Tuesday, September 4, 2012

We've got a great year ahead of us!



Here's a quick overview: 5th Grade SS will investigate all things American--our magnificent landscape, our history, and our democratic government.  6th grade will examine what it is to be human, beginning millions of years ago in prehistoric Africa, proceeding to our first civilization in the ancient Middle East, and moving forward into our own era.  7th grade looks at the earliest inhabitants in the western hemisphere, seeking to understand where they came from and how they managed to get here without planes, trains or automobiles, later observes the clash of cultures between those first Americans and the new European colonists, and studies our progression toward freedom and democracy.  8th grade begins the year deconstructing the myth of the American Wild West and continues to explore the developing American character by poring over the many influential decisions we've made on the global stage.


Go Social Studies!