Introducing Fifth Grade Studentsat William Henry Middle School

Dover, Delaware U.S.A.

From Ms. Burnham’s Class

Building Blocks of International Friendships

We invite our new Pen Pals from

Pakistan to learn about our school life

in the United States of America.

It will be exciting for us to learn about

school life in Pakistan so we can analyze how our lives are similar yet different!

William Henry Middle School By: Benji

Can you name this place in Dover, Delaware U.S.A? This picture is the front of my school. The name of my school is William Henry Middle School. I am in the fifth grade. This is where students get dropped off by their parent or a school bus every morning for school. We go to school Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. How many days do you go to school?

Mrs.WilsonBy:Shannon

My picture is about Mrs. Wilson, our principal. Mrs. Wilson is the person who is mostly in charge. She tells the teachers what the students will study and won’t study, Mrs..Wilson also aproves or doesn’t approve of suggestions by teachers, students,or people who work in the school. So Mrs.Wilson is mostly the one who gives authority and privileges. She is also very nice. Mrs.Wilson approves many fun projects.Who is the main boss of your school?

School NurseBy Amber

The school nurse is a lady that takes care of you when you get hurt.

If you get hurt badly she will call your parents to come pick you up.

Do you have a school nurse?

Basketball By: Tyler

This is a picture of me, Tyler Myers. I am wearing my favorite T-shirt with Allen Iverson on the front of it. Allen Iverson is a NBA basketball player. NBA stands for National Basketball Association. Iverson plays for the Philadelphia 76ers . He has been playing for 10 years . I got to watch him play in person.

Do you have a favorite sport? Do you have a basketball league?

Computers By: Stephen

Here is one of my friends Ryan, researching black history in the U.S.A. As you may or may not know,we use apple computers for writing and sending e-mails to pen pals in other countries. Do you have computers in your school and if so what kind?

Ms. Burnham By: Clayton

This is my teacher, Ms. Burnham, typing on the computer. Ms. Burnham is typing an e-mail message to people in Pakistan. She teaches us English, spelling, and reading.

Do you have any English, spelling, and reading teachers?

Computer LabBy:Stephanie

This is Ms.Forest. She is the teacher for the computer lab in the morning. She teaches some of the students how to use computers the right way. For example, when I go to the computer lab, she teaches me how to not always look at the keyboard and sometimes look at the screen. Do you have a computer lab in your school?

Lunch LadiesBy:Stephanie

Do you have school lunch ladies? We do at my school. Well in this picture they are getting ready for the hungry students to come in and eat. All of the ladies cook the food and serve the food for us to eat. There are almost nine hundred students in my school. That is a large group to feed!

PlanetariumBy:James

My best photograph is of the planetarium. The planetarium is a place where we go to learn about space. I found out information about the sun and why we always have sunlight so we will not freeze from lack of heat from the sun.

AuditoriumBy:James

My other great photograph is from the auditorium at my school. It is where we have programs and meetings with all of the students and teachers. For example, we had a presentation on respect and a Fifth Grade Spelling Bee or Spelling Contest. We also have plays with people dressed in costumes as they act out a story. So can you believe our school Auditorium holds about 700 people?

Eating LunchBy:Shannon

My second photograph I took was about students eating lunch. Our school has a lunch time and we can either buy or bring our lunch. Our lunch time is when we, the students at William Henry can talk freely. The students have at least three choices of lunch and snack. What kind of choices do you have at lunch time?

My Teacherby:Ryan

This is a picture of my teacher, Ms. Burnham and another student named Ginika. Ms. Burnham is helping Ginika with a paper. Ms.Burnham helps the class by answering all of our questions . Ms. Burnham teaches Reading, English, and Social Studies.

How many teachers do you have?

What do they teach?

My SchoolBy: Christian

This is a picture of the front of my school. The name is William Henry Middle School. The teachers park in the front of the school. To get to school children ride in a yellow school bus or get a ride in their parent’s car. How do your teachers get to school? How do children in Pakistan get to school?

My Three Good FriendsBy: Johnny

This picture is about Alex, Yovany, and Jerry studying Social Studies. They’re learning about our nation’s history. They learned that the United States Civil War was called the War of Five Aprils.

StudyingBy: Ginika

Ginika is studying math. We study fractions, division, addition, and place value in math. Right now we are studying geometry which is when you measure angles. In math, we use protractors. Protractors are fun tools to use in math. Protractors measure angles.

Do you have protractors in your country?

What type of math does your country teach?

READING BUDDIESBy Jerry

What do you think I am doing?

My picture shows me reading to younger children in a class room at an elementary school. I ask questions to help them see what will happen next. The children liked to guess the answer.

I can’t wait till next time because the children were having so much fun. Do you like reading to younger children?

Picturesby Alex

Here is a picture of Johnny and Jerry studying math At my school, William Henry Middle School,we study geometry and angles. We measure them with a protractor.

Do you have workbooks that help you with your geometry?

Reading Just For Fun!By Yovany

This is a picture of Justin reading at choice time. He is reading Joey Pigza Loses Control. Sometimes we are assigned a book to read by the teacher and sometimes we have can choose our own book. Do you have choice reading time?

Reading BuddyBy Jana

This is a picture of me and my reading buddy. Megan is my reading buddy. Even though you can not see it, I am reading STELLALUNA to my reading buddy. We go the elementary school to read. It is just the first time we have been there. I really think she likes the book. I think this is a fun activity to do. Do you read picture books in Pakistan?

StudyingBy Justin

Clayton and Tyler are studying math . They are working diligently . We have a large amount of class work to do. They need to to get done by the end of class. We are studying geometry. That is the study of angles and shapes. Do you study geometry in your country ?

Teacherby Synese

The picture you see shows my teacher helping a student on the lab tops. Do you have lap tops at your school? On the lap tops you can go on the internet, play learning games, and do research. These are some interesting things we can do on lap tops at my school. It is easy to change your work on the lap top. We can use spell check too.

School Secretaries By George

My picture is about the secretaries in William Henry Middle School. The one on the right is Mrs Miller and the one on the left is Mrs. Lynch. The secretaries in my school help the principal get important phone calls and help to organize documents. Mrs Miller is on the walkie-talkie getting information for the principal. Mrs.Lynch is looking into some important files on the computer. Do you have secretaries at your school?

Digital CameraBy Tymere

My favorite picture out of all of them is the picture of my friend Jana using a digital camera.

I picked this picture because my class is learning how to use a camera with help of our teacher, Ms.Burnham. The best part of taking pictures is that we get to take them ourselves.

Do you get to use Digital Cameras?

Art In Our SchoolBy T’Anna

This is a picture of our art teacher. We do many activities in art class. For example, we made dolls out of paper bags. Also, we studied a famous artist named Picasso. We learned to draw like him. The best part of art class for me was learning about Picasso.

Do you have art class in your school? If so what kind of projects do you do in art?

Stars and the MoonBy Trevor

You can see the stars and the moon in our school. This is a picture of the inside of our planetarium. Inside there are moons, stars, and the sun. Even though they aren’t real they still do things they would in real life. There is a machine inside the dark room that shines lights on the ceiling.

Assistant PrincipalBy Maurice

In this picture Mr. Harris is listening to music and writing school business. He does things so he can get paid and complete his job. I think Mr. Harris is smart and fun.

Do you have a person from your school that you think is smart and fun?

MuseumBy Sarah

This picture is of a museum that was destroyed by the Nile river.The museum is called the Rameseum. We are working on this for O.M, Odyssey of The Mind. It provides opportunities for kids to develop creative thinking skills from kindergarten to college.

PlanetariumBy Raymond

This is a picture of a piece of equipment used in the planetarium. It projects stars and planets on the ceiling.

Doing HomeworkBy:Kaitlyn

This is a picture of Jana studying and doing her homework. Right now in math we are studying angles, hexagons, and polygons. They are fun but sometimes hard to learn because you have to learn and study words like ray, vertex, and endpoint. Jana is also studying her homework because she knows she is going to have a math test soon. She doesn’t want to fail or Flunk!!What kind of math do you do in your school?

Essay by Chris

Can you guess what examples for learning my friend Amber issetting? Amber is working on writing an essay for English class. She is a role model forother students because she works hard in school everyday! Do you have hard working students in yourcountry?

School Lockersby Chris

Benji is using his locker. By looking at his locker, you can see he is organized so he can find what he needs quickly. We store our school supplies, books, coats, and band instruments here. Do you have lockers?

Lunch Time is Great!By Jaleel

Here at my school we go to the cafeteria to make a choice for lunch. My friends Chris and Benji are getting lunch with help from the lunch ladies. Lunch is a great part of the day!

LunchBy Christopher

Can you guess where we are? We are in the cafeteria choosing oranges or apples.

Do you buy your lunch at school or pack your lunch?

Associate Principalby George

Mr. Niebrzydowski

assists the principal in

making sure our school is an

interesting safe place to learn.

Physical Education Classby Amber

Here are Amber and Trevor inside our gym where you play games that give you exercise.

Do you have a gym inside your school where you do exercises?

School LibraryBy Amber

Here are four of my friends in the school library sitting very quietly reading their books. We really like to sit in the reading corner because it is so comfortable. Do you have a library in your school?

Music at Our SchoolBy:Stephanie

Music at our school is something many students enjoy. I play the violin which is a string instrument. Students can learn to play many different types of instruments.

Do you play any instruments?

Lockers at My Schoolby Jana

This is a picture of Sarah at her locker. We use lockers

at our school . We use lockers to put our book bags , coats , and lunch

bags in. We must bring in a combination lock for our

lockers. Do you have lockers at your school?

School Library By:Chris

Our school library is a very fun place.

It has many books,computers, and reference books.

I like to read action and adventure books.

What kinds of books do you like to read?

Using Technologyby Ms. Burnham

• This web site www.readwritethink.org has many graphic organizers that help students prepare to write well.

Using Technologyby Ms. Burnham

This year I have concentrated on integrating technology and creative writing. My students are writing letters to their Pen Pals in Pakistan using lap top computers. It is a unit of study that motivates my students.

Final CreditsThis PowerPoint is brought to you by the

Technology Club Members!Amber Francazio , Stephanie Snyder,

Tyler Myers, George Dickerson, Ryan Zebley, Jerry Rodriguez, and Jana Kahn

Special Thanks to our Club Advisor

Mrs. Martin, WHMS Technology Specialist