• Smiling students
• Curious minds
• Families and friends
• Coffee & morning chats
• Our school
• AHA moments
• Time spent together
• For all of you

Students took time this holiday season to reflect and create mandalas that focused on being grateful.  At such uncertain times, it was important to our community to share what we are most thankful for.  Student’s thoughtful work was made into a placemat that became the centerpieces of our holiday table.  We enjoyed ham, mashed potatoes, cinnamon rolls, and of course pumpkin pie, and spent the day playing games and working on puzzles.  Our classroom is grateful to be together.

Something is growing in E6!

Visit our photo gallery to see what is growing in our classroom.  Students identified bacteria, built virus models out of clay, and studied the characteristics of protists.  The culminating lab sent students to various locations around the classroom to swab samples and observe growth in the petri dish.  Can you guess which location grew the most cultures?  It was the student bins, which were quickly cleaned out with soapy water and bleach.  Ms. Amy’s phone case was a close second.  

To understand the varying classifications of fungus, students dissected mushrooms and grew fungus in mason jars.  Our classroom smells great!  So thankful for candles.  Look at our photo gallery to decide… ascomycota, basidiomycota, or zygomycota?  Ask your students, they should know.

The 6th year community garden is growing and I am thankful that the rabbits have stayed away.  Sweet peas, tomatoes, wild flowers, lima beans, and tomatoes are sprouting and we will do our best to keep them safe during the winter.   Thanks to Ms. Amy for the frequent weekend rain showers!

Mindset Math

Students spent some mornings working together to solve tough problems.  The polygon party started with a four corners game and ended with a tangram puzzle challenge.   Students were then given a rectangle and asked to find as many perfect squares within the rectangle as they could find.  There were various answers, creative solutions, but most importantly a lot of hard work and deep thinking, and even some spontaneous celebrating.  We are thankful for loud AHA moments.

If you are interested in finding out more about Mindset Math visit youcubed.org.  

Please take a moment to visit our photo galleries.  We are so thankful for the students of E6.  Their curious minds, kind smiles, and of course, daily doses of laughter.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HtDfUYD4SGyg6N1UEpza6FkAvdF7Espq?usp=sharing

We experience all the “feels” in E6.

The last half of October was full of emotion!  Studying bacteria in science, traveling the high seas with Prince Henry the Navigator, bone-chilling scary stories, and celebrations in Spain. Throw in a career dress up day and our Friday fitness elective and you have a month filled with creativity, experience, cooperation, and of course, daily doses of laughter. 

THE BASICS of BACTERIA

Students have been studying the six kingdoms of life, and Archaebacteria and Eubacteria sparked thoughtful questions about the microorganisms all around us.  After learning about the parts of both the animal and plant cells, students investigated the life cycles of our single celled friends. Students learned the importance of categorization based on specific characteristics.  Please visit our photo galleries to see spherical, cylindrical, and spiral bacteria models made of clay.

It’s all about word choice…

E6 writers spent the month of October brainstorming, reading, searching, and studying descriptive words.  Murky, suspicious, pulsing, and deafening are some of the words students used to create a spooky story to share with their friends.  Students listened to readings of the great Edgar Allen Poe to borrow description, understand mood, and create suspense.  Here are a few examples from our authors.

“It was a Sunday night, the winter trees were bare and the night was cold.  The crease of the moon smiled knowingly at the lone house.”

-Addi B.

“I’ve always liked to stay in the shadows and work secretly.  It’s fun to do that kind of thing when you are a child.” -Cian

“I sneak away into the trees.  The trees start to shutter as I go further into the forest.”  -Phynix

“Hello Eric, I’ve been expecting you.”  He says in his scratchy voice,  I’m speechless.  He puts his cold, knife-like fingers on my shuddering shoulder and walks me into the living room.”  – Cooper

“Grace, a freckle-faced, tall, 13 year old girl, stepped down the cracked street.  Her emerald green eyes boiled with anger as the three girls behind her laughed.” – Lilian

“Lightning appeared, and the wind whistled. They entered through a tiny gate and unsteadily got out of the car.”  -Isabella

Stay tuned for announcements regarding our upcoming poetry slam.

Celebrating the creative culture of Spain

International Children’s Day was filled with festive food, cubist painting, and ship building.  We ate together, we created together, and we enjoyed each other’s company.  We missed seeing parents in the classroom and appreciate all who helped make materials and prepare food.  Please visit our photo gallery to see the smiles in their eyes. 

Thanks again to all the parents, students, and staff who have helped make this year possible.  E6 is grateful every day.

Make sure to check out our photos! There are some fun pictures of your children enjoying our new Fitness Elective! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HtDfUYD4SGyg6N1UEpza6FkAvdF7Espq?usp=sharing