Max Graduates

We've had so many important events in our family this year.

Max's big event was his Sixth Grade Graduation on May 25th.

He worked so hard this year and it showed in his grades.

I'm so proud of all he accomplished this year!

He got to speak at his graduation and did a great job.

(I'll post a video as soon as I get a copy)

Max's speech:

       "It's an honor to talk to you today.  I don't know about you but this was a pretty great year!  We had the chance to get to know each other well as we worked together on a lot of different projects.

    One of my favorite projects was when we were learning about Egyptian times. It was around Halloween time and we worked together to decorate the sarcophagus that we used in our King Tut Funeral procession reenactment. Mr. Jeppesen dressed up like King Tut (but we called him King Toot) and he laid down in the sarcophagus and we reenacted the funeral procession through the halls of the school after the Halloween parade.  Mrs. Bunce and Mrs. Gleave also dressed up in Egyptian costumes.  It was a great memory.

     We also learned about the solar system and we worked together on solar system reports.  We got good at using keynote and presenting projects in class.  We went outside and put a soccer ball on a cone that represented the sun and then counted the steps for each of the planets to show how far they are away from the sun. We got to go on a field trip to the Clark Planetarium which was a lot of fun to see the things we learned about in class.

     In Mrs. Bunce's class a couple months ago, we got to look for Trilobites when we got all our work done.  Trilobites are little bugs that lived before the dinosaur times that are inside rocks.  I didn't actually find one but it was fun looking!

      We made movies about the 20th century.  We worked together in groups filming different events from the 20th century like World War 2, the Cold War, and Vietnam. We read a lot of books about these events. It was really interesting learning about all these things. 

      We worked hard improving our reading and writing and our math skills. We learned organizational skills and study skills that will help us in Middle School. 

      We have been lucky to have amazing teachers that have helped us.  Mrs. Bunce, Mrs. Gleave, and Mr. Jeppesen have worked hard to help us learn and get us ready for Middle School.  many others at the school have helped us also.  Thank you Mr. Cox and to all the other teachers and aides at the school that have helped us. 

      Along with our teachers, we'd like to thank our parents for all they have done for us too. 

      I have another 15 minutes prepared for my speech but the longer I talk, the longer we have to stay in school so I'm going to end this now. 

     Goodbye Amelia Earhart Elementary and hello Dixon Middle School. 

Thank you."

Max had one of the best teachers he's ever had this year...Mrs. Bunce. 

She was exactly what Max needed this year and he improved greatly.
Thank you Mrs. Bunce!!!

Max has some good friends that he's been lucky to have gone to school with over the past few years at Amelia Earhart.

Scott and Cole photobombing Max with his friends Zach, Coleton, and Ho'ola.

Coleton, Max, and Ho'ola...best friends!