Our House: If AJB 6th Grade Were a Village

Our
 House
 

If
 AJB
 6th
 Grade
 Were
 a
 Village
 

 

 

By
 
Briana,
 Garrett,
 John
 J.,
 Christian,
 &
 John
 C.
 


 
 

 
 

Table
 of
 Contents
 


 

Introduction
 
 
  1
 

  By
 Christian
 Soefje
 

 


 

Stewardship
 
 
  2
 

  By
 John
 Jones
 

 


 

Movement
 
 
 
  4
 

  By
 John
 Castro
 

 
 


 

Languages
 
 
 
  6
 

  By
 Garrett
 Howton
 

 
 


 

Traditions
 
 
 
  8
 

  By
 Briana
 Rodriguez
 

 


 

About
 the
 Authors
 
  10
 


 


 

Introduction to Community

Our community of 6th graders was mainly born in Seguin,

TX. The next largest group of students was born in either another

town in Texas or elsewhere in the United States. Very few

students were born out of the country.

Our community of 6th graders is a small amount of the

total residents of Seguin. Seguin is a community because we all

work together as one. We became a community when Texas

won its independence from Mexico. Our hometown got its

name from one of the first true Texans, Juan Seguin.

AJB is a community because we all work together as a

family, and we don't let other people down. We help others up,

and we stand up together for what is right.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stewardship

We take care of the environment by recycling, not
wasting food, not polluting, by helping others, and by picking
up after ourselves. In Seguin, recycling helps because other
great products can be made from things that other people
don’t use anymore. Polluting is bad for us; it can kill plants,
animals, and humans! Helping others makes our community a
better place to live.

In Seguin, citizens are great recyclers of paper. There are
Champion recycling bins at most of our schools and at other
locations around the city. Some trash companies offer curbside
recycling, so some citizens recycle paper, aluminum, and glass
from their homes. At AJB, we also recycle paper. We have
recycling bins in each room.

I go to church where we sometimes make food to feed
the hungry and homeless. At AJB, we can take care of our
school environment by showing respect for others,
volunteering, and having a positive attitude. These positive
actions help make AJB the place to be!

Stewardship Data


 
  Having
 a
 positive
 attitude


 
 
  Showing
 Respect


 
  Conserving
 resources

 
  Gardening
 or
 farming


 
  Recycling
 paper,
 plastic,
 or
 aluminum


 
  Volunteering


 

  At AJB, we have many ways of taking care of our environment. As
many as 57% of students improve our environment by having a positive
attitude and showing respect to others. 17% of students try to conserve
resources. For instance, we don’t leave the water running while brushing
our teeth. 12% of us grow some of our own food by gardening or farming.
7% recycle paper or aluminum, and 6% actively volunteer their time to
worthy causes in our community.

Movement
 

 

In the past 100-200 years, movement has changed

tremendously. A long time ago there were no cars. There were no
radios. In the 1800s, we had wagons and messenger pigeons. It was

hard to move people and goods. If we wanted to share ideas, we had

to go see whomever we wanted to talk to in person. But now, we
have cars and planes and radios and phones and computers, and it is

easier to transfer people and goods and ideas. Sharing ideas has
changed. We do not talk as much in person, but we talk more on the

phone or through text messaging. We can also see who we we are

talking to through Skype or FaceTime. Today, movement within our
community is a lot different than 100 years ago.

Movement Data


  Seguin

  Another
 town
 in
 Texas


  Somewhere
 else
 in
 the
 United
 States

  Mexico/Central/South
 America

  Other
 

Languages

Communicating has been important as long as humans
can remember. There are many languages spoken in the
world. There are also different accents or dialects. Knowing
how to communicate is one of the key essentials in life. Without
communication, it would be impossible to understand anyone
else.

The first question I was asked to research was, “What
languages are represented in Seguin?” Well, the two main
languages are Spanish and English. The same result is true for
my school, A.J. Briesemeister.

I don’t know any other language besides English. I have
spoken English all my life, and I only know a little bit of
Japanese. I do not intend to learn many other languages.


 

Languages
 Data

English
 only
English
 and
 Spanish
English
 and
 other

Spanish
 only
 

 

  Seventy
 percent
 of
 the
 sixth
 graders
 at
 AJB
 speak
 only
 English.
 Twenty
 six
 
percent
 of
 the
 sixth
 graders
 are
 bilingual
 and
 speak
 both
 English
 and
 Spanish.
 Three
 
percent
 of
 our
 sixth
 graders
 speak
 English
 and
 another
 language,
 while
 two
 percent
 
of
 students
 speak
 only
 Spanish
 and
 are
 just
 learning
 English
 for
 the
 first
 time.
 

Traditions
 


 

 

My favorite tradition is Christmas Eve because I get to

spend time with my family. On Christmas Eve, I always pray to

baby Jesus. My family eats together, and there are always

candy bags that get passed out to the kids. I get to play and

hang out with my friends that come over. We always mess

around and go to the swings and listen to music. At midnight,

which is Christmas Day, we open our presents.

Some students at AJB love Christmas, too. Some others

here like other holidays such as Thanksgiving or their birthdays.

They like birthdays because they get cake and presents, and

it’s their time to shine.

Favorite Holidays or Traditions Data

47% Christmas
21% Birthday
9% New Years
7% Halloween
5% Major Sporting Event (Final Four, Superbowl, World Cup)
4% Dia de los Muertos
2% Family
1% Thanksgiving
1% Food/Travel
1% Easter
1% Eid

About the Authors

Keep
 going,
 and
 never
 look
 back.
 

I
 don't
 mean
 never
 look
 back
 with
 your
 eyes.
 I
 mean
 
what
 happened
 in
 the
 past
 does
 not
 matter.
 Set
 goals
 
for
 yourself.
 What
 you
 have
 done
 is
 nothing
 

compared
 to
 what
 you
 CAN
 do!
 No
 matter
 where
 you
 
are
 or
 what
 you
 are
 doing,
 you
 can
 do
 something
 to
 

make
 a
 difference.
 I
 know
 I
 can
 do
 anything
 I
 want
 to
 
if
 I
 just
 believe
 in
 myself.
 All
 I
 have
 to
 do
 is
 keep
 
going,
 and
 never
 look
 back.
 
 


 Christian
 Soefje
 

Never
 give
 up
 on
 your
 goals.
 

This
 motivates
 me
 in
 many
 ways
 because
 my
 
favorite
 sport
 is
 basketball,
 and
 there
 have
 been
 so
 
many
 times
 that
 I
 just
 wanted
 to
 give
 up
 and
 start
 
something
 else.
 But
 then
 I
 remember,
 I
 cannot
 give
 
up
 because
 I
 have
 already
 come
 far,
 and
 this
 is
 my
 
future.
 My
 goal
 is
 to
 play
 in
 the
 NBA.

 


 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 John
 Jones
 

To
 have
 a
 fun
 time,
 be
 young
 at
 heart.
 

John
 Castro
  This
 motto
 applies
 to
 my
 life
 by
 the
 way
 I
 act.
 It’s
 good
 

 
to
 take
 things
 seriously
 sometimes,
 but
 it’s
 also
 good
 
to
 take
 breaks
 from
 being
 serious
 and
 to
 have
 fun.
 If
 
you
 want
 to
 have
 fun,
 you
 have
 to
 take
 your
 mind
 off
 

being
 serious
 and
 just
 have
 fun.
 The
 key
 to
 having
 fun
 
is
 to
 be
 young
 at
 heart.
 No
 matter
 what
 age
 I
 am,
 

when
 I
 am
 having
 fun,
 I
 am
 young
 at
 heart.
 You
 should
 
be,
 too.
 
 

 
 

 
 

Always
 love
 and
 always
 live
 because
 you
 can
 live
 the
 
happiest
 life
 you
 can
 live.
 

 

If
 you
 love
 someone
 and
 live
 life
 to
 the
 fullest,
 you
 
will
 find
 true
 happiness-­‐-­‐YOUR
 true
 happiness
 and
 
what
 YOU
 desire.
 But
 if
 you
 choose
 not
 to
 live
 
and/or
 love,
 then
 you
 will
 be
 isolated
 forever
 in
 
your
 own
 shadow.
 


 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 Garrett
 Howton
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I
 love
 to
 say,
 “Hi”
 all
 the
 time.
 

Everyone
 likes
 someone
 to
 tell
 them
 “hi.”
 Being
 told
 
“hi”
 could
 make
 you
 happy,
 but
 only
 if
 you’re
 not
 
grouchy.
 I
 try
 to
 ignore
 those
 people.
 I
 am
 always
 
kind
 to
 others,
 so
 people
 will
 like
 me
 and
 know
 that
 
I
 am
 nice.
 I
 think
 other
 people
 should
 do
 the
 same
 
thing
 to
 make
 the
 world
 a
 better
 place.

 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 Briana
 Rodriguez