Sixth Grade

We have had a busy past two weeks! Students were able to do their humanitarian aid poster presentations in small groups. The students put a lot of hard work and time into each poster, and they shared important information about how their organization helps people in need.  In the picture below, students are completing maps of the tribes of Israel as we have been studying their experiences in the Promised Land. We have started going to library this week! Students can check out up to two books at a time for two weeks. Mrs. Brandt gave some tips for choosing books that match interest and level. On Friday, we started getting into the Christmas spirit by making paper ornaments that will be hung on the Christmas tree near the main office. 'Tis the season!

It has been a busy week as we approach Thanksgiving Break! For social studies, students have been working hard on researching a specific humanitarian aid organization. They have been using the chromebooks to research information, and they have been organizing that information on posters. We also had a Bible test on Friday, and the students rocked it out during a Bible Jeopardy review game. For Final Jeopardy, the students were challenged to name all ten plagues. All groups did well, but only one group named all ten!

Today during religion, we talked about how important it is to say kind words to each other. We want to use healing words rather than hurtful words, so we put on bandaids to remind ourselves of this. Then students wrote down encouraging words about each other. I also wanted to include pictures from earlier this year when the students were able to play the Hatchet board games created by some of the students. I was so impressed by the creativity and thought out into those projects!

We had a blast at Hartley last week! Enjoy these pictures that show some of the highlights. Students worked through the confidence course, and one of the obstacles involved making their way across tire swings. Kids enjoyed their free time, and some of them built fantastic structures! Students took a STEM class where they designed and launched bottle rockets. Students learned about bird banding, and they were able to pet the feathers of one of the birds caught by the naturalist. Olivia had the privilege of releasing the bird! At the pioneer cabin, students learned about life in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They made funnel cakes on a cast iron stove! Enjoying free time playing giant UNO. At the pioneer cabin, students were able to try out a two-person saw.

The kids did an AWESOME job on their Hatchet projects! Here are some pictures from their Observe-and-Present Fair where students got to observe and describe other students' projects after presenting their own projects.  We also enjoyed the hands-on experiments at Delta College! We got to make slime, explore the effects of UV radiation, build aircrafts, create smoke vortexes, run across oobleck, and do many more things! Here are some highlights:

We loved our limo ride and lunch to Pizza Hut this week! Thanks for all the support for the Fun Run. Here are some pictures from our experience.  We've also been hard at work! The kids worked together on science workbook activities as we explored the ocean and types of water.  In religion, each student became an "expert" on one of the plagues that stuck Egypt. We discussed Moses' response to God and Pharaoh's response to God.  Stay tuned for more pictures coming soon!