Wednesday, June 1, 2011

233 Min of Recess





Congrats to the 6th grade for working so hard getting the audience to laugh and clap! What a wonderful day in the sun. I think there will be sunburns tomorrow.

Friday, April 15, 2011

State Report Assignments

Stockton Alabama, Wyoming
Alec Alaska, Wisconsin
Hannah Arizona, West Virginia
Vanessa Arkansas, California
Emily Colorado, Connecticut
Dustin Florida, Hawaii
Nicole Delaware, New Mexico
Jacqueline Georgia, Washington
Jackson Illinois, Texas
Gabby Indiana, Oregon
Parker Idaho, New York
David Maine, Montana
Andrew Pennsylvania, Nevada
Brandon Kentucky, Missouri
Jessika Massachusetts, Oklahoma
Bryanna New Jersey, Mississippi
Alex South Dakota, Virginia
Katina Louisiana, Maryland
Taylor Minnesota, New Hampshire
Jett Nebraska, Rhode Island
Noah South Carolina, Ohio

5th Grade State Report Guidelines

Name _____________________ Date _________________
Mrs. McShinsky’s State Report
You will create a book of your state. This will include a one-page combination of text and pictures for each letter of the alphabet. Please use the following guidelines for each page. Each page needs to have complete sentences. Bullets maybe used.


A Animals (The official state mammals and fish, or if your state does not hove one, some of the animals that are native to your state.
B Bird (state- your state may have more than one.)
C Crops
D Draw a map of your state and color it in with colored pencils with points of interest, capital, major cities, and rivers. Label in small capital letters.
E Entertainment (things to do and see- attractions)
F Flag (state)
G Government
H Historical events (wars, discoveries, etc) Famous Americans
I Indian Groups who made your state their home
J Jobs
K Kinds of food that are representational of your state
L Landmarks (monuments, forts, historic buildings, etc.)
M Motto of your state
N Natural Resources
O Origin of Your State (for example: Original English Colony, land gained after the French-Indian War, Louisiana Purchase, Oregon Territory, Spanish Colony.)
P Population
Q Quotes
R Rivers and Lakes
S State Flower
T Tree (state)
U Underground and other transportation systems
V Vacation Spots
W Weather and Climate
X Extra- Choose an interesting fact about your state.
Y Year your state achieved statehood and any interesting related facts involving their statehood
Z Zone (Time zone)…what the difference from Utah.

Bibliography: A bibliography is a list of resources you used to write your report (books, magazines, encyclopedias, brochures, and websites).

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

5th Grade BIZ town

Wow..what a great day! Everyone worked so hard in their businesses! They all wanted to come back the next day and do it all over again! Thank you for such outstanding simulation of business. Best Field Trip EVER!
Sexto Grado tienen un examen de microorganismos maƱana!!!! STUDY

Thursday, April 7, 2011


We went to Mr.Armstrongs play it was good.