2011 - 12 HOME


We have started a new social studies unit on Ancient Rome..take a look at the page for more info and pictures - Ancient Rome Unit
Check out our new Projects - Travel Project Chicken Coop Project Temple project Digital Storytelling Project
Hey... Try and improve your number facts!

2012 project links
Circle 1 Circle 2 Soc. St Govmnts Ancient Rome Greek Myths Speech Project Chicken Coop Travel Project


The Amazing Math Race - Mar. 26
So much fun! A three day math scavenger hunt based on the tv show,
The Amazing Race. A great way to reviewfor the NYS math test!
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The winning team!

The Sixth Grade International Fair - March 16
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6th Grade Science Fair Photos

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Monday Feb. 27
Click here to go to the Speech Project.
This week... Yoga on Tuesday. Movie Speech Projects. Biographies. International Country Projects and more...

Monday Feb. 13
Social Studies International Fair Project - Visit the Government link to view the project.
Or go direct to the Newsround link to see the different types of government.

Week of Feb 6 - 11
Here are some photos from this week!
Yoga with Ms. D - We are trying out some yoga. There are many benefits to yoga, one of which is it rhelps to relieve anxiety.

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Human Geometry in Math - Here we are playing games and using our bodies to help us remember our geometric terms.
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NOTE: Report cards will be handed out this Friday
Tues. Jan 31
Today we began our Social Studies International Fair project.
Here is the project sheet. More info. to follow.
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Tues. Jan 24
In math we are learning about positve and negative integers. We are also learning about absolute value and opposite integers.

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Today we also carried out an investigation on Greek columns.
The hyptohesis was related to whether Greek columns were the shape they were, purely because they looked attractive,
or because this shape provided more support. The children designed and carried out experiments to test this.

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Mon. Jan 23
We are re-enacting the Battle of Marathon!

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Fri. Jan 20.
Here is our newest newsletter.
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Thurs Jan 19.
Today we wrote a fractions Blues song to review all the different concepts we have been learning about. See below...



Wed Jan 18.
Drama photos - Acting out episodes from Homer's The Odyssey.
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Tues Jan 17.

I hope you all had a nice long weekend. This week we will be dramatizing different episodes of The Odyssey. We will be continuing to learn about the Ancient Greeks. Particularly about the City States of Athens and Sparta. In math we will be continuing to practice multiplying and dividing fractions. It's going to be a short but busy week!

Check out the photos from todays Literature Stations. Today we had guided reading, independent reading, buddy reading and social studies on the laptops. Click here to see the photos.


Check out the photos of our day making geodesic domes out of newspaper!
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Click here to see more!



Here is our Christmas newsletter...

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News Letter Dec 8
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Check out our Literature Circle Page

Hey... Try and improve your number facts!

Check out this math music video!



More to come...