Congratulations to students of the month...

Today in assembly we honored two Grade 6 students for their contributions to MS over the past 2 months.
We announced the winners of the Student of the Month for March and April.

Student of the Month for March-
Lisa Han

Lisa showed herself to be a risk taker and leader in Q3 drama. She demonstrated a lot of growth in her ability to be a leader in difficult situations.
She is cheerful and kind to her peers. This attitude of care also 'rubs off' positively onto her friends.
Lisa is demonstrating principled behavior when working with others. She is happy to try new activities and encourages others to do so as well.
Lisa is becoming more active in her sharing of knowledge and skills in class.
She is a positive class member who is making real efforts to improve on some of her areas of learning.

 

Student of the month for April

 Seong Hyeok (Daniel) Moon

Daniel has shown a high level of commitment and self-discipline this quarter to focus on his work.
He has shown a great improvement in managing his workload, materials and his emotions.
Daniel has been a leader in group work by giving ideas and organizing his group. He has also been willing to listen to suggestions from his group members.
Daniel is more confident to share his ideas and work with others.
He has shown more care for the overall quality of his written work and assignments.
On the recent field trip, Daniel worked extremely hard to gather information and also showed great inquiry skills.
He has shown growth in his maturity and the way he interacts with others.

 

Congratulations to both Daniel and Lisa!

Field Trip to the War Museum in Seoul

On Wednesday 4/27/2011 the whole TCIS Middle school boarded 3 buses for Seoul.
The purpose... to find out a little more about Korean history through the War Museum.
All students had language worksheets to complete...some in Korean, others in Spanish and English.
It was the first time I have been to the museum, so it was very interesting to me.
I wished I could have stayed several hours longer.

The students enjoyed the hands on exhibitions.

Students are writing digital messages...

...which are then displayed on these screens in the floor.

I wonder what Rakia and Susie are writing? What do you think Chris and Casper?

I found out that Grade 6 students want to know more about history in Korea.
I also found out that they are knowledgeable and good researchers of information.
I am looking forward to taking my own family and children to look at the exhibits.

Nutrition in Health class

 Grade 6 are studying Nutrition and the Habits of Healthy People this quarter.

A friend of mine found this article. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazine/mag-17Sugar-t.html
Please read it.
It is so relevant no matter what part of the world we live in and it supports what I have been teaching Grade 6 about food choices.(low fat/high sugar)
This week we will look at snack foods and balanced meal choices.
Ask your child to tell you the "life rules of food" (F/K block have them, D/L block will get them this week).
These are rules to consume food by- meaning you don't need a food pyramid, scales or calorie counters to be healthy.
Food should be a joyful experience- shared with family and friends and not to feel guilty about.
What is the food culture in your home?
Do you celebrate eating together?

Boys- it takes longer to grow a boy

This article and video is from Michael Gross- a parenting 'expert' from Australia.
As always he provides accurate and thought provoking parenting information using the last research and psychology information.
Click here for..."Boys- it takes longer to grow a boy"

His website is also available in our links.