The kids in 5/6 couldn’t wait to get bundled up and play in the snow!  It was a great recess!

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5/6 is learning about ecosystems.  We made terrariums.

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Finished Products

Tiegan writing in her woods journal

Davis finished a book about elephants for his Genius Hour project.

Tra’ investigated the Indian cobra for his Genius Hour project.

Dash is creating a template for his bone cell creation.

Myla is sewing an epithelial cell for her final project.

Isla is using alpaca hair to felt a model of a white blood cell.

Chloe is creating a model of a muscle cell using paper.

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Tiegan spent some time today spreading happiness!

Fifth and sixth decided to have a low-key celebration for Valentine’s Day!

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Here is my workspace while teaching from home.  My teaching assistant, Basil, is making sure I’m on task!

I asked the kids to share a pic of their work space while learning at home!

We had a great afternoon hosting the Japan table at the 2nd Annual Discovery School Intercultural Fair!

Sixth grade started our exploration of cells upon returning from break.  What a busy week!

We learned the parts of a cell and even completed a lab using microscopes.  We looked at our cheek cells and onion cells.

We even labeled diagrams of animal and plant cells.