Over the past two weeks, students have been diving into geometry! Last week, we focused on finding the area of triangles, parallelograms, and composite figures by breaking them down into simpler shapes like rectangles and triangles. This week, we’ve taken our learning into the third dimension—exploring surface area! Students used nets to visualize and calculate the surface area of prisms and pyramids. It’s been a hands-on and engaging couple of weeks!

This week in science, our 6th graders dove into the exciting world of cells! They learned about the Cell Theory, which explains that all living things are made of cells, and that cells are the basic units of life. Students also got hands-on experience using microscopes to observe plant cells up close. It was an amazing opportunity for them to see the structure of cells in detail, and they were excited to identify key parts like the cell wall, chloroplasts, and the nucleus. It’s been a fun and engaging way for students to explore the tiny building blocks that make up all living things!

This week, we finished our study of Greek Mythology.  Students created an infographic and a slide to tell the importance of their god or goddess.  These will be posted to the class website under class projects.  Next week, we will be studying the four types of government in ancient Greece.  Students will be creating posters that showcase each type of government. Please talk with your child about these two projects.  I bet they could teach you a thing or two.

As we move locations back into the gym we will be stomping out some beats together as we learn some line dancing skills in our last unit of the year! We will spend a week or more learning some fun group dances, and then transition to volleyball skills for the last few weeks.

We will focus on the fundamental volleyball skills and work towards getting all the students able to participate in a full speed game.

Spring is here and the energy is high, I look forward to seeing everyone showing off their new moves!