Goodbye Siqi

On January 14

Class of 5B was saying goodbye to their loved friend Siqi When news broke out that Siqi was officially moving back to her home country the class derided the day to come. The last day they would see Siqi. “The unforgettable memories I made with Siqi are my favorite. I can’t even think about not having her here. I still to this day have the mermaid drawing that she drew in 4th grade” said Claudia.

Know their Kind,sweet,Adorable Friend was leaving they and their amazing teacher who came up with the idea that they would throw a surprise party! They had it all planned out. Siqi would go down to Kindergarten and say goodbye

When the class would be setting up and hiding then Siqi would walk back in the room and everyone would yell SURPRISE!!!!!!!! They were prepared had everything ready for the big day. The party was great 5B enjoyed every moment they had left with Siqi before she moved.

Note: We love you Siqi everyone talks about how much we miss you. You are  a cheerful happy person. A piece of you was left back here in 5B and we cherish it with all of are hearts. I hope everything is doing great in China. Love you!

Hot Cocoa Party with Kindergarten  Buddies

                                    By: Siqi

It was December 20th, 2016, a cold winter day, PERFECT for a hot cocoa party. In the 5B classroom, there was a chatter of excitement as they waited for the party to begin, it was a wonder about how they did their classes properly. Then, finally, the moment came, Mrs. Barnes called for her students to line up, 5B quickly, but silently, lined up and walked through the hallways (OK, so maybe there was some sort of chatter of meeting their buddies, but other than that, it is a pretty good transition). As they approach the KS classroom, they saw their buddies curiously sitting on the carpet, the pairs all voted on the movies, the choices were “The Grinch” “Charlie Brown’s Christmas” “Santa Coming to Town” and “The Snowman”, “The Grinch” won the voting in a landslide, BUT the teachers (Mrs. Sieve and Mrs. Barnes) couldn't start the DVD, so they go on the next on the list, “Charlie Brown’s Christmas”, some students groaned Because the majority of people voted for “The Grinch”, the teachers passed out some coloring sheets that 5B had prepared before the party started. As they drank their cocoa, colors the blank paper, and watch the movie, there was a great enjoyment in the KS classroom, but, some students aren’t totally satisfied with this party, 2 students, Siqi Xu and Ian Hansell, shared a buddy, but their buddy had went on vacation early and there is no extra Kindergarteners, But still enjoyed it. It was way too fast when the teachers told them to line up. As 5B dragged their feet to the doorway, they still have to admit--it was the best party ever.

Kindergarten Buddies Programs Robots

Kindergartners Programs Robots By Siqi

It was November 21, 2016, 5B (Mrs. Barnes’ 5th graders) and KS (Mrs. Sieve’s Kindergarten class) prepare to go to Glenridge’s Makerspace. As the 5th graders walk in, they noticed there was 2 types of robots set up in the Makerspace and the hallway, the Ozobot in the hallway, and the Osmo Tangram in the Makerspace. The Ozobot follows lines and patterns to do certain things, and the Osmo Tangram is a shape building game where you have to install an application and it will locate the location of the tangrams to complete patterns and levels, When KS came in, the 2 teachers (Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Sieve) divided the pairs of buddies into groups, but still making sure that the kindergartners are with their buddies, They would make a switch every 20-30 minutes so everyone will get a turn on the type of robot. These robots are really interactive with kindergartners which is why the teachers organized this in the first place, Osmo Tangram helps kindergartners learn their shapes and patterns, and the Ozobot helps kindergartners learn the lines and colors. The whole organization went pretty well. “It went… Well”, well, of course, no one has a perfect buddy that would behave all the time would they??!! Wow!! Lets hope all of this programming helps kindergartners AND 5th graders in the future!!    

5B’s first parent teacher conference

5B’s first parent teacher conference

By Siqi

  

It happened on October 17, 2016. The 5B students and parents are going to have a conference with their teacher at a scheduled time.

It all happened in 5B’s classroom. The students and parents came in at their scheduled time to meet with the teacher, Mrs Barnes. “I feel like I know more about my daughter” said Juanli Pan, Siqi Xu’s mother. Why this happened? Mrs Barnes wanted to meet with her student’s parents of course

Not all students decided to stay with their parents during conference, several students hung out in the library while waiting for their parents to finish. Parents that are too busy or simply don’t have time were understandably absent and did not attend the meeting.          

Some students were also absent during conference, “ I haven’t been to the conference” said Liam Ferguson, a student of 5B. How will the next conference go? Stay tuned to find out.

News Story by Siqi

 Kindergarten Buddies

                  By Siqi Xu

On September 8th, 2016, 5B (Mrs.Barnes 5th grade class) met their Kindergarten Buddies “they are soo cute” said Siqi Xu, others seem to agree. This is what happened: 5B walked silently into Mrs.Sieve’s Kindergarten class, then, they were each assigned a Buddy, after joining their buddies, Mrs.Barnes told her 5th graders what they are going to do, they are going to do crafts and other stuff later on the school year, but, they are going to be book shopping first. It sure is a fun time for the 5th graders!!!