Autumn is in the air as students composed haiku poems celebrating the season and relating to our recently completed story, "Hot and Bamboo Shoots"

Let the campaign begin!  Students have completed their essays highlighting their personal attributes and why they would be the perfect class president.  This was our first persuasive essay of the year, and they are quite convincing.  May the best candidate win!

The geologists in all of us are coming out as we begin our rocks and minerals unit.  Students will discover the differences between the various types of rock formations, distinguish similarities among the minerals, and investigate how we use minerals in our everyday lives.

Congratulations to those students who met the goals for the fundraiser.  Many students enjoyed some free time in the gym on inflatables and then made their way to Pizza Hut via limousine.  What a great way to begin the week!

 

Please don't forget we have a two-hour late start on Thursday, October 18.

Saratoga Team Spirit!

 

Liam and Mrs. Richardson showing some team spirit in their matching CM shirts! Go Big Macs!

Don't forget this Friday will be another Blue-n-Gold Day.

 Riley, David, and Jake took the plunge to support Breast Cancer Awareness and went PINK!

What's been happening?

This year there is a great hubbub about penguins!  Penguins are the mascots for this year's fundraiser.  Prizes for having these penguins are money, candy, and of course, MORE PENGUINS!

Recently we had a guest speaker, Mr. Colaizzo, who came to talk to us about his adventures in Africa.  He brought pictures of his climbing expedition up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa.  He also shared his experience going to the Summer Olympics and gave each sixth grader an Olympic pin.  

Science class is really becoming a 'blast' as we learn about volcanoes!

Our Exploratory rotation has been happening for a few weeks now.  Students have the chance to socialize with some of their friends on other teams.  And once a week, it is kickball time!  Every team takes a turn in the gym during Exploratory time!