Please turn in permission slip for our Wildlife Tour field trip on Thursday!

Due 5/1: Utopian Neighborhood Map Drawing -- neat and colorful

Due 5/2: Idea for your individual project piece of Brownfields challenge based on biomimicry.
You need to know:
1. What is the animal/plant you are taking your design inspiration from
2. What adaptation will you be mimicing
3. What problem are you addressing with your design
Due 5/3: Utopian Neighborhood Description-- 300-500 words about your neighborhood


Due 5/8: Full Tilt -- Description and sketches for your 7 rides

8th Grade portfolios: Hopes and Dreams assignment due April 29

Utopia

We have been spending a lot of time talking and reading about Utopias and Dystopias in class and through our science fiction books. This week in writing we are starting to work on a story about what our Utopian Neighborhood would look like. The students have created some colorful, imaginative maps of their Utopian neighborhood and now they will start to write about it.

Homework 

Due 4/30: Biomimicry Practice -- focus on one animal and figure out how its adaptations might be useful in Brownfields

Due 4/30: Field Study assignment for North Portland field trip.  All students who missed the field study and are not an 8th grader attending a job shadow must complete the make-up assignment. 

Due 5/1: Utopian Neighborhood Map Drawing -- neat and colorful

Due 5/3: Utopian Neighborhood Description-- 300-500 words about your neighborhood


Due 5/8: Full Tilt -- Description and sketches for your 7 rides

8th Grade portfolios: Hopes and Dreams assignment due April 29

Happy Weekend!

Homework 

Due 4/29: Sci-Fi Book Week 3

Due 4/30: Biomimicry Practice -- focus on one animal and figure out how its adaptations might be useful in Brownfields

Due 4/30: Field Study assignment for North Portland field trip.  All students who missed the field study and are not an 8th grader attending a job shadow must complete the make-up assignment. 

Due 5/1: Utopian Neighborhood Drawing -- neat and colorful

8th Grade portfolios: Hopes and Dreams assignment due April 29

ALL 8TH GRADERS WILL BE HAVING LUNCH WITH SARAH ON TUESDAY TO SHARE PORTFOLIO SO FAR AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON TRACK!

Tomorrow is Rainbow Day!

The Spirit Week activity for Friday is Rainbow Day!  

Wear your rainbow garb to the QSA dance Friday evening!

We had a wonderful trip to North Portland today.  I hope that all our job shadowers learned about the wonderful world of working :)  Thanks so much to Laura for coming with us today...even with her daughter home sick!  

Homework

Due 4/24: Final draft of Ode to Portland
Due 4/24: Utopian Consequences

Due 4/24: Gentrification article and notes using front side of Guide of Information Gathering & Sharing sheet

Due 4/30: Field Study assignment for North Portland field trip.  All students who missed the field study and are not an 8th grader attending a job shadow must complete the make-up assignment.  Kim will have copies for students on Friday.

8th Grade portfolios: Hopes and Dreams assignment due April 29
ALL 8TH GRADERS WILL BE HAVING LUNCH WITH SARAH ON TUESDAY TO SHARE PORTFOLIO SO FAR AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON TRACK!

Tomorrow is Twin Day!

Tomorrow is Twin Day!

The Spirit Week activity for Wednesday is Twin Day!  If you haven't coordinated with someone in particular...wear jeans and a white or black shirt -- you are destined to be a twin with someone :)

Homework

Due 4/24: Final draft of Ode to Portland
Due 4/24: Utopian Consequences

Due 4/24: Gentrification article and notes using front side of Guide of Information Gathering & Sharing sheet

Tomorrow is Crazy Hair/Hat Day!

The Spirit Week activity for Tuesday is Crazy Hair and/or Hat Day!

Homework
Due 4/23: Orenco Station Field Study Essential Questions
Due 4/24: Final draft of Ode to Portland
Due 4/24: Utopian Consequences

Wear Gray on Monday!

Each middle school class is going to wear a different color on Monday for Spirit Week! We forgot to choose a color on Friday, so we are just going to go with the first color that's been suggested which is GRAY! so everyone try to remember to wear gray tomorrow!

The speeches went really well!

Most of our 6th and 7th graders gave their speeches in class this week and they all did a great job! Hopefully this experience will help them when it's time to make their 8th grade speeches! 

Homework

Due 4/22: Sci-Fi Book Week 2
Due 4/22: Responses to The Veldt
Due 4/23: Orenco Station Field Study Essential Questions

Field Study Tomorrow!

The class will be travelling to Orenco Station tomorrow. We leave first thing, so please try to get to school on time! Also, we will have the opportunity to eat lunch at New Seasons, so if students would like to bring some money for their lunch that would be great. 

Homework
Due 4/18: Orenco Article and Questions
Due 4/18: Hawthorne Hostel Essential Questions
Due 4/18: Urban Planning Principles comparing Hawthorne and Pearl District
Due 4/18: Track Your Dinner Parts 2 & 3 -- add to part one
Part 2: Track each its ingredient to its origin: include any stops it made and changes in form.
This could take form as a world map that shows the stops your food made, a graphic like the example on the back of the homework assignment sheet, a chart like the one Sarah made in class that shows stops and mileage for each ingredient
Part 3: Answer the Questions on your Poster:
1. How many miles did my food have to travel to get to my plate?
2. What are some different choices I could make to reduce my food miles?
3. How do my choices affect our planet? 

Due 4/19: Wildlife Tour Research on specific animal

We visited the Hawthorne Hostel today...

... be sure to ask your students what they use blue jeans for at the hostel. You can also ask them about some of the other sustainable practices we learned about. 

Several 6th and 7th graders have their speeches today -- they all did a good job and were well prepared! The rest of the group will give their speeches on Friday.

Homework

Due 4/18: Track Your Dinner Parts 2 & 3 -- add to part one
Part 2: Track each its ingredient to its origin: include any stops it made and changes in form.
This could take form as a world map that shows the stops your food made, a graphic like the example on the back of the homework assignment sheet, a chart like the one Sarah made in class that shows stops and mileage for each ingredient
Part 3: Answer the Questions on your Poster:
1. How many miles did my food have to travel to get to my plate?
2. What are some different choices I could make to reduce my food miles?
3. How do my choices affect our planet? 

Due 4/18: Hawthorne Hostel Essential Questions
Due 4/19: Wildlife Tour Research on specific animal

Homework

6th and 7th Grade speeches will be given on Tuesday and Friday of this week. Students were told today what day they will be speaking. 

Due 4/16: Jean's Farm Field Study
Due 4/16: All Summer in a Day Questions
Due 4/18: Track Your Dinner Parts 2 & 3 -- add to part one
Part 2: Track each its ingredient to its origin: include any stops it made and changes in form.
This could take form as a world map that shows the stops your food made, a graphic like the example on the back of the homework assignment sheet, a chart like the one Sarah made in class that shows stops and mileage for each ingredient
Part 3: Answer the Questions on your Poster:
1. How many miles did my food have to travel to get to my plate?
2. What are some different choices I could make to reduce my food miles?
3. How do my choices affect our planet? 

We had a lovely trip to Jean's Farm today.  Thanks to Michelle, Judi, and Mike Clark for coming along!  We cooked with nettles, did some fun spring gardening and observed possible biomimetric applications from organisms found on the farm.

Tomorrow is also the last day of the term.  All late/missing work must be turned in by tomorrow.

Homework:

Service Reflection -- IF YOU DO NOT TURN IN A REFLECTION FOR THIS TERM YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INCOMPLETE ON YOUR REPORT CARD UNTIL ONE IS SUBMITTED.
this is an independent school, community, or garden reflection that follows the What? So What? Now what? format
 
Due 4/10: Comparison poem using metaphors (5 stanzas) 
Due 4/10: FINAL draft of 6th grade speech 

Due 4/11: Part 1 of Track Your Dinner...Draw a large dinner plate and all the food you ate.  Please draw neatly and in color.  Label the food/dish.  
List all ingredients and where they came from
 
Due 4/11: 8th grade: Final draft of I Am Poem

Due 4/15: Week 1 of the Science Fiction Novel Study

Due 4/16: Jean's Farm Field Study

Due 4/18: Track Your Dinner Parts 2 & 3 -- add to part one
Part 2: Track each its ingredient to its origin: include any stops it made and changes in form.
This could take form as a world map that shows the stops your food made, a graphic like the example on the back of the homework assignment sheet, a chart like the one Sarah made in class that shows stops and mileage for each ingredient
Part 3: Answer the Questions on your Poster:
1. How many miles did my food have to travel to get to my plate?
2. What are some different choices I could make to reduce my food miles?
3. How do my choices affect our planet? 

Tomorrow we travel to Jean's Farm.  Who knows what the weather has in store for us -- so dress for the worse and hope for the best!

Tomorrow is also the last day of the term.  All late/missing work must be turned in by tomorrow. 

Homework:

Service Reflection -- IF YOU DO NOT TURN IN A REFLECTION FOR THIS TERM YOU WILL RECEIVE AN INCOMPLETE ON YOUR REPORT CARD UNTIL ONE IS SUBMITTED.
this is an independent school, community, or garden reflection that follows the What? So What? Now what? format
 
Due 4/10: Comparison poem using metaphors (5 stanzas) 
Due 4/10: FINAL draft of 6th grade speech 

Due 4/11: Part 1 of Track Your Dinner...Draw a large dinner plate and all the food you ate.  Please draw neatly and in color.  Label the food/dish.  
List all ingredients and where they came from
 
Due 4/11: 8th grade: Final draft of I Am Poem

Due 4/15: Week 1 of the Science Fiction Novel Study

Poetry in the classroom

As part of National Poetry Month, today we wrote a collaborative poem using metaphors. Here is what the class came up with on the topic of cats.

Cats are a bundle of joy
Wrapped in rainbows

Cats are furious
A miniature storm

Cats are balls of fluff
Cats are chubby

Cats are a hat
Cats are pillows

Their fur is so soft 
It will set you aloft
Into the sky


Homework:

Due 4/9: Service Reflection -- this is an independent school, community, or garden reflection that follows the What? So What? Now what? format
Due 4/9: The Pearl Field Study assignment
Due 4/9: Responses to Pearl District articles (Tanner Springs and LEED buildings)

Due 4/10: Comparison poem using metaphors (5 stanzas) 
Due 4/10: FINAL draft of 6th grade speech

Due 4/11: 8th grade: Final draft of I Am Poem

Due 4/15: Week 1 of the Science Fiction Novel Study

Homework:

BY 4/8: Choose Science Fiction or Dystopian novel to read

Due 4/9: Service Reflection -- this is an independent school, community, or garden reflection that follows the What? So What? Now what? format

Due 4/9: The Pearl Field Study assignment
Due 4/9: Responses to Pearl District articles (Tanner Springs and LEED buildings)

Due 4/11: 8th grade: Final draft of I Am Poem

Homework

Due 4/2: Illustrated Urban Planning term
Due 4/3: Final draft of City Poem
Due 4/3: 6th Grade Speech Rough Draft
Due 4/3: 7th Grade Speech FINAL Draft

BY 4/8: Choose Science Fiction or Dystopian novel to read

Due 4/9: Service Reflection -- this is an independent school, community, or garden reflection that follows the What? So What? Now what? format