8th History – Explorer Project NEW DUE DATE

The new due date is Friday, September 24th.

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6th History – First Archaeological Dig

As a warm up to our excavation, the students carefully extracted significant historical artifacts (chocolate chips) from the hard compacted earth (cookies). The students were supplied with the latest dig tools for their project – paper clips : ) They … Continue reading

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Explorer Project Customized Google Search

The first set of answers that come up are google advertisements. Scroll past those to find the customized links to your Explorer Project searches. CUSTOM GOOGLE SEARCH FOR EXPLORER PROJECT

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8th History – Explorer Project

We are starting off our year with Explorers which will then transition us into our unit on the colonies and the American Revolution. Currently, all of the students have chosen an explorer to research and write about. Here are the … Continue reading

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7th and 8th History – Final Exam Schedule

Friday – May 28th:  Essay Final Exam Tuesday – June 1st:  Objective Final Exam The final exams this year will take place on two separate days. Both grades will be required to write an essay and answer an objective exam … Continue reading

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7th History – Heraldry Poster

Here are our the final posters from our 7th grade. Each symbol, color, and motto were carefully selected by each student to tell us a little about themselves through a coat of arms.

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7th History – Illuminated Letters

We spent a few days learning about illuminated letters during our Medieval Europe unit and the 7th graders produced their own illuminated letters for their first name initial.

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7th History – Heraldry Project

You can find the symbols and descriptions for your project at this website: http://www.fleurdelis.com There are many other sites you can use but this is a good site to start with. If your family already has a coat of arms … Continue reading

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8th History – Naturalization Ceremony

Our 8th graders had a wonderful opportunity to sponsor the naturalization ceremony in downtown San Diego yesterday. Their presentations (you can listen to them below) were amazing. We started off the day by arriving at Golden Hall at 8:00am and … Continue reading

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6th History – Chinese Brush Painting

We are just about at the end of our Ancient China unit and the students were given an opportunity to mimic Chinese characters and nature scenes with calligraphy brushes and india ink. Here are some pictures from a few of … Continue reading

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