Rosetta Stone. We are
learning about the differ-
ent fruits in Spanish and
played a bingo game on
fruit. We are also watch-
ing “El Perro y El Gato “
on YouTube. It helps
with our vocabulary.
Divya
Srinivasan
P.E.
In P.E. we were playing
flag football. Then we
were playing basketball.
It was raining one day so
we did Speed Stacks.
Speed Stacks are cups
made for sport stacking.
We are now playing soc-
cer.
Art
In Art we made a piece
of artwork with camels
and the Pyramids of Giza
as the background. Mrs.
Grace is thinking of
painting a mural on the
walls of the Monet class-
room. Each student has
to draw on a piece of
paper what he/she wants
on the mural. Then, we
also did word art with
our names and found
out what our names
meant. We were learn-
ing about the elements
of art and now we have
moved on to color. Mrs.
Grace has told us about
primary colors and
about mixing them.
Spanish:
In Spanish we are doing
We just started to learn
about our solar system.
So far we learned about
dwarf planets. We have to
do group research. We
have to pick a thing in
outer space. We
work with a partner
on the research. I am
with Bennett. We are
researching black
holes.
By: MANAV PATEL
Enrichment!!!
The Solar System
L A K E M A R Y L A K E M A R Y L A K E M A R Y L A K E M A R Y
M O N T E S S O R I AM O N T E S S O R I AM O N T E S S O R I AM O N T E S S O R I A C A D E M YC A D E M YC A D E M YC A D E M Y Barry News J A N U A R Y 2 0 1 4
UP AND
COMING
EVENTS
IOWA
Music Appreciation After winter break,
Barry began a new
enrichment called
Music Appreciation.
It is a class were we
learn about music
and the history of
music. We also
studied a music
timeline and played
orchestra bingo.
Music Appreciation
is every Thursday.
Our Music Appreci-
ation teacher is
Mrs. Gonzalez. Mu-
sic Appreciation is
every Thursday. I’ve
really enjoyed Mu-
sic Appreciation.
BY: HUGO
MARTINEZ
Max Thornton
When IOWA started, I was so exited! When it is time for
the IOWA test, we will totally be ready! The practice books are
much harder this year. I cant wait for the IOWA test because
that’s when we know works and we play silent speed ball. It’s su-
per fun! :-)
The 3rd graders get to come to Barry for the IOWA test. I
cant wait for them to come because I miss them from last year!
In IOWA we are doing math, language arts, and I think we will
start science. As I said earlier, I am very exited!
By: Kayla Hom
B A R R Y N E W S
Building Simulation
On Wednesday December 11, 2013 Jaidyn Holt’s dad
came in from EA and we did a building simulation.
We had to have a park, a balcony, it had to be 2 feet
or taller, and had to have a helicopter pad. The win-
ner of the competition was my team with Martin, Ad-
am R., Ashley, and Carson. We got t-shirts and every-
one else got foam balls. I had a lot of fun building. By:
Dodgeball Global Winds
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Recently, the Barry students were
given back the privilege of playing
dodge ball. The two students who
earned it back were President and
Vice President Devin Sloan and Adam
Hill. They both had to talk with the
Principal in order to get it back. The
reason we stopped playing dodge ball
was because there were too many
incident reports coming home. Be-
cause of this, we had to change the
rules up a bit.
Rules:
1. Can only play twice a week
2. Have to throw under the
shoulders
3. If you’re trying to get your op-
ponent out, you have to throw
with your non-dominant hand.
The last thing I need to tell you
is that if anyone gets an inci-
dent report, we will have to
permanently stop playing dodge
ball. Well, I hope this gave you
an idea about one of the things
we are doing at recess! Bye!
-Sweta Srinivasan
Do you know the names of the global
winds? This article contains all of
them! Global winds are caused by
different temperatures in the atmos-
phere. Why do you think it’s so windy
in the desert? Hot air helps to create
high winds. The different types of
global winds are: westerlies, easter-
lies, southeast trades and northeast
trades. Winds are common, so grab
onto your hats!
By: Tanner Balluff
The Barry Class has been studying The Constitution. The Constitution was a
document that explains our rights. As part of our homework we had to re-
search someone who signed The Constitution. Here are some examples,
Pierce Butler, John Hancock, Rufus King, Alexander Hamilton, Roger Sher-
man, and Daniel Carol. We wrote about early life and what they did after
they signed. It was fun and I’m exited to learn more
-Ashley Franco
Constitution
P A G E 4
Spelling BeeSpelling BeeSpelling BeeSpelling Bee
On Friday, December 13th, the Barry class had a spelling bee. The fourth, fifth, and
sixth-graders had separate competitions. When it gets down to two people and someone
spells a word incorrectly, the other has to spell one correctly to win. If they get it wrong as
well, a new round begins. The winner of the fourth grade was Ashley Franco and Kayla Hom
was runner-up. The fifth grade winner was Olivia Mertin and runner-up was Carson Drum-
mond. Hugo Martinez was the sixth-grade winner and Divya Srinivasan was runner-up.
On December 18th, the elementary classes had a school spelling bee in the Barry
classroom. The parents of the winners and runner-ups came to support their children
who were competing that day. The same rules applied. The winner was Divya Srini-
vasan. Hugo Martinez was runner-up.
~Olivia Mertin
On December 18, 2014 we had a celebra-
tion. We filled the peace jar for the first
time. We decided to watch two movies. We
watched Smurfs 2 and The Croods. We first
watched Smurfs 2. it was so funny. Then we
watched The Croods. It was very interest-
ing . We also had delicious popcorn. We
had a great time watching the movies. I can
not wait to watch them again. By : Maddy
B A R R Y N E W S
Winter Celebrations
P A G E 5
The Barry class started in Barry.
Barry was celebrating Kwanza.
There, I got to taste Gumbo and
cornbread. I also got to hear a
book about Kwanza’s celebration.
Next, I made a craft of a Kanara.
Mrs. Rothbaum hosted the Barry
class celebration. Barry moved to
Davinci which celebrated Diwali.
Mrs. Patel hosted Diwali. There, we
made three crafts and got to taste a
little milk muffin. Barry moved to
Van Gogh next. There was a silk
blanket with plates, perfume, and
food. The class looked at pictures
about Eid while Selem’s mom told
us about Eid. After the slideshow,
we ate the food on the blanket and
then went back to Barry.
-Jaidyn
Bishop Grady is an organization that helps people with disabilities.
Some of them are blind or have physical disabilities. They came to
visit the Barry classroom. We sat and talked about what we were
going to do . We went outside and played speed stacks in P.E. We
had to help them. Then we all ate pizza together. They sat right next
to us and we ate together. Finally, we came inside and made a
polar bear craft. We used glue, shaving cream, googly eyes, pom
poms, and paper plates. I really enjoyed working with them!
By: Philippe
MULTIPLYING FRACTIONS
This week the fourth grade class has been working on multiplying fractions. It has been a joy. I have loved learning lots of interesting
facts about fractions. It has been a little challenging , but I have learned a lot of fraction-multiplying fundamentals , Therefore, I can con-
quer most of the math challenges that lie before me. BY ADAM HILL
Geobee
A few weeks ago I won the geo bee. It was hardcore. People were there to win it and it took forever. I
beat anonymous student.
By: Devin Sloan
with the hammer. If we bent a nail
we used the side with the two
parts sticking out to remove the
nail. After we were done, we used
sand paper to smooth it out. Then
we painted it.
-Martin
A few months ago we had a car-
pentry crew come to the school.
They taught us how to make a tool
box. There were only two carpen-
ters but they explained the instruc-
tions very well. Everyone had to
wear goggles for protection. We
also had wood, nails, and of course
a hammer. In order to make the
toolbox, we had to hit the nails
Carpentry Crew
Bishop Grady’s
WINTER GARDEN HISTORY
On January 14, 2014, the
Barry class had an on-site excursion.
It was from the Winter Garden Her-
itage Museum. A staff member came
in and told us about the history of
Winter Garden. It was interesting.
We learned about Lake
Apopka and how they are known for
orange juice, Lake Apopka used to be
polluted with algae and all the fish in
it died. Did you also know that or-
ange juice helped us win World War
2? All the vitamin C gave the soldiers
strength and health to fight hard. I
loved the excursion!
-Carson Drummond
Bird Research Bird Research Bird Research Bird Research In December, we researched birds. I chose
the chicken to research. We studied the
birds’ organs too. I thought it was fun!
We’re also going to cut open an owl pellet.
It will be exciting!
- Bennett Rash
Gulf Research
As a part of our 4th Grade works, we studied Gulfs of the
world. Some of these Gulfs include; The Gulf of Bothnia,
The Gulf of Tonkin, and The Gulf of Carpentaria. I studied
the Gulf of San Matias. We have enjoyed this work and
wouldn’t mind to do it again. Have a spectacularly strik-
ing day!
By: Adam Rothbaum
Gulf of Carpentaria
Types of Dented MarginsTypes of Dented MarginsTypes of Dented MarginsTypes of Dented Margins We learned about the types of dented margins in a botany
lesson. Dented margins are the amount margins of leaves
indent toward the main vein. The types of dented margins
are lobed, partite, fid, and sect. I found a leaf with a partite
margin outside my house.
By: Austin MacInnis