DAPHNE, Ala.— In science, Mrs. Erin Payne’s fifth-grade students are learning about energy. There are many kinds of energy. There is kinetic, potential, solar, chemical, mechanical and electric energy.

While learning about energy, the students learned about a resource or any material that can be used to satisfy a need. There are renewable resources or something you can use again and nonrenewable resources or something you can not use again.

Also, in the process of energy there is something that many people try to prevent called pollution. Pollution is anything that dirties or harms the environment. Energy is a big part of the scientific food chain. We use energy every day. Many people know energy as electrical energy. But there are other kinds of energy, too. People have energy in them. You and I use energy every day. How is this possible? Well, there are many different kinds of energy. Who knew energy could take such a big part in our lives?

The annual Christmas parade and tree lighting will be Thursday, Dec. 4 with the parade rolling at 6 p.m. down Main  Street in Daphne. The tree lighting program will immediately follow the parade in front of City Hall at 7 p.m. At the tree lighting, enjoy live entertainment, refreshments and of course a special visit from Santa.

In Ms. Kelly Agee’s fourth-grade class the students are learning about main and helping verbs. Main and helping verbs are like words that help you find the big main idea word. Helping verbs are verbs that help the main verb in a sentence by extending the meaning of the verb. They add detail to how time is conveyed in a sentence. There are 23 verbs that can be used as helping verbs in English. Some examples are “could,” “has,” “have” and “were.”

Students have been reading many books to get all the way to the 100-point club. There have been a number of students who have read enough books and earned enough points to become part of the club. On Friday, the school had what is called a football jamboree. Many of the classes presented skits to show their excitement about all the great books that have been read. Mrs. Kelly Agee’s and Ms. Mandy Ames’ fourth-grade students participated!

Mrs. Agee, who roots for Alabama, got all the Alabama fans out of two classes and formed “ROLL TIDE” out of people! Ms. Ames, who roots for Auburn, got all the Auburn fans out of two classes and formed “WAR EAGLE” out of people!

In Mrs. Michelle Henderson's fifth-grade class, students are learning about present and past participles in English. Participles have three functions in sentences. They can be components of verbs or they can function as adjectives or nouns.

Take the word “write.” It would be spelled as “write” in present tense and as “writing” in present participle form. If it was spelled as “wrote,” it would be past tense. It would be spelled as “written” if it is past participle.