Welcome to 9-A!

We have been studying latitude and longitude in geography class. This concept is a bit abstract and can be confusing for Nine year olds. We played a game today to help the students better understand how to use latitude and longitude to locate places on a map. 

Last week the girls enjoyed their first Crow vs. Canary experience-a soccer game. There were actually three games going on at once, and the teams rotated so that they got to play three other teams. The girls were good at applying all of the rules and skills they learned in PE class. The result of the day was a tie, and everyone had a great time!

We had a great time parading around campus and getting in the Halloween spirit!

On Wednesday the Ninth Age girls participated in a Greek gods and goddesses fashion show. Each girl was assingned a god or goddess to dress up as and speak about. They learned some new information, not just about their own god or goddess, but about all if them. This was a fun activity, and the girls did a super job!

Last week the girls enjoyed their first meeting with their Buddies in 6-B. This will be a year long partnership, and the girls are especially excited because this is their first opportunity to be the older buddy in this type of pairing. We look forward to lots of fun activities this year!

Here are a few more pictures of the girls in 9-A sharing what they are proud of:

Welcome to a new year! We are going to have lots of fun in 9-A. On the first day of school each girl will get an accordion folder to help her organize her papers. It will go home each night and come back to school each morning. The girls should work on labeling their accordion folders at home this week. Here is a picture of what the labels should look like:

What a great year it's been! We've learned about Ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, traveled to the Walters Art Museum, enjoyed a Taylor Swift podcast, performed Olivia Saves the Circus, completed a Biome report and presentation, celebrated birthdays, and played Crow vs. Canary games. We have grown so much this year, and we worked hard but had fun, too! Now it's time to kick back, relax, and enjoy the summer!

The Ninth Age enjoyed a field trip to Medieval Times on Friday. We ate with our hands and watched jousting while learning about the Middle Ages. What a great way to experience the things we are learning about in history!

Last week we held a friendly competition during composition. The girls each chose a food that they thought they could write descriptively about. Mrs. Bennett and I chose the most descriptive essay from each class and brought in a taste of the foods being described for everyone. Here is a picture of the winners!

Yesterday 9-A and 9-B participated in the Annual Ninth Age Egg Drop. The girls packed shoeboxes with materials found around the house that they thought would be good protection for an egg. Then they dropped the boxes from the balcony in the girls' gym. Everyone with a surviving egg got to do a second drop. That time they either had to throw their box over the balcony or slam in down from the balcony. The girls will write about the experience in composition class this week.

A group of Seventh and Eighth Agers come to 9-A after school on Wednesdays for Sewing Club. First we made fringed fleece Ravens scarves and now they are making pink poodle pillows. We have lots of fun!

To celebrate the running of the 41st Iditarod, students in 9-A and 9-B will participate in their own race...by reading! We have created a map of the Iditarod checkpoints and the elapsed distance at each checkpoint. The girls will move their sleds one mile for each minute they read. See you in Nome!

Today the girls rehearsed in full costume for the first time. They did a great job! We can't wait until next week when the rest of the school and our parents will see the play.

Yesterday the girls participated in the Crows vs. Canaries basketball game. They had a lot of fun demonstrating their shooting, dribbling, and passing skills. Lots of points were scored, and everyone had a great time!

9-A and 9-B have been working hard on our Play, Olivia Saves the Circus. The performance will be in mid-February. Here is a sneak peak of one of the songs!
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Today we had a Ravens dress down day to celebrate their upcoming playoff game. The girls enjoyed showing off their purple and black. Go Ravens!