Welcome to Mr. Thomas's Classroom!!

"History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside."

            - John Fitzgerald Kennedy

5th Grade History  

           Early Settlements

                   Colonizing America

                                       Crisis in the Colonies

                                                The American Revolution

                                                           Establishing a Government (by the people, for the people)

                                                                   A New Nation

8th Grade History

                Government and Order

                           Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens

                                Early Settlements/Colonizing America

                                        Crisis in the Colonies

                                               The American Revolution

                                                      Westward Expansion

                                                               A New Nation (Civil War through Current Studies)

7/8th Grade English

"There are thousands of thoughts lying within a man that he does not fully know 'til he takes up the pen and writes."

             - William Makepeace Thackerey

This quote continues to be the underlying theme for young writers here in my classroom this year. The goal is to become strong, effective writers through the use of the entire writing process (prewriting, writing, revising, and editing). Writers are encouraged to let their thoughts flow through the pen ----- from the mind, through the arm, and onto the paper. When a young writer has flow in his/her writing, created pieces become much more meaningful, and therefore much more powerful. Once a writer's thoughts are put onto paper, we can then work on developing a final copy through the use of the revising and editing process. This can be done through student/teacher conferencing, self-evaluations, and/or classmate evaluations.

Please feel free to view your child's portfolio any time throughout the school year, as it contains all of the wonderful work he/she is creating as he/she develops into a sound writer.

Adam C. Thomas

Write On!!

7th Grade World Geography

           Mapping Skills (Legends, Scales, Latitude, and Longitude)

                     5 Themes of Geography

                           Oceans, Islands, and Body Masses

                                   North America

                                           South America

                                                  Europe

                                                         Africa

                                                                 Asia

                                                                       Australia

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