An Astronaut Came To Onekama

Meghan

An astronaut came to our school. His name was Michael Bloomfield. He is from Flint, MI. He showed us slides of space. In our class we learned about astronauts. We studied what they eat and how they work. Michael Bloomfield went to Mir. He showed us how astronauts float. I touched his hand. He answered our questions. In our class we made a little spaceship from a pop bottle. In art we made an alien from space.

New Kids

Marlee

This year there was three new kids in Fourth Grade. There names are Hunter, Ryan, and Stephanie. Every year there are some new kids in our class. Now they are my friends. New friends are cool. Every year I make new friends.

New Computers

Tim

The new computers in the lab are on the Internet. They have some new programs. These computers have At Ease and everyone has their own folder to save things. Our new Mac G3s are better than our old computers.

Football

Nathan

The quarterback for the Onekama Portagers is Luke Balmer and the running back is Shane Kennedy. On Homecoming they lost to the Frankfort Panthers 45-0. This Saturday I went to the game for free. They announced my name over the P.A. because I play flag football.

Art

Michael

Art is very fun. I like art so much I spend most of my time drawing. In fourth grade we have art class every Tuesday. Ms. Woolman is our teacher. When I grow up I want to be an artist.

Science

Trevor

Our class planted flowers and vegetables for a science project. There were four different seeds we could pick from. Our group picked Morning Glories and Marigolds. Later we will measure them and chart the growth. Our class likes this project.

Halloween Party

Jared

Boo! Our class will celebrate Halloween on Firday, Oct. 30. This is our first time to parade our costumes in Onekama since first grade. We will walk to all the classrooms. Afterwards we will have a party. I expect it to be fun.

English Stories With Mrs.Campbell

Stephanie

In English we have written stories about Halloween. They have turned out well. Most of them turned out scary. We have learned about punctuation and spelling. Mrs. Campbell teaches English. We have lots of fun.

New School

Ryan

I don't like being the new kid because you don't know anybody. You have to make new friends, but when you make friends it gets a lot better. The class I like the most is P.E. I like my new teachers, too.

Fourth Grade Plants

Todd

The fourth grade classes are growing plants in a greenhouse. The choices where Morning Glories, peas, beans, and Marigolds. I prefer Morning Glories myself. Most of the plants are growing well. Some seeds didn't grow. I can't wait until they bloom.

Playground

Travis

We have a new playground at Onekama. Some of it is not done. One of the slides is not in use. We still have fun though. It has a basketball court. It is the greatest playground.

Mrs. Brown

Katherine

Mrs. Brown is my teacher. She is very nice. She has blue eyes and blonde hair. Mrs. Brown has 17 people in her class. She teaches math and science to all fourth graders. I like Mrs. Brown.

My New School

Hunter

My name is Hunter. It is my first year at Onekama Elementary School. I like it. All of the teachers are very nice and so is the new playground. I live so close to the school I can walk to it.

Soccer

Jordan

The Onekama soccer team won three games and lost two games. We have one more game. There are ten players on our team. We are the red team. Soccer is a lot of fun.

Fourth Grade Girls Basketball

Kelli

I participate in fourth grade girls basketball. We have six girls on our team. Our coaches are Mr. and Mrs. Carlson. They are very nice. We are going to play the MCC fourth graders sometime soon. I'm glad we have a basketball team in Onekama.

Subtract and Addition

Tayler

We are going to learn a new subtracting method to help us in math. Our teacher, Mrs. Brown, has taught us about parenthesis like (3+4)-5. We are taking skill tests in math. The tests are hard.

P.E.

Justin

P.E. is fun. We play lots of games. Mr. Thorr is our teacher. I like Mr. Thorr. He is nice and fun, too. Hockey is my favorite game. Pillo Pollo is my second favorite game.