Olivia+W. 



Math In math class we learned order of operations, we called it P.E.M.D.A.S. We also learned properties of arithmetic. I now know how to find the area of irregular figures, triangles, parallelograms, circles, and other regular figures.

In english we had vocab tests every friday. WIth 20 words, we had to memorize the synonyms and antonyms. We also had literature circles with the book, a christmas carol and we had different gary paulson books. I really enjoyed making grammer lessons to share with the class, my group did adverbs. I learned a lot of new things by listening to those projects. I liked how we got to work with people we didn't know very well. We also started making vocabulary reviews using the technology we have. We also learned how to talk to text. I learned a lot about different types of writing, we mainly used pursuasive and informational writing.
 * __English/Reading__ **

We learned about states of matter, birds of prey, and water displacement. My favorite bird of prey is the golden eagle. We went to Bake Oven Knob where we identified all the birds of prey we saw. On that trip we saw a Bald Eagle from a distance.
 * __Science__ **

In social studies we learned about different civilizations, including Mesopotamia, China, Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Maya. We had to make a life-size person of a famous greek person. I had to do research on a play write named Aristophanes. He was famous for his plays, but only 11 of his 40 plays survived. When we learned about egypt we independently made a poster about a topic given to us, for example i made mine about sphinxes. We also learned about China and we had to each pick a topic, ex. Music, and make a project to share with the class. Meagan E, Meghan W, and I each made a chinese instrument out of different materials.
 * __Social Studies__ **


 * __Seminar__ **

**Field Trips I really liked the field trips. My favorite was the trip to Bake Oven Knob. On that trip we learned about liken and saw different birds of prey. Another trip we went on was the Camden Aquarium and on the same day we went to the Franklin Institute. At the Franklin Institute we got to see a horse's heart, it was huge!

A list of Field Trips: Camden Aquarium Bethlehem Community Center Bake Oven Knob Franklin Institute Lehigh Valley Zoo **

**Outdoor Program ** In the outdoor program we learned about fish, leaves, weather, micro-orginisims, and went on a hike. On the hike we learned about the history of the places around our school. We identified different plants including, poison ivy,dame's rocket and much more. With two other teachers we went down to the little lehigh river and found different orginisims, like craw fish. With another teache rwe went to the fish hatchery and figured out how to identify different types of trout. We learned about weather and clouds with another teacher. 

__ Personal Interests __ My personal interests include: soccer, drums, music, drawing, hanging out with friends, going to the creek