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.