Due Thurs:
-First section for book group...book marked with stickies gathering clues about the characters and the setting
- Field Study assignment
Due Friday:
- Page 36 in Service Learning Journal "Classroom Waste Management"
- Chapter 26 in History Alive with reading notes (pages 172,173)

6th Grade Math:
No homework this week due to Oaks testing

Due Wed:
-Chapter 25 in History Alive with reading notes from workbook (168-169)
Due Thurs:
-First section for book group...book marked with stickies gathering clues about the characters and the setting
Due Friday:
- Page 36 in Service Learning Journal "Classroom Waste Management"

Tuesday we are going to the Reed Gallery. Students have the option to buy lunch from the cafeteria.

Due Wednesday:
- Chapter 25 in History Alive with reading notes from workbook (168-169)

Due Tuesday:
- Curator postcard (started last week)

Due Friday:
- Page 36 in Service Learning Journal "Classroom Waste Management"

Hooray! We hired the team of curators for the Ancient Greece wing of SWAG museum. The interviews went great! Now we're diving into researching the amazingly fascinating world of Ancient Greece.

Due Thursday:
- Chapter 2 in History Alive section 2.1 - 2.5 -- workbook pages 13-15
- Reed Canyon Science Inquiry field study assignment
- Greece research: Choose just1 area of interest from your curator's notebook -- use a book from the library, your History Alive book, or the internet to take one page of notes and include a picture.

Due Monday:
- Final draft of Persuasive Essay
If you choose to write it as a letter, remember to follow proper letter format and here are some possible addresses:

President of the United States
1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, DC 20500

UNHCR:
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
Case Postale 2500
CH - 1211 Geneve 2 Depot
Suisse


or

USA for UNHCR
1775 K Street, N.W. Suite 290
Washington, DC 20006

6th Grade Math
Due Thursday: Page 81 #11-15 NOTE: We combined sections 5.2 and 5.3 in class today so the homework is different from the homework assignment sheet

Reminder: No School on Monday -- President's Day
There is the Strong Schools Strong Oregon rally in Salem on Monday from 12-1pm. Students can receive community service hours for participating.

Also, week 3 the African Film Festival is going on this weekend -- some of the movies are not appropriate for students, so make sure to read the descriptions. Students can use it as a multicultural service reflection.

Thanks for sending in the letters of recommendation for the museum curators! We are waiting for all the resumes to come in and the students will be interviewing for the position next week.

The students should be bringing home their History Alive textbooks and a workbook this weekend. They have a reading/notetaking assignment for it. We will be using the book sporadically to support our learning of Ancient Greece and other ancient cultures.

HOMEWORK:
Due Tuesday: Read chapter 1 in History Alive (pages 5-11), complete the workbook pages 10-11 that go with Chapter 1 -- you only need to answer the questions that say "Read section 1.5..." There are a total of 6 -- ignore the top part of each box where it refers to a transparency or a placard.

Due Wednesday: Rough Draft of persuasive essays -- most students have received comments from me on their outlines

6th Grade Math:
Due Tuesday Sec 4.4 problems 36,37. There is a short quiz on parallelograms on Tuesday!

Homework due Friday 2/17:
-write your goals for each subject area this quarter... including an outside-of-school goal (math, writing, reading, social studies, science, life). This should be written on the page we set up in class, and should be turned in with your goal sheet from last term.

Homework due Friday 2/17:
-write your goals for each subject area this quarter... including an outside-of-school goal
(math, writing, reading, social studies, science, life). This should be written on the page we
set up in class, and should be turned in with your goal sheet from last term.

BRING IN COMPOSITION BOOK TOMORROW!!! About half the class still needs a new composition book for the museum storyline.

Due Thursday, Feb. 16th:
-Resume
-Letter of recommendation
-Reading Response

Here is a sample recommendation letter for those parents who may find an example helpful. Please have fun with these!

"I am Cynthia Sullivan. I have known Leila for many years. I worked with her in the Israeli museum fixing the Dead Sea scrolls. She is an amazing worker and I'm proud to call her a good friend and colleague. She was always very professional while on the job, I suppose that's why she inspired so many of us to be very on top of it when at the workplace. She's extremely unique and talented at what she does. She enjoys working so if something's important, you can trust her to get it done as quickly as needed. I truly believe you would not regret hiring her, I actually think you would be really happy if you did. If you do, you will end up with a composed, calm and productive team member who is fun to be around."

6th Grade Math:
Due Thursday 2/16 Sec 4.2 problems 9-21 (33-35 extra credit) starts on page 61

Today we went to Kateri Park Preschool. A big thanks to the students for bringing such great books. Unfortunately, we missed the bus we needed and arrived too close to the preschool's dismissal time to read to the children. We will reschedule this field study for sometime in March.

This afternoon students further developed their curator character by beginning a resume. The curators are applying for the curator positions that have opened at our school. There homework is to finish their resume and to get a letter of recommendation to submit on Thursday. They will be interviewed for the job on Thursday.

Due Thursday, Feb. 16th:
-Resume
-Letter of recommendation
-Reading Response

Here is a sample recommendation letter for those parents who may find an example helpful. Please have fun with these!

"I am Cynthia Sullivan. I have known Leila for many years. I worked with her in the Israeli museum fixing the Dead Sea scrolls. She is an amazing worker and I'm proud to call her a good friend and colleague. She was always very professional while on the job, I suppose that's why she inspired so many of us to be very on top of it when at the workplace. She's extremely unique and talented at what she does. She enjoys working so if something's important, you can trust her to get it done as quickly as needed. I truly believe you would not regret hiring her, I actually think you would be really happy if you did. If you do, you will end up with a composed, calm and productive team member who is fun to be around."

Our field study on Tuesday will be to the Kateri Park Preschool. *Be thinking of a book you'd like to share with the children. You'll be asked to bring a children's book to read to a child and then donate to the school.

Some students did not turn in their Persuasive Paper outline...I would like to have these so I can give you feedback while we're doing the writing test. Get those in ASAP!

Please bring in any donations for Abala and his family tomorrow! Thanks!

6th Grade Math:
Due Tuesday -- Triangle Skills Worksheet

Homework due Monday:
- Culture Worksheet
- Persuasive Outline (a packet) - Students use their Persuasion Maps and their refugee info to help fill it in.
- a Logo for SWAG (Sunnyside Wonders of the Ancient Greats)

Our field study on Tuesday will be to the Kateri Park Preschool. *Be thinking of a book you'd like to share with the children. You'll be asked to bring a children's book to read to a child and then donate to the school.

Due Thursday:
Reading Response Journal

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY!!

Due Monday:
Culture worksheet

Students must have Composition book on Monday!!!

6th Grade Math:
Due Thursday -- Section 3.3 problems 21 and 22 (35-38 extra credit) starts on page 47

**Turn in permission slips for Field Studies tomorrow!!!

Today was the kick-off for the Read-A-Thon! Encourage students to get pledges from friends, family, neighbors...I live in NE and I support the fundraisers of the neighborhood kids when they come to my door!

We are traveling to Reed tomorrow to begin our Science Inquiry projects!!! Students may bring money to purchase lunch from the cafeteria if they so desire.

Due Tuesday, Feb. 7:
-Refugee Unit Reflection -- Please note, we spent a long time on this unit and we want to see depth of understanding and a thoughtful creative piece...if this quality is not possible to come to fruition by tomorrow, then I'd rather have it come in a little late without being rushed.

- Supplies for your site inquiry...I think one group needs to bring in a can of sardines!

Due Wednesday:
- Please have a BLANK composition book for Wednesday for our new unit!
- Persuasive map for refugee persuasive letter for issue you are most interested in -- See example below if you have questions:

6th Grade Math:
Due Tuesday, Section 3.1 problems 1-6, starts on page 44

Topic: Increased safety in refugee camps to prevent Child Soldiers
Argument I: children are used in wars as soldiers by rebel forces
Argument II: increased safety can reduce violence and the number of children kidnapped from camps
Counter-Argument: increased security costs too much to fund
Possible Thesis: Despite high costs, increasing security in refugee camps is necessary to reduce violence and use of children as soldiers.

The Refugee Unit is wrapping up. Today the students took the Refugee Post Test and were assigned a reflection project for the unit. The reflection piece includes a written page and a creative piece.

Due Tuesday, Feb. 7:
-Refugee Unit Reflection