Australia Day

Next week we will be celebrating Australia Day! Woohoo!!! In Australia, January 26th is a very special day that celebrates the arrival of some of the first British ships to the island. February 7th is known as New Zealand day, so we will combine the both of them in a day-long celebration next week!!!!



We are excited to eat some Australian food, play some traditional games, sing "Waltzing Matilda", as well as share what we have been researching about Australia with the rest of our classmates!



Check out the link to the song to practice the lyrics at home. This is the video version of Waltzing Matilda

How to Make a Boomerang

This video will show you how to make an origami boomerang! It is really cool, but you have to make sure to be careful and do a good job with it!

The Rainbow Serpent

The aborigines in Australia had many different stories and traditions. One of the most important stories was about how all things were created and made. This was the story of the Rainbow Serpent. The Rainbow Serpent was a snake who formed all of the landscapes of Australia. He also turned some of the people into animals or plants, which means that the plants and animals were now "brothers" with the people.

Here is a video about the story.

The Muscles

Muscles

We have moved onto the muscles! Learn and have fun the muscular system:

The muscular system game.

Muscles Song - Mr. Parr

Once Upon a Time Life - Muscles and Fat

Casa de Campo Vegetation

This week and next the 6th grade classes will be going on a field trip to Casa de Campo to observe and experience its ecosystem. Here are some pictures of the different trees and their leaves that can be found along the way so you are already familiar and thus be better prepared for your day out in the sun! Try to remember as much as you can so that along the way you can point out and identify the different trees. Here is a great website in Spanish to help you learn even more about Casa de Campo!

Oak Trees:  Holm oak, English oak and Pyrenean oak

    
(English oak)                                                                   (Pyrenean oak)



(Holm oak)


Pine trees: The Stone pine and Aleppo pine

  
 (Aleppo pine)                                                             (Stone pine)

Cypress trees:  Mediterranean cypress and the Arizona cypress

          

(Mediterranean cypress)                                                     (Arizona cypress)


Elm trees: 
  
(Field elm) 

Berries: 
 (Elmleaf blackberry)                                                                              (Hawthorn berry)


 Flowers:

 
(Dog-rose) 

Skeletal System

We have started to study the bones in our body.  Here are some activities and songs to help you learn at home and have some fun at the same time.  Enjoy!

Skeletal System
Here is a fun game about the bones. How many did you get correct? Do you know all your bones well? Don't worry if you're having trouble, just play again!

The skeleton

Who said that studying is boring? Have some fun while learning a lot about the bones.

Miley Cyrus bone dance

The skeletal system song

The skeleton dance

Parts of the skeleton - Mr. Parr

Once Upon a Time Life - Bones and Skeleton