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Thursday 4/30

4/30/2015

Good Morning! It’s project Kick-off day!

Welcome to our six student visitors! We’re glad you’re here today
Remember that teachers ARE available to help with make-up work from 8-9 am; students need to connect with a teacher when they arrive
Remember to bring your field trip permission slips back by May 1, FRIDAY!!!
Do not approach baby foxes if they come out from their den

Today's Schedule:
Block 1

New Basecamps & project groups!
All students head to the Fishbowl (new name for Media Studio)

Bring a pencil but leave your backpacks in your classroom
Grab a science textbook (mwAAAHHHAA) and a sheet of paper on your way in

Block 2

Meet at your new Basecamp for roll and directions
Reconvene in the Fishbowl

Move It!

Move it! will be integrated into today’s activity...meet in the Fishbowl

Elective

Wednesday 4/28

4/29/2015

Good Morning!

Teachers ARE available to help with make-up work from 8-9 am; students need to connect with a teacher when they arrive
Today is your last day of class time to work on any part of the HDWIDTF project. Archiving, blogging, and all other incomplete work is HW or 8-9am work
Remember to bring your field trip permission slips back by May 1, FRIDAY!!!
Reflection meetings continue today. Be sure to have your Reflection Essay finalized and ready for mailing. Bring all graphic organizers, your opening statement, and any other talking points (on paper) to the meeting.

Block 1: Bullying (game board), A-Team, Alex
Block 2: Annie, Rebekah

Do not approach baby foxes if they come out from their den

Today's Schedule:
Block 1

Math-7/8 Bob & Bedazzle

B1 Reflection groups meet in the Media Studio for the fishbowl
B2 Reflection groups and Space come to the Media Studio as audience members
Ms. Hadid's room - everyone else!

Block 2

Math-7/8 Base & Bamboozle

B2 Reflection groups (+ resources, Makana, and Sarah) meet in the Media Studio

Everyone else to Ms. Hadid’s

Crossroads

Print, write introduction and stuff envelope with Reflection Essay - these will be mailed home tomorrow

Move It!

Workshop

Icon Activity- Mr. Napoleon’s
11th/12th grade to Ms. Hadid’s
7th/8th graders to Portfolio in Ms. Hamilton’s

Tuesday 4/28

4/28/2015

Good Morning!

Teachers ARE available to help with make-up work from 8-9 am; students need to connect with a teacher when they arrive
Remember to bring your field trip permission slips back by May 1!!!
Reflection meetings continue today. Be sure to have your Reflection Essay finalized and ready for mailing. Bring all graphic organizers, your opening statement, and any other talking points (on paper) to the meeting.

Block 1: Racial Discrimination, Janet & Marianne, Brandon
Block 2: Pets, Bullying (documentary), Police Militarization

In Block 1, you will fill out a group member request card for our next project (hint: science)

Choose your top 5 potential group members (in order of preference)
List three strengths you have to offer this potential group and one weakness
Remember that we (your teachers) will be assessing your choices and helping to shape groups that will set you up for success

Today's Schedule:
Block 1:

B1 Reflection groups and Pets (plus Gabe & Kristina) meet in the Media Studio for the fishbowl
B2 groups be ready to come to the Media Studio as audience members when others finish-remember to fill out your group leadership skills form
Ms. Witte's room - Leadership Skill Icon Project (Ms. Witte's & Ms. Hadid's Basecamps)
Ms. Dossat's room - Archiving, blogging, and completing documents (Mr. Napoleon's and Ms. Salama's Basecamps)

Block 2

B2 Reflection groups meet in the Media Studio
If you were in Ms. Dossat's during Block 1, go to Ms. Witte's
If you were in Ms. Witte's during block 1, go to Ms. Dossat's

Move It!

Elective

Monday 4/27

4/27/2015

Good Morning!

Reflection meetings begin today! Be sure to have your Reflection Essay finalized and ready for mailing. Bring all graphic organizers, your opening statement, and any other talking points (on paper) to the meeting (no electronics)

Block 1: P.I., Space group, Nikita & Jose
Block 2: Resources, Racial Discrimination, Janet & Marianne

Tuesday (tomorrow) reflection meetings

Block 1: Brandon, Pets, Bullying (documentary), Police Militarization
Block 2: Bullying (game board), Alex, Annie, Rebekah, A-Team

Today's Schedule:
Block 1

B1 Reflection groups + Resources meet in the Media Studio for the fishbowl
Ms. Witte's room-Archiving (Ms. Witte's & Ms. Hadid's Basecamps)
Ms. Dossat's room-Blogging and completing documents (Mr. Napoleon's and Ms. Salama's Basecamps)

Block 2

B2 Reflection groups meet in the Media Studio for the fishbowl
If you were in Ms. Hamilton’s during Block 1, go to Ms. Witte's for archiving
If you were in Ms. Witte’s during block 1, go to Ms. Dossat’s for blogging

Crossroads
Move It!
Workshop
We're tossing out the 1's, 2's, and 3's labels for today...

Documentarians who have an appointment go to Ms. Salama's at your appointment time.
Students who spent at least one block in the fishbowl, go to Ms. Hamilton’s to archive and blog
Students who still need to take pictures of exhibit pieces for archiving, go to the MPR
Students who have not yet worked on a Leadership Skill icon, go to Mr. Napoleon’s

Friday 4/24

4/24/2015

Good Morning

Skip base camp after break (go directly to where you were before break)
Monday reflection meetings- Be sure to have your Reflection Essay finalized and ready for mailing. Bring all graphic organizers, your opening statement, and any other talking points (on paper) to the meeting.

Block 1: P.I., Space group, Nikita & Jose
Block 2: Resources, Racial Discrimination, Janet & Marianne

Tuesday reflection meetings

Block 1: Brandon, Pets, Bullying (documentary), Police Militarization
Block 2: Bullying (game board), Alex, Annie, Rebekah, A-Team

Today's Schedule:
Block 1

8th graders - Ms. Salama
10th graders - Mr. Napoleon
Archivers who still have archiving work to do - Ms. Witte
Archivers who are ready for archive signoff - Ms. Hadid

Block 2
Don't go to basecamp

Grades 8 and 10 Same as Block 1
Grades 7, 9, 11, 12 go to where you need to be

Crossroads

Type up and title your Exhibit Review of another group’s work

Move It!
Workshop

1's and 3’s to either:

Ms. Witte if you’re not ready to get on the sign-off list for archive
Ms. Hadid if you’re close to needed an archive review for sin-off

2's - Mr. Napoleon for LS icon activity

Thursday 4/23

4/24/2015

Good Morning

Skip base camp after break (go directly to where you were before break)

Today's Schedule:
Block 1

11th graders - Ms. Hadid
7th graders - Ms. Salama
8th graders - Ms. Dossat
9th, 10th, 12th - Go to where you were first block yesterday

Block 2
Don't go to basecamp

Grades 7, 8, 11 Same as Block 1
Grades 9, 10, 12 go straight to other teacher

Move It!
Elective

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