Have you ever had a great summer break and have wondered what you were going to do that year? Because that is what I just did. But you shouldn’t worry, it is fun when you get in the groove of it. In this blog post, I am going to tell you about some of the fun things that I have done in 5th grade so far, and some things that I am looking forward to, including some field trips and special events. Maybe you’ll do some of them too!

Two enjoyable activities from the first week were the index card challenge and the identity map. One thing I enjoyed was the index card challenge, we tried to make a tower out of index cards. The object of the challenge is to build the tallest possible tower with 100 index cards in 15 minutes! I enjoyed this challenge because me and my team had to communicate and share our ideas to succeed. We got to come up with our own design. We thought that the pyramid was the most successful. The team with the tallest tower won. I also enjoyed making my identity map, because it really is a chance to express yourself and put the things that you enjoy on display. It is also a chance to see what your friends like and make connections. I think that this activity is fun. You create columns, write things that you enjoy, go over it in Sharpie ultra fine tip, color in the boxes and then you are done!

Two events that I have been looking forward to this year are the Hot Dog Field Day and the moving up ceremony. I am looking forward to hot dog field day because I like to be outside and get fresh air and play sports with my friends and then coming inside to eat a yummy hotdog and talk about how fun it was. At field day you get to play kickball and flag football for example. I think that it will be very fun. I am also looking forward to the moving up ceremony because I get to have a certificate that says that I have gone through all of the elementary school years. I will get to think about all of my achievements and be with my friends and my parents. Plus, I will get ice cream after. I think that it will be fun to celebrate that we are moving up to middle school.

Overall I enjoyed a lot of activities such as the index card challenge and the identity maps in the first week of school. I also look forward to a bunch of activities like the moving up ceremony and the Hotdog Field Day. I enjoyed these activities, and I bet you would too!