Tiger Times

5th Grade Step Up

On May 24, the 5th graders of Mosier and Chenowith schools went to Chenowith Middle School (CMS) to learn what it's like to be 6th graders at CMS. First we went to the cafeteria with the 5th graders and some of the 6th graders where Mr. Kessler, the principal, talked to us. Then we were shown around the school. We went out of the building and then around to a long hallway that goes from one end of the school to the other. We saw the old and the new gyms. We went into the three 6th grade classrooms where some of the students talked to us about 6th grade. After that, we went down to the library where Mr. Kessler talked to us again. Then we went back to the bus androde home.

We had a Mosier Sing Along on May 2, 2001. All of the school participated in it. Our school music teacher, Ms. Stevens, put a lot of hard work into doing this. A lot of the children had fun practicing, performing, and enjoying the music. The kindergarten and first graders did boom whackers. The second and third graders did recorders and maracas. The fourth and fifth graders sang and did the first performance on our new drums.

The Journal of Otto Peltonen is about a boy who has a father in America and he and his mother and his sisters are in Finland. They sail on a ship to Hibbing, Minnesota, to meet him. He has been working there for about a year so he could pay for them to come to America Many tragic things happen in this book. If you like historical fiction, you need to read this book.

Storybook Weaver is a program that lets you write illustrated stories. It lets you create stories two different ways. You can make your own story, or you can use a story starter. The story starters give you a title and a first page with an illustration. The new stories just give you a blank page. You can choose a background and objects out of different categories. Or, if you want you can just play around. It's a very fun program, and you can even add sounds. From the makers of The Oregon Trail.

Kathy Crow has been working as an Americorps volunteer for Mosier School for two years, 1999-2001. She likes kids, and likes to help the community.

Kathy has really enjoyed working at Mosier School. She is very sad she has to leave next year.

This year's spelling bee was a big success. We had about 35 people participating. Gordy Levitt was our 4th and 5th grade winner. Antar Pinto was runner-up for 4th and 5th graders. Joe Bryant was the winner for the 2nd and 3rd graders.

The second through fifth grade TAG students made a painted rug in the Project Room. The first thing the students did was squares. The lines had to meet each other. Then Ms. Dills-Kelter made big squares and then we put heavy black lines on them. Then we all colored them. The whole school voted on which design to use for the rug. We put our handprint around the edge of the picture. Then a design was put in the middle of the whole rug. You can see the finished work in the Project Room.

In Mosier there is a new business. The store's name is Fairydell Store. It is on the old highway next to the ice cream store. It is going to be a gift shop and café. It was moved from another site a few blocks away. They have planted lots of native plants and flowers in front. Gay Jervey owns the site, and she did most of the planting.

On the week of April 23rd through April 30th kids countrywide participated in an event called TV TurnOff week. The kids that participated agreed to not watch or play anything that has a screen. TV TurnOff encouraged kids to do fun activities outdoors, do projects with their parents and explore the world. Kids were given sheets with slips that they filled out and returned to school. For each slip that they filled out they got to draw a prize from a box. After one week of turning in slips they held a main assembly on April 2nd. That's when they drew out names of students who participated, and the lucky students whose names got drawn out got to pick a prize. After that was done the students that participated got an award to commemorate their efforts.

The Twin Tunnel Trail runs between Hood River and Mosier. It is 4.6 miles long. It used to be Highway 30. In the middle of the trail there are two tunnels. We call them the Twin Tunnels. It is a very convenient place for peace and quiet. We can go to Hood River on foot or bike without getting hit by a motor vehicle.