First Semester Scenes
   from the Super Sixth Grade!

   The sixth Grade invited third grade

 to their classroom on Earth day. The

 sixth grade students read a story to the

 third grade from the book Oobleck
 by Dr. Seuss; one of the first
 books ever written by him.
 The king of the village wishes

 for something other than normal weather.

 His wish is granted and the town very

 suddenly becomes covered in

 Oobleck-a gooey and slimy substance

 that is taking over their town. In the

 end, the King wishes for his town to

 be normal once again and apologizes

 for his greediness and vows to be

 happy with the things he has.

     After the story, the sixth grade partnered with a third grade and helped them make their own Oobleck. The students

 had a great time and the third grade left with a souvenir of their very own Oobleck.

  
   The 4th through 8th grade students  

 acted as scientists aboard the

“Riverquest” on their field
 trip April 14, 2010. This trip was possible
 due to the Target Field Trip Grant
 awarded to Mrs. Cross. The students
 traveled on the Ohio, Monongahela, and
 Allegheny Rivers where they observed
 wildlife, macro invertebrates, and
 plankton while gathering water samples
 to test. The trip started out with safety
 instructions. The  groups discussed
 the Ohio River watershed with
 a model. They discovered that water
 temperature is important to the animals
 which live in the source or lower river.
    Chemistry tests were performed on water samples gathered by the students. It was found that the river had PH levels
 and turbidity in the normal range, and that our rivers are actually very clean to support life. They also learned how
 important it is to take care of our rivers. Microscopes were used to discover zooplankton and photo plankton in the water
 samples. It was amazing to discover how much life is found in a single drop of river water. Other highlights included
 observing birds that live along the river using binoculars and using scientific tools to gather actual samples to observe
 macro invertebrates. The Riverquest teachers were very informative and the students enjoyed all the sights that were
 observed along Pittsburgh’s three rivers.  

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