Today in sixth grade: spelling, books, and dancing popcorn

We took our last spelling pretest for the year this morning.

Dancing popcorn?

We are continuing to work on our books this week.

In science we made popcorn dance. It was a great lab and we discussed what caused the dance.

With the end of the year winding down some of the children are getting a little rowdy. Please remind them that they need to remain on their best behavior. I would hate for them to miss out on some of the end-of-year activities because of behavior.

Today in sixth grade: spelling quiz, work on books, computer lab

We took our test in spelling today.

 

We continue to work on our books in writer’s workshop. I am getting some pictures taken throughout the year printed so that they may be added.

 

In science we went to computer lab.

Students enjoy science newspapers

In spelling today we did pages 113 and 115. These are practice pages using our spelling words.

 

In writer’s workshop we continued with our books.

 

In science we started a new newspaper with articles and activities. This one continues with motion. The newspapers are a great hit and I see children that normally don’t enjoy reading just absorbing these newspapers.

Sixth graders start work on memory books, work on science activities

In spelling we played Sparkle.

 

In writer’s workshop we started our 6^th grade memory books.

 

In science we finished our index card activity and an inertia lab.

Oklahoma author visits Broadmoore

We had a great treat today with an author visit from Oklahoma’s own Tammi Sauer. She has written several picture books and a big thank you goes out to our librarian, Mrs. Testerman! This was our language time. It was great, as the children looked at me when she repeated things they have heard from me all year about writing.

 

In science we read our newspaper and did an activity with some of the key vocabulary words from this week’s newspaper.

 

Don’t forget to send pictures for the slide show. Also, book orders are due this Thursday!

Students freewrite in writer's workshop

In spelling we took our pretest and corrected them.
 

In writer’s workshop we did a freewrite that will be continued tomorrow. Freewriting is a teaching technique that allows students to write continuously without regard to spelling, grammar, or even topic.  It helps young writers to get in touch with their thoughts and ideas, rather than stopping to worry about mechanics.  It's sort of like brainstorming in print.  Frequently we use freewriting as an introduction to other pieces.

 

In science we finished testing our flyers.

Teachers eat .... drumroll ... crickets!

Today started out quite interesting. The first thing was that a child brought an edible cricket (Yes, it is an oxymoron.) and asked the 6^th grade teachers to eat one. Why we agreed is still a wonder to us all. But we did, and so far have survived, but we have been trying to get that nasty taste out of our mouths all day! The kids said we should do it again and take pictures but we all agreed that it was a one-time occurrence!

In spelling we took our test.

In writer’s workshop we did a quick write about the cricket incident.

In science we tested our flyers that we made.

Have a great weekend!