Sunday, September 30, 2012

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!








Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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!