The Preamble

My students were given plenty of time to learn the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution. Only five out of twenty-five students memorized it by the due date. Way to go to those students that did it! Two students worked together to learn it in a song form, which I thought was rather cute and clever!

(push play to hear Ruben & Alvaro sing)

Words of the Preamble & What the Words Mean

We the people of the United States

all citizens of the US

In order to form a more perfect union
to make everything in our country as perfect as possible

Establish justice
begin fairness for all

Insure domestic tranquility
promise that everything in our country will be peaceful

Provide for the common defense
give protection to everyone

Promote the general welfare
care for those in need


Secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity
make sure freedom and fairness continues for ourselves and all our children and their children and their children and every generation to come

Do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
approve of and begin the Constitution of the United States

Field Day

We had a fabulous time on field day. Each grade level had their own activities. The 6th graders got to watch a juggler then they went outdoors for fun some activities. They had several rotations which included...

1. Egg Toss (kinda messy.. but fun)
2. Sponge Race (where you fill a bucket of water with a sponge)
3. Sack Races (many fell.. but they all got up and finished the race - yay for perseverance!)
4. Tug a War (Mr Medina's class were the champs - they beat us hands down!)
5. Egg on Spoon Race
6. "Pie" eating contest (it wasn't really a pie.. it was just whipped cream & they had to find a 'prize' inside the pie tin under all the whipped cream - this too got super messy)

After the fun field-day activities, we had the privilege of having food grilled for us outdoors. THANKS! It was delicious! The students were able to eat their lunch outside under a tree. It was a little windy, but the kids enjoyed being outdoors instead of in the cafeteria.



Unfortunately I didn't get around to taking any pictures with the exception of the pie eating.

Creating a Vortex

For Science we have been learning about Catastrophic Events.

One of the may things that students have learned is that many large thunderstorms come together over ocean water and begin to swirl like a vortex. When this vortex becomes powerful enough, it is called a hurricane.

One of the several experiments that we have done in class was to create a vortex. Through this experiment, students also learned that in order for the water to flow down - the air must flow up.

I absolutely love to see my young scientists completely engaged in their learning!

This was a great success and students really enjoyed this hands on experiment.