Mr. Brelsford's 8th Grade Social Studies Class
Welcome to the 2023/24 school year!! I am so excited to continue working with your great students. This is my school website page. We will soon begin our first major project in social studies the Historical Fiction Narrative project. They will take on either a famous founding father or create a person from the time of the Constitutional Convention.
Parents and students are encouraged to "subscribe" to my page.
We will focus on many reading and writing skills as we explore the history of the United States from the forming of the constitution through the Civil War. Students will learn basic social studies skills such as map reading, reading timelines, graphs, and close reading of nonfiction texts. We will see how government the US government was formed, and how it works, and we will learn about westward expansion, the road to the Civil War, the Civil War, and Reconstruction.
Your students need to be aware of what is going on in the world, and your opinions as parents are very important. Watch the news, or read and discuss news from your favorite newspaper. Explain how you feel about what is going on in the world. Every Friday we will discuss current events.
Please feel free to email me if you call or text me during school hours I may not return your call or text until later. if you need to get a hold of me immediately please call the school and have me paged.
You may check the progress of your student online at the parent portal at www.parkcityprep.org.
Signing in to Parent Portal Accesss (for the first time):
Go to https://www.parkcityprep.org/
On the home screen, click on the word PARENTS at the top of the screen
From the parent drop-down menu select Parent Portal
Do not fill out user ID and password boxes, click can't remember password
On the new screen it will ask for a username; enter the EMAIL ADDRESS you want to use as your username
An email will be sent to you giving a temporary password and a link to click on that will help you set up your account.
Go to https://www.parkcityprep.org/
On the home screen, click on the word PARENTS at the top of the screen
From the parent drop-down menu select Parent Portal
Do not fill out user ID and password boxes, click can't remember password
On the new screen it will ask for a username; enter the EMAIL ADDRESS you want to use as your username
An email will be sent to you giving a temporary password and a link to click on that will help you set up your account.
