The research paper is on Egyptian pharaohs. It should be a minimum of 5 paragraphs. It will be written on your blog and is due on Monday, November 13. It should be about 3 different pharaohs and have an introductory paragraph and a concludiing paragraph. Use the following outline:

* Introduction

* Pharaoh #1

* Pharaoh #2

* Pharaoh #3

* Conclusion

I would recommend using Wikipedia to find information on the pharaohs.

Picture Retake day is tomorrow. We started a research paper today on Egyptian Pharaohs. I’ll put the details in a seperate post.

Tonight’s HW
EL 19-20
RT 56-60 (skip 59)

Math 245-247, 250-251
Test tomorrow

SS finish lesson 5 notes
x-word puzzle

AR 45 minutes

We are going to do a writing contest for the EGUSD “No Excuses – Go to School” program. Click above to check out the winning posters. The question to answer in 50 words or less is:

Why should students attend school every day?

People who do this will earn extra credit points in writing. It is due November 7.

Click above for a good Mesopotamia site. You could also search for:

Mesopotamia
Sumer
Babylon
ziggurat
or other words from your SS book

If you look to the right, you’ll see a new link where you can email me directly. Then I will have your email and can get back to you.

I should have done that a long time ago.

Well, a new trimester has begun.

Tonight:
Math Pgs 244, 248-249
Finish the questions for your SS notes
Read AR 45 minutes

Report cards went home last Friday.

Read and post-it notes for People on the Beach
Spelling 38-41
Blog – Process/How to…
Math 6.7 (B + WB + WS)
SS crossword puzzle
AR 45 minutes

These are only for Justin

Ancient Isrealites
Lesson 4
Abraham
Mesopotamians worshipped many gods
Abram worshipped one God
Monothesim – belief in one God
Abraham
Covenant- special agreement
Abram spoke to God
Changed name to Abraham meaning “father of many nations”
Abraham known as the father of the Jewish people
Moses and the Ten Commandments
Jacobs descendents known as Israelites
Israelites moved to Egypt
Later become slaves
Moses leads revolt against Egyptians

Moses and the Ten Commandments
Exodus –
journey of the Isrealites out of Egypt
today a large movement of people
Exodus took many years and many hardships
God gave Moses the Ten Commandments

Moses and the Ten Commandments
Ten Commandments – set of laws for responsible behavior
Judaism – religion of the Jewish people
Ten Commandments important part of Judiasm, Christianity and Islam – 3 biggest religions

Moses and the Ten Commandments
Stories from the Hebrew Bible
Torah – Jewish Bible
Sabbath – day of rest
Israel and Judah
King David built Israel’s capital at Jerusalem
King Solomon had great wisdom
Israel divided into Israel & Judah
Israel and Judah
Israel conquered by Assyrians
Judah conquered by Babylonians
Exile – living in another country unable to return to your home country
Israel and Judah
Judaeans enslaved in Babylonia
Persians conquered Babylonia and released Judaeans
Judaeans later conquered by Romans
Movement Through the World
Jews have moved to every country in the world
Diaspora – settling of Jews outside of Israel
Synagogues – Jewish house of worship (church)

For all who asked, the Harvest Festival is Friday night. I won’t be there. I have to go out of town with my family.

It’s nice to hear from old students (Mandi and Jiong).

Tell Nadine I said hi and to come by and visit. I’m very proud of Laura Castillo and her great improvement on the CST.

Still no word on the Kings day contest.

Report cards will be going home this Friday. There are 6 Honor Roll students. Are you one of them?

Today we had Kings Day and we all had our crowns on. This is the last weekend for AR, so make sure you read a lot. Finish the National Geographic worksheets.

I know a lot of you are upset about lunch. If you want to get in touch with Mr. Grant, try lgrant@egusd.net or Mrs. Stoppelmann at dstoppel@egusd.net

Have a fun weekend!