Tales Of A 4-5 Something

I finished my writing project so I got to do some free writing in WW. I wanted to do a rhyming poem about the holidays. I wanted it to be funny but still be a good poem. This is what I came up with. What do you think? It's the last day of school for 2015 Everybody's dressing up in red and green Santa is coming so don't be mean Everyone’s waking up early except the average teen                                                              By Charlie H.

On Tuesday night we had the Barn Dance. We met in our classrooms and had a potluck. We had chili, cornbread, salad, cider, and lots of brownies and cookies. Then we went to the Big Gym. Dudley and Jaqueline Laufman , who are from New Hampshire, and Greg Boardman played fiddles, guitars, and an accordion. Dudley Laufman is really good and he was the caller. He is a National Heritage Fellow and was awarded it in 2009. He is a national treasure! Our parents were invited to come and everyone dressed to look like pioneers from the westward trails. Some of the dances were the Virginia Reel, The Grand March, Paul Jones, and The Ribbon Dance. At the end the Laufmans sang a special song to wish us happy holidays. "I think it was really a good experience. You didn't have to participate but no one sat out, except some of the parents." Jack "It was fun and I would like to do it again." Charlie D. "This was so much fun. I hope 4-5 does it again." Keegan ...

On Thursday, December 3rd we saw a play called The Tempest. It was written by Shakespeare and is a very good play to see. The middle school drama club was the group that performed. We thought that it was fun to watch and they had very good pronunciation of all those tricky words. At some points in the play it was romantic and others it was comedy and funny it was a good balance of funny romantic and mystery. There were three evil characters at first, then they figured out that you really don't need revenge on people that have done nothing but good to you. It was about a woman who was giving people on a ship a hard time. The people were trying to keep the boat from sinking but finally they washed up to shore. The people were the woman's brother, a prince, a king, and a drunk sailor. They were separated along the island. The woman’s daughter was worried about the people that were ship wrecked. Then the daughter met the handsome prince and instantly fell in love with him. Ever...

THE SYMPHONY One day at school our teachers told us we were going on a field trip to the Symphony.There were at least 8 more buses there including ours! It was unbelievable. The Symphony was designed for little children like us. The Maine State Ballet was performing for us and they were performing for the 1st time at the Symphony Alice And Wonderland and the costumes were made by MECA (Maine College Of Art) There was also a opera person singing. There were some pretty silly ballet moves. we learned a fact: there were at least 2,000 seats! It was a exciting trip! ~Vivian Rallis and Olivia Atkins

       Jobs in 4-5           By Shane, Miles, Liam A, and Ian Introduction In 4-5 some people think all we do is have fun,we have fun but there are some jobs that we have to get done. The job chart rotates weekly. Everyone takes their turn with the jobs. These are some of the jobs in 4-5 President Your job as president is to pick 1-2 games to play every week.the second best job is vacation because there is nothing that you have to do and you can just sit back and relax and enjoy the week. It is very fun to be the president. Table washers Table washers wash the the tables in their home station. Usually one person sprays and one person wipes. You would think that table washers is a yucky job. But right afterwards you are teacher's assistant and then you have nothing to worry about. Also no table washing on Wednesday because it's a half day! Compost       C...

In Tim's unit class we are studying geography and building the Oregon trail in Minecraft. We are also learning about where the states are on the map and taking state quizzes. In the quizzes we have to write the name of the states on a blank map. Do you think you could do it? In Minecraft, we have a huge plot of land and we build different landmarks like Chimney Rock after we learn the facts about the landmark. At the end there will be a farm and we will live happily ever after!! By Jack

On Tuesday, November 10th, 4-5 went to the Portland Symphony at Merrill Auditorium. They were playing a Maine version of Alice In Wonderland. First they dressed up as lobsters and started dancing and the symphony started to play. Then Alice met a fisherman and the Lobster Queen. The lobsters danced and the narrator narrated in the background. The narrator was a singer. We were not the only ones there. There were students from all over.  by Charlie L. and Charlie D.