1. 2nd Semester 2015

2. January 6th Tuesday HAPPY NEW YEAR!
You will need:
Your spiral & pen or pencil
Be sure you have both timelines for Touching Spirit Bear
Open your spiral to page 32 and copy the following: 2ND SEMESTER REMINDERS
1. If the bathroom pass is present AND Ms. Kemp is not giving instruction, I may take the pass and go to the bathroom. I DON’T HAVE TO ASK.
2. If I am absent, I will ask for missed assignments before or after school.
3. I may only make up assignments in tutoring (after 2 days), unless it is for an excused absence.
4. I am responsible for reading the board when I come in and getting what I need
5. I must have my spiral and index cards at all times – no excuses

3. Goals goal: I will go to the gym after work M, W, Th, F
On the next half of page 32:
Title it “New Year Goals”
Write a goal you have for this year
Now write two things you are going to do to help you achieve it
You must create at least two goals with steps
Example:
goal: I leave work by 5:30 each day.
step 1: Limit days for tutoring after school to Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
step 2: I will utilize my lunch break for grading and planning.
goal: I will go to Bible study Tuesday nights
step 1: I will leave work by 5:00 on Tuesdays
step 2: I will take a friend, so I can’t back out
goal: I will go to the gym after work M, W, Th, F
step 1: I will leave work by 5:30
step 2: I will change into my work out clothes before I leave

4. Touching Spirit Bear Time line pg. 28
1 Cole is a troubled teen abused by his parents.
2 Cole’s parents divorce
3 Cole robs a hardware store
4 Peter reports Cole’s robbery
5 Cole beats up Peter Driscol leaving him disabled
6 Cole placed in a detention center
7 Cole is to be tried as an adult
8 Garvey suggests circle justice
9 Cole is accepted into Circle of Justice
10 Circle justice begins meeting
11 Cole reveals his father’s abuse at circle justice
12 Garvey visits Cole at the detention center and gives cake analogy

5. Touching Spirit Bear Time line
13 Circle justice agrees to send Cole to the island
14 Edwin builds a shelter for Cole on the island
15 Edwin and Garvey take Cole to the island
16 Cole arrives at the island
17 Cole burns down the wood shelter and supplies
18 Cole tries to escape the island by swimming but fails
19 Cole eats a fish taken from seagulls and plans his next attempt to escape
20 Cole sees the Spirit Bear
21 Bear attacked Cole breaking his pelvis, shoulder, right arm, and ribs
22 Cole is unable to move resents sparrows
23 Huge storm makes Cole realize his insignificance
24 Tree with sparrows struck down and Cole asks “Are you okay?”

6. Add the following to a timeline in order
25 Cole eats a mouse, worms, grass and vomit
26 Cole realizes he is part of the circle; he wants to live and find meaning.
27 The bear comes to Cole and he experiences trust
28 Cole is rescued by Garvey and Edwin.
29 Rosey helps take care of Cole
30 Cole accepts blame for what happened
31 Cole’s mom reports his dad’s abuse & his dad is charged with child abuse
32 Cole hospitalized until well enough to return to detention center
33 Cole returns to Circle of Justice.
34 Circle of Justice meets and Edwin does demonstration & supports Cole
35Cole continues to say he has seen the Spirit Bear in C of J
36 Cole’s sincere change leads Edwin and Garvey to convince Circle to release him to their custody- Cole is going back to the island