Chalk Talk June 29, 2016

Published 5:19 pm Tuesday, June 28, 2016

GREYWOLF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Caryn Little’s fourth-graders made bucket lists for things they plan to do this summer. Here are some examples:

I plan to read the book …

“Black Beauty” — McKenzie Paton

“Dolphin Adventure” — Riley Tadlock

“Dog Stories” — Addison Frisby

“2016 Guinness Book of World Records” — Cash Coleman

“Dork Diaries, Book 6” — Sofie Feik

I plan to play with …

My friend’s puppy, Viola — Mc-Kenzie Paton

On a Slip ‘n’ Slide — Riley Tadlock

At the beach — Addison Frisby

BMX — Cash Coleman

With my friends and family — Sofie Feik

I want to eat …

Watermelon — McKenzie Paton

Burgers — Riley Tadlock

A turkey sandwich — Addison Frisby

Pizza — Cash Coleman

Watermelon! — Sofie Feik

I want to go to …

The Portland Zoo and Northwest Trek — McKenzie Paton

The Grand Canyon — Riley Tadlock

Disneyland — Addison Frisby

Florida — Cash Coleman

Hawaii, Paris, Victoria, and the Olympic Game Farm — Sofie Feik

On hot days I think I will play …

Badminton and water our garden — McKenzie Paton

Play outside — Riley Tadlock

Go swimming and play outside — Addison Frisby

Ride my bike — Cash Coleman

Swim, go to the beach and eat ice cream with my family — Sofie Feik

HELEN HALLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Gail Kite’s students wrote about the experience of being a fifth-grader:

• Fifth grade is the best elementary school grade. The first reason is because you learn a lot more than other grades, especially in math and social studies. Another reason this is the best grade is all teachers are amazing. So, whichever teacher you get, you are probably going to like them. The third reason is once you learn something the next thing you learn is usually connected to what you learned last time. That is why I think fifth grade is the best year of elementary school. Sedona Rogers

• I really feel that fifth grade is the best grade. One reason is when you go to field trips they are way better than previous grades. There is more exciting things to do on field trips. In some classes you can walk or ride your bike to a field trip. A second reason is in fifth grade you get a lot of art time. In Miss Kite’s class you do a lot of art because she loves art. A third reason is when you move up a grade, kids get more confident, especially in fifth grade. More kids ask questions. You then get to understand the problem more. My last reason is when you’re in fifth grade you move on to the middle school, so you get a big graduation party. You have so much fun. Abraham Torres

• Obviously fifth grade is the best year ever! You are ending the first chapter of school and you’re heading to middle school! The year of fifth grade is super exciting and everything is focused on YOU because this year is your last at elementary school. You are the Queen/King of the school. Fifth grade is a year full of surprises and twists and turns and it’s awesome. The year is full of energy and anticipation. What can I say? Middle school is ahead of us. Also, you will not be in the same school as all your younger siblings because, well, you are leaving their school. Fifth grade is definitely a year to remember. Briauna Saghafi

• In my opinion, fifth grade is the best. You get to graduate on the last day of school and you will be ready for middle school. I think fifth grade is the best because it’s the last year of elementary school if you live in Sequim. I love fifth grade because your friends go on to middle school with you. Sometimes friends that you’ve had since kindergarten will be at middle school, too. My best friend moved to Florida. It was hard but the best thing that happened to me is I found new friends. That’s why fifth grade is the best elementary grade. Madelyn Haynes

SEQUIM MIDDLE SCHOOL

Seventh-grade teacher Caleb Gentry would like to congratulate all the students who participated in the fifth annual Kitsap County Underwater Vehicle Competition. Members of our Robotics and Engineering class did a fantastic job of representing our school at the Olympic High School Aquatic Center on Saturday, June 11. Students built underwater vehicles called ROVs and learned how to pilot them in order to complete challenges such as clearing a clogged pipe or resetting a circuit breaker.

The team of Blake Boardman and Gabe Omann finished in fourth-place overall with a score of 965 points. Blake and Gabe had one of the fastest times in the competition, completing the SeaLab Repairs challenge in under four minutes, gaining 16 minutes of bonus points!

Jesse Bobst and Miles Van Sant finished in third place with a score of 982 points just making the podium and earning prizes. The duo, decked out in matching maroon hoodies, was one of the steadiest and consistent teams in the competition. They performed well in both in water challenges and the technical presentation to earn their way to a top-three finish.

Zen Graham and Ridge Armstrong had a nearly flawless opening run and perfect score on the technical presentation but ran into electrical issues on their final challenge. Despite having no vertical thruster for the majority of their run, they were able to earn 1,054.5 points and secured second place overall.

First and fifth place teams came from our local competitors at the Feiro Marine Life Center in Port Angeles, making this the first time in the history of the competition teams from the peninsula swept the top five spots!

SEQUIM HIGH SCHOOL

On June 1, Texas Instruments delivered 10 color graphing calculators and a charging station to math teacher Kelly Bell. Bell won these calculators while attending the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Conference on a grant from Sequim Education Foundation. The value is about $1,500.