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This summer I got to do a lot of fun things. In June I went to Crystal Lake with my Dad’s side of the family. We stayed in a cottage together. We got to go to the beach and hang out with our cousins a lot. I had a lot of fun because we don’t … Continue reading What I did this Summer
While the World Watched is a book that tells the story of a Birmingham bombing Survivor named Carolyn McKinstry. It is a story of not only what happened on that fateful day, but what her experiences before and after were like, as a black living in Birmingham, Alabama. It was not safe for her … Continue reading While the World Watched, By: Carolyn McKinstry
3 things you learned I learned about the difference between, Eutrophic, oligotrophic, and Mesotrophic lakes. Eutrophic is the mucky lakes with a lot of vegetation, Oligotrophic is a clear lake with a sandy bottom, and Mesotrophic is in the middle. Â I learned about finding the amount of dissolved oxygen in the water using titration, I … Continue reading Boat Trip
I thought this movie was really interesting. My favorite part was when the rugby team went and did the clinics in all the townships. The rugby parts did get a little boring some times, but overall I really liked the movie. It was a thought provoking movie showing the change before and after apartheid.  It really showed … Continue reading Invictus
Describe 3 things you learned and what you thought was the coolest part of the documentary. One thing I learned was that 26 of the elements on the periodic table are man made. Another thing I learned is that 3/4 of the elements are metals, I didn’t know that that many were metals. I also … Continue reading Hunting the Elements
Names The theme, names is all about how names have a meaning. Especially in Bible times all names had a very important meaning. Names still have a meaning now but they are not as important in today’s society. My visual is a jewel. My name means jewel. I like this because it reminds me … Continue reading Bible exam
We made and instrument we call the Jaia. It is made out of different length PVCÂ pipe that we cut to 6 in, 5 in, 4 in, 3in, and 2 in. It is held together with hot glue and duct tape. To play it you hit one end of the pipes with a plastic spoon. The … Continue reading DIY Instrument, the Jaia
For this project we had to come up with an acoustic design plan for Mrs. Vanbeesums office. We had to work as a group to decide on what we wanted to do. For a week we were working on this idea. On the first day we talked about what the project was. Each day we … Continue reading Eggs can solve echos
I’m waking up and I go over to my closet to get dressed. I put on my nice clothes and jewelry. I’m thinking about what I should teach my children today. My girl is 10 and my boy is 6. My boy is going to school soon so he can learn gymnastics, music, reading, writing, … Continue reading Social studies First Person Narrative
In our exhibit we had food and art. For our food we had flatbread and tea. For our art we focused on jewelry. Â At first when we were with the whole grade we dabbled into all of the things of a civilization, Then with our groups we chose which ones we wanted to dive deeper … Continue reading Egypt Project
The most fun thing I have done in band this year is learning to play new songs that are actually fun. Last years songs were not near as fun because we weren’t as far along and so the songs were more simple. This year our songs are more challenging. Even though our songs are more … Continue reading Band
In math I am learning about adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. I learned the differences between adding decimals and whole numbers. I learned that when you add and subtract decimals you have to remember the decimal point but otherwise it is the same. I learned that when you divide decimals you have to remember … Continue reading Math post
My favorite bookI read in 5th grade was Running out of Time. It was about a girl named Jessie who lived in a pioneer town. In her town many of the kids were getting sick. she found out that her town was fake and was a place where people could come and watch the town. … Continue reading My favorite book I read in 5th grade
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On March 28, 2014 we made roller coasters in science. We worked in groups, in my group I had Kaitlynne L, Colin K, Mason, and me. We made our roller coasters out of pipe insulation, masking tape, paper towel tubes, and a marble.We rolled the marble down the track. We learned about how gravity pulls … Continue reading Roller coasters