.  Students will have an assessment about the 3 main religions we learned about and the key events of the ancient world.

This Friday we will be wrapping up our unit on Ancient Greece.  We have focused on gifts from the Greeks, differences and similarities between Athens and Sparta, culture of Ancient Greece, and principles of democracy learned from the Greeks.

Thursday will be a review day and assessment on Friday.

Our next unit will be the 5 main religions of the world.

Friday, November 9 is our first of 2 assessments on ancient Greece.  Students are still working on their projects which are due on Monday, November 12.