Touching Spirit Bear Read Chapters 23 to End Vocabulary #4 Test Tuesday Final Test: TBA as we finish the book I will have a better idea of when the test will be administered. Here are some points the students can be studying. To be successful on the final test here are the main points to know: Vocabulary: weapon, mosquitoes, orcas, maggot, spear, boughs, empty, escape, food, bizarre, skiff, grimace, omen, sullen, shrouded, banishment, trawler, teem, chafe, steely, gunwale, ashen, composure, gluttonous, muted, meager, dawdle, ricochet Characters to Know: (Appearance, Character Traits, Role, and Lessons Learned) COLE, GARVEY, PETER, EDWIN Essay ideas to be prepared to write about: Circle Justice needed honesty and respect; What was Cole’s “fake power” and give examples how he used it; share your thoughts and feeling about Touching Spirit Bear in detail. Sequence the major events of the story. First, second, third, and so on… SAVE THE DATES: Tuesday, January 31 Jump Rope for Heart Money Due 3:30pm, Basketball Practice 5:30pm, EMR Class at Glidden 5:30pm, Volleyball - Triangular at South Shore with Washburn Thursday, February 2 1:00pm Spelling Bee at Ashland, 3:30pm Level I Forensics Meet at Glidden, 5:30pm EMR Class at Glidden Friday, February 3 3:30pm Volleyball Practice Saturday, February 4 Washburn Volleyball Tournament - TBD Monday, February 6 3:30pm Volleyball Practice Tuesday, February 7 5:30pm EMR Class at Glidden, 6:00pm Volleyball - Drummond at Glidden Thursday, February 9 8:00am, JPD Warrior Speaker for Middle School at High School, 3:30pm Volleyball Practice, 5:30pm EMR Class at Glidden Friday, February 10 3:30pm Basketball Practice, 4:30pm Volleyball at Our Lady of the Lake, 10:00pm Middle School Volleyball Lock-in Saturday, February 11 » 10:00am Middle School Volleyball Lock-in, Ironwood/Hurley Volleyball Tournament - TBD Novel Work: Chapters: 10-Part 2 Vocabulary: gluttonous, delirium, roiled, bile, relinquish, redemption, writhed, haphazard, charred, flitting, rivulets, gunwales, ingenuity, irked, chuffs, torrents, reverently, quarry, vaulted gorge awning. (Vocabulary Test NEXT Tuesday) Designing the island from the description given within the story. Watch for a Rubric to be used for this project. Concepts: Sequencing, Background knowledge, Word Endings –ed, -ing, Comprehension, Regular Verbs Family Conversations for Extra Credit: Follow this link and answer the questions together: https://docs.google.com/a/csdk12.net/forms/d/122amOU92Wpw9HQrwJUsu0UMXqsLyPCX6jQJIaFB8bwc/edit Save the Dates: Monday, January 23 3:30pm Volleyball Practice 5:30pm Strategic Planning Steering Committee Meeting at Park Falls Tuesday, January 24 5:30pm EMR Class at Glidden 5:30pm Volleyball - Butternut at Glidden 6:00pm Regular Board Meeting at Park Falls Thursday, January 26 3:30pm Volleyball Practice 5:30pm EMR Class at Glidden Friday, January 27 3:30pm Volleyball Practice 6:00pm IREP Dinner/Video at Glidden Saturday, January 28 Our Lady of the Lake Volleyball Tournament - TBD Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson Common Core Standards: Graphic Sources, Summarizing, Great and Latin Roots, suffixes: -ian, -ant, -ent, -ist , past/present/future tenses No Spelling Test ~ In class spelling bee using our classroom spellig words from the year. Top student from each group gets to compete in the all school bee. Vocabualry Tests will be Tuesdays each week.
Reading Chapters 3 to 10 v Points to discuss at home: v At.`oow – explain what it is and ask if your family has an item that is passed down from generation to generation. v Healing Circle – what is the purpose of this Circle and what would you and your parents hope that the offender and victim would learn during this time? v What are some things you would be willing to eat if you are stranded on an island and have lost your ability to hunt game? v On a scale of 1-5 with one being sure survival and 5 being death where would you rank Cole. What makes you believe this? How does your response compare to where your parents would rank him. *** EXTRA CREDIT: Please share your parent’s thoughts with the class by completing the google form, and submit their responses with the class. Savve the Dates: Monday, January 9 3:30pm Volleyball Practice Tuesday, January 10 3:30pm Volleyball Practice Thursday, January 12 3:30pm Volleyball Practice Friday, January 13 3:30pm Volleyball Practice Monday, January 16 1:15pm Jump Rope for Heart-Elem. PE Class 6:00pm Volleyball at Washburn Tuesday, January 17 9:30am Chequamegon Spelling Bee 1:15pm Jump Rope for Heart-Elem. PE Class 3:30pm Volleyball Practice 5:30pm EMR Class at Glidden Wednesday, January 18 8:15am 7th Grade Natural Helpers Training 1:15pm Jump Rope for Heart-Elem. PE Class Thursday, January 19 » 3:00pm 7th Grade Natural Helpers Training End of 2nd Quarter 1:15pm Jump Rope for Heart-Elem. PE Class 3:30pm Basketball Practice 5:30pm EMR Class at Glidden 6:00pmVolleyball at Ironwood Friday, January 20 NBA Honors Band in Appleton No School - Teacher In-Service |
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