Last Tuesday, middle school students presented biographies of iconic figures of the 1920's.Check out the pictures!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
More Fall Fibs
Snakes
are
very
dumb-they get
in the way of bikes!
My bike wheel ran over a snake.
I also saw some otters swimming and they were cute!
I tried to chase a big deer with a pointed stick, but it was too fast and got away.
By Declan
Wet
Cold
Hiking
Pocket knife
Very long, wet night
Woodpeckers are very stupid.
I was relieved when we got back to a warm school.
All my stuff was very wet and stinky when I got back home to Hollins on Thursday.
The sun never ever came out of the clouds with its bright, warm ,yellow light so we made the best of it , but it was very cold and so wet.
By Parker
Wet
Hard
Camping
In the rain
Carving with a knife
Making a spear to chase deer with
Going nine long miles to Marlington and back again.
Going through a very, very, very, very dark long and dry tunnel-it was really hard.
It was extremely long and hard on the eighteen mile ride to the tunnel and back-
when I got back I collapsed next to my bike, what a ride!
By Max
are
very
dumb-they get
in the way of bikes!
My bike wheel ran over a snake.
I also saw some otters swimming and they were cute!
I tried to chase a big deer with a pointed stick, but it was too fast and got away.
By Declan
Wet
Cold
Hiking
Pocket knife
Very long, wet night
Woodpeckers are very stupid.
I was relieved when we got back to a warm school.
All my stuff was very wet and stinky when I got back home to Hollins on Thursday.
The sun never ever came out of the clouds with its bright, warm ,yellow light so we made the best of it , but it was very cold and so wet.
By Parker
Wet
Hard
Camping
In the rain
Carving with a knife
Making a spear to chase deer with
Going nine long miles to Marlington and back again.
Going through a very, very, very, very dark long and dry tunnel-it was really hard.
It was extremely long and hard on the eighteen mile ride to the tunnel and back-
when I got back I collapsed next to my bike, what a ride!
By Max
Friday Groups
Linda:Four weeks ago, we started our second round of Friday Groups. Selections included creating the Local Hero Award with Pat, Looking at High School and Beyond (Seminar Only) with Linda, Learning about Native American Culture with Jen and Bill, Japanese Culture with Karen and Physical Education with Katrina.
Max: In Japanese Culture we are watching an anime called Spirited Away. We are learning about their way of life and what they ate. The first week we went on a website and did a scavenger hunt to learn about Japan. Last week we cooked a stew and had dumplings. In the afternoon, we are doing Physical Education and doing athletic stuff such as soccer, running, pull-ups and sit ups. The first week we did the Presidential Fitness challenge. I did the mile run in 10 minutes 19 seconds. I hope at the end of the 5 weeks I will do better.
Max: In Japanese Culture we are watching an anime called Spirited Away. We are learning about their way of life and what they ate. The first week we went on a website and did a scavenger hunt to learn about Japan. Last week we cooked a stew and had dumplings. In the afternoon, we are doing Physical Education and doing athletic stuff such as soccer, running, pull-ups and sit ups. The first week we did the Presidential Fitness challenge. I did the mile run in 10 minutes 19 seconds. I hope at the end of the 5 weeks I will do better.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Fall Festival Fibs
In math, our class was learning about patterns and the Fibonacci sequence. We decided to use the sequence to write poems about fall festival at Watoga State Park. The syllable counts in the lines follow the pattern:1,1,2,3, 5,8,13,21,34... Here are some of them:
Wet
Tent
Warm fire
Bicycle
Biking is awesome
Although it was muddy and wet
Going biking to the tunnel was of course the best
Biking in the rain while you are being covered in mud so you come out spotted and wet.
by Caroline S.
Cold
Wet
Rainy
Tiring ride
Dead deer in the road
Biking in the rain so insane
Learning that biking twenty four miles is so so hard
But it is not too bad when are are only biking ten miles and going through puddles.
by Sophie G.
Rain
Storm
Hiking
Fire doused
Puddles in the tent
Bogs keep bodies from degrading
Carnivorous plants and upturned trees were everywhere.
Pumpkins light up the campground with their distorted faces that glow with strange orange light.
by Gracie M.
Wet
Tent
Warm fire
Bicycle
Biking is awesome
Although it was muddy and wet
Going biking to the tunnel was of course the best
Biking in the rain while you are being covered in mud so you come out spotted and wet.
by Caroline S.
Cold
Wet
Rainy
Tiring ride
Dead deer in the road
Biking in the rain so insane
Learning that biking twenty four miles is so so hard
But it is not too bad when are are only biking ten miles and going through puddles.
by Sophie G.
Rain
Storm
Hiking
Fire doused
Puddles in the tent
Bogs keep bodies from degrading
Carnivorous plants and upturned trees were everywhere.
Pumpkins light up the campground with their distorted faces that glow with strange orange light.
by Gracie M.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Fall Festival-Hiking by Elena
I had a great time at Fall Festival. The hiking trails were very pretty with all the colored leaves, both on the ground and in the trees. I also think that the view was amazing. There was a river and in the middle of it, there was an island. The island was beautiful, even though it was totally made of rocks. The tent arrangements were nice and I got the best place in it.
Monday, October 17, 2011
Tory's Take on Ellis Island
We did this Ellis Island simulation and we dressed up as immigrants from different countries in Europe.
I was from Germany and my name was Gilda Brun. There were four different stations. The first one was for memorizing your passport. I got sent back because I didn't know my birth date. The next one was vocation. They asked about what you did for a job. I was sewing and knitting. The third station was character and they asked if I had been to jail. That was easy since I didn't do anything wrong. The fourth was the health station and they had to ask lots of questions. At the clearance station, they check all your points. I got in and I felt excited and happy and a little relieved. I was very nervous going into it. It was a good way to learn about immigration and it was fun.
I was from Germany and my name was Gilda Brun. There were four different stations. The first one was for memorizing your passport. I got sent back because I didn't know my birth date. The next one was vocation. They asked about what you did for a job. I was sewing and knitting. The third station was character and they asked if I had been to jail. That was easy since I didn't do anything wrong. The fourth was the health station and they had to ask lots of questions. At the clearance station, they check all your points. I got in and I felt excited and happy and a little relieved. I was very nervous going into it. It was a good way to learn about immigration and it was fun.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Friday Group
Linda's Friday group has been traveling around Roanoke to look at different cemeteries. Last week we went to the Salem Museum and did a scavenger hunt in the cemetery. It was very interesting to learn about the people in the cemetery and look for different symbols on the gravestones. For lunch, we went to Longwood Park and enjoyed the playground.
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