-  Unit 1: August 18th – August 30th – Geography.

-  Unit 2: August 31st – September 10th – Archaeology & Ancient Greece.

·  HISTORY RESEARCH FIELD TRIP – DURING UNIT 2.

o  LABOR DAY – SEPTEMBER 6TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 3: September 13th – September 23rd – Ancient Rome Unit.

-  Unit 4: September 24th – October 5th – Aztec, Olmec, & Mayas Unit.

-  Unit 5: October 6th – October 18th – England: Civilization Begins.

·  END OF 1ST QUARTER – OCTOBER 15TH.

-  Unit 6: October 19th – October 27th – Medieval England.

FALL BREAK – OCTOBER 28TH & 29TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 7: November 1st – November 11th – Crusades.

-  Unit 8: November 12th – November 23rd – European Renaissance.

·  THANKSGIVING BREAK – NOVEMBER 24TH – 26TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 9: November 29th – December 9th: English Monarchy.

-  Unit 10: December 10th – December 21st: European Exploration.

·  END OF 2ND QUARTER – DECEMBER 21ST.

o  CHRISTMAS BREAK – DECEMBER 22ND – JANUARY 4TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 11: January 5th – January 18th: Trade Routes & the Cultural Exchange.

·  REPORT CARDS COME OUT – JANUARY 5TH, 2011.

o  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY – JANUARY 17TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 12: January 19th – January 31st: Protestant Reformation & the Catholic Church (Medieval era – Renaissance).

-  Unit 13: February 1st – February 11th: French and American Revolutions.

-  Unit 14: February 14th – February 24th – Industrial Revolution.

-  Unit 15: February 25th – March 10th: European Cultural Contributions.

·  END OF 3RD QUARTER – MARCH 11TH.

-  Unit 16: March 14th – April 1st: World War I (European & American involvement).

·  SPRING BREAK – MARCH 21ST – 25TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 17: April 4th – April 15th: The Cold War.

-  Unit 18: April 18th – May 4th: European Union & International Governments.

·  GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 22ND. NO SCHOOL.

·  EASTER MONDAY – APRIL 25TH. NO SCHOOL (WEATHER MAKE UP DAY).

-  Unit 19: May 5th – May 19th: International Trade Relations.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 13TH. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

-  Unit 20: May 20th – June 1st: European History & Current Events.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 23RD. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

·  MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 30TH. NO SCHOOL.

o  FINAL REPORT CARDS GO HOME – JUNE 2ND.

-  Unit 1: August 18th – August 30th – Geography.

-  Unit 2: August 31st – September 13th – Mesopotamia & Nile River Civilizations.

·  LABOR DAY – SEPTEMBER 6TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 3: September 14th – September 24th – Government: Ancient Egypt: 3150 B.C.E. Through 332 C.E. (Roman Domination).

-  Unit 4: September 25th - October 7th – Culture and Growth in China: 2100 B.C.E. through 256 C.E.

-  Unit 5: October 8th – October 20th – India (Through 500 C.E.).

·  END OF 1ST QUARTER – OCTOBER 15TH.

-  Unit 6: October 21st – November 4th – Christianity & Jerusalem During the Life of Jesus.

·  FALL BREAK – OCTOBER 28TH & 29TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 7: November 5th – November 17th – Art & Early Human Experience (China, Africa, & India).

·  TENTATIVE FIELD TRIP: INDIANAPOLIS MUSEUM OF ART – DURING UNIT 7.

·  THANKSGIVING BREAK – NOVEMBER 24TH – 26TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 8: November 18th – December 3rd – Islamic Religion.

-  Unit 9: December 6th – December 20th – The Byzantine Empire.

·  END OF 2ND QUARTER – DECEMBER 21ST.

·  CHRISTMAS BREAK – DECEMBER 22ND – JANUARY 4TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 10: January 5th – January 18th – The Ottoman Empire.

·  REPORT CARDS GO HOME – JANUARY 5TH, 2011.

·  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY – JANUARY 17TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 11: January 19th – January 31st – The Crusades.

-  Unit 12: February 1st – February 11th - Imperial China: Sui Through Ming Dynasties (589 – 1644 C.E.).

-  Unit 13: February 14th – February 24th – West African History: 800 B.C.E. – 1400 C.E.

-  Unit 14: February 25th – March 11th – Europeans in Central Africa: Gold and Slave Coasts.

·  END OF 3RD QUARTER – MARCH 11TH.

-  Unit 15: March 14th – March 31st - Japan

·  SPRING BREAK – MARCH 21ST – 25TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 16: April 1st – April 14th – Australian Tribes: Culture & Mythology.

-  Unit 17: April 15th – April 29th – Polynesia: Immigration, Culture, and Mythology.

·  GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 22ND. NO SCHOOL.

·  EASTER MONDAY – APRIL 25TH. NO SCHOOL (WEATHER MAKE UP DAY).

-  Unit 18: May 2nd – May 12th – The Industrial Revolution.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 13TH. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

-  Unit 19: May 16th – May 27th – Asia & Africa in World War I.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 23RD. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

·  MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 30TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 20: May 31st – June 1st – Africa/ Asian History and Current Events.

·  REPORT CARDS GO HOME – JUNE 2ND.

-  Unit 1: August 19 – August 30th – Geography.

-  Unit 2: August 31st – September 10th – Viking Explorations of N. America

·  LABOR DAY – SEPTEMBER 6TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 3: September 13th – September 22nd – Indians of South & Central America. (Aztecs, Olmecs, Mayans, & Incas.)

-  Unit 4: September 23 – October 4th – European Exploration.

-  Unit 5: October 5th – October 14th – New England Colonies

·  END OF 1ST QUARTER – OCTOBER 15TH.

-  TENATIVE FIELD TRIP – MISSISSINEWA BATTLE RE-ENACTMENT (WAR OF 1812). OCTOBER 15TH.

-  Unit 6: October 18th – October 27th – Eastern Woodland Indians.

·  FALL BREAK – OCTOBER 28TH & 29TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 7: November 1st – November 10th - Middle & Southern Colonies.

-  Unit 8: November 11th – November 23rd – Colonial Governments.

·  THANKSGIVING BREAK – NOVEMBER 24TH – 26TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 9: November 29th – December 8th – Rebellion Against England.

-  Unit 10: December 9th – December 21st – American Revolution.

·  END OF 2ND QUARTER – DECEMBER 21ST.

·  CHRISTMAS BREAK – DECEMBER 22ND – JANUARY 4TH. NO SCHOOL.

·  REPORT CARDS GO HOME – JANUARY 5TH, 2011.

-  Unit 11: January 5th – January 14th – American Constitutional Documents.

·  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY – JANUARY 17TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 12: January 18th – January 27th – American Bill of Rights.

-  Unit 13: January 28th – February 8th – Events from Pres. Washington – Madison (1789 – 1816).

-  Unit 14: February 9th – February 18th – Events from Pres. Monroe – VanBuren (1817 – 1840).

-  Unit 15: February 22nd – March 4th – Events from Pres. Harrison – Taylor (1841 – 1849).

-  Unit 16: March 7th – March 18th – Events from Pres. Fillmore – Buchanan (1850 – 1860).

-  Unit 17: March 28th – April 6th – Slave Laws, Pres. Lincoln’s Election (1861), & Secession.

·  SPRING BREAK – MARCH 21ST – 25TH. NO SCHOOL.

·  END OF 3RD QUARTER – MARCH 11TH.

-  Unit 18: April 7th – April 18th – Civil War.

-  Unit 19: April 19th – May 2nd – Reconstruction & the Era of Jim Crow.

·  GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 22ND. NO SCHOOL.

·  EASTER MONDAY – APRIL 25TH. NO SCHOOL (WEATHER MAKE UP DAY).

·  8th Grade Washington, D.C. Trip. May 16th – May 20th.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 13TH. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 23RD. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

-  Unit 20: May 24th – June 1st – Industrialization in America.

·  MEMORIAL DAY - MAY 30TH. NO SCHOOL.

·  REPORT CARDS GO HOME – JUNE 2ND.

-  Unit 1: August 19th – August 30th – The Church Calendar.

-  Unit 2: August 31st – September 10th – Our Prayer Life.

·  LABOR DAY – SEPTEMBER 6TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 3: September 13th – September 22nd – Lives of the Saints as Examples.

-  Unit 4: September 23 – October 4th – Ordinary Time.

-  Unit 5: October 5th – October 14th – Old Testament & the Covenant.

·  END OF 1ST QUARTER – OCTOBER 15TH.

-  Unit 6: October 18th – October 27th – Building God’s People.

·  FALL BREAK – OCTOBER 28TH & 29TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 7: November 1st – November 10th – Angels.

-  Unit 8: November 11th – November 23rd – Holy Days & Spiritual Commitment.

·  THANKSGIVING BREAK – NOVEMBER 24TH – 26TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 9: November 29th – December 8th – Advent.

-  Unit 10: December 9th – December 21st – Christmas: Mary, Joseph, & Jesus.

·  END OF 2ND QUARTER – DECEMBER 21ST.

·  CHRISTMAS BREAK – DECEMBER 22ND – JANUARY 4TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 11: January 5th – January 14th – Life of Jesus.

·  REPORT CARDS GO HOME – JANUARY 5TH, 2011.

·  MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY – JANUARY 17TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 12: January 18th – January 28th – Mysteries of the Rosary.

-  Unit 13: January 31st – February 11th – Social Justice in Action.

-  Unit 14: February 14th – February 25th – Time, Talent, & Treasure.

-  Unit 15: February 28th – March 11th – Lent.

·  END OF 3RD QUARTER – MARCH 11TH.

-  Unit 16: March 14th – April 1st – Sacraments: Reconciliation & Eucharist.

·  SPRING BREAK – MARCH 21ST – 25TH. NO SCHOOL.

-  Unit 17: April 4th – April 15th – Acts of the Apostles & the Churches’ Beginning.

-  Unit 18: April 18th – May 6th – Easter, Pentecost, & the Holy Spirit.

·  GOOD FRIDAY – APRIL 22ND. NO SCHOOL.

·  EASTER MONDAY – APRIL 25TH. NO SCHOOL (WEATHER MAKE UP DAY).

-  Unit 19: May 9th – May 20th – Ecumenism.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 13TH. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

·  WEATHER MAKE UP DAY – MAY 23RD. NO SCHOOL UNLESS NEEDED.

-  Unit 20: May 24th – June 1st – Living as a Christian Teen.

·  MEMORIAL DAY – MAY 30TH. NO SCHOOL.

·  REPORT CARDS GO HOME – JUNE 2ND.