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Tony Rowe
2012
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Welcome Parents and Students,
Remember to check teacherease to keep up on grades, assignments, and tests. Here is a brief breakdown of what the students will be studying throughout the year and current topics in the class:
5th Grade- Regional Geography of the World
We are on the Europe unit. We have overviewed the history of the continent as well as the population patterns and cultural differences. On 2/7, we looked at the different styles of European art through the centuries. Ask your child what a scene from the movie Toy Story has to do with European art. We are now on chapter 13 which deals with modern day Europe. The students are looking over the European Union and what it is all about.
Assignments:
(2/21) None, took the Europe map quiz today
(2/22) Complete 13-2 hand out with help from the textbook on page 270
Two websites to practice locating countries of Europe:
Click here to practice locating the 48 countries of Europe
Click here to practice locating countries in Europe
6th Grade- Ancient Civilizations
The 6th grade is now on the Greece unit. We completed chapter 10 which deals with the two major cities of Greece, Sparta and Athens. We are also still reading 'The Greek Gods' book and completing the questions that go along with the book. The students really seem to enjoy reading the book and learning about Greek Mythology. Now we are on chapter 11 which deals with the cultural contributions of Ancient Greece. We had our own version of the first Olympic games with the discus toss, the javelin throw and 'boxing' (which was filling out a times table box) on 2/16.
Assignments:
(2/21) Olympic Games hand out
(2/22) None
7th and 8th Grade- American History from Reconstruction until Modern Day
We completed chapter 11 on 'Politics and Protest.' Ask your child what the 'Discount Double-Check' had to do with the chapter. They took the chapter 11 test on 2/9. We are now on chapter 12 entitled "Imperialism." This looks at the expansion of the United States influence on other countries and the Spanish American War.
*7th & 8th Graders should be looking over and reviewing their notes at least 15 minutes a night to retain the information and to keep it fresh in their minds.
Assignments:
(2/21) Look over 12-2 notes
(2/22) Did not have due to Ash Wednesday Mass
**A big thank you to the St. Mary Booster Club. They were able to find grant money for all of the teachers. As a result, I purchased a projector for my classroom. Before I was showing maps, pictures and short video clips on my small labtop. Now, I am able to show interactive maps, presentations, video clips, quizzes and other cool activities on a big screen. It will really help out the audio/visual learners and make our lessons that much better. Below is a picture of Mrs. Martindale giving a presentation of her mission work in Nicaragua to the 5th grade. The PowerPoint really gave the students an in depth look into what the presentation was all about.
A little bit about me:
I am the new Social Studies teacher here at St. Mary's Catholic School. I grew up in Flushing and attended St. Robert. I went on to Powers Catholic High School and graduated back in 2003. After high school I moved across the state to Grand Rapids where I studied Social Studies and History while earning my Secondary Education Certificate at Aquinas College. While I was at Aquinas I played soccer and eventually coached many teams in the area. After almost 8 years of living on the west side of the state I decided to move back to the Flint area. I am very excited to be back where I grew up and to be a part of St. Mary. Teaching and learning about History and Geography is a passion of mine and I hope to make it fun and interesting for the students. In addition to teaching here I also coached boys JV soccer at Powers this fall. I had two St. Mary alumni on the team and it was a lot of fun.
Check back in soon for updates and information about the fun and exciting events in the classroom.
God Bless,
Mr. Rowe