End of Trimester Two by Shane

It’s that time of the school year again, end of the trimester! We did so much things this trimester. We went on field trips to places like Marin Headlands and Chinatown which were both very fun. We also learned many things and did many projects. My personal favorite thing I did was the Leader Project because I learned a lot about my leader (Martin Luther King, Jr). We also had a very fun time at the Candyland Rally and Mardi Gras Dance. In Social Studies, we learned about ancient China and ancient India. In PE, we did flag football and bowling which were both very fun. In Expressions, we did Chinese calligraphy and a Chinese parade which also very fun. In math, we learned about garbology and geometry. Overall in this trimester, we learned a lot of new things and had so much fun while doing that.

Last Week in Science/Tech by Lauren

This week we have grown our corn crops even further! We sure can see that that they are alive! This was an experiment to see if a seed is alive! Our group’s kernels all grew and are in great condition! I hope they grow to be really tall and strong! Maybe they will grow corn! This image

is an image of our group’s. They are at least all about 4-5 inches tall!

In Science/Tech, we are also one of the lucky schools to test the Fold Scopes! These are microscopes purely made of paper! Origami! We take small samples and put them on slides. After we insert the slide into our Fold Scope, we can hold it up to a light to see! It is so cool to see all the cells. I think this is a very amazing product because it is easy to use, easy to make, very light, and very cheap! Only about 1 dollar. I hope everyone in the world can soon use and test these cool products!

When our class had to experiment with the Fold Scopes, we had to find samples of something to test. My group used Ivan’s and Becky’s hair. This is an image of what we saw through the Fold Scope. Some other groups looked at leaves or the water from the fish tank. The amazing person who made this invention of the Fold Scopes is Dr. Prakash from Stanford University! Here is a link to his website! What we are seeing here is really cool! 

This is the slide we made! --->

(Sorry that the image is so blurry. It really clear when you see with your eye not through iPads.)

Our Upcycling Quest by Anshul

Trash really affects our planet. Not just does one world together affect our world but , even just a city or a house in a city. So many things are being thrown away like chip bags, caprisun pouches, and even the unnoticeable items, toilet rolls. Just toilet rolls affect Sacramento in a larger amount that you could imagine. Just the amount of toilet rolls used in Sacramento is about 54 foot ball fields a year , and millions of toilet rolls. This can tell us to be more concerned about the things we don’t notice much. In that fifty four football fields, so much other things can be done to make the people happier. If just toilet rolls can be upcycled so much things will be saved. It can be used in building projects too. You can use one for a holder and there is so many more.


In school we are also trying to upcycle. Some of the things being collected are chip bags, and capri sun pouches. Bethany, Lauren, Mohammad, and Joshua are making bins to collect snack bags and drink pouches. Lauren and Bethany have made two bins already that are in Mrs. Bibayoff's room. They already are filling up. These items are being sent to Terracycle, which is a company that creatively makes other things out of these items and sells them. One of the things being made are capri sun backpacks. If you upcycle you can get some of the things that you can't get anywhere else. Let’s Upcycle!!!

Poetry Recitations by Ainna and Kobi

Thursday 2/19/15 Every 6th class did Poetry Recitation. They had to pick a love poem because we did love because of Valentines Day, we did love poems. Ainna and I did the same poem "How do I love Thee" by: Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

Poetry recitation is when you memorize a poem and recite it out loud in front of everyone in class. Sometimes people do this at bookstores or cafes too.


You can show everyone what your talent is, and everyone did a great job. Today when we were doing poetry out loud Bethany, one of the students, recited all three of our poems and didn't stumble over one of the words! In my opinion, I think Bethany did a very great job on her poetry out loud. Some people on their poetry out loud did ok they were not really bad but at least they tried to remember and went up there and did the whole entire poem. The poetry out loud was fun we have done this before last trimester. It was very fun, but I stumbled on a few words.

Chinese New Year Parade 2015 by Arjan and Thaomi

Thaomi:. Last Wednesday was a great day, we had out Chinese New Year Parade.This year is the Year of the Ram. Every single student had a part in the parade. The parade had gymnasts, screamers, parasol twirlers, lion dancers, and a bunch of more. There was also a Taiko performance while the parade was going. The parade lasted about 15 minutes, but it seemed like 5. We went around the quad, through the office, and through the amphitheater. My dad came, and other parents came to. When I first walked out it was kind of embarrassing. I had no idea that the seventh and eighth graders were going to watch us- it was so scary. After our tiring performance, we had food catered from Panda Express. The food was delicious. I would really like to say Thank You all the teachers who decided to let us have this parade. It was a very fun experience.


Arjan: The Chinese New Year Parade last Wednesday was a blast. Everyone had a part and they were all able to participate. There were many different parts like screamers, lion dancers, parasol twirlers, martial artists, gymnasts, banner holders, a dragon, and since it was the year of the ram, there was a ram king and queen at the end of the parade. The parade went through the quad, through the amphitheater, and even into the office. All of Leading Edge saw us, and some PFAA students also saw us. There were also parents who came to see it as well. Taiko also performed during the parade and they were great. After the parade was over, everyone enjoyed some Panda Express, which was a great thing to end a very good day. We have to give credit to all of the teachers because they were the ones who made this parade possible and fun for all of us. Gung Hay Fat Choy!!

Chinese New Year Parade by Nicole A.

Leading Edge 6th graders did an amazing job on the Chinese New Year parade. Everyone had a part. There were ribbon twirlers, flag holders, parasol twirlers, gymnast, screamers, and many more. People were clapping and following us along as we walked around. We had lion dancers shaking their heads to the drums. Some students were in dragons costumes and waved around.

“Gung Hay Fat Choy” means wishing you good fortune. The parade went around LE and even into the administrators' office! Taiko drummers did an amazing job at the parade too. We thank for all who came and watched us perform. After the wonderful parade, we had a delicious lunch catered by Panda Express. We thank Panda Express for the great Chinese food and the teachers who made this happen. Students worked hard to always try their best during the performance. 2015 is the year of the ram, and we had a banner saying ram in Chinese along with a student dressed as a ram. It was a lot of fun. Gung hay fat choy, everyone!

                                 

Star Academy Visit by Arib

 This week was amazing for 6th graders at Leading Edge. We had a lot planned, but one of the best things was the visit from the 5th grade Star Academy students. It was really fun and exciting to meet and tell 5th graders about Leading Edge. We met some possibly new students at our school. Some were new faces and others were old friends from our old schools. We also had played lots of games with the students like Plicker and Kahoot. We really had lots of fun with the 5th graders. We got to learn more about them and they learned more about us.