Book Buddies!

Do you have a reading/book buddy?

Well, our class does! We are paired up with a kindergarten class. It is 

Ms. Uytingco's class. Each of her students and our students are paired up with one another.

My book buddies name is Celia! She is so cute and small like all the other kindergarteners. We got to introduce ourselves, make cookies, and ornaments. We also help them to read and sound out difficult words. It’s really fun! We are basically a teacher to them!

We are being the IB attitude Caring. We show this to our book buddies and think of them as part of our family!

By Elisa S. Mrs. Aimee Matsuura’s Class

                                  

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Japanese Class

When you were in school, did you learn a foreign language? We are! Throughout the school, students are learning Japanese. Our sensei is Ms. Akama. I LOVE Japanese--I think it’s fun!

My class has our Japanese lessons on Tuesdays. When we start, everyone stands up and says, "Akama Sensei Ohaiyo Gozaimasu" (Good Morning, Ms. Akama). During Japanese we learn how to read and write Hiragana (Japanese characters only for Japanese words).We also learn phrases, words, and sentences. Sometimes, Ms. Akama picks random people to stand up and she quizzes them. 

Once in a while we would do Origami (Japanese paper folding). Sometimes the origami can be a little challenging, but there is always a good classmate to help you. This shows the IB Learner Profile, CARING. Time flies so fast when you're having fun!
    

Students need to be Risk-Takers. Why? A Risk-Taker is a person who tries new things and takes risks. This applies to Japanese class because some brave students raise their hands even if he or she might be wrong. Also, most students in our class might have not learned Japanese before. So this is a new/different subject to them. Now you know what happens during Japanese class.

By Jayde A. Mrs. Aimee Matsuura’s Class

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Thanksgiving Experience

Hey guys! Mark here and this blog is about my Thanksgiving experience.

Since my classmate Evans wrote about how Thanksgiving came to be, I'm going to write about what I did on Thanksgiving.

Around 5:30 pm, we went to my mom’s friend’s house. When we got there, all the food was on the table and ready to eat. There were mash potatoes, mac and cheese, sweet potatoes, turkey, veggies, ham, rice, but most important gravy. There were also desserts like cupcakes, cake, cinnamon rolls, cheesecake, and much more. 

About ten minutes after my family got there, we were called to eat. First we prayed. On this day we were caring and reflective because we were looking back to see all the things we were thankful for. And we were respectful to others. But we try to do those things every day. After, my dad said, “Let’s wait for the ladies to get their food.” So we went off to the side to watch TV. Then we got our food. I got a little bit of everything. 

After eating I played with my kendama and with my friends. After a while we went home full, happy, and tired.

By Mark M. Mrs. Aimee Matsuura’s Class

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MyOn

Have you ever had to read a book that you didn't like? Was it a book that was assigned to you? If you experienced this, then I know the perfect website that you should check out! The website is called MyOn. On this website, there is a wide variety of books. The best part is that you can choose any book! If you want to know more about this website, read on. 

First, you need to log on. Next, after you log on, you will be at the home of the website. At the home, you can look at all the type of genres of books you can read. What you need to do is look at one of the tabs like “Recently Read Books”. Or you can search for books by title or genre. When you go to one of these things, a bunch of books will show up. If you click one of the books, it will show things like a short summary of the book, reviews, and more information. These are the things you will see on MyOn. Read on to know more about this website.

Next, once you click the "Read Now" button, you will be able to read the book. There are controls that I will talk about. The controls are seen on the bottom. Some of the controls are the exit, full screen, and the highlighted word or sentence button. You click the exit button if you want to exit the book. If you want to enlarge the screen, press the full screen button. Finally, in the highlighted word or sentence button, you press either one or both of these buttons to highlight the words or sentences. This helps you know where you are at. There are also arrow buttons on the side. Press these buttons when you need to go to the next page. These are some of the main controls. Read on to find about the last thing about MyOn.

Finally, I will talk about the review and book quiz. In these parts, you might have to rate the book you were reading. You will also have to type on why you rated the book. There is also the book quiz. During this mini quiz, you answer about five questions that are related to the book you read. 

When you do this, you have to be Thinkers. You have to be Thinkers because you need to know certain things or remember things that happened in the book to answer the questions. These are the things about the review and book quiz.

Thank you for reading about my blog about MyOn. I hope this was very interesting to you especially to those who love reading their own books. Blurb: I really love reading many types of books!

By Charlemagne Mrs. Aimee Matsuura's Class

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Internet Safety

Are you sometimes having a hard time choosing the right program or games while on the computer or internet? Well, you came to the right place! We are here to tell you all about internet safety choices. If you are interested in this blog, PLEASE read on!

First of all, if you want learn about internet safety, we recommend you to go on this website: http://mediasmarts.ca/game/jo-cool-or-jo-fool-grades-6-8. 

This interactive online module takes students through a Cyber Tour of twelve mock websites to test their savvy surfing skills. 

It includes a 20-question online quiz that provides additional food for thought about the Web issues that the brother and sister team Josie and Joseph Cool encounter.

Then when you are on the home page, scroll down until you see two tabs that are bold in blue. You will choose either one. 

If you are a student, you must choose student, but if you are a teacher then you have to click on the teacher tab. After you click a tab, a screen with another two tabs will show. Don’t forget to do the cyber tour first then do the actual quiz. There will be 15 to 20 questions. 

You will answer if it is jo cool or jo fool. If you think if it is either jo cool or jo fool, then make sure you look at jo’s checklist. When you are done, the cyber tour will let you know if you are going to do the cyber quiz. 

                                        

First you will click on cyber quiz. This is a safe site. They will ask you to 20 questions. Make sure to answer the questions accurately so that you can get a good score. When you are done with the quiz, then you will press results. If your score was 5/20, then that means you got 5 correct, but if your score was 0/20, then you failed on the quiz. If you want to restart the quiz, then you may restart it.

Now you are done with the quiz. Now you know how use your computer smartly and accurately. Now you won't feel pressured anymore. Thank you reading this blog and make sure to be safe on the internet anywhere you go.

You need to be THINKER when you go online!

ALL ABOUT US!
My name is Skye! I am a 6th grader. I like the colors blue and pink. 

Aloha! My name is Erika! I go to an elementary school and my favorite color is blue. I have a pet goldfish and 1 brother.

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