Ms. Zika's Class

Social Studies

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Indiana Zika: Raiders of the Lost Bark

In the last unit we studied Israel.  It was a really fun unit because we did things we had never done before, like make children’s books to teach little kids about Judaism.  And after that we read the books to first graders. Another fun activity we did was Indiana Zika that was about rescuing a dog named Hercules that had been kidnapped by a thief. Every time you found a clue you would get an agora for the agora map, a map were you would place an agora each time you completed an assignment. We did many more little things that made us understand everything about Israel and Judaism. Written by Ivanna

The Zika School of Egyptology

This unit we are studying about Ancient Egypt. This has been an interesting topic because it includes the pharaohs and architecture. We have done a lot of hands-on activities like when we went in a felucca (an Egyptian sailboat) and learned about some interesting sites. Now we have been accepted to join the Zika School of Egyptology. This project helps us learn about different areas in Egyptian culture by doing different tasks like: building a model of the pyramids or finding the coordinates of great Egyptian cities. It has been tremendously fun.  Written by Daniel

Language Arts

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The Outsiders

Last cycle we read a book called The Outsiders.  In this unit, everybody had to design a portfolio box to put all the activities we completed during this project. Miss Zika made us do a portfolio with a specific amount of points. We had three sections; depending on the activity you choose that is what you had to do. In our portfolios we had to include things that represented you or things that you like. When we finished the project we had the chance to watch the movie.  It was awesome! We had a great time reading this book.  Written by Maria Jose

 

What We're Into Now... Sustained Silent Reading!

In 6th grade, reading is a very big part of language arts.  Every day we read about 20 minutes of a book chosen by ourselves.  Many advantages can come from reading: the best writers are the students who read a diversity of books.  We are motivated to read in our homes whatever type of book we like.  Written by Luis