Battle of the Books!

DATA hosted the Battle of the Books!
All four middle schools in Ventura have amazing teams with much knowledge about books!
Check out the link to learn more and see images of this amazing day!
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/feb/24/battle-of-the-books-gives-middle-schoolers-to/

Happy New Year from the DATA Technology Club

Were back to DATA after our Winter Break and continuing doing some fun activities before school in the Library from 7:45-8:30.
Yesterday we showed the students how to make a business card using MS Publisher.

What The DATA Technology Club Has Been Doing!

We have been playing games, learning some technology applications on our netbooks, reading, and even working on homework. Just a reminder that The DATA Technology Club is in the DATA Library from 7:45-8:30 and everyone is welcome! We also have raffles with prizes EVERYDAY so join us and be a winner! Hope to see you there!

Girls Volleyball!

Queen sang it best……….WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS!      

NOT ONLY ONCE, BUT TWICE!

After 8 weeks of competition, 49 volleyball teams, 157 volleyball matches, and 391 games, 2 teams emerged as Oxnard Recreation Volleyball Champions………DeAnza 6^th grade Gold and DeAnza Varsity.

DeAnza Gold defeated Fillmore 25-21, 27-25 to take the Division “B” championship.  Dating all the way back to 1994 DeAnza has never had a 6^th grade team qualify for the Oxnard league playoffs.  That is until this year! 

In the “A” division, the DeAnza Varsity team took the championship with a relatively easy 25-13, 25-13 victory over Santa Clara.  That is back to back championships for the DeAnza Varsity team.

6^th Grade Gold – Jessica V., Cindy E., Delaina A., Tabitha l, Karina N. Kambria D., Karina I., Maria E., Joie G.

Varsity – Rebecca C., Joselin G., Daisy M., Dalila G., Natalia G., Merissa B., Caryssa C., Anahi G., Julia S., Angelica V.

Story Bird!

We are making our own stories on our netbooks, then were going to walk over to E.P. Foster to read them to the Kindergartners. We will post pictures and stories as we finish!

Our Spooky Story

Students wrote this one together:

                               Our Spooky Story:

“The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty tree. The salt of the seas ambushes my face. The roar of the waves crashing in my ears and I feel like screaming. I was feeling very uncertain about my next move. Should Irun or hide or stay and see what is causing the bizarre visions.

Then, I feel a cold breath on my neck, and I slowly turn around. I see a horrid sight a woman with gray skin and a haunting look on her face. Never have I seen such pale skin with a big nose. Then she opened her mouth that was filled with two long, bloody, fangs and said “Go away, get away now, it’s not safe.” Then she turned around and hollered a painful shriek. Then she disappeared into the dark night. The only thing left behind was a small drop of blood glistening in the moonlight.

      The next thing I knew someone with rough, wrinkly skin grabbed me and covered my mouth with a dirty cloth. I felt the adrenaline pumping through my veins, and I just let him drag me away. Then, less than a second later, his greasy hands grabbed me by the neck and threw me into a van. “What is going on?” I yell. “Be quiet and you won’t be too damaged,” the deep voice of the man said. Then he mumbled something to another person, a woman I think, and ran off deep into the dark woods.  All of a sudden, I felt the van jerk forward. I started panicking.  My mind was racing.  Thoughts and questions were jumbled around in my brain.  I wondered where the woman was taking me.  I didn’t know what to do.  If I screeched, no one would hear me, so there was no point.

      I felt my life coming back to me, the good and the bad. Then the van door opened and I was guided to a place unknown because there was a blindfold over my face. When it was removed I was at my house greeted by my mom and friends. Then I saw my captures, and they really weren’t unknown, they were my friends. “Happy Halloween!” they all shouted.

“Is this payback for what I did to you last year?” I said with tears trickling down my cheeks. “Yup,” they all said in unison. “Then how did you do the ghost lady?” I asked. “What ghost lady?” They said confused.

To Be Continued….Maybe

Fun with the Computer

Now that kids have their computers all day (and take them home) we can do fun stuff in the library before school.
Here is a fun link to help with your typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/levels/level1.shtml