Our Latest Project!

As many of you know, my husband and I are adopting from China. We hope to travel to China early next year.

Last year, after learning about Great Wall China Adoption's Libraries of Love program, our class decided to collect books to send to orphanages in China. Our students are writing letters that will be translated into Chinese and sent to the children who will receive the books.

Last year, our class set a goal of 100 books. We have been overwhelmed by the support we have received for this project and have far surpassed our goal. Next week, we will be packaging the books for shipment to two orphanages in China. Stay tuned for photos!

You can read more about Great Wall's Library Charity here.

News Flash: Volcanoes Erupt in Picayune!!!

Today our class finished a thematic unit on volcanoes. We learned that almost all of the earth's surface was created as a result of erupting volcanoes. We also learned that there are over 1,500 known volcanoes throughout the world and that there is one in Jackson, Mississippi!

As a part of our study on volcanoes, we made model volcanoes out of clay, plastic milk bottles and paint. Today during science class we used baking soda and vinegar to make them erupt!!!

Our Class

My name is Malik Briscoe. I live in Picayune, Mississippi. I am in the fifth grade. My favorite subject is art. My favorite hobby is playing games, especially football and soccer. I like school and all my teachers. I have a little brother. My best friend is Lee Cuevas. He is in my class.

My name is Johnny Chase. I live in Nicholson, Mississippi. I am in the sixth grade. My favorite subject is science. I like to play video games and work on the computer. When I am older, I want to travel around the world and study volcanoes.

My name is Lee Cuevas. I live in Carriere, Mississippi. I am in the sixth grade. I love football. It is the best game in the world! I have one brother and one sister. My favorite subject is reading.

My name is J.C. McCastile. I live in Picayune, Mississippi. I am twelve years old and am in the sixth grade. My favorite subjects are math and reading. I like cooking and playing games.

My name is Kennedy Stockstill. I live in Carriere, Mississippi. I am 11 years old and am in the sixth grade. I have great parents and awesome sisters and brothers. I have a cool family and friends. My favorite subject is math and I enjoy skateboarding and riding dirt bikes.

Who Are We?

We are the Maroon Tide Adventurers. We are students in Dr. Christie Daniels' class at the Picayune Center for Alternative Education in Picayune, Mississippi. We created this site so we can share information about what we are doing in our school with our families and friends. Please visit often so you can read about the things we are learning and the projects in which we are involved.