Exhibition Night 

6th grade proudly presented our ancient Egypt artifact exhibit "Ancient Egypt: Where History and Mystery Meet"

We had such a great turn out and the students did an outstanding job being docents! Check out some photos below…

Fundraising

6th grade is selling candy bars! 

To kick off a great year, we will be selling Hershey's candy bars to raise money for field work and graduation. 

Each child received a permission slip containing the necessary information about the fundraiser. If you would like your child to participate and sell a box, please return the slip with a REFUNDABLE 10$ deposit. 

Once either the money from the sold chocolate, or the unsold candy bars have been returned, the deposit will be returned to you. 

We hope you can participate! :) 

Experimenting!

In our investigation about the geography of ancient Egypt, we explored erosion and deposition just as it was seen on the ancient Nile River...

Field Work!

Field Work: Buffalo Museum of Science

Check out some pictures from our experience at the Whem-Ankh exhibit at the Buffalo Museum of Science. We explored the circle of life in ancient Egypt!

Kicking off Our First Expedition: "What Makes a Civilization Flourish"

6th grade participated in "Teambuilding Day" as an expedition kick off on September 4th. Each group conquered 6 different team building activities. Throughout, the students experienced challenge, success, and failure. Check out some pictures below!

Upcoming Events:

Friday, September 21st 6th Grade will host Community Circle at Niagara Charter School beginning at 2:30 pm in the gymnasium

Tuesday, September 28th 6th grade will visit the Buffalo Museum of Science to explore the Ancient Egypt Exhibit. Students must bring in a signed permission slip, $5, and have appropriate behavior as well as up to date on all work in order to attend

Thursday, October 4th: Picture Day!

Design Principle of the Month!

What are the Design Principles? 

---> The design principles express the philosophy of education and core values of Expeditionary Learning.

 Design Principle #1: "The Primacy of Self Discovery"  Learning happens best with emotion, challenge and the requisite support. People discover their abilities, values, passions, and responsibilities in situations that offer adventure and the unexpected. In Expeditionary Learning schools, students undertake tasks that require perseverance, fitness, craftsmanship, imagination, self-discipline, and significant achievement. A teacher’s primary task is to help students overcome their fears and discover they can do more than they think they can.

I am proud to recognize Trenity Holmes as the student of the month. Congratulations Trenity, keep up the excellent work!

Summer Time!

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer!


 As some of you may know, Niagara Charter School is fully implementing the Common Core Learning Standards this upcoming school year.


If you have never heard of them or are looking for more information I have attached some links... hope this helps :) 


Common Core for Parents
Engaging Parents as Educational Partners

Happy Spring!

I hope everyone had a relaxing, enjoyable Spring break! :) 

Reminders:

NYS ELA testing begins Tuesday 4/17. 

Math NYS Testing begins Wednesday 4/25. 

Attendance is mandatory for testing! Please make sure you get a good night's sleep and eat a good breakfast! Don't forget to complete your practice assessments at home with a parent/guardian and have them sign it for extra credit! ELA Packet is due Tuesday 4/17 and math packet is due Wednesday 4/25.

We are coming to the end of our second expedition on the fall of the ancient civilizations! We are very excited to begin our final expedition titled "The World's Greatest" in which we will explore career opportunities, middle school options, college options, and being successful in the community. The 6th grade team is planning a career fair for Thursday, May 17th at Niagara Charter School from 2:00-4:00pm. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend with students! If you or someone you know would like to volunteer as a career expert please send back the career expert form that will be going home on Monday 4/16 or call directly at 297-4520 ext. 7119

Chalk Talk

Good Afternoon!

Below are some pictures of a classroom activity based on the 12 causes of the fall of the Roman empire using an Expeditionary Learning protocol called "Chalk Talk"

Students were presented with the 12 problems through a spirit read, then asked to sort the problems with a small group. Next, they make connections between the problems and provided possible solutions to the problems. 

STUDENT OF THE MONTH!!!

I am proud to present Zachary Ferrusi as student of the month for the month of February!

Character Trait of the month: Forgiveness

Interview with Zach:

Q:What does forgiveness mean to you?

A:To me, forgiveness means being able to accept others apologies and move forward. I do not hold grudges towards others because I am not a negative person

Why I chose Zach:

I chose Zach for student of the month for the trait of forgiveness because he displays not only this, but many other positive traits on a daily basis. When confrontations arise, Zach is always forgiving and never holds grudges against others, he is quite the role model!



Meeting Mayor Dyster

On Monday January 23rd, The 6th grade visited Niagara Falls City Hall. We were given a tour of the building by the Mayor himself! Check out some pictures and videos!

In the Mayor's Office!

 

Visitng the City Assessors Office

The Council Chambers

City Administrator Donna Owens

Expert Visit from Assemblyman John Ceretto

On Friday, January 20th, we had a visit from Assemblyman John Ceretto to Niagara Charter School! He talked to us about government, leadership qualities, and what it takes to get elected! We gained a tremendous amount of knowledge for our OWN upcoming campaign for STUDENT GOVERNMENT! Check out the pictures and videos below :)

Hoops For The Heart Basketball Tournament

Congratulations to the green team who won the Hoops for the Heart basketball tournament at NCS on January 13th, 2012!

Each team played very well, had a ton of fun, and the games were so close! All of the proceeds and change collected went to the American Heart Association as part of 3rd grades "Nutritious and Delicious" expedition. Loose change is still being collected to donate until the end of February!

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY!

End of quarter 2 is quickly approaching...have you completed and turned in all assignments?

If not, here is your LAST CHANCE to get those grades up!

Any day next week (January 9th-13th) you may bring in an article (newspaper or internet) on GOVERNMENT...

It can be ANYTHING related to government. Please prepare a short (paragraph) summary of the article to share with the class...each article you bring in you will receive 5 points towards any subject where it is needed!

Good Luck :) Ms. Bruno