Dragon Gazette - New Castle Elementary

New Castle Elementary
Dragon Gazette
5 Hilarious Jokes
#1 Q: What are four hundred rabbits hopping backwards?
A: A receding hare line.
#2 Q: What do you call a
holiday that bunnies go on
when they first get married?
A: Bunnymoon!
#3 Q: What do you call a
bunny with tons of money?
A: A billion-hare!
#4 Q: Why did the bunny
get so mad?
A: She was having a bad
hare day!
#5 Q: What do you call a
bunny that has fleas?
A: Bugs Bunny!
By Aliyah
Minecraft Game Hints
Have you ever played Minecraft? If you have or planning
to, then here are some helpful
hints so you can survive the
night! First, find a mountain
side. Then, you dig an L shaped
area for your house. Find some
wood and make a crafting table.
Then, make a wooden pickaxe.
You can do this by making 1
stick. After that you can mine
some cobblestone. Next, you
can make a furnace and a
stonecutter. Last, but not least,
you need a bed. You can make
one by finding two sheep and
harvesting them to get two
pieces of wool. If you need more
wood, go fetch some. Then
make a bed on the crafting table. By Sarah
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D R A G O N G A ZE T T E
Nom Nom Baking
by Jordann
Butterscotch Haystacks
Ingredients:
Materials:
Chow mien noodles
Pan
Miniature marshmallows
Wax paper
Creamy peanut butter
Butterscotch flavored Morsels
Step 1: Get 1 2/3 cups of butterscotch-flavored chocolate morsels and
melt them using a microwave or stovetop. Once the morsels have melted, add ¾ cup of creamy peanut butter. Mix until well blended.
Step 2: Put the mixture in a large bowl. Add 3½ cups of marshmallows and 1 or 2 cans of chow mien noodles in a large bowl. When all of
the ingredients are in the bowl, toss it like a salad until everything is
coated. One great thing about this recipe is that you can eat them cold
or hot. (You might be already eating them now.) Another great thing
about this recipe is that it only takes 10 minutes to make this recipe.
Once everything is coated, get a baking sheet and line it with wax paper.
Step 3: Get a spoonful of the butterscotch haystacks and put on the
wax paper. Refrigerate your haystacks for one hour. Enjoy your butterscotch haystacks.
D R A G O N G A ZE T T E
Lake in the
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Winter
Smith Lake in the Summer.
Smith Lake in the Winter.
Smith Lake
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and click on open)
Smith Lake is a reservoir in North Alabama. Located on
the Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River. This lake covers
over 21,000 acres in Cullman, Walker, and Winston countries. The maximum depth at the dam is 264 feet. The lake
has over 500 miles of shoreline, and at full tide, has a level of
510 feet. Nearby towns include Bremen, Crane
Hill and Dodge City in Cullman County; Curry and Jasper in
Walker County; and Addison, Arley, Houston, and Double
Springs in Winston County.
By Evelyn
Smith Lake is
really pretty.
You should
check it out!
Top 6 Things To Do
When You’re Bored
EEKK Position
By Teena
By: Anne & Aliyah
Bake!
Elbow to elbow
Knee to knee
Surf the web!
I’ll read to you
And you’ll read to me
Elbow to elbow
Make a book!
Knee to knee
Book in the middle
Draw!
So we can both see
Play video games!
Read
Ding Dong Long Hong!
By: Erick
There once was a house deep in the city of Sounds. The reason it was called
Sounds was because at least 3 times a week mysterious sounds could be heard
throughout the city. It sounded like Ding Dong Drong Hong. This city was also
an odd city. The people there were shapes. There was a young cube named Cuby.
Cuby was not a fan of the sounds, especially when they spoke very deeply. They
would usually start around1:00 in the afternoon and last into the afternoon, but
ever so rarely you would hear them at 6:00. Some people heard the sounds, some
didn’t. If you didn’t hear the sounds you were considered lucky. One day Cuby
was walking back from school and he heard a weird sound that no one had ever
heard, “Ding Dong Long Hong, Ding Dong Long Hong, Ding Dong Long
Hong”. He was so scared, he fell over. The next day at school everyone covered
their ears. Cuby didn’t. He heard nothing. For one hour a screeching sound was
heard by his friends and teachers. Still nothing. Silence for him. He looked out of
the window that night and he saw it. His favorite video game coming to life. “This
is impossible!” he thought. Then everything became pitch black. He saw nothing,
until he saw CAKE! As far as the eye could see, CAKE. Suddenly, he woke up in
his bed. It was all just a bad dream. But it was his entire life in his dream. How
could it be? Was it real? No! He thought, “No, No, NOOO!”
Would You Rather
1: Would you rather eat bugs or eat paper?
2: Would you rather have toes for fingers or fingers for toes?
3: Would you rather live in Candy Land or Burger Landia?
4: Would you rather live in Antarctica or live in Jamaica?
5: Would you rather be stuck in a computer for the rest of your life or be stuck in
the middle of nowhere?
6: Would you rather kiss a frog or kiss a horse?
7: Would you rather eat a cockroach or hug a wall?
8: Would you rather eat raw eggs or eat raw bacon?
9: Would you rather live in a plane for the rest of your life while in flight or live
in a car for the rest of your life while driving?
10: Would you rather live in the mountains with tons of wolves or live in the
rainforest with tons of mosquitos?
11: Would you rather play video games for the rest of your life or play in a
bouncy house for the rest of your life?
12: Would you rather eat pizza for the rest of your life or fried chicken?
13: Would you rather eat fish eggs for the rest of your life or eat anchovies for
the rest of your life?
14: Would you rather eat rotten cheese or vegemite?
15: Would you rather stay in school for the rest of your life or be handcuffed to
your sibling for the rest of your life?
By Aliyah, Jordann, and Ann
Top Ten Jokes!
#1 Q: Did you hear about the rich bunny?
A: He was a millionhare!
#2 Q: What do you get when you cross a
frog with a rabbit?
A: A bunny ribbit.
If you could wish for
one thing, what
would you wish for?
By: MEGHAN
#3 Q: What would you get if you crossed
a rabbit with a bumblebee?
A: A honey bunny.
#4 Q: What is a bunny's favorite dance?
A: The bunny hop!
#5 Q: What kind of books do bunnies
read?
A: The ones with hoppy endings!
#6 Q: Do bunnies use combs?
A: No, they use hare brushes!
#7 Q: What do you call a pile of kittens?
A: a meowntain
#8 Q: Why don't cats like online shopping?
A: They prefer a cat-alogue.
#9 Q: What do you get if you cross a cat
with a dark horse?
A: Kitty Perry
#10 Q: What is smarter than a talking cat?
A: A spelling bee!
If I could wish for one
thing I would wish for
infinite wishes.
I would wish for infinite
wishes because then I
could help many people
and also help myself. If I
only had one wish I
could help a few people. I want to help as
many people as I can.
That’s why I want infinite wishes.
Minecraft Diamonds
How to find diamonds in all versions!
Do you like playing Minecraft? Want to know how to find diamonds in all versions? I’ve got the solution for you. First, you
need to staircase or dig down. But of course never dig down in
Minecraft, unless you’re in creative. Then you can do that. You
need to be at Y: 12 – Y: 9 because Y: 8 is the end of diamond level.
Once you are at that level, you can start strip mining. If you can’t
find any diamonds in your strip mine, skip 2 blocks and mine on
the third and then start strip mining. Remember, you can always
find diamonds at level 12-9 and you can always find a cave at diamond level. My last piece of advice is, you can always find diamonds near lava. Hope these tips help you find lots of diamonds.
Here are some additional tips to help you in you in Minecraft:
#1: Enchant your sword to fire aspect, so that way you can get
cooked meat right away!
#2: When you are digging up, place a torch beneath you just in
case sand or gravel fall on you.
#3: When you’re mining, place your torch on one side so you can
find your way home.
#4: If you don’t need something and you want to throw it away,
get a cactus and throw it in there. It makes it disappear faster.
Jordann
CALLING ALL WRITERS!
Have you always wanted to share your writing
talent with others? Now is your chance! New
Castle is going to have a writing contest for
students in grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th! The top
three pieces will be published in our final
edition.
Guidelines:
1.Topic of choice, but make sure it is of appropriate content.
2. Topic should be fiction.
3. Length can range from 1-3 paragraphs.
4. Make sure your name, teacher, and grade are clearly
written/on the back of your writing piece.
5. Writing pieces can be handwritten or typed.
6. Ask your teacher to place your writing piece
in the mailbox of Mrs. Knecht.
7. Pieces are due by June 15, 2016.
Contest by Caroline
DIY Stress Ball
Materials:
Balloon
Flour, rice, or beans
Funnel, spoon (optional)
Cup or bowl
Step 1: Get your flour, rice, or beans and put it in a cup or
bowl.
Step 2: Next use a spoon or funnel to put your ingredient in
the balloon.
Step 3: Once you are done putting the ingredient in the balloon, tie up the balloon.
Step4: Now you are ready to play with your DIY stress ball.
By Jordann
By Evelyn & Amber
Guidelines:
*All drawings must be on 8 1/2 x 11 plain white paper.
*You may draw anything you’d like, as long as it does not display
any type of violence.
*Once you have finished your drawing you may turn it in to Evelyn
Miranda or Amber Morgan in Mrs. Ganther’s room 34.
*Please include your name, room number, grade level, and teacher’s
name on the back of your artwork.
*We will announce the top 3 winners in the 3rd edition of the Dragon
Gazette which will be published in the summer.
*Please turn in your own work by June 15, 2016.
*Last but not least…
Now…
Practice,
Practice,
Practice!
She got married over the summer
She teaches 4th grade
She has brown hair
She has 24 kids in her class
She has 2 cats
She is 25 years old
She loves to teach
She loves cats
She just got a new student
She loves her kids
She makes learning fun in the best way
Mrs. Hastie!
Is a teacher at NCES
Teaches 4th grade
First year teaching at the castle
Is a female
Has blond hair
Use to teach at ODC
Has lunch at 12:08
Has taught 18 years altogether
Nom Nom Baking
Chocolate Covered Brownies
Ingredients:
Materials:
Brownie mixes
Wax paper
Chocolate morsels
Pan
Icing
Step 1: First, you need to make the brownies and bake it according to the instructions on the
box. .
Step 2: After it has cooled, crumble your brownies and add your icing. It’s basically like making a cake pop, but with brownies. Don’t put too much icing, or else it won’t stick together and
it will be too sweet.
Step 3: Once it is a doughy consistency, you can start making your brownie balls.
Step 4: Place them in the freezer for 20-30 min.
Step 5: Melt your chocolate morsels. You can melt them in the microwave or the stove. Once
they have melted, put the melted chocolate in a deep cup that is also wide enough to put your
brownie balls.
Step 6: When the brownie balls are frozen, it’s time to dip them in the chocolate.
Step 7: Dip the brownie balls in the chocolate. Use a fork or spoon and roll it around the chocolate. Once it is fully coated in the chocolate, get your fork or spoon and scoop it out of the
chocolate. Get the access chocolate by tapping the side.
Step 8: Place the brownie balls on wax paper to dry. Add sprinkles if you’d like to add color. .
By: Jordann
Winner, winner
Chicken dinner,
I eat meat
So let’s get thinner.
Don’t get too big chicken !
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Quick like a bunny
Run run run,
Quick like a bunny
Before I’m done!
By Mya and Megan
Nom Nom Baking: How to make cake pops!
Ingredients:
Materials:
Frosting
Lollipop Sticks
Cake
Spatula
Sprinkles
Wax paper
Chocolate
Pot and pan
Step 1: Make your cake ahead of time. You can use a cake mix or from scratch.
Step 2: Preheat your oven according to the box or the recipe. Allow time to cool. Crumble
the cake.
Step 3: Mix the frosting in the crumbled cake. Don’t Add the frosting little by little so it
won’t get too moist and won’t stick together. Now that it is in a doughy consistency, you
can start making your cake balls.
Step 3: Melt the chocolate morsels in the microwave or the stove.
Step 4: Dip the end of the lollipop stick in the chocolate and stick it in your cake balls half
way,
Step 5: Freeze the pops for an hour.
Step 6: Dip the whole cake ball into the melt chocolate.
Step 7: Tap your cake ball lightly so it won’t fall off or else it would ruin your cake balls!!
Step 8: Let your cake balls dry on a piece of Styrofoam or a cake pop holder. Add sprinkles
if you would like. By Jordann
Are you new to Minecraft? Want to learn the basics of
surviving your first night? Well, let’s get started!
What Should I Do First?
Find Some Sheep
Gather Wood
Make A Bed
Make Tools
Get Some Food
Make A Home Out Of The Wood
Sleep With Bed
You’ll Be Set for the Next Night!
It’s The Second Night! What do you do?
Bring Food
Get Mining Tools
Find A Mine
Find Some Ores *Get Stone Too*
Go Back Home
Smelt Ores With Furnace (Stone)
Use Those Ores For Tools
Go To Sleep
By: Anne
Decadent Triple Layer Mud Pie
By: Meghan
Ingredients:
3 squares of Baker’s semi-sweet baking chocolate, melted
¼ cup of canned sweetened condensed milk
1 Oreo Pie crust {6 ounces
½ cup chopped Planters Pecans, toasted
2 cups of cold milk
2 packages {4-serving size each} Jell-O Chocolate flavored
Instant Pudding and Pie filling
1 tub {8 ounces} Cool Whip Whipped Topping, thawed and divided
Instructions:
1. Mix chocolate and condensed milk until well blended. Pour into crust; sprinkle with pecans.
2. Pour milk into large bowl.
3. Add dry pudding mixes.
4. Beat with wire whisk for 2 minutes or until well blended. {Mixture will be thick}
5. Spoon 1 ½ cups of the pudding over pecans in crust.
6. Add half of the whipped topping to remaining pudding; stir with wire whisk until well
blended.
7. Spread over pudding layer in crust.
8. Top with remaining whipped topping.
REFRIGERATE 3 hour. Store leftover pie in refrigerator.
NOM NOM BAKING
Learn to make….. Chewy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies!!!!!!
Ingredients:
½ cup Butter, softened
½ cup Peanut Butter
1 cup packed Brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
2 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups chopped semisweet chocolate
How To Make:
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Step 2: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white
sugar until smooth.
Step 3: Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the corn syrup, water, and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; stir into the peanut butter mixture. Fold in chocolate
chunks.
Step 4: Place 3 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
Step 5: Bake for 12 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven, or until edges are golden. Allow
cookies to cool for 1 minute on the cookie sheet before placing on wire racks to cool completely.
By Aliyah
Would you rather?
(print the page, fill it in)
By Teena
Would you rather eat a tub of ice cream or live under water?
Would you rather be the most popular person on the planet or be on TV your entire
life?
Would you rather live at your best friend’s house or live in your school classroom?
Would you rather live in an underwater castle or live on land but in a jumbo mansion?
Would you rather live in a world of blue clouds or a blue cotton candy land?
Would you rather live with your teacher or with your family?
Would you rather spend a day at a haunted castle or spend a day at a princess castle?
Jokes
By Sarah
Knock. Knock. Who’s there? Lettuce! Lettuce
who? Lettuce in, it’s cold out here!
Did you hear about the romance in the tropical
fish tank? It was a case of guppy love.
How do you catch fish? With your bear hands!
What do you call two birds in love? Tweethearts!
Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Canoe. Canoe
who? Canoe help me with my homework?
Where do pencils go for vacation? Pencil-Vania.
Knock, Knock. Who’s there? Interrupting
squawking parrot. Interrupting….
SQQQUUUAAWWKKK
A man stayed at a hotel on Friday. Stayed two
days then left on Friday. How is this possible?
(His horse was named Friday!)
Knock knock! Who’s there? Cows go. Cows go
who? No silly, cows go “moo”.
Essay Writing contest
Are you one of those people who love to write?
Are you always walking around with a journal in
your hand? Do you get excited when the teacher
announces a writing assignment? Well, here is a
writing opportunity for you!
Narrative Writing (real or imaginative)
Limit of 4 pages.
Handwritten or typed.
Name, teacher, and grade must be on the front top right corner.
Must be turned in to room 26 by June 15, 2015 by 10:00.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.
By Sarah
Last week I went on an awesome trip with my family to Washington D.C. The best part was that it was spring time, which means that
the cherry blossoms were in bloom and they were having the Cherry
Blossom Parade! Our favorite monuments or memorials were the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Memorial. They were all amazing! What’s your favorite Memorial in Washington, D.C.?
Woohoo! That’s the sound of the crowd cheering at the multicolored floats in the Cherry Blossom Parade! Have you ever seen the
parade? It lasts more than 9 hours! After a while, we parked along the
East Avenue Drive. It was lined with tons of beautiful pink and white
cherry blossoms. We got a pamphlet and a map from a nice park ranger. I looked at the map and we all decided to go to the Washington
Monument. Once we got there, I looked up at the towering 555.5 foot
tall monument in honor of our 1st president. My mouth dropped open
at all the American flags surrounding it. I’ll be the first to admit, it
looked like a giant sharpened pencil! My dad said it was called an obelisk. I was reading the inscription that was engraved in the marble.
My eyes almost popped out of my head because the memorial was built
50 years after his death, so he never saw his own Monument! When I
was done reading the inscription, I almost burst into tears. He did so
much for our country!
Finally, we looked at the map. We went left to the Lincoln Memorial. I looked up and saw an entire row of states; they were engraved in
marble at the top! I read the passage and thought it was interesting
that his left hand is in a fist. That represents him doing what was right
for our country during the Civil War. His right hand is open because he
forgave people. Although it is true, it said he was the first president to
be assassinated! When I followed his eyes, he was looking through
Washington’s Monument, all the way to Ulysses S. Grant’s Monument.
It is so cool that they put him on the penny and the $5 bill!
After that, we went to the Martin Luther King Memorial. It said
he was a pastor, a leader, and he participated in the Civil Rights Movement. When I looked closer at the way they carved him in the stone, it
looked like he was the stone himself. My dad says it shows his strength
during his fight for African Americans. He even delivered his famous “I
have a dream speech”
on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
To wrap it all up, my trip to Washington D.C. over spring break
was an awesome and exciting experience. The monuments and memorials that I visited were unforgettable. Some of my favorite memorials or
monuments were the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument,
and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Everyone should experience
all the sites that Washington, D.C. has to offer! If you haven’t, talk to
your parents. It’s a trip you don’t want to miss out on!
By Sarah
Zoe’s Bloggy Life
(Your Source of Comedy)
Topic: My 1st School Dance
Ok, so once upon a time New Castle had
school dances. The first one I ever went to
was when I was in 1st grade. It was call the
FALL BALL. So when I got there, they legit
split the dance floor into grades. I had to
chill with the Kindergarten, 1st grade (of
course) and the 2nd graders, while the fun was
with the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. While the 3rd,
4th, and 5th graders were doing the Train
Lines, Macarena, Cha-cha Slide, and the Cupid Shuffle I , me and the younger
kids……..we just ate pizza and got a sugar
rush. Then, we all ran around like crazy. Never the less, it was pretty fun. So that was the
story of my first unforgettable school dance
at the castle!
By Erick
Nom Nom Baking
Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
Ingredients:
white sugar
Peanut butter
1 egg
Hershey’s Chocolate Kisses
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375F.
Step 2: Combine 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter with
1 egg.
Step 3: Once the ingredients are mixed, shape them into little
balls. If your dough is too sticky, refrigerate for ½ an hour.
Step 4: Bake cookies for 10 min.
Step 5: When finished baking, place a chocolate kiss in the center of the warm cookie.
By Jordann
GUESS WHO THIS PERSON IS!
By: Heather and Deanna
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This person is a woman
She is not a teacher
She stands in the front of the school
She walks though the hallway sometimes
Has meetings with all the grades\teachers
WHO IS SHE?
Mrs. Harris
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Guess Who?
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By Caroline
Female teacher
Brown, curly hair
Glasses
Works with Mrs. Buckley
Monsters on her door
Teaches fourth grade
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How is Your Spanish?
By Evelyn
Spanish
Hi/Hello = Hola
Yes = Si
No/Not = Not
How are you?= camuastas
Good = bweno
Very good = mui bwenno
Guess Who?
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This person is a teacher at New Castle
This teacher has black hair
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By Mya
A sweet smile
This teacher is a female
She has a Mini Cooper
She loves the Peanuts Gang
She teaches the gifted cluster class
BREAKING NEWS
ART CONTEST!!!!!
Theme: NEW CASTLE SPIRIT!!!
Guidelines:
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Can use crayons, colored pencils, paints,
chalks, or markers.
Can use canvas or white plain paper.
Submit to Mrs. Knecht in room 26.
Art work will be featured in the summer
edition of the Dragon Gazette.
Deadline for submissions is June 15, 2015.
By Aliyah
How to Do Redstone in Minecraft
by Erick
Redstone can be very difficult but can also be easy. I
am going to explain to you how to make a Redstone
contraption. I will tell you how to make some-
thing pop out of a dispenser. To begin, make a
dispenser with cobblestone, 1 bow and arrow,
and 1 Redstone dust. Place down at least 4-5
pieces of Redstone dust. (It depends on how
long you want the contraption to last). Next,
make a lever or a button for the source. Lever,
1 cobblestone, stick and button is 1 smooth
stone. Melt the cobblestone in the furnace for
smooth stone. Place the dispenser at the end of
the Redstone wire and place a block in the dispenser. Switch the lever or push the button for
it to start. Good luck.
Thriller Chiller V1.
By Anne, Aliyah, and Jordann
It was an eerie and stormy afternoon. The school doors were abruptly
closed and the windows left open. The winds blew through and gave a shivering
chill. All students were gone except two twins named Lela and Alex. They
were staying after school for show auditions, but nobody was there. “Where are
all the people?” Alex said trembling. “I don’t know, even the judges aren’t
here” Lela said with a quivering voice. Suddenly they saw two shadows appear.
“WHAT was that?” Alex bellowed tensely. The shadows moved closer and closer towards the twins. “AHHHHHH!” Lela shrieked. “RUNNNNNN!!” said Alex.
As the twins were running, the shadows were gliding swiftly behind them. The
twins turned a corner and were suddenly imprisoned by the shadows. More and
more shadows came toward them, soon they were enclosed. As they covered
their alarmed faces……..
Stay tuned for the ending to the story in the next edition.