NON Timeline 2015

Description	Where Completed	7th and 8th grade Due Date	6th grade Due Date	Tch. Initials
N.O.N contract due	At home	3/2/15	3/2/15
Notable person brainstorm due	At home	3/2/15	3/2/15
Business letter written	In class	3/3/15	3/3/15
Computer Lab Research Day	In class	3/5/15	3/4/15
Resources gathered (3 books, 1 article via microfiche, interview)	At home and on library field trip	3/9/15	3/9/15
Research skills taught/Note cards using KWO format introduced	In class	Week of 3/9/15	Week of 3/9/15
Note cards worked on	At home and in class	Week of 3/16	Week of 3/9/15
Interview conducted	At home	3/19/15	NA
Timeline First Draft	In Class	3/30/15	3/30/15
Key Word Outline using note cards	Modeled in class/Completed at home	4/2/15	3/30/15
Rough Draft begins in class, approximately one section completed each week	In class	4/6/15	4/6/15
Costume Brainstorm	At school	4/8/14	4/8/15
Black and White Sketch	In Art Class	Week of 4/13/15	Week of 4/6/15
Editing of paper, peer, home and teacher	In class	4/14/15	4/14/15
Timeline Final draft	At home	4/16/15	4/16/15
Final draft of paper	At home	4/16/15	4/16/15
Souvenirs Created (An optional afterschool workshop will be held for students to begin working on souvenirs. they will need to finish at home.)	At school	4/21/15	5/6/15
Presentation board completed	In Class	4/27/15	4/27/15
Costume completed	At home	4/30/14	4/30/15
Participation in N.O.N presentation	At school (6-8pm)	5/7/15	5/7/15

Night of the Notables Off Limits Characters

Beginning this year, we are not allowing students to repeat notable figures that have been done in the last two years. Please choose someone NOT on this list. 

Alexander Graham Bell

Alfred Nobel

Beethoven

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Alexander the Great of Macedon

Alice Paul

Amelia Aerhart

Andy Warhol

Anne Frank

Anne Vallayer Coster

Archimedes

Aristarchus

Aristotle

Audie Murphy

Audrey Hepburn

Augstas Caesar

Babe Didrikson

Babe Zaharias

Beckanne Sisk

Bill Russel

Bruce Wayne

Buddy Holly

Carlos Norman Hathcock

Cato

Clara Barton

Claude Monet

Cleopatra VII Thea Philoprator

Coco Chanel

Corrie ten Boom

Dick Clark

Douglas MacAurthur

Dwayne Johnson

Eddie Rickenbacker

Edith Cavell

Edwin Hubble

Eleanor Roosevelt

Elizabeth Cody Stanton

Elizabeth Taylor

Ethel Merman

Eva Peron

Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Nightingale

Frank Zappa

Frida Kahlo

Gabrielle Douglas

Galen

George Patton

Ginger Rogers

Glen Miller

Gloria Swanson

Gordon Ramsey

Gorgo

Gottlieb Daimler

Grace Kelly

Helen Keller

Helena of Constantinople

Henry Ford

Hippocrates

Hiram Maxim

Hortensia

Hypatia of Alexandria

Ida B. Wells

Irena Sandler

J.R.R Tolkien

Jackie Kennedy

Jacques Cousteau

James Watt

Jane Goodal

Janis Joplin

Jesse Owens

Joe DiMaggio

Joe Louis

Johnny Depp

Julia Child

Julie Andrews

Julius Caesar

King Philip II of Macedon

Kurt Cobain

Kyniska

Lady Emma Hamilton

Lillian Gish

Linus Pauling

Louis Armstrong

Louis Pastuer

Lucille Ball

Lyudmila Pavlichenko

Maria Theresa

Maria Wollstonecraft

Marian Donovan

Marilyn Monroe

Mark Antony

Mark Tobey

Mia Hamm

Michael Jackson

Michael Jordan

Mother Theresa

Napoleon Bonaparte

Neil Armstrong

Nero

Nikola Tesla

Olivia DeHaviland

Olympe de Gouges

Olympias

Orville Wright

Oskar Schindler

Pele

Philippides

Plato

Princess Di

Princess Margret

Pulchria

Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Rania

Queen Victoria

Red Grange

Ricahrd Feynman

Rita Hayworth

Rudy Ruttiger

Sappho

Serena William

Shawn Johnson

Shirley Temple

Socrates

Spartacus

Stephen Hawkings

Tchaikovsky

Theodore Seuss Geisel

Thomas Edison

Twiggy

Viktor Frankyl

Vincent Van Gogh

Vladmir Lenin

WC Handy

Werner Von Braun

Wilbur Wright

Will Smith

Auction Basket

The CHPCS PTA is hosting an auction fundraiser in May to raise funds that will be used to directly impact student experiences.  I know we've had a lot of fundraisers this year, and we don't expect every person to participate in every fundraiser. Our hope is that you will help where you can and when you can. Each class was asked to do two things. The first was to create an art project to be auctioned off. We will be working on our art project in class this coming Friday. The second was to create a themed basket to be auctioned off. Yesterday the class brainstormed possibilities and came up with the theme "Anti Stress".  We also brainstormed a list of possible items to fill the basket. Below you will find a list of possibilities. As things come in, I will mark them off so we don't overlap too much. If you come up with an idea that's not listed, please feel free to send it in! We appreciate any thing you can donate.

fuzzy socks
tea
chocolate
scented candles
pillow
throw blanket
lotion
massager
herbal relaxation medication
incense - Donated
bath bombs
soothing music
stress balls
aroma therapy
diffuser
hot packs
slippers
eye mask
sweaters
bath robe
headphones

massage gift certificate

manicure gift certificate

pedicure gift certificate

hair cut gift certificate - Donated

stuffed animal

Starbucks gift card - Donated

Life in the Fifties Unit Test Study Guide

50’s Cold War Study Guide

1. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union (last name)?
2. Under whose presidency did the Berlin's Airlift happen (last name)?
3. Which country wanted Berlin all for themselves and attempted to seize it by closing all forms of transportation in West Berlin?
4. What did the U. S. want to stop the spread of?
5. Who created the plan that was intended to rebuild the economies and spirits of western Europe? (Last name)
6. After which World War did Europe receive financial aid?
7. Who needed to approve the plan for the U. S. to send aid to Europe?
8. This policy was formed to help stop Soviet expansion :
9. What was the intergovernmental military alliance called? (Abbreviation)
10. Which country said that they would intervene to support any nation that was being threatened by a takeover by an armed minority?
11. Which person said that Stalin was putting an "Iron Curtain" around the USSR?
12. 65% of the cargo that was hauled to Berlin by the U. S. was...
13. Which part of Berlin did Soviet forces occupy?
14. What was it called when the Soviet Union sealed off Berlin to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving?
15. Which country's air force did the U. S. want to team up with to supply resources to Berlin?
16. The circumstances surrounding the Red Scare after World War I and the blacklisting of certain actors and writers during the McCarthy Era show what?
17. In the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy was most closely associated with issues related to what?
18. Name 3 hit songs from the 50s.
19. Describe how music changed from 1920 – 1959.
20. How did the development of the auto industry impact American culture?
21. Identify 3 important events from the 50s and describe their impact on American culture?
22. What was the single most impactful product developed in the 50s and why?

Spoon Drive

Can you spare a spoon or two?  Cascade is one of only two schools in the district that still uses metal reusable silverware.  Over the last few years, most of our spoons have wandered off, and we are now using disposable spork packets.  Cascade Heights takes pride in being resourceful and caring for the environment. If every child brought in one or two reusable metal spoons (metal handles,too, please), our spoon population would once again be robust.  There will be a collection container outside second grade.  Thank you for your help!  The spoon drive runs from Monday, February 23 to Wednesday, February 25.

Flashback!

2nd Annual Spring Cleaning Day

Second annual spring cleaning!  Save the date! Saturday, April 18th, 2015  If you are like many families at Cascade, it is difficult to give of your money and  time during the school week.  Please join us in giving back as we spruce up the inside and outside of our school.  Stay a few hours, or pack a picnic lunch and stay the day!  A great opportunity for children who need to complete service hours!  More details to come.  If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Currey.

February Information

February is half way over already and time is speeding along.

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

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.