Best Christmas Pageant Ever.

We finished our 4th Novel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever written by Barbara Robinson.  The main characters in this novel are The Herdmans.  The way I would describe the Herdman's are unusual.  The one thing that suprised me about the book was when Imogene was smoking.  A few Character Traits that I found in this novel were nasty, weird, disrespectful, and crazy.  My favorite character in this novel was Imogene because she was the only one that really cares about the pageant and she was trying to learn more as the pageant went on.  We are going to read the sequel to this novel The Best (Worst) School Year over break.  I'm looking forward to reading this because the same characters are in it.  I think this book was good because there was a lot of action and the Herdmans turned from bad to good.  If I could have one of the Herdmans as my friend I would choose Imogene, because out of all of the Herdmans she was the one who really believed in Jesus.  Well that's all I have for now, There will be more in 2014 .

Loser Book Review

       We just completed our third novel.  Loser is a book by Award Winner Jerry Spinelli.  The main character in this novel is Donald Zinkoff A.K.A Zinkoff.  One word that describes Zinkoff is brave. The reason I think this word describes him is because he doesn't care what people think of him.  Some of the settings in the story are 900 Willow Block, Zinkoff's house, and his school.  

       Important events that happened are Zinkoff loves school. Mrs. Biswell was irritated by Zinkoff because he kept messing with her stuff that only she can touch, plus threw up on it and he was asking dumb questions.  Mr. Yalowitz let Zinkoff sit in the front row and he was a problem. Mr. Zinkoff made a take Zinkoff to work day because his dad couldn't take him to his job on take your kid to work day or he would be fired.  Zinkoff skipped Field Day because nobody wanted him on their team. Then he ended up on 900 Willow Block. The old lady and Zinkoff ate peanut butter sandwiches with pretend jelly.  Zinkoff went looking for Claudia for 7 hours, so nice. The last one is Bonce left Zinkoff play on his football team.

       The best part of the book was when Zinkoff went looking for Claudia, because that shows how much he cares. If I could change anything in the book, I would have change when Bonce and Tuttle were throwing the ball at Zinkoff's chest because that's mean and he wouldn't do it to them.  Zinkoff had many Character Traits during this novel.  One Character Trait he had was caring because he went looking for Claudia for 7 hours.  Another Zinkoff Character Trait us unique because he does things his way and no matter what people say he's still the same.  I liked how the story ended because Bonce let Zinkoff play on his team and that was nice since he didn't know how to play that much.      

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Here's The Scoop

     Today is Friday, November 15, 2013 and the weather is getting colder. This week has been good. Just some things, but no big deal. I really feel sorry for Mrs.Walker, she had to write 5 referrals and some kids broke her heart. They 're gonna pay. 

     We've been working hard in Math. We learned new Divisibility rules. An example of Divisibility is by 2, if a number is divisible by 2, it has to be an even number so 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8. We have also learned to find the Greatest Common Factor. In order to find the GFC you need to find all the multiples of the numbers. Then line up all the the multiples and then circle the multiples. The biggest multiple is the GCF. 

     Number of the day is 33. We take a number and find all the ways we can to make the number. We can also draw pictures. 

     Mrs.Binge's 6th grade class is selling snack passes for $1.00.  You get a snack pass if you pay a dollar and you bring a snack. They money they raise goes to Growing Strong and Habitat for Humanity.

     Congratulations to the following students that made the Durfee basketball team; Jahmel, Tyler, Kaderius, Kamilian, Jacobe, and Trelyn. Our first game is on Tuesday at the DISC at 3:45. 

     Our next States and Capitals test is Wednesday, November 20, 2013. I am currently studying to take the nicknames. I am sure I will do a great job. There is a song on Youtube that has been helping us with our states. I really like the song.

      We have also been studying lots of Vocabulary words. Each week we make flash cards, work on sentences, graphic organizers and made videos with our ipads. 

     Our holiday program is December 12 at 12:45. The 5th graders will be singing Jingle Bell Rock and We Will Jingle.

      In Reading we are reading Loser. The book is about a boy that is active and clumsy and really doesn't care about anything. 

     Well that just what's been going on around here. 

My Crew

When I shoot,

I look cute.

That's just what I do,

I even got myself my own crew.

But I'm the star,

That's just who we are.

We never lose a game,

Because were never lame.

We never think,

We just do.

When it was Breast Cancer month 

We wore pink.

That's just me and my crew,

And that's what we do!

Shiloh Book Review

        Today is Thursday, October 24, 2013. We have just completed our second novel, Shiloh. The protagonist in the book is Marty Preston. A protagonist is the main character. The antagonist in the story is Judd Travers. An antagonist is the main character who fights against the protagonist. The main conflict in the story is when Marty was hiding Shiloh from Judd and his parents on the hill. My favorite part of the story was when Judd let Marty have Shiloh because of how hard he worked and he had to pay for Shiloh. My least favorite part was when Shiloh got beat up by that German Shepard. If I could get any of the characters in the book I would be Marty, because he cares for others and he's responsible and I'm the same way. I would recommend this book to another student because it would teach them to tell when something is going wrong, like Marty did.

     Overall this was how the book was, hope you like it. Make sure you comment!

Here's The Scoop

Today is October 4, 2013. It has been an alright week. I did a wonderful job on my states test, I got a 

100%. I will start on my capitals. I find learning the states easy. 

In math we have been working on Place Value. I think Place Value is an easy lesson. We worked on the itunes u with Ms. Ellis in Math. I really enjoy it. The most interesting thing working with itunes u is the work. 

We started a new novel called Shiloh. It is  about a boy named Marty, that found a dog. Plus the dog gets beat by it's original owner so now Marty is trying to hide the dog from it's owner any way he can. The one thing I like so far is when Marty is trying to protect Shiloh, so he has to find anyway he can to protect Shiloh. The one thing I didn't like was when Judd is always spitting out tobacco. Because that's so nasty and I don't like it. One character trait of Marty is that he is a caring boy. 

October is Breast Cancer awareness month. Three important facts about it are One of eight women are gonna be diagnosed with breast cancer. Every two minutes, there's a new breast cancer diagnosis. The majority of women diagnosed  with breast cancer have no family history, sad. Grades come out in a couple of weeks. I'm sure I got straight A's.

                                             And that's the Scoop.

Maniac Magee

   I'm doing a review on Maniac Magee.

The first thing that happened in the story is when Maniac's parents died in a P and W Trolley accident and he became an orphan. Then, Maniac lived with Amanda. Next, Maniac left Amanda's house because he didn't want to start any trouble. Now, Mars Bar saved Piper and from falling off the trestle.

Finally, truly someone was calling him home. I have traits of Maniac Magee. Maniac is happy, smart, runs, and his reaction to Mrs. Beale saying he can stay is thank you, thank you, thank you. I learned a valuable lesson about Maniac Magee. The lesson that I learned is that people shouldn't be separated by their color because of Maniac, that stopped. Maniac reminds me of the time my brothers, sister, and I were taken away from home. It all started because my other sister lied to DCFS, and told them our parents were abusing us. I have 5 ways Maniac is like me. 1.we're both smart. 2.we are both athletic. 3.we care for others. 4.we can play football. 5.we can run. 

If I could save one character in the story from a natural disaster it would be Maniac Magee. I would save Maniac because he is a leader. The character that I would want to be my friend is Maniac Magee. because he is a leader,  and I'm a leader and we care about others. The part of the book that I would change is the part when they wrote on The Beales' house, Ishbelly Go Home. I would change it because it's racist and I hate prejudice . If Maniac were to visit our classroom he would like me best because were exactly the same.

                                                      That's my review on Maniac Magee. The End

Walker's 5th Grade Wonders

On August 14, 2013, when I walked through the door in Durfee Technology Magnet School I was ready to learn.  I'm nice, I love to learn, I'm  always caring about others, and I'm good at basketball.  The Character Traits that will make a good friend for me in 5th grade is that is a smart, cares about others, good in school, and helpful.  My parents and my teacher are important to me.  They help and care for me, and for that I really appreciate them.  I expect to learn double digit Multiplication.  The hardest thing that I've had to do in 5th Grade so far is the Maniac questions.  Not all the questions are hard just some.  If I were the teacher I would change the recess time to 30 minutes and instead of warnings, I would give numbers.  One thing I have enjoyed about 5th grade is the teacher. She's nice, cares for me, and gives me lots of hugs, and she's pretty.

  

Here's The Scoop From Room 12

Today is another HOT day in room 12. It's Wednesday,September 11, 2013. The temperature says it is 95 degrees right now. The hardest part about being in school is that when I have my glasses on,I get really sweaty. This week we will be taking two district tests in Reading and Math.  I think I did a wonderful job. We have been Reading Maniac Magee. The best part of the book so far is the whole book.  I really didn't like it when Amanda said that Maniac doesn't have an address.  We have been working on Plot,Character,and Setting while reading Maniac Magee.

Plot is the main events.  Character is the main people in the story.  Setting is the where and when the story takes place.  We will be taking a States Test on September 25,2013.  I am sure I will ace this test with a perfect A plus.

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Welcome To My Blog

Hello my name is Jahmel.  I'm in the fifth grade at Durfee Technology Magnet School.  This year we are a class of bloggers!  We will be using the blog to share things going on in our classroom stay tuned!