Seonni and Briana

Inspired by Storycorps, pairs of students were selected at random to interview each other. We learned so much more than we ever expected.

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Kickball!

Rainbow Snakes, by Seonni

Rainbow Snakes

By Seonni

        

     Rainbow Snakes have interesting body parts. A rainbow snake’s colors are black, red, pink, yellow and gold.  You can tell if it is a boy or girl because males are smaller than females.  A rainbow snake can grow up to be 36/44 inches long.  Last of all about features, a rainbow snake has shiny smooth skin, and they have bluish/black back scales, with  three red stripes. They also grow up to a total length of 36/48 inches.

They are found in southeastern states.  A rainbow snake lives in the coastal plain in slow streams. Did you know the name rainbow snake comes from greek erythes?  

Some females lay over 50 egg at a time. People don’t see rainbow snakes because they hide. All  About Behavior. Rainbow snakes are not seen because they are sneaky. They usually spend their time in plants in the water. They are sneaky so they can catch  their prey.  They are good swimmers and now how to slither into mud and sand.

Rainbow snakes eat many things.  A rainbow snakes usually  eat eels, frogs, salamanders, and tadpoles.  

A rainbow snake’s predators are humans. Humans kill rainbow snakes when they are turning soil around to plant crops.

If I Were President...

Leading up to the presidential election, the class analyzed key issues, then wrote what they would do as president. Click the play button below each photo to hear from "3rd party" candidates.

Creative Arrays

From vampires and zombies, to hearts and musical instruments, one of the math groups created artistic arrays on Friday.

"Hey Mr. Brooks, I found the perfect green for rotting flesh!"

-Mack

Naturally, Isaiah chose a musical theme.

2012 Fall Harvest

One of the highlights this week was harvesting banana peppers and okra (plus a few weeds). Seonni and others discovered a handful of wiggly neighbors living in the soil, while Atticus and Lena befriended some pollinators. Later that afternoon, volunteers forked (turned over the soil) the beds, then added compost. Next week we'll enjoy the mild peppers during snack. What would you like to plant next?