Quarantine Elementary

Home Schooling
At
Quarantine Elementary

By DJ Gibbs

The last day we were all in school together was on Friday, March 13. On that day, the entire third grade went on a trip to the Byrnes Health Education Center. It was a warm and sunny day and the perfect way to end the school week. We had so much fun learning about the genes from our parents that make us who we are. We returned to school near the end of the day and I was excited to go home and play outside with my friends. When we got to our classroom we all wondered why our wonders reading book, iPads with chargers, and a bunch of other things were all on our desks. Mrs. Heck told us that because of the coronavirus we may not have to come to school on Monday and if so we would have work to do. At first I was excited but now I’m missing school. It feels weird to have so much work to do at home. I like doing my schoolwork at school and my homework at home. It feels like so much more. I miss my friends and all my teachers ☹️

What I Have Been Doing!

The first couple of days was fun. I played outside with my friends, and my mom and I did the Ephrata Elementary PE with Mr. Sollenburger, Mr Shields �� and the other gym teacher on Facebook. My favorite was the dance for the song “The GIT Up” by Blanco Brown. Mr. Sollenburger was not to good at it. You can see Mr Shields teach you how to do it on Facebook at Ephrata Elementary PE. This is how I have been staying active. I have also rode my bike and scooter �� on the trail by my house ��.

Every morning after breakfast ��, my mom made me do Xtra math and Freckle for some school work. Then, every night before I go to bed, we read a chapter of Pigs �� might fly. We also read a few chapters of a comic book bible my grandma �� gave me for Christmas ��. There is also something called Little Passports and my mom and I did it for science �� we normally do in school. Check out this bounce ball�� I made!

Family Time

Sometimes after eating dinner, me and my family like to play games. Some of the games that we played were Charades, Trouble, Simon, Perfection, and a card game called I Declare War. I got really good at Trouble and kept on winning. My parents started to call me “ The Comeback King” ��. I also got extra time to play on my Nintendo Switch ��. Oh and I can’t forget movie night. We ordered pizza, had popcorn and candy for the movie Spies In Disguise. #epicnight

ALL OF THIS IS FUN BUT I STILL MISS SCHOOL! ��