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Tomorrow we are NOT going on our Mt. Tabor field study due to the physical activities that go along with that field study and the poor air quality. Sorry.We will make up this field study in two weeks. Instead of a field study tomorrow, we will make some learning magic happen at school. We will also be visiting the Belmont Library in the afternoon to kick off our choice-fiction reading unit. If you have a library card, bring it.

You do not have any homework tonight except to read for 20-45 minutes.

Be thinking about a quote that you stand for that you could share with the class later this week.

Enjoy the afternoon and share a positive moment from school with someone from your family.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

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I hope you all stay as cool and safe as possible this afternoon and tonight.

HW due Wednesday:

1. Important Moments in My Reading History
...Please complete this worksheet (Reading History Worksheet ) that we started working in class this morning so that I can better get to know you as a reader. You should not spend more than 30 minutes working on this.

Thursday we are going to Mt. Tabor for our field study

I hope you all had a good time connecting with your period 1 and period 2 teachers and classmates. Here is a copy of our core class weekly schedule: Michael's Core Class Weekly Schedule

Monday, September 4, 2017

Tuesday, September 5th - Early Dismissal @ 1:15

Dear PPS Families and Staff:

Due to a heat advisory all schools will end two hours earlier than the regular school hours on Tuesday, Sept. 5. All PPS kindergarten and preschool programs will be delayed one day and start on Wednesday, Sep. 6. Extended hot weather could cause unsafe or unhealthy conditions in PPS classrooms, and the safety of our students is always our foremost concern.

This early dismissal plan will also result in the cancellation of after-school activities in PPS buildings, including childcare. After-school athletics will follow OSSA guidelines.

School buses will arrive at school two hours earlier in the afternoon and drop students off at their regular bus stops two hours earlier. Because PPS child care sites will be closed, please plan to pick up your students at their school site two hours earlier than the normal end of your students’ school day.

The District is making this decision because only a handful of our buildings have air conditioning. Additionally, smoke from forest fires has prompted an air quality advisory. This means windows in many classrooms must remain closed, which reduces air flow and can cause even higher temperatures.

Families should contact their students' school with questions. PPS will also have a coordination line open at 503-916-6600 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to answer questions.

Thank you for your understanding.

Yousef Awwad, Interim Superintendent

Friday, September 1, 2017

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Hooray for having a great first week of school! What an awesome fountain field study we had today to finish off the week. We will work on our field study essential and assignment questions Tuesday in class. You do not have to worry about finishing it for homework.

Have an AWESOME long weekend.

A reminder that we will start school on Tuesday in core class, not morning meeting.

Homework due Tuesday:

1. Bring choice silent reading material to class. We will start every Tuesday with silent reading. Please bring reading material in for this day. It is choice, which means you can read a novel, graphic novel, newspaper, magazine, or any other kind of reading material. If you like to read using audible or learning ally, you are welcome to use that in class on Tuesday.

2. Perspective Card:
...On a 1/2 sheet of blank paper write the word perspective from your perspective. You can write this however you want with as much or as little detail as you see fit. This is from your perspective! This activity is an extension of our nature journal activity from our field study and an introduction into a word you will use all year. Your card will hang in our classroom all year, showing how we have 33 different perspectives on the same exact word and capturing the importance of multiple perspectives in this class.

Below is an example (you can't use this one!)...

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Thursday, August 31, 2017

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Happy second day of school folks!!!

I am excited for our field trip safety and community building to the Moda Center Fountain tomorrow: Moda Center Fountain video

Remember to make sure you bring:
-packed lunch (or that you pick up a cafeteria sack lunch in the morning)
-water bottle
-appropriate field study clothing (if you want to play in the fountain, bring clothes that can get wet and perhaps an extra towel to dry off for the trip home)
-positive attitude

Also, share the awareness test with one person in your family. Did they see the Moon-Walking Bear?!?! Awareness Test

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE BLOG. You have completed your homework for the night 😊

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

8/30/17

Hello Michael's class!!!

Welcome to the blog (there is a big, long explanation of the life on the blog in the previous post if you want to read it)...

Homework due Thursday, August 31st:

1. SCHOOL FORMS FOR FIELD STUDIES
...Please have someone in your family complete and return the white field study permission form, the yellow medical form. We need these for our field study on Friday. Please try and get them to me by tomorrow. Please share the purple introductory letter with your families.

2. Share one positive surprise from your school day with someone from your family

EXTRA:

... To show me you have checked the blog, give me your favorite high five and say cowabunga when you first walk into class tomorrow.

Friday, September 1st:

1. First Field Study - Moda Center Fountain

... I will be explaining this field study and the expectations for it all day tomorrow!

Don't forget... Bring WATER BOTTLES with your name on it to school

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Making Sense of the Summer - Current Event Links

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

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