Social Studies, Ch. 11, Lesson 1

Chapter 11, Lesson I Outline
I. The First Shot Is Fired

A. The British sent soldiers to hunt for hidden colonial weapons.

B. Fighting breaks out between the British and Minutemen on the Lexington green.

C. The British retreat to Boston after losses at North Bridge in Concord.

II. The Continental Congress Meets

A. Congress prepares for war by organizing an army, issuing paper money, setting up a commission to keep peace with the Indians, and looking for support from other European countries.

B. Congress issues the Olive Branch Petition, but King George rejects the colonists' requests.

III. The Colonists Declare Independence

A. Thomas Paine's book called Common Sense persuades many Americans to fight for independence.

B. Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence.

C. Congress votes to accept the Declaration on July 4, 1776.

Race for Success

Please consider registering for this worthwhile event!  Student participation helps raise money for our school!! The more St. Jerome students the better!

To register for the Race on line....

Go to raceforsuccess5k.org

Click on "Register Now"

Choose...."Register Now" or "mail-in registration form (PDF)"

If registering online....

1. Choose "Team Member"
2. Choose "Team member-ages-12 and under"
3. Choose "I agree to the above waiver"

1. Put one of your parents birthdays and their name in the next agreement column
2. Click "Agree and Continue"
3. Select "St Jerome 5-6-7

1. Type "sjs567" as the team password
2. Type the rest of the required information INCLUDING the last line which asks which school you are supporting

1. Choose method of payment
2. Pay online with credit card

You are done

If using Mail-in registration fill out form 

1. Choose St Jerome 5-6-7 as the team name and James McClune as the team captain contact phone 310-641-0669
2. Be sure to mark St. Jerome as the school you are supporting on the right hand column of the form.
3. Mail in or bring to the office of the school by Wednesday May 18th.

Please note, only the first 10 kids can register for the team, after that they will have to set up their own team or race as an individual.

Changes to Upcoming Tests & Quizzes

With the upcoming civil war project due, I will not be giving any "weekly work" or reading logs this week.  In order to prepare adequately for all the upcoming tests and quizzes, homework will be geared towards practice and studying for these items only, so as to give students time to put finishing touches on their civil war written report.

Also, to provide a better focus for the upcoming vocabulary test, I chose 25 words from the review unit.  Students should concentrate their studying efforts on spelling, part of speech and synonyms for this test.  These 25 words can be found at the end of this blog entry.

Science -
Ch. 16 - Test, Thursday, May 12

Math -
Ch. 8 - Test, Friday May 13

Vocabulary -
Ch. 9 - Test Tuesday, May 10 Wednesday, May 11

Reading 
Caddie Woodlawn Final Exam -CHANGED TO Friday, May 13

Social Studies -
Ch. 11 Quiz - Wednesday, May 11
Civil War written report due - Friday, May 13
Civil War oral report due - Tuesday May 17

Vocabulary Words 

1. temporary
2. continuous
3. justify
4. villain
5. postpone
6. treacherous
7. vivid
8. linger
9. overwhelm
10. span
11. persecute
12. capable
13. provoke
14. apparent
15. reliable
16. jolt
17. barrier
18. considerable
19. vast
20. nomad
21. festive
22. luxurious
23. associate
24. straggle
25. strategy