Mon Feb 22-26th

Noticias**8th grade retreat payment due by Friday 26th
Applebees was super fun! Thanks for participating!

Tuesday, Feb 23rd
Homework
1. Climate Change Letter - Based on our class today, you determined what is the audience and purpose of your letter. We looked at the current research you have and decided what evidence will support your claims. For homework - research 4 more quotes/facts/ideas to support your claims.
- You may watch a video, read our yellow science books, find another article.
- In Ecore - Record the quotes/facts/ideas, then explain how it supports your claim.
- Be sure to write down your source!

2. Climate Action Project - We will have our last work session on Thursday - Do what you need to do to be ready to complete your action play in class on Thursday.

Wednesday, Feb 24th
1. Finish Climate Change Letter Research from yesterday - DUE  - Friday

FIELD STUDY - Newspace Gallery - 10-12:30 - we'll be back in time for lunch.

Thurs Feb 25
Happy Birthday Noah!

HW
1. Ecore - Due Tues
2. Climate Research - due Fri

Friday Feb 26
HW - Complete Newton's 3rd Law Lab sheet - due mon
Ecore - due tues

Tues, Feb 16 - Fri, Feb 19

Tuesday, Feb 16
HW
1. Final Final Final of Hero Story!
- use rubric to do final edits
- printed and ready for tomorrow by 10:45

Noticias: LATE START TOMORROW, Wed Feb 17

Wednesday, Feb 17th
HW - Be ready for field study - Mercy Corps...We leave at 9!!!
Do any late work!!!

Thursday, Feb 18th 
**Service Opportunity! River clean up tomorrow - fri 19th - Support our river, animals and 8th grade cohort!!!
1. Final final final...final - Hero Story - include: rubric, final, drafts - Due Friday 19th
2. Ecore - Mercy Corps- Due Tues, Feb 23rd

Friday, Feb 19th.
1. Climate Change Action Plan - Fully complete your packet - Due Monday Feb 22nd
a. Orange Action Plan & project timeline sheet
b. Research Sheet 
c. Article w/Notes sheet

2. Ecore - Due Tues Feb 23rd

3. Have silent reading book for class

Feb 8-12

Happy Chinese New Year!
It's the year of the Fire Monkey....

Monday Feb 8
HW
1. Writing - Finish your hero story -
    ~ Include 3 Interior Monologues 
    ~ Write your ending!!
** print your story before class!!!

**I will collect FINAL reading journal & ecore Tuesday

Tuesday Feb 9
1. Action Plan - DUE Thurs Feb 11 ...you cannot start project until this is done!
   a.  Finish Reading your article,
   b. highlight important pieces of evidence that support your BIG CLAIM
   c. complete Graphic Organizer of Big claim, evidence, explain

**eat lunch at Reed Thurs**

Wednesday Feb 10
1. Be prepared for field study - we leave at 10:30 - pack a lunch or bring $ for lunch out.
2. Have printed copy of story...by 8:45


Thursday Feb 11
NOTICIA: Field Study -Reed College Nuclear Reactor - we can have lunch at Reed or pack your own, or get a fun snack..
DANCE!!!!.
HW:
1.Writing- Finish your Hero Story- Use your revision checklist - to help you revise your story. Be sure you come to an END!!! don't fizzle out! - Due Tues (you may print the 1st 10 min of class)
2. Ecore - fully complete EQ and Assignment questions - Due Tues.

Friday Feb 12
NO SCHOOLIO!!!!

February 1-5

Monday Feb 1
HW -
1. Work on Hero Story - You must be into the JOURNEY by Wednesday. **final due Fri, Feb 12
- Practice Dialogue
- Have a parent or older sibling read it and give you feedback on 1-2 things (dialogue, setting, action, grammar...)
2. Research 3 things about the Climate Change Action you chose today: LNG Pipeline, Coal Train, Methane Gas Leak in CA, lawsuit by youth vs Government & Fossil Fuel Industry, Elliot State Park For Sale, Solar/Renewable Energy in Oregon - Tuesday

Tues Feb 2
HW:
1. Choose a new Brower Youth award to watch - http://www.broweryouthawards.org/awardees/
- On your Building an Action Plan worksheet- write down the steps the activist took to achieve their action. - Due Thurs
2. Read - at least 30 min!
3. Sell Applebees!!!

Wed Feb 3
1. Be ready to share your Brower Youth Awards Action Plan and your research for your own action plan tomorrow - Thurs
2. READ!!!!  & Sell Applebees
3. Work on your story for 20min...develop characters & be ready to work on the CHALLENGE tomorrow.

NOTICIA ** Tomorrow if it is not pouring we will walk to Laurelhurst to play a game after lunch** come prepared

Forms for the 8th grade retreat were given out today! The forms should be returned by 2/8 (so we know who is attending and who is chaperoning), and the payment is due by 2/26.

Thurs Feb 4
1. Action Plan Worksheet - 3 fully filled in action plan notes: 2 brower youth awards & 1 Environmental hero story - Due Fri Feb 5

2. Action Research - 3 main ideas with supporting details (facts, statistics, affects etc) Cite your sources! - Due Fri Feb 5

3. Hero Reading Journal 4 - Finish your book and journal **don't forget a direct quote for each character and week of the journey that exemplifies them. - Due Mon Feb 8.

4. Writing - work on hero story - Show, don't tell the GRAND ORDEAL/CHALLENGE, and start the journey "home". - Due Monday Feb 8

Friday Feb 5th
**PJ day & Read-a-thon Read in!!! bring fun snax to share!**

1. Climate Action Project - your group gave each other a piece of HW for your action plan. Come prepared with it for Monday.
~ Watch LNG: Just another dirty fossil fuel with your family and friends. Have a conversation about what you learned and what your action project is.
Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x8CQ9Qrei3c

2. Hero Reading Journal 4 - Finish your book and journal **don't forget a direct quote for each character and week of the journey that exemplifies them. - Due Mon Feb 8.

3. Writing - work on hero story - Show, don't tell the GRAND ORDEAL/CHALLENGE, and start the journey "home". - Due Monday Feb 8

Spirit Week
Mon - Super Hero
Tues - Twin
Wed - Decade day - 6th 60s, 7th 80s, 8th 90s
Thurs - Sparkle

Monday Feb 8th
CANCELLED - Field Study - Cooley Gallery.