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