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WOW'ed by Grade 6

Sixth grade hit the ground running, proving that they have been busy this summer with their reading and creativity! They started off the year presenting their summer reading projects. Here are a few snapshots from some notable presentations.

Zayda's carnival-themed balloon game was a hit (or bullseye!) for students who answered trivia questions correctly from her WOW book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.

Sean tries his aim at The Alchemist trivia.

Sophia treated everyone to sugar pies from her WOW book, The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
by Kathi Appelt.

Andrew's diorama of a critical scene from The Hardy Boys: The Tower Treasure.

Tom thoroughly enjoyed his summer read, Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury. 

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 How to Survive Middle School

For their first writing assignment, sixth graders were tasked with composing letters of advice to the incoming fifth graders. They shared some perks of middle school life and tips for success with Grade 5. Below are some of Mrs. DeLuca's favorites:

PERKS

"There are many cool things and advantages of being upstairs: intramural volleyball, College Settlement, field day..." - Zayda

 "You get bigger lockers and you get to run for student council." - Andrew

 "You get to look SNAZZAE in a blazer." - Tom

 "There are lots of good things about middle school. You are more independent. You have green and white days. You have your Chromebooks and you get to do more work technology-wise." - Garrett

TIPS

"Make new friends! If you see someone lonely, go talk to them."
"Be responsible. There are privileges and you need to use them carefully."
   -Sophia

"There is [A LOT] of homework, so budget your time well." - Tom

 "Practice if you have a mass because your friends/siblings will never leave you alone if you make a mistake." - Grant

 "Keep all your notes and study guides in a folder or accordian folder so you have easy access to study." - Molly

 "Do not skip homework or behave badly and disrespectfully. If you do, there are warnings, which means detentions... If you avoid these things and work hard, your record will be fine which [could] lead possibly to a scholarship when it's time to look at high schools." - Sean
Stay tuned for more exciting updates from 6th Grade E.L.A.!

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