Dr. Kissel’s Science Class by Woo Sung Chong

In Dr. Kissel’s Science Class, to finish the year, we’ve been doing a lot of fun
things! For example, we learned about earthquakes and volcanoes. We studied
plate tectonics and how the Earth’s plates move. Did you know that volcanoes
are often located between plates? We also learned about weather. We are
working on a Weather WebQuest. We are researching different topics, such as
humidity, air masses, and severe weather. We’ll create a PowerPoint or Prezi
presentation with the information. Did you know that a tropical storm is not
a hurricane until the winds reach a speed of 119 kilometers per hour? The
water cycle is something else we learned about. At Camp, kids performed rap
songs with water cycle words like evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and
infiltration. Right now our Science Fair is coming up on June 9th. The kids are
performing unique experiments and we’ll share them with our parents at the
Science Fair.

Dr. Kissel’s Math Class by Ivan Legorreta

In Dr. Kissel’s Math Class we have been learning about probability and integers
as 6th grade comes to an end. We studied probability and took a test on it. If
you roll a die, each number has a 1 out of 6 chance. But if you roll 2 dice, 7 has a
greater chance of being the total because there are more combinations that add
to 7. We took 2 tests on integers. One was an introduction and the other was
about performing operations with integers. Integers are negative and positive
numbers and 0. The numbers need to be whole numbers, not fractions. If you
multiply two positive numbers or two negative numbers you get a positive
number. If you multiply a positive and a negative number the answer is a
negative number. We are also working on an Integers WebQuest. We need
to research about the history of negative numbers and reflect on how we use
integers in everyday life. We also need to play some games having to do with the
coordinate plane and rate them. It has been interesting.

Nuestras costumbres y tradiciones

El pasado mes de mayo tuvimos la oportunidad de pasar una maravillosa semana en el campamento de Pipiol ; donde los niños además de divertirse pudieron conectarse a través de talleres interactivos con lo que son algunas de las costumbres y tradiciones de este lugar.

En estos talleres tuvieron la oportunidad de elaborar pan y figuras de barro y una vez más reflejaron la creatividad , iniciativa y entusiasmo que los caracteriza.

En la panadería pudimos saborear desde simples bolillos hasta creaciones más elaboradas como trenzas y rollos de canela.

Con el barro fueron capaces de plasmar figuras únicas y llenas de vida , donde cada una reflejaba la personalidad de de estos grande artistas.

6th GRADE GREENHOUSE

6th Grade students are very excited about being part of a National Reforestation Program because they have learned that Reforestation has a great importance in fighting against climate change, increasing and retaining our water resources, reducing the amounts of CO2, and the greenhouse gases. They planted two different types of trees, a mexican type of pine and an acacia. Through the last 4 months they have been taking care of them by watering, removing weeds and making sure the grow strong and healthy. This program has taught our students about the importance of planting trees, and has encourage in them a sense of awareness and responsibility. Our goal is to plant them in our immediate community to provide shade and improve aesthetics in the neighborhood and parks around the school.

WELL DONE 6TH GRADERS........WE ARE ALL VERY PROUD OF YOU!

La Importancia de la Lectura

La lectura es indispensable a cualquier edad ya que despierta la imaginación a la vez que los alumnos adquieren ortografía y voacabulario. De esta forma su redacción y comprensión aumentará enormemente lo cual les servirá para su preparación escolar y universitaria. Por esta razón sugiero que dentro de la dinámica familiar se tomen el tiempo por lo menos de 15 minutos diarios en leer y comentar lo leído para que sus hijos adquieran el hábito de la lectura.

Dancing to math

Once again in Ms. Ziman's class fractions were learned with music and dance. This time Cross Simplying and Multiplication were taught .Check-out the fun!!!!

Dr. Kissel's 6th Grade Math Class, by Regina C.

Dr. Kissel’s 6th Grade Math Class

Written by Regina C.

This past marking period in math we were busy! We did a lot of things. The first topic was still fractions. We worked on multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers. After learning the rules for multiplying, dividing was easy. You simply take the reciprocal of the second fraction (by flipping it upside down) or turn the mixed number into an improper fraction and take the reciprocal of that. Then you just multiply. We took a test on that. Then we studied for a test on everything that we learned about fractions. It covered adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, finding the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) and LCM (Least Common Multiple), turning fractions into decimals and percents, and comparing fractions. When we took the big test we were happy about finishing this unit.

Now we are studying geometry. We have even taken our first test on it. The hard part is figuring out the measurements of certain angles by using the values of other angles, but it is a fun challenge. We have recently drawn parabolas inside equilateral triangles. The triangles will be cut out and put on a bulletin board next to each other. That is tessellating. It will create a geometric design. There is even another test coming up.

Soon we will be starting a Geometry WebQuest. We’ll be going on an Internet scavenger hunt and that will be fun!