Homeroom/Period 3 – Miguel Esquivel Salgado
Miguel is an active participant in class. He always brings a positive attitude that rubs off on many of his fellow students. Miguel even likes to spend his lunches talking Social Studies with me!
Period 1 – Melina Allende
Period 2 – Alfredo Contreras
Period 4 – Daniela Contreras
Period 8 – Valente Osornio
Period 9 – Andrea Pacheco
Period 10 – Daniela Gomez
7th Grade –
We are continuing on with life just before the American Civil War. After covering slavery and sectionalism we are now talking about Westward Expansion.
The Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, The Donner Party, Mountain Men, the Oregon trail, the California Gold Rush, and the Mexican American War will all be topics covered.
Students will be asked to create a survival kit for life on the frontier!
8th Grade –
Students are creating their Causes of the American Revolution projects. Stay tuned for photos!
Then we will take a break to cover the 2016 election.
After that we will wrap up or American Revolutionary Unit by covering the battle of the war.
What really sets Heidi apart is her ability to self-reflect. She always asks to have her work checked before handing it in. She is always asking for help when she does not understand something. Her curiosity and passion for Social Studies is second to none. She asks great questions, and I always see her utilizing the chromebook to dig deeper into topics than what I cover.
We are proud to be drug free at MC Cash!!!
Monday: “Our FUTURE is bright, no drugs in sight”
*Staff and students can wear their favorite college or military shirt*
Students will kick off Red Ribbon Week by learning about its history in their classrooms and signing a red strip of paper that will be linked together throughout the school.
Tuesday: “We say KAPOW to drugs”
*Staff and students can wear a superhero shirts*
Wednesday: Community Walk to school
* Staff and students wear RED tops, uniform bottoms to school*
Staff and students will meet at Playa Margarita Park at 6:45 a.m. and will be led on a walk to school at 6:50 a.m. Please encourage your students to participate by offering an incentive. This is a great opportunity for the entire Cash community to join together to promote awareness and the Red Ribbon Week campaign!
Thursday: “M.C. Cash chooses to be drug free” and Door Decorating Contest
*Staff and students can M.C. Cash spirit shirts*
Decorate the outside of your door as a class with a message that promotes a drug free lifestyle. Prizes will be given to the best K-2, 3-5, and SPED doors. The best 6-8 doors will receive Fun Friday/P.A.T. time!
Friday: “We give the BOOT to drugs”
*Western Day: staff and students can wear jeans, plaid/flannel, and boots*
Letters have been sent home asking you to pick a time that works for you… I will send you a confirmed time next week. Looking forward to seeing all of the parents!
7th Graders –
We are learning about how the North and the South drifted apart leading to the Civil War. Topics covered include sectionalism, slavery, the economies, and heading West.
8th Graders –
This week we are presenting our “Fight For Our Right’s” research project where students argued against a law they disagreed with. We also cover the propaganda, motive, and bias involved in the Boston Massacre.
Congratulations to 7th Grader Bryan Segovia Trejo!
This week I called an audible and spent the last two days discussing 9/11 and its importance. The students have never been more engaged and were really touched by the stories, images, and videos they witnessed. Some students had very emotional responses and left my class visually shaken and in some cases in tears. I apologize that this message is coming before and not after the lesson. I was not anticipating the reactions I got from the students. If your child has any questions please try your best to answer them, and let them know I am always here to answer any questions they have as well.
here are the links to the three videos I showed to the class;
News broadcasts from the day of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HcX3iffQcI
Home videos from the city the day of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLXiH45wi4Y
The story of 9/11 victim Welles Crowther: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwWzjjbIISw
Have a good weekend!