Erin


 * Help!Grade!**

My favorite topics were in __Science__. The class we learned about Forces and Motion, biomes of the world, coral reef, birds of prey, and oceanography. In Forces and Motion, we learned about Newton's Laws of Motion. I didn't do any projects, but I did do experiments that demonstrated all three laws. Now I realize that if the car stops suddenly, I will move forward because inertia keeps me going. Another thing I learned about were biomes. My group did the temperate forest. We all created a powerpoint of land, animals, ccol places to visit, and climate. I did the animals. Click here to see which animals I chose. [|Temperate Forest Animals] My favorite project of all was the coral reef project. I had one animal to research and create a 3D image of it, and a paragraph on it. I did the Hawksbill turtle. I then went to the Adventure Aqarium! I got to see a sea turtle there, but it wasn't a Hawksbill turtle. To view my paragraph on it,.
 * Science**
 * Science**

This the Hawksbill turtle.

Another cool project we did was a Birds of Prey project. I did my project on the Osprey. I wrote a story about an osprey migrating, and in the story I put facts about its length, wingspan, and food, which is fish. As a field trip, we went to Bake Oven Knob to bird watch. We saw many different types of birds, including a Red-Tailed Hawk and a Golden Eagle! That was a fun trip. Osprey Photo Coutesy of Peter Wallack at http://birdsofsanibel.free.fr/

The last thing we did was an oceanography web page. My project was tides, and I worked with Devon. See it here! [|Ocean Web Page] We had a fun six days at the outdoor program. I learned these activities on the following days: I liked the Macroinvertibrates best because we got to go in the river to find them. I really like science.
 * 1) Trout and Leaves
 * 2) The 1700s and Biomes near the school
 * 3) Polygons in Nature and Macroinvertibrates
 * 4) Compasses and Science Experiments
 * 5) Plants and animals in the area
 * 6) Human Body

I learned about ancient civililations in __Social Studies__. I learned about Mesopotamia, China, Maya, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. We also learned what made a civilization a civilization. It needs to have: We made a chart for each civilization to explain what was in each catigory. During China, everyone did a Chinese New Year project. I did mine on the Junk. I discovered that the Junk was a ship used for trading. This is my report on it. While we studied the Maya, we watched the episodes of T__he Second Voyage of the Mimi__ which is based around the Maya. In Egypt, we made our own mummies. Then we studied Greece. I did my project on chariot racing. I did chariot racing becaus I love horses. One of my reaserch books had a few pages that showed how to make a chariot. The finished product was so cool. This was my favorite civilization because I like studying one topic, and then listening to others present theirs because you get a lot more information.
 * Social Studies**
 * Agriculture
 * Government
 * Economy/Trade
 * Religion
 * Family/Social Structure
 * Science
 * Arts and Education

To finish off the year we studied Rome. We had a Rome booklet that we wrote information in. Social Studies is one of my favorite subjects.

In __Math__ we learned about fractions, exponents, measurment, and areas of different shapes. Most of the time was spent preparing for the PSSA's. We used a program called Study Island to do it. Study Island has similar questions to the PSSA's. Also, we used math in different cultures. The class learned about Chinese math, Maya math, and Egyption math. At the end of the year, we had to do a math project about an activity you do, and find math concepts that relate to it. I like to horseback ride, so that is what I chose. The concepts I chose were: I have been developing these concepts throughout the year. Other concepts I have developed are: I really enjoy math.
 * Math**
 * Angles
 * Converting Measurements [[image:scncalc.gif width="169" height="170" align="right"]]
 * Area and Perimeter
 * Graphs
 * Probability
 * Mean
 * Median
 * Mode
 * Range
 * Area of Circle, Trapizoid, and Hexagon
 * Circumference

Mrs. Fuini-Hetten taught me a lot about grammer in __English__. I learned about Helping Verbs, Prepositions, Adverbs, and Adjectives. She made up songs to help us remember what they were, like this one for Helping Verbs sung to the tune of __Jingle Bells__:
 * English**

Helping Verbs, Helping Verbs, There are 23! Am, is, are, was and were, being, been, and be! Have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should,will, and would! There are 5 more Helping Verbs: May, might, must, can, could!

She made one for Prepositions, too. To help us become better writers, we learned the writing process. Now, before i write my essay, I prewrite, write at leat one rough draft, and let another student read it before I type a final copy. I also learned how to make my persuasive essays better by adding Logos. Nomos, Pathos, and Ethos. It helps the prompt and makes it stronger because facts, emption, and know experience makes it much more persuasive. This helped me get better grades. I wrote a pursuasive essay, and a narrative essay.

In __Reading__, I read many books for a program called Reading Counts. I have to read 25 books per marking period. To make sure I read the book, I have to take a 10 question computer quiz on it. If I get 7 questions right, the computers passes me on the quiz. I also had to do a few book reports. We also had to read books that Mrs. Fuini-Hetten assigned us. I read __Bridge to Teribithia__, __The Egypt Game__, __A Christmas Carol__, __Legand of Sleepy Hollow__, __Star in the Storm__, __Because of Winn-Dixie__, and __Ulysses__. For Legand of Sleepy Hollow, I had to do a time line on the author. I have used some new stratagies in reading to help me understand the books better:
 * Reading**
 * sticky notes on the pages
 * ask questions
 * locate facts
 * re-read sections of the book
 * make inferences
 * conect with the character

There are monthly book reports that are assigned, too. In February, there was a reading compotition. We were reading books to help children in our community. The top readers in each grade got to go to a pizza party. I was the top reader in 6th grade, so I got to go to the party. Every week, we take vocab test. There are 15 units with 20 words each. I have taken a test on all of them, so that means I know 300 new words! I really enjoy reading.

In 4th grade, I was given the chance to play an instrument. I chose the clarinet. Now, two years later, I am still playing it. I started out by renting the clarinet, but now my parents bought me the clarinet I was renting. Our school has a band, and I am part of it. I take lessons once a week with my music teacher, too. On Saturday, May 19th, the band is going to play at a high school competition in Hershey Park. I'm looking forward to riding the rides, but I have to remember that I am there to play the clarinet, too. I had to do a music project on an instrument. I did the oboe. I found out a lot of new information on it. This is the clarinet.
 * Music**

I have developed so many skills I don't know where to start. I have learned a lot about technology. The most programs I used were Microsoft programs. I already knew how to use Microsoft Word, but I learned how to use Powerpoint, Publisher, and Excel. I am also a better oral speaker. Before I came to sixth grade I was afraid to speak in front of a class. I was always afraid that I would mess up! With the help of my teachers, and learning how to make the use of notecards, and make eye contact with the class, I have become a much better speaker. With lots of practice, I now feel comfortable speaking in front of a group.
 * Skills Developed**

This year will come to a close on June 14th. Yeah! I have the summer to myself, until seventh grade. I will miss my teachers, but a brand new year will have new ones, and I can still visit Mrs. Fuini-Hetten and Mrs. Yurconic. I will never forget the projects I did, the things I learned, or how much I learned that year.
 * All Over**