Hi! I am Mrs. Fink, your new social studies teacher.
I know most of you, and I know you have heard a lot of things about me...well, I'm here to tell you they're all true! (Because they've all been good, right? ;)
Anyway, before you return to school as newly-minted 6th graders, I want to let you know a few things about my class, which may help you out next year.
I love to have fun in my class, and I love to use primary source documents, or things that were created during the time we are studying. Sometimes these are challenging, but if you give it your best, I think you will find primary sources are the best way to study history. I very rarely give "homework" (meaning, "Go home and do this" work...) If you have to do it at home, it means you didn't finish it at school. Check the blog weekly...I always update it by 8:00 AM on Monday. I always play review games the day before a quiz, and I always let you bring notes...but that means I don't often give chances to redo tests, so you need to do your best the first time around. Finally, if you hand in all your work on time, you will NEVER fail my class. Period. I am a big sticker about handing in work, and you will not be successful in 6th grade if you fail to turn things in.
I am really looking forward to being your teacher next year, and I hope you will enjoy, be challenged, and learn lots in my class!
See you in the fall!Mrs. Fink
