What’s Up For the Last Week of School, June 18-22, 2012

Here’s the schedule for the last week of school.

1. All gear borrowed for the Spring Trip needs to be returned to your basecamp teacher on Monday, June 18. Make sure your backpack is dry and cleaned out. All clothing including rain gear needs to laundered.

2. Double block classes Monday, June 18, science and social studies; regular classes for math/English.

    • Bruins and Blues—social studies and Documentary Project due today.
    • Flyers and Canadians—science

3. Double block classes Tuesday, June 19, for science and social studies; regular classes for math/English

                 Flyers and Canadians—social studies and Documentary Project due today.
                 Bruins and Blues—science

4. 8th grade Mount Washington Boat Ride, Wednesday, June 20, arrive at the dock by bus by 11:00 am, boat leaves at 11:15 am, return to the dock by 1:45 pm.

5. Lunch Hike for 7th graders on Wednesday, June 20.

6. All School Awards, Thursday, June 21, 8:00 am @ Kingswood Arts Center.

7. Vista Memory Minute, slide show, and goodbye handshake on Thursday, June 21.

8. 8th Grade Promotion, Thursday, June 21, 6:30 pm, at the Kingswood Arts Center.

9. 7th Grade Ceremony and election of basecamp natural leaders on Friday, June 22; lunch will be served and dismissal @ 11:30 am. Be prepared to deliver your speech.

 

Vista Spring Trip Information and Reminders

Greetings to All Hikers

 1. Busses leave on Monday for the mountains by 8:00 am if not before.

2. Check-in with your advisor for attendance as soon as you arrive at school; then, report to basecamp.

3. Remember to bring your bag lunch on Monday.

4. Come dressed in your hiking clothes and hiking boots when you come to school.

5. Remember, no cell phones on the trip.

6. Plan on getting a ride home on Wednesday; we will be back at school between 4 to 4:30 pm.

Get plenty of rest over the weekend.

WHERE WE GO ONE WE GO ALL.

 

 

What’s Up for the Week of June 4-8, 2012

Learning Log Due Dates for the Week of June 4, 2012:

Wednesday, June 6: learning log #8: Bruins and Blues

Thursday, June 7: learning log #8: Flyers and Canadians

Learning logs should be completed for homework after you have worked in school and at least for 30 minutes or more at home.

In log #8, the focus changes from what you have been learning about your topic to what work have you completed in putting your final product together:

At the end of each class, you are expected to make a learning log entry summarizing what you did today (5 to 10 sentences long).

Discuss:

—growth you are making in putting your project together
—problems that arise and how you are solving them
—self-reflection in general of how things are going
—lessons learned about making the project

All groups will have a double block of classes this week:

—Double Block of Classes for: Bruins and Blue on Monday, June 4, and Wednesday, June 6.

—Double Block of Classes for: Flyers and Canadians on Tuesday, June 5, Thursday, June 7.

Remember, final projects are due on Monday, June 18.