This Week:

HATCHED! - Launching a New Nation [1789-1800]


"Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives."

John Adams

Our first President, George Washington, established a precedent how U.S. Presidents have acted throughout history. All Presidents (except FDR) have honored two term presidencies, all Presidents place their hand on the Bible when giving their oath to the office, and all Presidents strive to uphold the Constitution (even if we don't always think they are doing so)...

...even our second President, John Adams, tried to uphold the Constitution...but did he really with the Alien & Sedition Acts? We will see...

TEST ON WEDNESDAY OVER THE FIRST 33 PRESIDENTS AND YOUR CLASS NOTES. We will review and discuss...

Be ready to know the first 33 PRESIDENTS! - make sure you know their names (first and last)! 

Here's the sheet if you need it again.

Someone was asking for the PRESIDENTIAL RAP song. Here it is...

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# 18 - George Washington - is due next Monday.

• READING #18
• QUESTIONS - try and read the reading FIRST!!!

If you want to work ahead click here for the next reading link, and here for the next questions link. READ THE READING before you complete the questions.

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CURRENTS due this week.

To be announced.

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THIS WEEK we will hold the THIRD EXPEDITION COMPETITION...the questions will cover the PACIFIC COAST, ROCKY MOUNTAIN and SOUTHWEST regions...and [you guessed it] your ZINGERS...so get ready!

We will finish up one report on OKLAHOMA....then get our questions ready...

KELVIN REPORT!
Are you getting closer in figuring out WHAT Kelvin is and WHERE he is?

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This Week:

HATCHED! - Creating a Constitution [1777-1789] - continued


"Our peculiar security is in the possession of a written Constitution. Let us not make it a blank paper by construction."

Thomas Jefferson

As our Founding Fathers met to provide the U.S. Constitution, a "BUNDLE OF COMPROMISES", some were not too excited. They wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation and maintain a Confederation of the 13 individual states - not a larger, federal government. But they were willing to COMPROMISE and sign it if one accommodation was made - adding a BILL OF RIGHTS.

Our government was leaving its nest...
Our first President was coming into power...
Our nation was just beginning to fly...

TEST NEXT WEEK OVER THE FIRST 33 PRESIDENTS AND YOUR CLASS NOTES. We will review and discuss...

Keep learning your U.S. Presidents...

Keep reviewing the first 33 PRESIDENTS! - make sure you know their names (first and last)! 

Here's the sheet if you need it again.

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# 17 - The U.S. Constitution - is due next Monday.

• READING #17
• QUESTIONS - try and read the reading FIRST!!!

If you want to work ahead click here for the next reading link, and here for the next questions link. READ THE READING before you complete the questions.

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CURRENTS due this week.

To be announced.

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THIS WEEK you and your table team will be presenting to the class what you have discovered about your states in the SOUTHWEST region.

NEXT WEEK we will hold the THIRD EXPEDITION COMPETITION...the questions will cover the PACIFIC COAST, ROCKY MOUNTAIN and SOUTHWEST regions...and [drum roll] ZINGERS...so get ready!

KELVIN REPORT!
Are you getting closer in figuring out WHAT Kelvin is and WHERE he is?

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This Week:

HATCHED! - Creating a Constitution [1777-1789]


"The happy Union of these States is a wonder; their Constitution a miracle; their example the hope of Liberty throughout the world."

James Madison

We are on the verge of creating the U.S. Constitution...but it will take convincing half the nation of Southerners to either give up slavery...or COMPROMISE...and force small states to give up their equal representation...or COMPROMISE...and nudge larger states to not demand more representation...or COMPROMISE...

...hmmm...I guess the whole thing was a "BUNDLE OF COMPROMISES"...and it kept our freedom alive!

Keep learning your U.S. Presidents...

Keep reviewing the first 33 PRESIDENTS! - make sure you know their names (first and last)!

Here's the sheet if you need it again.


Declaration of Independence PREAMBLE

SO, CAN YOU STILL DO THE ONE BREATH CHALLENGE?!?

Click here for a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

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# 16 - The U.S. Constitution - is due next Monday.

• READING #16
• QUESTIONS - try and read the reading FIRST!!!

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CURRENTS due this week.

To be announced.

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THIS IS IT!
Thursday during projects/music we will be the FINAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE COMPETITION between 5th Grader's CHAMPIONS and the 6th Grader CONTENDERS. Come ready to take the challenge together ( you will all be writing out your answers along with the contestants - see how well you do... ).

We will determine who will be the honorary NGB AGENT for North Idaho STEM!

In the morning, we will be moving onto our next USA Expedition - the SOUTHWEST!

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This Week:

HATCHED! - Creating a Constitution [1777-1789]


"...We, the People, instead of We, the States? States are the characteristics, and the soul of the confederation.
If the States be not the agents of this compact, it must be one of great consolidated National Government of the people of all the States."

Patrick Henry
Virginia Debates, 1788

Our nation, while fighting the British, had a government system under the Articles of Confederation. But it had many weaknesses that needed to be addressed - this week we continue our analysis leading up to the Constitutional Convention...and the beginning of our New Nation!

Keep learning your U.S. Presidents...

Keep reviewing the first 33 PRESIDENTS! - make sure you know their names (first and last)!

Here's the sheet if you need it again.


Declaration of Independence PREAMBLE

SO, CAN YOU STILL DO THE ONE BREATH CHALLENGE?!?

Click here for a copy of the Declaration of Independence.

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# 15 - The Revolution - is due this Monday.

• READING #15
• QUESTIONS - try and read the reading FIRST!!!

THIS WEEK - our READING will be a bit different. We have a SPECIAL TREAT - we will be going to The Hermitage in Tennessee (the home of President Andrew Jackson) through out IEN PROJECTION SYSTEM on Wednesday.

I will give you questions I want you to ponder and answer from that presentation. Since we won't have a work day this week due to this event, these questions will be your reading assignment for next Monday.

I'll fill you in on Monday...we will go back to our regular reading next week...

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CURRENTS due this week.

To be announced.

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THIS IS IT!
Thursday we will be taking the PRELIMINARY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHY BEE COMPETITION for 5th Grade. We will prepare to go up against the 6th Graders (NEXT THURSDAY - January 22nd).

Even if we are not completely ready, it will be GREAT to get you ready for the contest...so you too may be NGB AGENTS!!!

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