WEEK ONE: December 1st - 5th
Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great. - Mark Twain
Monday
1) Latin America Greatest Places Slideshow & Mapping
2) River Terms Quiz Tomorrow
Tuesday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) River Terms Quiz
2) My Greatest Places: LA Edition Lottery Choice & Work Time
3) My Greatest Place LA Due Monday Dec 8th
Wednesday
1) Inca/Maya/Aztec Exploration
Thursday
1) Latin America Political Maps Due
2) LA Political Map Test (Power Countries and Capitals)
2) My Greatest Place: LA Edition Work Time
Friday
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10 Newscast
2) Inca/Maya/Aztec Exploration Continued
WEEK TWO: DECEMBER 8th - 12th
A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers. - Helen Keller
Monday
1) My Greatest Place: LA Edition Due (as you walk in)
2) Latin America Physical Mapping
3) LA Physical Maps Due & Test Dec 19th
Tuesday
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10 Newscast
2) My Greatest Place: LA Edition Gallery Walk & Activity TBD
3) Intro Tropical Rainforest Notes & Discussion
Wednesday
1) Tropical Rainforest Activities
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Greatest Places Test (includes BOTH LA & US/Canada)
3) Rainforest Activities
Friday
1) Rainforest Activities
WEEK Three: DECEMBER 15th - 19th
Monday
1) Latin America Field Trip (Google Form)
Tuesday
1) What’s Up in the World - BiWeekly Current Events Discussion
2) Latin America Field Trip (Google Form)
Wednesday
1) Band Kids at MOA (No Make-UP…Have Fun!)
2) Trivia Crack Classroom Game “Holiday Edition)
Thursday
1) What’s Up in the World - CNN10 Newscast
2) Topographic Map Lab w/ Partner
Friday
1) Latin America Physical Maps Due
2) LA Physical Map Quiz
3) 3 Kings Day Celebration
Holiday Break December 20th to January 5th, 2025
WEEK FOUR: JANUARY 5th - 9th
“If you don't do it this year, you will be one year older when you do.” - Warren Miller
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK FIVE: JANUARY 12th - 16th
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress. - Barack Obama
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK SIX: JANUARY 19th - 23rd
The goal is not to be better than the other man/woman, but your previous self. - Dalai Lama
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK SEVEN: JANUARY 26th - 30th
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. - George Washington
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK Eight: February 2nd - 6th
“Education must not simply teach work, it must teach Life.” - W.E.B. Du Bois
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK NINE: February 9th - 13th
I don’t wait for the calendar to figure out when I should live life. - Gene Simmons
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK TEN: February 16th - 20th
"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." - FDR
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK Eleven: February 23rd - 27th
“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.”- George Herman Ruth
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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WEEK Twelve: March 2nd - 6th
“A man is but a product of his thoughts. What he thinks he becomes.” - Ghandi
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Waconia Schools Spring Break - March 6th to March 15th
Sunrise over Africa - Mt. Kilimanjaro Summit
“The Whole Universe depends on everything fitting together just right...if one piece busts, even the smallest piece...the whole universe gets busted.”