Steinkamp's Scoop

Yesterday the 6th grade were assigned to make fake I.D.s with pictures and a little story about an alternate life. Today they met the Population Police, a.k.a me! We pretended I stopped them and they had to tell me their life story. If I didn't believe the story they went to jail, but if I believed them then they were free. However, some students bribed me so they stayed free. I got into disguise with a mustache, aviators, a ruler, and a whistle- super authoritative, I know. Here are my "officers". Andy and Garon bribed me not to go to jail. You see the accused in their jail surrounded by the free birds.  The free birds laughing at the jailed. It looks like there is about to be a prison riot. The Population Police with all of the "shadow kids". Craziness.  In the mean time... 8th grade did canvas painting for art today. I tied the painting in with To Kill A Mockingbird. So, they are making a sunset sky, tree, and a mockingbird will be

Soo... The 6th grade just read chapter 20 of Among the Hidden. In this chapter Jen and Luke, main characters, talk about getting fake i.d.s and different identities. I thought it would be fun for the 6th grade to create their secret identity life. They are to write a couple of paragraphs talking about their "life" if they were in hiding. They have to make up where they are from, parents, interests, ext... Tomorrow I will be the Population Police and decide if their identity is "real" or "fake", if it is too fake they will go to "jail". I am so excited to hear them! BUT FIRST! You can't have a fake life without a picture in disguise. I printed out different props and such, they colored them, then took a picture against the "photo booth". These are just so funny, I had to share! If your child isn't on here, ask them to show you! Maybe they are so disguised you can't tell who is your child?! Sam with her mole and sunglass

Oh boy, so sorry I haven't posted in awhile. We have been very busy in the middle school wing. Here are some pictures to update you! The 6th grade is well into their Among the Hidden book. They just discovered Luke isn't the only "shadow child", third child. The kids are really getting into it. I see a lot of participation, which is so great! Last week we had a Friday Funday where we played games, educational of course. We played vocabulary pictionary, they did skits acting out different point of views, hide and see with antonyms and synonyms, and quizzes for analogies-all dealing with the book. Colby and Morgan finding hidden objects-get it "hidden"-ha! 8th Grade is in part 2 of To Kill a Mockingbird. They say it is a little difficult to read, but so far they seem to like it. We really discuss in this class because I want to ensure everyone understands! Here are two activities they had to do. Maura drew a picture of Boo Radley and wrote his char