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Keynote Country Quizzes

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Our students have been working very hard on a difficult technology project in Social Studies. For the past few weeks, all students have been creating Country Quizzes using the Mac program Keynote. For those not familiar, Keynote is very similar to Microsoft's PowerPoint. About two months ago, every student ...

Using iPod Touches

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Using technology in the classroom is something that I'm very passionate about.  Sure, there are kinks that always need to be worked out, but exposing students to different kinds of technology within learning can be very rewarding. We have been given a great opportunity by the technology department.  They have purchased ...

Ski trip

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Last weekend I went skiing at Shanty Creek. It was a blast, we were there for three days but we only skiied for two days. Me and my sister both invited  a friend so we had to take two cars. The first day we went on the easy hills but the second day ...

College basketball

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

As the final four is right around the corner its been a great year for college basketball. The standings have been tight and there has been a lot of upsets. Even the big ten has a team in the the top 5 which is not MSU,  it's Prude. Prude has been ...

Parade of Latin American Countries

Friday, February 19th, 2010

In Mr. Foster and Mrs. Stevenson's class we have been doing a very interesting social studies unit. We are studying Latin America but we each were assigned our own country. We have been studying our countries for awhile now and have made a hand-drawn map, an outline of research, a ...

Boyne mountain

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

When go up north we aways  go to Boyne mountain. We have a cabin up there. Most of the time go in the summer but, so times we go in the winter. We  aways have a ton of fun when we go to Boyne mountain and we spend alot of time up there. ~  Noah ...

Super Bowl 44

Monday, February 15th, 2010

On February 7th, the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts took charge for the Lombardi Trophy. For the first half the teams pretty much has had back to back touchdowns. Then, when the second half came along Peyton Manning threw an interception. This was what ruined ...

The Mi Zarape Trip

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

There are so many ways that I could say this! Mi Zarape was the best restaurant I've had ever been to. My class was in Social Studies (S.S) when Mr. Foster announced that soon our whole entire class would be going on a trip. All of us were RED in ...

Popular Author Gary Paulsen Coming to Ann Arbor!

Monday, February 8th, 2010

Award-winning young adult author Gary Paulsen is coming to Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor!  Paulson, the author of such books as Hatchet and Woodsong, will be visiting with customers and signing books on April 12th at 7:00pm. Visit the Nicola's Books website for more information: Nicola's Books -Mr. Foster

Dream Big Dreams!

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Friday, February 5th was a magical day in our classroom.  As you may have already heard, one of my students, Matthew P., is running for President.  It's a huge dream, but Matthew is receiving much press for his efforts. Mr. Kerr made an appearance in our classroom on this day to ...

Lindsay’s Favorite Subject

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

My favorite subject is science because, all of the students and I get to create activities and have fun doing them. Science is when we learn about our envirement and the specific things that occur in our lives that we need to know about. I appreciate the events that we do ...

Matthew on Ann Arbor.com

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Check it out! http://www.annarbor.com/news/saline-sixth-grader-matthew-palmerton-eyes-white-house/

My Favorite Book

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

My favorite subject this year is spelling. Spelling is my favorite subject because it's pretty easy. The homework is pretty easy once you learn how to do the skill. The hardest part is the test which isn't hard at all. -Mike M.

My favorite subject

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

My favorite subject  in school is math. It is my favorite subject because I'm really good at math and fractions. Our latest math subject is on fractions which I am a master at. That is is why math is my favorite subject. Ross D.

Jacobs Favorite subject

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

My favorite subject is math i like it because its challenging and fun. I especialy like it because i like to work with numbers. I also like Mrs. dandrea because she is a good teacher. This is why i like math so much. ...

My favorite subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My favorite subject is literature. This is because I really like how Mr Foster gives the students a choice on what they read for book groups. My last year's teacher assigned us a book and that's what we were going to read, but Mr. Foster lets us have a say ...

Matthew’s Favorite Subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Reading is my favorite subject. I enjoy reading because it can make me feel like I am a part of the book.  I like to predict what is going to happen next, and see if I am right or wrong.  Reading lets me visualize what is happening in the book. ...

Adam’s favorite subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My favorite subject is math.  I like math because you can solve problems, where in other subjects you have to memorize things.  I have always liked math and it comes naturally to me.  Math is, and will always be, my favorite subject. -Adam N.

Savannah’s favorite subject!

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My favorite subject is English, it is my favorite subject because i get to learn about different kinds of sentences everyday! its like there is a million kinds of sentences! i also like english because Mr.Foster makes it fun! We get to write the answers to the questions that are ...

Nicole’s favorite subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My favorite subject is English/Writing.  I like this subject because I love spicing up sentences with adjectives and other descriptive words.  Although the editing takes a long time, the end result is always worth it.  I also like reading and when I read the different style of  an author's writing ...

Matts favorite subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

    My favorite subject is social studies, one of the reasons that its my favorite subject is that I like to learn history so thats  perfect. The other reason is that we do big projects that are really a challenge, like the parade of  latin american countries the one we are working ...

Challenging subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The most challenging subject this year for me has been science.  Science can be very confusing to me and hard to keep on task.  I feel that  they give us a lot of homework in science, most of the time  it is very hard to talk to the text and finish a whole packet in ...

Noah’s Favorite Subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My favorite subject in 6th grade  is Social Studies. I like Social Studies because we get to learn about other countries and regions.  Social Studies is a lot of fun in our class because, usually, we get to work with a group or partner.  I like how we learn about the ...

Sully’s Favorite Subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

I would have to say my favorite subject would be literature. I like it because we get introduced to new books, and talk about them in book groups. (It's fun to talk to people about the book you're reading.) I also like Literature because when Mr.Foster reads to the class, ...

David’s Favorite subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My favorite subject is Social Studies.   I like Social Studies because we get to learn about other countries.  It is fun to learn about their cultures.  It is interesting to learn about what they eat ,drink and where they go to school.  I am excited to do my class project on Chile. David S.

Jordan’s Favorite Subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

My favorite subject in school is reading. When you read its like you're somewhere else where no one can reach you. Its like taking an adventure but not having to move. I like this feeling beacause it can take you away from whats happening around you. Things can happen in ...

Emily’s favorite Subject

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Art is my favorite subject because I love drawing, sculpting, and coloring.  I like drawing my thoughts on paper.  I can't wait until we go back to Art class.  This year in Art we made gargoyles out of clay, I thought it was a interesting and a fun project.  I ...

Jay’s favorite subject

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Spelling is my favorite subject because I've been a good speller all my life and know all the tricks words throw at you. Another reason I like spelling because I get good grades in spelling. Who doesn't like good grades. Even though I don't do ...

My Favorite Subject

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

My favorite subject in school is definitely writing. Writing is my favorite subject because I enjoy being able to get my words out on paper. Someday I think it might even be fun to be an author. I also like how there isn't only one way to write there are many different ...

My Favorite Subject

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

My favorite subject in 6th grade is social studies. I like this subject because in this unit we are doing the parade of Latin America and are presenting our Latin American countries, my country is the Dominican Republic. I enjoy studying this country because it's interesting to see the types ...