Corry and Nadia

 Corry works in public relations for the NFL. He talked about how he has to make the players and the organization look good in the media . At the end of his presentation, he gave us a challenge. He said to name ALL  the NFL teams for  Prize. It was so hard. Everyone was under pressure.  Basically everyone forgot to write down some teams due to their popularity streak. Basically, basketball would have been easier but Corry said football only.

--Zachary Ruffin

Tiger exhibit

On Friday May21,2010, our class took a field trip to South Street Seaport in Manhattan. We went to a virtual tiger exhibit. We experienced what it's like to be a tiger. We talked like a tiger and we tested if we were as strong as a tiger. There were games like rock climbing. There was a short movie telling us about how tigers were tracked and observed. We learned a lot about tigers. It was a fun,cool,and educational experience.

This is part of the group seeing if they can sound  like a cub

This is the group exploring the wonders of this tiger exibit

This is a picture of Ms Hibbert's group playing rock climbing games

John's love for legos!!!!!

For years and years I have  loved Legos! I have made a career out of Lego's since I was two years old! I make very interesting things with legos. I make boats, houses, and planes! Right now I'm doing a project with my legos and I have to make a house, pool, garden, boat, and a garage! I have actually won a lego contest
by making a tug boat in summer camp. My mom said that I should be an engineer when I grow up and
build houses, space crafts, and build green stadiums. I might become famous! I love Legos and I will love them and build them for the rest of my life!!!!!


PS. - (quick fact) Lego's help with your confidence, hand-eye-cordination, and imagination!

-This post was written by John Riggio

Ms. Hibbert attended a Lego art exhibit by Nathan Sawaya. Below is some of his work. Here is his website:
 http://www.brickartist.com/

I like this lego creation because when I saw this lego creation, I was amazed because this was very creative and I love swimming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like this lego creation because this creative lego builder made two bodies when one of them was dieing on the other persons arms. This probably took a very long time to build!

I thought that this creation  was very cool because the wall is made out of the legos and so is the man coming out of the wall!


I like this one on the bottom because the man is trying to get out the pile of legos  and the man and the pile are legos!!!!!!!

Staten Island

   On Saturday May 15, Aham, Hunter, Malik, Hunters dad and Ms. Hibbert went on a trip to the Staten Island ferry. When we bordered the ferry we went to the deck of the ferry. We saw the Statue of Liberty and other ships. When we got off the ferry, we took a bus to a museum called Snug Harbor.

    At the museum we saw sculptures and pictures of Lincoln. As we went into a room there was a flag that had 13 colonies and 34 stars which are states. After that, we went to a ship exhibit and we saw different types of ships. Then we ate lunch and we went to a Chinese Garden and it had words in Chinese. Afterwards we went on the ferry back to Manhattan.

    We learned that Abraham Lincoln was born in the Illinois. He wrote the Emancipation Proclamation to abolish slavery. Abraham Lincoln was a two faced President because he went for both sides of the civil war. The trip was very fun.

-This post was written by Ahamefula Ireaja and  Hunter James

This is the Verazzano Bridge. We saw the bridge while on the ferry. There was a lot of ships going under the bridge and to the other side. It was exciting.

This is a picture of Aham and Malik standing by the end of the ferry. You can't really see the faces because of the sunlight.

This is a tepee that is inside Snug Harbor. It was made out of paper and other artifacts. When you go inside there is a light and a lot of papers.  

This is a picture of different pieces of pictures put together to make a very beautiful picture of a girl.

This a picture of a pink statue made out of paint and foam (that is yellow, but it was painted). The picture looks a little wierd.

This is a picture of Malik, Aham and Hunter standing in front of a writing that is wrote in Japanese. It is written with green ink.

This is a tiny fruit called pomegrant. It is very sweet and sour fruit. This is part of Lincolns home in Snug  Harbor.

This is a picture of Hunter, Aham and Malik standing by the Chinese Garden looking at the fish.

The Hat of P.R.

My name is Francisco and this is my hat that my aunt designed while my sisters were in P.R.It says Scarface on it.She used very little glitter and a lot of red paint.I like this hat a lot.

"The Grio"

These three men (David Wilson,Todd Johnson,and Barion Grant)are the people from a website called "THE GRIO."The Grio is a website about news from the African American point of view. They taught us about the history of news starting with when T.V. had only 4 news channels. They started The Grio in June,2009 by a company named THREE PART MEDEA UC.  The company was founded by David Wilson, Barion Grant,and Dan Woolsey. They partnered with NBC to launch the site.David and Barion attended Rowan College. Todd attended N.W.M. Western.  I have learned that kids now are lucky too have new and improved channels!

- This post was written by Malik Brunson and Grant Robertson

Ahmad Russell

Ahmad Russell is a scout for the Philadelphia Eagles.He recruits for the whole Northeast. He works during the  NFL draft.Ahmad travels to different football colleges and watches the players play.He selects people to go to the NFL.He loves his job. He also used to live in Japan. He taught English in Japan. We learned that you should get a job you enjoy. We should not dread going to work every day.

                                Here  is Ahmad Russell talking to us about his life.  He said he lived in Japan.

                              We are solving a math problem that Ahmad Russell wrote on the  board.

                                          Here Ahmad is explaining his job as an NFL scout.



This post was written by Andy Garcia and Vijay Ramkinsoon

Kareem Hertzog

On April 20, 2010 Kareem Hertzog came to our classroom and presented. He lived and studied Japanese and taught English to Japanese children. Kareem Hertzog was a personal translator for celebrities visiting Japan. He worked with an organization called Habitat for Humanity. This organization helps make homes for others who are less fortunate. He also taught us how to great yourself in Japanese.

Hajimemashite Kareem desu. Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu.

Pleasure to meet you for the first time. I am Kareem. (polite form)

Saying the way to greet some one in japanese.

We are raising our hands to greet  in japanese.

Kareem is explaining how to introduce yourself in Japanese.

He writes on the board how it looks and sounds.


This post was written by Luigi Apollon and Lucas Wong.

Jack Pitts & Marques Johnson Presentation

On Thursday, March 11th, Mr. Jack Pitts and Mr. Marques Johnson are two corporate lawyers visited our classroom. They are lawyers that help companies buy other companies. Both had dreams of playing professional sports.  Mr. Johnson wanted to be in the NBA and Mr.  Pitts wanted to be in the NFL but instead they went to law school, and pursued another dream to become lawyers. They spoke about great life lessons. We learned life that is a great dream and a lot of things can happen through out your life. They told us to not put our minds on just one thing and to expand your mind to do different things.

Here is Mr.Pitts and Mr.Johnson telling us about their lives and telling us information that will help us with our lives.

Here is another picture Mr. Pitts and Mr. Johnson about to give us a presentation about what they do as lawyers.

Here are the fifth graders listening and absorbing the great advice being given.

 

Here is a picture of the fifth graders listening and asking the lawyers questions about their jobs.

This post was written by Herzen Clerge and Ahamefula Ireaja

Joseph Edmonson Presents

On March 4, 2010 Mr. Edmondson came to present to our class. Mr. Edmondson is a financial advisor. He works with his clients to help manage their money for the future and determine what they want to do financially. He used to be an accountant for PricewaterhouseCoopers, a top accounting firm. He doesn't want us to be bad financially.When he was a child, he wasn't doing well. When he grew up, he wanted to help his mom and his family. His current company is  AXA Advisors. Find out more about him and what he does at this link: Joseph Edmondson's website

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This is Joseph Edmondson and he is explaining to us about his life and job.He was the first in his family to finish college

 

Posted by Herzen Clerge and Francisco Rodriguez

Brooklyn Museum

On Saturday, February 13th, Ms. Hibbert and six of her students went to the Brooklyn Museum.

   

 We had an amazing time. The students names were Vijay, Aham, Lucas, Hunter, Grant and Malik. The first place that we went was the show by Impact. The group impact presented a show on Black History. Impact is a group of primarily young people. They try to be leaders in their community, by using performing arts to inspire people. We also saw replicas of houses, paintings, and sculptures. The houses had huge dining rooms with old fashioned tables and clocks. The bedrooms had huge, old fashioned beds. The living rooms had old sofas and lamps. Next to each replica, there was a short paragraph explaining the meaning of each house.  The Brooklyn  Museum was amazing.


Post written by Vijay Ramkissoon and Hunter James

Black History Clip

Greensboro 4 clip
Scroll down to the end of the page to view the clip. This clip was about four young men who stood up for black rights.

These four men walked in as paying customers and sat down at the counter, knowing the consequences. It was illegal because in the past blacks were not allowed to sit at counters. The manager shut down the restaurant and an old white lady walked up to them and said I'm disappointed that it took you so long to do what you're doing. Then they told the manager that they will be back. Then they left.

 These four men are sitting at the counter knowing the consequences for standing up for black rights.

Ms. Hibbert went to visit the Smithsonian Museum when she was in DC. On display, is a replica of the actual lunch counter. Here are some pictures from her visit:

                                                              Lunch counter on display



Post written by Patrick McGuire and Darion Harris

Cultural Party

On February 12th we celebrated our cultural diversity by having a party! Every one, brought in a food item representative of his cultural background. We played music, talked about food, how it was made and why we brought it in. Here we are celebrating:

 Lucas enjoying dessert

 John enjoying his meal.

Ms. Cooper joined our celebration :)













Here is some of the delicious foods we ate:

 

My name is Francisco and these are Empanadas. They're a Spanish food.They have beef or cheese inside.They are fried.The other students loved them.                  

Hi, my name is Vijay Ramkissoon. I brought in a Guyanese food called pholourie. It is crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside. It is made of split peas, wheat, flour, and a type of gravy.  

Hello my name is Herzen Clerge and this is my fried pork. I am from Haiti and this is a food that is well known to my culture. It is a common food in Haiti, and it goes with fried plantains.

 

 

Hi, my name is John. I brought in golden rice and beans for our Cultural party. I brought in that kind of food because Im Puerto Rican and Puerto Ricans eat a lot of rice and beans.

                                            

Hi my name is James. My mom and I made it. The only reason I made it because  my family eats it a lot. There  is no special reason. It's  way too greasy.

 I am Luigi Apollon. I brought in rice and beans. My grandmother  made this for the party.

                                                  

  This is an Australian dessert. It is called Pavlova. It was named after a Russian ballet dancer. It is chewy on the inside and hard on the outside. There is cream on the top. It was first made in New Zeland.  Pavlova is very popular in Australia. 

I am Lucas and this is a coconut creme jello. It is made out of coconut milk and sugar.

                    I brought in flan. It is a Hispanic dessert that my family enjoys very much.