Confucius says – Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

We will begin reading Chapter 5: Ancient China. The test on this chapter will be on Thursday, December 17. As always, homework will be assigned in the workbook, textbook, and a packet. Please remember to keep up with these assignments and to bring your materials to school everyday. The next chapter will be started after the Christmas break.

A word about the Social Studies Homework:
Homework is very important as a teaching tool and a way to review what the student has read from the text. Doing some every night makes the assignment manageable and keeps the material fresh in the students' minds. Care in completing the Social Studies packet assignments will pay off in better preparedness for the Social Studies tests and in good homework grades.

The Section Quizzes in the packet count as part of the overall Social Studies grade. Since they are OPEN BOOK, it is hoped that these grades will help the overall grade. Please check the answers for accuracy. Guessing at the answers is not a good way to take the quizzes.

The Section Assessments in the textbook are “Extra Credit,” but an excellent way for students to review the material and earn points in the process. Additionally, students should spend a few minutes reviewing the key terms that they are asked to define. These words appear on the test with the definitions from the text. If they have not reviewed them, the students will not do well when they have to match the words and their definitions.

Finally, the Comprehension and Critical Thinking questions at the end of each chapter should be completed CAREFULLY and THOROUGHLY using COMPLETE SENTENCES.