Everyone Loves Pringles... Right?

Everybody Loves Pringles… Right?

By Anna S.

During the second week of school, 5th graders at Glenridge Elementary School got to work in teams to design a package with a Pringle in it to be shipped (without breaking) to Hudson Elementary school in Webster. The 5th graders at Hudson will also be shipping their boxes (with Pringles inside) to Glenridge.

“This is going to be harder than I thought.”

At first the 5th graders thought that this task would be easy. But, their ideas changed when they saw a video on how a  package marked fragile gets treated by a mailman (or lady). Some things the mail carriers did included hitting the box, kicking the box, dropping the box and even throwing the box over the fence! Hopefully, our packages won’t be treated that harshly.

What’s gonna work? Teamwork!

To be successful, teams must work together, problem solve, and be flexible. Most students agreed that their groups worked well together. How were they able to be successful together you ask, well let's find out. 5th grader Amanda Miller says that her group “let everyone give ideas and use at least part of them.” 5th grader Alex Jue says that his group “brainstormed ideas and agreed to disagree.” On the other hand though, 5th grader Julia Mann says that her group didn’t work well because “Some people took charge and when other people had ideas, they ignored them and just used their own.” Though one person disagreed, I think we can say that the teams worked pretty well together.

Shoe Boxes...and  Cotton Balls...and Tissues...Oh My!

As I mentioned before,the students thought that their task would be simple, but, of course the teachers had to throw a curveball at them. That “curveball” was that in your package, you weren’t allowed to use anything meant for packaging (except packaging tape). That included, thick boxes, bubble wrap, any kind of metal, and packaging peanuts. Though you weren’t allowed to use any of those materials, teams still figured it out. Some of the materials the teams used included, shoe boxes, tissue boxes, Pringle cans, pillow fluff, cotton balls, paper, news paper, shredded paper, and plastic bags. Teams were also allowed to write fragile on the box.

Waiting...and Waiting...and Waiting!

Every week, the 5th graders wait for Hudson Elementary’s Pringle boxes, then finally three weeks after making them (one week after shipping them), the Pringle boxes arrived at Glenridge! Now on Friday September 23rd, the Glenridge students will get to skype the Hudson students to open the boxes and find out if their Pringle survived. All the students are confident that their Pringle boxes will survive. But, will they really?

Zika Virus On The Move:

Zika Virus On The Move:

“How did this virus come upon us?” asked Josie, a 5th grader, at Glenridge Elementary School. “Well great question!” I said. “The mosquitos got this HORRIBLE disease by whenever the mosquitoes bit someone sick and bit mutable people with diseases and then "the Mosquito bites again, injecting virus-infected saliva into victim before feeding," and they started spreading it just like the Fruit Bats did for Ebola!!” said The New York Times Article at Zika on the computer.

It all started in the late spring of 2016 in Brazil (Brasil) and was going on during the Olympics. When people got the virus it made them feel a little sick and also made people nauseous. BUT it really affects pregnant women’s babies because it makes their heads smaller than normal babies heads are!!!!

People are getting worried about this! How are we going to prevent it?! If so, when? Is it going to spread all over the world? Is this going to be a world problem? Soooo many questions to be answered about this disease!!!!! Hope we get all the answers to all these questions!!!!!!      

Now let’s see where The Zika Virus has  been or is now MOSTLY :

Brazil (Brasil)

Miami/Florida/Disney World
New York
Texas

California


Press Here  for more info about the Zika Virus! 

                                          

IT'S THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11

THE GLENRIDGE TIMES

IT’S THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
by Lucia del Pilar
 
This month is the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11.  The world is dealing with terrorists, wars, and civil unrest. Terrorists claimed 32,658 lives in 2014, according to the Global Terrorism Index. Millions of Syrian refugees have been forced to emmigrate due to civil war. And hate crimes like those in Charleston, SC and Ferguson, MO continue to happen.

How World Peace Affects The Glenridge Community
Families attending Glenridge are from around the world, and in some cases it’s their country or family in danger. Hate crimes continue to be committed in small towns like ours. Ferguson is only 8.6 miles away from Clayton, and that’s not very far away.

I asked nine Glenridge fifth-graders and one teacher “What do you think about world peace?”  They responded:

“If we had world peace, we could solve problems better.” - Tatum Bethany

“World peace is something that we need or else more people will die.” - Jake Bush
 
“World peace is something that we really need because people could get sick and die without it.” - Reagan Fischer
 
“World peace needs to be respected because without it, the world would be crazy.” -Sophia Simanowitz
 
“I think that with world peace, the world would work and function better without confusion.” -Angela Chen
 
“Our world should not involve fighting!” -Julianne Hendricks
 
“Our world would be nicer and better.” -Ashleigh Horan
 
“The world needs to be more peaceful. If we are more peaceful, then everything will run more smoothly.” -Anna Stouffer
 
“I think that world peace is very important because without it everyone would always be in war with each other.” -Elsie Martin
 
“One reason we study history is so we don’t repeat our mistakes, yet, somehow we have not learned to live peacefully. There is so much bad in the world, so I try to live every day not adding to the bad, but treating everyone with kindness. Hopefully my actions will inspire others to strive for peace.” -Mrs. Scotino

Why There Is Unrest When People Want Peace
Jonathan Strickland explains in HowStuffWorks.com that many terrorists and killers have APD (Antisocial Personality Disorder).  They don't feel empathy and so, they seek out dangerous activities to gain feelings (such as murder).  In addition, terrorists are not very social, and they don't get along with other humans, says Lawrence T. White in PsychologyToday.com. Also, sometimes they are around violence a lot, so they are very likely to be violent.

Acheiving Peace
While everyone agreed that world peace was good, only one person talked about what they were actively doing to help achieve world peace. There are lots of models for what we want out there such as the one to the left, provided by The Institute For Economics And Peace.
What if everyone found their model? What if they realized that they agreed? What if they made a plan? What if they executed their plan? What if they didn’t give up? What if they perservered?

What if it changed the world?

Glenridge Elementary Fifth Graders Teach an Important Lesson

       During Glenridge Elementary’s first CLAYMO lesson, fifth graders taught younger grades leadership skills and the Olympic mindset that helps with life like empathy, optimism, and many more. Some people felt nervous or excited.

Fifth Graders Feel Nervous for CLAYMO

        Here are some of their opinions:

{They are all fifth graders from Glenridge Elementary}

Lucia:”I was nervous, but also excited.”

Jake:”Scared but excited.”

Anna:” I was more nervous than on the first day of school.”

Elsie:” Nervous, excited.”

Alex J:” I felt prepared, but I was kind of nervous for my partner.”

   Some people were happy overjoyed, and delighted, while others were scared, nervous or excited. It seemed like both the kids, and the CLAYMO leaders were both excited for their first CLAYMO lesson.

What the Fifth Graders Will Teach For the Next CLAYMO Lesson

For the next CLAYMO lesson, the leaders will still be talking about the Olympic mindset and portraying leadership skills.

Caine's Arcade

The Launch Cycle

To This Day - A discussion on bullying

Today we examined how Shane Koyzcan has made his mark on the world through poetry.  His poem, To This Day, initiated a movement - he now creates inspirational videos connected to his message on anti-bullying, he gives motivational talks, he uses his website to connect people from all over the world to combat bullying.  5S watched the video that was made from his poem, To This Day, and began talking about how words are some of the most powerful weapons people can use.  We encourage you to watch this video with your family and continue this conversation at home.

The gallery walk

Today in reading we were talking about writing about reading. We all went around to different posters that had some qualities of strong writing about reading. We all took notes on what we liked about or what made it a strong piece of writing.  Now we will all try to do this kind of writing on are own.

Sending our CLAYMO leaders some encouraging thoughts

Some of Glenridge's teachers sending encouraging thoughts to our new 5th grade leaders!

How We Will Be Brave With Just One Word