Tales Of A 4-5 Something

We got to see Juanna who told us about what life was like in Guatemala. She told us about how school was different there. The students at the school she teaches at get 5 hours of school instead of 7 hours like we have here. But they get 2 hours of lunch instead of 40 minutes and they get to go home for lunch or to a store. She told us about how the seasons are different. Instead of all 4 seasons they have a wet season and a dry season. She let us ask questions and since she could not speak English we would ask our question then Senora Meagan would translate it in Spanish so that Juanna could understand. It was a really cool experience! Maggie and Elizabeth

I like writing poetry and wrote these haiku over the summer when I was bored before camp. It is exciting to think that other people will read my writing. Lucia   Beach Rocks shifting under waves                      Sunburned shoulders face the sky In every movement  Gulls   Swooping and soaring  Gliding high over the waves  Hungry forever                                                                           Seaweed Slippery and wet  Laying out on the wet rocks Shifting with the tides Wa...

Omnikin ball is a game we play in PE. You play by having four teams of blue, red, yellow and green. The teams gather in the middle of the gym. The coaches throw up the ball and say ‘omnikin' and shout a team color. The team that is called tries to catch the ball and one member would hit the ball up again and say another team color. That team would catch the ball and do the same the green team did and they would call a different team. It is like one big chain reaction and we really like. Josie and Cooper