Positive Change in the World....Service Assignment

Welcome to Service 2015-2016!!
This year we will all participate in service...in our classroom, school, community, as grade-based projects and on and on! Service is a wonderful way to give back to yourself and others. Please do the following in the back of your e-core immediately following your PINK service pages!

1. share the video we watched in class with your family and have a talk about service and what kinds of projects you are interested in and maybe a few you could do as a family
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaWA2GbcnJU
- Show your family our new SES SERVICE BLOG!
http://sesservice.blogspot.com/

2. Go to the following websites and read a few articles and watch a few videos to see what folks are doing around the world to create positive change
1. Yes Magazine: http://www.yesmagazine.org/
2. The Daily Good: http://www.dailygood.org/
3. http://www.broweryouthawards.org/

3. Choose 1 current event of positive change in the world. You can print out at picture or the article or simply take notes in your service journal (back of your ecore)
a. What is your video, article, topic about?
     who
     what
     where
     when
     why
b. Why did you choose it as the one to focus on?
c. Could you imagine doing something similar to this? why/why not?

Be prepared to share with classmates starting on Wednesday, Sept 23st.

Sept 14-18

Monday 9/14
Due: Ecore - Tideman Johnson Park
HW:
1. Writing - Fill in graphic organizer of the 7 life events you want to dive into...then write 2-3 river features that could illustrate each events. Due - Wed 9/16
2. Ecore - Spend 10 minutes on this website http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle-kids-adv.html
    Fill in more details to your water cycle worksheet - due Tues 9/15



Tuesday 9/15
Due: Reading Journal week #2
HW:
1. Water Cycle Vocab Card: Go to the water cycle website http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle-kids-adv.html
- Read about your 1 aspect of the water cycle and write a 3-4 sentence summary on the notecard about its role in the water cycle - DUE THURS
2** Complete Ecore or reading assignment if not finished.

Wednesday 9/16
LATE START! Class begins @10:45
HW:
1. Writing - Complete "Going down the river of life" graphic organizer. Use as much detail and description of both the river feature and your life event/experience - Due Fri
2. Be prepared for field study to Johnson Creek Park tomorrow - check the weather...rain or shine:)

6th Grade - Outdoor School Forms DUE FRIDAY!!!

Thursday 9/17
FS - Johnson Creek Park - Water Quality Studies
- bring water, lunch (from home or from school), ecore, pencils, color pencils, layers for weather, awesome attitude!
HW:
`1. Ecore -Johnson Creek Park - Due Mon 21
2. Write 1 paragraph about you behavior on field study today...from class to field to class. due fri
6th Grade - Outdoor School Forms DUE FRIDAY!!!
GARDEN DAY - SAT. Sept 19 9-1!!!!! - great service opportunity :)

Friday 9/18
CAMP COLLINS FORMS DUE BY NEXT WEDNESDAY....IF WE GET THEM ALL IN AND PAID FOR OR SCHOLARSHIP ASKED BY THEN I WILL BRING YOU A SURPRISE!

HW:
1. Ecore Due - Mon Sept 21
2. Service - seeing positive change in the world...scroll and find the assignment in the blog! - Due Wed Sept 23rd.
3. My Life as a River - Use the graphic organizer to write your 3 rough draft vignettes.
   - use the river features as metaphor to describe your life events
   - use descriptive writing to show vs tell the reader about your life.
 Due Mon 9/21
4. Read 30 min a day...you don't have the next assignment yet...so sit back and enjoy reading!