Abbie

=Nightmare or a Dream Come True= When you walk through tthe double doors you cant help but to think 'I wish i were back home in bed'. Most of the time its true, you really do wish you were back home. For me it was different. I have an older sister who told me all about middle school. I thought that my first day i would finallymeet my teachers and realaize how mean they really are. As i walked into my first real class with my new teachers i realized something crazy. **__THEY'RE ACTUALLY COOL!!!!__** =Science [|Oceanography] < Ocean Wave Page >= I love to hear those sweet, calming sounds of the waves hitting the beach, but thats not what the ocean is Really about. I had the wonderful oppertunity to make my own webpage about oceanography. I loved being able to intergrate technology into learning about wave movements and other interesting things. Now everytime I will go swimming I will know all about erosion and how the waves move. I will definitly not be pulled down by the undertoe.

Up, Down, and All Around
Up, Down, and All Around The forces of motion are what keep us down, in our seats on rollar coasters, or even make our weight. I learned about Isaac Newton and his Laws of Motion. He seemed like one of those old guys who would be totally boring but without him, well i dont know what would happen, but he is a really cool person. I saw all about how he dropped two different sized cannonballs off the Leaning Tower of Piza. Now they can't prove that he actually did that, but it really helped me learn all about The Laws of Motion.

Favorite web links

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 * [|Egpyt][|]==[[image:link-egypt-pyramids.jpg width="125" height="99"]] [[image:tut.jpg width="86" height="95"]]== == == = = =Reading Sleepy Hollow Project>= Sometimes discussing things is hard but we all have Reading Strategies here are some.===Reading Strategies===
 * Visualize (picture whats happening in the story)
 * Connect (Text-to-Text, Text-to-Self, Text-to-World)
 * Predicting ( think about what could happen next )
 * Asking Questions ( ask yourself questions about the story then try to answer them)
 * Think- Aloud (just write what you are thinking) ===Using Reading Strategies=== ==Persuasive Prompt [[file:Year.doc]]==

Better Writing is a Definite
This year I have become more enriched with writing. I have learned what to do and what not to do. Usually writing was a chore or homework, something that I do not like doing, but this year I really liked writing. I believe the way that Mrs. Fuini-Hetten integrated writing with technology and other fun activities made it more interesting to learn and comprehend.

Improvement
Tha activity that has really helped me improve in my writing is definitly using my englsih book. My english book has taught me lessons about writing. It has also has lessons abotu proper grammer, and the correct writing format.

Non-Stop Talking
My Oral speaking skills have improved phenomenally since the begining of the year. Mrs. Fuini-Hetten has really helped me improve. I was never one to really get shy to be in front of the class but sometimes I would get nervous. I aslo now know how to speak tworads the class and how to present officially. I believe that actually seeing how Mrs. Fuini-Hetten presenting her projects really helped. THank You a lot Mrs. Fuini-Hetten!

Books Books and More Books
I have three favorite books that I have read over this past year.
 * CUT, A Book about a young woman who has the problem of cuting herself. She goes to a rehabilation center and tries to overcome her problem. Many interestings things happen in this book filled with drama and saddness. A great book to read with your friends so you can discuss it.
 * SPEAK, A great book about a once popular girl asnd her struggle through life. This book may seem like a sad book but it is a book filled with lessons and joy as she finally gets rid of her hate. This was my first lit circle book this year it was a great book to read and was definitly fun to read when you are reading it in a group.
 * ThE BOY BOOK, This book is gives you so many laughs. Just while reading the frist page of the book you are wowed with the hilarity. This book is for mature people because it has some questionable content. I definitly recommend this book.

1st-Speak 2nd-Cut 3rd- The Boy Book =Science=

The Great Outdoors
The outdoor program was such a great experience. With Mr. S we went down to the fish hatchery and learned to identify the different types of trout. There are four types of trout we learned about, The Rainbow Trout, The Golden Rainbow Trout, The Brown Trout, and the Brook Trout. We also got to feed the fish. With Mrs. Deolivera we had to learn about the different leaf vein structures and also learned how to use a compass. With Mrs. Klinger we went on an all day hike were we went to the covered bridge and back. While we were there we learned how to identify different plants. My favorite was Blood Root, because it had red liquid that came out of its veins, and it has had a weird shape. With Mr. Beyer we did different outdoor activities to measure speed and distance. With Mrs. Fuini-Hetten we went down to the church and learned about the history of the church. With Mrs. Yurconic we learned about tessalation and then we identified them in different things in nature. My favorite day was the day when we went down to the river. We looked for micro and macro organisms in the water and then tried to identify them when we got back. I really liked the outdoor program it was a wonderful learning experience.

Coldness
Think of the Exhilarating feeling of standing tall on a mountain as the wind blows harsh against your skin. Well its kind of true. When we were doin our birds of prey unit in science, we went to Bake Oven Knob a brid watching mountain. It was so freezing cold we were all bundeled up in al our layers of clothes. We may have been cold but we all really liked looking at the birds. We saw many different types of hawks and turkey voltures. If you ever have the chance to go up there please take it. But remember to definitly bundle up.

Adventure Aqarium
The adventure Aquarium in Camdem we learned a ton of information about all different sorts of animals. I have three different favorite animals that i liked were a giant sea turtle, a huge stingray, nd this extremely loud bird. I liked the bird becasue it was almost as loud as me ( actually it doesnt come close). I liked the giant stingray because now as msot of us know The NAture Phanatic Steve Erwin, recently died by one of the stingray stingers getting stunk through him. I now know what happened to him and what kind of an animal killed him. I also liked the giant sea turtle because i just thought it was interesting that an animal who starts out so little can get so big and huge.

My Brain is Fried
This year we learned SO much about technology. Just for Wiki pages alone was so much infromation and new and interesting technological advances (in my case). We learned how to create our own web page which we then used for our Ocenaography web page (See above).We also learned how to use a new program called photo story. Technology this year has really really changed for me.

=MATH=

Soccer Math
I have five differnet math concepts for my last math project.
 * 1) My First math concept is Angles for Shooting. In this activity I figured out what the angles for penalty kicks are. I figured out which angle would be better if the goalie was in a certain place.
 * 2) My second math concept is about the surface area of a goal. I first had to measure the actual measures of a goal. then i did my equation to figure out the surface area.
 * 3) My third concept is simplifing fractions. I had the total of games won and the total of games lost. Then I had each of them put into a simplified fraction.
 * 4) My fourth concept is angles between players. I and the lineup then I figured out the angles between them.
 * 5) My final math concept is the mean or average of time played in five games. First i added all the time together then i divided by 5 because there were five games.

Math Concepts
I believe that the math concept that helped me the most was our Math chants. My Five Feavorite Math Chants are--- 1. Counting numbers start with one two three and thenhey keep on goeing to infinity. 2. Integers are whole numbers on anumber line negative and postivie now isn't that divine. 3. Rational numbers include decimals adn fractions now isnt that a really cool attraction. 4. If a product is what you seek you multiply two factors so easily 5. In subtraction the difference is the answer you get its the minuend at the end muinus the subtrahend

SOCIAL STUDIES : STUDY OF THE WORLD
We had a lot of different subjects this year. First we started on the Middle East, Mayans, Chinese, Egyptians, Greeks, and the Romans. We did some many different and fun activities this year. When we had the egyptians we made sarcophagi, out of shoe boxes, paper towels, and cartonage. For the chinese e did chinese new year where we all did different projects and then presented them.For the Mayans we watched the Voyage of the mimi. It is about people who discover the lost city of the mayans. Social Studies this year was really great.

The Groovy Greeks
My Favorite civilization that we had all year is definitly the greeks. I reallly like that it was so differnet and more interesting than all of the other civlilizations we studied. I really think that the reason i liked the greek civilization was I ahd a really fun topic and a really fun activiyy to go along with. For the groovy greeks My riends and I did a fashion shown and also did our project on it. That is why the groovy greeks was really my favorite civilization.

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=Goodbye Sixth, Hello Seventh=

This year was really different then all of my other years of school. We did sooooo many fun things this year .We had our Egyptian funeral, our Chinese New Year, Our Groovy Greek Party, and The second voyage of the Mimi fror the mayans. Next year will be great because we will get to learn new things and meet new people. I will really miss sixth grade! Thank You Mrs.Fuini-Hetten and Mrs.Yurconic.