Happy Holidays!!

I hope all of you have a wonderful break!! I am very fortunate to have each and every one of you in my class!! Check out this website: www.elfyourself.com

Tall Tales

Here are several interesting sites that have a lot of tall tales on them!

http://www.americanfolklore.net/tt.html

http://42explore.com/talltale.htm

http://www.animatedtalltales.com/story_enter


Read one and post one simile, exaggeration, example of humor, or a character doing impossible deeds!

Conjunction Junction

Here is the video we watched in class!

Hello Class of 2016!

Welcome to our class blog!!

Good Luck!!

Good luck in 6th grade!! Study hard and always do your best!!
I expect great things from each one of you!!

Having fun??

Hi everybody!! I hope you are all having a wonderful time camping, traveling, swimming, reading, hanging out...whatever!! I've been kayaking, canoeing, and reading a lot of great books!! Right now I'm reading The City of Ember. It's pretty good. Check it out if you have time!

Hello!

Hi all! I hope everyone is having a great summer! I found a cool movie review website if anyone is interested!

www.bzzagent.com//p/8013892916/Laura6

You have to copy and paste it!

I saw Hancock and Get Smart at the theater. They were both funny.

Has anyone read any great books yet??
Summer school is going well.

My House is Under Water!!

Hi Guys! My house up north flooded and now we have to knock it down!! The EROSION caused by the river water was so powerful it carried part of my house away!! My picnic table is gone too! If you see a picnic table floating down the river let me know! ha ha

School's Out!!!

Have a great summer!!! Have fun, be safe, and learn something new!!!!!

Last Chance Extra Credit

Which systems in your body do you use when you are typing on the computer?? List all that apply! You'll have to do some research because we haven't learned them all yet!

Extra Credit Week 4

How many lunar eclipses occur in a year?

Extra Credit Week 3

Teepees and wigwams are two types of traditional Native American houses. Wigwams were used by the Algonquins. They were small, dome, cone, or rectangular shaped houses, usually about 10 feet tall. Wigwams were made of wooden frames which were covered with woven mats and sheets of birchbark. Teepees were cone-shaped houses covered in animal hide (skin) made by the Plains Indians.

Name another type of house and describe what it looked like and who lived there.

Project Ideas

"One of the best choices for a Native American art project for kids is making dreamcatchers. This traditional Ojibway craft is an appropriate project for kids, is easy to make, and doesn't have a single culturally acceptable form (so kids can use their creativity.) Here are some online instructions for making a dreamcatcher, but you can adapt it in many different ways. Corn husk dolls are another great choice that can be decorated in multiple ways. Here's one way to fold them and here's another. Finally, another possibility for older kids is trying their hand at Native American beading. Many Indian beadwork styles are too complicated for beginners, but even kids can often make a nice design on a square of suede or felt using the lazy stitch style, or you could try making simple jewelry with one of these styles. " http://www.native-languages.org/kidfaq.htm#4

Extra Credit Week 2

What three Native American tribes belonged to the alliance (a group that works together and supports each other) known as the Council of Three Fires?

Last weeks answer was as you all guessed: Saturn's moon, Titan!

A few thoughts...

I am very proud of all of you for doing the extra research! Please keep in mind that parents are allowed to post thoughts and questions too!
You do not have to spend a lot on money on the solar system project! Cut out the planets and glue them on to a shoebox or hang them from a hanger. Use things you find around the house. Comets are pretty small compared to planets, perhaps the size of a pencil eraser.
Finally, please read the posts before you ask a question, often the question has already been answered!
Here's a cool site to learn more about space.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html

Extra Credit Question

What is the only moon in the solar system that has a significant atmosphere?
HINT: check out www.nineplanets.org/

Welcome!

Hello and welcome to our new blog page!! My hope is that we have a forum for discussion and for parents and students to use each other as resources as well!! This will be a great place to continue class discussions, I'll post extra credit questions, we can ask for help, and we'll see where it takes us!! Most of you students know more about computers than I do, so feel free to offer suggestions!!
I'm so excited to see where this takes us!