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Tomorrow Is National Day on Writing!

We have been trying to finish up our Where I'm From poetry/photostory presentations for tomorrow's celebration! Not all are finished but here is Kayla's so you can see what we are working on.

And here is Megan's poem (Kayla's mom)


I am from bicycles,
From Oreos and milk.
I am from rural farmland of Indiana.
(flat, vast. Endless places of discovery)
I am from tiger lilies
Vibrant organge growing wildly out of the ditch

I am from card games and family dinners.
From Errol and Carrie and Gladys.
I am from penny questions and mumbly peg.
From No Work No Eat and
I don’t get mad, I just get even.
I am from Christianity
At home with he and I or at church with
All my brothers and sisters.

I am from LaGrange and Big Hill Road,
Garden vegetables and desserts.

From the bird hunter of my father,
The seamstress of my mother.

I am from the Shoeboxes full of pictures,
Artwork and awards sitting on the empty
Scrapbooks Which will one day be filled
while reliving the memories.

Making Soap with Mr. Exner

Mr. Exner shared soap making with students this week.

The Pep Rally

Pep Rally by reporter Taurean

Today was the Pep Rally. The cheerleaders, band and football players were there. When we walked in the doors the first thing we saw was the football players giving us a Homecoming sticker. This year they sent more people who went to our school. During the pep rally, the band played and everyone started to dance. At the end of the pep rally Bryan danced with the mascot and got a hug from a cheerleader.

Study Group

Reporter Jena says:
Hello parents and students. I’m gong to tell you about the math study group from a 5th graders point of view. We have a math study group every Thursday from 2:30 to 3:15. You don’t need to let Mr. Exner know in advance all you need is transportation. We do about 20 mins. Of reviewing and the rest of the time we play math study games. Even if your child doesn’t need extra help you are welcome to come.


Sam says:
Study group is awesome. We play games and get five extra point. When your playing the game you get to play other people from other classrooms. If you beat at least two people you’ll get a piece of candy. Then when you’re waiting out side ready to go home, you can talk or work on your homework.

Weird Parents

We read the picture book, Weird Parents by Audrey Wood today. We talked about ideas for our own writing. It seems that we have lots of "weird" stories to tell about our families.