Miss Bass' Class

May 20 - May 23

Monday, May 20

Survey with Kenny Wilcox from LiveWell

Survey for the end of Food for Thought

Revise Food for Thought Letters

Due: Letters to teachers

Tuesday, May 21

Debrief with Margaret and breakfast!

Film preview from Crest Students about Arkansas River

Due: This Salidan Life films

Wednesday, May 22

Watch This Salida Life films

Thursday, May 23   

Watch This Salida Life films

Last Day Celebration!

May 13 - May 16

Monday, May 13

Healthiest Fast Food Analysis

Work on Group Projects that need to be finished up

Tuesday, May 14

Write Letters concerning a Food for Thought Issue

Wednesday, May 15

Healthiest Fast Food Analysis

Work on Group Projects that need to be finished up

Thursday, May 16

Work on "This Salidan Life"

Due: Healthiest Fast Food Meal and Analysis

May 6 - May 9

Monday, May 6

This American Life Samples

Due: This American Life Analysis

Tuesday, May 7

Plan Meal

Wednesday, May 8

Go Shopping for Ingredients

Thursday, May 9 

Make meal

April 29 - May 2

Monday, April 29

Watch Commercials

Due: Commercials

Tuesday, April 30

Catch up on what you haven't finished

Wednesday, May 1

Give "This Salidan Life" assignment

Thursday, May 2  

Watch Samples of "This Salidan Life" assignment

April 22 - April 25

Monday, April 22

Introduce Commercial/Advertising Assignment

Tuesday, April 23

Skype with Tracy Boyle about Marketing

Wednesday, April 24

Work on Videos

Due: Script for Video

Thursday, April 25

Work on videos

Due: AoW and Videos due on Monday

April 15 - April 18

Monday, April 15

Finish Food and Mood Entries

Debrief with Mrs. Beasley

Write two reflections: (1) on food and mood and (2) on snack deconstruction 

Due: Food and Mood Journal Entries

Tuesday, April 16

Listen to Podcast of Fresh Air Episode "How the Food Industry Manipulates Taste Buds with 'Salt Sugar Fat' " and answer questions.

click here for the link.

Wednesday, April 17

Work on materials for Margaret

Debrief your group projects

Thursday, April 18 

Work on projects

Due: materials due to Margaret and article of the week due

 April 8 - April 11

Monday, April 8

Food and Mood with Mrs. Beasley

Tuesday, April 9

Continue Food and Mood

Wednesday, April 10

3-3:30 Margaret check in about garden -- compost and vegetables

3:30-4 Work on garden materials including PR

Due: Snack Deconstruction

Thursday, April 11

Go to Garden be ready to get dirty and it might be cold

Due: AoW

April 1 - April 4

Monday, April 1

What makes a good presentation?

Work on Group Projects

Tuesday,  April 2

Work on Group Projects

Wednesday, April 3

Work on Group Projects

Thursday, April 4

Presentations of group projects

Due: AoW

March 18 - March 21

Monday, March 18

Quiz on Food for Thought

Sign-up for Book Checks

Work on Group Projects

Tuesday,  March 19

In-class writing on Books

Book Checks

Work on Group Projects

Wednesday, March 20

Book Checks

Work on Group Projects

Thursday, March 21

Book Checks

Discuss AoW

Work on Group Projects

Due: AoW Valley Farm Water 

March 11 - March 14

Monday, March 11

Mapping and Charting distance of food

Use of Fossil Fuels

Tuesday,  March 12

No Class

Wednesday, March 13

Field Trip to Ploughboy

Thursday, March 14

Debrief 

Work on Group Projects

Due: AoW next week 3/12

Next week by March 18 independent books need to be read.

Monday, March 18 quiz on food information, Weight of the Nation, Nourish, Hutchinson Ranch, Ploughboy, Agribusiness, Additives, Preservatives, etc.

 March 4 - March 7

Monday, March 4

Snack Deconstruction with Margaret

Tuesday,  March 5

No Class

Wednesday, March 6

How was Monday?

Turn in Journal Questions from Snack Deconstruction

Give background on artificial chemicals (whole v. processed)

Discuss Is Sugar Toxic

Journal Questions: Is processed food sustainable? Support your answer with specific examples.

Add to your list of people or topics you would write a letter to about agribusiness and food processing.

Due: Is Sugar Toxic

Thursday, March 7

No Class

Due: Plans for School Projects to my email

February 25 - February 28

Monday, February 25

Introduction to Agribusiness

Tuesday, February 26

Discuss Ominvore's Dilemma

Wednesday, February 27

Work on Projects

Field Trip to Hutchinson Ranch 2-4 pm

Thursday, February 28

Watch "Nourish" and write in-class essay

What is the film's main argument? Support it with evidence from the film and your notes.

February 19 - February 22

Tuesday, February 19

Overview of Food for Thought and the system

Watch "Weight of the Nation" and answer questions

Wednesday, February 20

Finish and Discuss "Weight of the Nation"

BMIs

Categorize items to put in recycling, compost, and landfill

Thursday, February 21

Food Lab -- Make peanut butter

Friday, February 22

Research for Projects

Due: AoW and Research sources for projects 

February 11 - February 14

Monday, February 11

Silent Read

Finish Proposals

Due: Proposals

Tuesday, February 12

Silent Read

Review Proposals

Wednesday, February 13

Silent Read

Work on Projects

Thursday, February 14

Discuss AoWs

Guest Speaker from Live Well Chaffee County

Due: AoW

February 4 - February 7

Monday, February 4

Hand out AoW

Silent Read

Review Garden Project Responsibilities

Needs Assessment

Tuesday, February 5

Silent Read

Split into groups, assign roles, and begin to work on projects

Wednesday, February 6

Silent Read

Work on Projects

Thursday, February 7

Silent Read

Work on Projects

Due: AoW

January 28 - January 31

Monday, January 28

Hand out AoW

Silent Read

Discuss Green Jobs

Tuesday, January 29

Guest Speakers: Nathan Ward and Sam Bricker to talk about film

Wednesday, January 30

Silent Read

Guest Speaker about Solar Energy Jobs

Thursday, January 31  

Silent Read

Present materials to Margaret

January 22 - January 25

Tuesday, January 22

Silent Read

Work on Garden Projects

Wednesday, January 23

Silent Read

Present AoW

Thursday, January 24

Silent Read

Green Jobs

Friday, January 25 

Silent Read

Green Jobs

January 14 - January 17

Monday, January 14

Work on Garden Projects

Tuesday, January 15

Meet with Margaret and Jen

Wednesday, January 16

Continue Garden Projects

Thursday, January 17

Continue Garden Projects

January 7 - January 10

Monday, January 7

Leadership compass activity. What type of leader are you?

Tuesday, January 8

Group activity and group work 

Silent reading

Wednesday, January 9

Read silently

Garden project

Work on AoW

Thursday, January 10

Mindset quiz

Work on garden project

Due: AoW

December 17 - December 20

Monday, December 17

Present for video camera

Tuesday, December 18

Present to Jen and Margaret

Wednesday, December 19

Final from 8:30-10:00

Thursday, December 20

DONE!

December 10 - December 13

Monday, December 10

Discuss Dirt

Research for Garden Project

Hand out Review

Tuesday, December 11

Research for Garden Project

Wednesday, December 12

Present to Jen and Margaret

Thursday, December 13

Finalize for Jen and Margaret

Discuss AoW

Due: AoW 14

Monday, December 3

Finish Presentation

Research Garden

Tuesday, December 4

Update Margaret and Jen

Wednesday, December 5

Research Garden

Thursday, December 6

Research Garden

Due: AoW 13

November 26 - November 29

Monday, November 26

Choose AoW and work on Presentations

Due: Independent Book Project Essay

Tuesday, November 27

Meet with Margaret from Guidestone to choose projects and join committees

Wednesday, November 28

Book Project Presentations

Thursday, November 29

Book Project Presentations

Due: AoW 12

November 19 - November 20

Monday, November 19

Read

Finish and hand in notes from "Fresh"

Work on book projects

Tuesday, November 20

Work on Book Projects

No AoW this week.  

November 12 - November 15

Monday, November 12

Work with Middle School, Ms. Lane's Class

Tuesday, November 13

Field trip to Moonstone for SWOT analysis

Sign-up for Projects

Wednesday, November 14

Watch "Fresh"

Thursday, November 15

Finish Watching "Fresh"

Due: AoW 11

Due: AoW #10

October 29- November 1

Monday, October 29

Finish Presentations on Social Justice Issues

Tuesday, October 30

Reading "The Fracking of Rachel Carson"

Wednesday, October 31

Students create a piece . . . told in ten parts modelled after "The Fracking of Rachel Carson"

Research someone who or something that  has had an impact on sustainability. Make sure that your 10 parts touch on all three E's (Environment, Equality, and Economy)

It is like paying homage to someone or writing an ode.

Thursday, November 1

• a summary of the person or subject
• what impact the person or subject has/had on sustainability
• at least one direct quote from the person or a law that affects the subject in relation to sustainability
• imagery (use your senses) to describe the person or their actions  or the subject
• Please include a picture or graphicDue: AoW #9

October 22-25

Monday, October 22

Social Environmental Justice "Greening the Ghetto"

What is Superfund?

Tuesday, October 23

"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind"

Research an environmental justice issue and share with the class.

Wednesday, October 24

Research an environmental justice issue and share with the class.

Thursday, October 25

Research an environmental justice issue and share with the class.

October 15-18

Monday, October 15
Research Wilderness Laws

Tuesday, October 16

Present Laws

Difference between Agencies

Wednesday, October 17

Quiz on Ecology in Sustainability

Thursday, October 18

Guest Speaker

Due: AoW 7

October 8-11

Tuesday, October 8

Write Cradle to Grave Assignment

Wednesday, October 9

Write Cradle to Grave Assignment

Thursday, October 10

Write Cradle to Grave Assignment

Friday, October 11

Present Cradle to Grave Assignment

Due: AoW 

October 1-4

Monday, October 1

Read Silently

Read "Tragedy of the Commons"

Barton Seaver: Sustainable seafood? Let's get smart video

What are resources think back to footprint.

Finish up tour. Practice tour.

Tuesday, October 2

Read Silently

Watch the "Story of Stuff"

Wednesday, October 3

Read Silently

Cradle to Cradle v Cradle to Grave

Thursday, October 4 

Read Silently

Due: AoW

September 24-27

Monday, September 24

Read Silently

Hand out Article of the Week

Work on Tour Script

Tuesday, September 25

Read Silently

Work on Tour Script

Wednesday, September 26

Read Silently

Compile tour

Due: Tour Script

Thursday, September 27

Read Silently

Compile and Edit tour

Due: AoW 4

September 17-20

Monday, September 17

Hand out Article of the Week

Writing Assignment, Ecological Footprint

Tuesday, September 18

Work on Tour Script

Hand out Review

Wednesday, September 19

Read Silently

Go over Review

Work on Tour Script

due: Ecological Footprint

Thursday, September 20

Quiz on Sustainability

Read Silently

Continue Group work of Tour Script, Contact (via email or phone) and Research to gather information about features of the school

Due: AoW #3 Light Pollution

August 20-23

Monday, August 20

No School, Freshman Academy

Tuesday, August 21

Introduction

Wednesday, August 22

Policies and Procedures

Thursday, August 23 

Where I Live Essay

Orion Magazine (350 words) click here for the requirements

or

High Country News Contest (600 words) click here for the requirements

August 27-30

Monday, August 27

Work on Place Essays

Tuesday, August 28

Read Theses on Sustainability

Wednesday, August 29

Work on Essays 

Read Introduction to Sustainability

Due: Place Essays

Thursday, August 30

Workshop Place Essays