Spring Projects

Spring is here! We have been very busy. In the past week we have had presentations on Extinct Penguins, International Holidays, and Ancient Rome to name few. The kids are pushing to complete their projects before next weeks Open House.

Here is Zach C. to tell you about his False Advertising project.
"Hey guys! I recently finished up my Falcon's Nest project about False Advertisements. I learned many different things. One interesting thing I would like to happen is that I would like other Nesters to try this topic and hopefully find some information that I didn't find. Thanks for reading!"Zach's next project is an interview with Jane Yolen. Stay tuned.

Moira continues to wrestle with her Redwood tree. It continues to "grow" in the classroom. I will keep you updated.

Julia's restaurant has been designed and presented. The Nesters all agreed that restaurants need to work on improving their kids menus. Apparently portions size and selections on most kid's menus leave much to be desired! Julia is now writing a play that she will cast and direct. We look forward to being a part of her theatrical debut.

Zach L. is completing his Field Guide to Mythological Creatures. Zach says"My project is a collection of mythological creatures from four different mythologies. They are: Norse, Egyptian, Greek, and Mesopotamian."

Paul is beginning an interview with an archaeologist in Brazil. Here are a few things he is going to be asking:
"What are some of your favorite digs?"
"How do you fund your work?"
"What kinds of digs do you do?"
"What is a day on a dig like?"
"What is your definition of an archaeologist?"

See you next week at the Falcon's Nest Open House.

Open House

Spring is coming! And with spring comes the Falcon's Nest open house. The open house will be the evening of March 31st. HES will also be having the annual potluck and art exhibition that evening. I hope you can come and see all of the interesting work the kids have been doing in the Nest. Expect to see books, sculptures, slide shows, poster boards and more about topics as diverse as mythical creatures to Redwood trees.

Contests

Some of the Nesters are working on submitting entries to a couple of contests. One contest is
to create a Google doodle. The theme of the doodle is "If I could do anything, I would...". The other contest is part of the Massachusetts State Treasurers Office's Savings Makes Sense program. This contest is to write an essay about "why saving money for higher education is important to you." If you child has chosen to do one or both of these contests you will need to sign a release form that they will be bringing home. I will mail the returned form and contest entries in for the students, or they can send them from home. Many of the Nesters really enjoy contests and competitions. They are all such talented kids I wouldn't be surprised if we have a winner right here in the Nest.

Enjoy the February break. I look forward to hearing the tales of adventures the Nesters have gone on during the week.

Sara the guest blogger

Sara's talking Zit.

Mrs. Chapin

Mrs. Chapin helping Moira with her redwood tree project.

Geography ABC's

Hi, my name is Mia and I am a sixth grader in Falcon's Nest. My project was an ABC book for second graders. Each letter was an country of the world. Every page has a map, flag, and a fun fact. I did my project on PowerPoint, so the format would be appropriate. I hope the second graders like it, and I hope you liked my blog!!!!