We've had a wonderful first few months of 2012! We're excited to share some of our recent activities with you in our latest blog post. Remember, our posts are written by the students of Miss Smith's class themselves!
In E.L.A., we designed our own roller coasters for a narrative writing prompt. As we wrote, it seemed like we were really on a roller coaster. The whole class then typed our stories on computers and printed them. After that, we illustrated the roller coaster from our story. We are looking forward to seeing them displayed in the hallway!
In Social Studies, we had a very yummy project! We had to create a map of Egypt using materials of our choice. Many chose edible materials. Some people made cakes! The project was required to be three dimensional. Other materials included sand, play-dough, and paint. This was a fun and interesting project!
In Science, we were separated into groups and we were given a cup, an egg, and a tape measure. Most of us were confused until she passed out the paper. Once Mrs. Terrill explained what we were doing, we got to work setting our eggs in water. The next morning, we recorded our findings. Most eggs had grown and become squishy. We were amazed with our findings! For the next week we put the eggs in vinegar, water with food coloring, and a liquid of our choice. The eggs kept growing and gaining the color of the liquid. Once Amy and Hayley popped theirs, Mrs. Terrill let the groups dissect the rest. What an egg-cellent egg-speriment!
Quashnet recently celebrated Mr. Palmer, one of Quashnet's recess monitors. Mr. Palmer traveled to Korea to compete as part of the US team in the World Wheelchair Curling Championship. We had a rolling rally for Mr. Palmer where he visited each hallway of the school so that we could show our support. We made signs and cheered for him. We also planned a flash mob for him at recess. When we all lined up to come in for lunch, we danced to The Rocky Theme. Good luck, Mr. Palmer!
Imagine the feeling you get inside when you receive a beautiful carnation addressed right to you on Valentine's Day. This February, we're sending carnations to family and friends. For just $1.50 a piece, students could warm someone's soul. The money earned from buying flowers will be used for the end-of-the-year 6th grade activities. Hopefully, some of you received carnations!
We had a Patriot's social on February 3rd to celebrate the Patriot's trip to the Super Bowl. At the social we were able to dance to some of our favorite songs. There were also football related games like a touchdown celebration dance competition, referee charades, and throwing a football through a hula-hoop. We tried to inspire the Patriots with our celebration, but we couldn't. Too bad for the Pats, but they still had a great season.
Can you believe we have already been in school for 100 days? On Thursday, February 9th, many classes celebrated being in school for 100 days. Now that we have less than 80 days left, we can start a countdown for summer!
