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Welcome to Walnut Springs Middle School Curriculum Night

Welcome to Walnut Springs Middle School Curriculum Night. Jeffrey Holmes 6 th Grade Social Studies holmesj@wcsoh.org. Westerville City Schools Mission Statement. Our mission is to prepare students to contribute to the competitive and changing world in which we live.

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Welcome to Walnut Springs Middle School Curriculum Night

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  1. Welcome to Walnut Springs Middle School Curriculum Night Jeffrey Holmes 6th Grade Social Studies holmesj@wcsoh.org

  2. Westerville City SchoolsMission Statement Our mission is to prepare students to contribute to the competitive and changing world in which we live.

  3. Prentice Hall: World Studies Series -Foundations of Geography -Asia and the Pacific -The Ancient World

  4. Course Overview • Map and Graph skills • Geography of the world • Five Themes of Geography • Location, Place, Human/Environmental Interaction, Movement, and Region • Modern Cultures of the world • Ancient History • Climates, Economies and Governments

  5. Ohio State Academic StandardsSixth Grade Social Studies • History • Analyze and interpret significant events • People in Societies • Analyze commonalities and diversity within local, national and global settings • Geography • Knowledge of locations and human interaction with their physical environment • Economics • Economic concepts, issues, and systems

  6. Ohio State Academic StandardsSixth Grade Social Studies • Government • Examination of the purposes, structures, and processes of political systems • Citizenship Rights & Responsibilities • Examine and evaluate civic ideals and student participation in their community • Social Study Skills and Methods • Students organize information from multiple sources to draw geographic conclusions

  7. Geography Units • Geography Tools and Concepts • Modern Central and East Asia • Modern South and Southeast Asia • Modern Middle East • Mesopotamia • Ancient Egypt • Ancient India • Ancient China

  8. Tools for Academic Success • Binder • Today’s Targets & Prove It Statements • Projects • Power Point, Publisher, and Word • Academic Content Standards • Literacy Initiative: Writing Across Curriculum

  9. Technology • Library resources • Internet research • Power Point • Publisher • Word

  10. Online Resources • Stratalogica.com • Online mapping and atlas resources • Username: lastnamefirstname • Password: Student ID # • StudyIsland.com • Online check in assessments and games • Username: firstname.lastname@wvl • Password: Student ID #

  11. Expectations • Celebration of Learning • Target for a mastery level of understanding of Ohio State Standards • Check Homework Log • Learning Success

  12. What can you do? • Check Power School • Offer your support and encouragement • Check the homework logbook • Check Weekly Targets & Prove It Statements • Contact me if you have questions. • 797-8460- Leave a voicemail • Email: holmesj@wcsoh.org

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