Please remember to review for your AC Unit 1 test on Tuesday & Wednesday! Here is the study guide: ACUnit 1 Test Study Guide

The McClure Media Center is excited to announce the Book Trailer Video Contest!

Students, create an interesting, attention-getting, preview that will make book-readers all across the country want to come read the book you’ve chosen. All videos must be submitted by Tuesday, October 5th. Students can submit videos any time between now and October 5th, but judging will take place October 6th-12th. Late entries will not be judged. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 12th at Family Literacy Night.

First Place: A Flip Video Camera.

Second Place: $50 Barnes & Noble gift card.

Third Place: $25 movie theater gift card.

For more information, visit https://sites.google.com/site/mmsbooktrailercontest/. Updates will also be posted on Mrs. Harpin’s blog.

Mrs. Harpin will be offering a couple of morning help sessions for students who want to learn how to make movies and cartoons. Please come to the Media Center to pick up a pass. No students will be admitted to the help sessions without a pass from Mrs. Harpin.

Wednesday, September 15 8:00-8:50: Using Animoto to make Videos

Wednesday, September 29 8:00-8:50: Using GoAnimate to make Cartoons

The McClure Media Center is excited to announce the Book Trailer Video Contest!

Students, create an interesting, attention-getting, preview that will make book-readers all across the country want to come read the book you’ve chosen. All videos must be submitted by Tuesday, October 5th. Students can submit videos any time between now and October 5th, but judging will take place October 6th-12th. Late entries will not be judged. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 12th at Family Literacy Night.

First Place: A Flip Video Camera.

Second Place: $50 Barnes & Noble gift card.

Third Place: $25 movie theater gift card.

For more information, visit https://sites.google.com/site/mmsbooktrailercontest/. Updates will also be posted on Mrs. Harpin’s blog.

Mrs. Harpin will be offering a couple of morning help sessions for students who want to learn how to make movies and cartoons. Please come to the Media Center to pick up a pass. No students will be admitted to the help sessions without a pass from Mrs. Harpin.

Wednesday, September 15 8:00-8:50: Using Animoto to make Videos

Wednesday, September 29 8:00-8:50: Using GoAnimate to make Cartoons

The McClure Media Center is excited to announce the Book Trailer Video Contest!

Students, create an interesting, attention-getting, preview that will make book-readers all across the country want to come read the book you’ve chosen. All videos must be submitted by Tuesday, October 5th. Students can submit videos any time between now and October 5th, but judging will take place October 6th-12th. Late entries will not be judged. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 12th at Family Literacy Night.

First Place: A Flip Video Camera.

Second Place: $50 Barnes & Noble gift card.

Third Place: $25 movie theater gift card.

For more information, visit https://sites.google.com/site/mmsbooktrailercontest/. Updates will also be posted on Mrs. Harpin’s blog.

Mrs. Harpin will be offering a couple of morning help sessions for students who want to learn how to make movies and cartoons. Please come to the Media Center to pick up a pass. No students will be admitted to the help sessions without a pass from Mrs. Harpin.

Wednesday, September 15 8:00-8:50: Using Animoto to make Videos

Wednesday, September 29 8:00-8:50: Using GoAnimate to make Cartoons

The McClure Media Center is excited to announce the Book Trailer Video Contest!

Students, create an interesting, attention-getting, preview that will make book-readers all across the country want to come read the book you’ve chosen. All videos must be submitted by Tuesday, October 5th. Students can submit videos any time between now and October 5th, but judging will take place October 6th-12th. Late entries will not be judged. Winners will be announced on Tuesday, October 12th at Family Literacy Night.

First Place: A Flip Video Camera.

Second Place: $50 Barnes & Noble gift card.

Third Place: $25 movie theater gift card.

For more information, visit https://sites.google.com/site/mmsbooktrailercontest/. Updates will also be posted on Mrs. Harpin’s blog.

Mrs. Harpin will be offering a couple of morning help sessions for students who want to learn how to make movies and cartoons. Please come to the Media Center to pick up a pass. No students will be admitted to the help sessions without a pass from Mrs. Harpin.

Wednesday, September 15 8:00-8:50: Using Animoto to make Videos

Wednesday, September 29 8:00-8:50: Using GoAnimate to make Cartoons

Here is the powerpoint for our Prehistoric Natives as well as the Native Americans who were in Georgia when the European Explorers arrived. Prehistoric Georgia

This week we have studied the Prehistoric Native Americans as well as the natives who were living in Georgia when explorers arrived from Europe. Groups within each class are working together to create a storyboard of the distinctions between the groups to share with the rest of the class.

Upcoming Test:

We will be taking a Unit One test which will include all of geography as well as the Native American groups the week of Labor Day on Tuesday the 7th and Wednesday the 8th. Please begin preparations so you do not become overwhelmed as the test date approaches.

Grades in Pinnacle have been updated with quiz grades, but I am still working to grade postcard projects. I hope to have them in by early next week:)

Take a photo and enter “Reflections Photography category.

The theme this year is “Together We Can…” Six categories: Dance Choreography, Photography, Film Production, Musical Composition, Literature, and Visual Arts.  Enter one or all categories! Forms are available in the Media Center at the Reflections display, or download them at www.tmc.ptsamail.com and click on “Reflections,” to the right. Deadline is September 30^th. Contact Bonny Tillman, at bonztillman@gmail.com with any questions.

Our first unit test will be next Monday, August 30th. Please begin to look over your notes, quiz, and vocabulary packet for review. We will do a full review in class on Thursday!

Your postcards are due today and tomorrow, and our geography quiz will be Wednesday and Thursday. We are going over the items you need to know in class, but here is a list of the main items:

Label the Map: regions of GA, two main rivers forming borders, surrounding states, fall line

Questions over: absolute location, relative location, Okefenokee Swamp, Atlanta

Today we looked at our transportation systems and how they provide an economic impact to our state.