September 8th- 12th What’s Happening in Class?   

·         North Cascades Institute

Notifications and permission slips for camp were sent home last week and they are due tomorrow. We must have these completed and returned in order for your student to attend Mountain School. Please let me know if you have questions (dcarrillo@foundationcampus.org) Also, please let me know if your student is unable to attend Mountain School as we need to get a final count for billing purposes.

·         Spelling and Vocabulary

Spelling and Wordly Wise will begin on Wednesday 9/10 and will be due on 9/17. Spelling and Wordly Wise are assigned on a weekly basis. Tests are also always on Wednesdays. Spelling tests are given once a week; Wordly Wise tests are given every two weeks.

·         Reading

We will begin our novel study for Call It Courage tomorrow during reading class. Typically all reading assignments are completed in class so there isn’t much homework for this subject. Last year we kept a count of the number of pages students read for a grade; this year we will be logging genres read instead. In addition to our novel studies, during Reader’s Workshop, students will be learning how to read and interpret factual data represented in visual charts, diagrams, cross sections, graphs, maps, etc.

·         Science

I will be teaching boys’ science on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and alternate Fridays; however, girls’ will be covering the same subject matter with Mrs. West. Our first nine week unit is on earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other natural disasters. We will be working on an interdisciplinary study that integrates this unit into reading and writing as well.

·         Writer’s Workshop

During Writer’s Workshop students will be learning how to represent factual information about our natural disasters unit through visual literacy such as charts, diagrams, cross sections, graphs, maps, etc.