News and Notes:

Remember that your Mr. Stickman comic strip is due Monday! 

News and Notes:

“Investigating Monsoons” is due tomorrow

Ganges River Advocacy Poster is due tomorrow

Mr. Stickman Comic Strip is due Monday

**Please remember to bring a healthy snack tomorrow for the Mt. Everest I-Max movie!

Here are the powerpoints from today (Asia Overview and India Geography)

Overview of Asia pp

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Lecture_The Ganges

HAPPY ST. PATRICKS DAY!! 

The City of Light, or Varanasi, India was our focus today.  We began the day reading aloud from “The Birth of Ganga”, to re-visit what we learned yesterday about Mother Ganga.  Remember it is pronounced “Goon-Ga”.  Students also listened to an article about the Ganges River.  This too, reviewed information that we discussed yesterday.  We watched a great video about the city of Varanasi which descirbed to us why it is important to the Hindu people today. 

Students were assigned a Mr. Stickman comic strip.  There are six boxes that they must complete for their comic strip.  In each of these boxes students must use their knowledge about the Ganges River to develop a story.  They were given time in class to begin this activity.  Remember to make it fun, neat, and COLORFUL!

News and Notes:

Ganges River Advocacy Poster is due Friday!

Mr. Stickman Comic Strip is due Monday!

HAVE A FABULOUS ST. PATRICKS DAY

We also learned about the new ways that the Indian people are doing to help the pollution situation.  The Ganga River Basin Authority was formed in 2009…as you know, this was just LAST YEAR!  They are just beginning to develop rules and regulations to combat the issue with polution.  Students were asked to make an “Advocacy Poster” to campaign for the  GRBA (Ganga River Basin Authority).  Students are to come up with their own slogan and draw a picture that expresses emotional appeal for the issue.  This is due Friday!  I can’t wait to see all of the slogans that everyone will come up with.

News and Notes

Your personal Indian Map is due tomorrow (the information for what you need on your map is below)

Your Advocacy Poster is due FRIDAY

My Personal India Map Information:

Your task is to draw a personal map of the Indian subcontinent.  The subcontinent of India includes the countries of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.

•Himalayas •Godavari River •Brahmaputra River •Indus River •Ganges River •Narmada River •Thar Desert •Arabian Sea •Indian Ocean •Bay of Bengal•Mt. Everest •Hindu Kush •Gangetic Plain (Northern Plain) •Khyber Pass •Western Ghats •Eastern Ghats •Deccan Plateau •Sri Lanka •Maldives

Students were also given a personal map of India assignment to complete by Wednesday.  You will need to draw the country of India on the white sheet we provided you with today in class.  I have attached the power point slide that gives you ALL of the directions for your map.  It also includes all of the items you need to place on your map. 

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News and Notes:

-Your completed center packets are due t0morrow                                                                                                  

-Continue working on your India personal map- completed map due Wednesday

News and Notes:

• If you have visited the Economics Center and have not completed the reflection part, please do so before Monday…the packets will be collected Monday!
• Your Africa Unit Tests will be available for you to view your grade on Pinnacle by tomorrow morning.
• If you completd a Epcot Pavilion or a Three-Sided Poster Board for your Country Extension Project please remember to pick it up by Monday afternoon!
• Have a wonderful weekend!

News and Notes:

• The remaining Country Extension Presentations will be on Monday 3/15.

News and Notes:

• If you did not present your country extension project today, you will do so tomorrow at the beginning of class!

A note from Mrs. Wing…

got hope???

You may have heard that there is a t-shirt sales campaign going on at McClure and not know the background of the ”why”.  At McClure, we have several students dealing with significant medical issues (among those cancer and organ transplant needs).  We as a school community wanted to reach out to help those families and to show our support for them financially and visually.

Each advisement group was asked to develop a theme – one line – that would show visual support for these students as we wear the shirts, but also generate conversation about why we are wearing them.  Each advisement group submitted suggestions and the student body as a whole chose the winning theme “got hope?”

We are currently selling the t-shirts for $10 or a bracelet that says got hope? for $3.  You can purchase both as a set for $12.  All proceeds from the shirts will be given to these families to meet the additional financial needs that they are incurring.  The families may choose to give the funds to the charity of their choice if they personally don’t need the funds.  One of the families has been assisted tremendously by the Rally Foundation and may earmark the funds they receive for that organization.

This is a time where we can all step out and make a personal difference to students at our school.  We hope that you will purchase a shirt and talk to your friends and neighbors about purchasing one as well to help these families!  The shirts are on sale for the next few days and are available in black with white print, black with hot pink print and brown with turquoise print.  Checks may be made payable to McClure Middle School PTSA.

Thanks for your support!

Susan Wing, Principal