WINTER BREAK!!!!

HOORAY FOR WINTER BREAK!!!!!!!!

HW during winter break...
1. READ daily
2. At some point take 5 minutes and email what you are reading, how you are liking it, and anything else about your book (this isn't due until Friday, January 4th so its ok if it doesn't happen over break).
3. Attempt to sell 3 Applebee's tickets ($10, all you can eat breakfast, Saturday morning, January 26th)
...Once you know you have someone interested I will give you a ticket to sell.

SMILE, LAUGH, ENJOY YOUR FRIENDS/FAMILY/LIFE!!!!!!!!!!

Secret Snowflake

Secret Snowflake

 

These are the responses people gave at class meeting on Monday to the question "What type of Candy do you like?" and "What are some hobbies you enjoy?"

 

  

Niki – most candy (not nuts or bananas or coconut) & skating

Sorrel – skittles, milky way & soccer

Lenny – Twix or kit kats & drawing

Oliver Bisby – all candy (except bananas and coconut) & doing sciency type things

Amelia – all candy (except dried coconut) & violin

Maeve – doesn’t care about which candy & reading

Rowan – likes candy that lasts forever (like jawbreakers or twinkies) & reading/math puzzles

Emma – chocolate & arguing with Rowan

Rachel – Kit Kats & making stuff out of fabric

Oliver Borg – Dark Chocolate over Milk Chocolate & reptiles

Ben – NOT white chocolate and NOT vegemite & drawing

Griffin – Carmel & skateboarding

Erik – likes the sour spray stuff which he doesn’t know what its called (hates laffy taffy) & soccer

Dezmond – likes all types of candy (especially banana but not coconut) & loves funny jokes

Henry Mong – heath bars & skate stuff (like stickers)

Jackson – Almondy Joy & Football

Noah – Recess Peanut Butter Cups & snowboard

Nathan – likes any possible candy that there is & likes all kinds of stuff (anything)

Henry Schecter – Kit Kate, milk way, or twix (no peanuts) & music

Eliot – all types of candy & soccer

Issaiah – recess peanut butter cups & shoelaces/soccer

Jada – Dr. Pepper, skittles, butterfingers & singing!

Zoe – ring pops & drawing (and tacos even though she didn’t say it)

Kyzen – peanut butter (especially receses) & ticonderoga pencils, brightly colored things, and pink

Molly – chocolate & soccer

Tasja – Almond Joy and pretty much any candy (except licorice) & drawing

Theo – I like most candies except chocolate with nutes and m & m’s & I like most music except top 40 and yea

Ireland – jolly ranchers & drawing

Ayler – coke/dr. peppered (dark colored soda) & candlelit dinners and long walks on the beach

Simon – kit kats & guitar

Colette – nerds and kit kat & drawing!

Nothing is due tomorrow!!!

A reminder that NOTHING is due tomorrow.

You can work on your reading pages, botany pages, and SECRETS project, but none of it is due tomorrow. Thanks to all of you who are checking your planners and checking in with me with questions.

NOTHING needs to be done tomorrow BUT you can set yourself up for success by working on the things listed above. Any questions and you can check in with me tomorrow afternoon.

Thanksgiving Break

Happy Thanksgiving Break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the time away from school, family, friends, yourself, and of course, food!

Things to consider while away:
1. Have a conversation with your parents about conferences, what you are doing well, and what you can work to improve on

2. Botany Pages... Make sure you are caught up on all the botany pages that were due last week (Nov 12-16)

3. Read!!!!
-You should be caught up to pace, completed sticky notes, and a 1/2 page journal entry by Tuesday, Nov 27th. This means you should be reading while you are away (which is no big deal because good readers read nightly!)

4. SECRETS project
...This is not due until Dec 6th but is definitely something worth thinking about.
...You will be expected to have a project idea and plan by Tuesday, Nov 27th (we will brainstorm together Monday)
....If it would make the project more enjoyable feel free to start working on it over break

5. Service Journal - Buy Nothing Day - Friday, Nov 23rd
...Participate in Buy Nothing Day!
...Service Journal page related to it is due Tuesday, Nov 27th (p. 79)

ENJOY LIFE!!!!!

Beginning of Term 2!

Congrats to most of you on a strong finish to the term. I thoroughly enjoyed our field trip to Tillamook. Both because of the engaging learning at the Tillamook Forest Center and because of all the interesting things your brains came up with for the "equation analysis tests" on both bus rides.

I hope everyone enjoys their LOOOOOONG 4 day (!!!!!) weeekend! 

Grades are officially submitted for term 1. We are now back to the beginning of a new term. Each and every one of you has straight A's for your 2nd term. Be engaged, participate, and stay on on top of your work starting from day 1 and you can keep those straight A's!

HW due Tuesday.... 

1. Field Study Questions
...Extra Assignment Question: Where did you see your expert area in the forest today? Give some specific examples.

2. Reading... We will be having book groups on Tuesday.
Make sure you have done the following.
-Bring book to class!
-Have read to the agreed page (no less, no farther)
-Sticky notes (chapter summary/predictions, questions, connections)
-Reading Journal (see below for more details)

3. Writing.... Basic rough draft of your choices story...
Include:
-Hook, introduction to setting, characters
-Choice 1 (not the real choice) with exploded moment
-Choice 2 (what really happened) with exploded moment
-Result and conclusion of story based off your real choice.

4. 1 fact/story related to Veteran's Day (this Monday)

Reading Journal Requirements
...date/entry title/name of book

Respond to one or several of the questions on the main (yellow!) sheet for the Forest Novel reading assignments. Your response should be a minimum of 1/2 page. If you have lost the sheet below are some of the questions to consider.
-What do you think is the most important thing the author wants you think, know, or feel? WHY?
-What parts of the book were difficult for you and how did you get through them?
-What tricks do you notice the writer using that you want to try sometime in your writing?
-What social issues are involved with this story?
-What kind of music would you choose for the soundtrack for a movie of this book? What actors would play what roles?

Service Reflection Rubric

Service Reflections Rubric:

-There should be a minimum of three paragraphs
-I am looking for a strong hook and conclusion... CONNECTIONS of your work to the outside communities and world...Correct grammar and punctuations, and of course a creative piece (please don't do the same creative piece over and over again on each reflection... spice it up)
-I would recommend doing your work on the computer as I often send back reflections for editing after I first receive them. Doing your work on the computer enables you to go back and make corrections without having to feel like you are starting all over again.

What?
•What did you do?
•Who was involved?
•Where were you?
•What part did you play?
•When did it happen?

Michael's comments: The "what" is a quick, brief paragraph. Recognize that you must go far beyond the “what” to have a complete reflection as paragraph takes little thought and effort to complete. Pay attention to the “so what” and give the MOST attention and thought to the “now what”


SO WHAT?
•Why did you do it?
•Why was it important to do?
•How was it helpful?
•Who benefits from the Project?

NOW WHAT?
•What are you going to do with what you learned?
•What will you keep doing (or not doing) now?
•How is this action connected to a larger issue? What larger issue?
•Who is doing something about this issue?
•What organizations exist to address this issue?

Always Consider…

you --> School --> COMMUNITY --> WORLD

Michael's notes: A paragraph should be spent showing how your work connects outside of your three hours of service to the greater community and world.

Michael's final note:
When looking at reflections I will always look for a hook, 3 paragraphs (with the NOW WHAT paragraph reflecting the most effort), and CONNECTIONS (showing how your work relates to bigger picture ideas).

These are worth 25 points and show reflect a high level of effort and thought.

9/21

Happy Friday... Don't forget your Double Dream Hands!

HW due Monday.

1. Little People Journal Entry
...Please answer all prompts on the white Little People page you glued into your Little People journal thoroughly and thoughtfully. This writing should reflect engagement, effort, and imagination
...Remember that you can type this, write it directly in the journal, or write it on a larger piece of paper and fold/tape it into your journal.

2. Service Statistic and Image
...Using our If the world were a village of a 100 people statistics find one that stands out
...Create a page with the statistic and image (with color) representing the statistic
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3. Bring your favorite quote that best represents who you are and your bamba!!!!

Wednesday - we will begin our choice fiction reading assignment. Be thinking about which Just Right reading book you want to be engaged with during this assignment.

Thursday = field study to Jean's Farm (!!!)

Have a happy weekend!!!

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