Hey everybody!

Here is a pic of me and Jack Ingram. I met him right after I finished taping a different episode! I first saw him when he got out of his limo at the studio. I was sitting on the steps of our building, eating a snack (I always brought snacks and lunch from home because of my nut allergies). Jack walked up to where I was sitting and said, "Hey I know you....you're the girl from "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader!". I don't think he really knew me, since our shows weren't on TV yet. But I thought it was nice of him to pretend to recognize me. He was very nice and we took this photo together. Jack was also funny when he made his entrance onto the set of the show. He rode in on a girls bicycle with a flower basket they had on the set as a prop! He was way too big for the bike, and it was tough for him to ride, because the bike had flat tires! He did great, and I really enjoyed meeting him, and helping him raise money for a great organization like TOM'S SHOES!

I hope you all saw Friday night's episode, country singer Emily West played for the ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA. Emily picked 5th Grade Geography when I was at the podium. The question was "If Danielle was visiting the country whose name comes last alphabetically in the world, what country is she in?" She decided to copy my answer. I got it right! It was Zimbabwe! She had $14,500 after that question, but all her cheats were gone. In the end, she won the whole $25,000 for her charity. Yeah Emily!!

I thought you guys might want a quick overview of the Celeb Week episodes! Here it is:

LOVE EVERYBODY: BIG KENNY, $2,500
NATIONAL MS SOCIETY: HEIDI NEWFIELD, $14,000
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION: BUCKY COVINGTON:$25,000
TOM'S SHOES: JACK INGRAM: $ 25,000
ALZHEIMER FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: EMILY WEST, $25,000.

It felt great to help these country stars raise money for all their charities!!
Congratulations to a great group of singers!!

Hope you guys enjoyed country week! Keep checking my blog for new posts, I post every weekend (too busy doing middle school homework during the week)!!!!

Thanks for watching the show!!

Keep watching!
Danielle the 5th grader!



Well, that concludes country week!

"Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" Airs!

I had the greatest day if my life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My episodes aired on FOX11 at 1 pm in Los Angeles, and Country Music Television (CMT) at 5 pm. My grandma & family/friends in Canada were making our phone ring off the hook! And, to top it off, I found the 5th grader website!!!! (www.5thgradertvshow.com) AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was SO cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They have pictures of us and info about us and downloadable wallpaper and screensavers!!!!!!!! They also have the show schedules on the website, so you don’t have to miss a thing!!!

My parents also got me congratulation balloons and presents to congratulate me on my success!! I was so excited, and this made my day even more special! Above are some pictures of me on my special day!

The CMT show with Big Kenny was funnier than I remember (does my memory really fade that quickly?) After 2 episodes today, and seeing the website, I must say this has been an AWESOME day : ). Good thing we have picture day at school tomorrow. I'll have the biggest smile in my class!

Heidi Newfield was so sweet, and I really enjoyed filming with her. Her episode was quite the nail bitter! It was great to have someone from the military in the audience especially when the question came up about Armistice Day, which is now known as Veterans Day. Jeff liked that Heidi and I had matching hairstyles! She won 14,000 for the MS society, a charity close to her heart relating to her mothers battle with Multiple Sclerosis.

For those of you that saw Bucky Covington’s episode, he was incredible! He went all the way to $25,000! That was one VERY smart musician. Deciding not to go for the bonus question was a good move on his part especially since he gets to donate 25,000 to the Arthritis foundation.

I hope you guys all watched the show, and I will update my blog A.S.A.P!!!!

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader Commercials

Hey everybody,

I was watching country music channel and saw a "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" commercials with me & and the country stars in it! I thought you guys might want to see the commercial, so here it is!


Love,
Danielle

Are You Smarter Than 5th Grader On Fox Reality Channel

Photo Credit:
Barry Holmes

Hey guys!

I was watching some reruns of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader on Fox Reality Network, and I saw a promo for Country Music Week with Hedi Newfield, Big Kenny, and my classmates and I! It was really cool to see a clip of the upcoming shows on T.V. because it's the first time I've ever been able to see myself on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader! Country Week is going to be so amazing, with PLENTY of surprises for all country music fans! Hope your watching the premier episodes staring on September 21st on CMT!!!

Love,
Danielle

More Photos from "Country Music Week".

Photo Credit:
Barry Holmes

CMT (Country Music Television) just posted a press release with pictures from "Country Music Week" on Smarter Than a 5th Grader. Here are some of the pics!

Country Music Stars on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader!

Hey everybody!

Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader begins September 21 in syndication - check your local listings! CMT (Country Music Television), is also picking up the show, and will air it 5 day a week at 8 p.m. I just found out that the first week of shows on CMT is a theme week. The theme is country music stars! I had a great time filming these shows. Here are the dates:

Monday, 9/21 Big Kenny plays the game for the benefit of his charity called Love Everybody. Big Kenny was so amazing! He gave all of the kids gifts after the show. He gave us Love Everybody frisbee's, patches,t-shirts, and even computer flash drives! Big Kenny was really, really nice, and I loved working with him! The picture with this post is me with Big Kenny.

Tuesday, 9/22 Heidi Newfield is playing to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Heidi Newfield was really sweet and VERY smart.

Wednesday, 9/23 Bucky Covington, from American Idol season 5, plays for the Arthritis Foundation. Bucky was really amazing and was so fun to work with. The audience was really excited, and he had a lot of loyal fans at the taping!

Thursday, 9/24 Jack Ingram donates to Tom's Shoes, which donates shoes to less fortunate children. Jack Ingram was also just in the news, when he broke the Guiness World record for most interviews given in 24 hours. Jack is great on the show, and he played the game really well!

Friday, 9/25 Emily West plays for the Alzheimer Foundation of America. She is an amazing person an works really hard for her charity.

Hope you all tune in to see my first week of shows. After spending the whole summer filming episodes, it's so exciting that they are finally going to be on T.V.!

Backstage at Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader

Hey everybody! Here is a picture in the giant white shirt from Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader right before lunch! I have to keep my outfit clean! We all had to wear these shirts. I kept mine normal. Other kids had everybody sign their shirts, and kept it at the end of shooting for a souvenir.