Wednesday, December 18th, 2013

1)  Re-read chapters 33 and 34 and read chapters 35-38 of Crooked river and answer questions-due Friday

Questions:

      1. Why did Reb and Amos fight about the verdict of the trail?
      2. What conclusions or understanding is Reb coming to about Natives and Settlers?
      3. What would you do in Reb's shoes? Do you agree with her plan?


2) Math and Spanish due daily

3) Fundraise for 7th grader's trip to Catalina next year-Sell Applebee's ticket

3D Project Write up...in case you lost it!

3D Project Write Up

In addition to the 3-D project, a brief write-up will need to go along with it explaining what you did, why, and what it means/how it works.

The write up should include the following:

·      If its historical - A description of the topic…when/where/what/why... or a scientific explanation and how it relates to the health of your river.

·      How does it specifically show your learning?

o   At least 5 pieces of information related to your topic

·      Why did you choose this out of all the options?

***This can be written in response form and attached to your project

***This can be found within your project through interactive flaps, song lyrics, signs, etc

***It can be a combination of the two

1) Math and Spanish-due tomorrow



2)

This Friday is the River Festival. (6pm-8pm) 
Please join us in celebrating our fall curriculum. This is a wonderful opportunity for our children to present to us and be proud of their studies. 
There will be service opportunities(Room host, kitchen, mural after school, cleaning ), Dinner(look for a sign up genius invite to sign up for bringing dinner...), classrooms open to show off the amazing work we've been doing all year (so far). Get your 3D project done over the week!! You and your parents are invited to come!

Monday, December 9th, 2013

1) Math and Spanish(7th grade-study city vocab words 10min each night!, 8th draw picture of your booth and prices, layout brochure!)-due tomorrow

2) 3D project-due Thursday (Not here on Thursday=No points)

3) Illustration and border for Cities & Industry and Problems & Solutions - due tomorrow

This Friday is the River Festival. (6pm-8pm) 
Please join us in celebrating our fall curriculum. This is a wonderful opportunity for our children to present to us and be proud of their studies. 
There will be service opportunities(Room host, kitchen, mural after school, cleaning ), Dinner(look for a sign up genius invite to sign up for bringing dinner...), classrooms open to show off the amazing work we've been doing all year (so far). Get your 3D project done over the week!! You and your parents are invited to come!

Friday, December 6th, 2013

1) Math and Spanish-due Monday

2) 3D project-due Thursday (Not here on Thursday=No points)

3) River story-Typed rough draft of Cities & Industry AND of Problems & Solutions-due Monday

4) Timeline( If you already did this, good for you. You're done yo )-due Monday


Next Friday is the river festival. There will be service oppertunities, Dinner, classrooms open to show off the amazing work we've been doing all year (so far). Get your 3D project done over the week!!

River Festival 3-D Project

Help bring our rivers to life at the River Festival with a three-dimensional project.

This project should demonstrate some aspect of life on the river you’ve researched or a field study. In addition to the 3-D project, a brief write-up will need to go along with it.

Below are some suggestions:

1. 3-D map
2. Model of a building or a boat as it relates to history of a river
3. Diorama of an event with explanation of the significance
4. Focus on a specific topic regarding your river, such as phosphates, substrate types, etc.
5. Create a board game that is educational for those playing it.
6. Write a song. This may be displayed, performed, or recorded.
7. Create a dance, a play, or infomercial. This would be performed the night of the festival or recorded and played.
8. Create a food dish from the region of your river.
9. Other ideas? Check with your core teacher or Sarah the principal.

This project may be done alone, with your family or with friend(s) from core class.

Thursday Nove 5th

What a beautiful day on the Willamette! Kids thought it was cold, but I think it was a great winter day to be studying rivers in the city.

HOMEWORK DUE TOMORROW:
1. Crooked River - to pg 118...2 questions & 1 golden line or I wonder question, be ready to disscuss in groups.

2. River Story - Finish up any research on the Cities & Industry and Problems and Solutions. Today we wrote our into to the section and TONIGHT you should write at least one page. We will go to the lab tomorrow to type and solidify any research questions remaining.

**IF you have not turned in your folder with all the previous sections I NEED IT FRIDAY***

3. Complete the Willamette Field Study worksheet. This will be useful when writing your river story.

Thanks parents for coming with us today, we have such a great parent group in our class - we love your support! I could tell we haven't traveled in a few weeks - we were a bit rusty :)

Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

1) Crooked river (page 88 to 118, chapter 15-19)-with two post-it note questions and one Golden line or I wonder-due Friday

2) Math and Spanish homework-daily until spring break-due tomorrow

3) River festival 3D project-Project and write up due Dec. 12

4) Citites-due tomorrow

5) Problems and Solutions-due tomorrow

6) Mural piece-due tomorrow

7) We're going to the Willamette river tomorrow-wear layers

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013

River Story writing pieces DUE TOMORROW

- Mounted on Card stock, back to back in order that works...(writing and illustrations on facing pages)

**All of these pieces have been due along the way, you have had many opportunities for peer, parent and teacher feedback. - these are FINAL and to be put all together and then will be graded**

1) Cover (doesn't have to be completed, but started)
2) Intro (with illustration at bottom and border)
3) Map w/border
4) Fact w/border
5) Timeline w/border
6) Geology w/border
7) Gelogy Illustration
8) Natural History w/border
9) Natural History Illustration
10) Native Americans w/border
11) Native American Illustration
12) Settlers w/border
13) Settlers Illustration

Again, all due TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!

Research:
Take notes on....
1) Citites
2) Problems and Solutions

BOTH due Thursday

And now for the other homework:

1) Crooked river (page 88 to 118, chapter 15-19)-with two post-it note questions and one Golden line or I wonder-due Friday

2) Math and Spanish homework-daily until spring break-due tomorrow

3) River festival 3D project-idea of what you want to do tomorrow-Project and write up due Dec. 12

Homework!

Today's quote provided by Amelia "I can't focus when I'm distracting others!" (we were playing a game where they had to focus and distract at the same time!)

River Story Pieces DUE WEDNESDAY
- Mounted on Card stock, back to back in order that works...(writing and illustrations on facing pages)
**All of these pieces have been due along the way, you have had many opportunities for peer, parent and teacher feedback. - these are final product to be put all together and will be graded**

Cover (doesn't have to be completed, but started)
Intro (with illustration at bottom and border)

Map w/border
Fact w/border

Timeline w/border
Geology w/border

Gelogy Illustration
Natural History w/border

Natural History Illustration
Native Americans w/border

Native American Illustration
Settlers w/border

Settlers Illustration

Friday, November 22, 2013

Happy Break everyone! I'm really excited to meet with all the families over the next few days. It's a great time to check in and celebrate all the hard work....and troubleshoot any little problems :)

I really try to hold space for NO WORK over breaks! A few students need a bit more time on their River Story and I think that over break they can wrap up the loose ends. So, I'm sending home the following:

1. River Story - Native Americans & Settlers - Final draft

2. OPTIONAL -3D River Festival Project You don't have to do it over break, but you'll have to do it eventually - due on Dec 12th...Here's the assignment in case you lost yours!

River Festival 3-D Project

Help bring our rivers to life at the River Festival with a three-dimensional project.

This project should demonstrate some aspect of life on the river you’ve researched or a field study. In addition to the 3-D project, a brief write-up will need to go along with it.

Below are some suggestions:

1. 3-D map
2. Model of a building or a boat as it relates to history of a river
3. Diorama of an event with explanation of the significance
4. Focus on a specific topic regarding your river, such as phosphates, substrate types, etc.
5. Create a board game that is educational for those playing it.
6. Write a song. This may be displayed, performed, or recorded.
7. Create a dance, a play, or infomercial. This would be performed the night of the festival or recorded and played.
8. Create a food dish from the region of your river.
9. Other ideas? Check with your core teacher or Sarah the principal.

This project may be done alone, with your family or with friend(s) from core class.

DUE DATES:

Detailed plan along with who is working on it by Wed Dec 4th.

Project with write-up the morning before the River Festival-- Thursday, Dec. 12^th. 

Thursday, November 21st, 2013

Parent conferences all the rest of this week and all of next week. BE PREPARED.

1) Bring books in for Book Drive and travel-sized toiletries for the class Homeless Drive-tomorrow

2) Any math and Spanish (8th grade-Important sheet-Directions sentences) homework-due tomorrow

3) Buy nothing day page (page 30) in Service journal-due tomorrow

4) Parents-If you use emailed copy, print it out and bring it-Fill out sheet and bring to conference-bring to conference-due whenever your conference is

5) Parents-Edit Native American and/or Settlers-due tomorrow

6) Native American and Settlers final draft-due tomorrow or after the break, whatever you decide 

Days until Thanksgiving( November the 28th ): 7

Wednesday, November 20th, 2013

TOMORROW'S FIELD STUDY CANCELLED THIS WEEK!!!!!! Sorry yo. 

1) Bring books in for Book Drive and travel-sized toiletries. for the class Homeless Drive-all this week

2) RIVER STORY, Finalized - glued down, borders, illustrations and writing for Map, fact page, intro, geology, natural history due Thurs

3) Write extrememely rough RD of Settlers and Native Americans-river story-due tomorrow

4) Buy nothing day page (page 30) in Service journal-due Friday

5) Any math and Spanish homework-due Friday

Days until Thanksgiving( November the 28th ): 8

Monday, November 18th, 2013

Bring your Native American novel daily!

1) Native American Novel #4-due Wednesday

2) Ecore essential questions-one paragraph per question-due tomorrow 

3) Service journal-page 20-due tomorrow

4) If you didn't turn it in yet; intro, geology, natural history, and animal I am poem-due tomorrow

5) Bring books in for Book Drive

6) Ski Bus-meeting at 5:45 on Wednesday in Mia's room

7) Any math and Spanish homework-due Wednesday

Days until Thanksgiving( November 28th ): 10 

Friday, November 15th, 2013

Bring your Native American novel daily!

1) Native American Novel #4-due Wednesday

2) Bring in smooth rocks for the mural

 

3) Ecore essential questions-due Tuesday 

4) Service journal-page 20-due Tuesday

5) River story-Natural History-due Monday

6) Edit Intro + Geology-Typed-due Monday

7) I am poem-typed-due Monday

8) Any math and Spanish homework-due Monday

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND DON'T LICK THE PROJECTOR! c:

Thursday, November 14th, 2013

Bring your Native American novel daily!

1) I am poem-rough draft-due tomorrow

2) Native American Novel #4-due Wednesday

3) Bring in smooth rocks for the mural

4) Typed ( AND printed ) intro and geology pages-due tomorrow

 

5) Ecore essential questions-due Tuesday 

6) Any math and Spanish-due tomorrow

HAVE A GREAT DAY AND DON'T LICK THE PROJECTOR! c: