Wednesday, 9/14/11

Hey all! It was wonderful seeing everyone last night- thank you for visiting!

NOTE: Book orders are due TOMORROW! Please remember to bring them in so we can get everything in on time. This is a great help to our class in so many ways!

Homework today is as follows:

Science: No Homework

Vocab: Lesson A in Wordly Wise workbook (ALL GRADES)

Math: 6: Pg 18 #11-25 and #34

7: Three questions from board

Pre Algebra and Algebra: p 47& 48, #5-31 odd and #66

Language Arts: 6th: read Chapter 3 Island of the Blue Dolphins, answer journal prompt

7th: read Chapter 5,6 Anne of Green Gables, answer journal prompt

8th: read Chapter 3 The Phantom Tollbooth, answer journal prompt

History: Any group research for project. *** We are "settling" Jamestown in class. Your child was put into one of five groups. Instructions for those groups will be at the bottom of the post. They will have class time tomorrow and Friday before their presentations on Monday.***

Bible: No homework

Have a wonderful evening! Remember those book orders!

Blessings,

Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Sahli

Jamestown Settlement

So you’re a member of the CONSTRUCTION CREW…

You will need to:

· Determine what supplies you can use from the ship

· Research what was available IN VIRGINIA

· Research the weather in Jamestown- what do your buildings need to be prepared for?

· What tools do you need? What tools will you make?

· Prepare a design for homes that includes the technology of the time.

· VISUAL: Poster with designs for homes, pictures of materials, and outline of info

So you’re a member of the PEACEKEEPERS…

You will need to:

· Research the indigenous Indian tribes

· Research gifts that were traditionally brought to Indians

· Research customs of the local Indian tribes

· Create ways to keep relations good with tribes.

· Create a list of rules for people to follow

· VISUAL: Poster with Rules, info on tribes, other important info settlers found

So you’re a member of the FOOD SUPPLY TEAM…

You will need to:

· Research the indigenous food supply

o Is there edible wildlife?

o Are there animals you can hunt?

· Decide what tools you need to process the food, cook the food, kill the food, etc.

· What can you store through the winter?

· How will you equip homes to cook their own food?

· VISUAL: Poster with plants, preparation process, technology you used. OPTIONAL- bring in food for us to sample!

So you’re a member of the CLOTHING CREW…

You will need to…

· Research what kind of clothes the crew and passengers were wearing.

· Decide what tools you would have needed (considering the technology of the time)

· Come up with instructions for repairs

· Find out if there were animals that you could use to create suitable clothing

· Find out what fabrics were CURRENTLY used and whether or not they would be suitable for cutting up and reusing.

· VISUAL: Poster with traditional clothing, patterns, lists of supplies, and resources needed/found

So you’re a member of the EXPLORERS…

You will need to…

· Research where the explorers landed

· Use a map to determine where they could expand to immediately, in one year, in five years

· Research indigenous Indian tribes and decide whether it’s worth it or not to go through their land

· Look at weather patterns, trees, type of ground, and access to fresh water to decide which areas you can expand to

· Estimate how many people/ homes can live in each area

· VISUAL: Maps of the area with pertinent info like rivers, Indian tribes, etc.