Builders Club Joins the Fight Against Breast Cancer

The Builders Club has held it's first two meetings of the year, and we are also about to hold our first two fundraisers of the year.  Members decided that a fundraiser for Breast Cancer Research would be appropriate, as October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Builders Club members will start selling pink pencils and bracelets reading "Join the Fight" next week during lunch periods.  Pencils will be $1.00 and bracelets will be $2.00.  The club hopes to raise $500 for breast cancer research by the end of the month.

The club will also be holding it's annual bake sale on Meet the Teacher Night, next Wednesday.  This fundraiser has been a good kick-off fundraiser for the past few years, and has raised money for club supplies throughout the year.  Gym bags, tee shirts and other items will also be available at the bake sale.

Chapter Test Next Week

We are wrapping up chapter one in class today, so it's time to start preparing for the chapter test!  I will distribute study guides today.  You will complete the study guide on your one (and from the notes in your binders), but we will go over them by the end of the week.  Try studying every night - cramming for the test isn't the best way to get things done.

We'll have the test next Wednesday, then it's on to The Fertile Crescent!

Homework

I didn’t get the homework up before I left today. I'll have it posted tomorrow.

Quiz on Thursday!

I am sure that you're already studying, but we do have a quiz on Thursday.  It covers pp. 4-8 in your binder as well as the Key Terms and Places from Section 2.  This quiz will be the last grade that makes it onto your midterm report.  So that's two quizzes, lots of homework, and class participation going into your midterm grade.  Oh, let's add in a binder check on Friday - we have 10 pages in the front section, at least two in the Key Terms section, and two glossaries in the Permanent File.  Make sure that they are in order and numbered properly!

Midterm reports go home with you on 10/15.  Meet the Teacher night in on 10/16.

Three Weeks Down!

Well, almost!  We have one quiz out of the way, and we'll have another next week (hint, hint).  It's a good time to check your binder and make sure that your sections are in order and all of your pages are in the right place.  Organization is something that you really should work on every day, but don't be surprised if we start having binder checks soon.

Builders Club Donates to Krystle Campbell Scholarship Fund

Thanks to everyone that participated, and thanks to Michael Barletta for coming up with the idea for the bracelets while still on his April Vacation!  If you'd like to know more, please Read the Article in the Medford Patch

Pictured: Builders Club Vice-President Anthony McKillop, Fund Chairman Jack Dempsey, Builders Club President Nicole Matarazzo, and Club Advisor Sean McGillicuddy 

Well, it's the middle of the summer....

and I hope that everyone is having a great time.  I know that my family has been enjoying time away from school.  I also hope that everyone is gradually preparing for the new school year.  I usually pick up things that I need for the classroom a little bit at a time (sharpeners, pencils, tissues, etc).  Putting your supplies together for next year is easier if you do it a little bit at a time instead of trying to throw everything together at the last minute (or even worse-after school has started).

It's not necessarily fun to think about these things during the summer months, but preparation is a year-round practice.  The start of the next year will go more smoothly if you've done some preparation over the summer months!