South Africa

Lisa, a TFS upper school math teacher, shared stories about her experience growing up in South Africa. Among the treasures she brought in to show the class are: an original Nelson Mandela campaign poster, an ANC (African National Congress) banner, and some incredibly intricate wire toys.

The students have been reading the novel Chain of Fire about one village's struggle against forced relocation to their "homeland" under Apartheid. It was written in exile by South African writer Beverley Naidoo. Lisa's inspiring talk helped put everything that we have been reading about and learning into perspective.

 

 

5th and 6th Grade Team-Building Games

 

 During the last period of the last day before Thanksgiving break, 

it seemed out of the question to stay inside, so the 6th grade teamed 

up with the 5th grade and headed outdoors for some group games. 

Movie Watching

The students gathered to watch the documentary "Super Size Me" 

while waiting to perform in the Planetarium.

 Two Tesslas

Stellar Students!

 Galileo Galilei

 

The Planetarium Inside and Out

  

 The students explored various constellations

Tournament Day in Latin Class

Art of Animation

The students worked on animation projects in Lee's art class.

Research Project Visuals

The 6th grade has spent the past month researching topics related to the novel Stowaway by Karen Hesse. Each student was required to write a 500+ word report on his/her chosen topic, create a visual, and give an oral presentation to the class. Today marked the culmination of all of our hard work as the students shared their projects with one another.

 Symptoms of scurvy

 A comparison between world travel today and travel in the 17th and 18th centuries

 Symptoms of malaria

 Beautiful Tahiti

 Navigation

 The Great Barrier Reef

 The Great Barrier Reef

 The art and lifestyle of Tahiti

The sailing ship Endeavour