R.E.A.C.H. NEWSLETTER – MAY 2016
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Contents:
Poetry Contest
Mrs. Watson is pleased to announce that the R.E.A.C.H. students’ poems (Haikus
for 5th graders and free verse for 6th graders) were selected to be included in the
upcoming Young American Poetry Digest.
Students were very excited to hear this news. Our library will receive a
complimentary copy of this book in the fall.
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New School Year
We will begin our next school year on Thursday, August 25, 2016. There is a Summer
Reading List included in our newsletter, so be sure to catch up on a favorite book this
summer. You’ll get a “leg up” on AR points for next fall. 
Be safe and have a GREAT summer!
This edition of the R.E.A.C.H. newsletter includes research about
famous authors. Each R.E.A.C.H. student selected a famous author
to research and write about. We hope you enjoy this edition of the
R.E.A.C.H. newsletter!
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Nathan Barnabi, grade 5
Amber Correll, grade 5
Brooke Davis, grade 5
Avery DePriest, grade 5
Madison Houston, grade 5
Emily Luyster, grade 5
Koi Preston, grade 5
Jesse Seibert, grade 5
Marlee Shepherd, grade 5
Kailey Watkins, grade 5
Keaton Host, grade 6
Nicholas Joseph, grade 6
Mylee Lamp, grade 6
Raechelle Miles, grade 6
Savanna Morris, grade 6
Ryleigh Ronald, grade 6
Isabel Seibert, grade 6
Emma Shamel, grade 6
Paige Struchen, grade 6
Averi Wallace, grade 6
Cade Watkins, grade 6
It’s been a prodigious year and I’m looking forward to another one next year. I hope you are,
too! :0)
R.E.A.C.H. NEWSLETTER
What’s New?
Claymont City Schools
May 2016
R.E.A.C.H. - REALIZING EVERYONE’S ABILITY TO CAPTURE HORIZONS
R.E.A.C.H. 5th Graders
R.E.A.C.H. 6th Graders
Front: Nathan Barnabi, Amber Correll, Avery DePriest, Kailey Watkins, Brooke
Davis
Front: Nicholas Joseph, Mylee Lamp, Paige Struchen, Isabel Seibert, Emma
Shamel
Back: Koi Preston, Jesse Seibert, Madison Houston, Marlee Shepherd, Emily
Luyster
Back: Cade Watkins, Keaton Host, Raechelle Miles, Ryleigh Ronald, Savanna
Morris, and Averi Wallace
Issues of the R.E.A.C.H. newsletter are written and published by the R.E.A.C.H. students for the R.E.A.C.H. families, Claymont Staff, and Claymont
Administration. Issues are distributed quarterly during the following months: October, January, March, and May. We hope you enjoy this issue!
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Interviewing with History
by Mylee Lamp, grade 6
Mr. Zimmerman pictured with some of his students.
For this newsletter, I asked Mr. Zimmerman and Mrs. Folk the same questions about the AIR (Stands
for American Institutes for Research) test the students are preparing to take. I asked them five
questions each. Here are the questions I asked along with the answers. (F means Mrs. Folk’s
answers, and Z means Mr. Zimmerman’s answers.)
1.- What are your thoughts on the AIR test?
Z- I don’t have a problem with the test because it’s just part of my job.
F- Last year I thought that the AIR 5th grade Science test was fair. The questions followed the topics
that aligned with the Ohio Science Standards that were given to us.
2.- What do you like & dislike about the test?
Z- I like that it focuses on the key concepts that students need to learn, but what I don’t like is that
they make the questions more confusing than they have to be.
F- I liked that it was aligned well with the content. I also liked that they have put them both at the end
of the year rather than having to stop and test in both March and May.
I dislike the way some of the questions included "tricky" answers and/or distractions. I would be
happier if the test was more straight-forward. The students are confused at times by how the question
is asked.
3.- Would you change anything about the test? If so what?
Z- I would make the questions simpler.
F- Actually no. I think it is not a bad test with the above mentioned dislikes. I feel that the questions
could still force the student to think critically without being tricky or distracting.
4.- Do you feel April-May is the best time to take the test? If not when?
Z- Yes because it gives us the whole year to cover all the material.
F- I do think that late spring is a good time. The April-May timeframe allows for us to finish the content
and do a little review of the early material. Also as a teacher, I can pace the presentation of material
so that we have time to learn and not just skim the surface. Also, the testing is a signal to everyone
that we are nearly finished! They are ready to move on to the next grade. Testing near the end of the
year says, "We are ready for the next step."
5.- If you could go over one more topic what would it be?
Z- The Civil War.
F- In general, I think my students are ready to take the test. Specifically, the last topic we covered,
motion of an object, get the least amount of coverage. Everyone, including me, is tired of school and
studying and working, and it's SPRING and nice outside so attention spans are short. That is the one
specific topic I need to work on making more exciting so everyone is more engaged.
So there you are folks, what two of the teachers think. So now you know a little about what the
Claymont Intermediate teachers think of the AIR Test.
Have a great summer!!
Mrs. Folk and Mylee Lamp, 2016
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New School for the New Year
by Brooke Davis, grade 5
This year the School Board got together and had to make a choice about the Northside Preschool.
The Northside Preschool was very old and would cost too much to repair. The School Board decided
that there needed to be a change. They decided that Park would become the preschool, Trenton
would have Kindergarten and 1st grade, Eastport would have 2nd and 3rd grade, the Intermediate
would have 4th and 5th grade, and the Jr. High would have 6th, 7th and 8th grade. But also the
schools will have new names. Park will be Claymont Preschool, Trenton will be Claymont Primary,
Eastport will be Claymont Elementary, and the Jr. High will be the Middle School.
Both 5th and 6th grade students will attend the Claymont Middle School next year. The principal of
the Middle School, Mr. Brian Watkins, recently came to our school to give us information about the
Middle School and answered any questions we had. We also filled out a small paper for our
schedules. The 5th graders are walking to the Jr. High/Middle School on May 16th to get a tour of the
building. Plus, on May 19th the principal of the Middle School, Mr. Brian Watkins, is holding a parent
meeting. This is where all of your questions will be answered. We hope parents are able to attend!
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change
anything.” --George Bernard Shaw
The Poetry Contest
by Avery DePriest, grade 5
In R.E.A.C.H. we learned how to write Haikus. Haikus are three-line poems and each line has a syllable limit.
The first line can have five syllables, the second line can have seven syllables, and the third line can have five
syllables. After all the students turned in at least one (or more) Haikus to Mrs. Watson (the R.E.A.C.H. teacher)
she thought that she might turn them in to see if they get published. It was a miracle the Haikus got accepted and
put into our very own R.E.A.C.H. Haiku book! The best thing is our school library gets a copy of the book. We
all had a chance to get a copy of the book. We just had to mail $15.00 to the company that had selected our
Haikus. The Haikus could be about anything that you wanted.
Kailey- Scarlet
Avery- The Beach
Amber- Muggs
Brooke- Cheese
Koi- Basketball
Madison- Giant dogs
Emily- Friends
Nate- Basketball
Example Haiku poem
“Worker bees can leave
even drones can fly away
the queen is their slave”
Quotes by Students
by Jesse Seibert, grade 5
At the beginning of the year, Mrs. Watson would write down quotes on the chalkboard and the
R.E.A.C.H. students would copy them down on paper and partner up with students to discuss what
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they think the quotes mean. When we were all done discussing, Mrs. Watson would call on someone
to see what they and their partner discussed. The quotes were fun, so at the middle of the third nine
weeks, students were starting to make their own quotes. When the students were done making their
own quote they would share it with Mrs. Watson. When Mrs. Watson got the quotes she printed them
out and posted them on the wall so all the students could see the quotes. We have about sixteen
quotes all together including the six grade. There are about 13 quotes by 5th graders and 3 by 6th
graders. The quote process is fun and it is really easy to make a quote because all you need to think
of happens in life every day. Here are some of the quotes the 5th graders have made:
Nate Barnabi: “The human body is all the same, but you can differ from the rest.”
Koi Preston: “You cannot change the past, only improve in the future.”
Avery DePreist: “Love who you are - you are who you love.”
Marlee Shepherd: “When it’s raining and the sun is still shining it means it’s fighting back, and after
the battle all you see is a rainbow.”
Amber Correll: “Don’t dwell over the past. Tomorrow is a new day.”
Brooke Davis: “It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.”
Jesse Seibert: “Hope is the only thing that is stronger than fear.”
Madison Houston: “Good things can happen to anyone. Wait for tomorrow and you may be that
anyone.”
Emily Luyster: “It’s not the future that you’re afraid of, it’s repeating the past that makes you anxious.”
Kailey Watkins: “Keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer.”
Keaton Host: “If you are not going to TRY Hard and give EVERYTHING YOUR ALL, then what is the
point in trying at all?”
Savanna Morris: “It’s not what you have , it’s what you do that counts.”
Invitation to Board Meeting
by: Marlee Shepherd, grade 5
This article is about the R.E.A.C.H. students getting invited to the
board meeting to talk to the members about the Young Authors’
Conference. The Board of education meeting was held on April 11th. Our
presentation at the board was originally supposed to be on March 14th.
Out of 21 R.E.A.C.H. students, 13 attended the meeting. The board
members are Melinda Grant, Jim Shamel, Aaron Cottrell, Cyndy Host and
Sky Abbuhl.
I interviewed some people for what they thought about the board meeting. Here are the
questions and responses:
Me: What are your favorite things about the board meeting?
Kailey: I got to see some high schoolers.
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Me: Would you want to go back to another meeting in the future?
Kailey: No
Me: Why?
Kailey: Because I didn’t like talking in front of everyone.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Me: Is there one certain thing you liked about the board meeting?
Brooke: “I really liked when they asked us what our favorite part of the Young Authors’ Conference
was.”
Me: If you were invited back to speak at another meeting, would you go?
Brooke: “Yes, because it’s important to involve yourself in community events.”
Me: Did you like your experience at the meeting?
Brooke: “Yes.”
“Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life
thinking it’s dumb.”
-Albert Einstein
AIR Testing
This is the Logo for AIR
by: Emma Shamel, grade 6
At Claymont Intermediate School we are required to take a test each year. The purpose of
these tests is to see how much content we have learned over the course of the year. Last year we
took the PARCC test. PARCC stands for Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and
Careers. The test that we are required to take this year is the AIR test. AIR stands for American
Institute of Research.
After taking the AIR test this year I was able to think back to when we took the PARCC test last
school year. In my opinion, the AIR test was easier. I felt more confident with my answers and the
testing site was much easier to use.
There are a lot of negative feelings about the state tests that we are required to take each
year. Kids don’t like taking them because it is a stressful time for them. Parents don’t like the way
their kids are feeling during testing weeks. Teachers feel as if they lose a lot of teaching time due to
them having to review for the tests. No matter how people feel about the tests, kids still have to take
them. The best thing to do on testing days is to go in with a good attitude. A quote said many years
ago by Henry Ford that explains this is, “Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
What We Do In R.E.A.C.H.
by: Kailey Watkins, 5th grade
It has been a fun and exciting time in the R.E.A.C.H. classroom. The students have been working
really hard on projects to finish up the school year. One of the important things the class has been
working on is their W.E.P. project. Each student chose a project to create an activity from. For
example, I chose to create a board game that focuses on vocabulary words that are important to a
veterinarian. Another exciting project the students have been working on is a voting project. For this
project the class brought in campaign items to share with one another. For example, my campaign
was “Don't Be an Airhead, Vote Kailey for Good Friend Award.” I brought in Airhead candy to pass
out to the R.E.A.C.H. students. We have been starting to do anagrams for warm up in R.E.A.C.H. An
anagram is where you have one word and you make different words out of it. Once you make one
word you cross out the letters that you used in that word. The leftover letters that you have should
spell a word out. Once you make two words out of one you put the words together and sometimes
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they are funny. For example, breakfast- fat bakers. In R.E.A.C.H. we do hang ups. A hang up is
where Mrs. Watson will put like what is the longest alliteration you can come up with. The 5th and 6th
grade students in R.E.A.C.H. will try to answer the question. For example, “My marvelous Moody,
Molly made marvelous muffins, on Monday morning at Marlies marvelous making machine.” The
hang up that is up right now is, “If your family had a motto what would it be?” Some answers are, “We
will get there when we get there” AND “You are always a winner.” For the start of the year, the
R.E.A.C.H. 5th and 6th grade students were working on writing a book. After all the R.E.A.C.H. 5th
and 6th grade students were done with their books the students went to a Young Authors’
Conference. At the Young Authors’ Conference the illustrator, Greg Scott, taught us how to draw with
shapes. Other activities that we did were we got to write a story with a partner on an iPad. One more
activity was the author, Paul Orshoski, talked to us and showed us some of his poems and books. My
favorite part of the Young Authors Conference was drawing with the illustrator. In R.E.A.C.H. the 5th
and 6th grade students can make up a quote and give it to Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Watson will hang it
up in the classroom. Some quotes are, “Stop thinking and just do it because the longer you wish and
think, the older you get.” -- Brooke Davis. In conclusion, these are some fun activities that we do in
R.E.A.C.H.
Dear 4th Graders
By Nathan Barnabi, grade 5
Dear 4th graders (Now 5th) welcome to the 5th grade! This is definitely a huge step up from 4th
grade. Not trying to scare you but….. it gets a lot harder, (for me anyway). But you guys are probably
smarter than me. This year you will learn how to divide, multiply, add, and subtract decimals and
MUCH MUCH MORE! But don’t be frightened! There will be some times where you are like, “When
will we ever use this in life? Ugh…. it’s so dumb!” Well the answer to that is… a lot, you will use these
a lot. The tests at the end are not that hard because they are a total review of what we learned this
year!
Now for a bit about the R.E.A.C.H. program. This year the biggest project you will do is individually
making your OWN books! These books will be made over the course of the first nine weeks. Each
week you will make a chapter in your book. I got confuddled and made nine chapters in the first week!
My book ended up being 36 chapters long! You do not have to do that much... saying that is the
R.E.A.C.H record. BUT I do encourage you to go over our regular of six chapters. There is a massive
surprise going along with these books but I won’t tell you what it is. Some other small things we do
are brain quest, hang-ups, the R.E.A.C.H. newsletters, the poetry contest and so much more. All of
this is very fun. R.E.A.C.H students I will say you are very lucky and you will also LOVE Mrs. Watson,
the teacher. She is intelligent, funny, and awesome. Now that’s about it 5th grade again is a big step
up and now I have two more things to say.
Good luck!
“Think Outside the Box” Design by Nathan Barnabi
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Quote of the Day
By Savanna Morris, grade 6
In the R.E.A.C.H. classroom we have a quote of the day. The quote of the day helps open our minds to
different types/ styles of writing. The quote of the day can sometimes have a deep meaning.
Here are some of the quotes we have had this year. “Your future depends on many things but mostly you.” “Try
and fail but never fail to try.” “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid, and deeds left
undone.” These are three of the quotes we have had this year.
Here are some quotes I like. Mrs. Watson will probably use them next year.
“Stop hating yourself for everything you aren’t and start loving yourself for everything you already are.”
“If ‘Plan A’ didn’t work, the alphabet has 25 more letters. Stay cool.”
“When life puts you through situations don’t say ‘Why me?’ say ‘Try me!’”
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” – Albert Einstein
I really hope you like reading my article and the quotes I have picked.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day.
I really like this quote. – Savanna Morris
Fortune Cookies
by: Ryleigh Ronald, grade 6
In the R.E.A.C.H. classroom we have fortune cookie days. They are mostly on Fridays, but sometimes we have
them on Mondays. On these fortune cookie days we open our cookies, read our fortunes to ourselves, then we
go in a circle and share our fortunes.
Some of the fortunes we have received are:
“Exciting times are ahead for you.”
“Always be kind and loving to the people that are older than you. You will soon be older, that’s true.”
“Many possibilities are open to you- work a little harder.”
When you read fortune cookies you may not want to believe everything they say. It’s okay to try new things if
your cookie says to, but quitting your job and moving to another country because your cookie said to might not
be the best idea.
We are hoping to keep Fortune Cookie Day going throughout the years of R.E.A.C.H.
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W.E.P. Capstone
by Amber Correll, grade 5
Every kid in the R.E.A.C.H. class will make a W.E.P. Project. The projects are individually presented by the
students. Mrs. Watson has all the R.E.A.C.H. kids listen while someone presents. Mrs. Watson plans the day we
present. Everyone has to present. For example, mine was to create an art portfolio. Each kid has their own
W.E.P. project. Every kid has to do one and there is no way to back out of it.
“Try hard or don’t try at all.” -Amber Correll
Awards Campaign for R.E.A.C.H.
by Koi Preston, grade 5
At the end of our school year the R.E.A.C.H. classroom had an awards campaign. The R.E.A.C.H.
class was supposed to bring in campaigns for the award they wanted. The awards were Awesome
Achiever, Amazing Artist, Computer Whiz, Creative Problem Solver, Enthusiastic Participant, Fountain
of Knowledge, Future World Leader, Good Friend, Handy Helper, Imaginative Writer, Incredible
Growth, Inquisitive Learner, Most Likely to Win a Pulitzer Prize.
These are the winners of each award:
1. Awesome Achiever: Avery DePriest, Emma Shamel and Cade Watkins
2. Amazing Artist: Amber Correll, Raechelle Miles
3. Computer Whiz: Nate Barnabi, Nicholas Joseph
4. Creative Problem Solver: Marlee Shephard, Mylee Lamp
5. Enthusiastic Participant: Madison Houston, Averi Wallace
6. Fountain of Knowledge: Koi Preston, Paige Struchen
7. Future World Leader: Brooke Davis, Keaton Host
8. Good Friend: Kailey Watkins, Isabel Seibert
9. Handy Helper: Brooke Davis, Ryleigh Ronald
10. Imaginative Writer: Emily Luyster, Cade Watkins
11. Incredible Growth: Avery DePriest, Savannah Morris
12. Inquisitive Learner: Jesse Seibert, Emma Shamel
13. Most Likely to Win a Pulitzer Prize: Emily Luyster, Paige Struchen
Test Preparations
by Madison Houston, grade 5
Reading/ELA Preparations:
In ELA and reading there is a lot of writing (sadly) so to prepare
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for the AIR test we did plenty of projects and writing prompts that included lots of
writing and hard thinking. We practiced doing three paragraphs in the same amount of
time as we would have on the test.
Science Preparations:
To prepare for the science AIR test we did things like practice tests on the board
together and by ourselves. (Thank you Lauren and Meadow.) Mrs. Folk also let us do
papers and small projects on things like Earth and Space, life science and even food chains
and webs.
Math Preparations:
To prepare for the math AIR test we went over things like geometry, decimals, fractions,
multiplication and division facts. We also practiced on things like Kahoot, math papers
and multiple math websites. (which REALLY helped!)
Career Day!
by: Keaton Host, grade 6
This article is about a career speaker that came to Claymont IS to speak about her job. I interviewed
Lucinda Host who came in to speak about her job of being a CFO of a landscaping company called
Enviroscapes. I interviewed her on April 29, 2016. When she was talking about her job she talked
about how she tries to do her job well and some reasons why her job is very interesting. Some of
those interesting reasons are that the job is challenging and she likes a challenge, she likes to work
with numbers, it involves strategic planning, and she enjoys the people she works with. She have
been working at Enviroscapes for 4 1/2 years. Her company, Enviroscapes, has been in business for
25 years and is still going strong. Enviroscapes is a fifteen million dollar company. Through
education and years of hard work, she was fortunate enough to be hired as the CFO of
Enviroscapes. Prior to that she was the Controller and HR Director of Kimble Companies. She took
the position at Enviroscapes because it was a natural progression in her career. “I love my job having this job allows me the flexibility of a work/life balance and I am challenged daily to be
innovative and strategic” says Lucinda.
Summer Reading List- 6th Grade
by: Paige Struchen
If you are looking for a book to read in the summer of 2016 in your favorite reading spot,
then this is the article for you. I have two lists of different books that might interest you for the
summer. The first list I have are books that Mrs. Watson has suggested. The second list I have are
recommendations from the 6th grade R.E.A.C.H. students. I have a quote from Isabel Seibert one
of the R.E.A.C.H. students about reading, “Read, Read, Read. It’s a beautiful thing.”
The First List
1. Hattie Big Sky
2. Tangerine
3. Where the Red Fern Grows
4. Best Kept Secret
5. How To Steal a Dog
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6. Number the Stars
7. Sounder
8. Maniac Magee
9. Esperanza Rising
10. The Dreamer
11. Old Yeller
The Second List
1. Isabel Seibert- The Hunger Games Series
2. Nicholas Joseph- Divergent
3. Ryleigh Ronald- Wonder
4. Emma Shamel- Love, Aubrey
5. Keaton Host- Matilda
6. Averi Wallace-Trials of Apollo
7. Raechelle Miles- Sisters
8. Mylee Lamp- Hope Was Here
9. Cade Watkins- 5 Little Monkeys Sitting In a Tree
AR and AM, Have you Met Yours?
by Cade Watkins, grade 6
In this article I will give you a little bit of information about AR and AM. AR stands for
Accelerated Reading and AM stands for Accelerated Math. In our class we have goals for AR and AM
that we are supposed to meet every nine weeks. In AR you read a book, then you get on a website
called Renaissance Learning. On this website you take a quiz based on the story. In AM you do Math
problems based on what you need to learn that year. In AM and AR you earn points for the amount of
work you do and how many questions you get correct. AR and AM are in schools all across the
United States.
Here are the results of the amount of points the 6th grade R.E.A.C.H students earned the
4th 9 weeks:
AR
Cade
Watkins
Savanna
Morris
Raechelle
Miles
31.4
36
41.7
Mylee
Lamp
Keaton
Host
56.9 44
Emma
Shamel
Averi
Wallace
Ryleigh
Ronald
91.5
103.5 87.7
Paige
Struchen
Isabel
Seibert
Nicholas
Joseph
141.5
48.5
41.6
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May 2016
Do it the R.E.A.C.H. Way
Dear future, creative R.E.A.C.H. students,
Hello, my name is Raechelle Miles. I will be a 7th grader that is in R.E.A.C.H. I
started REACH in 3d grade. Mrs. Watson (the REACH teacher) was not my REACH
teacher in 3d-4th grade. I had Mrs. Bollon. She was fun and R.E.A.C.H. is fun, but you
need to be serious about it. You need to try your best and get work done, then you can
have fun. I love REACH because now I am more creative with my writing and drawing
skills. I hope that you have fun next year in R.E.A.C.H!
Raechelle Miles and Mrs. Watson pose for a picture taken by
Savanna Morris in the R.E.A.C.H. classroom.
Sincerely,
Raechelle Miles
“Be yourself because you are the best you that you can ever be.” ~Raechelle Miles
5th Grade
Summer Reading List
by Emily Luyster
This is a list of books, who their authors are, and who suggested them. Other R.E.A.C.H. students (or
Mrs. Watson!) really liked these books or even they are their favorite books. The reason for the list is so you
could try the books to get a head start on AR next year.
 The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Suggested by Maddie.
 Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. Suggested by Maddie and Jesse.
 The Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O’Brien and Jane Leslie Conly. Suggested by Maddie also.
 Zoo Escape by ? Suggested by Avery.
 Dripping Fang: The Onts by Dan Greenburg. Suggested by Amber.
 The BFG by Roald Dahl. Suggested by Nate and Kailey.
 Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. Suggested by Marlee.
 The City of Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau. Suggested by Brooke.
 Lunch Money by Andrew Clements. Suggested by Brooke also.
 Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White. Suggested by Kailey too.
 Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan. Suggested by Mrs. Watson.
 The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. Suggested by me.
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How R.E.A.C.H. Impacts All Subjects
by Nick Joseph
In this article, I will talk about how R.E.A.C.H. impacts all subjects, teaching students advanced ways
to further understand math, English, science, and history. This year and last year, Mrs. Watson taught
us how to write our own books using the Plot Pyramid, and the Fibonacci sequence, which are
English and math related. In R.E.A.C.H., I feel like I learned more English Language Arts than
anything else. We also learned anagrams, literary terms, how to write a book with detail, set higher
goals for AR and our W.E.P. project.
My quote was from Mrs. Watson, and she said, “The impact R.E.A.C.H. has on students in all their
classes is far reaching and strong. Students’ skills allow them to think deeply and meaningfully.” This
quote shows the importance of R.E.A.C.H.
This is a book that is in the library.
Mrs. Watson’s R.E.A.C.H. ICON for her email and Google Classroom.
“R.E.A.C.H.” For A Book
by: Averi Wallace
This article is about the R.E.A.C.H library. The R.E.A.C.H library is located in room 106. The
R.E.A.C.H. library became a thing in 2015. Mrs. Watson, the R.E.A.C.H. teacher, gets the books by earning
points on Scholastic. There are 77 books in the R.E.A.C.H. library. To check out a book you have to find your
book then write the name of your book and the date on the card that already has your name on it.
Here is a quote about libraries. “Libraries are the future of reading.”~Courtney Milan
Courtney Milan is the author of romance books.
Comparing and Contrasting Books in ELA
by Isabel Seibert, grade 6
This article is about the similarities and differences in the three books we have read in ELA.
The books we have read are The Westing Game, Book Thief, and Lightning Thief.
Differences
Westing Game: Takes place in apartments; the uncle passes away; and they have to find out
who killed the uncle.
The Book Thief: Historical; the brother passes away; Liesel’s best friend is Rudy.
The Lightning Thief: Written in 1st person point of view; Percy’s best friend is Grover; Percy
tries to find Zeus’ lightning bolt.
Similarities
All books are suspenseful; they are all fiction; they teach a lesson; their moms are close to
them; both main characters have friends who are boys; everyone is hiding something; there is
trouble in each book.
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