Happy Thanksgiving to ALL!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving Sapient Scholars and families! Enjoy the rest, the food, and the break from having to THINK so hard! :)

December is shaping up like this:
5th - Final Exam Prince and the Pauper
6th - Sixth Grade Assembly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10:15/Gym
 9th - Mountain Ridge Assisted Living from 2:00to 2:45 to play checkers with  the residents/play   music/sing songs/bring Christmas cards.

11th - Math Text Unit 6

12th - GeoBee in class
12th - History Test/Enlightenment
18th - Science Quiz - Earth, moon, sun

19th - The Christmas Carol

20th - Christmas/Hanukkah Party/movie day and release at 1:00 for CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!  Students can bring in a gift that totals $5 or less for the class to share.

Again, If I need to change anything for the month I will change it on this calendar and then update the blog for the current day.

Thanks for keeping on top of things!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  - MRS. G.

Fundraising and Ratio Building!

The scholars have been busy this past week! We got the ball rolling on the fundraiser and have collected for the first two weeks! We had over $400 the first week and over $500 this week! Great job SCHOLARS!!!!

We also finished up our chapter on ratios and instrumentally put it to practice in the cafe by creating no bake cookies from recipes that had to be scaled up or down accordingly. The scholars did a great job figuring the math and making the cookies. There were five different cookies created, bacon/chocolate, strawberry/white chocolate, pecan, chocolate chip, and gingerbread. Everyone got the chance to sample each of the five cookies and we had enough to share with Mr. Keddington's class and the administration.

This coming week Mrs. Cardinal will be in on Monday and Tuesday to sub for me while I run a half marathon in Las Vegas. I will be driving back Tuesday and hopefully make it to school in time for the Town Hall Meeting at 6:30. I hope to see you there if you have an opinion about the 7th and 8th grade addition.

Have a great weekend!
:)

designing their poster

coloring carefully

adding the correct message

up on the walls

starting to collect!

The media team putting together the video for the assembly

first week's collection

The excel team posting totals for each class's account

counting

counting...

counting.....

counting, counting....just keep counting......

scaling ratios to get a correct recipe

scaling team

supplies for no bakes

working on blending

looking good!

okay boys...this is how we make a cookie mix.... roll them in balls....

chopping graham crackers for recipes

rolling them out

YUMMMMMM

well done captains!

time to enjoy the work of their labor!

A Couple Changes to Mathmaticians!

We will be taking our Chapter 4 test on Friday morning, and then chapter 5 test on November 26th right before break! I will adjust the schedule from the beginning of November.

Today is our Noetic Math Competition, Fall Series! I am excited to see what our scholars will do!

November and our Service Project!

It's hard to believe that we're already into November! Time is flying by quickly. We have begun the 6th grade service project as of today, and you should have received information about it at home. The project culmination will happen at our assembly on the 6th of December. We hope you can make it to watch your scholars inspire the entire student body to help one another!

November Calendar: Please remember dates are subject to change, so check your student's planner and the blog for changes! :)

5 - Cumulative spelling/vocab test
6 - Latin Test
8 - Assembly/spelling/vocab/writing
12 - NOETIC Math Competition - entire 6th grade, in school
15 - Math Test chapter 4 - Ratios
15 - Spelling/vocab/writing
21 - History Test - Ancient Greece and Rome
22 - Spell/Vocab/Writing
26 - Book Report PROJECT due
26 - Math Test chapter 5 - Rates
OUT FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK! I AM SO THANKFUL FOR OUR WONDERFUL GFA FAMILIES! :)

Forensics Cancelled for Wednesday the 30th of October

Due to conflicts with scheduling and conferences, Forensics will be cancelled tomorrow. We will meet again the first Wednesday in November!
Thank you!

Birthdays and Blessings!

In a whirlwind sort of day the scholars finished their oratories, had a heated debate about electronics in schooling, and  celebrated birthdays for the month. Then it was on to music, the book fair and lunch!

Next week will have us all busy goal setting, writing, and getting into the new quarter. The sixth grade is again sponsoring a school wide service project in November. We need plastic containers from peanut butter or mayonnaise jars to decorate and get to every class in the school. We need 22 and we currently have 7. Please send in any containers you have with your scholars! If you are crafty and would like to come in and help us decorate and get them ready, we will be working on them next Tuesday and Thursday during character time. Ask your scholar what this project is about! They should be able to fill you in!

If you are coming for conferences on Monday and Tuesday, please come a few minutes early to peruse your scholar's portfolio before entering the suite. They can bring it in with them, but then it's down to business as we discuss grades and I hand you report cards and NWEA scores.

Thank you for being punctual so that I can be home before 10:00 each evening.

Our Poster Design Team

pulling lettering for the posters

Picking frame trims for the posters

Happy Birthday Gabby!

Happy Birthday Mason!

Sunshine on our Shoulders!

We had a beautifully sunny day today to go outside and learn about our solar cells. We watched a video describing how a solar cell is built, as your scholar how they work! We then built some solar toys to experiment with the sunlight. A great way to sum up solar!