Wacky Word of the Week: Zephyr

zeph·yr 

Noun A soft gentle breeze. A fine cotton gingham.

Synonyms breeze

El Pretérito

Sixth graders began studying one of the past tenses in Spanish this week, El Pretérito. Students wanted to come up with some catchy tunes in order to help them remember the different endings once the verb is conjugated. They split into two groups and came up with a jingle. Below are a some of the photos.

Wacky Word of the Week: Perfidious

per·fid·i·ous 

Adjective Deceitful and untrustworthy.

Synonyms treacherous - traitorous - unfaithful - disloyal

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Justin Ancheta : Music Assembly

Thanks to the Parent Association, the whole school was able to enjoy an afternoon music assembly with musician, Justin Ancheta.  It was enjoyable and educational as Justin taught us about looping and different instruments such as the ukelele and the didgeridoo.

If anyone is interested in hearing more of his music, you can find him on iTunes.

Science Independent Projects: Teaser

Coming off our Human Body and Development unit, the sixth grade is gearing up to dive into independent science projects. For weeks, the class has been requesting time to do independent research on topics of their choice. We brainstormed the guidelines for the project and created a common set of expectations and possible outcomes. The only restrictions we set were that the project had to be reasonable for the two and half week timeline that we are working within. We challenged each other to stretch ourselves and select an outcome that was not one of the old standbys (Keynote/PowerPoint, iMovie). Each student wrote up a proposal that had to be shared and approved by Wednesday.

I am most excited by the diverse and interesting set of topics and questions that are being researched. They are thoughtful and all touch upon a personal interest.  Here is a list of topics that are being tackled:

• Tagging of Marine Animals
• Anger
• Oil Spills
• Dreams
• Solar Panels
• Ocean Currents
• Physics of Baseball
• Other Dimensions & Stephen Hawking
• DNA and DNA Mapping
• Influence of Color on Taste
• Fetal Development
• Earthquakes
• Relationship between Fish & Coral
• Pedal-Powered Ice Cream Maker

Be on the look out for more details on these intriguing topics in the coming weeks.  Feel free to stop a sixth grader and ask them about their research!

Wacky Word of the Week: Redact

re·dact  

Verb Edit (text) for publication. Censor or obscure (part of a text) for legal or security purposes.

Synonyms edit

Wacky Word of the Week: Aglet

ag·let

Noun A metal or plastic tube fixed tightly around each end of a shoelace.

Synonyms aiglet