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.