Ski Trip by class blogger: Carter

Last week we went on a field trip to go Skiing at Hidden Valley. It was a fun trip, and I would recommend anyone to go. The trip started with an explanation of how to put skis on. We then had a overview of the 7 stations. Then, we had to side-step up a large hill. After that, we learned how to do the "pizza" maneuver, which is really the to stop. We went up the magic belt at station 5. It took you up a large hill, and then you had to ski down it, stopping at the end. station 6 was learning how to turn. Station 7 was simply a large hill, leading to a rope tow. Once you were up it, you had to ski down a large, steep hill. We had availability to most things, after station 7. Overall, it was a fun trip, and everyone who reads this, should consider going there.

What's Happening in 6th Grade

Here's a few topics we are exploring:

Religion -  Israel's kings - starting with the Rise and Fall of Saul.  We will parallel our O.T. studies with the Lord's Prayer petitions and the application to our lives to day.  SEE TAB ABOVE.

S.S. - Latin America and the Indigenous peoples.  We created skits to show the blend of traditional and modern culture.  What a great way to learn about the culture of where our Chapel offering project sponsors!

Math - G-Math is working with ratios and unit rates.  T-Math has finished fraction concepts and getting into the meat of fraction operations.  Grocery shopping for the best buy based on unit rate and cooking (doubling recipes) are great hands on ways to reinforce these concepts at home.  Both classes enjoyed a math computer lab today.

Lit. - Our nonfiction unit has included essays on African Americans in baseball and Jackie Robinson.  We took time to study a bit of the Civil Rights Movement as we explored informational articles.  We are on a Lincoln biography now (Happy Birthday, Abe!!)  and will compare the style of writing to an autobiography of author Beverly Cleary.

PE - Mrs. Steinbacher reported our class did a great job with Jump Rope for Heart!  It was wonderful to see the generosity of our Zion families for this worthy cause.  ALL FOR ONE!

Art -Mrs. Cluck is working with our class on the art element of texture as they explore camouflaging an animal in a variety of art media.

What a busy week!