1st Trimester Honors

BRAVO! WHOOP-WHOOP! CONGRATULATIONS!

High Honor Roll

Honor Roll

Perfect Attendance

Wow! 14 students!

I can't begin to tell you how proud I am of each and everyone of you! You are amazing and I love being your teacher!!!

Art Institute Field Trip

Field Trip Time!

Enjoy!

Topographic Maps--Science

Hands-On Science

Students worked together to create dough that was used to form a landform model. Then using transparent film, 2 qt container, ruler, spaghetti, and colored water, students made a topographic map. After recording data, adding map elements, and answering comprehensive questions, students then turned their map into another map, called a profile map. We also examined the purpose and uses of topographic maps. This was a messy, but fun lab.

Egyptian Art

Painting with acrylics after creating a free-hand drawing. BRAVO!!!!

Exploring Green Screen Technology

Light! Camera! Action!

Students worked collaboratively while exploring a green screen app. Unfortunately, after spending a lot of time and creative thought ran into difficulty while trying to edit; the app kept crashing. Since they couldn't save their video the footage was lost. The uncut version was saved, but the group asked for the video not to be posted. I understand their frustration and disappointment. The experienced a tough lesson with learning that technology as wonderful as it is, doesn't always work. Another group, deleted their video from the iPad.

Here are the three remaining groups who simply just had fun using an app for the first time. Soon the students will work on creating a video based on our current novel study, My Louisiana Sky, by Kimberly Willis Holt.

Some students preferred to behind the scenes and worked as the camera person.

Here are some photos of the students exploring with green screen technology.

Integrated Social Studies and Art

PAINTING TIME!!! 

 Sixth grade students drew a picture that represented ancient Egypt. Then students use acrylic paints to create their masterpieces. Photos of finished projects will be posted soon. I can't wait!!!