Middle School Social Studies

In sixth-grade history this week, students learned about how the tide began to turn during the American Revolution with Washington’s new military strategy and the Battle of Saratoga. Students also learned about the harsh winter at Valley Forge and the Battle of Monmouth. We concluded the week with an analysis of the War in the South, with the trap at Yorktown and Cornwallis’s surrender.

Next week, students will participate in a timeline scavenger hunt to solidify their understanding of the order of the events of the American Revolution. We will also learn more about the roles that different groups, like women, African Americans and Indigenous people, played in the War and how they were affected. Study guides for lesson 9 are due on Thursday, April 10th, and the unit test will be administered on Friday, April 11th. 

7th grade:

 

In 8th grade history this week, students finalized their Washington, D.C. prep curriculum with a study of the Civil Rights Movement.  From Reconstruction, to Jim Crow, to the March on Washington, students analyzed how the Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment left questions unanswered that would lead to increasingly tense racial issues.

Next week will be an orientation week for the Washington, D.C. trip.  Students will familiarize themselves with the itinerary, policies, and procedures for the trip.  Families should be reviewing the packing list and preparing accordingly.