Welcome to Back to School Night at the MTMS

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Welcome to Back to School Night at the MTMS

• Mrs. Podhursts 6th grade
• Social Studies Class

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Mrs. Podhurst

• Elementary certification as well as highly
  qualified in Social Studies
• Taught 5th grade for the past 9 years at Woodland
  School
• New at the middle school this year.
• Excited to stir a passion for learning History

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Classroom Expectations

• Be Prepared
• Be Responsible
• Be Respectful

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• Classroom Community
• Our classroom is a community where we have rules
  to help us get along with one another.
• Respect each other.
• Show respect to your teacher.
• Respect school property and property of others.

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Curriculum

• Ancient Civilizations
• From the beginning of Human Society to the Early
  Americas 
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• MP 1  I.  The Beginning of Human Society 
•             II. Mesopotamia and the Fertile
  Crescent
• MP2 I. Ancient Egypt and Kush
•           II. Active Citizens in the 21st Century
• MP3 I. Ancient India 
•           II. Ancient China
• MP4 I. Ancient China (continued)
•           II. The Early Americas 

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Mrs. Podhursts Web Page

• Can be found by going to the school website, and
  then to the teacher web page.

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spodhurs_at_monroe.k12.nj.us

• MTMS
• 732-521-6042

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The object of education is to prepare the young
to educate themselves throughout their lives.
Robert M.
Hutchins
Thank You