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

Classical Greece

The students participated in a "Jigsaw" activity to become experts on the Classical Age of Ancient Greece. With a partner or group, they created interactive presentations...Check out some of the hard work by clicking a link below!

Zach and Damier
Dazare and DayQuez
Kiarra, Shania, and Rain
Shytaesia and Cynaja
Ty'bria and Ty'Quashia
Imean and Marques

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I hope you all had a great holiday with your families!

Enjoy the rest of your nice long break!  

Happy 2012!

-Ms. Bruno

Great Website Resources!

Here are some great links to educational resources that can be utilized at home for extra practice and review with your child!

http://www.mathisfun.com/
http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/
http://www.playkidsgames.com/

Also, here is more information about our everyday learning!

http://pearsonschool.com/ NCS math curriculum
http://elschools.org/ Expeditionary Learning
http://www.readwritethink.org/ Literacy