Mr. Haney's Rocking Rams Keeping up with the students in B124! 

On Tuesday, the teachers picked up a shift at McDonalds to help raise money for our school. Hundreds of Rocky Hillers showed up to support our school and enjoy a meal together. McDonalds held competitions across the county between schools and individual stores held competitions between classes. The school with the most participants gets a prize and so does the highest class at each store. Thank you McDonalds for a great time!

The students got new ePals this week from France. They will be writing to students in Mrs. Calard’s 6th grade class. I have been teaming up with Mrs. Calard for the past three years and the students have always enjoyed their French friends. We will be writing to each other weekly and sharing our culture, history, and other educational tidbits.

Week 11 Newsletter

Each year, I take my students to the West Town Apple Store. It is a free field trip and the students get a free t-shirt. The students get to work with professionals who know Apple programs inside and out. The students got to sharping their skills on Garageband and iMovie. We have already taken what we have learned from the trip and incorporated into class. Take a look at our fun field trip where the students were the “star” of the popular Apple Store in the mall.

Last year my students planted pumpkin seeds among other fruits and vegetables. A couple of days ago, my new students harvested them and carved them. We are entering them in the school pumpkin contest. We are going to have the smiling pumpkin side watching a video with pumpkins in a field and the scared pumpkin side watching a video of the students carving them. When we planted the seeds last year, I had no idea how great they would turn out. I hope the students from last year come to the Pumpkin Party and see how their seeds turned into a story.

Each year the students paint a canvas for our Fall Harvest fundraiser. We are extremely thankful for Mrs. Carter who headed the project. The students really enjoyed painting the trees in the different seasons. Hopefully it raised some money for our school.

The students got a double dose of Mystery Skype this week. On Tuesday, the students met Mrs. Taylor’s class from Austin, Texas. On Thursday, the students were introduced to Mrs. Gleades’s class from Omaha, Nebraska.

Week 10 Newsletter

Here are the other groups’ book trailers.

Week 9 Newsletter