Nap Time!

Caleb L.
One of my favorite Thanksgiving memories is that my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins came to my house to eat this year. We had food lined up on our kitchen island and counter top. We had ham, turkey, cranberry sauce and a million other side dishes. I ate so much I felt like I was going to explode! After everyone left, it was quiet. You could hear a pin drop because everyone was so full. We all laid down and took naps.

The Handover

Haleigh I.
Thanksgiving this year was outstanding! One of my special memories occured after dinner. When I was done eating all the food, we got out the dessert. The dessert was a juicy, warm, golden pumpkin pie. Well, the handover didn't go as planned. The pie slipped out of Barb's hands. SPLAT! Right on the floor it went!

Thursday, Thanksgiving, and TURKEY!

Kelsea H.
Thursday, Thanksgiving, and TURKEY! It's all I care about. It's here and all I can do is stare down that Thanksgiving turkey. On Thursday, that's exactly what I did. I was bouncing off the walls asking, "Can we say the blessing already?" Of course, I was the first one in line. My plate was so full I thought it was going to break. I filled up on turkey, stuffing, rolls, mashed potatoes, and my mom's famous corn pudding. I thought I was full and couldn't eat any more. Then they brought in my favorite pumpkin pie roll and pie! That's when I wasn't full anymore!

Looking for a Buck

Wilson K.
Last week was Thanksgiving. My dad and I went hunting that day. We were looking for an enormous buck. Well, as it turns out, the only animals passing by were does and squirrels. All of a sudden, the doe picks up our scent and blows to alert the other deer. All the does were gone. We waited about another hour or so. We didn't see the first sign of movement. We became exhausted and left.

"Like Being in Malibu"

Addison C.
My happiest moment of Thanksgiving break was on Saturday. I got to see my sweet, generous Papaw Donnie! He was able to get out of the hospital for about 45 minutes. This was his first time outside since 3 incredibly long weeks! He felt the warm sun with vitamin D soaking into his skin. I knew he felt refreshed like being in Malibu. Papaw said, "I feel so good!" To hear that was my happiest moment!

A Bicycle Built for Two?

Katie L.
This past clear and sunny Sunday, my mom and dad got out their old, rusty bikes. My parents decided to let my sister, Abbie, and me ride on the back of their antique bikes. The cold wind whistled past my ears. The speed was lightning fast! I was completely and totally relaxed. Abbie and I took turns with riding in the back of my dad's neat bike. I had so much fun this weekend!

Bicycle Built for Two

Forgetful During Specials

Eli S. I think it's hard to go to specials because just this week when I went to the library, I forgot my book. Then last week, I forgot everything in strings class. It is hard remembering my stuff when I go to specials.

Homework Advice

Dustin W. When you leave school, you have homework that your teacher gives you like my teachers. But, when you get home, you have to go to football practice or baseball practice. So before practice, do your homework! If you don't know it, make sure you have your teacher's phone number, a friend's phone number or just tell your teacher don't understand it. Good luck!

2D Art Food Fun

Cierra W. So far fifth grade is going well. In my offerings classes, in 2D art, we are having so much fun! One day in 2D art we used icing and graham crackers. How would we use these in art? Well, Mrs. Baker had yellow, blue and red icing, and the graham cracker was our paint pallet. So, we mixed up the icing and we made colors. Then, Mrs. Baker said that we could eat it. So all of us smeared icing on our graham crackers and ate them. YUM!

I Need a Break!

Devon B. I can't wait for fall break because I NEED A BREAK! I am finally going to stay home and be lazy. Fall break is the best! I never want it to end. I can sleep in for once!

Football Championship

Preston E. I can't wait for some football! My Team, the Woodlawn White team, are playing the Woodlawn Gold team. Even though we are playing each other, we're still all friends. It's the CHAMPIONSHIP! I can't wait! The game starts at 10:30pm on the high school football field. Good Luck, Gold Team!

Important Person in History

Drew B. The trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, was awesome! Thomas Jefferson was a special man. When we went into his house, he had Native American things all over. He had animal antlers and 3 mammoth jaws. He knew seven different languages! Wow! He started the University of Virginia. He went to the college of William and Mary. He was the third president of the United States of America. He helped write the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was a pretty important person in history!

Battle of Yorktown

Jenna M. Williamsburg was really cool, but my favorite part was standing on the Revolutionary War battlefield at Yorktown! It's hard to believe that grassy, tree-surrounded meadow was once a blood and gore filled battlefield. I can still see the American troops marching across the field, just before they won the battle of Yorktown.

Thank You!

Gracie L. I would like to thank all the people who made the 5th grade trip to Williamsburg possible and so much fun! My favorite part of the trip was the wig shop because we learned so much. Did you know George Washington didn't wear a wig? Instead, he had a slave make his hair look like one. Very few people could afford a wig. They were very expensive. I also thought that the man who ran the shop was a very good actor!

Henry Clay

Austin C. The field trip to Henry Clay's house was awesome! His house was cleaner than mine will ever be! I learned... he tried to be president 3 times. Wow! However, he never was president but most people thought he would've been a good president. He had slaves yet he didn't believe in slavery. My tour guide said he treated his slaves very well. While I was there, I saw his actual carriage that he rode in! Henry Clay's wife had the first piano in Kentucky, too. They had ropes on the bottom of their beds and tightened them every night before going to bed. That's why we say, "sleep tight."

Henry Clay Estate

Payton L. I was a little sad when I couldn't go to Williamsburg but that's okay because I went to the Henry Clay estate in Lexington. He was very rich and had a fancy house. He had 11 children but 5 of them died. They did not have bathrooms or electricity. They had outhouses and a special gas for light. They had a large farm and a lot of land. He had slaves, too, although he didn't like slavery. I hope I get to go back again.

An Exciting Week!

Katie L. This week we are going to Williamsburg. Monticello sounds amazing! It's Thomas Jefferson's old house. I've heard there's breath-taking gardens. I hope we can see them. Jamestown also plays an important part in history. The early settlers named it after King James. John Smith and Pocahontas are important people through Jamestown's history. I can't wait to see it! This week is going to be so exciting!

Watch out Williamsburg! Here I come!

Jenna M. I am so excited about Williamsburg, VA! I'm rooming with one of my best friends! I am kind of bummed. We have to be there at 3:00am! But, no fears because after the first couple of minutes, I'll probably crash! Watch out Williamsburg, here I come!

Local Trips

Jet T. I am looking forward to going to Henry Clay's home in Lexington. The house is a historical landmark in central Kentucky.

Williamsburg!

Ashlee C. 5th grade is going to Williamsburg in 2 days. I can't wait! I think it will be fun. I have never gone out of the state before. Hope I don't get sick! I bet I'll have a lot of fun! Gotta pack!

Thanks, Mrs.Spatola

Sydney P. Social studies in 5th grade is awesome! We learn so much in a quick and easy way. I think I will always remember the 5 Great Lakes thanks to Mrs. Spatola's helpful hints. The five Great Lakes are remembered by the word HOMES. Huron Ontari Michigan Erie Superior Mrs. Spatola and social studies rock!

The "Whoops" in the "Daisy"

Sabree N. Walking in the hallway and changing class can be hard if you are known for dropping things like myself. But the worst is when you keep droppping things as you switch classes. For example, the other day my friend Maggie and I were walking out of Mrs. Cooper's classroom when all of a sudden, all of Maggie's colored pencils fell on the floor. Maggie, Mrs. Cooper and I all jumped to the floor and started helping. As we were picking up, all of my stuff fell off my binder and landed on the floor. As we were standing up again, Maggie dropped all of her pencils, so we started cleaning it up. While we were dong this, a nice girl named Alyssa started helping us pick up all of the pencils. When we got them all cleaned up and thought all was good, we went our separate ways. But, on our way back to the classroom, guess who dropped her stuff, Alyssa! Let's just say we put the "whoops" in the "daisy".

New Specials...Can't Wait Til December

Hunter E. This year we have lots of different specials to choose from. My favorite are Spanish and drama. In Spanish we play games to lean how to say colors and foods. Drama is cool because we are learning how to do plays. We will put one on in December!

High Expectations

Kaylee G. Hi everyone! I'm enjoying 5th grade so far and I'm sure I will enjoy it all year long. I can't pick a favorite teacher, but they are all very nice. If you asked me if I think 5th grade is hard, I would say, "No," because the teachers help you understand what they are teaching. On Thursday, Mrs. Cooper pulled me for a small group. She reviewed rounding with me, and I learned that I was not understanding the rule and I was using the wrong place value. I would say everyone has high expectations for us because we are the oldest students in the school. So come on down to 5th grade and watch us do our thing!

Spanish Class

Riley C. Hey guys! I am having a blast in Spanish! We are learning the alphabet and making skits with a partner. We have to go up in front of everyone and perform our skits. The conversation can only be in Spanish, no English at all!

Flash to Pass!

Kelsea H. In math, everyday, we play on iPads. We play Flash to Pass. It's where you can do addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division practice. Check this out...you can focus on certain numbers to practice on. Right now, we're working on addition. We have to have them under 3 minutes and we have one chance. You have to get under 3 minutes two days in a row to move on. Right now, I am on 5's. Today I got 1 min. 52 sec. I hope tomorrow I'll move on to the 6's!

Read Aloud

Noah B. Wow, school is going great! I have gotten to do a lot of cool things this week. My favorite thing in school right now is Read Aloud. Why I like this so much, you ask? Well, we're reading a book called Bud, Not Buddy. It is about a boy named Bud, whose father left him and he does not know who he is. All he knows is that he is in a band. We are about to be on chapter five. We just finished reading where Bud put his foster parents' son's hand in warm water while he was asleep. This made him wet the bed! Ha! Ha! Ha!

Lockdown Drill

Izzy G. Today we had a lockdown drill. That means all the students have to be quiet so the intruder in the school doesn't hear us. We have to sit really close together. After about 6 minutes, it gets uncomfortable. When we had the lockdown drill, the intercom was not working so someone had to yell it through a megaphone. You could hardly here it. Mrs. Stillwell didn't even hear it. Just remember, in a lockdown drill, be very quiet.

1st Math Test

Jeremiah P. So far my favorite subject is math. I have one grade and is a ____. Our homework is worth 10 points each and that will probably help make my grade go to an A. I'm going to try to keep it that way for the whole school year! Better go study for math!

Hard to Say Goodbye

Kyle F. This week was so cool! Too bad I won't be here for long. I will be moving to Taylor County so I should be spending a lot of time with my teachers and friends. All of my teachers are so cool and funny. I am going to miss Mrs. Stillwell, Ms. McNees, and Ms. Karnes. Well, I'll see you later.

5th Grade is OKAY!

Emma C. 5th grade is actually okay. I play the saxophone in band. Drama is my favorite arts subject. We are reading Number the Stars in class and it is so interesting! We have 1 more chapter to go and I'm really excited!

Test Day is Coming Up!

Andrea H Hello! In school, we are having fun while learning. In math, we are learning about rounding and estimating. Friday is the big day. We have 2 tests! One is in math, my worst subject, and the other is in writing, my best subject! In writing, we are learning about indefinite pronouns. Indefinite pronouns are people, places, or things unnamed or unknown. Well, I better get to studying. Wish me luck!

Party in the House!

Addison C. Hello everyone! 5th Grade is awesome! The teachers? Oh my goodness! Best people ever! Can you believe that learning is actually fun? There are several new people this year. Since August 14, I have met so many new people and it's amazing! There's a party in the house tonight! Come join the party. The party will include some awesome teachers and fun learning experiences!

First Impressions

Cole T. So far in 5th grade I have learned a lot! My favorite arts class is science. In science, I learned that volume = length x width x height. I am already liking it a lot and I've only been here two weeks. We get to do tons of fun stuff. We even get to use iPads! Did I mention that we have awesome teachers?

Rounding Rap 1

Rounding Rap 2

Welcome to 5th Grade!!

During the first week of school our focus will be on learning about one another's talents, reviewing great tips for a successful learning environment, getting materials organized, becoming familiar with our 5th grade schedule, and setting goals for ourselves so that we can all be life-long learners.

School begins each morning at 8:05.  However, he/she may enter the room beginning at 7:55.  Students who eat breakfast at school may do so beginning at 7:45.

The blog is a great way for the 5th grade teachers to communicate with students and parents.  New posts will be added on a weekly basis by students and teachers.  You can expect to see weekly learning targets, important dates to remember, and feedback from students as they reflect on their learning.