Jennifer


 * __Reading__**

I enjoyed reading this year. I really liked some of the book projects we did in Mrs. Fuini-Hetten's class. It was really neat to learn about genres. In guided reading, I learned different kinds of reading strategies, too. My favorite guided reading book was "Rebel". It was a really good book and I liked using the strategies for it. I feel like a better reader now. :)


 * __The Sixth Grade Outdoor Program__**

The outdoor program was awesome! I really enjoyed it. My least favorite part was learning about the compass because it was un-intresting to me. The hike with Mrs. Klinger wasn't so bad. It really wasn't. Even though it was super hot that day, I enjoyed learning. I also liked it when we visited the fish hatchery. That was cool! I liked the trout because some of them were colorful. I really liked feeding them, too. I can't belive the program is already over! To me, that went speedy quick. Life goes fast, does it?


 * __Social Studies__**

I remember we did a lot of stuff in social studies during the year. We did Chinese New Year, the Egyptain Funeral, and Greek Week. I learned so much from these units and they were also fun! My favorite was the Egyptain Funeral. It was really cool. I bet we won't do anything like this next year, but at least we will have memories.


 * __Field Trip Fun__**

I am so excited for Camp Olympic and the Lehigh Valley Zoo!! The year is also getting closer and closer to summer vacation. I am so glad we have two field trips to finish off the year. I know it will be awesome. I can't wait to write all about it on my wikispace. It will be so exciting!!!!


 * __Getting Ready for Seventh Grade__**

I can't belive we're going to be seventh graders in setember. I remember the very first day of sixth grade! This year went by so, so, fast. It's just so amazing to me! I just figured this out. As you get older, life goes more faster. I'm not sure of it's true or not, but that's what I think. I heard 7th grade will be more stricter than 6th grade. I'm a little nervous, but I can get through it. Before we know it, we'll be eighth graders. Then ninth graders. Tenth Graders. Eleventh Graders. Twelfth graders! And maybe even college!! Ooops. I'm thinking ahead. But anyway, I hope you will all be successful in the future.


 * __Special Subjects__**

There's music, gym, art, computers, and facs. There's also library but I won't count that. :) Anyway, my favorite special subject is computers. I like it because it's fun and we get to work on the computer. Music is also fun because of Mrs. Reineke! (I'm not sure how to spell it...) So um..yea! I love specials!!!!!

Reading is one of my favoite things to do. Books are so intresting to me and I have read some good books lately:
 * __Books!__**

1. Homeless- Wild at Heart (Series book) Summary: A girl named Sunita finds a place full of stray cats. Since she works at an animal clinic, she loves animals, especially cats! Like me! Sunita needs to accomplish two things in this story. One- she needs to find Socrates, Dr. Mac's cat. Two- she needs to help the strays and ferals out. A feral cat is a cat that was raised in the wild, not around humans. Ferals can be dogs or any other kind of pet. Sometimes they can have rabies, which is a bad thing. Sunita gets bitten by a feral cat, and she had to go to the hospitol. I'm not going to spoil the story anymore, so you should really read this book! I got it from the Allentown Public Library. A very touching story. A good book indeed!

2. Skye's the Limit- (There's another book also called, "Yours Truly, Ske O' Shea".) Summary: Skye, a girl, plans to spend her three weeks of summer at an island for an adventure camp. There, she meets new friends, and this really mean girl. I recommend only girls should read it. Nice book.


 * __Summer Suggestions__**

Try doing something educational during your summer break. You could review your math or write a little story. If you want to do something educational outside, go take a stroll around your neighborhood and see if you can identify birds or plants. Or why not pretend to be a marine biologist in your swimming pool? You can pretend you're on an ocean expedition! What else can you do? You can explore your backyard and collect insects. Then you can record observations in a notebook! All of my suggestions are fun and educational. If you have any other ideas, you can post them on your wikispace.


 * __More Summer Suggestions!__**

Have a family science fair! Have an egyptain or greek fashion show! Or create your own safari park!


 * __Sign my Yearbook!!!__**

I just got my yearbook and I don't have many signatures yet. If you didn't sign mine yet, ask me! My goal is to get every sixth grader's signatures at Camp Olympic.


 * __Math Class__**

I learned a lot in math this year! There was some stuff I didn't get, and some stuff that was really easy. Ms. Pruner gave us many tests during the year, but it helped us improve our math skills. Right now, I have a fair grade in math. I'm not THAT good but I do know a lot of math stuff. Thank you so much Ms. Pruner for teaching us!!




 * __Science? Oh No!__**

Ignore the title because science is fun! We get to do expreiments, tests, (which aren't always fun) and read from the textbook. (Not always fun either) But besides that, I think science is very interesting! Last year, science was soooo boring!! I like science way better this year than last year. Even though I don't always get good grades in science, I still sometimes enjoy it. Mr. Beil makes science really cool. I wonder how science class in seventh grade will be like?


 * __English- Mad Libs

__**Mad Libs is a great way to practice English skills! It's fun and educational. I'm sure everybody has heard of Mad Libs. I think it's so much fun to fill in the blanks. It always turns out silly, too! I encourage everyone to try these. I love Mad Libs!!!


 * __Summer Reading Group__**

Is anyone in the summer reading thing? If you are, do you like it? Are you glad Mrs. Garbin created the group? I am! It's so neat to discuss about favorite books and reading suggestions. Don't you agree?


 * __Fun Day Begins__**

Well, today is fun day and I am really curious to find out what we will be doing. I'm not sure if I'm excited or not, but I hope it will be just plain fun. Tommorow is the Lehigh Valley Zoo trip and I am really, really, excited!! I can't wait to go there. So there's Fun day, two trips, and an early dismissal to finish off sixth grade. Wow. I have to admit it's pretty cool! But let's get back to fun day because that's the topic, right? So anyway, Fun Day will be starting today during sixth, seventh, and eight period. Good luck to the pie-eaters. :)

I did NOT enjoy fun day yesterday. It was so boring and everybody kept screaming like maniacs! I also had to do the dumb running relay. It was really embarrasing when I had to go up there. I am so glad that Fun Day is now over. So fun day actually equals not fun. So there. Ha ha.
 * __Fun Day = Fun?__**

The field trip to the zoo was a great day! It was so hot and humid that day, too. I will now write all about the trip:
 * __What A Trip!__**

When we arrived at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, my eyes roamed around. I was so excited!! I had so much fun with my group. I took a map from the lady and we started walking to our first destination. The truth is, I didn't really want to do the scavengar hunt. We all wished that. "Can't they give us a break?" I told my group. So we saw many exhibits. It was really cool! Later, we went back to the picnic tables to stop for lunch. I was starving. We ate and talked for an hour and then we moved on. I remember at the pony ride place, we went to see some souvieners but we didn't have enough money. We went out to the "Photo Area" where two ponies were. I was so hot that I dumped two bottles of water over my head. My group laughed. And we moved on. What else happened? Let's see...Oh. I loved the "Lore Landers" ehibit! The birds there were sooo cute!!! The bad part was the birds would bite you if you touched them. My group and I bought some nectar and got to feed the birds. We did so many things that day. I loved the Lehigh Valley Zoo trip! I know it was dying hot but I still liked the animals and everything. I think I'll stop there.


 * __Camp Olympic- Last Field Trip!!!!!!!!!__**

I can't belive tommorow is Camp Olympic. This will be the very last trip for the year. I am so...yeah you guessed it...excited! The reason why I'm so excited is because I get to go swimming and hang out with my really nice, friends. I am going to bring a lot of stuff to Camp Olympic. I am defiently going to bring my yearbook so everyone can sign it! I'm also going to bring my CD player, a few books, and...other stuff. That's all I can think of right now. Camp Olympic will last forever in my memories. Tommorow will be the greatest day of our sixth grade lives. Well, I don't know about that. After the trip, I am going to write every single detail about it here. Actually, not every single detail. But a lot of details and stuff. Ok, enough talk!!

After reading "Nikki" I got really inspired. I got inspired to train a service dog. I know you're thinking, "Huh? What she's talking about?" Well, in the book, Nikki got a chance to train a service dog. A service dog is a dog that helps people with disabilites. These dogs are special and extremley smart. It's like a guide dog. They can help pick up items from the floor, hand money to the cash register, and become loving companians to the owner. They can actually do a lot of amazing things. And did you know almost anyone can train them? Nikki is a ten year old in the book and she trained the dog all by herself! But with only a little help from her mom. The dog in training was named, Sprocket. Sprocket learned many commands. You should read the book even if it's a little lower than your reading level. I got so inspired that I want to train one! I really do! If you ever get the chance to train a service dog, it will stay with you for several months. That's how much time you have to train the dog! "Nikki" is a great book!
 * __Service Dogs: Huh? What about them?__**

Creating your own mad lib is fun and easy. Just take out a sheet of notebook paper and write the title of your mad lib. Then make sentences but don't forget to include blanks so you can fill in adjectives, nouns, and so on. After you are finished, make copies of them and hand them out to family and friends! Ta-Da!
 * __Create Your Own Mad Lib__**


 * __...__**

Well, this post doesn't have a title because I don't know what to call it. I don't even think you guys go on your wikispaces anymore...but I'll contiue this anyway. Today was the first day of seventh grade. (!) Now that we are offical, I'll end this wikispace. Good-bye...! (SOBS)