May 11-15

Monday
1. Country 1 Writing Piece focused on THEME: Choose 1 of the following and focus on Descriptive Writing, Cultural differences/similarities & emotions/reactions/thoughts


1.1 experience of your trip -  3 paragraphs
OR
2. 3 experiences - 1 paragraph each.
Rough Draft Due Tues May 12th


2. Reading Journal #2 - Due tomorrow


2. POSTCARD - complete the message you want to send to your person! Be ready to vote tomorrow!
your postcard needs to be in color(unless you cleared it as a black and white!)






Tuesday
1. Country 1 Scrapbook pages (2) - Complete by Wed after PE
**Be sure to look at the assignment sheet and follow requirements
~ Title Page
~ Written piece - 3 paragraphs including details about your theme of this country
~ map - neighboring countries, bodies of water & geographical features
~ momentos/pictures
~ 5 facts


2. Native Plants - 3 more (total of 9) - Due thurs


3. Science Inquiry - due Fri - we will take 1/2 hr tomorrow in class to work on it


8th - Portfolio....Service Resume...due Friday


Everybody!!! Start packing and thinking about what you need for Marine Bio...


Wednesday
1. Science Inquiry - Due Friday!


2. 3 native plant cards - due Thursday


3.  We go to JEAN's Farm tomorrow...be ready!


4. Reading - Week 3 - The end - DUE Tuesday after Marine Bio




Thursday
JEANS FARM!
HW - DUE TOMORROW
1. Science Inquiry - due!!
2. JEAN's Ecore -
**You should have ALL native plant cards complete!


FRIDAY
Hunger Banquet during lunch...it would be great if you came to the experience hungry!

Heads-up everyone, I thought you’d like to know! The Oregonian (argh) has a poll on Pembina today, and the YES side is winning! Please encourage your social media contacts and other friends to vote NO – ASAP. Thanks!

 

http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2015/05/portland_mayor_charlie_hales_c.html#incart_river

May 4-8

Monday
1. Complete your  PROPOSED TRIP ITINERARY - DUE TUESDAY MAY 5th
~ Use the SES Pathfinder (MAIN RESEARCH WEBSITE)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/1658920?tabid=93b67c93-e1cd-365b-7b39-977260e296c6
~ Bring in 3 mementos from Country 1 (pictures, flags, maps, trinkets, poetry, anything from your country!)

2. Latitude + Longitude SPYTRACKER story - Due WED MAY 6th
...Create a story that includes the coordinates for 5 different locations
...Use the Spytracker activity as a model
...1 page

3. Book => Movie - Journal 1 - Due Tuesday MAY 5th

Tuesday
DUE TODAY:
Itinerary
book=>novel journal 1
wildlife tours

1. 3 Native Plant Cards -Follow the Assignment sheet! -  DUE Thurs May 7th

2. Country 1 - Grant Travel Grant (Pink research page)Research for 20 min, take notes, save pictures and generally gather information on your country!
~ Use the SES Pathfinder (MAIN RESEARCH WEBSITE)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play/1658920?tabid=93b67c93-e1cd-365b-7b39-977260e296c6

3. Reading - Book => Movie - Journal 2 - Due Tues May 12th

4. Science Inquiry - Data Table & Graph - Due Thursday May 7th
- If you have not yet typed the Question thru Procedures, please catch up!
- when you have typed Question =>Graph - SHARE WITH CORI on google doc

Wednesday
DUE TODAY: Spytracker Story

1.Travel Grant sheet  for country #1 - if not finished...finish by Thurs...

- any one of the things you researched can come to life on your trip!

2., Complete Country Map

1. Neighboring countries,
2.  bodies of water,
3.  capital + 2 other major cities,
4.  major geographical features (lakes, mountains, etc… at least 3)

3. Don't forget your reading!

Thursday
DUE TODAY:
3 native plant cards


HW
1. 3 NEW Native Plant Cards - Due Tuesday, May 12th
2. Science Inquiry - Completely finished and printed - Friday May 15th
- by mon may 11 - rough draft of last page - results, conclusion, explanation, review
3. Trip - 20 min researching your ** item to go deeper on for your scrapbook. It needs to be about your theme!!!  -Friday May 8th

BROOKSIDE FIELD STUDY
~ Science Inquiry
~ Native Plants

Friday 
1/2 day of school!!!
SERVICE OPPS
- Lavender Lot - today 1-3 - sign up with Jan!
- Skateistan - Tonight 6-8
     if you come for 1.5hrs, you can count them as hours, but you must do 1.5 hours at another site and write your reflection about that!!! happy day to you ;)


HW
Reading Journal - due Tues
3 native plant cards (for a total of 6)- tues
science inquiry - fri!!!
Portland Postcard - Create a postcard from Portland...something you love and think represents Portland! Only do the front art piece. you can draw it (with color) unless it's a black/white foto, can printed and securely glued down...PLEASE  use the index card provided.


Think SCRAPBOOK! what do you want on your page!

TRIP AROUND THE WORLD SCAVENGER HUNT

Trip Around the World - Online Scavenger Hunt

***write your responses on a blank sheet of paper***

TUESDAY
1.    Visit the NY Times interactive travel site. Choose 3 places of the 52 to visit (only 1 can be from the USA.b.   http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/11/travel/52-places-to-go-in-2015.html?WT.mc_id=2015-Q2-KWP-AUD_DEV-0401-0630&WT.mc_ev=click&ad-keywords=AUDDEVAPRIL&kwp_0=12797&_r=1

a.    Answer: What continent is it on and why do you want to go to each place?

c.    Visit the CIA - World Fact Book website...List 3 facts from each country you want to visit.

d. Visit each everycutlure.com (everyculture.com)... Spend 10 minutes on this website.

WEDNESDAY


4. Find a current event from each continent (there's 7!)(must be news from the past two months)... Summarize the event, write a personal connection, and cite the news source

5. Online Resources... Visit 4 of the following websites... Write down 1interesting thing about each website...

·       The World on a Plate

Foods and recipes in Different Countries

http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations

·       Did You Know - from Meeting in Rome 2008

·       Countries and Flags MultCo Homework Center

http://www.multcolib.org/homework/cntryhc.html

·       United Streaming Discovery Education

Use Password: A286-3176 to creat account. Watch a video about your country.

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/

·       eThemes

Search C for country

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/

·       eThemes

Search your Country for Info

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/

·       UN Cyber Schoolbus

United Nations Info on every Country

http://cyberschoolbus.un.org/infonation/index.asp

6.  80 Unreal Places in the World!
explore this awesome slideshow!
Write down destinations in your notes that seem especially interesting!

April 27- May 1

Monday
1. Wildlife Tours - Complete your research page and be sure to have your part of the lesson totally ready. If that means you need more information or a prop, make it happen!!! (ask me, bring in a stuffed animal, draw a picture etc)

2. Book ==> Movie - If you have a book at home that was made into a movie - bring it in to loan to a classmate! We will be going to the library tomorrow (both SES and Belmont...)

TOMORROW**Bring your science inquiry if you have it at home...
AND Native Plant study guide too

Tuesday
SCIENCE INQUIRY
1. Access you Science Inquiry Worksheet that I shared with you -
IMPORTANT - YOU MUST COPY AND PASTE INTO A NEW DOCUMENT & THEN RENAME IT! FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
1. Edit - select all - copy
2. open a new google word document
3. Edit - paste
4. Rename: SCIENCE INQUIRY YOUR NAME ... ex: SCIENCE INQUIRY CORI

NOW YOU CAN type your inquiry. DUE FRI - share it with me, activate the "CAN COMMENT" button
~ Question
~ Supporting Evidence
   - Scientific Concepts
   - Personal Experience
~ Materials
~ Variables
~ Procedure

2. Complete #1 on Trip Around the World Scavenger Hunt (look on the blog!)  - DUE WED
3. Reading - Book => Movie - Week 1: 1/3 of your book read & Journal Entry Completed - DUE TUES May 6th

Wednesday
1. Complete #1 of Geography Desk Atlas Exploration - if you did not complete in class, you must do it on the computer. - DUE FRIDAY

2. Science Inquiry (See Tuesday) - shared on Google Docs with Cori with "Can Comment"
 - Due Friday

3. Reading - Book => Movie - Week 1: 1/3 of your book read & Journal Entry Completed - DUE TUES May 6th

Thursday
 Be ready for Field Study - Wildlife Tours at Alberta Park!
 Bring: Lunch, water, layers, prepare for rain hope for sun!
We will be gone all day.

1. Wildlife Tour Ecore - DUE TUES MAY 6th

2. DUE TOMORROW - FRI MAY 1:
~ Science Inquiry - shared with Cori with "Can Comment"
~ Trip Around the World  - Internet Scavenger Hunt & Atlas Exploration

8th - Hopes & Dreams...we will do a porfolio check in on the Tues, May 5th...have all pieces of portfolio here at school...remember - you must be up to date by the 14th or you will loose free time at Catalina :(

Friday
1. Reading - Book => Movie - Week 1: 1/3 of your book read & Journal Entry Completed - DUE TUES May 6th

2. Passport Form - if you could not fill out information in class, ask parents and turn it in on Monday

3. Wildlife Tour Ecore - DUE TUES MAY 6th