1. Welcome to the Pumas! 7 th Grade Social Studies Lindsay Thompson lindsay.thompson@vbschools.com

2. Our Curriculum Our class studies U.S. History from 1865 – Present. This is everything from post-Civil War to Today! Unit 1 : Reuniting the Nation (Post Civil War and Moving West) Unit 2 : Getting Down to Business (labor unions and industrialization) Unit 3 : A Nation Transformed (immigration and urbanization) Unit 4: Competition and Conflict (Spanish-American War) Unit 5: Progressive Reforms (muckrakers, laws, and amendments) Unit 6: World War I Unit 7: America Goes from Boom to Bust (Roaring 20s and Depression) Unit 8: World War II (includes a study of the Jewish Holocaust) Unit 9: Transitions in Pursuit of Peace (The Cold War) Unit 10: Turmoil at Home and Abroad (Civil Rights, Vietnam, Korean War) Unit 11: Globalization and Interdependence (today)

3. Covering the Basics - Technology My School Mail – “pumas” If you are NOT receiving homework emails from the core: 1.we are going to add ALL email addresses left with me on my online data form – accessible via Google Docs (link is on my wikispace: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hNY6- KCQ2r5wlhDU5qzmQALJR2qLHm9cnvGJKsR37yg/viewform?usp=send_form ) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hNY6- KCQ2r5wlhDU5qzmQALJR2qLHm9cnvGJKsR37yg/viewform?usp=send_form 2.Sign up via PAMS homepage – My School Mail: wildcats Online Textbook http://www.pearsonsuccessnet.comhttp://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com – students have their username in their agenda – password is Panther1– Edmodo Students should have already joined in the computer lab Wikispace http://www.pams-thompson.wikispaces.comhttp://www.pams-thompson.wikispaces.com – I use for EVERYTHING

4. Conferences/Guidance Corey McGinnis and Jenny Hinton – 8:40 – 9:00 a.m. Team meetings with all core teachers is generally a positive experience as, more often than not, struggles and/or obstacles will be present in more than one learning environment. Covering the Basics - Guidance

5. Supplies These will be NEED to be with the student EACH DAY he or she comes to my class -Student Agenda -3–Ring Binder -Paper -Pencils & Pens -Highlighter -Book from home to read everyday in PAMS -USB Drive -Internet Access -Printer (or ability to print) -Other Materials (may be requested throughout the year, on a need be basis) We accept the following as DONATIONS for our classroom/team as these are NOT required of your child: -Classroom art supplies (colored pencils, markers, crayons) -Glue Sticks -Tissues -Lysol/Baby wipes -Post-it notes -Index cards -Baggies -CANDY Fell free to take a “post-it” note tonight from a PUMA teacher’s door of an item on the team’s wish list!

6. Expectations -Have necessary supplies for the day -Keep daily warm-up in binder -Keep up with daily assignments and homework -Ask questions on Edmodo for peers to see -Get make-up work the next day if you are absent (so, A-Day students need to come B-Day during PAMS time to get their work!) -Ask questions!

7. Grading -Students will be evaluated based on a standards based grading system. -Social Studies = 2 nd year (Science is on year 4 and English is on year 3) -4 point scale -Levels of proficiency

9. Rules and Behavior Class and School rules are listed in the Student’s Agenda that they received the first day of school. Students are expected to follow the rules AT ALL TIMES The Pumas Core has established a S.T.O.P. disciplinary system that will be observed by all teachers within the core 1- Student will receive verbal warning(s) in the classroom 2 – A S.T.O.P. sign may be given to a student as a final warning. 3 – Upon receipt of the S.T.O.P. sign, students will be given a parent letter to bring home and return to school The next disciplinary steps include: teacher detention (after school) then a discipline referral to the office in which an administrator determines the next course of action.

10. Thank You! Do we have time?... Wow! Questions? Comments? Concerns? PLEASE take a “post-it note” from ANY of the Puma teacher’s doors! This is a team donation and GREATLY appreciated! Us teachers like dark chocolate - and coffee