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.