Casey

Welcome to Casey's wikipage. Here you will be learned...um taught about what happened this sixth garde school year. The obstacles, the smiles, the frowns, the music (GO SC!!!), the crying (from Alan), the laughing, and the singing....and dancing....Mostly from me.....
 * ATTENTION!**

Here are reviews for books, video games, and movies. Enjoy, hope they help decide what to buy.
 * Reviews**

Technology was a huge part of this year. This is an example of some technological resources we got to use. We also got to use [|Think.com], [|Study Island], and [|Wikispaces].
 * Technological Integration**

This year we learned......duh duh duh...........**//__MATH CHANTS!__//** Here is an example
 * Math**

Exponents little numbers way up high Tell ya how many times the base gets MULTPLIED!

Counting numbers start with 1,2,3 Then they keep on goin to infinity!

The final project for math is select a hobby of yours, and find 5-7 math concepts that tie in with it. The hobby i selected was playing the Alto Sax. Here were my concepts: Perpendicular Lines (Staff) Addition (Dots) Fractions (Notes) Adding Fractions (Time Signatures and Measures) Geometry (Pad Shapes)
 * THE FINAL duh duh duh..... PROJECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**

The ocean was a popular topic this year. We constructed our own [|Oceanography Web Pages]. Check it out here (well over there) to see our learning. I studied how scientists researched the ocean floor. Another important thing we learned about was Newton's laws. The laws are an important aspect of life. They are all around us, such as for every action their is an opposite reaction. Imagine you are rolling a rock up a hill. Then you push it back down. (Like Sisyphus, Greek mythology). One action is going up. The opposite reaction is how the ball rolls back down the hill. One of the first technological projects was biomes. A biome is an ecosystem, such as tundras, etc. For this project we did slideshows on the inhabitants, temperatures, and more. i wish I had the file now, but I may upload it soon. I elarned a lot about the desert (my topic). There were a lot of interesting landforms I discovered, such as ergs and regs. I learned about these long ago and I still remember them, proving their impression on me. A big topic we covered was birds of prey. I was never that good at identifying them, so at Bake Oven Knob, I tried to remember their silouette and wing formation and looked them up. The hike on Bake Oven Knob was very entertaining, even though it was bitterly cold outside. Everyone was freezing under jackets, but it was still an extremely worthwhile experience.
 * Science**

On our field trip we went to the Adventure Aquarium. We saw a lot of interesting ocean wildlife. My group even got to see Spongebob 4-D! There were sharks, turtles, hippos, dolphins, seals, and more. I especially liked ADventure Aquarium because it was a FIELD TRIP. You didn't have to fill out pamphlets like the outdoor program.

The Outdoor Program just recently concluded. We learned about wildlife and survial skills. Some topics were how to identify fish, trees, and plants. Then you'd change gears to athletics and how to use a compass. My feelings of it ending are 50/50. I'm glad because I didn't like filling out all the paperwork, but then again, it was nice to go outside to learn. We got to take hikes and run. We also got 2 study halls a day, and a recess.

I learned a lot about Egypt this year. There were some interesting facts, like how Egyptians only thought the brain was used to make snot. Then there were some obvious ones, like their pharoahs were buried. Then there were things you didn't know, such as that Egyptians didn't have hair. China was the best topic ever!!! The project was extremely fun. I did powerpoint and play with Tom-Tom and Eric. Here is the script fort he play, and here is our slideshow. That was our slideshow (It is mostly automatic so please be patient before clicking everything through. It has been modified for the safety of the performers)., the next one is our play.
 * Social Studies**

Greek Week was full of greekiness and learning. Our group (Tom-Tom, Eric, and I) did our project just like Chinese New Year, powerpoint and play. Our topic was //The Iliad// by Homer. Here's our powerpoint and play. Powerpoint-(Sorry, just the title slides and my slides) Play (Better in real performance)-

What is a civilization? Well, a civilization has to have a government and land. People must live there, otherwise it's just a piece of land. A civilization I think as a giant city. You have the mayors and city hall (government), and then you have the grocery stores and houses. (food and citizens). Then, there are the squabbles (wars) for more land and more power, which is ultimately the downfall of a civilization. Sometimes you have schools, and you ALWAYS have a military. A civilization is like a country, like a city.

My favorite civilization is the United States Of America. It has enough power to make due, and it helps another countries in need, so if we are ever assaulted, some people will be indebted to us, and will help (I hope). We have a good source of food and are racking down on poverty. We have charities and a strong government. Of course, there's a democracy, so we have some freedom. I think the US will be strong and last for a good while.

Writing was a huge part of this year. I definitely think that I became a better writer. In elementary school, most of us were considered "above average" writers, so all we had to do was at the breakfast table, scribble down our ideas, turn it in, and get an A, because it was just subconciously higher level for us. This year, our teachers know our potential and push us towards it. It now takes a couple days of outlines, drafts, and revisions to get a truly quality essay. The teachers know the ability of each student and makes sure they reach their full potential. We also worked rigorously on persuasive writing. We wrote four essays about it and explored the points of great persuasion. I never really worked on persuading, and it was different, because it wasn't arguing. I normally think of wearing down someone, and messing up all their arguing points. Here, you didn't have the voice of the other person. You had to perdict what they would argue, and attack it. I definitely became a better persuasive writer this year. Here's one of my essays. This year I'm not too sure if I became a better oral presnter. I was always pretty comfortable presenting, and I even did some recording and plays this year. I could see drastic changes in some of my other students though. I don't fidget as much and some people became really comfortable doing some hand motions and really getting into the presentation. Mrs. F and Mrs. Y really improved everyone's speaking skills in one way or another.
 * Writing**
 * Speaking Skills**

Some of the books I read this year was: Eragon Gemini Game Gregor the Overlander Raven's Gate + Evil Star Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp The Adventures of Ulysses (I will try to post reviews for some of these books [And maybe some movies and Video games too]) Book Parties were fun! We got snacks and shared our projects.
 * Reading**


 * Bandies**

This year I developed my love of music. I became of a part of "assorted nonsense" known as Solitary Confinement. We recently performed at an Egyptian Party. We played three songs, Life In Da Nile, Solitary Confinement, and Pharoah, Pharoah. The first two were our own custom songs, which we devised and practiced on our own time. To learn more about Solitary Confinement or to book performances by us check out [|here.] To email questions or performance requests send us an email ccrev8@ptd.net. Or to tmoney22@ptd.net. Lastly, if you didn't believe us the first two times, you contact us at this address jcarne@rcn.com. Here is our one song which we will probably discontinue, Solitary Confinement.
 * UPDATE* CHeck out our new wikispace here!

Thanks for wasting a small segment of your life on this page. Sorry if your IQ dropped. I guess you want me to explain my introduction....Well, Alan said my page was so beautiful that it brought tears to his eyes, and he started weeping on his keyboard. I guess I'm like Fuini-Hetten, liking to be amused. STOP CRYING ALAN! IT ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL!
 * Good-Bye**