Today is the last day!

It's been a busy couple of days...but- today is the last day of school!

Ms. Devine and Ms. Florez's advisory took a trip to Grant Park Coffeehouse and to the park. Wahhhooo!

School's out for the summmer....

We're almost finished with the school year...

6th: Today we had the Australia/Oceania food day. It was delicious! Thank you to all students who brought and shared food. Then, we made Australian LAMINGTONS. They were also yummy and I was so proud that we cooked with a class of 25! Then, we learned about the Maori Haka dance and some of us even practiced doing it!
Homework: Be prepared for field day tomorrow! Bring in your permission slip!

7th: Today we had Middle East food day. It was delicious! Thank you to all students who brought and shared food. Then, had a art celebration day where we went around to all 6th/7th grade classroom and gave feedback on the art we saw hanging in the classrooms. We saw Islamic designs, Maori batiks Aboriginal dot paintings.
Homework: Be prepared for field day tomorrow! Bring in your permission slip!

End of term reflections

More portfolio presentations today!

6th: Today Ms. D. continued to meet with students for end of term reflections.
Homework: Enjoy the sunshine!

EOT conferences!

Today we had a different schedule due to portfolio presentations.

6th: We worked on our Aborigine dot paintings, watched Finding Nemo (it takes place in the Australian Great Barrier Reef!) and Ms. Devine conferenced with students individually for end of term reports.
Homework: Enjoy the weekend!

Islamic Design work...

6th: No class today- portfolio presentations.

7th: Today we spent the class period working on our Islamic art presentations. Ms. Devine met with students to discuss end of term narratives. We will not have class on Friday or Monday (due to portfolio presentations). We will be watching a movie (bring one in!) on Tuesday and having our Middle East food day. Don't forget to bring a delicious Middle Eastern food to share!
Homework: Middle Eastern food- bring one on TUES!

Aborigine dot paintings & E.O.T. reports and Islamic design!

Today the 5th graders from NCS visited. Very fun! We had a revised schedule.

6th: Today we did aborigine dot paintings! They were fun. We will finish these up on FRI, the next time we have class. Then, students worked on end of term reflections. These are due on Friday so that Ms. D. can conference with each student and write end of term narratives.
Homework: End of term 3 narrative questions- SUPER IMPORTANT! DUE FRIDAY!

7th: Today we took the STAR test, shared out our letters to the editor and completed end of term 3 reflections. Ms. Devine conferenced with several students for the end of the term. While she did this, students worked on their Islamic design art project, due next TUES. Tomorrow, Ms. D will continue to meet with students.
Homework: Work on Islamic art project- due next TUES.

Maori batiks & Article sharing

6th: Today in class we made Maori batiks! We used our color drawings and painted over them with watercolor, creating dynamic Maori art. Afterward, we wrote our artist statements about our work. Several students helped Ms. Devine move stuff downstairs to the 8th grade hall.
Homework: Continue reading....

7th: Today in class we shared our articles in small groups. We prepared discussion questions beforehand and brought these to our groups. After hearing our groupmates articles, asking questions and discussing the topics, we wrote a letter to the editor, writing to an author about an article of our choice.
Homework: Continue reading...