Mon 11/23 - Wed 11/25

Hi Everybody...It's a super short week, so we are going to pack it in so we can all take a great break!
Noticias:
8th Graders: Franklin High School invites you to join them on Wednesday, December 9, from 6:15pm-8pm at the Marshall Campus, located at 3905 SE 91st Avenue.

CATALINA

• The first payment which is the deposit to let the school know that your child is attending, was due on November 1. If you have sent in your payment, thank you! If you have not sent in your payment, please make arrangements to do so as soon as possible. (If needed, please contact Kristy or Amy in the office to make alternate payment arrangements. You can also pay online.)
   
• The next payment for the trip is $435, due December 4. See Kristy in the office to pay by check, or pay online using a credit card.
   
• The final payment amount is still to be determined and will be due on March 7, 2016. The amount will be at least $435, but may fluctuate due to transportation costs and final number of participants.

Monday Nov 23 & Tuesday Nov 24

HW

1. Writing: Final Draft Indigenous & Immigrants - DUE Wed 25th - Please work on this this eve and submit it in the Google Classroom TONIGHT before going to bed so I can  give you feedback tomorrow while you are at PE & ART. Then I will return it to you so you can work on it some more Tuesday night. It is very important to participate in the writing processs! If you are not done Wed, you have homework over the break! SO please get caught up! Please let me know if you do not have internet access so we can make an alternate plan!

2. River Story - Immigrant Illustrations - Draw 1 full page illustration for the Immigrants on your river. Be sure to include the most important aspects of life on the frontier. Draw 1 page BOARDER 1 - 1 1/2" border of settler life. Remember, this is where your story will be printed, so be prepared by Wed so you can put together your final product. - DUE Wed 11/25

Nov 16-20

Mon - 16th
1. Writing - Complete worksheet on Perspective & point of  view - due 11/17
2. Crooked River - Journal #3 - due 11/17

Tuesday 17th
1. Writing - complete Graphic Organizer for river story - indigenous & immigrant(settler) pages & start writing rough drafts on the graphic organizer. - DUE FRIDAY
- you may need to do some more research if your research pages are not enough

2. DAM reading! - Read 1 article and take notes in the graphic organizer - DUE WED

Wed 18th
1. Writing - complete Graphic Organizer for river story - indigenous & immigrant(settler) pages & start writing rough drafts on the graphic organizer. - DUE FRIDAY
- you may need to do some more research if your research pages are not enough
- click here if you need the sheet!

2. DAM reading! - Read the other article and take notes in the graphic organizer - DUE Thurs
- bring on the trip to the Dam Thurs

3. $20 Bill Nomination - Sketch or print a picture of your best choice. Then write a paragraph as to why you think this person should represent our country on the $20 bill - Due Mon, 11/23 (cori's birthday!) click here if you need the sheet!

TOMORROW - Trip to Bonneville Dam...do not be late! We leave as school starts!! Pack a lunch, water and rain layers

FRIDAY NOV 20th
1. Writing - Due Monday - Have a solid typed rough draft of your river story for Indigenous and Immigrants.  If you can't type, have a nice handwritten draft. Be ready for peer review on Monday.

2. Ecore - Bonneville Dam - Read the 2 new articles. Important Information - 3 hightlights and 3 notes on the side. Then use all our experiences and articles to answer the 4 Essential Questions. - Due Monday

3. Service - buddy worksheet - take a few minutes to reflect on what it means to be a buddy and why we have buddies! - Due Tues.

4. $20 Bill!!

November 9-13

Mural Slideshow - click here -  use this slideshow to help you develop your river feature for the mural.
Requirements: 
1. Mural Visual - create a collage of your river feature that flows with our river mural - it should include all the elements that make your feature possible
2. Information 
- options: river feature flap, small poster w/string to the feature, pop up, slide to the side
- include: how feature is formed and interacts with 2 other features, how it affects the river, habitat, water quality etc
3. Work as a team with your partner. Equal research, design, writing, problem solving etc.

Monday Nov 9
HW:
1. Crooked River Journal #2 - Due Tues, 11/11
2. Culture Cube - Rough Draft Cube - Due Thurs 11/12
3. Science Inquiry - If you do not have your Question, data and data collection method - then finish and hand in tomorrow morning. Here is a densiometer if your group is measuring shade! 
densiometerhttp://www.rbnc.org/schoolunits/schlphoto/terreco/Densi_inst.pdf

Tuesday Nov 10
HW
1. Westward Expansion -Due Fri 11/13- Read your section of Ch 15 in History Alive and take notes on graphic organizer. Be prepared to share  your findings in groups
2. Crooked River #3 - Due Fri 11/13
3. Rough Draft Culture Cube Due thurs 11/12

Wednesday Nov 11
NO SCHOOL...Have Fun!!

Thursday Nov 12

1. European "Settlers" Research - Due Mon Nov 16 - Use our class lesson on Westward Expansion to support your research on "settlers" in your river area. Use multiple perspectives - what was life like for the settlers...how did they impact the river and native americans?
2. Culture Cube - have it ready in class!!
3. Crooked River #3 - due Fri 11/13


Friday Nov 13
1. Crooked River #3 part 1 &2) all the way to pg 127- Due Tues 11/17
click here and then scroll down to Journal #3 - if you want to type your journal - open your apps4pps, then go back to the journal page, go to file & click on "make copy" - then rename it what you want...then you can type your entry!

2. Culture Cube & Tagxedo - Finish your cube, cut it out and ready to assemble in class(so it doesn't crunch in backpack) - cut out your tagxedo and ready to assemble our class culture figure! - Due Mon 11/16

3 European "Settlers" Research - Due Mon Nov 16 - Use our class lesson on Westward Expansion to support your research on "settlers" in your river area. Use multiple perspectives - what was life like for the settlers...how did they impact the river and native americans?

8TH SPANISH - VOCAB EXAMEN EL LUNES...16 DE NOVIEMBRE...38 VOCABULARIO

Nov 2-6

Welcome back to Core Class!!!

Noticias:
~Wreath & Poinsetta Sales - and volunteer on Nov 21st to make the wreaths for Service
~ Taste of Thanksgiving...this Thursday Nov 5th

Monday Nov 2nd
HW:
1. Reading - Crooked River Journal #2: Ch 7-14 (pgs 42-88) - DUE Tues Nov 10th
- Fully complete the reading Journal (pink page)

Tuesday Nov 3rd
2. Map & Indigenous Groups Research - ALL COMPLETE by THURS

Wednesday Nov 4th
1. Reading - Crooked River Journal #2: Ch 7-14 (pgs 42-88) - DUE Tues Nov 10th
2. War of 1812 - Read 2nd Article "as Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs" Howard Zinn & take notes on worksheet (just like we did for the History Alive article) - Due Fri
3. Building Cultural Awareness "Everyone has a Culture - Everyone is different"- Complete worksheet on your culture..talk to your family about it!!  - Due Fri

Thursday - Field Study => Brookside...lunch at Portland Mercado....bring a few $$ for a snack or lunch or pack your lunch/school lunch

Thurs - Nov 5th
**PRACTICE - the worm!!! 
1. Reading - Crooked River Journal #2: Ch 7-14 (pgs 42-88) - DUE Tues Nov 10th


2. War of 1812 - Read 2nd Article "as Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs" Howard Zinn & take notes on worksheet (just like we did for the History Alive article) - Due Fri

3. Building Cultural Awareness "Everyone has a Culture - Everyone is different"- Complete worksheet on your culture..talk to your family about it!!  - Due Fri

4. Ecore - Fully complete - due Monday 11/9
~ If you did not finish some parts, be sure to record as much as you can to complete

Friday - November 6th
1. War of 1812 - Due Monday Nov 9th
Fully Complete the back of notetaking sheet: use your notes, the reading and the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMXqg2PKJZU

2. Ecore - Brookside - due Mon Nov 9th

3. Reading - Crooked River  #2 - Due Tues

4. River Story - Native American Illustrations. 1 page with an 1-1 1/2 border and 1 page of Illustration based on Native American Research - Due Tuesday Nov 10