History Prezi Presentation

Here is a Prezi which covers some of the concepts for our upcoming history test.

Reading Class Illustrations

As we read through Island of the Blue Dolphins, the students have illustrated different scenes that we have read. Below are three students' works of art, created after pivotal scenes in our novel.



March Reading Madness

Today we joined the entire lower school in the auditorium for an assembly to kick off March Reading Madness. This was very exciting, and many of the boys were eager to begin their reading as soon as 3:00 struck! Below is a short video of the assembly.

 Happy Reading!

Multiplication Fact Quizes

We have spent lots of time working to understand why multiplication works, but it is also important for us to practice our facts so that we are able to quickly recall them while solving problems.

Below is an online fact quiz that we will be working with today to give us an idea of which facts we are comfortable with, and which ones we need to practice more frequently. Feel free to try it at home!

Online Multiplication Fact Quiz



Double Digit Multiplication

Our math class is working with double digit multiplication. This concept is more complicated than single digit multiplication because students must remember to multiply the ones digit first, regroup if necessary, then multiply the tens digit, regroup if necessary, and so on. We headed out to the blacktop with some sidewalk chalk to practice these steps in "hopscotch multiplication".

Character Partnership

We spent time with our 6-B Character buddies this week. We worked on a project that had two purposes. First, we continued a discussion about differences by talking about eye color. Then we extended this idea by discussing how looking into someone's eyes is a way to show interest and make a connection.

We spent time practicing proper handshakes by matching the grip strength of the other shaker, displaying a friendly smile, and holding good eye contact. Then the students, in groups of Sixth Agers and Ninth Agers, walked throughout the school, introducing ourselves to adults in our community. The students filmed the project on flip cameras and recorded the eye colors of all of the adults in our community.

Island of the Blue Dolphins Google Doc

Our reading group is collaborating on a
Google Document about The Island of the Blue Dolphins. We will work together on vocabulary, characters, themes, plot lines, and identifying key sentences to use later for our story sequencing.