Tuesday, December 2nd
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Note:  If you need to print a worksheet from class, please check both the Language Arts and Social Studies buttons at the upper left-- assignments will be in either one of those spots!___________________________

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Latest grade update: Tuesday, 12/2.

All late and extra credit work was due by 2:05, Wednesday, 11/26!

Extra credit was added to grades today by students who completed the assignment. However, an inopportune fire alarm took a chunk of time away from us in 3rd period-- six students still have to add in their extra credit. We will take care of this on Wednesday. Except for those students, all grades posted today are the final grades for Trimester One!

Muhammad Illuminated Book, Pet Essay and Response from Oscar the Cat will all be on Trimester 2 grades!

Mr. Wieland has updated grades at least twice a week since the third week of September! You should be logging in and checking your grades regularly. They will usually be updated twice a week from now on. See Mr. W. if you don't know your access codes.

Ongoing work:

1.  The Beduin's Gazelle

Assignment #1 has been handed out. We are reading the book aloud in class. Friday we read in the first three chapters.
We finished reading Chapters 1 through 6 on Monday, 11/24. The questions were due Tuesday, December 2nd.

2.  Vocabulary:  Begin Unit 6. Friday, December 5th correction.

3. We have handed out and discussed the 7th Grade Community Experience Project. Keep this info in your notebook throughout the year and copy due dates down into your planner for all the parts.   These assignments are now posted on this website on the Social Studies page. Remember, all 7th graders in all classes
are doing this year-long project.

Cultural Event #2 was due on Wednesday, November 19th.  Always remember to include evidence of attendance and /or a parent signature with cultural event write-ups.

See social studies page for a list of cultural event films you can watch (only may be used one time). Directions for how to write a successful cultural review are on the social studies page if yours is "lost."

Cultural Event #2 was handed back on Friday, 11/21. This and all returned cultural write-ups should be placed in your SSR Portfolio for safe-keeping. Be sure to carefully store your evidence, as well, such as tickets, brochures and photos.

4. History Chapter 9

We are working on a group presentation. You are creating your table's portion of an Islamic star, dealing with one of eight aspects of Islam. Your group will also be putting this information in a Powerpoint for presentation to the class on Thursday, 12/4. Next week, Mr. Wieland will bring in some silver Sharpies to help you decorate your slice of the star with traditional Islamic designs.

5.  The "Ultimate Pet" essay:

Rough draft of the pet essay was due in class on Thursday, 11/20 for a peer edit. Final draft was due Tuesday, 11/25. Peer edit and rough draft were required to be turned in with the final draft!

6.  Caught Ya's (Four-eyed Weirdo) our daily proofreading puzzles, #1 through 20, were handed in for a check on Friday, 11/21.

7. Our current short story is After Twenty Years by O. Henry on pp. 452-558 in the literature book. Like nearly all of O. Henry's stories, this one features an unexpected surprise ending. You were to have had the story read by Wednesday, 11/26. Questions will be due on Wednesday, 12/3.

BACKYARD FOREST

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Latest grade update for BYF was Tuesday, 11/25. Final grades will be posted on Tuesday afternoon. Final projects have yet to be graded.

Thanks to all of you for being part of such a great class. I truly enjoyed teaching BYF this trimester.
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Old growth forest in the South Cascades. Photo by Mr. Wieland

Mountain goat at Ingall's Pass. Photo by Mr. Wieland

Studying the map at Hannegan Peak, Mt. Baker Wilderness
Photo by Christine Wieland