Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Let Finals Begin

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Finals begin on Wednesday and end on Friday.  After your last final exam on Friday you are free to enjoy your Winter Vacation!

Just a reminder that there is no homework for our class during or after finals.  There are no more assignments due for the year 2014, I look forward to seeing you all again at the start of next semester!

Remember to rest and relax over the break!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, December 15, 2014

December 15

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we went over the Study Guide and had some time to spend reviewing for Final Exams which begin on Wednesday.  I will not see you all again, except for the Final Exam (2nd period is on Wednesday & 6th period is on Friday).

Good luck you all and I look forward to seeing you again soon!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, December 12, 2014

Dominaria Part II

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Below you will find the final scores for the groups from the Dominaria Game.

Period 2:
Ashran - 444 VP
Antoan - 410 VP
AnCarLinich - 360 VP
Noxus - 327 VP
Liberum - 296 VP
Aspasia - 278 VP
Aerima - 256 VP
Hoenn - 256 VP
Blanklandia - 230 VP

Period 6:
Idris - 431 VP
Panesar - 427 VP
Isildur - 420 VP
Blue Ivy - 390 VP
Earthsea - 374 VP
Fanalis - 336 VP
Ipostrington - 315 VP
United Federation of Aliabad - 301 VP
New Haven - 254 VP

Make sure you work on the Dominaria Part IV over the weekend using Google Documents (Share with me by Monday):

Dominaria Reflection Paper
Your reflection should be 1-2 pages and follow Chicago Style guidelines and address the following questions.
1.  In what ways did the Dominaria project tie in the different elements and topics we have fdiscussed so far this year?  Use specific examples.
2.  How did the interactions with other groups reflect real world interactions between states and countries?
3.  Do you feel that you have a better understanding of how government, politics, and economics work now that you have completed this simulation?

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen!

On Monday we will go over the study guide and prepare for the Final Exam.  Finals begin on Wednesday!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, December 8, 2014

Final Study Guide

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

As we continue the Dominaria Project in class, here is the Final Study Guide you can use as a guide to what will be on the Final Exam next week.

Fall Semester Study Guide

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Dominaria Project Resources

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

For this project there are a few basic resources that you will need in order to start out.  You will find them in the links below.

Dominaria Project Directions

Dominaria Map

Government Construction Questions

Please open the Project Directions and read them carefully as there is a lot of information and steps involved in this project.  You should read the entire directions document this weekend!

Period 2 Groups

Period 6 Groups

For Part I of the Project you and your group should create a Google Document and share it with each other so that all of you can contribute to the same document.

Title your document - Dominaria Part I - Period ____ - Names
Use Chicago Style for your document.  You will be PRINTING it and turning it in when you are done.

Monday Dec 1 - Today in class you should have:
  1. Delegated tasks - figure out who in your group is doing each part
    1. Who is drawing the map?
      1. The map must be hand drawn on paper.
      2. The map requires a lot of different factors and it might be a good idea to do several maps that focus on the different factors
        1. Geography/Resources
        2. Climate/Biome
        3. Cities/States/Population Density
    2. Who is writing the population report?
    3. Who is writing the Sovereignty report?
    4. Who is writing the Government/Economic Report?
      1. The group should probably collaborate on the Constitution!
  2. Begin working on Part I of the Dominaria Project 
Wednesday Dec 3 - Use the entire period to work on your project.  Important that you stay on task as ALL of Part 1 is due on Friday.  Remember that you must have a printed copy of ALL of Part 1 in class ready to turn in on Friday (make sure someone in your group with a reliable printer is able to print out the document for your group and make sure your map is complete). 

Part 1 Google Presentation breakdown:
Be creative and include pictures!  Must include:
  • Title Slide - Country Name, Region, Government/Economic Type, member names
  • Slide 1 - Country Map (scan and include)
  • Slide 2 - Population (including description & Culture)
  • Slide 3 - Sovereignty
  • Slide 4 - Government/Constitution
  • Slide 5 - Economic Systems
  • Slide 6 - Country Motto & Flag
Presentation must be 3-5 minutes long

Friday Dec 5 - You will have the first half of period to finalize Part 1 of your projects (Part 1 includes the printed document, country map, and a Google Presentation).  The last half of the class you will be presenting your projects.  I will be collecting ALL of Part 1 at the end of the period.
We will be playing the Dominaria Game (Part II of the Project) in class this week.  It is a participation based game so it is important that you are in class and playing the game in order to receive full credit. Please Review the Directions for the game and bring a ziplock baggie to class by Wednesday so that we will be prepared and ready to go!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

November 24

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we discussed the purpose and principles of the United Nations as well as its structure.  You will be looking at the United Nations in our upcoming project.  After we finished discussing the United Nations we watched an episode of Star Trek and discussed the allegorical connections between the United Nations and the United Federation of Planets.

We will be starting the Large Final Dominaria Project on Wednesday before Thanksgiving!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, November 21, 2014

November 21

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class you had the whole period to work on (and complete) your group mini project.  These projects should have been finished with your partners in class and I will be checking them tonight  to be sure they are done. Make sure you follow all the directions for the project!

Have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti


Wednesday, November 19, 2014

November 19

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished up talking about different government and economic systems.  After we completed the notes we began a mini project in class where you are working in small groups of 2-3 people to create your own ideal society, implementing your own understanding of a particular government and economic system.  You will continue working on the project on Friday.

Take care ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, November 17, 2014

November 17

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we began discussing the different government and economic systems that exist in the world.  We will continue discussing this and then begin a mini project in class on Wednesday.

We are nearing the end ladies and gentlemen.  Be sure to review your grades in ALL your classes and if you have any issues discuss them with your teachers.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, November 14, 2014

November 14

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we wrapped up our culture study by creating a digital poster of our own personal cultures!  These Culture Collages need to be finished by next weekend (you will not have any more time in class to work on them!).

On Monday we will begin our study of Government and Economic systems.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Etiquette Writing Project

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

For this assignment please use the following resources:

Compare & Contrast Writing Template

If you need to finish your notes worksheet (missing one or more continents) here are the class projects that you cane use to finish filling it out.

Period 2 Etiquette Projects

Period 6 Etiquette Projects

You will be writing one compare & contrast paragraph and sharing it with me.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, November 10, 2014

November 10

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished our etiquette projects and discussed how we will be doing our gallery walk when we meet again on Wednesday.  You must have turned in your project, through Google Drive, by the end of the period today, otherwise it is late!

On Wednesday we will be finishing our Gallery Walk and then wrapping up our Culture unit.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, November 7, 2014

November 7

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we had an active discussion about the similarities and differences between eastern and western culture.  After that we continued working on our etiquette projects.  The etiquette projects will be due on Monday, you WILL have some time to work on them on Monday but it would be a good idea to get some work done over the weekend. 

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen.  Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

November 5

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished our discussion on a brief history of the Western Civilization/Culture.  After that we began our etiquette project.  We will be working on this project in class over the next couple of days.  Each student is researching a different country and its cultural practices. 

When we have completed the project you will be taking notes on various cultural practices by examining other students' projects.  When we meet on Friday we will be discussing eastern and western culture and also working on our projects.

Hope you are all doing well ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Etiquette Project Resources

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Here is a list of sources for you to use with the Etiquette Project:

Etiquette Project Directions

List of Countries

Etiquette Research Website

Be prepared to work on this project in class!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, November 3, 2014

November 3

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we took some time and passed back papers from the semester so far.  After that we began our discussion of culture.  We started by taking a look at Western Culture and then we will be doing a comparison of western and eastern culture. 

We will be starting an etiquette project Wednesday in class as well as continuing our culture notes.

I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

October 29

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class you should have finished your Columbian Exchange maps and then began working on 2 Introduction of Culture Worksheets.  I was not in class with you today so I hope that you all were able to get your work done and are ready to go when I return on Friday. 

I look forward to seeing you all again soon.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, October 27, 2014

October 27

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we introduced and began working on our second Columbian Exchange activity. For this activity you are mapping the diffusion (spread) of different items from the Americas, Europe, Africa, & Asia.  This is NOT homework as you will time to work and complete this activity on Wednesday.

I most likely will not be in class on Wednesday as I have to take my car into the shop.  I will be expecting you to finish the mapping activity and you will also start an introductory activity with culture.

Take care ladies and gentlemen, see you soon.

Live long and prosper,
Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

October 22

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we began discussing the Columbian Exchange and reading about it.  We started by talking about where different foods come from and how because of modern trade we can eat fruits and vegetables any time of year because of the seasons around the world.  We then took a look at the introduction of a book on the Columbian Exchange and after that you began reading and annotating an article on the same. 

You need to finish reading and annotating the article as well as the graphic organizer on the back for homework due Friday.

I look forward to seeing you all soon.
Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Quiz Tomorrow!

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Don't forget that tomorrow you will have a short amount of time to work on, and finish your Court Cartographer projects at which time I will be collecting them.

Also don't forget that tomorrow we will be having a quiz on Latitude, Longitude, Seasons, & History of maps and map making.

To study for the quiz review your notes from our PPTs, which can also be found here:

Latitude, Longitude, & Seasons

History of Maps & Map Making

Have a good Sunday everyone!
Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, October 17, 2014

October 17

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class you had the period in which to work on your Cartographer projects.  Most of you did a good job of working hard to get as much done as you can, since many of you worked hard and were still unable to complete the cartography project you will get some time on Monday to finish it. 

Monday you will receive some time to finish your cartographer project and you will also have a quiz.  The quiz will be covering latitude, longitude, the seasons, and the history of maps and mapmaking.  This quiz will be towards the end of the period. 

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen, remember that Monday will be a Friday schedule because of the homecoming rally schedule.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

October 15

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished discussing the history of maps and also began working on the Court Cartographer project.  You will have class time on Friday to work on and (hopefully) finish your Cartographer project.  Don't forget that you will be having a Latitude, Longitude, Seasons, and History of Maps quiz on Monday!

Hope you are all doing well.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, October 13, 2014

October 13

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we discussed the history of cartography (mapmaking).  We took some notes and we will be having a quiz on this information (as well as on Latitude, Longitude, & seasons) either later this week or at the beginning of next week.

Tomorrow we will be finishing the notes as well as beginning an activity practicing the art of cartography.

I hope that you are all doing well.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

October 8

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we had some fun talking about the path to college, and after that we finished our notes on Latitude and Longitude.  Once we had finished discussing Latitude and Longitude we began working on a practice packet, to ensure that we understand the concepts.  Most people were able to finish before the period ended and if you did not you will have some time on Friday to do so. 

On Friday after we finish reviewing Latitude and Longitude, we will be discussing the history and functions of maps and map tools. 

I hope that you are all doing well and I will be seeing you on Friday.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, October 6, 2014

October 6

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we began talking about Latitude and Longitude.  We created a graphic organizer displaying the globe and the important lines of latitude and longitude.  On Wednesday we will be finishing our discussion and also practicing plotting coordinates on a map. 

It was nice seeing you all after the long break.  Hope you have a great night!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

PS - Check your grades tonight  If you are at a 70% or less I expect to see you in my room during tutorial tomorrow to check in and possibly make up some work. 

Friday, September 26, 2014

Climate and Biome Webquest

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

For today's lesson you will be researching the climate and biomes that we have not yet talked about, and filling in the remainder of the spreadsheet that we have been working on. 

Use the following link Climate and Biome Website and with a partner complete the spreadsheet!  This is due by the end of the period and will be graded over the break.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Europe Trip Information

International travel is one way to truly bring your student’s classroom to life, offer them a better understanding of the world, enable them to build self-confidence and develop 21st Century skills. This program is an educational tour to London, Paris, Madrid, and Barcelona in April 2015.  Students can even earn high school and college credit on this tour! There is limited space with only 21 remaining spots available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

There will be a parent information and registration meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2014 in room K-8 to answer all of your questions. If you are interested in participating in this program the deadline to enroll at the current price is September 30, 2014.  You can lock in the lowest price and reserve your spot by registering online at the meeting with only $95 towards your tour so please plan to bring a form of payment with you when you attend.   Those individuals who sign up the evening of the meeting will receive an additional discount on their tour price.  During the meeting we will also discuss fundraising opportunities activities we will be doing.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

September 24

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished our notes on the low latitude climate zones and biomes.  After we finished the notes we began working on the annotation process with a piece of text comparing tropical rainforest and savannas.  We annotated the first page together as a class and was able to finish it.

Your homework for Friday is to finish annotating the text before you come to class.  Do not worry about the compare and contrast sentences, we will go over those in class on Friday. 

On Friday we will be working on the other climate zones and finishing the spreadsheet, we will also be working on more text identification and annotation.

I look forward to seeing you all Friday!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, September 22, 2014

September 22

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we began filling out our Climate and Biome spreadsheets with information about the location, weather, vegetation, animals, and human use for the first climate zone.  On Wednesday we will be continuing to fill out the spreadsheet as well as a reading activity comparing two biomes. 

Remember that if you scored less that a 15/25 on the Five Themes of Geography Quiz you need to come to Tutorial tomorrow to retake the quiz for a higher score.

I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, September 19, 2014

September 19

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we began our new unit on Climate zones and Biomes around the world.  A major component of what we started today was using Google Spreadsheets to create our own graphic organizer, which we will be using to take our notes on Climate zones and Biomes.

Your spreadsheets look really good so far!  Don't forget that today was the end of the grading period and whatever your grades are right now, those are the grades that will appear on your first progress report. 

On Monday we will go over your Five Themes Quiz and pass back work, before continuing to work on your spreadsheets.

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

September 17

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we finished our Fairy Tale presentations.  After that we had a short class discussion on the end of the first grading period and how grades work in high school.  I highly recommend that you check in with your teachers by Friday to make sure that your grades are what you expect them to be.  Take advantage of the Tutorial period to ask your teacher about your grades and make up any work that you might be missing. 

After we talked about the grading period, we began working with Google Spreadsheet and creating a template to use as a graphic organizer for Climate notes that we will be taking over the next few class periods. 

Great seeing you all today!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Update about Class this week

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

I missed you all yesterday.  You should have completed your Five Themes of Geography quiz in class.  We are now done with the Five Themes of Geography unit.

After we finish our presentations on Wednesday we will be beginning our new unit on Climate and Vegetation zones.  For this unit you will need to download and print Climate Maps and bring them to class on Wednesday (if not by Wednesday you MUST have them in class by Friday!).

We will be using these maps in class for our activity over the next week or so.

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, September 12, 2014

September 12

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we began our Fairy Tale Presentations.  We were unable to finish our presentations during class today.

I will unfortunately be out on Monday, September 15 for yet another training.  On Monday you will be taking the Five Themes of Geography Quiz that was originally scheduled for Today.  We will be finishing our presentations on Wednesday when I return. 

I will miss you all and have a great weekend!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

September 10

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today was the last class day to work on your project in class.  Your project needs to be done, and ready to turn in and present on Friday in class. 

Friday in class we will be presenting our projects and we will also have a short Five Themes of Geography quiz, where you need to be able to give a definition and an example of each theme. 

Take care ladies and gentlemen and I will see you on Friday!

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, September 8, 2014

September 8

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we went over the directions for the story book portion of your project, which is due on Wednesday.  You will receive time in class on Wednesday to work and finish your project.  We will also (time permitting) begin presenting our fairy tales to the class. 

Look forward to seeing you all in class on Wednesday.

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, September 5, 2014

September 5

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today in class we continued working on our Fairy Tale projects.  You were expected to complete the rewrite of your Fairy Tale project in class, if you have not then you and your partner should finish up before class on Monday.  On Monday we will begin working on your Fairy Tale story books. 

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

September 3

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Today was the first full work day you had in class on your Fairy Tale Project.  You and your partner should have completed the research portion of the project in class today, and if you have not then you need to try and finish before coming to class on Friday.

On Friday we will continue working on the project.  You should come to class with a fairy tale in mind that you and your partner want to rewrite.  You will be working on rewriting your fairy tale in class on Friday.  Great seeing you all today as always!

Live long and prosper,
Mr. Marchetti

Monday, September 1, 2014

Reminder about tomorrow

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

Just a reminder that I will be at a training tomorrow and so will not be available during the tutorial period.  I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.  Take care and have a great day!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, August 29, 2014

August 29

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

It was great seeing you all in class today.  Today you had your first opportunity to work with your partner on the research project for the Five Themes Fairytale.  It was a rally schedule today so we only had a short time together but I hope you were able to get a lot done!

Have a great weekend ladies and gentlemen, don't forget that Monday is Labor Day!
Live long and prosper,
Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

August 27

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

It was so nice working with you all today after missing you on Monday!  Today in class we reviewed the Five Themes of Geography, which you should have take notes on in class on Monday.  After we discussed the Five Themes we introduced the Fairy Tale project which we will be working on in class over the next couple of weeks.  For this project we partnered up and picked a country from around the world that you will be researching with your partner. 

This project will be worked on in class so come prepared to work!  I'm looking forward to seeing you all in class again on Friday!

Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Monday, August 25, 2014

August 25

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

I missed you all today!  You should have taken notes on the Five Themes of Geography with the substitute today and hopefully completed a travel brochure, if you have not, please do so by Wednesday when I will see you next!

If you have any questions please feel free to email me!

Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday.
Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Updates about tomorrow August 25!

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

So just wanted to remind you that I will not be on campus tomorrow, I will be at the District Office attending a training.  I have a substitute teacher and you will be investigating about the Five Themes of Geography.  Please remember to be on your best behavior while I am away.

I also wanted to let you know that there has been a change of plans from the administration regarding the Tutorial period tomorrow.  You will remain in your 2nd period class during the Tutorial period (as we have been doing the past couple of weeks), and we will be doing the Open Tutorial period starting on Tuesday.  The substitute may or may not have a presentation to give you, so plan on working on Homework, reading, or otherwise working on something during Tutorial period.

I will miss you all and look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday.
Live long and prosper,
Mr. Marchetti

Friday, August 22, 2014

August 22

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

As always it was wonderful working with you in class today.  Today we started with a short discussion on why geography is important to study and know about the world today.  Afterward we continued our introduction of Google Presentation and then you started working on a presentation about presentation skills with a partner.

You and your partner must finish your Google Presentation assignment by Tuesday, August 26.  You will not get any class time to finish because I will be absent on Monday, August 25, at a District Training.  I will miss you all! I look forward to seeing you again on Wednesday, August 27!

Have a great weekend!
Live long and prosper,

Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

August 20

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

As always it was wonderful to see you all in class today.  Today we review the functions of Google Docs as well as the Three Paragraph Activity.  Then you had time in class to work on and finish the Three Paragraph Activity.  All students should have shared their document with me in order to successfully turn it in.  At the end of the class period we were able to briefly introduce Google Presentation (a substitute of PPT and Keynote). 

There is no homework tonight!  We will continue to take a look at Google Presentation and you will be completing an activity where you create your own on Friday.

I look forward to seeing you all on Friday.
Live long and prosper,
Mr. Marchetti

Monday, August 18, 2014

August 18

Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today we continued to work with Google Docs and began working on our 3 paragraph activity.  This is an in class activity and is NOT homework.  We will be finishing this activity on Wednesday (our first block schedule day of the week).  If you have any questions please feel free to email me or swing by to ask.

Had fun with everyone today and excited to see you all on Wednesday!

Mr. Marchetti

Friday, August 15, 2014

August 15

Hello ladies and gentlemen!

So today was our first day together in a block schedule and we were able to get a lot done with our first lesson!  We started the day by figuring out who our clock partners would be, so that in the future we have pre-set partners to work with.  After that we talked about Digital Literacy and how to use Chrome Books and Google Docs.  After we introduced the content, we actually got to open up a Chrome book and practice some of the functions with Google Docs! 

I had a great time working with you all today and look forward to seeing you on Monday.  There is no homework this weekend so enjoy!  We will be continuing to work with Google Docs and completing an activity in class on Monday.

Have a great weekend!
Live long and prosper,
Mr. Marchetti

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

1st Day of Class

Welcome all!

I hope that you are ready to explore the geography and cultures of the world around us!  Please explore the blog briefly as it will be used to provide updates on what we did in class; as well as provide access to documents necessary to complete assignments.

Today we went over the Green Sheet and the expectations for this class.  Please review the Green Sheet and return a completed contract form to me when we meet on Friday, August 15.

Complete the Getting to Know You Questionnaire and bring to class on Friday, August 15.

Follow instructions from the previous post to sign up for Remind.com.

I truly hope that you are all ready and excited to work together this year!

Live Long and Prosper,
Mr. Marchetti

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Remind.com

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I can send group messages but you cannot reply to these messages.

I will periodically send out reminders via text/email. Please click on the appropriate link to sign up. (Standard texting fees apply). 


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Monday, August 11, 2014

Who am I?

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

I want to welcome you all to my classroom.  I just wanted to share a little bit about myself.  This will be my sixth year at Leland High School and my seventh year teaching overall.  I am also a coach on the Varsity Football team here at Leland and hope that you all make it out to a game or two this year.  I am an avid lover of history and hope to share this passion with all of you in class this year.

I decided to become a teacher in seventh grade.  I considered that since I wanted to major in history I needed to find a good job where I could engage in historical discussions daily, so teaching was the first thing that came to mind!  I graduated from Notre Dame de Namur University in 2007 with a triple major in History, Political Science, & Religious Studies.  I completed my teaching credential in 2008 and jumped right into teaching at a middle school in Daly City for a year, and then came to Leland in 2009. 

I have a wide variety of interests that complement my love of history as many of you will learn over the course of the year.  I am a big sports fan, rooting for my favorite teams, which are: The Colts, 49ers, SF Giants, A's, Sharks, & Warriors.  I love science fiction!  My favorite shows/series/books are Star Trek, Star Wars & Battlestar Galactica.  I am also a big comic book fan!  I read a wide variety of comic books but some of my favorites include the Flash, Spider-Man, & Batman.  I am always excited to meet new people and discuss new things so if you share an interest or would like to share an interest with me feel free!

I look forward to working with you all this year!  See you in class!

Live Long and Prosper,

Mr. Marchett