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The Hewlett Times
Volume 1, Issue 2
June 2012
Hewlett Elementary School
Book Review: The 39 Clues
By Alex Tang
The Cahill Orphans are the
competition who suffered the
The 39 Clues is a series
most, buried alive, nearly
about two American Orphans,
drowned, nearly smashed by a
Amy Hope Cahill (Amy Cahill) train, fed to crocodiles, nearly
and Daniel Arthur Cahill (Dan been shot, nearly thrown to
Cahill). They go around the
sharks, chloroformed by the
world in search of the 39 clues
Kabras, broke their heads, and
scattered around the globe.
been blown up.
Along with their adversaries
Here are the books in this
Jonah Wizard, Alistair Oh, Irina series:
Spasky, Ian and Natalie Kabra,
Series One The Clue Hunt:
the Holts, Sinead, Ned, and Ted
The Maze of Bones
Starling. They are all distant
One False Note
relatives. After the death of their
The Sword Thief
grandmother, Grace Cahill.
Beyond the Grave
Series Two, a sub-series
The Black Circle
about the battle between the
In Too Deep
Cahill Family and the secret
The Viper’s Nest
Vespers Organization. The six
The Emperor’s Code
books in this series are not yet all
Storm Warning
published.
Into the Gauntlet
Vespers Rising
Series Two Cahills vs.
Vespers:
The Medusa Plot
The King’s Ransom
The Dead of Night
Shatterproof
Additional:
The Black Book of
Buried Secrets
Book One: The Maze of Bones.
Hewlett Times Staff
Hewlett Elementary School
Gabrielle Badu
Ariana Baksh
Ethan Baksh
Stephanie Billharz
Izabella Bostina
Kelvin Cheng
Tracy Davidson
Dean Elefante
Alice Fried
Ian Isseks
Alex Noble
Alex Tang
Emma Tsoglin
Ning Wei
By Alice Fried
Mrs. C. Storz, Advisor
I and the whole school is
very happy and proud of
Hewlett Elementary school!!!!
A lot of people in my
class like art, a lot of
people love gym,
a lot
of people like library,
and a lot of people love
music! Hewlett is the best
school ever!!!!!!! Me and my
friends LOVE SCHOOL!!!!!!
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Blue Heaven
The Hewlett Elementary Poem
By: Dean Elefante
Super Bowl XLVI a.k.a. Super Bowl
46 was an exciting match against
the New England Patriots and The
New York Giants. Eli Manning was
the star Quarterback for The Giants
and Tom Brady was the star
Quarterback for the Patriots. The
final score was 21-17 Giants!!!!!
New York celebrates a 4th
victory!!!! Tom Brady was
devastated the Giants beat them
again!!!! In 2008 Giants beat the
Patriots 17-14. Here are the
Giants Super Bowl Stats:
By: Ian Isseks and Ethan Baksh
H is for helping each other
E is for excellent students
W is for working hard
L is for leaping learners
E is for effort
T is for technology
T is for terrific teachers
Eli Manning Holding The Super Bowl Trophy
1. Super Bowl XXI or 21: 39-20 over
Denver Broncos on January 25,
1987
2. Super Bowl XXV or 25: 20-19
over Buffalo Bills on January 27,
1991
E is for everything counts
L is for a librarian with a lot of talents
E is for ELA tests
M is for Mrs. Pensak and Mrs. Smyth (the
most wonderful principals we know)
E is for excitement
N is for never giving up
T is for trying hard
A is for assemblies
R is for recycling
Y is for years of Hewlett elementary
HEWLETT ELEMENTARY ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!
3. Super Bowl XLII or 42: 17-14
over New England Patriots on
February 3, 2008
4. Super Bowl XLVI or 46: 21-17
over New England Patriots on
February 5, 2012
Victor Cruz (Wide Receiver)
Dancing the salsa
Freaky Friday
By Ning Y. Wei
The OPAC
By Ethan Baksh
you see a call number and that
is how you find it. At the
The OPAC is a fun way to find bottom of the page there is a
books in Hewlett School and it details icon and it says details.
is open for grades 3 and up. It When you click on it you see
is also a way to find books in
things like a list of things in
the library by searching by
the story so you can see if you
author, title, subject, or
like it .The OPAC is a great
anywhere. You can find the
way to search Hewlett
OPAC in the school website in Elementary School’s library.
library. When you search a
book and the results come up
there the will be a green icon
that says in and there might be
a red icon that says out. Then
Are you tired of all that state testing? Do you wish to
have some time to relax, have some time to have fun?
Well, Freaky Friday is your cure.
Freaky Friday was created by Kayla Spinner in Mrs.
Bialt’s class. At first it was called Mad Monday. With
the class’s help, they expanded it to a persuasive
speech. After presenting it to Mrs. Pensak, it was then
called Freaky Friday. Then, after the children got
their parent’s permission, most of the class attended
the next faculty meeting. They persuaded everyone
that we should have a Freaky Friday. “I couldn’t wait”
quoted Kelvin Cheng. Freaky Friday has been a huge
success.
Freaky Friday is a day when you can come to school
wearing a crazy, silly, or scary costume. If you have
anything that is a distracting you during your
teacher’s lesson, your teacher may ask you to put it
away. No toy guns, masks or bathing suits. Have fun!
Volume 1, Issue 2
Welcome 1st Graders
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Book Review
The Hunger Games
By Emma Tsoglin
We are all very excited
about
the 1st graders
visiting Hewlett
Elementary. One day they
will go to our school. I
wish all of the 1st
graders would go to
Hewlett. BECAUSE
HEWLETT IS THE BEST
SCHOOL
EVER!!!
I
know
they will love
Hewlett like we
do.
By Dean Elefante
Every year kids from
12 to 18 have to put
The Hunger Games is
their name in a jar and
a science fiction novel
if they are picked they
about a girl named
have to battle in an
Katniss Everdeen. It is
arena to the death.
told in the future.
The last volunteer
Katniss lives in a poor
to be alive wins. I
town called District 12.
am not going to
There are only 12
ruin the story but I
districts. These
give this book a 5
districts are poor and
star rating so I
are under the control
would definitely
of the Capitol. This
recommend this
State is called Panem.
book. I will tell you
that Katniss’s feelings
change every hour.
She has a LOOONG
adventure to succeed.
Chess Interview
By Dean Elefante and Alex Noble
We asked the chess teacher
Mr.Sklhar these questions.
Q: How does playing chess feel????
A: I love playing chess. It is very
exciting.
Q: How do like HES????
A: I like teaching chess at HES
Q:
How long have you been teaching
chess?? Is it fun??
A: I have been teaching for 23
years. I enjoy it.
Q: How Many Tournaments have
you been in????
A: About 75.
Types of Common Light Bulbs
By Alex Tang
The two most common
types of light bulbs are
Incandescent light bulbs
and Fluorescent light
bulbs.
Incandescent light
bulbs have very thin
fillings made of coiled
tungsten. When electricity
is charged through it, the
thin filling does not
conduct electricity well.
The heat from the
electricity creates heat,
which makes the filling
white hot. The heat
produces light.
But incandescent bulbs
use most of its electricity
charge to create heat, not
light. So it wastes most of
the electricity. That is
where florescent light
bulbs come in.
Florescent light bulbs
work on an entirely
different theory. The
electric charge excites the
mercury vapor inside and
the vapor produce invisible
ultraviolet light. The
ultraviolet light hits the
white chemical on the
glass. And the chemical
converts it into light.
Because florescent
lights use nearly all of its
electricity to make light. It
saves much more energy. A
60w incandescent may
only equal to a 15w
fluorescent light.
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Over three-hundred students
from all over Long Island in the choir.
One conductor and ten other people
helping out. Five songs to complete in
only three rehearsals. Every song we
sang was corrected. Every word we
pronounced, every note we skipped
and the way we stood.
catch up to the tempo, and learn every
single word to every single song in a
week. From a Railway Carriage, Shine
on Me, Eamonn on Chnoic, When I
Close My Eyes and Sahayta were all
different songs that we sang with
different instruments, different tempos
and different languages.
Our conductor Mr. Knapp has
helped us warm up and clean up our
mistakes but Mr. Sugar helped the six
students of our school make it there.
Abby Chen, Daniel Cohen, Alyssa
Roblut, Hailee Elias, Marissa Aaronson
and me, Izabella Bostina, all worked
hard to get where we were. Mr. Sugar
helped us learn how to read the music,
Finally when we were ready we
performed in front of more than fivehundred people. C.W Post was the
place of the performance. Once we got
up on stage, our hearts raced. We
started to sing our first song and then
we just had fun! Mr. Knapp started
playing around with us on stage and
gave us a little boost of energy. Sadly
the last song had come upon us and
sooner or later the concert was over.
The practicing and the performance
went by so fast! The friends we met,
the fun we had and the sound of great
voices will be missed and kept in
memories forever!
This was an amazing
experience for everyone! We
completed our task and some even
completed a dream. Once we started
practicing, our smiles were seen to
many of the others. This was a
fantastic feature to some of our lives
that we can remember forever.
By Dean Elefante
“Do you know how many helpless animals there
are in the world? If you did you would be very
upset. That is why you should donate food, toys,
cat litter, etc. to Bobby and the Strays Animal
Shelter. YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN
THE WORLD!” (by Dean, Antonio and
Shadrack)
That was one of many announcements that
student council members have announced over
the loudspeaker. The Student Council has done
many great things and donating food and toys to
Bobby and the Strays Animal Shelter is one of
them.
Art Club is a fun
club for 5th graders that
goes on after school. For
people who love art, it is a
great club to join!
The art club works
on projects and a lot of
other things. Sometimes
you work on things that
you can bring home. At art
club you can get creative
and have fun at the same
time. With so many art
supplies around you, who
wouldn’t want to start a
new art project right
away? You can also ask
your friends to join so you
can have company.
To try out for art
club you have to make an
art piece on whatever the
subject is. You won’t know
if you got in unless you
try!
Art club is fun and
definitely something you
should try out for! If you
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To celebrate Holocaust
Remembrance Month in April, our
school has brought over Irving Roth (a
Holocaust survivor and author) to
share an amazing story that he has
experienced during his childhood life.
In 1929 Irving Roth was born
in Czechoslovakia (which is now
called Slovakia) Europe. Later he
grew up to be a little boy who loves
school and soccer. He loved to go to
the park and play on the soccer team.
He used to trick his grandparent into
getting something he wanted that his
parents did not let him get. “Take a
walk right by the store the item you
are looking for and walk in to get that
particular item. I used to do that all the
time.” Irving Roth stated.
Let’s jump on to when the
Nazis came in because there is
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sooooo much to talk about.
Once the Nazis came to the
country everything was for non-Jewish
people Only!!!!!!! When all the Jews
left the country to Poland where all the
camps are. But now there were barely
any Jews left. But now one day an
officer put Irving Roth and his family to
jail. They escaped and ran to Hungary
where some relatives lived. But the
Nazis also took the Jews away from
Hungary. They sadly took away Irving
and his family. But his mother and
father were in the big city of Hungary,
and did not take them away. Now
when Irving and his family arrived at
the camps they were separated. Irving
and his brother on one side the rest
on the other. That was the end of the
family. But the bad was just starting.
Everything got worse. No food (he
Restaurant Review
weighed 75 pounds at 15), tons of
work, no sleep and old cold uniforms.
Life was terrible when you marched all
the time with no food or sleep when
other army’s came trying to save the
prisoners the Nazis always “protected”
the prisoners from the other heroes.
Now this is how Irving Roth
survived. While they were taking
people away to another camp he was
hiding in the cross space of the camp
with other kids. A police dog came to
sniff around and found them! The
guards made the sneaky campers
exit. While the rest of the crew was
leaving, 2 American soldiers came
and rescued the campers. The Nazis
were defeated and the campers were
free! (from the Nazis). The campers
were in good care now. Finally the
journey was over.
Fast Math
By Kelvin Cheng
BY STEPHANIE BILLHARZ
REGULAR SHAKE BUT
WITH A LITTLE HINT AND
HAVE YOU EVER
A LOT OF WIPPED CREAM—
TRIED ITALIAN ICES? WELL YUM!
I’VE GOT A PLACE FOR
THE TORNADO IS ICE
YOU—
RALPH’S CREAM AND SOME HAVE
ICES!
CHOCOLATE SYRUP AND
IT’S THE BEST! YOU
CHOCOLATE COOKIES AND
CAN GET FLAVORS FROM
SOME HAVE STRAWBERRY
VANILLA TO CHOCOLATE
SYRUP AND SOME STUFF—
MOUSSE AND MORE.
IT’S AWESOME!
THERE ARE ALSO SHAKES
AND ICE CREAM AND
If interested, the closest
TORNADOS—YUMMY!
Ralph’s from Hewlett is
ONCE YOU’RE THERE
located at:
YOU’LL WANT TO TRY
EVERYTHING THEY HAVE
Valley Stream
LIKE MINT
1091B Rockaway Avenue
CHIP,CHOCOLATE AND
Valley Stream, NY
BLACK CHERRY VANILLA.
(516) 568-3763
THE SHAKES ARE
AWESOME—IT’S LIKE A
a go sign, you wait until it
is colored. When it’s
Fast Math is a little
colored, you click it. The
torture. If you want to go second event is to solve
on fast math, you first
the problems. When the
might want to go on
yellow arrow is all colored
Google first. Then, you
and the target is lit up,
type in fast math. Once
you press go. Then, it
you’re done typing that,
shows you the report. The
look for Fastt Math web
better your report is the
application. Once you’re
more backgrounds you
on, press go. Then you
will have. When you’re
type your name in with no done, you click exit. It
spaces, next to the
helps you learn a little bit.
username. The first letter It only has addition.
of your name is capital
Sometimes it will get
and the same thing with
annoying when you are
your last name. The
logging on.
password is student1.
When you are done, it will Rule: do not exit out
tell you about it. When it or else you will lose all
is done, click “go”. The
your work.
first event is to copy the
number that is on the left.
You have to finish every
target. Whenever you see
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Restaurant Review: Hibachi
BY: Gaby Badu
Have you ever been to
Hibachi? Well, you really
should ‘cause…. IT’S
AWESOME!
Here, let me clue you in a
little about Hibachi…
So, first they ask you what
you want to drink. Then they
ask you what you what you
want to eat. A few minutes
later , the chef comes and
cooks the food you want and
you eat it. When the chef is
cooking, there is fire rising
from the stove. It’s
AWESOME!
And I’m NOT joking!!!!
Have a great time if you come
cause I hope you do!!!
By: Izabella Bostina &
Ariana Baksh
month.
Mrs. Hirsh. A 3rd grade
teacher that has been
teaching for 28 years
reveals how well and how
her class feels about the
ELA new York state test
that’s has been completed.
Reporters: Were the kids
prepared for the test?
Mrs. Hirsh: Yes the
children were prepared for
this upcoming test.
Reporters: How long did
you prep for the test?
Mrs. Hirsh: About one
Reporters: Did your
students feel confident
about the test?
Mrs. Hirsh: I think and
hope they did.
Reporters: were they hit
hard?
Mrs. Hirsh: Yes! Very hard.
It was tricky for them
Reporters: Are the
students ready for the
math test?
Mrs. Hirsh: I think so. They
should be. But we are
trying to get them prepared
as much as we can. It’s a
Interview with Ms. Hamer
By Alice Fried
She interviewed for her job in 1986. She
started in 5th grade for three years, third grade
for seven, and the remaining years have been
in second grade which she adores!!!!!! The
personal qualities that are needed for her job are
learning your profession, patience, compassion, and
lots of love.
Mysteries and Codes
By Alex Tang
Anagram
Riddle
Unscramble these jumbled letters!
This is a mathematical riddle. All the
words are hints. The numbers in the
answer reveal a password.
Rioicdpre Albet fo eht Leeenmst
Hint: Table of Chemical Elements
Relax - work your brain
and try some puzzles here
Why leave the factory when the
workers are in their prime?
Substitution
Hint: The numbers are factors of 5005.
Every letter and number stands for
something in this message
Password: __ __ __ __
O X X
_ __
O X O
___ ___ ___
12-A-21 23-I-16-19
Hint: A=U U=O B=Y Y=W
When you try to solve this, think about
the next steps that either player will
take in the game of tic-tac-toe. Do not
make a move that will end the game
until you are filling up the last square.
Then use the symbols featured in the
three steps to unlock a password. In
first-to-last order.
Tic-Tac-Code
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Book Review: The Secrets of Droon
By: Alex Noble
the rainbow stairs take them
somewhere different.
If you are looking for a good Somehow they must defeat
fantasy book then read The
the evil warlord Sparr. And
Secrets of Droon. It is about he tries to stop Eric, Neal,
three kids named Eric, Julie, and Julie from getting
and Neal and they discover
whatever they are trying to
this secret world of Droon in do. So I am pretty sure you
Eric’s basement. Every single will like the series so go to a
time they go down the
library now and GET THIS
rainbow stairs that appear
SERIES! (I suggest you read
the books in # order).
Restaurant Review: TCBY
BY: STEPHANIE BILLHARZ
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO TCBY?
WELL IF YOU HAVEN’T YOU SHOULD
CAUSE YOU’LL WANT TO COME EVERY
DAY—I KNOW I WANT TO.
THEY SERVE FROZEN YOGURT (IT’S ALL
FROZEN YOGURT) WHERE YOU PICK A
SIZE CUP AND YOU PICK A FLAVOR YOU
LIKE AND YOU WANT TO TRY A FLAVOR
YOU CAN ASK AND THEY WILL COME
WITH A LITTLE CUP AND TAKE A LITTLE
AND YOU TRY IT.
THEN YOU CAN PICK TOPPINGS AND
THEY HAVE A LOT SO DON’T GET TOO
HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE IN
MUCH BECAUSE THEY WEIGH YOUR
THE SUMMER OR IN THE SPRING OR IN
FROZEN YOGURT AND HOW MANY
THE FALL OR IN THE WINTER—THEY’RE
POUNDS IT IS THEY CHARGE YOU.
OPEN ALL YEAR SO SEE YOU THERE!
HERE IS AN ADDRESS TO A TCBY I
HAVE BEEN TO:
Phillips Plaza
653 Sunrise Hwy,
Lynbrook, NY 11563-3246
PHONE NUMBER IS (516) 596-1994
5th Grade Graduation
By Ariana Baksh
Hewlett Elementary. Don’t we all
love this school?
Isn’t graduation usually just fun? At
HES it’s fun and also pretty teary.
Graduating is really fun too! Going
to the middle school will be great.
Hewlett’s been so much fun, from Can you imagine how fun it would
our teachers to all the fun
be to get lockers? But it’s not just
activities. Why would we want to
about that, there are
leave it? Last year a lot of us saw
responsibilities included. This
5th graders leaving the building
means more homework and
crying at the last day of school. It is switching classes every day.
so sad because we’ve been here for Anyways, the graduation will be
four years and we are used to
fun.
Towards the end of the year there
is a dance that we are hoping for
every 5th grader to go. It is a
special night for all of the “big
kids.” Also there is link day when
we get to see the middle school.
You might want to be there in case
you haven’t been to the middle
school yet. The 5th grade has a lot
of fun field trips.
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The Hewlett Times June 2012
BY: GABY BADU, STEPHANIE BILLHARZ
AND TRACY DAVIDSON
“DO YOU LOVE YOUR STUDENTS?”
HE SAID “YES, I LOVE KIDS!”
AT OGDEN THEN I CAME HERE EVER
SINCE” HE SAID, AND THAT WAS AN
INTERVIEW WITH MR.STILLMAN.
WE WENT TO MR. STILLMAN’S ROOM THE THIRD QUESTION WAS:
AND ASKED HIM SOME QUESTIONS.
“HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN
TEACHING?”
THE FIRST QUESTION WAS:
“A LONG TIME!” HE JOKED.
“DID YOU ALWAYS WANT TO BE A
TEACHER AND WHY?”
THE LAST QUESTION WAS:
HE SAID, “YES, FROM COLLEGE.”
“HAVE YOU EVER TAUGHT IN
ANOTHER SCHOOL?”
THE SECOND QUESTION WAS:
“YES, FOR MY FIRST YEAR I TAUGHT
The Hewlett Website
By Ethan Baksh
The Hewlett Elementary website is a useful
way to go and find about your school and what
is happening. The website is a useful way to
look at a teacher page and if you go on there
you can click on your teacher and then it
would you all about your class. It is a good
way to get all the things to know about the
school and you can learn a lot more about the
students, teachers and activities. The website
is both helpful and most important and fun
things!!!!! The Hewlett website is the best!!!
There are a lot of things to know and learn on
the website because they have the most
interesting things to do!!!
By Stephanie Billharz and Tracy
Davidson
Some of the fourth and fifth
graders signed up to be in a web
publishing program during lunch.
It is called WikiSpaces. It’s a
great website where you can have
BY: GABY BADU, STEPHANIE
BILLHARZ AND TRACY
DAVIDSON
my kids loved art.”
We stopped by Ms. Edman’s
art room to ask her some
questions about herself.
Next we asked her “why is art
important to you?”
“Because you can learn so
much and still have fun!” she
answered.
When we asked her “did you
always want to be an art
teacher?”
She answered “no, I didn’t
until 15 years ago because
The final question we asked
her was” do you love your
job?”
She answered” I love my job
because I love my students
your own page and write about
stuff where Ms. Torresson teaches
us.
You also can have a blog or an
advice column. So people can ask
you things and you can talk about
it.
You can also email each other
without an email address! It’s very
private only the two wikis can see
the email. You can also send it to all
the wikis.
In conclusion, WikiSpaces is a
great website.
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Volume 1, Issue 2
Fifth grade students risking
recess for a play. School House
Rock (LIVE!) has allowed students
to bring out “the true” them. All
the songs gave the school a good
laugh and a smile!
Our director Sandy
Leonhard and our pianist Patricia
Lee has helped a lot with our show.
The lines, songs and actions were
all were thought through carefully
and rehearsed many times.
Nouns, Adjectives, Just a
Bill, Preamble, Circulation,
Conjunction Junction, Melting Pot,
and INTERJECTIONS! All based on
school. Singing those songs are a
fun way to learn and remember
new things!
George, Dori, Shulie, Joe,
Dina and most important, TOM!
Are all the SIX principles. They have
their solos of songs and have many
lines.
But the six principles aren’t
the Most important part of the
show. It’s the other ideas in Tom’s
head. There is a saying in theater.
It reads “ There are no small
parts—just small actors (or
actresses).”
This breath taking
performance was put together very
well and had very important parts
to go with it.
Restaurant Review:
BY: TRACY DAVIDSON
Mars 2112 is probably the BEST
restaurant you can possibly go to!!!
balloons, too!!! Go down the stairs to
enter the Mars 2112 world. And, the
food is AMAZING!!!!!!!!
Additional info:
Mars 2112 Restaurant
(212) 582-2112
1633 Broadway at 51 Street
New York, NY 10019
Monday through Sunday 12pm to 9pm
You can also have your birthday party
It’s a Mars-themed restaurant, AND, at Mars 2112!!!! It’s a PERFECT PLACE
before you go in the restaurant, you to have your party because it is such a
watch a short movie! Once you’re
unique place!!! When you’re done,
done with the movie, you push the
you can head to the souvenir shop!
For additional information, please call
door behind the curtain and walk a
There are fake horns, masks, and all
(212) 582-2112, or email:
long platform. You pass by an arcade! kinds of cool stuff!!
sales@mars2112.com
When you walk some more, you will
see a cashier. You can meet
You can go to their website:
characters! They sometimes give out
www.mars2112.com
The ELA Tests Poem
By Ethan Baksh and Ian Isseks
The ELA tests are really fun,
Before you know it you are done with book 1!!
then think once, twice for book 2!!
Wow that was a lot! Get a good night’s sleep! Now wake up for book 3!!
Eat a good breakfast, there will be a lot of writing, we are almost done, it is very
exciting.
The math tests are coming soon, yeah, lets do it,
Let’s pick up our pencils and start to do it.
After book 1, comes book 2 , then, we shall sit in our seats and coo.
Done with book 2, moving on to 3, man I better hop in bed, I really have to sleep .
It is the next morning, I am already in school, I should really eat my fruit snack or I
wont feel cool.
The tests are over, can’t wait until next year, much harder problems, then you will do it with your peer.
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Volume 1, Issue 2
Barack Obama is now the
President of the United States.
Obama’s childhood life was not easy.
People used to call Obama Barry. His
family stretched from Kansas to Kenya.
Mother and father had different
colored skins. Father was darker like
Obama, Mother was light like milk.
Obama lived in Hawaii. From paradise
to horror. Barack’s parents got
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divorced. Obama’s mother remarried.
Obama’s stepdad brought Obama to
Indonesia and thought “if I could help
people one day”. Obama was
homeschooled and learned many
things. His teacher (mother) told him
“Be honest, be kind, be fair”. Not very
long after Obama’s dad visited Kenya.
He saw and had fun with his family
until his father passed away. Kneeling
on his father’s grave he heard a small
voice say “ go now. Fly free. Become
the man you were meant to be. Live in
hope. Keep the past in memory, but
shape your own tomorrow”. But
Obama took the advice and is now the
first African-American President. He
made history!
New Game
Based on Rock-a-paper-scissors and shoot.
By Kelvin Cheng
This game is played in Hewlett in Ms.
Bialt’s 3rd grade class. If we have nothing
to do, we play this game.
How to Play: It is like Rock-a-paperscissors and shoot. So first of all, let’s
learn the movements. You start with patting your lap, table, ground or anything
that is comfortable with you. But at least
you have to pat something twice. You
have to pat the lap and reload. You have
to do reload to start the game. Even
though you do shield or reflect, you have
to do it. This how you do it: you put your
thumbs in a thumbs up position. You do it
to both of your hands. Your thumbs point
to the back.
The next one to learn is shield. It doesn’t
really do anything. This is how you do it. It
is the position when you are cold. You rap
yourself with your hands. If the gun
shoots it, you go to the next one.
The second one to learn is reflect. You
put your hands into a triangle position.
This beats gun which you are going to
learn next.
I think you know what a gun position
looks like right? You do it with your other
hand and put them together. This beats
reload.
Now you learned. I promise, once you
play it, you will have a lot of fun.
Have You Heard of the 4th Grade Orchestra?
By Ning Wei
Have you heard of the 4th grade
orchestra? I am part of it. It hasn’t
started yet so you might not know. 4th
grade orchestra practice will be
starting on Thursday March 22, 2012.
See what pieces they will be playing!
The first piece they have learned is
“Our First March”. The members have
been working really hard, so pay
attention when they perform. Their
first practice will be on Thursday
March 22. The first performance will
be in the beginning of June.
Are you exited to hear them play? Ask
around to see if any of your friends are
participating in the orchestra. You
might be surprised! If you feel jealous,
don’t worry. You might be good at
things that your friend isn’t! You can
also try out for orchestra or band next
year if you are a 3rd grader.
See you there!
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BY: IAN ISSEKS AND ETHAN BAKSH NEXT IS TRACY DAVIDSON. SHE IS
TEN YEARS OLD AND HER
WELCOME TO THE HEWLETT
FAVORITE SONG IS SECRETS. SHE
TIMES. I, IAN ISSEKS, AM HERE TO LOVES TO EAT FISH AND RICE AND
TELL YOU ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WATCHES SHAKE IT UP. SHE LIKES
WHO WORK FOR THE HEWLETT
TO DO SCIENCE AND WHEN SHE IS
TIMES.
BORED, SHE LIKES TO SWIM.
FIRST, LET’S TALK ABOUT ETHAN
BAKSH. HE IS EIGHT YEARS OLD.
HIS FAVORITE SONG IS GOOD
FEELING. HE LIKES TO EAT TACOS
AND LIKES TO WATCH JESSIE. HE
LOVES TO READ AND LOVES TO
PLAY SOCCER WHEN HE IS
BORED.
NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT ALEX
TANG. HE IS 10 YEARS OLD AND
HIS FAVORITE SONG IS THRILLER.
HE EATS PIZZA AND WATCHES
NEXT IS NING WEI. SHE IS 8 YEARS SHOWS ON DISNEY CHANNEL. HE
OLD AND HER FAVORITE SONG IS LOVES SCIENCE AND PLAYS
E.T. SHE LOVES TO EAT SPAGHETTI BASKETBALL.
AND WATCHES ICARLY. SHE
LIKES TO READ AND DANCE.
NEXT IS EMMA TSOGLIN. I
WOULD’VE INCLUDED HER BUT
SHE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
NEXT IS ALICE FRIED. SHE IS 8
YEARS OLD AND HER FAVORITE
ARTIST IS LADY GAGA. SHE EATS
CHICKEN AND RICE AND
WATCHES THE NUTCRACKER
BALLET. SHE LIKES RECESS AND
LOVES TO DANCE.
NEXT, IS IZABELLA BOSTINA.
SHE IS TEN YEARS OLD. HER
FAVORITE ARTIST IS ADELE AND
HER FAVORITE SONG BY ADELE
IS SET FIRE TO THE RAIN. HER
FAVORITE FOOD IS PIZZA. SHE
LIKES DANCING WITH THE
STARS, AND THE SUBJECT SHE
LIKES IS WRITING AND HER
FAVORITE SPORT IS
BASKETBALL.
COMING UP IS GABY BADU. SHE
IS ALMOST TEN YEARS OLD. SHE
DOESN’T HAVE A FAVORITE
ARTIST AND HER FAVORITE SONG
IS BOYFRIEND. SHE DOESN’T HAVE
A FAVORITE FOOD OR A SHOW.
SHE LIKES ART AND HER
FAVORITE SPORT IS BASKETBALL.
NOW IS ARIANA BAKSH. SHE IS
TEN YEARS OLD. SHE LIKES THE
SONG SET FIRE TO THE RAIN AND
LOVES TO EAT SUSHI. SHE LIKES
TO WATCH JESSIE. HER FAVORITE
SUBJECT IS ART AND HER
FAVORITE SPORT IS TAE-KWONDO.
NOW, IS STEPHANIE BILLHARZ.
SHE IS 9 YEARS OLD AND LISTENS
TO WHO SAYS. SHE LOVES STEAK
AND LIKES TO WATCH
VICTORIOUS. HER FAVORITE
SUBJECT IS MUSIC AND SHE LIKES
TO PLAY LACROSSE.
CREAM AND WATCH VICTORIOUS
WHEN HE IS BORED. HE LIKES
GYM AND PLAYS LACROSSE.
The Staff of the Hewlett Times
GET READY FOR KELVIN CHENG.
HE IS 8 YEARS OLD AND HIS
FAVORITE SONG IS ALLA TURCA.
HIS FAVORITE FOOD IS CUT
NOODLES AND HIS FAVORITE
SHOW IS TOM AND JERRY. HIS
FAVORITE SUBJECT IS MATH AND
HIS FAVORITE SPORT IS SKIING.
NEXT IS IAN ISSKES. HE IS 9
YEARS OLD AND HIS FAVORITE
SONG IS STARSHIPS. HE EATS
CHEESEBURGERS AND WATCHES
THE VOICE. HIS FAVORITE
SUBJECT IS MATH AND HIS
FAVORITE SPORT IS SOCCER.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS MRS.
STORZ! YOU KNOW THAT A
WOMAN NEVER GIVES HER AGE
AWAY! SHE LIKES TO EAT
MAC’N’CHEESE. SHE WATCHES
ONCE UPON A TIME, LIKES TO
READ AND WATCH ICE SKATING.
NOW YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE
NEXT UP IS DEAN ELEFANTE. HE IS HEWLETT TIMES!!!! SEE YOU
10 YEARS OLD AND HIS FAVORITE SOON!!!!
SONG IS WE ARE YOUNG. HIS
FAVORITE FOOD IS SUSHI AND HIS
FAVORITE SHOW IS THATS 70S
SHOW. HIS FAVORITE SUBJECT IS
GYM AND HIS FAVORITE SPORT IS
LACROSSE.
NOW COMING TO THE SPOTLIGHT,
ALEX NOBLE. HE IS 9 YEARS OLD
AND LISTENS TO THE SONG LOSE
YOURSELF. HE LIKES TO EAT ICE
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