Do you know? We have a food pantry at BHS!

Are you aware we have our very own food pantry right here at BHS?

  

If your family is struggling in today's economy and access to food is an issue,please see your Guidance Counselor.  There s a form for you to fill in with them for your food or hygiene needs.

If you're hungry, you can't concentrate.  If you can't concentrate, you won't learn.  If your family is in need, please see your Counselor.  Only your Counselor will know (& they should know these things anyway to best help you this year), and the food comes in generic, reusable bags.

Help us help you.  See your Counselor at any time this year if you need this service.  It's free and it was set up to help YOU! 

Late Hall & Minute Passes

As a reminder, Late Hall is scheduled to begin tomorrow.  If you are coming to my class from Ross, or going to Ross from my class, please be sure to bring your schedule & your agenda book to the Discipline Office for a 1-minute pass.  That means you will have 5 minutes to get to class instead of 4.  No more than that.  If you are late, you will be required to get a pass from Late Hall (which is usually room 1412) to enter class.  You lose credit for whatever work was done or collected in the time you miss class.  There are no make-ups for these zeros.

You are required to show me your pass in your agenda book.  I will write t down on my seating chart.  If you are coming from well into Ross, like the Gym, we can discuss the possibility of an extra minute for you to arrive.  However this can only be done after class with proof of your schedule.

If you already know this is the case for you, you are welcome to email me a copy of your schedule to get the ball rolling.  As always, all emails must have your fist & last name & your class period in the subject field or it will be moved to spam without opening.

ALSO DUE: Mon, 9/9 Geog Notes

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Thursday, 9/12 to come to 1823 before 7:15 am to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

In this case, your notes are below:

Geography to Know

Sun Belt

·        Located in the South & Southwest

·        Warm, temperate climate with extended, hot summers & brief, mild winters

·        Population has greatly increased since the 1960s due to immigration & retiring "baby boomers"

Appalachian Mountains

·        "Border" of the Original 13 Colonies

·        Runs Southwestward from Newfoundland, Canada to Central Alabama

·        People usually refer to the areas in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, & Maryland when they speak of this feature

The Great Lakes

·        Located along the Canadian-American border

·        Connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the St. Lawrence Seaway & Erie Canal (NY)

·        Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, & Ontario

The Mississippi River

·        "Dividing line" between East & West

·        Flows from Minnesota to Louisiana & into the Gulf of Mexico

·        Borders or cuts through Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, & Louisiana

The Great Plains

·        Commonly called "the Midwest"

·        Area between the Mississippi River in the East & the Rocky Mountains in the West

·        "Breadbasket of America"

·        Harsh winters, hot & humid summers, prone to severe storms (tornados, dust storms)

·        Agriculture & farms thanks to irrigation & transportation from the Mississippi River

The Rocky Mountains

·        Stretch from British Columbia south to New Mexico

The Rio Grande

·        Forms part of the US-Mexican border

The Mojave Desert

·        Contains "Death Valley" - lowest, hottest, & driest area in North America; located in eastern California

Demographic Maps:

·        Show human populations (or segments of human populations broken down by age, sex, income, religion, political views, etc.)

Physical Maps:

·        Show the geography of a place (the "layout of the land) such as mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.

Political Maps:

·        Show the borders between nations &/or empires, capital cities, major cities, etc.

TEST GRADE: 9/13 QUIZLET

Sign up for Quizlet is due by 8 pm on Friday, 9/13.  This is a test grade of 100 or 0.
Take the easy grade & get signed up NOW!!  Be sure to follow the directions given to you in class!

DUE: Mon., 9/16 Chapter 4 Sec 3 & 4

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 

COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  

YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!

THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 

THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Thursday, 9/19 to come to 1823 before 7:15 am to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Label the notes as indicated in the link:
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/09/us-history-chapter-4-section-3-notes.html
AND
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/09/us-history-chapter-4-section-4-notes.html

DUE: Fri., 9/13 Chapter 4 Sec 2

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 

COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  

YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!

THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 

THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Thursday, 9/19 to come to 1823 before 7:15 am to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Label the notes as indicated in the link:
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/09/us-history-chapter-4-section-2-notes.html

DUE: Thurs., 9/12 Chapter 4 Sec 1

IGNORE THE DATES WHEN YOU 

COPY & PASTE THE LINK.  

YOU ARE ONLY USING THE LINK FOR THE NOTES!!

THE DATES YOU MUST FOLLOW ARE ON 

THIS PAGE!!!

HAND COPY all notes into your binder.  You will have a quiz USING THESE NOTES at the start of class on the due date.  If you are late, you cannot make it up.  If you are illegally absent or cut, you cannot make it up.  If you are legally absent, you have until Friday, 9/13 to come to 1823 before 7:15 am to show me your notes.  Follow the make-up procedure given out in class.  If you fail to make up the work by the deadline, you will earn a 0.

Click (or copy & paste) the link for the notes.  Remember, you can print them at school if you don't have internet access at home, but you CANNOT BRING PRINTED WORK TO CLASS.

Label the notes as indicated in the link:
http://mrsramo.blogspot.com/2014/09/us-history-homework-due-monday-922part.html