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Philosophy of Education
Parents/Guardians:
I want you to have a full appreciation of what your children and I will accomplish in the classroom this year; therefore, I would like you to know my philosophy of education.
* I believe children deserve respect
* I believe children should not be humiliated, hurt, or embarrassed intentionally
* I believe children's self-esteem should be nurtured tenderly
* I believe that if I am willing to say, "I am sorry," when I make a mistake, I do not have to be afraid of making a mistake, and the students will learn the same.
* I want all children to enjoy the learning process, and I want to help them to develop their own motivation for learning. I hope to do my best to encourage your child to succeed in their attempts to learn.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns you may have this year. I am looking forward to an exciting and challenging year!
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Catholic Athletes for Christ Meeting
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WELCOME!
Welcome to Mrs. Schwinger's Page: Home of 8B and Grade 8 Social Studies, Grade 7 Social Studies, and 8B ReligionPromise me you'll always remember: you're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
Christopher Robin to Winnie-the-Pooh
Dear Parents/Guardians:
* ENJOY CLASS!!!
Welcome to the 2020-2021 school year! My name is Mrs. Schwinger and I have the privilege of teaching your children Social Studies and 8B Religion this year. Social Studies is a broad course that will include the following areas: history, geography, sociology, psychology, and current events. The students will learn numerous facts this year, as well as an understanding of the culture and events that shape our society.
In order for the students to properly learn, I ask that they do the following:
* come to class prepared with textbooks, notebooks, and pens
* complete all homework assignments
* do the assigned reading in preparation for class discussions
* read a daily newspaper or watch the nightly news to remain aware of current events
* respect each other and property
* always ask questions if something does not make sense
* keep their notebooks clean and organized
* keeps all maps and handouts in their binders specifically for social studies
To Achieve Your Dreams, Remember Your ABCs
A- avoid negative sources, people, places, things, and habits
B- believe in yourself
C- consider things from every angle
D- don't give up and don't give in
E- enjoy life today!
F- family and friends are hidden treasures
G- give more than you planned to
H- hang on to your dreams
I- ignore those who try to discourage you
J- just do it!
K- keep trying, no matter how hard it seems
L- love yourself first and foremost
M- make room somewhere for letting others in
N- never lie, cheat, or steal, always strike a fair deal
O- open your heart, and your eyes will see things as they really are
P- practice makes perfect
Q- quitters never win and winners never quit
R- read, study, and learn about everything important in the world
S- stop procrastinating
T- take control of your own destiny
U- understand yourself in order to better understand others
V- visualize it with a picture perfect mind
W- want it more than anything
X- acc(X)elerate your effort
Y- you are unique, nothing can replace you
Z- zero in on your target and go for it!
SCHEDULE-- 8B
8:00-8:15 Homeroom
7:45-8:55 Honors Algebra Students with Sr. Barbara (A/B schedule)
8:15-9:00 Math
9:00-9:45 Science
9:45-10:05 Break
10:05-10:50 Social Studies
10:55-11:40 Special:
Monday- Music
Tuesday- Art
Wednesday- Spanish
Thursday- Gym
Friday- Technololgy
11:40-12:25 Lunch/Recess
12:25-1:15 Language Arts
1:15-1:50 Religion -
Important Dates to Remember!
OCTOBER
2- Denim Day for Breast Cancer Research
5- Picture Day
7- 12:10 dismissal
9- Happy Birthday Carey!/Progress Reports
12- No School- Columbus Day
15- Annual Bishop's Mass
27- Sr. Marie Anthony Walk for Education
30- No School- Parent/Teacher Virtual Conferences
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Objectives 7th Grade
The American Republic to 1877
Chapter 1 The First Americans
* understand how the first people arrived in the Americas
* cite the discovery that changed the lives of the early Native Americans
* describe why powerful empires arose in the Americas
* investigate how the people of each empire adapted to their environment
* explore what early people lived in North America
* examine how different Native American groups adapted to their environments
Chapter 2 Exploring the Americas
* examine how technology made long sea voyages possible
* explore the factors that allowed great civilizations in African to flourish
* explain Portugal's leadership roles in exploration
* understand Columbus's plan for sailing to Asia
* evaluate the decline fo the Aztec and Inca Empires in the Americas
* explore how Spain governed its empire in the Americas
* explain how the Protestant Reformation affected North America
* evaluate why the activities of early traders encouraged exploration
Chapter 3 Colonial America
* identify the crop that saved the people of Jamestown
* explain how the colonists received political rights
* explain why the Pilgrims and the Puritans came to America
* describe how the Connecticut, Rhode Island, and the New Hampshire colonies began
* explain why the Middle Colonies had the most diverse populations in colonial America
* identify America's first town planner
* understand why the Southern Colonies were established
* compare and contrast France's colony in North America with the English colonies
Chapter 4 The Colonies Grow
* define the triangular trade and explain how it affected American society
* understand how the regions in the colonies differed from one another
* understand why the use of enslaved workers increased in the colonies
* understand why the Navigation Acts angered the colonists
* identify teh people who had the right to vote in colonies legislatures
* explain how wars in Eutope spread to the American colonies
* understand the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union
* explain how British fortunes imroved after William Pitt took over the direction of the war
* describe how Chief Pontiact united his people to fight for their land
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Objectives 8th Grade Religion
We Live Our Faith As Members of the Church Vol. II
Unit I- How Do We Nourish God's Gift of Faith?
Chapter 1 We Respond to God's Love
* we reflect the goodness of God
* God forgives our sins
* we live holy lives
* we give witness to Jesus
Chapter 2 We Make Moral Choices
* our conscience helps us make good moral decisions
* we are responsible for forming our conscience
* God gives us the gifts of forgiveness and grace
* Jesus calls the whole Church to follow his example
Chapter 3 We Follow God's Laws
* following God's laws leads to peace, love, and joy
* Jesus calls us to conversion
* following Jesus' teachings leads to true happiness
* following Jesus means loving as he did
Chapter 4 We Love God and Others
* Jesus teaches us the Great Commandment
* we live out the first commandment
* we live our the second commandment
* we live out the third commandment
Chapter 5 We Honor Life and Creation
* we are called to choose life
* we live out the fourth commandment
* we live our the fifth commandment
* we live out the sixth commandment
Chapter 6 We Respect All People
* we live out the seventh commandment
* we live out the eighth commandment
* we lvie out the ninth commandment
* we live out the tenth commandment
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Objectives Grade 8
Discovering Our Past: A History of the United States
Chapter 20 The Industrial Age
* analyze the importance of the railroad in the Industrial Age
* indentify and evaluate new inventions of the era
* define mass production
* evaluate the impact of mass production on the U.S. economy
* identify and analyze the factors of production
* evaluate the importance of capital to production
* compare and contrast how Rockefeller and Carnegie organized the oil and steel industries
* analyze the concept of monopoly and how the Standard Oil Trust exemplified it
* describe and evalaute working conditions during the Industrial Age
* identify and analyze how and why labor organized during the Industrial Age
Chapter 21 An Urban Society
* identify and evaluate the reasons different groups of immigrants were pushed or pulled to come to the United States
* identify and evaluate what happened to many immigrants after their arrival in the United States
* identify and evaluate the ways immigrants sometimes chose to adapt to the United States but still retain their cultural identity
* describe where different classes of people gravitated to in and around cities
* explain how new forms of architecture and transportation helped to address problems in cities
* identify and draw conclusions about the changes to American culture during this period
Chapter 22 The Progressive Era
* identify and evaluate reforms and reformers that emerged during this era
* analyze the impact that US presidents had on reforms during this era
* identify and analyze the ways society in the United States changed during the Progressive Era
* identify and analyze the causes and consequences of prejudice and injustice in American society
Chapter 23 Rise to World Power
* identify the causes and effects of imperialism in the late 1800s
* analyze the expansion of US economic influence in Latin America
* explain how the United States acquired territories in the Pacific
* evaluate the effects of the Open Door policy in China
* identify the causes and consquences of the Russo Japanese War
* indentify territories acquired by the United States after the Spanish American War
* summarize the arguments of both imperialists and anti-imperialists
* draw conclusions about how the Panama Canal affected US relations with Latin America
* compare and contrast the Roosevelt Corollary, dollar diplomacy, and moral diplomacy
* analyze the US role in the Mexican Revolution
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Homework
Week of October 18, 2020
Monday, October 19
SS8- Chapter 2 Geography questions
SS7- Which Directions? Geogrpahy assignment
Religion- What Is Love? In class project for Chapter 3; due tomorrow at 2PM
8Tuesday, October 20-
SS8- no homework
SS7- No homework
Religion- complete What Is Love? project
Wednesday, October 21
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- no homework
Thursday, October 22
SS8- Chapter 22, lesson 1 questions
SS7- geography map skills
Religion- Chapter 4 test
Friday, October 23
Have a good weekend!
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Week of October 11, 2020
Monday, October 12
No School- Columbus Day!
Tuesday, October 13
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- Chapter 3 Test
Wednesday, October 14
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- no homework
Thursday, October 15
SS8- no homework
SS7- no class/Bishop's Mass
Religion- no homework
Friday, October 16
SS8-no homework
SS7-no homework
Religion-no homework
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Week of October 4, 2020
Monday, October 5
SS8- Geography Chapter 1 due Wednesday
SS7- Christopher Columbus exercise due tomorrow
Religion- in class project
Tuesday, October 6
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- in class project
Wednesday, October 7(12:10 dismissal)
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- no class
Thursday, October 8
SS8- Chapter 21 Test due Tuesday; Immigration Project due Tuesday
SS7- Chapter 2 test due Tuesday; Utopia project due on Tuesday
Religion- no homework
Friday, October 9
SS8- Immigration project due Tuesday
SS7- Chapter 2 test due Tuesday; Utopia Project due Tuesday
Religion- no homework
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Week of September 27, 2020
Monday, September 28
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- no homework
Tuesday, September 29
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- no homework
Wednesday, September 30
SS8- Chapter 21, lesson 1 questions
SS7- Chapter 2, lesson 1 questions
Religion- Chapter 2 Test
Thursday, October 1
SS8- no homework
SS7- no homework
Religion- in class project
Friday, October, 2
Have a good weekend!
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Week of September 20, 2020,
Monday, September 21
SS7- Mayan Project due Wednesday; Test Chapter 1- The First Americans due Wednesday
SS8- Chapter 20, lesson 2 questions
Religion- Super Hero project due Wednesday
Tuesday, September 22
SS7- Test and Project assigned on Monday due tomorrow
SS8- Chapter 20, lesson 3 and 4 questions due tomorrow
Religion- Super Hero project due tomorrow
Wednesday, September 23
SS7- no homework
SS8- Chapter 20 review assigned and due on Friday
Religion- no homework/in class movie- The Mighty Macs
Thursday, September 24
SS7- complete NJ Art
SS8- Chapter 20 review due tomorrow
Religion- no homork/ completion of movie
Friday, September 25
Have a nice weekend!
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WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
Monday, September 14
SS 7- Chapter 1, lesson 1 questions through Google Classroom
SS 8- Scissors project assigned and due on Wednesday
Religion- no homework
Tuesday, September 15
SS 7- no homework
SS 8- Scissors Project due tomorrow
Religion- no homework
Wednesday, September 16
SS 7- Chapter 2, lesson 2 questions through Google Classroom
SS 8- Chapter 20, lesson 1 questions through Google Classroom
Religion- Why I Like Me questions through Google Classroom
Thursday, September 17- Back to School Night-Virtual
SS 7-no homework
SS 8- no homework
Religion- no homework
Friday, September 18
SS 7- no homework
SS 8- no homework
Religion- no homework
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