Cold War History
We are studying the expansion of suburbia, the birth of rock n roll, and the impact of the automobile. This will culminate with our version of American Bandstand on February 19th. Please join us on the 19th at 1:00. Students will be dancing, presenting a news story, a commercial, and a hit song from their designated year. You'll want your camera!
This month we will also cover the Korean War and the Cuban Missile Crisis. As a class we will be reading 19 Days in October, written by Robert Kennedy.
Science
Science is electrifying in February! We are working on circuitry and the basics of generating electricity. Our field trip this month (February 27) will give us the opportunity to visit the largest Hydro Power Dam on the west coast and a Bonneville Power Administration substation. I have one chaperone so far and need at least one more please. If you can join us, please let me know as soon as possible.
Writing
We have just completed our unit on critiques. Students wrote critiques on movies, books, and businesses. This week we will be moving on to information or "how to" essays. We will do 2 of these, one this week and one next week.
BOB
Battle of the Books is well under way. Students should have read a minimum of three books from the BOB list and have memorized all of the titles and authors. The first battles begin on March 2nd.
Field Trip
Students should wear their regular uniform (pants and closed toe shoes required) and a jacket. We will be outside. Everyone needs to bring a lunch.
Writing
We have just completed our unit on critiques. Students wrote critiques on movies, books, and businesses. This week we will be moving on to information or "how to" essays. We will do 2 of these, one this week and one next week.
BOB
Battle of the Books is well under way. Students should have read a minimum of three books from the BOB list and have memorized all of the titles and authors. The first battles begin on March 2nd.
Field Trip
February's field trip is all about electricity. We will start the morning at the Bonneville Dam with a guided tour of the hydroelectric power house.
"Bonneville Lock and Dam is located 145 river miles from the mouth of the Columbia River and about 40 miles east of Portland, Ore., near Cascade Locks, Ore., and North Bonneville, Wash.The project’s first powerhouse, spillway and original navigation lock were completed in 1938 to improve navigation on Columbia River and provide hydropower to the Pacific Northwest. A second powerhouse was completed in 1981, and a larger navigation lock in 1993. A Public Works Administration project of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, portions of Bonneville Lock and Dam Project were declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987."
Students will review the basics of electricity while learning plenty of new information about hydropower. Our tour is scheduled for 9:30 AM. The site requires students to be in pants (regular uniform pants) and closed toe shoes.
After lunch we are scheduled to tour one of the Bonneville Power Administration Substations. There Mr. Tabezyenski, a former parent, will show us how power is brought in, manipulated, and then passed on to customers. Both sites require me to submit the names of all students and adults attending for security purposes, so I need to know volunteers as soon as possible!
Students should wear their regular uniform (pants and closed toe shoes required) and a jacket. We will be outside. Everyone needs to bring a lunch.
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