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The sixth graders in Marisa Guastaferro's humanities class did a study of folktales from around the world. After reading several folktales and examining the common structures, they outlined and wrote their own tales. One thing that we learned about folktales is that they were originally an oral tradition passed down through the generations. For this reason, we decided to publish our work as a recording, rather than a written document. Please take a minute to listen to our folktales. Who knows, you might learn a valuable lesson!
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Monica Amaro's social sciences classes debated immigration issues. Student teams opposed or affirmed the following topic: All undocumented immigrants in the US should be granted amnesty and allowed to become US citizens.
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Don Quijote Skits in Spanish
Students inTalia Gonzalez's Spanish class read about Don Quijote and re-enacted scenes with costumes and props.
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Math Carnival with 2nd Grade Buddies
Patti MacDonald's math students made board games and calculated the probability of landing on designated "win" areas. 2nd grade buddies came to the Math Carnival to play these original games.
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Romeo and Juliet Podcasts
6th Graders in Marisa Guastaferro's Humanities and Rachel Klem's Music classes created podcasts. Students gathered costumes and props before photographing each other to depict key moments from their chosen "Romeo and Juliet" scene. After recording their dialogue, students composed an original musical score to finish their project.
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Tres Leches Cooking Shows
Students in Talia Gonzalez's Spanish class performed skits inspired by Tres Leches (the delicious cake made of three different kinds of milk (evaporated, condensed, and regular). To the left is a picture of the Tres Amigos performing their cooking show sketch.
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 "Our World Today" is a blog created by Monica Amaro for the students in her social sciences classes. After reading the specified articles, students will have a common space for publishing their responses.
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Students Spaces Humanities Project
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6th Graders used iWeb to design and edit personalized websites. Click below to link to Marisa Guastaferro's homepage and student works.
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Over the Winter Break, The 6th graders all read books from out Identity Reading List. All of these books had main characters that, in one way or another, struggled with their identity. These Body Maps use pictures, symbols, words, and quotes to represent the different aspects of these characters. Specifically, we examined the character’s thoughts, feelings, actions, appearance, and connections to others. Our Character Analysis Essays will join these maps soon!
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To correspond with their study of Islam and Islamic Art, 6th grade Math students learned about four different types of transformations: translations, reflections, dilations, and rotations. Using Geometers' Sketchpad, students constructed, manipulated, and colored their unique designs. Eventually, students will take their sketches to their Visual Arts class and recreate their ideas in clay.
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6th grade Humanities students post responses to Marisa Guastaferro's blog about The Giver.
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