Earth Week

Monday, April 30, 2012 8:03 AM Posted by Sarah Preston 0 comments
Last week was Earth Week at Calvert and to celebrate each grade enjoyed a morning of related activities. The Ninth Agers did a craft project, went on a nature walk, and participated in energy conservation discussions. It was a great morning!



Biomes

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 2:21 PM Posted by Sarah Preston 0 comments
We are doing a new research project in Ninth Age this year. Each student will be responsible for researching a biome. We plan to do lots of inter-class collaborating for this project. Here are the students of 9-A and 9-1 working together to sign up for Edmodo, an online "classroom" where teachers can post messages and research tips.


If We Were In Charge of the World


Recently the girls of 9-A wrote about what the world would be like if THEY were in charge. Enjoy!

Meet Valerie Tripp

Thursday, April 5, 2012 1:54 PM Posted by Sarah Preston 0 comments
Today the girls got quite a treat. Valerie Tripp, author of the American Girl series, came to speak. She talked to us about the writing process and used examples from her books to illustrate her points. She brought the original manuscripts from some of her books and showed us her editor's comments. I think she inspired quite a few young writers today! 




Egg Drop

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 11:19 AM Posted by Sarah Preston 0 comments
Today the 9th Age Girls participated in the Seventh Annual Egg Drop. The girls packed an egg in a box and dropped if off of the balcony in the Girls' Gym. Anyone with a whole egg got to throw their boxes off the balcony the second time. This was one of the most successful drops yet-over half of the girls had whole eggs after both drops! We will write about the experience in composition this week.

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