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Welcome to Room 24Social Studies
Mr. Nightingale
My Bio Family
I live in Aurora with my wife Jenna and son Louie
Education Wellsville High School Kent State University
Undergraduate (1-8) Ashland University
Graduate (C & I)
Teaching Experience 1 year at Maple Heights 13th year at West G
Hobbies Coaching, Boating, Working
Out, Golf, MMA, Steelers Fan
Classroom Rules
The Three R’s Respectful
Others, self and school
Responsible For their learning
Ready to Learn Prompt and prepared
Classroom Expectations
1. In your seat by the time the bell rings. Pencils sharpened (pens encouraged) Materials out
2. Bring all materials to class everyday! Do not ask what you will need, bring it all.
3. Stay in class during instructional time.
Assignments
All students must write assignments in planners
Due the next day unless stated otherwise Makeup work is responsibility of the student 11/2 day per day absent to make up missing
work
The Planner
This is one of the most imperative pieces to your student’s success at the middle school
I will sign each student’s planner everyday
Progress Book
I will post grades with in
48 hrs of collecting an
assessment Students and parents are
encouraged to check
Progressbook at least
once per week
Holt Textbooks and E-books (on-line)
Geography
South and East Asia and the Pacific
Southwest and Central Asia
Curriculum
Map Skills- and cartography Economics- Hershey’s chocolate economics Ancient India Ancient China Ancient Egypt World Religions Junior Scholastic Magazine (semi-monthly) SLO (student learning objectives)
Unit Progression
Read the Chapters (various ways) Note taking (Cornell system) from power point Formative assessment packet
Vocab, map skills, primary resource documents, historical literature review, study guides, Jeopardy reviews
Formal Assessments Projects, Homework, Quizzes, Tests, Junior Scholastic
Extra-Credit
1.) Buy extra-credit with Reward Store Stars 2.) Current Events
Students can complete up to three current event summaries per quarter
Summaries must follow the format of the rubric (on website)
Each summary is worth up to 5 extra-credit points (15pts per quarter)
Thank You
Have A Great Day At School! Checkout your student’s personalized plate!
