Science Fair

The Science Fair was a great success with awesome projects that really showed the Barracudas knowledge of the scientific method. They did a great job presenting their projects to other students as well was parents and friends. It makes a teacher proud to see the high quality work the Barracudas produced.

International District

As part of their study of Asia the Barracudas spent the day in the International District of Seattle. They toured China Town and learned the history of early Asian immigrants and then had a great lunch at a Chinese restaurant. After lunch they toured the Wing Luke Museum and learned more about Asian traditions including New Years celebrations and the dancing dragon!

Chair Affair

The Barracudas once again participated as artists creating a chair for The Chair Affair, a fundraiser for a Tacoma charity that provides furniture for low income families. Last year's entry went for $200 and was the first that sold! We're hoping for similiar results this year.
If you are interested in attending the event or just want to see more about it check out: http://www.chairaffair.org/

Trebuchets

To test some of the physics concepts they have learned the Barracudas created and test fired trebuchets, or catapults. Some were more successful then others but in the creation the Barracudas learned a lot about energy, force and trajectory.

Happy Chinese New Year

The Barracudas had a busy day celebrating Chinese New Year. The morning was spent learning about New Year traditions as well as doing Chinese activities like tanagrams. For lunch one of our wonderful parents brought in Chinese food and everyone tried out different entrees.
In the afternoon we learned about Sume painting from a local artist. The Barracudas learned how to paint in this traditional style and some of the philosophy behind it.
It was a pretty exciting back to school day!

Seattle Asian Art Museum

As part of our study of Asia, the Barracudas and Wildcats went to the Seattle Asian Art Museum to learn more about ancient and modern Asian art. We'll also have a Japanese artist spending an afternoon with us to teach us the art of Sumi e.

Swimming Lessons

Swimming at Norpoint is major fun and the kids are already showing their skills. What a great addition to our PE program!