Thursday, April 15, 2010

Star of the Week!


Our last Star of the Week loves to play soccer. She likes to swim, and may be taking horseback riding lessons! She has two sisters who go to school with her. She is the youngest in her family but has lots of baby cousins. Her favorite color is pink and her favorite season is winter. Thank you, Star of the Week!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

A Smoothie Operation

The mathematicians have been working with Mrs. DeLorbe's class this week to review measurement. We talked about the different tools one would use when measuring before we practiced measuring out one cup of rice using a 1/3, 1/4, and 1/2 measuring cups. Take a peek at the video for a demonstration. We left the students with one clue about the remainder of the week- it would prove to be delicious, but each student would need to put their measuring skills to the test!

Day two began with a cookbook recipe for smoothies. What kinds of ingredients might you add? We brainstormed fruits, yogurt, juice, and even ice. Many different varieties of smoothies are available for you to try! Each child then needed to make their own smoothie recipe utilizing one cup of the following fruits: blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. All or one of the fruits could be used in their recipes.
On day three, Mrs. Armstrong's classroom magically transformed into a smoothie shop! When the bell rang and your order was taken, you would gather your ingredients at the ingredient bar (picking either juice or yogurt to be added as well) before Mrs. Armstrong or Mrs. DeLorbe blended them together. Afterwards you could choose a colorful lei and drink umbrella to take home.

Vincent Van Gogh

6D unlocked their inner Vincent Van Gogh with these inspiring sunflower paintings. Beautiful job, friends!


March Reading Madness!


The 6th Age readers celebrated their March reading with a fabulous party in the cafeteria last Friday! The total number of books read by the 6th Age was (drum roll, please): 2,207 BOOKS. One word- WOW! We celebrated with rice krispy treats, fruit kabobs, carrots, cupcakes, grapes, fruit roll ups, cookies, and juice! What a nice treat for our tummies. Thanks moms and dads for your contributions!


A Morning Visit to Peru!


Last week the readers visited Peru! Alejandro, a Calvert dad, was working at a pomegrante factory near Lima. He showed us a slideshow from his computer of his visit. Whenever we had a question, Alejandro had book nearby with the answer. We had fun interviewing Alejandro about his exciting travels. Thank you!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The 6D Tree


It is a beautiful day today! 6D visited our class tree. We noticed tremendous changes from the winter months- green grass is now visible, as well as pink buds. We will visit our tree once more before the end of the year. We had a nice time in the sun drawing our tree!




Star of the Week


Our Star of the Week likes to swim, travel, climb, and play “spies” with his brother. He has a sister; she sometimes likes to play on the swing set with him in his backyard. Thank you, Star of the Week!

Monday, April 5, 2010

Jellybean Graphing


We were in the Easter mood on Friday and enjoyed graphing jellybeans! We were sure to sort the jellybeans before completing the graph. Nice job, math friends!


6D Celebrates Spring


6D celebrated the beginning of spring with an Easter egg hunt on the Castalia lawn! The eggs were hidden well by the Easter bunny:) Afterwards, we went back to our classroom and had fun with classmates. Thank you to parents for all of your help and attendance!