Have you ever wondered what an awesome teacher would be like? If so, you definitely want Ms. Douglas as a teacher. You would want Ms. D as a teacher because she is understanding, respectful, and awesome. Ms. D  helps you and understands where you are coming from when you have a problem. She is also respectful because if she is frustrated with somebody she puts her differences aside and works hard to make people happy. One great quality of Ms. D is that she is an awesome teacher and person. Ms. D cares about our grades and help us when we are struggling in class. This is really helpful when you are to afraid to talk about it, she will pull us aside to tell us how we can get better at it, and she will keep it to herself and tell no one. She also teaches Social Studies.
    Another great teacher we have is Mr.Stapleford. He is tall and really funny. The reason why he is funny is because he keeps  students on their toes with his sense of humor. When you are in his classroom you always want to pay attention because it won’t go over good if you don't. Another thing that is very  helpful in Mr. S’s math classroom is if you have any questions or concerns, he will go over it again and again until you understand it. He will also ask in the middle of class if everybody understands before he starts a new topic. He is a great teacher.
        Our science teacher Mrs. Elson is also very special to us. Some of us had her as a teacher last year and now both the fifth and sixth grade have her as a science teacher. She is very creative and loves to teach science. She is also a firm believer in recycling and composting. This is great because if we put trash and compost together it just goes to a landfill and takes forever to decompose, but if we put all the compost together without any trash we will have somebody come and bring it to a  compost area  where it will breakdown and turn into new soil! She also does a lot of hands-on projects which helps to absorb the information better.
     One of our great teachers this year is Ms. Downing! She is a very creative and definitely has an imagination. She encourages us to do our best and for most of the time we do. This year all our writing skills have definitely gone up. All thanks to Ms.Downing. She tries so hard to get our work published in the newspaper and we also try hard too. 
    We have a new classroom this year! It is a great learning area, it used to be the computer lab so it doesn't have a sink. Because we do not have a sink in our classroom, we have a santizer dispenser by the door to keep us germ-free. This year there is a flu called H1N1 that is a concern.
    Also, we are very excited to have our school production start its process of getting ready for the play. This year, we are getting to the play quickly, because only fifth and sixth graders are going to be in it.  We are all very happy! It is going to be Snow White. Ms.Alexander is still running play productions and she will do it for a long time! We began  learning the play on the third week that we met. We could start so quickly because a lot of us have been doing drama for four years.  
    One great field trip we had this year was the whale watch. On this field trip we went to a coast in Rye, NH  and from there we got on a boat called The Granite State. We all got on the boat and went out a hour and a half from land, it was kind of nerve racking. On this field trip we saw 2 right whales, a mom and her calf. It was an incredible experience because there are only 400 right whales left in the world. The right whale is a baleen whale, which means it has comb like plates in its upper and lower jaw. We also saw a Finn Whale. We were out on the Atlantic Ocean for a very long time because we went pretty far out! On the way out we passed a few islands. Some had houses and one had a light house! Some of us were surprised! When we got far out all we saw were whales and no land, just water.
  We have a nice playground at our school. We just got another play structure added! Lots of kids like the new play structure for what it has! It has two different kinds of climbing walls, one for the younger children and one for the more adventurous climber. Kids like the climbing wall a lot! Every day kids play on that structure. There is a piece that you can balance on. We are very happy that we got the new structure,  thanks to the people that helped build it! Lots of kids love it. Not all of us play on the equipment, some of us are only interested in soccer.
    We are looking forward to a big field trip at the end of the year for sixth grade graduation. We will go to Canada. We have to do a bit of fund raising for this project. We are making jars full of ingredients that you would use to make cookies, brownies or soup. We take the orders and then we assemble the jars. We are looking forward to going to Canada, we will visit museums and Upper Canada Village. We will stay in a hotel and  if we raise enough  money will will be able to have a pizza party.
    In conclusion, we are having a great sixth grade year! We are happy to be in Ms. Douglas's home room and enjoy working with all the other teachers. This year promises to be an exciting year.

    by Julia J., Ian S., Raven B. and Brynn K.