Medieval Times


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!










Boneless Buffalo Bites and Garlic Bread

Monday, April 22, 2013 1:26 PM Posted by Sarah Preston 0 comments
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!

Egg Drop

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.

Sewing Club

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!







Idita-read

Monday, March 4, 2013 11:17 AM Posted by Sarah Preston 0 comments

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!

Underground Railroad Quilt Squares

As part of our celebration of African American History Month we discussed how quilt squares were used to help people navigate the Underground Railroad. The different squares were symbols that served as reminders. For example, the Flying Geese square was a reminder to follow the geese that would be flying north in the springtime and would not be far from water. The girls made construction paper quilt squares. Didn't they do a great job?! Ask your daughter to identify her square and to tell you the secret code it held!

Costumes!

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.

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