Soleil Student Blog - Week of March 16th - 20th

Bubble Giraffe Reading Party. Photo by Ava D

BG Reading by Liam

This week we are studying magazines that help us understand non-fiction text features and we are learning about cause and effect and having loads of fun doing it.

We also have some new study groups to help us understand as a group.

BG Writing by Melia

This week in BG writing we are working on finishing our Conclusion for our informational essays on the same endangered specie we are doing our infographics on!

… Which are the Leatherback Sea Turtle, the Northern Spotted Owl, and the Woodland Caribou!  

BG Writing has been REALLY fun!

BG Science by Jacob

In BG Science, we are starting to add color  onto our infographics on Magic Piktochart templates. We need to make a black and white copy so if we lose the color copy, then we can still start on the black and white copy.

Students collaborate on their Olympics every Friday.

5^th Year Math by Ezra

This week in 5th Year Math, we are just now starting decimals with Kim! Yay! With Cassie, we are doing volume, and a little bit of area. Currently, we have a single sheet of homework from Kim that is due on (you have a choice) either Monday, (3-23-15) or Thursday. (3-19-15) With Cassie, we have an assignment that is due on Thursday, (3-19-15) and it is about volume on boxes. Make sure to have it done by then! We also have our calendar with Cassie too, which we work on every Thursday. The calendar is also about volume! Everyone in the 5th year math group is so lucky to have Cassie and Kim as our wonderful teachers!

 A student works zooming in on part of an animal. Can you guess the animal?

Students hard at work on art.

Art by Emma W

This week in art, we are working on a fun project, where the students use a picture of an animal. Next, you would take your window, (M calls it a window) and find a part of that animal that would be hard to figure out what the animal is. You would then copy the area of the animal on a small piece of paper. Then you would color it in, and you’re done! We are going to put them in the hallways as a fun activity for the people going by to try and guess what the animal is!

Schoolhouse Rock by Amelia

Schoolhouse rock is a play that Madrona theatre is doing. In the first act are the songs 1. Verb thats what happening, 2 Noun is a person place or thing, 3. Is the magic number, 4. Mother necessity,  5. Sufferin till Suffrage, 6. Lolly lolly lolly, 7. Unpack your adjectives, 8. Just a bill, and 9. The preamble. In act two are 10. ready or not, 11. Do the circulation, 12. Rufus Xavier Sarsaparilla, 13. Figure Eight, 14. A Victim of Gravity, 15. Zero, My Hero, 16. Conjunction Junction, 17. Great American Melting Pot, 18. Elbow Room, 19. Interplanet Janet, 20. Interjections, 21. The Tale of Mr. Morton, 22. Bows, and 23. Exit Music. We hope you can come and see it!