Zach

=__School__= I woke up in the middle of the night for the 4 weeks before I started middle school. I heard so much about it from my sister, Kayla. She told me about the periods and the teachers and the classes. Sometimes she would sneak a lie in her stories that she was telling me about bullying and bad things that happened, but most of them weren't true. I was so nervous, but when I stepped through the door I said in my mind WOW middle school is so much better than elementary. Over the course of the year I have met some great people, such as Mr. Laub, Mrs. Fuini-Hetten, Mrs. Yurconic, Ms. Quig, Mr. Cassady, Mr. Frick, Mr. Cole, Mr. Biel, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Schweyer, Mrs. Klinger, Mrs. DeOlivera, and Mr. Alinson.

=__Reading__= This year was great for reading, too. We did so many fun projects, such as streamers and essays. Here is a list of great books I read this year: =__Math__= This year during math class I learned so much. Mrs.Yurconic taught us many different ways to remember different parts of math, like math chants. Math Chants: Counting numbers start with 1,2,3 and then the go all the way to infinety. Another cool thing that the class and I did is the final math project. For mine I did drums. I learned so much about drumming and the drums themselves from a math project. Over the course of the year I learned so many new math skills including: Exponents, Rational numbers, intergers, and many more.
 * Ghost Ship
 * The Cheat
 * Shoeless Joe & Me
 * Flight 29 Down
 * CrackBack

=__English__= I believe that I have become a better writer because of the of the writing process. The text organizer and rough drafts all helped my writing skills. Here is my violent video game essay. Another English skill that I aquired over the year is speaking in front of peers. Some people are naturally comfortable in front of crowds, well I'm not one of them. I have been very nervous in the past years when presenting, but thanks to this year I feel fine when I go to present. =__Technology Uses__= This year I intrigated technology like never before. I created PowerPoints®, photostories, websites, and much, much more. My teachers had told me about many sites such as [|www.think.com] and [|www.studyisland.com].

__Super Social Studies (also known as SSS)__
This was the most entertaining year of social studies. Last year it was a drag, but this year was incredible. We have done so many hands-on learning that it created a fun environment. Mrs. Yurconic is the best teacher for the job. She makes boring social studies into comical social studies.

__Science__
Science this year was so much fun! I think that this year we did more hands on experiments, explanations(lol!) and projects than ever before. The oceanography project was a challenge, considering it was a 7 foot shark. http://www.stsd.org/sms/staff/lfuinihetten/ocean/aquariums.htm is Jason and my web page. When we went to Bake Oven Knob it was so cold, but the birds and view were amazing. The trip brought me and everyone who came closer to nature. Field trips like that don't happen all that often so it was great to be with nature instead of in a museum, aquarium, or zoo although the Camden Adventure Aquariums was so cool. When I walked through the glas tunnel in the aquarium it felt like I was in the ocean. I saw so many types of fish, crustaceans, aquatic life, and sharks including the shark I made. Another cool thing that happened this year was the Outdoor Program. The Outdoor Program was a 2 week long program that brought us all closer to nature. Here is what each teacher did: Schweyer 1. Fish Hatchery 2. Mad Science with Mr. Biel DeOlivera 1. Vien Structures 2. Compass using Klinger Hike Beyer Body Works Fuini-Hetten 1. Church 2. Creek with Mrs. Yurconic Yurconic 1. Mathematical Leaves 2. Creek with Mrs. Fuini- Hetten

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