Snowy December

In December we started learning about Habit #2: begin with the end in mind. We are getting ready for our Christmas concert. We are singing Santa Clause Is Coming To Town and we just thought of some actions to go with the songs. They are really crazy! We are also doing a class play called Bob The Goofy Reindeer. It is about a reindeer named Bob and how he is different from others but saved Christmas one year.


In Social Studies we are doing Holidays Around the World. We have been to the Netherlands, Israel, Italy, and Mexico. We will be travelling to England next.  I learned that children in the Netherlands put their shoes out for Sinter Klaas to fill with surprises. In Israel, they celebrate Hanukkah for eight days. We learned about Le Befana visiting children in Italy. And in Mexico they have pinatas at Christmas time.

Sincerely, Students of Team 9

Books We are Reading

On November 28th, Team 9 finished our class book Because of Winn - Dixie. It was about a girl, named Opal, finding a dog, who she named Winn-Dixie. They made all kinds of friends and learned about how it is wrong to judge others. Opal learned to treat others with kindness and at the end of the book they had a big party. We had a party like in the book with Dump Punch, Littmus Lozenges, sandwiches, and pickles.

Now we are going to start the book Wonder and Wonder is a story about a boy and how he had to get 27 surgeries.  It is about how people in grade 5 would make fun of him cause he had surgeries. We are excited Mrs. Barkman is reading this book to us.

Sincerely, Students of Team 9

A Windy November

        On November 22, Team 9 had their first crazy windy Barkman Sale. We get to spend money that we earn by being respectful, listening, doing our work, and being proactive. We loved it because there was air hockey, slim balls, and bean babies! Everyone at least got one thing and we have a thing called the Barkman Bank and if we earn 100 dollars we get a class party.

Sincerely, Students of Team 9

Our First Class Party

Our class earned 100 dollars in our class bank so we got to watch the movie Captain Underpants! It was so funny plus we also got snacks like brownies, oranges,  and cookies! Our school earned $1800 and sold 300 cases of chocolate almonds. That is awesome! In Social Studies we are talking about what it means to be a bully and how we can solve conflicts.

Sincerely, Students of Team 9