Now Starring...

What a day for Mrs. Johnson's class! Our class was chosen to participate in a promotional video for Junior League of Jackson. Junior League does so much for our school. They read with third grade students two days a week, give away free books to all our students several times a year, and they are here for almost any big event. We are so blessed to have these ladies in our school! Jackson Public School received $120,000 in grant money from Junior League, and they chose our room to shoot the presentation of the check! How fun! Mrs. Johnson was so nervous. She even had her make-up done by a real make-up artist!

Mrs. Johnson getting her make-up done

Before taping, our director told us exactly what we had to do. When the ladies brought the check into the room, we cheered and clapped. Mrs. Johnson acted surprised. It was funny! Our director said we did our job very well. One of the lovely Junior League ladies said fun things to get us cheering. She yelled, "Mrs. Johnson gets $120,000!" "Everyone gets a Wii!" "She's going to Toys R Us for you!" Of course, Mrs. Johnson kept reminding us that she was just kidding! She only wanted us to cheer big! We didn't mind! We loved it!

Getting our final instructions from our director

Once we all had our instructions, it was time for taping! We took several takes from different angles. We were worn out by the time we finished. Mrs. Johnson even needed water!

The director

Presentation of the check

After working with our class, the camera crew moved to our family area. They taped a piece about "Book Buddies." The Junior League of Jackson has volunteers who read to selected third grade students twice a week. The students love it, and our test scores improved! Thank you to the wonderful ladies who volunteer their time!

Book Buddies

Collaborating with parents - Mrs. Hicks and Mrs. Wheat

We had a wonderfully fun day! Thank you so much for all that Junior League of Jackson does for our school and other schools in our district! You'll never know how much you have impacted us!

If I Were President...

President Obama promises CHANGE. To change our country, we must all get involved. What would you do to change the world?

Sharnecia


"If I Were President..."

If I were elected president of the United States, I would make some changes. I would make new rules because people don't follow them. Some people don't care about the rules. I would change college prices. College costs too much. Some people don't have that kind of money. The last thing I would change is fighting. People get hurt by fighting. The 10 Commandments say, "Thou shalt not fight." I would make the world a better place.


Dwinesha


"If I Were President..."

If I were elected president of the United States, I would make some changes. One thing I would change is stealing. I will change that because people are robbing banks. They are taking purses from women. I would change smoking. I will change it because it kills people. It kills their lungs. I would change fighting. I will change it because people get shot. People get hurt and break a bone. The world needs a change.


Lyric

"If I Were President..."


If I were elected president of the United States, I would make some changes. I would tell people to pick up the trash and put it in the trash can. I will tell them to use the trash can at all times. We would not use guns or other weapons. We would not be killing or robbing anybody. We will not fight with our guns or fists. We will fight with our mouths. Yes, we can!

Devin

"If I Were President..."

If I were elected president of the United States, I would make some changes. I will change the world by helping the homeless. They might need a home. I will help them get a home. I will change the world by getting something if someone needs it. They might need food. Then, I will give them food. I will change the world by helping the poor. They might need money. I will give them money to buy what they need. This is how I will change the world.

Charles

"If I Were President..."

If I were elected president of the United States, I would make some changes. If I were president, I would make the gas prices go down. To fill up your car, I would make you pay $18. You have to pay $50 to fill up your car now. If I were president, I would make a speech called, "Chase After Your Dream." Some people think that they can't chase their dreams. If they want to do something with their life, then do it! I would make everything in stores not go over $400. Everything you buy in the store is high. It is like over $4,000. I would change a lot of things!

Antasia

"If I Were President..."

If I were elected president of the United States, I would make some changes. I will change the world by fixing the road. The road is very very bumpy. You can have a flat on bumpy roads. I will change the world by picking up trash. This way the road won't have a lot of trash on it. I will clean people's yards if they have trash in their yards. I will change the world by helping people that do not have a home. I will go find them a home. I will buy a house for them. I will help change the world.

Tyrell

"If I Were President..."

If I were elected president of the United States, I would make some changes. I would change the gas prices. I would make it go down. It might go down to $2.85. I would change the high prices of houses. It might be $245. It would be that much each month. I would change the car notes. I would change it to $3.46. Now, that I changed this stuff, people will thank me. I would love that change!

Martin Luther King, Jr.

"I have a dream..." The words of that famous speech are the words that give us hope and encourage us to Dream Big! To honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Mrs. Johnson's class wrote a poem describing him using the parts of speech. After writing a class poem, we broke into partners. We worked with our partner to research other famous African-Americans who Dreamed Big. With the election of our first African-American president, we realize more and more that ANYTHING is possible!

Punctuation Power

Mrs. Johnson's class has gone "Back to the Basics." After our nine weeks tests, Mrs. Johnson decided it was time to review basic rules.


We did this with a deeper understanding of the rules. Mrs. Johnson had phrases and sentences printed out with various punctuation marks: periods, quotation marks, exclamation points, question marks, commas, and apostrophes. We worked in groups to identify the punctuation mark and tell WHY it is used in each specific example. One phrase read, "Mr. Jones." We knew that "we always place a period after an abbreviation." By doing this activity, we gained a deeper understanding of WHY we use punctuation marks. We had a great time!