We had the wonderful opportunity to watch the documentary A Sea Change by award-winning director Barbara Ettinger on Monday morning. Barbara and her husband Sven (who 'stars' in the movie) were also there to answer questions afterward!
The movie is about ocean acidification and it's effects on ocean ecology.
The website is www.aseachange.net
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009
3 Day Weekend
Students have a 3-day weekend...lucky them! They'll have a great opportunity to catch up on missing homework!
Tomorrow (Friday 10/9) is the opening of the Mercy Corps headquarters in Portland. Students were offered a community-based service learning opportunity to attend the opening and be some of the first to tour the new site and check out the interactive exhibits. 10am Friday in old town.
We traveled to the Tillamook Forest Center today with Michael's class on a...wait for it...coach bus! Students were referring to it as our tour bus. Hopefully the bus did not overshadow the wonderful experiences we had today. I was particularly impressed with students' astute observations about the differences between old growth and regenerating forests. I know what we saw and learned about today will really facilitate our investigation into forests and forest issues.
I have posted a link to some Eagle Fern pictures below.
Enjoy!
http://picasaweb.google.com/sunnysidesarah/EagleFern?authkey=Gv1sRgCL6V6_Lv0uXKQA&feat=directlink
Tomorrow (Friday 10/9) is the opening of the Mercy Corps headquarters in Portland. Students were offered a community-based service learning opportunity to attend the opening and be some of the first to tour the new site and check out the interactive exhibits. 10am Friday in old town.
We traveled to the Tillamook Forest Center today with Michael's class on a...wait for it...coach bus! Students were referring to it as our tour bus. Hopefully the bus did not overshadow the wonderful experiences we had today. I was particularly impressed with students' astute observations about the differences between old growth and regenerating forests. I know what we saw and learned about today will really facilitate our investigation into forests and forest issues.
I have posted a link to some Eagle Fern pictures below.
Enjoy!
http://picasaweb.google.com/sunnysidesarah/EagleFern?authkey=Gv1sRgCL6V6_Lv0uXKQA&feat=directlink
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Field Studies
Two field studies down!
Below is a link to photos from our field trip to the Waterfront Esplanade with Tara's class.
http://picasaweb.google.com/sunnysidesarah/WaterfrontEspanade?authkey=Gv1sRgCLP_9cz-hbSR2gE&feat=directlink
Today we visited Beggar's Tick wetland. We all got 'tickified' and served as great seed dispersers for this native, yet somewhat problematic, plant. This wetland allowed us to begin seeing and discussing terms such as: limited plant communities, opportunistic plants, invasive plants, and seed dispersal.
Photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/sunnysidesarah/BeggarsTick?authkey=Gv1sRgCJWc6rf68_28Nw&feat=directlink
Below is a link to photos from our field trip to the Waterfront Esplanade with Tara's class.
http://picasaweb.google.com/sunnysidesarah/WaterfrontEspanade?authkey=Gv1sRgCLP_9cz-hbSR2gE&feat=directlink
Today we visited Beggar's Tick wetland. We all got 'tickified' and served as great seed dispersers for this native, yet somewhat problematic, plant. This wetland allowed us to begin seeing and discussing terms such as: limited plant communities, opportunistic plants, invasive plants, and seed dispersal.
Photos:
http://picasaweb.google.com/sunnysidesarah/BeggarsTick?authkey=Gv1sRgCJWc6rf68_28Nw&feat=directlink
Thursday, September 10, 2009
The First Week!
What a brilliant first week we have had so far!
The students have done an amazing job creating a wonderful classroom community. Our first writer's workshop went very well; students did a great job being respectful of each other's writing and thinking 'space' within the classroom. Our first field study today was a blast! We had a long walk along the Eastbank Esplanade to meet up with Tara's class for some games and a quick Nature Journal entry. And then we had what seemed like an even longer walk along the Westbank Esplanade to catch the 14 at the Hawthorne Bridge. Tomorrow we have our first Math/Spanish/Studio classes and begin work on our Essay of Concerns to kick off Service Learning.
Next week we will begin work on our botany books and begin reading The Ancient One.
Students have been recording homework in their planners at the end of the day. Please check for this at home!
I'm looking forward to an amazing school year!
The students have done an amazing job creating a wonderful classroom community. Our first writer's workshop went very well; students did a great job being respectful of each other's writing and thinking 'space' within the classroom. Our first field study today was a blast! We had a long walk along the Eastbank Esplanade to meet up with Tara's class for some games and a quick Nature Journal entry. And then we had what seemed like an even longer walk along the Westbank Esplanade to catch the 14 at the Hawthorne Bridge. Tomorrow we have our first Math/Spanish/Studio classes and begin work on our Essay of Concerns to kick off Service Learning.
Next week we will begin work on our botany books and begin reading The Ancient One.
Students have been recording homework in their planners at the end of the day. Please check for this at home!
I'm looking forward to an amazing school year!
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