Mano a Mano Visit 316!

Some things we did last week...

State Supreme Court Judge Locke visited the 5th grade, telling us about the three branches of government.

5-301 and 5-316 combine to play a group game.

Scholastic "Book" Fair

Sam and Le1a

Should we really call it a book fair? Statistics show that more kids buy stuff, like posters or erasers. And those are a lot more expensive than the books. 

"The books are actually pretty expensive, too!" says a reporter of class 5-316. "The books are good, also." But, the stuff is double the price of the books. That's not right.

The average amount of money kids spend on stuff is up to $30! We interviewed students from the 5th grade and this is what they spent.

"STUFF" PRICE AVERAGES:
$6.00-15.00 on posters
$3.99$ on fake phones
$0.50-$3.00 on erasers
$0.50-$3.00 on bookmarks
$50.00 on a lunch box
$5.00 for 2 highlighters or a pack of metallic markers
$3.00 on a pencil/eraser/sharpener

Not everyone is buying the books, though. Most kids find the "stuff" addicting and buy it. Even the class journalists, honestly. It may look fun and cool at first, but really, it is a waste of money- or quoted from a class journalist, "It is a bunch of overpriced lousy cheap-quality junk."

It´s not just that, though. Do you think the parents are okay with giving their kids a lot of money, just to buy junk? Yeah, 20$ to buy a fake phone, at a BOOK FAIR.

But maybe a fake phone is better than... a Poop Fountain, a book available at the fair.

Fun Happenings in 5-316!

Our trip to Federal Hall

The Annual Storybook Parade

Day of the Dead Celebration

If You're Wacky & You Know It...

Some of Last Week's Happenings

Blue All-star Sam is honored in the all-star frame... and in the blue all-star chair!

We made fractions from Twizzlers

Our Trip to the New Victory Theater

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