Jaguar Journal January 2014 Issue 16
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Jaguar Journal January 2014 Issue 16
6 W H I T T I E R S C H O O L’ S Is s u e 1 JAGUAR JOURNAL January 2014 LET’S PLAY BALL! Downers Grove Dragons is a travel baseball team. We play on the team. This is our team. They formed the team in 2007. Guys have been playing together since they were 6, just like Alex and Will. Wolfpack is another Downers Grove Team. Nevan Cremascoli plays on it. It’s been a team since 1988. Downers Grove Wolfpack has only teams for 4th through 8th grade. Downers Grove is a great place to play sports! Heads Up! & Fe Januar y bruar y January 8 BACK TO SCHOOL January 17 FUN LUNCH: Great American Bagel ~Nevan Cremascoli , January 20 NO SCHOOL: MLK Jr. Day Will Ruddy & Alex White Curiosity Corner We know everything from the trapdoor in the library, to the vault next to the sweets table in the teachers lounge! Have you ever wondered what’s in the trapdoor by the fiction section in the Library? Gold, jewels, and treasure galore? Well, it’s not exactly that. Okay, nothing like that. But the details are still pretty cool. The trapdoor has dust, and a lot of mysterious rust. Considering the insulation pipes that run all around the school are pretty sturdy and were almost positive that there are no leaks in those pipes. But before you stop reading this we would like to remind you that there are some mysterious items down there like a light bulb, and even some sort of paperback manual. That’s what under the trapdoor in the library. Have you ever wondered what is in the teachers lounge? Well we did see a sneak peek of that forbidden teachers lounge, but our main priority was the trapdoor. As you may have noticed our school (the best school) has a lot of trapdoors, 2 to be exact. Okay back on track. This trapdoor has a lot of dust, rust and insolation pipes. It is made of concrete and has no stairs to lead into it. The trapdoor is the end of the long passage that goes around the school. If it wasn’t for Ms. Maria we wouldn’t have been able to find out all these interesting facts! So we all thank you Ms. Maria! ~Emily Baldwin, Sophie & Eleanor Harris and Lily Johnson January 24 END OF QUARTER & JAGUAR JOG EVENT: Kids‘ Movie January 31 FUN LUNCH: Pot Belly February 1 SCIENCE FAIR February 3 Math NIGHT February 4 REPORT CARDS February 5 & 6 CONFERENCES February 8 SOLO DAY February 17 NO SCHOOL: Presidents‘ Day February 20 JAGUAR JOG EVENT: Father Daughter Dance February 28 NO SCHOOL: Teacher Institute a CLASSROOM NEWS In t h g i l t o the Sp Fourth Grade Mr. Miller What’s Going on in 4th Grade? Q&A Ms. Crawford Q: What is going on in 4th grade? A: Dinosaur Report which deals with paragraph formation with topic sentences and detail sentences. We will meet our 1st grade buddies to learn about and make Penguins. Q: What are you doing in Science? A: We are learning about electricity and magnetism. Q: What was another job you had? A: I was a butcher for 8 years. Q: What did you want to be when you grow up? A: I wanted to either be an astronaut or a dinosaur. Q: What is your favorite book? A: Cat In the Hat and my favorite author is Dr. Seuss. Q: What is your favorite season? A: I enjoy the summer I’m not going to lie. Q: Do you have any siblings? A: Yes, I have a younger brother and an older sister. ~Adele Gorman & Quavonyae grade because she had a bad 1st grade teacher. She said that the clip up chart helps but that she does not like to clip kids down. That is what’s happening in kindergarten. Kindergarten Kindergarten is a fun place to be! Mrs. Plepel says that if she wants to know if the class is paying attention, she looks at their faces. Their favorite subject is math. They like their guided math groups. Mrs. Plepel became a teacher because she used to babysit and she wanted to do a lower 2 ~Zoey Ethridge, Lily Johnson & Gianna Walters Grade 1 Lots of things are happening in Miss P.‘s classroom. They are working on position numbers in math. Her favorite food is cheeseburgers! She likes to teach reading best. Her students’ favorite subject is math because they play a lot of games. They are going to see a Grade 1/2 Mrs. Richards has only taught at Whittier school and loves the season fall. As we all know, Mrs. Richards is a huge Blackhawks fan. Her favorite player is Patrick Sharp. Besides first and second grade, Mrs. Richards has also taught third grade for ten years. The best thing that happened to Mrs. Richards in her teaching career is when her students came to her wedding. Mrs. Richards’ favorite subject to teach is reading, and her favorite hobby is reading, too. The second graders are learning to write at a good level, and they are also working on cursive, which they really like. The first graders are also learning how to add pizzazz and learning how to write a hamburger paragraph. Mrs. Richards favorite subject is Reading and her favorite food is pizza. Overall Mrs. Richards is awesome at teaching 1st and 2nd grade! Grade 2 In second grade, some stuff is happening. In Math, they are studying metric measurement. In school, they did a estimation station field trip. In Science, they are doing health and wellness. On their iPads they’re studying penguins and reading Mr. Poppers penguins. We then asked stuff about Mr. Swade. Grade 3 Here’s the scoop on Mrs. Berg’s class. In math they’re learning about multiplication. In social studies they’re learning about lots of different cultures. For fun there learning about kids blog. Yay what fun! When Mrs. Berg was in high school, she got the first grand slam on the softball/baseball field. Her kids are Lily in 5th grade and Riley in 2nd grade both girls yes! Her real name is Jenny and her favorite color is green. She was born in (Gasp) 1974 so she is 39 (wow!). Her fear is bugs. When Mrs. Berg was little she collected little cow statues. Her dream is to live in Italy one day. Also her favorite play in May. Miss P. was born December 29, 1986. She is excited for the Variety Show. She said it’s always fun to watch. Her favorite animal is a giraffe. She likes to hang out with her friends and family when she is not teaching. Miss P. lives in Naperville. She said her students are good, so no trouble makers! I hope you liked our article. Bye for now!!! ~Morgan Lazarz &Caroline Scott Miss Picone also teaches the 1st and 2nd graders. Before Ms. Picone taught at Whittier she taught at Summer School and Westview Hills and Brook Forest. Just like Mrs. Richards, Ms. Picone’s favorite subject is Reading. Ms. Picone also likes to do gymnastics. Her favorite Chicago sports team is the Chicago Black Hawks. Ms. Picone teaches 1st grade Reading and 2nd grade Social Studies. She also helps out in other places in her classroom. Miss Picone’s favorite flavor of ice cream is chocolate. Out of all the grades, her favorite grades are... ALL OF THEM!!! Finally we asked Ms.Picone what her favorite thing at Whittier was she said... “All the nice, great and wonderful people she gets to meet everyday”. ~ Leah Edelman, Lindsey Hilt & Sara Sheikh His favorite color is blue. His favorite subject is Science, and his favorite movie is Cars. That is whats happening in 2nd Grade. ~Grace Cleary, Jacob Zambreno & Patrick Jackson junk food is Oreo cookies. Her favorite subject is reading. She loved softball. Her last name used to be Crow. Now, Ms. Mellish is our teacher! We are very lucky, but we do miss Mrs. Sciacca! Now on to Ms. Stern. In science they are working on states of matter. They have the best day of the year coming up for them, and it’s not Christmas it’s THE POLAR EXPRESS DAY!!!!!!!!. Mrs. Stern is young she’s only 30 years old. She’s does miss her last years class, but she loves her new one. They get to pick their own book in reading (how lucky). Ms. Stern’s real name is Kara. ~Annie Cash, Mackie Hopkins & Emma Schmidt c Grade 5 In Miss Vanacora’s room the classroom authors are Jean Craighead George and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Also, they started a behavior chart called the Class Dojo. Class Dojo is an app, and a student gets to mark other students good or bad. Every week there is a new dojo person. An up-coming Science event will be cow eyes. They will be dissecting cows eyes in January! Some people might think it is gross, some might think it is cool. Miss Vanacora has about 30 Taz characters in her room. Word Power is the way 5th grade does spelling. It includes spelling and grammar. Miss Vanacora likes both the smart board and the dry erase board. If she wanted to project a page in our books, she says its easier to use the smart board. Mrs. Lyons has a table called “Mexico”. It was created by Brice Sheets last year. In math they are going to be doing ratios, after they multiply and divide fractions. They also just finished doing “Math Ops.” That is a timed practice math sheet which they do everyday and record on a graph. Both 5th grade classes made cinnamon ornaments and picture frames for their parents. There has never been a week where the raffometer has not moved. Mrs. Lyons reads books to her class. She is reading, THINGS NOT SEEN by Andrew Clements right now. In Social Studies, they are learning about the explorers. Soon they will be learning about the English settlements and colonies. They will also be celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Grade 6 Miss Smith was born on November 23rd. Here are some of her favorite things: Favorite subject is volleyball. Favorite team is BLACKHAWKS. Favorite sport is hockey. Favorite holiday is 4th of July. Favorite food is mashed potatoes. Favorite basketball team is the Chicago Bulls. Favorite baseball team is the Chicago Cubs. Favorite season is summer. Favorite ball is a tennis ball. Favorite animal is a dog. Favorite thing to do in gym is play floor hockey. Favorite fruit is honey crisp apple. Favorite game in gym scatter ball. Favorite subject in school was Science and Social Studies. ~Will Palmer, JoshTanner & Anthony Wright Q & A with Mr. Krugman ~Tina Ebel, Alexa Moy & Claire Mathews Q: Have you ever had a job other than teaching at Whittier? Mrs. Krygeris: Dietitian at a Rush Hospital, which is helping people with their diets and people with diabetes. Mrs. Zagorski: Worked at a party store Q: Do you have any pets? Mrs. Kygeris: Yes, 3 cats named Cassie, Wylie, and Kane Mrs. Zagorski: Dog named Molly and a feisty cat named Sidney Q: What do you like to do besides teach? Mrs. Krygeris: Read, walk and cook/bake Mrs. Zagorski: Taking pictures, photo albums playing with her kids, and reading. Q: What is your favorite movie? Mrs. Krygeris: Lord of the Rings Mrs. Zagorski: Shaw Shank Redemption, Forest Gump, and Christmas movies Q: What are the sixth graders learning? Mrs. Krygeris: Multiplying and dividing fractions and they are writing letters to their favorite book author Mrs. Zagorski: Ancient China and a nutrition unit. ~Ana Barnett & Marissa Reyes 4 Miss Smith Q. Are the kindergarteners going to plant an apple tree? A. No, the kindergarteners planted a bush this year in front of their classroom. Q. Who are the four new teachers replacing the four retiring teachers? The retiring teachers are: Miss Smith, Mrs. Crawford, Mrs. Sustar, and Mrs. Gregoire. A. We will most likely start interviewing for the retiring teacher positions in the Spring. . Q. Have you ever thought of having a bake sale to get new playground equipment? A. No, we have new equipment from the PTA and they paid for it. ~Nick Hanscom & CJ White Think Green! O Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree Did you know Christmas trees remove dust and pollen from the air? GOOD! Did you know recycled trees have been used to make sand and soil erosion barriers and have been placed in ponds for fish shelter? YAY! Did you know Christmas trees grow in all 50 states? GOOD! Did you know it takes about 15 years to fully grow a Christmas tree? WOW! Did you know that Christmas trees were traditionally decorated with edibles such as apples, nuts, or other foods? YUM! Did you know the custom of the Christmas tree started in early modern Germany? COOL! Did you know in the 18th century it began illuminated by candles? WOW! Did you know that the Christmas tree has also been know as the Yule-tree especially in discussion of its folkloristic origin? WHAT NOW? BAD ARTIFICIAL CHRISTMAS TREE According to The Children's Health Environmental Coalition, "The manufacture of pvc creates and disperses dioxins. THAT'S BAD. This has been O CHRISTMAS TREE! ~Angelica Kowara & Sarah Shelton THE SCIENCE GUYS: Sam Stein & Eliot Michaels Riding on Ryno Ryno, unlike most vehicles, is one of very few types of one wheeled motorcycles. This small, sleek vehicle looks like it came out of a futuristic movie set. It comes in different colors such as orange and red. It was made to make personal transportation easy and fun. I have to admit, it’s pretty cool! Another cool feature Ryno has is the fact that it has no throttle! It uses advanced technology to sense when you move. When you lean forward it speeds up. When you lean back it slows down. On the down side it only goes 10 miles per hour. Believe it or not another kind of one wheeled motorcycle was made in 1931. It had a top speed of 93 miles per hour. It had a wheel that was taller than the seat. Let’s hope Ryno will be more successful than this one! Student Council News Last month in Student Council they did many fundraisers and activities. They donated to many organizations such as Pads, The Humane Society, Toys For Tots, and Paws. On Wednesday, December 11, we had our Holiday Hop featuring Coach Josh. We would like to thank everyone who donated canned foods and mittens to The Pads Food Drive. The money and pet food from the Holiday Hop went to the Humane Society and Paws. At the Student Council meetings the first thing that they do is come in to Mrs. Zagorski’s room and the Student Council representatives eat lunch with their buddy from first through fourth grade. After that they get an agenda and talk about up coming events. Then they take votes on what they want to do at the events. Finally, they go to their buddy and tell them what to say to their class. The Student Council did many great activities in the month of December and they hope to keep it up! ~Katie Figliomeni & Mike Wojcik ... t asked n e d u t ier s ing to A Whitt eone is ly ow som If you kn r, but it doesn't the e the teach u, should you tell it? o o involve y ow should you d H cas: teacher? Jacki Luause m o r f e c Advic teacher be tell the n tell the child it You should cher ca a uld have te then the wrong and they co aught. that was ouble if they got c olkening: got in tr om Abbie F acher. If you fr Advice t you should tell theyte ou told theis the a th It I think know thaytmous. to n o rs e the p anon t e d. n in a lv a o w v m ’t in n re o 't d should en if you weren u o y r e h c v tea g to do e y Ennis: honest thin ice from Emil should definitely Adv er you to a teach etting in g in ly is e If someon you are afraid of gand not sign tell even if u can write a note trouble. Yo you want to remain if your names. u o m y n ano e Wh itt ier Elena Tomchek interviewed her big brother, Ben! Q. Who is your favorite teacher at Herrick? A. Mr. Resh Alu mn i: Q. Who was your favorite teacher at Whittier? A. Mrs. Lyons Ben Tomchek Q. What sport do you like the most? A. Soccer Q. What is your favorite book? A. Maze Runner Q. What kind of shoe brand do you like the most? A. Nike Q. What school did you like more Herrick or Whittier? A. Herrick THE READING GAMES by Kelsey Miller & Hannah Schultz How does it work? Step 1: You find a team, and a parent to work with. If you don’t have a team, then you can go on the website to find one. (8 people to a team and no more.) Step 2: Meet with your team and parent and divide among each other equally. Step 3: Start Reading! Step 4: Once your team is done, go to the competition on Saturday, March 15th Book List 1 Book List 2 1. The Mouse and the Motorcycle 2. The Cricket in Times Square 3. Love that Dog 4. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 5. Henry’s Freedom Box 6. Bridge to Terabithia 7. Gooney Bird Greene 8. Because of Winn Dixie 9. Class Clown 10. Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure 11. The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 12. Flight for Life #1 13. Wayside School is Falling Down 14. Marty McGuire 15. Gregor the Overlander 16. Pie 17. Tales of the Fourth Grade Nothing 18. Listen 19. No Talking 20. The Stonekeeper 1. Danger Box 2. Wonder 3. Hope Was Here 4. Things Not Seen 5. The Red Pyramid 6. Peak 7. Wake Up Missing 8. Moon Over Manifest 9. The Mighty Miss Malone 10. Smile 11. Hattie Big Sky 12. Blood on the River:Jamestown 1607 13. Point Blank: An Alex Rider Adventure 14. Waiting for Normal 15. The Pirate Captain’s Daughter 16. Winter Dance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod 17. The Underdog 18. Crash 19. Strong Deaf 20. Legend at Herrick Middle School! e to Hi & Welcom SHOPPING with MIDT EMMA SCH 6 Why am I writing this article? It is because my mom works at Nordstrom’s!!! The holiday was very busy for her. But her work is sooooooooooooooooooo awesome! She gets 33% off. So I get a lot of my clothes from there. They just caught a shoplifter that stole 15,000 dollars worth of things. Now the thief is banned from the mall for 2 years!!!!!!!!!! And that’s all the time I have for today…This has been SHOPPING WITH EMMA! Good night and drive safely!!!!!! FIRST LINES WRITER’S BLOCK ...where students write & share That Night "”Danny Dragonbreath was growing the world's largest pumpkin." By: Allie Saba Selected by Nolan Brezina That night the wind whistled through the air. The world seemed to pause. The birds were silent. The sky was the color of the dark waves. The trees blew in the wind. That night the air was cold. The grass was wet with dew. The faint light of the moon glittered. Everything was silent. That night the world was at peace. “The snake-haired ladies were starting to annoy Percy.” Selected by Sammi Joyce The Book Nook INTERVIEW with MRS. SUSTAR INTERVIEW with MRS. G Oh no! Its Mrs. G’s last year here so we decided to interview Mrs. G! What is your favorite movie? - “My favorite movie is To Kill A Mocking Bird.” What is your favorite horror movie? - “My favorite movie is Pyscho... It’s DEFINITELY not for kids.” Where would you work if you couldn’t work here? - “I would be a vet.” What is your favorite Holiday? - “My favorite holiday is Halloween.” What is your favorite book? - “The Graveyard Book.” What is your favorite food? - “My favorite food is Pasta.” What is your favorite color? - “My favorite color is lavender.” What is your favorite animal? - “My favorite animal is a dog.” What is your favorite dessert? - “My favorite dessert is chocolate ice cream.” What’s going on in the greenhouse? - “After winter break the green house is coming back up and everybody will get to plant.” What do you love to do most? - “My favorite thing about my day is matching a kid with a book.” How much do you love working here? - “I give it a 10/10. I have been working here for 27 years.” How old are you and when where you born? - “I was born on December 6, 1950, and I am 63.” Where did you work before you were a librarian? - “Well I worked at bookstores.” Where is your favorite place to be? - “A bookstore or the DG Public Library. What is your favorite Adult Book? - “My favorite book is Shree. When were you born? - “I was born on May 16, 1969. ”How old are you? - “I am 44.” What is your favorite dessert? - “My favorite dessert is lemon cake, with raspberries and whipped cream.” What’s your favorite horror movie? - “My favorite horror movie is Picnic At Hanging Rock.” What’s your favorite kids book? - “My favorite kid’s book is Pippy Longstocking.” What are your favorite movies? - “Raise The Red Lantern, and The Sound of Music.” (Old and new one) Where did you grow up? - “I grew up in San Francisco.” Do you have any pets? - “I have a dog named Pippin.” Does you have any kids? - “I have a 16 year old son… He is a very good driver!” How much do you love working here? - “I give it a 10/10.” ~ Faith Gaydusek & Gillian Piencak g FUN AND GAMES Math Challenge ( 6 + 25 ) * 5 – 5 10 Order of operation problem written by Teddy Dobrez & Henry Hagen Quotes of the Month "If today were the last day of your life would you want to do what you're about to do today?" -Steve Jobs Selected Will Knudsen "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -Vince Lombardi Selected by Matthew Spencer SURVEY SAYS! Ethan Peters & Ethan Strauch asked 100 Whittier students… If you play Minecraft what animal would you want to be…a chicken, cow or WINNER pig? is COW! WHAT THE HECK IS IT?! Would you rather… have a trampoline or a pool? By: Nick Hamrock & Jackson Maughan Jacob Zambreno said a pool because in the summer you could cool off. Noah Isaac Ethan Strauch said trampoline because you can do flips and bounce around. 8 1) It is one of two extinct species of shark. 2) It has an eel-like body and dorsal fins. 3) It has been termed as a living fossil. Alex White said a pool because he said trampoline likes to do under water because he already stuff. has the town pool. ZOOM IN! By: Grace Hosey & Grace McTigue What are these pictures? Pictures taken by Stella Bank, Reese Isacson, Jack Miller, & Amaya Munoz WORD SEARCH Jake Oestermeyer & Evan Metzer FIND THESE WORDS: EVAN METZLER JAKE OESTERMEYER JANUARY SKATING SNOWBALL ICICLES SKIING SNOWFLAKE SLEDDING SNOWMAN COMIC By Mandy McGinn i ANSWER BOX FIRST LINE: a) When Fairies Go Bad by Ursula Vernon b) The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan WE HOPE YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS ISSUE OF THE JAGUAR JOURNAL, WHITTIER’S STUDENT NEWSPAPER! The Jaguar Journal is here bringing you the latest news from Whittier Elementary School! The 4th & 5th graders worked incredibly hard to bring you interesting and exciting news plus fun stuff to do! In our next issue, the 3rd graders will join the fun and help report the news. Stay tuned…. The Fifth Grade Jaguar Journal Staff Math Challenge: 15 THANKS! Winter Sing Along WHAT THE HECK IS IT? It’s a frilled shark! Holiday Hop ZOOM OUT! SPECIAL THANKS TO THE PTA FOR THEIR SUPPORT! S ta ff o f t h e J a g u a r Jo u rn a l Student Reporters: Whittier School 536 Hill St. Downers Grove, IL 60515 Mr. Michael Krugman, Principal 630/719-5865 phone www.dg58.org/ schools/who/ index.htm Emily Baldwin Stella Bank Ana Barnett Nolan Brezina Kevin Calvanese Annie Cash Grace Cleary Nevan Cremascoli Teddy Dobrez Tina Ebel Leah Edelman Emily Ennis Zoey Etheridge Katie Figliomeni Abbie Folkening Faith Gaydusek Adele Gorman Henry Hagen Nick Hamrock Nicholas Hanscom Eleanor Harris Sophie Harris Lindsey Hilt Mackie Hopkins Grace Hosey Reese Isacson Patrick Jackson Lily Johnson (4th) Lily Johnson (5th) Sammi Joyce Will Knudsen Angelica Kowara Morgan Lazarz Jacki Lucas Claire Matthews Jackson Maughan Mandy McGinn Grace McTigue Evan Metzler Eliot Michaels Jack Mielke Jack Miller Kelsey Miller Alexa Moy Amaya Munoz Jake Oestermeyer Questions or comments? 10 Will Palmer Ethan Peters Gillian Piencak Marissa Reyes Will Ruddy Allie Saba Emma Schmidt Hannah Schultz Caroline Scott Sara Sheikh Sarah Shelton Matthew Spencer Sam Stein Ethan Strauch Josh Tanner Quavonyae Thomas Elena Tomchek Gianna Walters Alex White C.J. White Mike Wojcik Anthony Wright Jacob Zambreno Jarrett Brogan Reese Isacson Jack Mielke Kesley Miller Photographers Nick Falco Evan Metzer Elena Tomchek Ryan Quinn Jack Mielke Supervising Editors: Mrs. Cheryl Lyons Mrs. Leslie Schoenberger Parent Helpers: Amy Dreisbach (Stein) Andrea Knudsen Student Editors E-mail the Jaguar Journal staff at WhittierJaguarJournal@gmail.com.