colonies unit done

Colonies unit=done

Oh wow! A great phase is over! Can't believe that the loyal legion was the most successful! If you don't know what i'm talking about, It's the amazing, great, most popular colonies simulation! It was probably the most liked social studies unit. You went through a simulation of a made up colony. The colonies in our class were

• The Loyal legion
• The Golden lions
• United unicorns
• Bosses
• The Silver Stars

       

  You got a discovery guide to record

everything including Food units,people  animals and more  {and what happened with them in each of your rounds.}  In a round you're colony would choose fait cards for weather, farming, hunting, fishing and general welfare. Eventually you could trade with your local natives{Acorns, irrocks,                                              Seques} Or another colony. Remember it wasn't all great stuff that happened to your colony! Towards the end of the unit you could battle! { Between a colony or natives} Lets see what people think about this ending.

Ashleigh says……… “Sad because it was really fun. It was a good way to learn about the colonies.”

Anna says………. “Kind of sad but not horribly because we did it for a while so.”

Gaby says…….. “Very sad because it was to do during school. It was kind of like a game, you picked a card and see what happens”.  

So many people were sad but not SAD. I personally was very sad because it was a great experience. But others didn't care for it as much……

Samatha says…………. “I don't really care”.         

But i know she was in a colony that fighted a lot because i heard from other people in that colony.

Well it was a very emotional rollercoaster experience ending this unit. But i hope we have another one like it in the future!

-Abby

                                                                                                                                         

Unfair Teachers

Unfair Teachers

Hello, this 123 News and my name is Mr. HingleMcCringle Berry, and I have news. Young men as know as Tatum Bethany, Art Chen-Wei, and Epley win has felt like they have been mistreated because of their gender.

One Glenridge student as know as Art says that unfair teachers won’t let boys be who they are because they don’t like the way the boys are. He’s been one of the students who teachers don’t like the most joined with Epley Win and Tatum Bethany. Multiple GIRLS said that they see how we feel and they think it happens a lot to.  One girl goes by the name of Samara says that “ she thinks that at least 25% of the teachers are unfair. A elementary school teacher by the name of Mrs. Scotino says that she has seen it before but, she knows in other schools that they send a message to girls that they aren’t good at math and science which affects how they do on their test. They say that it’s gotten so bad that it’s not making them have fun at school. And that can affect their grades. And maybe they might not get in a college and then they might not get a good job because they didn’t go to college, then they have failed in life.  

This just hasn't happened at their school, but all over. For example Education US says that boys performed better on standardized exams in math, reading and science than their course grades reflected. But the teachers still graded the boys worst than the girls. Time says that teachers would give boys lower grades than girls even if their work is the same as or even higher.

Just to let you know that the three gentlemen have decided to talk to their principle about the situation and trying to make a change. I see a great future in these gentlemen. They wrote a 367 letter to explain why they think that they have been treated unfairly because of their gender. That's all for today, I’m Mr. HingleMcCringle Berry and this is 123 news. Back to you Phil.

Discovery: Choose Your Own Project

Discovery: Choose Your Own Project

By Anna and Ashleigh

This past year all the Discovery projects have been guided, making cardboard arcade games, building cardboard roller coasters, and planning fundraisers. But now… they finally get to choose their own topic to do something about.

During the month of April 5S has been choosing a problem they care about to help fix, for example one group is solving the problem of unorganized desks, while another group is solving the problem of pollution and another is exploring the idea, if fidgets help learning. Most people like our new discovery projects but some would like to get more materials available to use.

Though the 5th graders have freedom they still have to use their time to help others.

Some people may not like our new Discovery time because we have to use it to help others and not research something we want to know more about, but most people enjoy the freedom.

Choosing their own project gives the kids a freedom that they don’t get most of the time. Most of the time all of the kids are very focused on their projects and they use their time wisely, so shouldn’t they get opportunities like this all of the time? Or not?

Saving Money for the Holidays

Do you spend a lot of money for the holidays?  Well this article is going to teach about how to save money for the holidays.

Kids?

Do you usually go out and buy all the gifts, decorations, and cards?  Most times when you do that you spend a ton of money, right. So, why not get your kids involved!  When you go shopping for decorations you try to save as much money possible. So you go when there is a sale. But did you ever think that going shopping on a sale day means you have to wait in line for two hours, then you finally get out and you say “Oh I got the wrong lights.”, or would you just rather have your kids make the most meaningful decorations that you would most likely keep longer than those silly lights.  Same goes for the cards and gifts.

What about Working?

Do you have someone else rake your leaves and shovel your snow?  Well this is a new year.  This year get you and your family to rake the leaves and shovel the snow. And a way to earn a little money is to go around the neighborhood and ask if they need help raking their leaves or shoveling your snow.

How about a Budget?

When you go shopping do you use your credit card?  Actually most people take a credit card and use it in a frivolous way, which means they do not stop and think about how much money they really are spending. So this year do not use your credit card and make a budget so that you spend too much.

                      How?

It is a new year so set a goal and to achieve that goal make a plan like I am only going to spend this much money on this day.  How are you going to save money?

Winter wonderland

Winter Wonderland By Abby

Every year in Tilles park St.Louis there is a Winter Wonderland Holiday light show.  There is always a variety of lights they have every year, and some new ones! This year during the light show one of the new ones was smiley faces on trees that sing the Christmas songs on the radio.                                                

Every year the people who work on the show start in Sept/Oct. Thats pretty early to be thinking about the holidays! Imagine this, you return to school for the first semester and all of your friends are talking about snow, reindeer, elves and santa. That is how early the people who work on winter wonderland start!

When you go to the light show it will seem so amazing, and you probably will wonder, how many lights does this light show use? Well they use about 1 million light bulbs/lights! That’s a lot of lights!

If you go to Tilles park in May you don't see the lights on the trees. This is because they don't put the lights up until October. In the months of Jan-Sept they keep the lights in a shed.

Some good lights that the crew uses are called light ropes. Light ropes are easy to replace, and have more color choices than other light types. So, if a light bulb goes out it is really easy to replace! This is really helpful for some people.

Winter Wonderland is always so amazing that you just might be thinking, how much money is spent on all the amazing lights? Well about $300,000 is spent on all of the lights in total.

When I went to the lights in 2016, it was probably the worst night to go due to a sleet storm. It took about 45 minutes to get to Tilles park even though my house is right near the park! Many people were trying to get home from work/school, and there were also car accidents from the sleet. There was sooooooo much traffic.

Sadly, it is too late to go this year because the park was only open from             Nov 23-Jan 1. They usually open just before Thanksgiving and close New Year’s day or right after New Years.

Sources

http://www.stlouisco.com/parksandrecreation/thingstodo/winterwonderland

                                                        

Staying Home Alone

 Staying Home Alone

  By:Samara L.

How old are you ? Well in what I’m about to tell you age matter!!! Can you stay home alone?

“When can I stay home alone” Your kid might ask. Well if your kid is 7 or under they can not be left home alone at all. Now at 8-10 years of age he or she can be at home without a parent for 1 ½ hours. But only in the daylight. For 11-12 they can be at home for 3 hours in the day. But, at 13-15 years old they can be at home unsupervised all day but, not at night . At 16 and older  they can be at home all day and night. So how long can you stay home alone.

Let’s go over some safety topics. One, have every door and window locked. Second, know where your first aid kit is. Another safety tip is, have our phone fully charged. Fourth safety tip is, to be safe in the kitchen. The last safety tip is to call or text your parent to update them. What safety tip do you do?

So how old are you? Do you follow the rules of staying home alone? Thank you for reading about Staying Home Alone!!!:)   

So how old are you? Do you follow the Staying Home Alone  rules? Hope so! Thank you for reading about Staying Home Alone!!!:)

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio

By: Elsie

The book I recently finished is “Small Steps:The Year I got Polio” by Peg Kehret. This book was all about the author and how she went through a really hard time as a child because she was diagnosed with three types of polio. She was only in 6th grade. She was a brave girl who never gave up.

Polio

Polio is a disease that not a lot of people have. All of the doctors in this book are trying to help this helpless girl who cannot move any of her body muscles except for her head. This disease has affected Peg Kehret in a very amazing way.

Good bye Home

This is a very strong and courageous story that will inspire people to have hope in things that seem impossible. Peg was just a girl that wanted to be like any other girl. She had to travel many hours away from her home. She had to lose everything that meant something to her-that included her friends and family. She missed everything at home.

Doctors

All the doctors in this book are trying to help but one doctor goes above and beyond to help this girl. Doctor Bevis was the most important doctor in the book. He affected Peg in a very fascinating way. Some doctors stayed but most left her. Dr. Bevis was always there to help her.

Closing

All in all this is a great book. Peg went through a really hard time. At this point she wasn’t focused on anything but beating polio. If you like the type of books that are sad with some humor to it you would like this book.