3.9: April 8-11

Posted on by

Attention…
Student led green team pechakucha to be presented to Portland Public Schools sustainability coordinators. Excerpt from PPS website: “Our next sustainability coordinator meeting will be Wednesday April 10th from 4-5:30 at the Windows Cafeteria at the BESC (501 N Dixon St). The presenters for this meeting will be students in William Thompson’s class, from Winterhaven School. They are an incredibly bright group who have a lot to share and teach us!” Students who attend will need transportation to and from our district headquarters.

Important Dates…
4.9              Author Visit: Eric Kimmel
4.10         Field Trip: Portland Youth Philharmonic Concert, 11:30-12:30 (cost $3.30 for Tri-met)
4.10        Student presentation at PPS Sustainability Coordinator meeting, see above
4.11         MAC Attack
4.12        No School– Teacher Planning
4.17        Two Hour Late Start
4.24       Author Visit: Susan Fletcher
4.30       Write Night 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.  cancelled
_____________________________________
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

____________________________________________
This week in…

Math
Geometry- Triangles
Tools: bow compass, ruler, mechanical pencil
1. Interior and exterior angles in regular polygons
2. The equilateral triangle; interior and exterior angles
3. Constructing triangles with given dimensions with a compass and ruler.
4. The tetrahedron; construction from equilateral triangles

日本語
Kanji writing practice
上を向いてあるこう
Hiragana and Kanji reading practice

Humanities
– Persuasive letters
• proposed change you wish to see
• changes that can be made
• personal connection

– Artist in residence group planning, three groups will be assigned show
1. Play
2. Documentary
3. Exhibit

– Green team pechakucha to be presented to Portland Public Schools sustainability coordinators. Excerpt from PPS website below.

“Our next sustainability coordinator meeting will be Wednesday April 10th from 4-5:30 at the Windows Cafeteria at the BESC (501 N Dixon St).
The presenters for this meeting will be students in William Thompson’s class, from Winterhaven School. They are an incredibly bright group who have a lot to share and teach us!”
History
Reading: We the People
Lesson 1: What were the British Colonies in America like in the 1770’s?
Lesson 2: Why did the founders believe that people needed government?Watson’s Go to Birmingham (Chapters 5-10)
race and racism in America (Jim Crow)
• Systems habit: structure generates behavior

Discussion: understanding white privilege
Guest speaker: Larry Dashiell