Soleil Student Blog Week of January 26th, 2015

BG Writing by Ava G and Livia

This week in writing we are doing non-fiction and   comparing it to other genres.  You got to pick your

subject and wright as much as you know about it in two days.  We also brain stormed ideas of what non-fiction is and how to write it. In conclusion All of us had a lot of fun learning about non-fiction.  

                                    

BG Science by Livia and Ava G

In BG science we are drawing a food tower/pyramid.  what you do...

     1.    choose a animal  

      2.   then make the pyramid

      3. first individual

       4. then population(a large amount of the anamal you      picked)

community

ecosystem

biome

biosphere(the world!)

KFC Reading by Athmar

In reading this week on M`s side, we have been reading about colonists and the history about the 13 colonies. We have been reading from books, articles and answering some questions.

KFC Writing by Giselle

This week in writing we have been working on 5-paragraph essays, and our Endangered Species projects. We have a series of 4 essays between January and March that M has assigned us. The 1st essay (which was due on January 20th, Tuesday) was already due. I hope that everybody has the 1st essay done. The next essay is due on February 3rd, and is a compare and contrast essay. You should have a partner to compare and contrast with for this essay. The essay after that is a cause and effect essay. And the final, and last essay (the 4th essay) is a “call to action” essay. You talk about how you can help your endangered specie of animal, and what groups of people are already working to save that specie.

KFC Science and Social Studies by Dorothea

In science this week we are talking about our endangered animals. We had to write an essay about our animal. Soon we will start to make posters for our endangered animals. And in social studies we are doing sail America. Sail America is a project we have to do in school about the thirteen colonies.

6th Year Math by Jack

In 6th grade math we have just finished with our Bits and Pieces book. The book (and M!) taught us how to add sales tax and percents. This will really help the 6th graders later in life because if we need to calculate tax for a meal or piece of clothing, we’ll know how to do it.

Winter Jazz Night 2015 by Antonio

Last week on Thursday all of Madrona’s Jazz Bands played at their concert. They both sounded really good. First Jazz Band II played. They played three songs including Basie Cally the Blues, Moanin and Take a Swing at this. There were a few soloist in those songs, and in Take a Swing at this the soloist got to improvise. Improvisation is where you make up a lick using the notes of a certain scale. In this song they were using the notes of the E Flat Major scale. After Jazz Band II played their songs Jazz Band I played. Jazz I played 6 songs including Topsy, Nardis, Milestones, Tenor Madness, Manteca and Sticks. They also had some soloist and improvisation, but they used the B Flat Major scale for improvisation. Overall it was a great night of music.