Book Drive

Drive for Diversity:

This is a Madrona library book drive

Turn up the volume, the video is not very loud!

Only 22% of children's books have a diverse main character.

Why: Because society needs more diverse books to know how other people experience

things

Who: You can donate diverse books to help out

What: This is a book drive to help make our school and multiple classroom libraries more

diverse by adding new or gently used books for PreK - 8th grade

Goal: 1000 books for our school and classroom libraries

When: You can donate from April 17th-May 5th

How: Not sure what makes a book diverse? You can choose books from our Amazon Wish List or from these links: The Brown Book Shelf, Common Sense Media, Multicultural Children's Book Day and Scholastic. We ARE taking multiple copies of books.

Where: The collection box in your center, the gym for middle school, or mail directly to: Soleil Book Drive

9300 36th St SW

Edmonds, WA 98020

Spread the word! Tell your friends and family and share about our book drive on social media.

Center Happenings 12/2/16 - 12/9/16

5/6 Book Clubs by Maisie and Francine

Here are the 6 book club books for soleil 5/6. Photo by Ethan and Kelvin

Over the last month, the Whimsical Gorillas  language group has been doing book clubs. Each group has a book that their reading, they also have reading/writing assignments to do before the next day.     

The books that the teachers have assigned are, A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen,  Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko, Wringer by Jerry Spinelli, El Deafo by Cece Bell, and Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan. On our 12th meeting, the 5th and 6th LA groups will have a party to celebrate the hard work we have done where we can bring food and other treats.

Vocabulary by Billy and Boden

Photo by Kohl and Reed

In the language arts group in room 12 is called the Whimsical Gorillas. vocabulary room 12 goes and gets some words to study for the week until the next thursday we would have a test about the words and would try to find the right definition for the word with extra definitions left over

5th Grade Math by Aaron G and Joshua W

In 5th grade math we are working on adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators and taking quizzes. For example ½ +⅙= 4/6 This is how we figure out the nswerproblem. By finding the least common multiple which is to find the least common denominator. Then we convert this into the answer that we got and it’s 4/6.  We are also taking tests and quizzes  for the teachers to see what we know and what we have learned In conclusion in fifth grade math we are working on adding and subtracting fractions and we are doing very well

Cartouche Art by Ahna and Naomi

This is a picture of a couple cartouches that are gonna be colored, laminated, and turned into bookmarks. Photo by Sydney, Ethan, and Jake

This week in art we  are working on a Egyptian Cartouche, we got to draw it on real papyrus from a plant that people from long ago used. We wrote\ our names in Egyptian Hieroglyphics on it, and the oval border was decorated with a simple design.  They turned out beautiful and they had a lot of color and creativity. The art project was very enjoyable and we had a great time doing something new. Our class will remember this project for a long time.

Tribes by Joey and Norah

Photo by Ava D and Olivia

In tribes on Nov 18 we talked about fear and courage. We also talked about things that we are or were afraid of and how we have overcome those fears. We watched a kid president video about a kid using courage to dance in front of a crowd. We also played games like museum and the clapping game. For the greeting we did the dice greeting, you roll a dice and you go around the circle and you count as many people as the number you rolled with the dice and then greet the last one.

Center Happenings November 2016

post completed by Ava

Presidential Election Results by Sophia and Abbie

The election of 2016 results: Donald Trump won. Photo selected by Livia and AJ

In the 2016 presidential election, the winner was republican Donald Trump, who beat democrat Hillary Clinton. It was really close; Donald won 279 electoral votes and Hillary won 228. 270 is needed to win. Donald Trump won 47% of the popular vote, and Hillary won 48%.




Thanksgiving By Ava D. and Olivia

A picture representing the best parts of thanksgiving. Photo selected by Ben, Nicolai, and Sawyer

This year Thanksgiving falls on the 24th of November

That is the day that people are thankful for all the things that they have.Not all people celebrate thanksgiving. A common foods that people eat on thanksgiving are turkey,

Mash potatoes ,gravy and pumpkin pie.Thanksgiving is also known for having dinner with family and close  friends.

Art By Kelvin and Ethan H.

Photo by Gillian and Chloe

In  Soleil, we have been studying Ancient History, so we decided that we would do Hieroglyph bookmarks. What we do is that we look at a sheet of Ancient Hieroglyphs on paper, then we put them onto a piece of Papyrus, specifically our names in ancient Egyptian.

Orchestra and band By Kohl and Reed

In band and orchestra we are split into beginning and intermediate and advanced. In Intermediate we have been playing and testing. In beginning band and orchestra we are learning where notes are on the  and starting to play songs. In conclusion we have been having fun while working hard

Alphabet project By Melia and Amelia R.


As you can see, they are very different because one's written and one's typed. Photos by Henry and Austin

Right now in Language Arts, both sides of the classroom are working on the history of the alphabet. We are choosing a letter to research  and then doing an infographic on that letter.  On the Whimsical Gorillas side, we are writing six paragraphs about our letter, where it originated from, and what it is in different languages. On Kim and M’s  language arts side, they are writing packets booklets  that include how old their letters are, and what stages of change their letters went through. The letter project is really fun and exciting for everyone.

6th grade math By Jake, Sydney and Ethan L.

In 6th grade math we are starting unit five algebra and recently finished unit three about dividing and multiplying fractions. We learned that it is easy to divide and multiply  fractions by following the rule K.C.P. which means, keep, change, flip, using this method you can easily multiply fractions and whole numbers. Our 6th grade math classes are divided into three groups in order, Mr.Barnes, Ms.Elena, and Mrs.Reeder.

Center Happenings 10/24/16 - 11/4/16

Whimsical Gorillas Writing by Ben, Sawyer, and Nicolai

Photo by Madi, Payton, and Evelyn

For the last few weeks all 6th graders and some 5th graders have been working on personal narratives. In these narratives we wrote about a moment that means something to us. It didn’t  have to be big, or even very important, either. Our final draft was due monday. It was a good challenge and fun for most of us.

4/5 grade reading by Ava G and Annelli

In LA, the class is reading Because of Winn-Dixie, then talking about it.  After talking about what we read,  we write about it in our reading notebooks.  We also have a book for independent reading we had to pick out a book we liked from the class library.

Conferences by Livia and AJ

Portfolios from the Whimsical Gorillas conferences.

Photo by Bridget and Neha

This week was confrence week. Conference week is where we have half days for the whole week so that we can have conferences. Conferences are from 25 to 30 minutes long, and your parents and teachers talk about what the students are doing well in class, and what you need to work on.

Art by Henry and Austin

Photo by Declan and Josh K

Recently we have been doing alien writing. Alien writing is when we make a point A and a point B and we make 8-12 lines between them while make dots where the lines end. We do this twice then connect the two lines together by the dots then we use color pencils, or markers to fill the shapes. We got a final and a practice one and we're onto our final now, and we hope that the final will turn out to be Beautiful.

Bear Scare by Zane and Lowata

Photo by Colin and Aaron

This year for the Bear Scare, we are going to have new and old games in the gym. Some of things  we are keeping from older years are the haunted hallway and some games in  the gym . This year the haunted hallway was the same as last year, but things were arranged different than last year.

We interviewed people.

Questions

1.What are you for bear scare?   

2.what was your favorite thing to do at bear scare?

3.did you like the haunted house, why or why not?

Interviewed

First person

1. What were you for the bear scare?

“I was a witch for bear scare’’.   

2. What was your favorite thing to do at bear scare?

‘’ I liked to walk around  and get candy .”

 3. Did you like the haunted house why or why not?

    ‘’I liked everything ,except the haunted house because everybody in it kept screaming and it was very annoying.’’

The second person  Nicolai.

 1. What were you for the bear scare

“For bear scare i was a cowgirl.”

2.What was your favorite thing to do?

“I like the fishing game it was fun.”

3.Did you like the haunted house why or why not?

“Well i didn’t like it because it just wasn’t scary and i know that in previous years it was better.”

Third person Chole

1.What were you for the bear scare?

“I was a unicorn.”

2.What was your favorite thing to do?

“My favorite thing was to walk and talk to my friends.”

3.Did you like the haunted house why or why not? “It was a little good to much screaming.

Mindfulness Fridays by Gillian and Chloe

On every Friday, advanced band and orchestra go off to practice music.  The group that isn’t in advanced will be in the classroom from 12:00 to 1:00.  Group B, will stay and do mindfulness, including mindful minutes and sometimes M or Kim reads a book about mindfulness.  It is very relaxing and it keeps you ready to learn!

Center Happenings 10/7/16 - 10/14/16

From the desk of the Supreme Editor (Cassie): We are excited to announce that students are taking on more and more responsibility in blogging.  There are four new leadership teams that 5th and 6th graders had the chance to join. Managing Editors comply the blog post onto the blogger site and post it. Executive Managers remind students to sign up for a topic, check in to make sure they are finishing their assignment and help with other managing tasks. The Creative Direction Committee choose the subjects we write about. Finally, the Material Managers oversee the check out of blogging technology and prepare flash drives and SD cards for new posts. All students have the chance to help each other learn technology skills.

Post complied by Aaron G, Henry, and Cassie



Geography by Colin and Aaron J

Photograph by Evelyn & Sofia Marie

This year for social studies we are working on Geography Map. For  Geography our class did something called Tear the world.  Which is where you try to tear the contents and put them in the correct places For some people it was a terrifying experience, for others it was a walk in the park. It was fun for most people who like geography.

We had a test about where the oceans, the continents, the hemispheres, the prime meridian, the equator, the north and south pole, and the international date line. Also we had to draw a Compass Rose, on the back there was a true or false, we listed three things you might find on a key on a map, and for extra credit we had to name 5 states in the united states like Washington. In conclusion we have had fun doing geography.




Introduction to the Blog by Bridget and Neha

   We are back on the blog once again! We are in our mentor, mentee, and learning buddy pairs for the blog and for olympics! We are so happy to be back to  blogging. We have a few 5th and 6th graders in Soliel we will interview.

Questions:

1. What’s your favorite thing about the blog?
2. What could improve for you personally about the blog?
3. What topic do you hope to write about?
4. What’s your current job? (Special report, writing, photo, and editors.)
5. What job do you hope get?

Kelvin 6th grader

Kelvin 1:

“My favorite thing about the blog is that we get to read when we’re finished.”

Kelvin 2:

“I have no idea.”

Kelvin 3:

“I have no idea.”

Kelvin 4:

“I am a photographer.”

Kelvin 5:

“I hope I get to be a special reporter.”

Abbie 5th grader

Abbie 1:

“I like to interview people because I get to know more about them.”

Abbie 2:

“Ejecting flash drives easier because it’s hard to remember how.”

Abbie 3:

“I hope to write about the Bear Scare.” (It’s a school event.)

Abbie 4:

“Special reporter.”

Abbie 5:

“My favorite job is special reporter.”

Livia 6th grader

Livia 1:

“I like being a special reporter.”

Livia 2:

“I have no idea.”

Livia 3:

“Bear Scare.”

Livia 4:

“Editor.”

Livia 5:

“Special reporter.”

Aaron 5th grader

Aaron 1:

“Being a special reporter.”

Aaron 2:

“Writing better.”

Aaron 3:

“Bear Scare.”

Aaron 4:

“Special reporter.”

Aaron 5:

“Special reporter.”

Overall, people have barely any cons about the blog, but almost everyone in Soleil loves the blog, probably because we’re the only center in intermediate who has one! We are really lucky that we do. Anyone in the world can view our amazing blog!

Digital Citizenship by Devin and Diego .T

This is when Jason came over to talk to us about digital citizenship, right now he’s talking about what communities you are in.

picture by Jake, Ethan, and Sydney.

When you are a digital citizen you have to obey the rules of technology. Some of the rules are:

No spamming, no cyberbullying. No cyberbullying means many things in different ways. It it is a big part too being a digital citizen if you don’t cyberbully.

You are already a  digital citizen.

Also being a digital citizen is staying on track and doing what you need to do. When you are on a computer and on the internet you have something called a digital footprint which is basicly admins of the  search engine (Example is google or wikipedia) can track what you are doing on websites. So when you are a digital citizen you are responsible and friendly.

4th math by Sophie and Amelia .A

picture by Reed and Kohl

Currently in 4th grade math we are working on  Factors, Prime numbers, Division, multiplication, Ratio tables and graphs. I introduce a 4th grader here she is she will explain what Prime numbers are. Prime number are numbers that have 2 or less factor pairs. We are also noticing patterns in the calendar and got assigned spots at the carpet while we eat snack.




Class meeting, the basics by Payton, and Madi

picture by Melia and Amelia .R

   In Class Meeting, students will count off their numbers for the attendance, then we do event planning where teachers will tell us about upcoming event. After that we do announcements,  We then do the Problements box. The problements box is used for students to solve other students problems and to complement people. We will then do jokes and riddles! We also do blogging!



Potluck by Josh .K and Declan

Graphic created by Ethan and Kelvin

On October 20th, we are having a Soleil potluck in the cafeteria. There will be many varieties of foods. Like salads, pastas, desserts, appetizers, many other main dishes, side dishes, and more. Each student/parent are highly recommended to bring the food. If you really can’t, then you don’t have to. The food we are bringing will be international and cultural foods, as well as family recipes. :)




Presidential Election by Jacob and Diego .B

this poster represents about  the American votes all around the country and how it is working. Picture by Ava .D and Olivia

The Election of 2016 is coming in one month! After Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were selected as nominees, there were Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. In the debate, they mostly talked about what they are going to do when they are President and Vice President. They also basically insulted each other just to persuade others on what they think of them.

6th Grade Graduation Pictures

On June 21, 6th graders graduated and will be moving onto 7th grade. 6th grade graduation was very exciting and emotional because we were all excited, but sad to leave Soleil. We had so much fun and will miss Soleil.