IdeaPaint

Have you ever heard of Ideapaint?   Ideapaint is really fun and helpful to use!  My classroom’s paint color is clear.  Also, when we apply dry erase expo markers, the marker comes off super well when erasing is needed.

In my classroom, my teacher had an idea.  She thought we would  really enjoy  and benefit from having it in our room. She was given money that was donated from DonorsChoose.  When the paint was delivered, it was painted on over the weekend on top of some of our desks and tables.  After the weekend, it was dry and ready to go!  We call the paint on the tables and desks whiteboard paint.

Ideapaint is really helpful because, when it is time for math, our teacher lets us make a choice.  We get to either pull out a spiral or, if we have a table that is painted, we can solve and practice math problems on the paint.  It is very convenient that we are able to use the paint, instead of erasing our math spiral paper and making it look messy.  The nice thing about the paint on the whiteboard tables is, the table/paint leaves no mark when erasing is needed.

The second reason the ideapaint is a great product; instead of wasting perfect paper, we can draw on the whiteboard tables.  My class can draw sometimes during read aloud on the paint instead of using and wasting paper.  People probably don’t always realize this, but most families might later recycle your paper drawings once you don’t want them anymore.  It is also, easy to draw more lightly with the markers, instead of sometimes drawing more hard with pencil.  You will not have to worry about the marker not showing up on the paint.

I really suggest buying ideapaint.  As you heard, it is a pretty nice and useful product.  You can draw on it without wasting paper, and even do math on it.  You can probably do even more than I mentioned.  So, do not waste paper and buy the precious idea paint.  You will never regret buying it!

~ Madeline

The Attack of the Hawk

An ominous feeling fell over the room. A shadow was lurking past the shimmering reflection of the glass… A hairy hand grabbed the window… A giant bird was outside our classroom!!! Fortunately for us, she was actually quite friendly. It was Mrs. Arbow, our Vice Principal, dressed up in a Hiteon Hawk suit to boost school spirit!

A few of our teachers were also standing outside our class, taking videos with their phones. To be perfectly honest, at first I thought it was a wild bear, and I’m glad it wasn’t! As we later found out, Mrs. Arbow had been asking for a Hiteon Hawk costume for a long time, and she finally got one! After the incident (and a lot of hugging the fluffy hawk) we heard screaming and laughing coming from one class down, and we knew that the hawk had struck again!

-Cole

The Library

In our class we have a classroom library where we can borrow books. The most books in which we can borrow is two. The teacher organizes the books by authors, series, and by type. We try our best to keep the library clean and organized, but if we don’t then the librarians will. The librarians in the class are the ones who organize the books and make sure they are where they belong. This is important so that is easy for us to find books that we are looking for.

Our teacher also gets new books when she can. Then we auction over it with our classroom money. This is where the student willing to pay the most money gets the chance to read it first.  This is the only class where I have seen students competing to read books first!

We also have furniture in the library, like the table and the pillows. I like to lean on the wall with a pillow on my back and read. It is quite nice being in a class with a relaxing library where there are a lot of books that we can borrow and be comfortable when we read them.

~Luke A

The Science Expo

The science expo (previously known as the science fair) is an optional event for

our school. You are allowed to do many different projects such as experiments, reverse engineering, and invention.

HOW THE EXPO WORKS

In the expo you must apply with information on the project you plan to do,

then they will give you a few weeks to work that idea into a possible invention, or

experiment.  Once you’ve planned out what you are doing and how you are going to do it.

They will supply you with a board to put information on to present at the expo. Afterwards you simply do the project and record how you did it and the results. Then put it down in correct format on your board. Then BAM ready for the expo.

AT THE SCIENCE EXPO

On the day of the expo,  you go to the expo early to set up your project. Once you're there you set up your board and information and get ready to present.When it starts people will enter the room and view the projects. Participants should be ready to explain all about their project to observers!  At the end of the expo you will get a participation prize and you will exit the building.

CONCLUSION

I hope this has been informative to you and that you are inspired to enter a local science fair [or expo] or start a project at home.

~Patrick

Biztown: Getting Started

BIZTOWN

GETTING STARTED

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By Alonso

INTRODUCTION

We are just getting started on this thing called JA BIZTOWN it stands of Junior Achievement Biztown. Biztown is a place where you can work like parents, get paid, and waste your money where ever you want. In Biztown your parents are allowed to come but they had to sign up for it at back to school night!

STARTING

What we are learning right now is what we are supposed to do in Biztown. We are supposed to write checks, do math, Save your money.Basically act like a responsible parent even though we are just kids.

FUN

To me Biztown sounds like fun! It sounds like fun because you get to act like a adult and you even get to be a CEO of a business. Cool, Right?! I get to manage my own money.  I’ve seen my Mom, Dad, Brother, and Sister do it,  but I’ve never handled money. Maybe to some people Biztown is boring and lame, but to me it’s not that boring or lame, it sounds awesome.  

BIZTOWN JOBS

Biztown jobs include  Animal Shelter, Fred Meyer, Keybank, Ups, Capital One
For me personally, I would like to work at the bank or animal shelter! I think that you should ask your kids what they want to be when they go to Biztown. Maybe even ask you kids friends.