Geologists!

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(Taken from Mrs. Yates’ Classroom Blog)

Mrs. Yates:

As we have learned, studying the earth can be very exciting. So my friends, what would it be like to be a geologist? What type of skills do they have to have to be able to do the job well? Why is their job important? What can we learn from these fabulous scientists? Would you like to be a geologist some day? Why or why not?

Max:

Geologists are a type of scientist. They study rocks, minerals, and soil. The kind of rocks that they study are igneous, metamorphic, and sedamentary. Metamorphic rocks are made from heat and preasure. Sedamentary rocks are made from sand and lots of other things and igneous rocks are made of lava and magma. I don’t know about minerals or soil, but soon Mrs. Yates will teach it to me. Geologists are important.

Been a while since the last update.. oops

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Time flies when you’re having fun and super busy. I did make it to 400 miles, 413 and a quarter, to be exact– last year. 🙂 🙂 🙂

This was the last award giveout of the year. Three students made it to 400 miles and Sergey made it to 425. He was a FAST fifth grader- WOW!

Summertime Fun

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(Taken from Mrs. Yates’ Classroom Blog)

One of my favorite things to do in the summer is going to Disneyland. You can trade pins there. You can go on rides there also. My favorite rides are California Screaming, Thunder Mountain, and Space Mountain. That’s how I got all of my Disney pins. If you go on your birthday you can get a $50 gift card, but it has to be on your exact birthday. There are two other things you can get but I forgot what they are. Where do you like to go in the summer.

Running Club

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Well, at the beginning of the school year, I set a goal of running 100 miles. I did that before Christmas. Then I set another goal of running 200 miles by Easter. I did that. Then I set another goal of running 300 miles before the end of the school year.

On April 29th, I hit the 300 mile mark. Now I don’t really know what goal to set. I’m just having fun running every day. Here are some pictures from the awards ceremony at school. I received another t-shirt and a cool trophy. My class was really nice and cheered for me when they called my name.

I did it!

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Today I finished running my 100th mile at school. I didn’t think I would be able to do it until Monday because I needed to run 18 laps or 4 1/2 miles. Since it was Friday, though, I was able to run before school. I did 13 laps in the morning.

Then at recess, we were given 10 extra minutes because of reading club. Usually I run 5 or 6 laps, but because of the 10 extra minutes, I was able to run 9 laps! So I ran a total of 22 laps today which is 5 1/2 miles.

We went out for dinner tonight to celebrate. I’m going to go for another 100 miles.

10 more miles..

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When school started this year, I was introduced to the running club. This is where you can run around our 1/4 mile track during recess each day and on Friday mornings before school.

I noticed a lot of older kids wearing t-shirts from last year that said, “I ran 100 miles” and I wanted a t-shirt like that, too. So I decided I would try to run 100 miles. That’s 400 laps. I really like running. After every 5 miles, the running club gives you a plastic foot to put on a key ring.

Today, I reached the 90 mile mark. I only have 10 more to go! My goal is to finish 100 miles before Christmas break. I think I will make it. I am really excited.