Winter Break

Hooray for Winter Break! I hope you all enjoy spending time with family and friends and that you create space for relaxation and growth.

HW during Winter Break:
1. READ (daily)... Take this space in your life to read something new, slightly different, and a little bit challenging. READ!!!

2. Other winter break HW assignments include relaxing, smiling, and appreciating the people and world around you :) :) :)

3. Have a great celebration as we enter into a new year!!!
Due Tuesday, January 6th:
1. What are you reading over winter break? What are you thinking about it?

***I would prefer if you could email this to me over break (mjansa@pps.net). I am interested in hearing what you read and saying hi to you over break! If you don't want to email me over break, you can write it up and give it to me Tuesday, January 6th.

Service Opportunity:
***TREE RECYCLING - Jan 3rd - 4th (11:00 - 5:00)***

Sign up (and get more info) on the Sign Up Genius website for this event:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044eaca62da64-tree1

The Power of Music

THE POWER OF MUSIC...

• Watch/Listen to at least 5 of these songs
• For each song, write down the artist/song title in your notes.... write down at least 1 thought/lyric/connection/idea for each song
• Be prepared to come back in 45 minutes with one song and the big ideas to share
• IF YOU FINISH FIVE OF MY SONGS, AND YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN TO ANYMORE ON THIS BLOG, COME SEE ME... 

LIFE:
Mic Crenshaw - Superheroes
Cloud Cult - You'll Be Bright
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love
Macklemore - Can't Hold Us

Death:
Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize
Mason Jennings - Adrian
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WIenWAwT8w

War/Peace/Politics
Prince Ea - The World is Coming to an End (THIS IS SO IMPORTANT... WATCH THIS!!!!)
Michael Franti - Bomb the World
The Roots - Masters of War
Wyclef Jean - If I Was President
Xavier Rudd - Energy Song
Macklemore - Wings

The World
K'Naan - Somalia - Spoken Word

The MAN
Las Cafeteras - Trabajador, Trabajador
pay close attention to the spoken rap starting at minute 3:30... 
Rage Against the Machine - Maggie's Farm

Race
J. Cole - Be Free
Kendrick Lamar (new song from just this week)
Chamillionaire - Riding Drity

Youth:
Suli Breaks - Why I Hate School, but Love Education - Spoken
Low Battery - WATCH THIS!!! - LaSayany
Shane Kocyzan - To This Day (bullying)

$$$
The Beautiful Girls - Cash Money

Love
Mason Jennings - Keepin It Real

David Gray - Shine
Letter to My Sister - spoken word
Daughtry - Waiting for Superman

Instrumental
The Album Leaf - Instrumental
Explosions in the Sky - The Only Moment We Were Alone
John Wizard - Muizenberg (Eli's song choice... check this out)
Explosions in the Sky - Postcards from 1952 (interesting video)
Eluvium - Prelude for the Time Feelers
Brad Mehldau - When it Rains
Slow Magic - Hold Still

Goofy:
Flight of the Conchords - I'm Not Crying
Tobuskus - Sideburns
Weird Al - Fat

Music Series:
Tiny Desk Concerts
Take Away Shows

12-11 - Pangaea Fest

Tomorrow is the Pangaea Fest! Hooray!!!!

You have no specific HW tonight :)... However, here are some things to consider:

1. 3D Project --- Is there anything else you need to do for them so that they are ready for Pangea Fest? Check to make sure your work lines up with the expectations on the rubric.

2. SERVICE SERVICE SERVICE... Are you signed up to get service at the Pangaea Fest??? Here is the current sign-up sheet... If you want to sign up for something let me know ASAP

Cafeteria with Vinnie:
5:15 - 6:00 ____________
6:00 - 6:45 ____________
6:45 - 7:30 Manju
7:30 - 8:15 ____________

Classroom Tour Giudes
6:10 - 6:30 1. Wren 2. Arion 3. _____  4. ___________
6:30 - 7:00 1. Peter 2. Kahmali 3. Gavin 4 . __________
7:00 - 7:30 1. Seamus 2. Gretchen 3. Emma D  4. Lucia

After School FINISHING TOUCHES 3:30 - 4:15 (must be independent and highly motivated to help get the room finalized for the Pangaea Fest without any support from me)... communicate directly with me if you would like to be a part of this

3. Pangaea Fest --- Tablecloths... Can you bring in some tablecloths to help fancy up our desks for 3D project displays?

4. Late work???

Secret Snowflake + Spirit Week

Claire - starburst/chapstick
Arion - Lollipops/VEGETARIAN
Wren - skittles
Gavin - Hot Dr. Pepper/Guana Antartica + skittles
Oscar - Sour Patch Kids/VEGETARIAN
Alijah - Altoids/mints/stuff
Lilly - don't care
Raven - GUM
Mia - Snickers/Chap stick + purple is my favorite color
Avery - Milky Ways
Emma D - I don't care + red
Ella - chocolate, but not dark chocolate
Emma S - I don't care + blue
Lucia - blue + regular erasers + junior mints + pencil sharpener
Gretchen - i don't like carmel (don't care)
Silas - Rolos + Red
Rico - Pink + stuff to make me really fat
Kahmali - mints, skittles, sour patch kids
Becca - dark chocolate things, sour stuff is awesome, I HATE MILK CHOCOLATE
Destinii - I love milk chocolate, I like peanut butter, favorite number is 21
Seamus - Anything really :) The number that I love is negative 8
Manju - panda, panda, panda, panda ... I don't really like sweet stuff that much
Erick - Rollos, reccess peanut butter cups, blue is my favorite blue
Peter - chocolate anything, blue is my favorite color
Kamiren - red bull (it gives me wings) + lots of water for hydration, red doritos, nacho cheese, gum, kit kat, gummy worms
Harper - gum and my favorite color is blue
Tyler - milk chocoloate, NO PEANUTS, I don't like dark chocolate

Absent:
Owen
Byrd
Zachary
Charlotte

Spirit Weeek 

-Monday - Pajama Day
-Tuesday - Crazy Hair/Crazy hat
-Wednesday - Grade color (8th - black + 7th - blue + 6th pink)
-Thursday - Twin day
-Friday - Ugly holiday sweater

-Applebees tickets are coming up!!!!!!!!!!

School Life after Thanksgiving

I hope you all had an AMAZING and RESTFUL Thanksgiving Break.

You have no official HW due tomorrow UNLESS I did not collect your research paper graphic organizer on Wednesday before the break. We will be working with these graphic organizers Monday morning. I should either have this already (because I collected it Wednesday morning) or you should have it completed (except for the background info, transition sentences, and conclusion).

The other thing you could work on today is your 3D geology project. This isn't due until Thursday, Dec. 11th, but you would be wise to start thinking about your plan and how you will accomplish your ideas.

Reminder that you should be reading daily during the break! I'm excited to hear about what you have been reading.

3D Geology Project PLANNING SHEET

Our fall has consisted of focused learning about the Earth and geology, and now it is time to share the knowledge with our community!   In addition to class work, murals, and e-core journals, you will also create (at home)  a 3-D model of something geological that we learned and/or experienced to present at the

PANGAEA FESTIVAL on FRIDAY DECEMBER 12^th

Step 1:  IDENTIFY

Identify the content knowledge you are going to demonstrate with your project.  (examples: the Missoula Floods,  Mt. St. Helens eruption, seismic wave energy, etc.)  What geology topic, big or small, will you teach the community about? 

Step 2: PlaN & Design

Create a design and choose a medium to represent the geology concept or topic (cardboard, papier-mâché, clay, wood, fabric, recyclables, etc).   Get your topic, design, and medium approved by your teacher before proceeding to step 3.

Step 3:  CREATE

Gather the needed materials and build/construct your project!

Step 4: REFLECT & CONNECT

Determine how the geology ideas you are teaching connect to your lessons, activities, readings, labs, and field study experiences. Figure out these connections by completing the web on the back of this page. 

Step 5:  Explain

Write a short explanation of the geology your model is showing to accompany the piece.  Your explanation should be clear and accurate, and mention the connections to your field study experiences and other geology concepts learned. Utilize your E-Core and other available reference materials to ensure accurate information.  Cite sources as needed, and check for correct spelling and punctuation.

Geologic concept I’m representing:

Materials needed:

Resources needed to explain:

The Rock Cycle (in-class activity)

The Rock Cycle

"The main idea is that rocks are continually changing from one type to another and back again, as forces inside the earth bring them closer to the surface (where they are weathered, eroded, and compacted) and forces on the earth sink them back down (where they are heated, pressed, and melted)."

1. Go to this radical rock cycle link... http://www.learner.org/interactives/rockcycle/diagram.html

2. Observe each main type of rock and the different examples of each

3. Learn about the different forces that change the rock types (watch the quick videos!)

4. Click on Complete the Cycle  and take the Rock Cycle quiz!

5. Go back through the website and explore the following pages on it...
a. Introduction
b. Types of Rocks
c. How Rocks Change

6. Textbook reading (HOOORAY!!!!)... what is not done in class will become HW... 
a. Read pages 146-149
b. Answer questions 1-5 on page 149 in your e-core
c. Read pages 150-153
d. Answer pages 1-5 on page 153

#YouCanLearnAnything

A reminder about the importance of a growth mindset...(for those of you who didn't make sandwiches today, you already saw these videos)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC82Il2cjqA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtKJrB5rOKs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWv1VdDeoRY