Popularity in The Library

The library at Chase Street is quiet but really entertaining.

There are five most checked out books in the library...

1. Diary Of The Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever


2. The 2nd Big Big Book Of  Tashi


3. 1st Diary Of The Wimpy Kid Greg Heffley's Journal


4. 3rd Diary Of The Wimpy Kid Last Straw


5. Bone 6th Old Mans Cave

I of course have my own top five books. There's also NEW books in the library!!!!

Would the popularity change?

Sofia C.

classification lab

Hey guys :),

Last week Mr.Brian came to our school , and brought some animals. We got to look at some amphibians, mostly frogs, and toads. We also looked at some reptiles, like the yellow spotted salamander, the soft shell turtle, the box turtle, etc.

Then we went to the rug to look at some dead mammals, like raccoons, cats, possums, a bat, a fox squirrel, etc.

My favorite animal was the yellow spotted salamander because I thought its spots were cool. 

So that was our day with Ms.Brian.

posted by Joseph

 

Is The White House Haunted?!?

People of the United States have said the White House is haunted, but is that true?

The ghost of Abe Lincoln is most popular and most seen. People say they have seen him in his room sitting on the bed or near the fire place. What do you think?

Other ghosts in the White House can be seen to. Abigail Adams( first lady) has roam the the East Room drying laundry before. They say if you smell soap out of nowhere, that's her passing by.

Dolley Madison (another first lady) likes to hang around the White House too. If you pass by her you will smell a hint of roses. It says when they tried to dig up some flowers she got angry.

But those are only some of the White House ghosts. Would you want to spend the night at the White House?

-Camille F.

after school programs

Does  your kid or friend go to after school ? If they do I think that they should sign up for  after  school activities . There are many different things to choose from.

Students can choose from Tae kwon do , art, chemistry, and lots more. Each group does  different  activities,but they all have specific days and times.The best thing is that some are even free!!!

Chandler Pendley, :)

The spelling bee

Hey guys,

So on Monday morning I was just doing my morning work and then Ms.Adams came and said that the school spelling bee is coming up. DA DA DA!!! Well I guess everyone knows last year's winner or maybe you don't. If you don't know last years winner it's Emma. This year's spelling bee words are harder than last year.

First we'll do the classroom bee. The three people that survive the classroom bee go on to the school spelling bee. The one person that survives the school spelling bee goes on to the district spelling bee.Who ever wins that is the winner!

Well all I know is that the classroom bee is in December and the school spelling bee is in January. Who do you think will win? I guess that's it okay bye guys!

Zumer

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5th grade math

In 5th grade math this year we have learned about decimals, order of operations, and factors and multiples.

We get to do all kinds of fun activities, like high roller, adding and subtracting, card games etc. There are also boring things like scan-tron, benchmark, the C.R.C.T, etc, but it's not that bad to me.

I don't like home work that much but its OK. Some people love homework.

So that's what 5th grade is learning in math.

 

 

written by Joseph c.

chorus

Every Friday 4th and 5th graders go to clubs during specials. Those kids get choices about what club they want to do. The choices are P.E., chorus, art, and  engineering. All of these clubs do special project.

I only do chorus so I'm going to tell you what we do.

In chorus we are going on a field trip to a hospital.At the field trip we are going to sing a few songs and we are going to do a dance to one of the songs.

I chose this club because I love to sing and dance. The song I love to sing is We Will Jingle.

Chandler 

President votes

Hey guys,

I have been hearing that this year President Obama is running against Mitt Romney so I decided to ask people who they think should be our next president.  I even asked Ms.Wilcox. One person changed their mind from Romney to Obama. Okay I know you want to know who won so I'll tell you.

President Obama - 25 votes including Ms.Wilcox and us bloggers

Mitt Romney -  zero votes

I guess everyone wanted President Obama to have a second term. Wait that's just only Ms.Wilcox's class.

Who do you want to be president this year?

Zumer

Book fair!!!

Book fair is coming up and you gotta come to the library to see it! It starts on Monday though Friday and on Wednesday 17th its family night from 5 pm-8 pm!!!!!

We have some awesome books you have to read! The new new Nerds, The Secret Of The Fortune Wookiee, Pinkalicious, and so much more!

My favorite thing about book fair is looking at all the new and super cool books!!!!

I can't wait for book fair this Monday! Thank you Mrs. Hudson!!!!!

To find out more about book fair go to http://bit.ly/chasebookfair.

- Camille F.

Clay Busts in Art!!!

In art we are working on really cool clay busts.

We have to show an emotion on the clay heads. It was a hard process but very fun! First we made our head and shoulders. Next we added eyes,ears,nose,and mouth. And by then the clay was not as smooth as the first day, but it was still useful. Lastly we added details on the face such as bow ties, glasses, hair, etc.

Mrs. Dean (our art teacher) will fire them very soon, and we'll be able to paint!

I'm thinking to paint my clay bust colorful! I bet they are going to turn out awesome. Can't wait to see!!!

- Sofia C.

Favorite Class Book Series

This week in Mrs.Wilcox's class I took votes on our favorite book series out of 5 choices.

The 5 book series I chose were Hunger Games, Kane, Among the Hidden, Amulet, and Percy Jackson.

It was a close call between Kane, Among the Hidden, and Percy Jackson.The outcome of the votes was very surprising to me.

I WILL NOW TELL THE WINNERS !!!

In first place was the Hunger Games, in second place was Amulet, in third place was Percy Jackson, in fourth place was Among the Hidden, in last place was Kane.

by Chandler

The PE Blog

Hey guys.

On Wednesday my class went to P.E. Coach Whaley told us that there is a P.E blog like how we made our 5th grade blog. The blog is mostly stuff we do in P.E like how we write about what we do in 5th grade. Coach also posted pictures of us playing games in P.E.

She wrote about what we are learning in P.E. She posted stuff about how we're learning about overhand throwing.

The P.E blog is awesome. You should check it out. Go to chasestreetpe.wordpress.com.

by Zumer

Night John

 

Night John is a sad but great book.

The two main characters are Sarny, Night John, and Mammy. Sarny is a little girl. Night John teaches Sarny how to read. They're all slaves.

Their owner Old Waller whips them when he finds out they can read.  Back then it was against the law for slaves to know how to read.

 Find out more about Night John by reading Night John by Gary Paulsen.

                                                   posed by Joseph c.

 

Book Buddies!!!!!!!!!!!

Once a month we go visit our book buddies with  Mrs.Dunston's class in pre k.

We get to read with them and as they grow they will read with us! Sometimes it is a little challenging to keep their attention but it is still really fun!

I always LOVE to read picture books once and a while! Sometimes I will pick books that I used to read when I was little, but now when I pick out books for myself  I like to pick books that we have been learning about. For my book buddy I think the best ones are from their book shelf  because it is a book that they have been learning about!

I always love when it is time to go visit our book buddies!!!

-Camille F.

What's Happening in Writing?

In writing 5th grade is doing informational writing. Our topic is "Animals".

Everybody chose a topic.Who would think 5th grade had such big imagination! Somebody chose to research a cockroach! And somebody else researched an octopus!

Our steps were pretty easy. Take notes,draft,edit,and publish.We had the options to make a poster or simply write it on a new piece of paper. Most people chose poster.

We have learned a lot about animals. Did you know wolves can go for days without eating? Or that cockroaches don't have a backbone!?! And that Bird-eating spiders can grow up to the size of a dinner plate! I was pretty surprised at these facts.

Students already started with their poster. They are turning out awesome and colorful! Thanks to all teachers that helped!!!

By: Sofia C.