• Hello & Welcome to Ms. McCarthy's Teacher Page!

     

    On this site, please find codes for each class period's Google Classroom account. Classwork, homework, study materials, and reminders will be available on Google Classroom. 

    It is my hope that students arrive to class on time, prepared, & ready to respectfully engage in each day's lesson with me & with classmates.

    This is my 7th year at Peekskill High School. I earned my Bachelor's Degree and Master's Degree from SUNY Cortland before teaching here. 

    If you need any extra help, you can send me an email anytime. 

    Ms. Mannion and I are this year's senior class advisors. I am also the advisor for National Social Studies Honor Society with Ms. Rodriguez. For more information on these, please visit the Google Classroom sites. The codes are listed below.

    If you need to reach me, feel free to email me at mmccarthy@peekskillschools.org. You may also call the school at (914) 737-0201 ext.3667.

     Global History & Geography

     

    Grading Policy

    Assessments: 50%

    Classwork: 35% 

    Homework: 15%

     

    ~Google Classroom Codes~

    1st  Period Global II: rgrm6gn

    3rd Period Global II: gd777m7

    4th Period Entrepreneurship: uplzk6z

    6th Period Entrepreneurship: v2axohg

    7th Period Global II: xmgcdkg

     

    Senior Class: yjoorvx 

    National Social Studies Honor Society: 22vwn7f

     

    Please make sure that you stay on top of your work this year! I encourage both parents & students to use Infinite Campus this year to keep up to date with grades and assignments.

     

    PHS Overarching Goal: To increase the graduation rate to 87% and increase Regents results by 5%.

     

    Social Studies Department Homework Policy Rationale: 


    Homework helps students by complementing and reinforcing classroom learning, fostering good lifelong learning and study habits, and providing an opportunity for students to be responsible for their own learning. Regular homework contributes to the development of sound study habits and self-responsibility in children. It is a valuable means of fostering understanding and it serves as a communication link between school and home that shows parents what children are learning.