Welcome to another edition of Behind the Scenes with 5th Grade.  In this newscast, we visit Ms. Choi, Mrs. Hardon our reading specialist, and Ms. Grubb.  Tune in to hear Ryan Auman, Jacob Lee, Lilly Norbeck, Hayden Bovard, and Meadow Peddicord take you behind the scenes at St. John's.

December 5, 2014

It's the Christmas Season here at St. John's! Check out what's happening around school with Ms. Sclar, Mrs. Green, Mrs. Danzie, and Mrs. Jennings!

Check out the new and exciting things going at St. John's Parish Day school with Behind the Scenes with 5th Grade.  Our talented students interview Mrs. Frazier, Mrs. Dutra, Mrs. Lowe, and Mrs. McGeehan this week.

Check it out!

Check out this week at St. John's. Listen to interviews with Ms. Lang and Ms. Nichols, see Mrs. Self's class in action with their Halloween math centers and see some clips of the EC and LS Halloween parades and parties.

October 24, 2014

Check out this week at St. John's. Watch Mrs. Mintzer's class make ice cream, hear all about our upcoming Halloween Parties, check out our Engineering Club, and take a peak at our 1st Annual Survival Day.

Welcome to another edition of Behind the Scenes with 5th Grade.  This week's interviews were conducted with Mrs. Feezer (4th grade), Mrs. Dickinson (fully day 4s), Mrs. Perez (Spanish), and Chaplain Jenni.  The fabulous 5th graders interviewers were Brendan Kelley, Caroline Walther, Erin Richardson, and JJ Abell.

October 10, 2014

Welcome to a recap of the week at St. John's. Check out Mrs. Rice's Hat Parade, Mrs. Mintzer's class singing a Halloween song, and a sneak peek of the Christmas concert with 5th grade. There's a lot happening at St. John's!

September 26, 2014

Lemonade War Stands
Claire and Connor interviewed our 5th graders setting up next week's Lemonade War stand.  Their stand will be open for business on Tuesday, September 30th from 11:30 - 1:30 in All Saints Hall.  Each group has a theme and slogan, and this group's theme is music with the catchy slogan, "Get to the Beat, Have a Sweet Krispy Treat."  All the money raised from their sales will go to Kenya Connect, so don't forget to bring your 50 cents on September 30th to support this worthy cause.

After School Clubs
Kelsey and Hillary interviewed Ms. Bruce to find out more information about the after school activities offered at St. John's. Ms. Bruce stated that some of the favorite clubs at St. John's for the lower school are soccer, Legos, Spanish, art, Tae Kwon Do, and Club Scientific. She also said that the little kids like clubs like cookies, science, and Spanish. Ms. Bruce is really excited for the programs this year! Soccer is a new club that has been added this year. She hopes that people will like this club. Tae Kwon Do also has a lot of student involvement. She thinks that all the clubs offered are awesome this year. She is really excited to be able to incorporate all the EC kids in clubs. We hope you are able to enjoy many different clubs this year!

September 19, 2014

Interview with Ms. Nichols

By Lilly Simpson and Lilly Norbeck

            This is an exclusive Behind the Scenes with 5^th Grade interview with Mrs. Nichols.

            What are you looking forward to on Spirit Day? “Seeing the school aglow with fiery red shirts.”

            Why do you have Spirit Day? “It helps us spread the St. John’s fire and passion.”

            Why did you choose red for Spirit Day? “Colors are selected based on our logo. This week’s Spirit Day represents the heart. By wearing red, we can all feel the love at St. John’s."

    This closes up an amazing interview with Behind the Scenes with 5^th Grade.

Flu Season Tidbits

Written by: Laura Kim and Shianne Chapman

We asked Nurse Morgan some questions because it is getting close to flu season.

One of the questions we asked her was, “What can you do to keep from getting sick.”

Her answer was, “ You get rest, stay home, wash your hands, and get the flu shot.”

Next we asked, “What are the symptoms of flu season?” Her answer was, “Fever, body aches, cough, and a runny nose.” Another question we asked her was, “Do a lot of people come in during flu season and has anyone gotten sick yet?” She said, “No one has gotten sick yet luckily, and not a lot of people come in during flu season.” Our last question was, “Approximately, how many people come in with headaches and stomachaches every month?” She said, “At least 20- 30 a month.” We hope our paragraph was useful to you.

Friday, September 12, 2014

Our first newscast!

Meet Our Pizza Moms
By Jacob Lee and Hayden Bovard

Mrs. Auman is one of our pizza moms.  She volunteers because she wants to make the school a better place and raise money for programs, especially technology and providing our teachers with items that help in the classroom.  She also likes to see her own children every day, even at school.  We get our pizza from Vocelli's Pizza in Ellicott City.  Pizza Fridays are scheduled to begin on Friday, September 19th.  When asked how we could become more environmental friendly, she said last year we started not printing labels for EC classes who ate in their classrooms.  We could completely get rid of pizza labels and rely on the honor system as well.  Mrs. Auman says, "Pizza Friday is my favorite volunteer activity because I get to see and have lunch with all the students."  Mrs. Auman has two children at St. John's.  Ryan is in 5th grade and has been at St. John's since kindergarten and Allyson is in 2nd grade and has been at St. John's since preschool.

Back To School Night with Ms. Grosso 

Interview by Macy Campbell and Caleb Solomon

            We interviewed Mrs. Grosso for some information about Back-to-School night.  These are the results of our interview:

Macy: What time is it at?

Mrs. Grosso: Grades 3-5 start at 5:30 and Grades K-2 and EC start at 7:00. EC 2 day 3s start at 6:15.
Caleb: What is unique about this year’s back to school night?

Mrs. Grosso: We will be having it as a whole school.  EC families will be here with the Lower School.  Tables will be set up with enrichment activities and information.

Welcome!

Welcome to our vlog about all things St. John's! Check in weekly to find out everything that's happening around the school reported by our fabulous fifth graders. We will update every Friday with news about the past week and upcoming events that you need to know about. Let's spread the St. John's fire!