VOL. 1 ISSUE 3
GAMS
R.O.C .K.S .
WRITTEN
N E W S P A P E R
IN
M R . H U F F M A N - D I R E C TO R
FREE
STONE
M R B R O W N - E D I TO R
AT ZANZIS, STUDENTS HAD TO
USE THEIR MATH SKILLS TO
FIND OUT HOW MANY OUNCES
OF SAUCE GOES ON A PIZZA,
AND THEY ALSO GOT TO EAT A
PEPPERONI PIZZA THEY
HELPED MAKE.
Community Exploration
Lauren Casey & Julianna Yates
In Community Exploration, Mrs. Cummons
takes students to different locations in
Gallipolis within walking distance of the
school. They walk to places such as
Foodland, the Ariel Theatre, the Historical
Society, Nybble Café, and Zanzis. At
Foodland the students decorated a cake
with different colors of icing. At Nybble
Café they tasted samples of food that the
restaurant served such as pizza, vegetables,
PERSONALIZED AT FOODLAND
and soup. The unique thing about the
Nybble Café is the artwork, some for
display only and other pieces that people
have brought in for sale.
At the Historical Society, students learned
about soldiers in World War II. They
learned about the soldiers clothing, such as
hats and uniforms. They also learned about
what the soldiers ate. At other locations,
the students learned about how businesses
INTO THE VAULT AT OVB
are run, and what different people do to
complete a job. They get to experience
how things they learn in school are put to
use in different businesses. Mrs. Cummons
really enjoys taking her students outside of
the school environment so that they can
apply what they learn in school to real
world problems. If you think you know
Gallipolis, Community Exploration maybe an
eye-opener!
ENJOYING THE SHAKE SHOPPE
CALLIGRAPHY
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT! ONCE
PROFICIENT AT CALLIGRAPHY,
STUDENTS CAN MAKE CARDS,
ENVELOPES, CRAFTS, AND
LETTERS. THOSE WHO BECOME
GOOD AT CALLIGRAPHY CAN DO
IT AS A TRADE AND SELL THEIR
ARTWORK. ISN’T IT GREAT
WHEN SOMETHING FUN TO DO
CAN EARN MONEY.
LAUREN CASEY
A RT
STUDENTS USE THEIR
IMAGINATION TO CREATE ART. THEIR ONLY LIMIT TO WHAT THEY
CAN DRAW IS THEIR
IMAGINATION. MS. CROTHERS IS
THE ART TEACHER AT ROCKS. TO
JUMP START CREATIVITY, MS.
CROTHERS HAS AT TIMES USED
MONTHS OR HOLIDAYS AS
INSPIRATION.
ALAINA DONOHUE AND PORSHA MAYO
GAME ROOM
CHEYENNE SAVAGE, A
PARTICIPANT IN THE GAME
ROOM, SAID SHE THOUGHT IT
WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SIGN
UP FOR AND HAS FOUND IT TO BE
SO. SHE SAID THAT THE STUDENTS
IN GAME ROOM USUALLY PLAY
ENTERTAINING GAMES IN THE
COMPUTER LAB.
JAYETTA NEWSOME AND KATIE ZORNES
Writing as an Art Form
Calligraphy is the art of producing
decorative handwriting with a pen or
brush. The perfect person to teach this
form of handwriting is an art teacher. Ms.
Crothers, the art teacher at GAMS,
teaches her students how to create this
fancy handwriting. Creating this ornate
look involves pens called fountain pens. She teaches her student by starting out
with the base letters: a, s, w, v, z, x, n, m, r, i, o, e, and c. When the students have
mastered the base letters, they move on
to the ascending letters: d, b, l, k, f, t, k, and
h. The descending letters are j, q, p, t, f, g,
and y. Once the students have mastered
all the lowercase letters, they can go on to
capitals.
CALLIGRAPHY IS THE ART OF
PRODUCING DECORATIVE
HANDWRITING WITH A PEN
OR BRUSH.
Art For Arts Sake
Projects in the past have included scary
monsters, buildings,Valentines Day cards,
and falling leaves. When students were
drawing a monster, some people drew the
monster with sharp teeth, sharp claws, fur,
scales, many eyes or cyclops. Students
used oil crayons to color or make their
falling leaves. While drawing the buildings,
rulers and pencils were used.
Play-Time
As the name indicates, Game Room is
where students play fascinating games that
entertain. This is a place where kids can
just have fun. Around Christmas time, the
students played Christmas bingo and the
students also played online Christmas
games. Sometimes students play games on
the computer, and other times they play
fun board games. These include: “Apples
to Apples”, “Are You Smarter Than A Fifth
Grader”, “Scrabble”, and “Yahtzee”! Mrs.
Jeni Sanders said that one of the best
games she ever played is Apples to Apples.
Sign Language
In this class the students learn how to
“sign” words by spelling them out in sign
language. The students learn the methods
and differences of sign language. The main
emphasis in the class is on the basics.
Mrs. Northup, who teaches sign language,
works with children who have language
and hearing impairment. She enjoys
classes like this because she can help
students learn to communicate with those
that have difficulty communicating with
others. The class is held on Mondays in
Mr. Haley’s room. Mrs. Northup is a
speech therapist at Washington
Elementary and GAMS.
THE STUDENTS CATCH ON VERY
QUICKLY. IT MAY SEEM
COMPLICATED BUT IT IS NOT. IT
IS ACTUALLY VERY SIMPLE TO
LEARN.
Where the Action Is
The sports program offered by ROCKS
allows the participant to have great fun. Each day students get to compete against
each other while playing a game or
contest. Some of the games that have
been played during the sports program are
basketball, speedball, “Pacman”, “Bump
Out”, “Ships and Sailors” and tennis. Kids
have the opportunity to participate in
healthy physical activities. Due to damage to the high school gym,
many of the past sports activities have
been held at the Washington Elementary
gymnasium. Normally, the sports program
is held in the middle school gym, or in
warmer weather, outside. Two of the
teachers of the Sports program have been
Mrs. Blankenship and Mr. Haley. They
announce the games, organize the
students into teams and act as referees
during the game. A great time is had by
everyone who participates.
S I G N L A N G UA G E
STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO SIGN
FAMILIAR PHRASES. SOME OF
THE LESSONS COVER NUMBERS
AND THE DIFFERENT COLORS.
ONE TIME A STUDENT EVEN
ASKED MRS. NORTHUP HOW TO
DO THE WORD “MUSTACHE” IN
SIGN LANGUAGE.
KATHRYN ZORNES AND JAYETTA
NEWSOME
ALPHABET
THE STUDENTS ARE GIVEN A
COPY OF THE ALPHABET IN SIGN
LANGUAGE. AMERICAN SIGN
LANGUAGE (ASL) AND SIGNING
EXACT ENGLISH SIGN LANGUAGE
(SEE) SHARE THE SAME ALPHABET
BUT WHERE ASL LEAVES SMALL
WORDS OUT, SIGNING EXACT
ENGLISH IS EXACT, LEAVING OUT
NOTHING. ROCKS TEACHES
SIGNING EXACT ENGLISH.
S P O RT S
REASONS STUDENTS CHOOSE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE SPORTS
PROGRAM INCLUDE:
TO BE HEALTHY
TO BE IN GREAT SHAPE
TO STAY ACTIVE IF THESE ARE YOUR GOALS,
CONSIDER BECOMING PART OF THE
SPORTS PROGRAM.
RONNY FLETCHER & STAFF
N E W S PA P E R
IN THE NEWSPAPER CLASS
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE 5
W’S AND AN H. THIS STANDS FOR
WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY,
AND HOW. IN THIS CLASS
STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT THE
OTHER CLASSES AND REPORT
THEIR FINDINGS. THIS MAY
INVOLVE INTERVIEWS WITH
INSTRUCTORS AND STUDENTS.
RHIANNON LYNCH, JULIANNA YATES...
T H E A RT O F
THE INTERVIEW
WHEN INTERVIEWING, STUDENTS
TRY TO GET AS MUCH DETAIL AS
POSSIBLE - HAVING PREPARED A
FEW QUESTIONS BEFOREHAND.
THIS IS SO THEY ONLY HAVE TO
INTERVIEW ONE OR TWO PEOPLE
AND NOT HAVE TO KEEP COMING
BACK TO THE SAME PERSON.
KATIE CARPENTER, AND KAITLYN JARRELL
JAZZ BAND
JAZZ BAND MEETS TUESDAYS AND
THURSDAYS OVER IN THE BAND
BUILDING. STUDENTS BEGAN
THEIR TRAINING WITH PLAYING
THE Bb SCALE AND THEN MOVING
ON TO OTHER BASIC JAZZ SCALES
FOLLOWED BY SOME SIMPLE JAZZ
TUNES.
RHIANNON LYNCH AND SYDNEY CROTHERS
Getting the Word Out
Student’s articles consist of information
about the ROCKS activity, a picture of
students participating in the activity, and
facts gathered from an interview with the
teacher. When writing an article, students
cannot use the words; “you”, “your”, “me”,
“my” or “I”. Other ways of stating the
information must be found. The
instructors Mr. Brown and Mr. Patterson
help the students to create the articles
and fix any problems.
THE PICTURES USED WITH
THE ARTICLES NEED TO BE OF
PARTICIPANTS CAUGHT IN
ACTION DOING SOMETHING
FROM THAT ACTIVITY.
When the students have gathered all of
their information together, they type it in
paragraph form using Google Docs. This
allows them access to the articles from
any computer at school or at home using
the Internet. After their articles are
finished, they proofread them, share the
article online with Mr. Brown, and make
sure they have pictures, so that Mr. Brown
can put their finished work in the
newspaper "Written In STONE”. Once
everyone's articles are submitted they are
edited and then Mr. Brown prints the
newspaper.
Jazzing It Up
In Jazz Band, students learn how to play
jazz music and have fun along the way. In
order to enroll in Jazz Band, students must
first be in regular band during the school
day. Mr. Phillips is the instructor. Students
play the same instrument they play during
school hours. The different instruments
used in Jazz Band are the clarinet,
trumpet, percussion/drums, French horn,
trombone, baritone, bass clarinet, flute,
saxophone, and oboe. R.O.C.K.S. – Recreation, Opportunities, Culture,
Knowledge, and Skills – Academics is the Cornerstone
The ROCKS after school program is
committed to helping each student
achieve academic excellence. During
the academic block, students are
required to complete homework,
receive tutoring, and/or participate in
enrichment activities. Many students
take advantage of this time to complete
their homework and prepare for
quizzes and tests. A quiet environment
is afforded to these students to allow
them to complete all work that has
been assigned. We are fortunate to
have tutors on staff who are committed
to help those students to achieve their
academic goals.
take advantage of the various
enrichment activities available. These
activities include:
If all homework is complete and no
tutoring is required then students can
ROCKS stands for Recreation,
Opportunities, Culture, Knowledge, and
Skills. It is our commitment at ROCKS
to allow students to have access to all
five of these areas of opportunities. I
believe we have achieved that goal in
the academic block of the ROCKS
program.
- Mr. Huffman
ACADEMIC HOUR-COMPLETE
HOMEWORK, RECEIVE
TUTORING, OR PARTICIPATE
IN ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES
RO C K S AT W O R K
✴ Community Exploration
✴ Library or computer lab
✴ Spanish Club
✴ Book Club
✴ Science Club
✴ Readers’ Theatre
✴ Newspaper
✴ Quiz Bowl
✴ Beta Club
These activities provide a wide range of
enrichment opportunities for our
students who desire to excel.
C A I T LY N B E AV E R
COLTON WALT ERS
CO LTON BARTRUM &
M RS . SI CKLES
MRS . DONN
A L LY & M E G
A N P H IL L IP
S
TAY LO R B E VA N & M R S .
JOHNSON
GALLIA COUNTY
SOIL & WATER
ALAINA DONOHUE AND BRYCETON
FOLDEN JOINED OTHER STUDENTS
IN MAKING HANGING BIRD FEEDERS
OUT OF PINECONES, PEANUT
BUTTER, AND BIRD SEED.
GAMS R.O.C.K.S.
340 Fourth Ave
Gallipolis, OH 45631
Erica Massie came and did
several activities with the
students including making pine
cone bird feeders. On another
occasion, she brought with her
several different types of animal
pelts, plastic skulls, and plastic
foot prints of different animals.
During another visit, Erica talked
with them about water
pollution. The students created
an imaginary ecosystem and
discussed various environmental
issues. They were then treated
to a movie dealing with how
animals survive in the winter.
- Mrs. Starnes and Staff