Page Ten N/Warren Town
and County News
,Thursday, November 18, 2010
The sixth grade stu- an excellent way to incor- for the students to see that
dents recently completed porate math into their conflict is not just between
their annual Yukon Days. project. Students were humans. The students
The unit has become a given a typical supply list were also exposed to new
highlight for the sixth from the Yukon with ap-words as they read, en-
grade each year. propriate price listing. Af- hancing their vocabulary.
In Social Studies, the terreviewingtheircharac- For the culminating
students wrote a personal ter in the Yukon, students day, sixth graders dressed
diary depicting a character selected supplies from the up as their character in
experiencing the Yukon list that they would need. their diary. A special pre-
Gold Rush of 1897. Factual Each student valued cer- sentation was given by the
information was given tain supplies higher than Howling Hills Canine
about the lifestyle and the others depending on their • Campus- in Cumming.
trials and tribulations of need. The lists varied from Ginger Plummer and
the actual gold rush that student to student. Stu- Shelly Lewis brought four
took place in the Yukon. A dents also were advisedof their huskies and a
small replica of Dawson that they would need todogsled. The women ex-
City was also built in So- save some money for plained how the dogsled
cial Studies as a coopera- when they arrived in the Worked and how the hus-
five lesson. Yukon in case they would kies were trained and
As part of the Yukon need to buy any additional cared for. Hannah
Interdisciplinary Unit, the items. Students kept a log Broadbent then gave a
sixth grade science stu- of the weight of the sup- short presentation from
dents recently completed plies they were purchas- her trip to the Yukon with
projects which were devel- ing. This assisted students her family. Students were
oped by students. Each in helping them determine then given various stations
class developed a list of what wouldbethebestfor to experience activities
several topics centered them since they would that would have been done
around the Yukon which have to carry or haul these during the gold rush. Stu-
were of interest to them. supplies. This was a great dents experienced how
Over the course of three activity to get students to difficult it was to use a
weeks, students worked think realistically about two-person saw and
on the projects both at what they would need orienteer their way to a
home and in the class: while keeping a budget in gold strike. Along the way,
room. Students presented mind. they stopped by a camp-
information ranging from HeaRh class provided fire replica where they
endangered species living information on hypother- sampled bean soup. An-
in the Yukon to 3D mod- mia and everyone learned other activity involved
els of animals or even how to set broken bones by play!ng traditioflal care
towns as they would look making splints using games, chess and checkers.
in the early 1900s. Stu- sticks and pieces of cloth. A final stop introduced the
dents also took part in a o The English students students to the process of
simulation outside in participated in the Yukon making sourdough starter
which the effects of climate unit by reading "The Call and tasting real sour-
change were observed on of the Wild," by Jack Lon- dough. The afternoon con-
polar bears, don. Students then dis-cluded with students
Preparing to purchase cussed the conflict that oc- watchin~ "White Fan~"
and gather supplies for curred between the dogs. and participating in a cos-
their trip to the Yukon was It was rather eye-opening tume contest.
Students experienced using a two-man saw during the days of the
Yukon.
The sixth graders dressed as their Yukon diary character. A costume
held for the top boys and girls. Left to right: Zach Zuffa, Jordan
Kallenbach, Ella Cort, Sara Bennett and Jocelyn Perry.
Howling Hills Canine Campus visited the sixth grade during
nating Day. They brought four dogs and a dogsled to share.
contest was
Scott, Reid
the Yukon Culmi-
Students enjoyed sitting around a simulated campfire and eating beans and ham.
Students watched the process of making the beans in the days prior. Photos submit-
ted.
Playing cards was a traditional pastime in the late 1800s. Students enjoyed having
a chance to play cards, chess or checkers.
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