Ms. Coss' Classroom Page

MS COSS MIDDLE SCHOOL HUMANITIES

2011 - 2012

My primary areas of responsibility include:

6th grade Homeroom Advisor
6th and 7th grade Reading, Writing and Social Studies
Kalamazoo Country Day National Geography Bee Coordinator
Kalamazoo Country Day Student Council Advisor
Sewing Elective
New this year.... Geography Club

Each year Fourth through Eighth grade Kalamazoo Country Day students participate in the National Geography Bee. For further information about this contest visit the National Geographic Society National Geographic Bee Information Congratulations Ali 2011-2012 school winner

This year's classroom winners!

STUDENT COUNCIL 2011-2012

Student Council officer elections were held September 23rd. Students K-8th grade

voted. Student Council Officers for 2011-2012 are:

President Ali

Vice President Jet

Secretary Quinn

Treasurer Alex

Homework

Research Project due dates:

2/3 Source Cards and Thesis

2/22 Organized note cards

3/7 Outline due

3/28 Paper due with works cited page and in-text references

4/18 Final Draft (must include corrected rough draft)

4/24 8th grade speeches-9:00

4/25 6th grade speeches- 9:00

6th grade assignments Feb 6-10
M begin vocabulary 7(13-14), research-note cards

T Chapter 2-4 Egypt questions & vocabulary, reading group

W

Th reading group, research-note cards

F voc test 7 (13-14), art, last efa

Bring research material every monday & wednesday

Reading group Tuesday and Thursday

Golden Goblet chapter 5 & 6 2/7 or 2/9

7th grade assignments Feb 6-10

M Begin
Roots 7, SS review, efa

T reading group ch 5,6,7 SS Test

W efa, art

Th research. computer

F Reading froup 8,9,10,11, last efa

Reading Group

So Far from the Bamboo Grove

ch 5,6, & 7 due 2/7 sticky notes

ch 8,9,10,11 due 2/10 sticky notes

Education for the Arts Activities 6th and 7th grade

Calendar

Friday Dec 2 Pajama Day

Monday Dec 5 Geography Bee Club

Sun Dec 11 Music Program

Fri Dec 16 Honors Assembly

Monday Dec 19 Geography Bee Club

Thursday Dec 22 12:30 Skating Party

Dec 23 to Jan 9----Winter Break

Fri Jan 13 KCD school level National Geography Bee

Thurs & Fri Jan 26 and 27 Middle School Conferences

Wednesday February 8 EFA Luna Negra Dance Theater

Friday & Monday Feb 17 & 20 Mid Winter Break

Friday Feb 24th Masquerade Dance

Sunday March 4 Open House