6D Tree

In the beginning of the year, 6D adopted a tree outside of our classroom. I think it is a maple tree, with beautifully lush green leaves in the summer, and a variety of colored leaves in the fall. In the early months of September, we brought crayons and pencils outside to color a picture of our tree for our journals. Most recently, I wanted to repeat this step to make note of any changes that have occurred with the tree since our last visit.
Behold the power of technology! It has been raining here for the past few days and drawing a picture of our tree outdoors would have been next to impossible. So...I gathered 6D and we walked outside to the tree for a great photo opportunity. I also took several photographs of the tree for later. Inside we went, where I was able to upload the tree photos. I quickly hooked them up to the smartboard, where we colored a picture of this tree indoors! The students were able to add as many details as before, while staying dry.

Pen Pals!

Yesterday I had the pleasure of hand delivering my reading group's pen pal letters to Mr. Bryden's 3rd graders at LeithWalk Elementary School! His students were eagerly anticipating receiving a note, but were delighted to additionally receive a photo of their Calvert pen pal, along with a video and some stickers. Mr. Bryden and his class gave our reading class a book titled Skippyjon Jones Goes to Outer Space! It even came with a CD, so we listened to the story today!

Thank you, Mr. Bryden and LeithWalk! We look forward to hearing from you again soon!

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?

We spent time in math listening to a story titled, How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? The main character, Charlie, opens pumpkins with his teacher and friends, and then proceeds to count the seeds inside.
The first day of this project included us opening two pumpkins. Some seeds were large, and some were small! We dug deep in the pumpkins to claim any remaining seeds. Then we separated the pulp from the seeds, and will count them by 2s, 5s, and 10s this week. I can't wait to learn which pumpkin has the most seeds!

Star of the Week

Last week's Star of the Week decorated a poster with beautiful photographs of family and friends! We learned this friend used to live in Chicago, loves to swim, her favorite sweets are cookies, and she has a twin sister and younger sister. Thank you, Star of the Week! It was so fun learning about you.

Halloween!

Halloween was a fun time in 6D! Amelia Bedelia mysteriously stopped by and took Mrs. Armstrong's place for the day! We all came to school dressed in costume and participated in a school-wide parade on the blacktop. We also spent time together with our friends in the classroom, enjoying holiday treats and decorating orange frames. Thank you to all parents who helped to make this party a success!

Halloween Visitor!

A pre-Halloween visitor came into 6D the day before Halloween! He read (and donated) a Halloween book to our class, and we completed a pumpkin puzzle together with teamwork. We cracked the puzzle and the pumpkins spelled: HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Thank you, Mr. Giese for visiting 6th Age and for sharing this time with us.

Sneaky Snake

We played a game in math a few weeks ago called Sneaky Snakes! It is an addition and subtraction game. Each player shares a sneaky snake mat with a partner, and then takes turn rolling dice to fill up their sneaky snake mat with M&Ms (or other small candies). Take a peak at the video for a more thorough explanation from a student.