Today we made Halloween houses. We had to decorate the outside like a haunted house. Some of our houses looked like brick houses while others looked like wood houses. We put fake spider webs on the outside to make them look even more scary.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Today Mrs. Fay came to our class and did a cool activity with us. We had to design a part of a machine and then we had to match it up with other people's machines in the class to make a whole machine. At the end, she had us fill out a sheet persuading someone why they would want to buy our machine. I think the portable button fan was cool. See our picture.

October 24, 2008

Today our class went to our first grade buddies and we helped them make Halloween pumpkins. It was fun. They all turned out really cute. We also had to help them stuff the pumpkins and help them staple them shut. That is what we did with our first grade buddies.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Today we learned about the ancient Minoan civilization that was located on the island of Crete. These people lived a very long time ago and their structures are still around. Mrs. Stavros showed us pictures of this Minoan civilization that she took when she visited the island of Crete. She also showed us pictures of Athens and the agora (market place) that is located in Athens. The agora has all kinds of food, such as lamp, fruit and fish. We also saw pictures of chickens hanging up and they still had their heads and their feet!!!

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Today we wrote a persuasive essay. Our topic was whether or not we agree with school uniforms. We write an outline first, then a rough draft copy, and finish by typing our final paper. Our essay turns out to be a five paragraph persuasive essay.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Today we started to read the book Stones by Louis Sachar.  We are excited to read this book because the characters are teenagers, just like us.  I will give you a hint though, the book is way better than the movie.  We'll keep you posted.  

Monday, October 20, 2008

Today we designed our gravestones. We made up funny epitaphs to go on our gravestones. Some of the funny epitaphs were..."startled to death by a full moon", "a shark ate her armpit", "kicking kind elephants", "fishing for flounder", and "died from the atmosphere of apples above the attic". We had lots more funny ideas. Look back in the future to see a picture of our finished bulletin board.

Monday, October 13, 2008

Today we played catch ball in P.E. First, you serve the ball over the net like a volleyball. You use a big beach ball instead of a volleyball so it is easier and softer to catch. Once the ball has been served the other team tries to catch the ball and either throw it back over the net or pass it to one of their team members. The goal of the game is to not have the ball touch the floor. We played Miss Oldham's class and the game ended in a tie. It is pretty fun and most of the class enjoys playing the game.

October 8, 2008

For Red Ribbon Week, today we hung our class flag outside and put red ribbons on the fence. Then we put hand prints up on a school banner to show everyone that we are drug free. After that, we got together and took a picture of our class by our class flag. We had a lot of fun with Red Ribbon Week. So remember to BE DRUG FREE!

October 7, 2008

Today we started making our Egyptian Mummies out of paper. It's really fun to learn about who the mummies were, how they were made, and the life that they lived before they died. Stay tuned to see pictures of our mummies when we are done!

October 6, 2008

Today our class drew pictures for our Red Ribbon Week Flag. We had a contest to see which picture won to be on the flag. We also learned about Pluto in science and how its orbit is oval shaped. It was so WICKED AWESOME!

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Welcome to the Stavros Bunch.  This is a 6th grade class in the Salt Lake Valley.  The students in my class write a daily blog about things that go on in our class.  We hope you enjoy reading about our daily experiences in a 6th grade classroom.