Vol. V Issue 5 January 2021
Class of the Month: 4th grade By: Jeanine D. and Sara D.
Hello Cougars! This month’s class of the month is our fourth grade class! Their favorite field trip they’ve gone on was to Healthworks in 2nd grade. Some things they like about their teacher is her sense of humor to help them concentrate, how nice she is, and that she’s a good dancer! Even though her class might not think this, we do! The 4th grade class is excited for many things this year. They are happy to play in the park, do science experiments, and see pictures of ladybugs.They cannot wait to see the baby calves of the momma cow they adopted.
About the teacher: Mrs. Hanke ★ Her favorite color is purple. ★ Her hobbies (favorite thing to do) are hiking and listening to podcasts. ★ She loves all candy. ★ She loves ladybugs. ★ She is an AMAZING dancer and singer.
Stay tuned for next month’s class of the month!
HOPE By: Naibishina F.
This month's bible verse is Isaiah 40:31. “Those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.” This means that you should trust in God and you will find the right path. You should always trust God even when you are going through tough times. He will help you out. What does this verse mean to you?
1 Elementary Book Review Movie Review By: Sara D. and Tina N. By: Tina N. and Zach S
Hey Cougars! This month’s movie is Hey Cougars! This month’s The One and Only Ivan. This movie elementary book is Cowgirl is based off of the book, The One Rosie and Her Five Baby Bison and Only Ivan, by Katherine by Stephen Gulbis. This is book Applegate. This movie is about Ivan, is about Cowgirl Rosie and her a mighty silverback. Ivan was raised five baby bison: Bigwig, Bonnie, by Mack, the owner of the Big Top Beefy, Butch, and Baby B. Mall. Ivan is a part of an act that Cowgirl Rosie’s bison get lost on their way to visit brings the mall money. A new baby Sheriff Joe. With the help of Sheriff Joe, she does all elephant, Ruby, comes to the mall when less people she can to find her babies. Read this book to find out come to the act. Stella ,a dying elephant, tells Ivan to what happened to Cowgirl Rosie’s bison. keep a promise by keeping Ruby safe and getting her out of the circus. Will Ivan save Ruby? Watch The One and Only Ivan to find out!
Middle School Book Review Restaurant Review By: Anna C. By: John H. and Zach S.
This book, The One And Only Fitz’s is the best restaurant in my opinion Ivan by Katherine Apple Gate, (Zach). The menu is full of great floats, Burgers, was recommended to me by and so much more. My (Zach) favorite meal and many of my friends. This book float is The River City burger and The Big Black is a touching story of a gorilla Forest Float. And as for me (John H.), I would who lives in a circus in the prefer the MT Everest Special float and the Philly mall. He loves to make art, Cheese Steak (without onions). As you can see by which sells at twenty dollars our opinions, this is one of the best restaurants in apiece at the gift shop, twenty existence. five with a frame. One day the elephant in the Visit the website https://fitzsrootbeer.com/ cage next to him dies, but not before making Ivan or go to the restaurant in Sappington, Missouri or promise something to her. With a promise to keep Delmar, in the Delmar loop. and help from friends, Ivan learns the meaning of This article is brought to you by: home. This book can be found in Mrs. Maxfield´s library. Preschool News TV Show review By: Grant M. By: Tina N. and Anna C.
All of the preschoolers have been busy learning This month’s show is My Little about winter things. This month, we are mainly Pony: Friendship is Magic! This focusing on one class, Mrs. Bolling’s class. They show has 9 seasons and you can started by talking about signs to know when it's winter, watch them on Hulu, Amazon like bare trees, snow, and cold weather. Then, they Prime, Philo, and many more! It is played games to build their own snowmen. They even also on Netflix, but there are only painted snowmen with puffy paint! They also talked 8 seasons available instead of 9. about what animals do in the winter. This show is about Princess Celestia sending her student, Twilight Sparkle, to Ponyville to make friends and improve her socialization skills. Twilight Sparkle makes some new friends: Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity. Each pony represents one magic spirit; loyalty, honesty, laughter, kindness, and generosity. Get ready to be blown away and watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic!
Fisher F. showing off his penguin piece of art he made. Game Review By: Zach S. In Mrs. Pierce's class, they did a lot of things involving Super Mario Party is a snowmen. game that is the best to play with friends or by yourself the choice is yours. The game’s goal is to get the most stars which each cost 10 coins. However, on certain spots different things can happen. There‘s also a variety of characters to choose from including Mario, Luigi, and many more. Well “Pro Gamers” that’s all for this month.
Ethan and Will painting. Cougar Contest By: Sara D. and Nabi F. In Mrs. Maxfield’s class, they had fun with snowflakes and hoped for real snow to play in. Hello cougars! This month's coloring contest will be to design your own snow globe! All you have to do to enter the contest is to design your snow globe. Then,write your name and grade and give it to your teacher. It will be due on February 4th . Don’t forget that we are looking for creativity. If you win, your prize will be a dress down pass and a sweet treat.
3 St. Louis Attractions Christmas World Records By: Candace D. By: Zach S. And Jon T.
Welcome back Cougars! I hope you had a great break. To kick off the New Most Expensive Dessert Year’s magic, let’s go to one of the magical places in STL! The Magic House is a The most expensive dessert is The Frrrozen place where you can be anything from a pizza maker, Haute Chocolate ice cream sundae costing to a cashier, to even a President! The magic house $25,000 (£12,000), which was added to the admission is very affordable for adults and kids. The menu of the Serendipity 3 restaurant, New most creative thing about it, they have activities for all York, USA on 7 November 2007. ages! For example, my favorite thing to do there is to go into the shadow room and see my shadow dance with me on the wall! The Magic House staff are taking extra precautions for every exhibit like cleaning everything after 5 people. Don’t forget to reserve your ticket today at: https://www.magichouse.org/ See you there!
Animal of the Month:The
American Quarter Horse Largest Slackline over Water By: Jonathan T. walked by JULIAN MITTERMAIER. The slackline was approximately The American Quarter Horse is 2211 feet long! It took 59 minutes one of the most popular and one and 26 seconds. of the oldest horse breeds in North America. They can weigh anywhere from 950 lbs to 1200 lbs. This breed is on the lower end of the horse height spectrum measuring from 14 to 16 hands (1 hand=4 inches). This means that some Quarter Horses are ponies, and some are horses! A pony is a horse under the height of 14.5 hands. These beautiful beasts have a life expectancy of around 25 years. They are generally the color sorrel - brownish-red - but can be other colors like a lighter dun, which is also a brownish color. This breed is historically known for pulling wagons, herding cattle, and competing in rodeo events such as barrel racing.
Blocksdorf, Katherine. “American Quarter Is North America's Most Popular Horse Breed.” The Spruce Pets, 3 Dec. 2019, www.thesprucepets.com/meet-the-american-quarter-horse-1886138.
4 The History of Inauguration Celebrity Look-Alikes Day By: Sara D. and Tina N. By: Candace D. and Jeanine D.
Victor from Leap! Jacob H. (6th grader)
Inauguration Day is a day after our Our first celebrity look alike is Jacob Hanke and President’s four year term is up and a new Victor from Leap! They both have the same brown hair president is being elected to represent and protect and brown eyes. They also have a smile that looks similar. We think they look alike, what about you? our country. This year, Inauguration Day took place Wednesday, January 20. Read more to learn about this special day. A presidential inauguration is a ceremonial event centered on the formal transition of a new president into office, usually in democracies where this official has been elected. The first Inauguration Day happened on March 4, 1789 in New York City, when George Washington became the first president of the United States. Originally, Inauguration Day was held on March 4. But the Renée Elise Goldsberry Brooke K.(2nd grader) inauguration of Roosevelt and Vice President Garner occurred after the passage of the 20th Our second celebrity look alike is Brooke King amendment. Nicknamed the Lame Duck and Renée Elise Goldsberry, who is known for playing Amendment, it moved the inauguration date from Angelica Schuyler in Broadway’s Hamilton. They both have black hair and brown eyes. They also have a March 4th to January 20th. similar nose. They are both ready to take on the world! This year, President Elect, Joe Biden and These two could be sisters! What do you think? Vice President Elect, Kamala Harris both became President and Vice President of our United States. law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/ina ugurationconstit.html
5 Cougar Survey Fun Facts By: Sara D. and Grant M. By: Jon T.
For this month’s survey the question was McDonald’s once made “What’s your favorite cartoon?” The choices were Dora bubblegum-flavored broccoli the Explorer, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Spongebob Squarepants, Phineas and Ferb, and Peppa Pig. The cartoon with the most votes was Spongebob Squarepants! The cartoon with the least amount of votes was Dora the Explorer. Also, 39 students chose to do another cartoon. Make sure you stay tuned for the next survey!
Scotland has 421 words for“snow”
Armadillo shells are bulletproof
Birthdays
Chloe J. Jan.2nd Gabriel C. Jan. 16th BIBLIOGRAPHY Deepsyash G. Jan 2nd Samuel P. Jan. 28th Grant M. Jan. 2nd Ezra M. Jan. 29th Laliberte, Marissa, and Jayna Taylor-Smith. “100 Fun and Interesting Facts About Practically Everything.” Reader's Digest, Luca T. Jan. 3rd Naomi B. Jan. 29th Reader's Digest, 14 Sept. 2020, www.rd.com/list/interesting-facts/. Blake P. Jan. 7th Kyan S. Jan. 29th Andrew C. Jan. 9th Esther H. Jan. 30th Ryan R. Jan. 10th Fiona H. Jan. 31st George M. Jan. 11th Ava M. Jan. 13th Baptismal birthdays Desmond D. Jan. 1st Caylin S. Jan. 2nd Abby B. Jan. 5th Kai D. Jan. 5th Anna C. Jan. 13th
6 Kids activities: Word Search By: Zach S.
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