Eagle Fern on Monday... and Weekend HW

Have a restful week in preparation for Eagle Fern!

At the bottom of this email you will find the packing list in case you need one!

Eagle Fern logistics:
-Come with a positive and engaged attitude!!!
-Connect with other classmates during the trip!
-Pack for extra warmth/layers/rain protection (even though the weather should be relatively dry)
-Bring a day pack with a lunch for the first day
-Label all your gear!!!!
-Show up to school @ 8:45, drop stuff (with name on it) under the sign with my name on it at the back field, head up to core class to check in

HW due Monday.
1. Choice Fiction Reading Assignment #3
...Complete the assignment WHILE you are reading your book
...Add in the page numbers to the work

Example My Life as a River Graphic Organizer Paragraph

***Hook!

***Explain how it connects to the river feature

***Explain what that river feature is

***Tell your story!!!

Topic/Big Idea:  

I can't wait to go to school today I thought to myself as my alarm beeped in the background. I have so much to talk about with my friends! The depth of my river dropped quickly when I started high school, forming a pool that I swam and splashed in for 4 years.  Much like a pool within a flowing river, my time in high school represented a sense of peace, calm, and place. I loved my experience, my family, my friends, and life, and I felt like I could have stayed in that unmoving space forever!

Other ideas within my story...

• Friends represented the calm that a pool provides
• Freedom allowed me to dive deep within my pool
• A sense of self and peace was a part of my being much like the pool of a river

Transition-

But even the deepest water molecule doesn’t stay in the pool forever as I eventually found myself floundering with the rapids of a river.

HW due Thursday (that you should really do this weekend because it is not too difficult, you don't have much weekend homework, and doing homework the night you get back from Eagle Fern will be miserable).
1. My Life as a River VIGNETTE - Graphic Organizer
...Bring all three stories + River Map with you to class on Thursday

2. Find 5 rivers that interest you in our country. Write 1 interesting fact about each river. Be thinking about a river that you would be interested in studying more about.

Packing list:

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  o   Clothing for all weather – layers, warm, cold and rainy
  (rain coat,boots or sneakers, change of socks and undergarments, hat for campfire, pajamas, etc)
  o   Sleeping bag and pillow ( (if they are not in stuff sack, please place in garbage bag labeled with student name; sleeping pad if you have it)
  o   Hygiene items (deodorant, toothbrush, etc.)
  o   Water bottle
  o   E-core journal and pencils
  o   Flashlight
  o   Sack lunch for first day
• o   Daypack
• o   Optional:  Musical instruments for campfire, sports equipment, deck of cards

DO NOT bring any valuables such as electronics  (there is no cell phone reception at the camp).
DO NOT bring any personal snacks as food is not allowed in cabins (but do bring your own lunch for day #1).