6th Grade Field Trip Thursday

On Thursday, October 29, the 6th grade will be taking a field trip to a performance called MatheMagic! Here, a magician will use magic, comedy, and storytelling to engage us in problem solving and exploration of ancient civilizations.

After the performance, we will be eating lunch at a fast-food restaurant. Therefore, students will also need to bring their own money to cover the cost of their lunch.

6th Grade Odes

The sixth grade students will be writing their very own odes this weekend. We are hoping they will be sharing them with us on Monday. Here is an example ode I wrote to get their minds thinking about fun topics.

Ode to Music in My Car
Hearing a song I know,
Makes me smile ear to ear.
I search the radio,
Just to find a song to sing.

Everything is better when,
I can belt out my favorite tune.
I imagine I am Brittany Spears,
Or Kanye West on KISS FM.

Singing in the car makes,
All the bad things go away.
I dance, I cheer, I hit all the high notes,
Every time the dial finds a ditty I recall.

I am the next American Idol,
With the windows up and the radio on high.
Oh songs, oh radio, oh music in my car,
You make me warm and fuzzy inside.

8th Grade Leadership Field Trip

This year a small group of 8th grade students on the Leadership team will be traveling to Camp Algonquin this weekend for the annual MLI conference.

Basically, the Mid-Level Institute, or MLI, is an opportunity for middle school students with leadership potential, to gain new skills and knowledge to become a leader in their school and community, live a healthy lifestyle, and encourage others to stay drug free. Oh, and of course, it is sponsored by Family Service.

As participants, youth will take part in large and small group activities, which include attending presentations, participating in workshops and a teams course, having small group discussions, singing songs, playing games, and enjoying the Prevention Fun Fair. Some of the ideas that will be introduced during these activities will include challenging stereotypes, decision-making, being a leader, and healthy living.

MLI also provides a chance for students to make new friends from all over the county. Their weekend will be spent in an overnight camp setting, sleeping in a cabin and eating camp food. They will be very busy having fun and learning many new things. Even though participants are pretty tired at the end of the weekend from doing all of these great things, they find it to be very enjoyable!

New Reading Report Project

Greeting Card Project
Directions:Think about the characters in your novel. Imagine that one character is sending a card to another character. What kind of card would they character send and why?
Choices of cards: Birthday, Sympathy, Thank You, Get Well, Friendship, Anniversary, Retirement, New Baby, Valentine's Day, Miss You
Task: There are TWO parts to this project.
1. Create a card to one character in your novel to another character.
2. On a separate sheet of paper, include the following:
The title and date of publication
In one paragraph, explain why you created the card you did.
In one paragraph, explain the importance of this choice and how the novel would be different if the card had actually been sent.

Narrative Writing in LA

The sixth grade students have been working on writing narrative compositions. Here are the parts we are looking for:

Narrative Composition: Story Telling
Essential Ingredients:
Setting (time and place)
Situation (background)
Characters (main and supporting)
Initial incident (starts the conflict)
Conflict (problem)
Plotline (actual rising action/events)
Climax (resolution of the conflict)
Impact (effect of the solution on characters
or situation of the story)