We are off to a wonderful start this year! We've already had so many great experiences and enriching moments in our first month of school. We hope you enjoy reading our blog- written by the students in Mrs. Gilbert's classroom themselves!
Pheobe and Tess tell us about a calculator trick:
To introduce us to 6th grade math- and get us excited about math class- Mrs. Gilbert showed us a cool calculator trick. AT the end of the trick, the number on your calculator screen would turn out to be your phone number. Here are the steps, so you can try it for yourself!
1. Punch into the calculator the first three numbers of your phone number- not the area code.
2. Multiply by 80.
3. Add 1.
4. Multiply by 250.
5. Add the last four digits of your phone number.
6. Then, add the last four digits again!
7. Subtract 250.
8. Finally, divide by 2.
9. Then, your number should appear on your screen!
You can also see the exact presentation that Mrs. Gilbert showed us here: Math is Tricky!
It was so cool! Who knew math could be so tricky? Now, we're super excited for 6th grade math class!
Téa and Ainsley tell us about The Potato Lab in Science class:
In the Potato Lab, we looked at potatoes that have been in either salt water or fresh water and try to guess which one is which. We had to come up with adjectives to describe each potato slice. The green potato water was not turning the potato green but the blue potato water was turning the potato blue.
We learned how to read how much salt was in the water. The salt water and the fresh water were also different temperatures. We also learned how animals have to know how to live in salt in order to live in the salt marsh.
Anna and Jordan write about 6th grade activities at recess:
At recess, students around the world play soccer, or fútbol, as it is known to most countries. Here in Mashpee, we play soccer at recess as well. Yet, we wonder, if they play the same way we do in India or Japan. The goal of the game is to get the ball in the goal more times than the opposite team. You can't be behind the defenders without the ball. This game is a simple and fun game. Maybe you should give it a try!
Keshet , Kelley, and Zoe tell us about an E.L.A. project:
We liked the "Bullying Book Project" because it felt like we were writing a real book. We also liked that the topic was about a victim that was being bullied and how at the end everything turns out just fine. We really felt like authors, because we had to write a draft, then edit and publish our books. We also drew and colored our illustrations. We liked the solutions and happy endings to our fictional bullying stories.
Makenzie tells us about flag football in gym:
In gym, we played flag football. We put on belts with two flags on them. When you run onto the other team's side, you don't get tagged or tackled- they try to rip off your flags. If they do, you are out, and you have to go to jail. If you get a football, you have two choices. You can You can either throw it to someone on the other side or you can just run with it. The teams are red and yellow. It is a really fun game to play!
Cole and Parker tell us about broken-line plots:
Broken line plots are so cool! They show how numbers aren't constant. It shows how data can go up and down. you can make points on your graph to represent your data. Line segments connect the points. Line graphs show how something has changed over a period of time. They display information that shows trends. Broken line plots are a great way to represent data.
We hope you have enjoyed reading our blog and that you will continue to do so throughout the amazing year we have ahead of us!
-Mrs. Gilbert's Class
