PROPERTY OF SARAH E LEEMANS The Puma Journal JANUARY 2020 Fred Rodgers Magnet Academy
FEATURING OUR AMAZING STAFF! BY LILYANA OLVERA & EVELYN G. Q: What do you enjoy about For this edition of Puma your job? News, 8th grade students A: I enjoy getting to work with SUDOKU Lilyana O. and Evelyn G. the students in our school and I BY KORIMA GONZALEZ & enjoy seeing them every day. decided to interview Ms. NOÉ MARTINEZ Hampton, who is a secretary Q: What are some good Winter is the time to in the office. Be on the memories you’ve had while lookout for more staff exercise your brain as you interviews by the Puma working at our school? stay in from the cold. Please A: Some good memories are News members in the next enjoy this featured Sudoku! getting to know all of the edition of the newspaper! students and staff, and also it puzzle from the New York does make me happy to see Times! Q: How long have you been students improve on their working at our school? progress. A: I’ve been working for about one year. Q: How is it working with the principal and assistant Q: What do you do on a daily principal? basis? A: It’s very nice to work with A: On a daily basis, I answer them on a daily basis. Working phone calls and work with with them feels no different students and staff members. than working with my other coworkers in the building. Q: How are you trying to help the school? A: To help the school, I make sure all of our financial things are in order, make sure our front office knows what to achieve for the day, and help out with anything that has to do with the students when needed.
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE – WINTER BY ANAHI NEVAREZ
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New Year’s Day 8) shovel 9) ice 9) 9) ice 9) shovel 8) Day Year’s New
snow 4) winter 5) January 6) scarf 7) 7) scarf 6) January 5) winter 4) snow
freezing 2) Olaf 3) 3) Olaf 2) freezing 1) ANSWERS:
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ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT BY DANNY BARRAZA
Wrestling at FRMA!
Xavier Rodriguez, 8th, Wrestling
Q: Why did you join wrestling? A: Because I started at a young age.
Q: How long have you been wrestling? A: Since 4th grade.
Q: Do you think you’re good at it? A: Yes, because I placed in the City of Lights tournament.
Q: Tell us about the City of Lights Tournament. A: It went well except for the last match; I placed 2nd.
Q: What are some advantages to wrestling? Some disadvantages? A: I got much stronger but have a tight schedule.
Q: Any tips for people interested in wrestling? A: Just have fun and try to go to every practice.
Q: Do you think that FRMA should have a wrestling team? A: Yes.
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CLUB CORNER: CODING CLUB! BY ANAHI MORENO
Questions for Mr. Swanson, Coding Club leader and 7th grade Math teacher Q: How old are you? Q: How would you make this club better? A: I am . . . uhh . . . twenty years old. A: Something I’m still trying to figure out is how to specialize and get really good at a coding Q: How long have you been teaching at FRMA? language versus getting a wide variety of A: Seven years. experiences and trying lots of different things. I don’t quite know how to round to those two things. Q: What are your greatest professional strengths? A: I’m tempted to say something facetious like Q: Why did you decide to teach coding club? handsome or something. Handsome it is. A: So I taught math for a couple years before I started coding club and I really think math is Q: How long have you been teaching coding club? valuable, I think it teaches you how to think and A: I think this is year three; I’m not totally sure. use numbers and problem solve, but it wasn’t as much problem solving as I really wanted, which is Q: What do students do in Coding Club? where coding club comes in. A: Coding Club is all about solving problems. If you like doing puzzles, you will love doing coding club. A lot of students have this impression that it is something where you have to be experienced. Nope, so everyone should come and try it!
Q: Would you say you’re good at coding? A: I would say I’m learning. I’ve got a couple tricks, but I’m still learning like everyone else.
Q: How much extra stress does this club add onto your life? A: This club is actually like most of the clubs that I do; it’s pretty fun for me. There’s a lot to keep track of because students get to choose the different activities they want to do, but I really enjoy getting the opportunity to work side by side with them.
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MUSICIAN OF THE MONTH BY YAVÉT ESCAREÑO
Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez.
This month I will be talking about Jessie Reyez, an She is 28 and has said in many songs and upcoming Canadian Singer-Songwriter. She interviews that she’s wanted to be a singer started to launch her career about four years ago. since she was a little girl and has always been Her first official song she wrote when signed to a doing her best to get big. She was born June 12, label was called “Figures.” It peaked at #58 on the 1991 in Toronto, Ontario to her Columbian Canada Hot 100 and went certified double parents. Her father introduced her to the platinum. She has been featured with multiple artists on different albums and singles, including guitar, which sparked her interest towards a artists Russ, Lewis Capaldi, Eminem, and Calvin music career, and she wrote her own music in Harris. high school. Jessie was nominated for a Grammy this year for best urban contemporary She is a hard worker and still trying to make album! In summary, Jessie Reyez is a her way up in the music industry. Her label is hardworking young woman determined for called “FMLY,” and she released her “Figures” success while still having fun and standing up EP back on April 21, 2017 while releasing her for others. most recent EP (Being Human in Public) on October 19, 2018. She does a variety of music and genres to tell a story but the music industry classifies her as a R&B/Soul but she is really open to music genres. She really loves to embrace her Latina culture and background.
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RESTAURANTS IN OUR AREA BY GABE CAMACHO
Abarrotes Chepa “Chepa Grocery” “Carnitas Chepa & Groceries”
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MONTHLY POLL – 7TH GRADE BY DIEGO GARCIA & JOSÉ CARDEÑAS
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FEATURED ARTISTS BY MILEYKA LEDEZMA, KARINA LOPEZ, & REVEN STEWART
Enjoy the following pieces from some of our 8th grade students.
Mileyka Ledezma 8th grade 13 years old Made with: Colored pens
Karina Lopez 8th grade 13 years old Made with: Paint
Group effort: Odalis, Mjay, Gabe, Natalia, Karina, Reven, Mileyka 8th graders 13-14 year olds Made with: Receipts, markers, and tape
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TASTY TREATS BY NATALIA UMANA Take a look at this delicious dessert for the Valentine’s Day season!
INGREDIENTS: COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
For the base: 1. Toast the almonds in a dry frying pan over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes, • 200g almonds until they smell nutty and toasted. Leave it to cool slightly. • 3 tbsp coconut oil 2. Pour the toasted almonds into a food processor and blitz until finely chopped. • 2 tbsp coconut Add the coconut oil and sugar and blend until completely incorporated. sugar 3. Divide the mixture between four small jam jars and press down to make a For the topping: firm base. Place the jars in the fridge to firm up while you make the topping. • 250g low-fat 4. Put the cream cheese and yogurt into a mixing bowl and beat together with a cream cheese wooden spoon. Once mixed, add 1 tablespoon of the coconut sugar, maple • 300g Greek syrup or honey, with the lemon juice, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Mix again yogurt and taste, adding the remaining sugar, honey or maple syrup, if needed. • 1-2 tbsp coconut 5. Stir half the blueberries into the topping and roughly mix so that they aren’t sugar or syrup completely broken up but instead give a swirling pattern to the mixture. • 1 tbsp lemon juice • 1 tbsp vanilla 6. Remove the jam jars from the fridge and divide the topping mixture extract between them, filling each one until there is a 2cm gap from the top. Tap • 200g frozen the bottom of the jars gently on the work surface to level out the filling. blueberries 7. Divide the remaining blueberries between the jars, making sure you don’t • Pinch of salt over-fill them if you plan to put the lids on for transportation.
Even though the 8. Return the jars to the fridge and chill for at least an hour to firm up. ingredients are simple, there are 9. Serve the cheesecakes straight from the fridge with teaspoons or put few important steps them into a cool bag to take with you on a picnic. to follow to make it right: