May 2023

The sixth grade had an absolutely gorgeous day to visit the Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport.  They stepped back in time to the 1930s and viewed the mysterious, 3,000-year old mummy Mr. Vanderbilt was acquired from Egypt in 1932. They learned all about the mummification process, viewed x rays of the mummy,  and created hieroglyph bookmarks.  They were in awe as they toured Mr. Vanderbilt's exotic collections from around the world and admired the beautiful scenery surrounding his 43 acre estate.

March 2023

The sixth graders have been busy working in their book clubs to learn about the different elements and settings of the fantasy genre, as well as continuing their study of character development. In math, the students are studying geometrical concepts and using spatial reasoning.

February 2023

Our 6^th graders have been engaged in close readings of various short stories such as The Necklace, Grandmama’s Pride, Ruthless, and Raymond’s Run to name a few.  They learned strategies essayists use to gather, analyze and explain evidence from the text to support a claim on their main protagonist. They’ve used an outline to organize their ideas and are finishing up their first literary essay. In addition, they’ve been discussing themes found within these stories in preparation for writing their next piece, the thematic essay.