Soleil Student Blog - May 4th - 15th

KFC Social Studies by Emma

This week in KFC social studies, we are working on the Boston Harbor art piece for Art walk. We have students signed up to add something to the Harbor, like a house or shop that they made. If you come to the Art walk, you can see the creative, beautiful artwork that our school/center has made!

What parts of lunch is your child eating?

Lunch Monitor Update by Amelia and Lowata

At lunch what are your kid really eating the things you are giving them? We had more than 10 apples thrown away in a day in the trash!! Also in 5 hot lunches we get 6 things that been not eaten. So ask your kids what they are eating at school every day so we don’t waste food. Plus do you know where your food goes? Well it goes into a landfill. Also plastic is a bad thing in the world. Plastic can kill animals and plants sometimes people. So if you see garbage, milk jugs, or anything that is plastic pick it up please. Even if it’s on hills outside pick it up.

Making arcade games gives students a chance to use their brains a different way after testing.

BG Reading by Kelvin

This week we have been having ours SBAs and building our arcade. For the arcade we have groups of 4 to 5, and the art walk is on the 21st, at 6:30 to 8:00. The SBAs ended on the 13th.  

KFC Writing by Ezra

In KFC Writing we are working on our Boston Harbor backdrop. KFC just finished our last and final test for History. 5th grade is doing their last medal of the year, the Choice Medal. This medal gives all the 5th years a choice of all the medals they have done so far in Soleil. While the 5th years will work hard on this, the 6th years are working on their Passion Project. We have been doing the SBA tests and some MSP science and math, so most of our Language Art’s work is being used as testing time. Thanks M for a great Language Arts!

KFC Reading by Giselle

This week in KFC Reading we kept working on the puppet play backdrop for the artwalk, which is this Thursday. Sophia was assigned to draw and create the roads, so today they are completed and ready for the art walk. We are not yet finished with attaching and gluing houses onto the backdrop, and most of the people who signed themselves up to make them have not finished the houses yet. Sydney P. and I also finished drawing pastel clouds on the backdrop. Hopefully we will all finish constructing our houses and applying all of them onto the backdrop by the art walk.

Students are excited to work on new math concepts!

5^th Year Math by Saki and Emilee

We are learning how to multiplying decimal by whole number, and more stuff about decimals.

SBA Testing Update by Jacob

Last week we started taking the Smarter Balance Assessment or the SBA. The 4th graders had 4th grade students from Renaissance come to do testing in Kim and Cassie's room. The 5th graders had Summit over to test with them in M's room. The 6th graders had to go to Renaissance, Fusion, or Summit for testing. Two weeks ago, we did training and practice tests. Last week we did real English and Language Arts tests. This week , we just did math tests. The 5th graders will do the science MSP this week and next week.

Our arcade games are starting to come together.

There are lots of chances to problem solve together. 

 Students presented their games to get feedback.

There is lots of hands on learning about construction happening.

Art by Ava G and Ava D

this week in art we are doing the soleil arcade. A soleil arcade is made for the madrona artwalk. This is the second time soliel will be doing this arcade. All of Soleil watched a video about the last soleil arcade. Aso B.G. watched a video called Caine's arcade. We will be making the games out of cardboard.  There are different groups too. Each group will make their own separate game. The arcade will be about garbage and saving the planet. So in conclusion this week we will be making games for the Soleil art walk on May 21, 2015 YAY!

Beginning Orchestra by Chloe

 In beginning orchestra we are practicing mozart melody, frere jacque, simple square dance, old mc fiddle and allegro.  Our teacher Miss. Nelson is a great orchestra teacher.  iN OUR ORCHESTRA WE HAVE NOT JUST VIOLINS, BUT ALSO CELLO, BASS, AND VIOLA.  There is 1 bass, 2 cello, and 2 violas.  Our orchestra tries really hard to be good at their instrument.