Mr. Howard http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/ en Copyright 2007 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:33:54 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.16 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Week of August 27 -31 We have a great beginning to the school year as we have been working on our Unit 1 topics. We have reviewed map skills,the Five Themes Geography, and cultural geography topics.

We will have a test over Chapter One on Wednesday.

Please remember WE HAVE OPEN HOUSE THIS WEEK -
6TH GRADE MONDAY 6:30
7TH & 8TH GRADE TUESDAY

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/08/week_of_august_2.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/08/week_of_august_2.html General Information Mon, 27 Aug 2007 14:33:54 -0500 Welcome Back ! We are excited about our new school year!

We have had a great beginning to the school year. It is super to see all the new faces in seventh grade.

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/08/welcome_back.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/08/welcome_back.html General Information Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:03:35 -0500 Feb. 12 - Feb. 16 This week we are finishing the Physical Geography of North Africa and the Middle East.
We will have a Test over Chapter 17 in the text on Tuesday .
The student have a study guide to assist them along with the other work they have done to prepare.

We will also have our map quiz over the physical geography of the region on Friday Feb. 16 the test.

The students will have a map quiz over the countries and capitals on Feb. 23

Because the cultural aspects of the region effect millions of people worldwide , we will have a overview of the three major regions that began in the Middle East region for the next several days.

Reminders:
Wednesday is Valentine's Day !!! - please do not bring candy or balloons or other such items to school.

Next Monday Feb. 19 is President's Day and Tuesday Feb. 20 is a teacher workday - two day off from school.

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/02/feb_12_-_feb_16.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/02/feb_12_-_feb_16.html General Information Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:48:36 -0500 Week of Feb . 5- 9 This week we have flown west to our next region of study - North Africa & the Middle East.

Monday -we will complete the physical geography of the region map and maps for the countries & capitals of the region.
Tuesday - Friday we will use our text Chapter 17 to explore the geography of the area and study how it effect the different people of N.Africa & the Middle East .

The Map Quiz over the Physical Geography of the region will be Feb. 16 &
the Quiz over the Countries & Capitals will be Feb. 23 . Start studying now !

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/02/week_of_feb_5-.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/02/week_of_feb_5-.html General Information Mon, 05 Feb 2007 21:04:04 -0500 Map of the Middle East and North Africa Map of region for review :

n_africa_mid_east_pol_95.jpg

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/02/map_of_the_midd_1.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/02/map_of_the_midd_1.html General Information Mon, 05 Feb 2007 20:20:54 -0500 Southeast Asia This weeek Jan. 29 - Feb. 2:
We are working on a mini - project on the countries of Southeast Asia with using the laptops on Wednesday and Thursday. We will be summarizing the modern history of the countries and the effects the location has on the people of each country. We will present our findings to our classmates.

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/southeast_asia.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/southeast_asia.html General Information Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:03:58 -0500 Jan. 29- Feb. 3, 2006 Our region of study: the countries ,capitals, and landforms !


map_southeast_asia.jpg

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/jan_29-_feb_3_2.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/jan_29-_feb_3_2.html General Information Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:00:28 -0500 Week of Jan. 22 - 26 This week we will continue our study Southeast Asia with a test over Chapter 28 on Friday 1-26.
Start studying now - use your sets of questions to study with.
Most of us did well on the map quiz !
I appreciate how well the students worked on the Performance Series Testing.

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/week_of_jan_22.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/week_of_jan_22.html General Information Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:08:46 -0500 Happy New Year Jan. 8- 12 Happy New year and Welcome Back !

I hope everyone had a great and restful holiday .
Also , we would like to thank our resident expert - Mrs. Kulkarni for teaching our class before the holidays.
We will start Southeast Asia this week with a map of the area and then start the region by using Chapter 28 in the text.
We will have our Performance Series Testing next week 1/16 - 1/18 .
We will have our map quiz on Friday 1/19/07

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/happy_new_year.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2007/01/happy_new_year.html General Information Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:15:19 -0500 Week of Dec. 11 - 15 This week we will finish the portion of our study of South Asia that is in our textbook with a test over Chapter 25 on Friday . Remember that our map quiz over countries, capitals and geeographical locations will be Thursdays . You should have been studying ( be careful with the rivers , we don't want you to fall in) .

Reminders : Tuesday is the band concert at 7:00 - come and enjoy real music !
Wednesday we will have a author come for the book chats . We are looking forward to
meeting him.

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/12/week_of_dec_11.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/12/week_of_dec_11.html General Information Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:51:40 -0500 South Asia Dec. 4 - 8 We have now flown over the Himalayas and landed in Southern Asia.
We will be studying the countries ,cultures and geographies of this region.
Our countries will be Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,Bangladesh, Sri Lanka , and the Maldives.( Nepal & Bhutan) .
Monday , we will complete the political and physical maps of the region and the rest of the week we will dive into Chapter 25 in our textbook. We will have a map quiz on Dec. 14th . Start Studying now !

Reminder: Wednesday will be an Early Release Day at 2:30 .

For a link to a useful map :

Download file

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/12/south_asia_dec.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/12/south_asia_dec.html General Information Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:24:03 -0500 Week of Nov. 27 - 30 We hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving Holiday !

This week we are finishing our study of China.
Monday and Tuesday - "Reading Rounds" as we call it and practicing our notetaking skills.
Remember Wednesday is D.E.A.R. .
We will finish the week with some culminating activites.

Remember to have progress reports signed and returned tommorrow.
Most of us have done well and keep up the good work.

We are also given a great website by Dr. Tyson last week . Find a spot and start digging.
http://map.pequenopolis.com/

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/11/week_of_nov_27.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/11/week_of_nov_27.html General Information Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:32:43 -0500 "Happy Thanksgiving " Monday - Quiz over our Reading Essentials book - China
Tuesday - Video over China
Wednesday - Sunday Thanksgiving Holiday
For those traveling, please be careful and wear your seatbelts !
Enjoy your family time !


]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/11/happy_thanksgiv.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/11/happy_thanksgiv.html General Information Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:29:38 -0500 Oct. 30- Nov. 3 This week we fly across the Sea of Japan to mainland Asia. We will start our study of east Asia :
China, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Nepal and Bhutan .
We will review our map of the countries, capitals, major rivers and geographic feature of the region.
We will have a quick quiz over the map on Wednesday Nov. 8 and a Test over Chapter 26 information on Friday Nov. 10 .

Reminders : Be careful on Tuesday night - don't let the spooks get you or automobiles !
Don't bring your candy to school, Mr. Howard has been know to collect it and dispose of
it in an interesting way.
Next Tuesday - Nov. 7 is Election Day - no School - teacher workday.
Extra credit if you can go and vote with your parents - ( bring in a I Voted sticker)

If you have not visited the website Dr. Tyson set up for his trip to Japan you should visit it. It contain a world ( or atleast a country's) worth of information. Visit it at -
http://mabryonline.org/mglc/japan/index.html

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/10/oct_30-_nov_3.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/10/oct_30-_nov_3.html General Information Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:49:03 -0500 Oct. 16 - 21 This week is Conference Week / Early Dismissal at 2:15 for students.
We are looking forward to seeing the parents at conferences.

Ths week we will need to work hard in class to research the information for our presentation on Japan.
This will culminate with a Power Point or Keynote presentation .

]]> http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/10/oct_16_-_21.html http://mabryonline.org/blogs/howard/archives/2006/10/oct_16_-_21.html General Information Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:42:57 -0500