GREETINGS FROM CLEAR CREEK--- 2008

Our class spent November 11 & 12 at Clear Creek. Clear Creek is a camp owned by the Alpine School District. It is just south of Scofield, Utah. It takes about 90 minutes to get there. We had a fabulous time! Special thanks to the parents of the following students for their help:
Brandon, Keli, Tyler, Hunter, Caitlin, Elizabeth, Clara, and Skyler, Also, Mr. Stephenson, our principal, was with us, too.

THE 1ST SNOWFALL!

On Wednesday, November 5, we had our first major snowfall of the season!






LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW! (BUT NOT AT THE BEGINNING OF NOBEMBER!)

HALLOWEEN PARTY!

Our October "End-of-Month Activity" was a Halloween Party! To be eligible to go, each of us had to have 5 SRAs, 2 book reports, 25 stickers, and all school work from the week before finished! Tyler was the first one to qualify!





We made maracas with Brook's mom!





Ben's mom had a treat game for us.




Elizabeth's mom red a scary story to us, and we had a treat!






We played a fun game with Caitlin's mom, then put our hands in the cauldron to pull out a treat!

HALLOWEEN PARADE

Our favorite custodian, Steve!



Our principal, Mr. Stephenson is a fabulous referee! Mrs. Iverson makes a great Deron Williams! They led the parade!



Mrs. Wallace makes super grapes!!!

WAX MUSEUM

On Halloween, our 5th grade participated in a "Wax Museum." Each student had to research a person important to U.S. history. They had to write a report on that person, dress up as them, and be in a "museum" to answer questions on their person. After, they had to present orally to the class. Here are our wonderful U.S. history people:


Kaden as Buffalo Bill, Hunter as Abraham Lincoln, Tyler as Buffalo Bill, and Ryan W. as Abraham Lincoln



Eli and Elly as Pocahontas, Katie as Betsy Ross



Luke as Paul Revere and Skyler as Teddy Roosevelt



Ben as Neil Armstrong, Ryan K. as Abraham Lincoln, and Brook as Orville Wright




Greg as Samuel F.B. Morse (Greg built his telegraph!), Brandon as Davey Crockett, and Wyatt as Wyatt Earp!




Keli as Amelia Earhart, Linzey as Sacagewea, and Madeleine as Abigail Adams



Liz as the "Statue of Liberty", Addie as Martha Washington, and Emily as Annie Oakley



Caitlin as Emily Post (Caitlin is wearing her great great grandmother's clothes!) and Sarah as Calamity Jane



Lauren as Amelia Earhart and Elizabeth as our first ever Sarah Palin!



Sydney as Betsy Ross (Sydney is wearing a dress that came across the plains!), Clara as Dr. Seuss, and Kailani as Pocahontas



Sisters Sydney and Kailani!

WORLD SERIES

THE PHILADELPHIA PHIILIES ARE THE WORLD CHAMPIONS! After a game 5 rain delay, the Phillies quickly won the series 3 - 1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. Our class wanted the Tampa Rays, but Miss Mitchell's team, the Phillies, prevailed. (Miss Mitchell's vote was only a city she had been to)

STATES OF MATTER UNIT

Our States of Matter test was great! It was really hard, but a few students received 100%
Those receiving 100% were:

Madeleine
Lauren
Katie
Addie

Those receiving an A (93-99%) were:

Brandon
Wyatt
Keli
Linzey
Brook
Ryan
Liz
Hunter
Caitlin
Elizabeth
Ryan

Clara received an A- on her test!

When our units were returned, we did a fabulous job!

Addie received the highest score on the unit---109%
(We receive bonus points if units and letters are signed by our parents, and if it is turned in on time and is complete!)
Anything 100% and over is an A+!

Other fabulous A+'s were:
Lauren & Keli 108 %
Elizabeth 107%
Madeleine, Wyatt, Hunter, & Ryan W. 106%
Linzey 104%
Emily & Tyler 102%
Caitlin 100%

Receiving A's were:
Eli & Clara 99%
Brandon, Gavin, & Liz 98%
Kaden, Brook, & Luke 96%
Greg 94%
Katie 93%

An A- went to Kalani with 91%

Keep up the great job!!!

TIME TO VOTE!

Yes, your vote does count! You can vote on our class blog! There are 4 polls to vote on. You will be able to vote until 8:00 p.m.(Mountain Standard Time) when all polls must legally close! Make your vote count!!!

HIGHLIGHT OF RED RIBBON WEEK!

The highlight of Red Ribbon Week was seeing the inflation of the Bank of American Fork pig balloon at our school! It was so fun to see how it all happens! Our eagle actually went for a ride in the balloon!

Mr. Francis, our art teacher, was able to help!
Hopefully, no drivers were distracted by a flying pink pig!

OCTOBER 26 IS THE BIG DAY!

Sunday, October 26, Ryan W will turn 10! Ryan was born in England!Ryan has 1 brother and 1 sister. Pizza is his favorite food. Reading and playing sports are his favorite hobbies---especially football! Ryan played this year on the Lone Peak little league football team. Ryan has traveled to Italy, England, and Ireland.
Lucky, Ryan! Hopefully, he will always remember that his birthday is the same day as his 5th grade teacher!

WYATT IS 11 TOMORROW!

On Saturday, October 25, Wyatt will be 11 years old! Wyatt just moved here this year from California. He has 1 sister and 1 brother. Pizza is his favorite food. He loves to play all sports, but his favorite sport is baseball! The LA Angels is his favorite team! Wyatt also enjoys visiting Las Vegas!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

HALLOWEEN COUNTDOWN!

There is one week left before Halloween! This is a HUGE day for the kids! First, all 5th graders will come to school dressed in their U.S. History Wax Museum costume. The Wax Museum will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Students will then give an oral presentation to the class about their person. If they haven't previously turned in their written report, they will also turn that in. Our Halloween party will be from 2:20 - 3:20 p.m. Wendy and Laurie, our FABULOUS room mothers, will contact parents for party assignments. We watch the school parade. If a student wants to wear their Halloween costume, they can change into it at the 2:00 recess. Because this is an "end of month activity", students will still need to meet the requirements. So far, 13 students have qualified. Most just need a couple of SRAs, and 1 or 2 book reports.
We will also have a "Pumpkin Decorating Contest". This is OPTIONAL! Students who would like to participate, will bring a decorated character pumpkin to school that morning. It CANNOT be carved! Each student who participates will receive a "little something" for their efforts.
After the party, the kids go home, go "Trick - Or - Treating", and get to stay home for two more days!