issue 29 No. 10 vol. 5 Cobble Hill,POST Brooklyn | winter 2017 © P.S.29 / The John M. Harrigan School SUPERHEROES Catch ’em Remembering OF ANCIENT BookCourt TIMES All: But See page 15 See page 8 Carefully See page 18 Eat Pie and Shop Brings People Together

BY TESS CURTIS (5-500) highest number of pies donated ever: 412! Usually we get 275 at the most. Of Eat Pie and Shop is a pie fair, baking these, 60 pies were baked and donated competition and holiday gift fair at by P.S. 29 students! Koren said that this P.S. 29, currently in its eighth year. It year, there were also more volunteers happens every year on the Sunday after for clean-up than ever before and she Thanksgiving. It’s become one of the explained that all the leftover food and school’s most beloved days of the year. pies were donated to Bowery Mission I got my information from two parents, shelter [which is a New York city charity Leslie Koren and Emily Steed, who that serves meals to homeless and helped organize this year’s event and hungry men and women] for the first shared some fun facts​ with the 29 Post! time. They explained how it works: Grown- Kudos to this year’s student winners: ups and kids in the P.S. 29 community In the kid-judged category we had in donate homemade and store-bought pies 1st Charlie Napoli (1-303), 2nd Emma and hundreds and hundreds of people Goldschmid (1-305) and 3rd Coco trickle through the ground floor of the Maloney (5-505) & Connor Mitchener school to taste the delicious pies and do (4-524). some holiday shopping at the great local In the general ballot competition, craftspeople’s tables! Maloney (5-505) and Mitchener (4-524) There are many different things to do. repeated their 2015 victory, followed by You can taste pies, shop at the holiday Bowie Loxton (4-508) and Jack (4-509) fair and also there are lots of free fun and Emily Belasky (3-414)! craft tables for kids! Students perform ​Emily ​Steed said the event is really at the entrance and also the chorus sings fun and people should consider too! volunteering next year! “I love Eat All the money that is raised from Pie and Shop! We have been going to pie sales goes to P.S. 29’s arts and Eat Pie and Shop since my son Owen enrichment programs. Also, craftspeople Maloney (who graduated from PS 29 pay a fee to have a table at the craft fair, two years ago) was in Kindergarten, and and that money goes to the school too. we have come every single year since For the pie competition, the grown- - that’s ​8​ years in a row! My daughter ups can either donate pies or enter Coco Maloney (5-505) and her brother their pies into a celebrity-judged baking Owen also volunteer and help at the kid- contest. Kids can enter their pies into baked pie table and help register pies a kid-judged competition. This year, Some of the delectable student-baked entries in the pie contest at Eat, Pie and Shop. Leslie Koren told me, there were the CONTINUED ON P4 Photo by Charlie Smith Looking Back At Our School’s History BY JACK CAPPO (4-521), JAMES ROGERS (4-509) by their abilities then. There was a model football, foursquare, and tag. In 1974, AND ADLAI WHITE (4-509) apartment on the 4th floor so kids could there was a metal turtle in the school learn how to cook and take care of the yard, which is not there today. P.S. 29 opened in 1917, one hundred house. It was mostly girls who took those In the old days around the 1920s, years ago! The first school building was classes. if you spoke a language other than on Columbia and Amity Streets. The School food has changed a lot over the English, you would;t be allowed to speak new P.S. 29 (the current one) opened years: In the first years of the school, it at school. Only English. But today the in 1920; originally, there were plans to kids went home for lunch because there school celebrates the fact that students include two swimming pools, a bowling was no cafeteria. In 1944, there was a speak more than 25 different languages alley, and a rifle range in the basement cafeteria and if you couldn’t go home and kids aren’t punished if they speak but sadly the plans never got approved. for lunch you could eat there. In the them in school. The school used to go up to sixth 1980’s kids would invite their friends In a lot of ways the school is the grade but today students graduate after home for lunch and sometimes never go same. For example kids still play a lot of fifth grade. The school was named after back to school after lunch for the rest of the same games at recess and kids still John M. Harrigan, a doctor at Bellevue Students hanging out in the P.S. 29 the day. Kids continued to go home for eat lunch in the cafeteria. Class size is Hospital in Manhattan. Dr. Harrigan schoolyard circa 1976. Photo courtesy of lunch into the 1990s, when a kid was hit smaller today though overcrowding is a served on the Board of Education and Francine Rosado-Cruz. by a car in 1993 while crossing Henry problem today too. believed in teachers’ rights. After he Street and broke both of his legs. And most importantly, the school is died in 1917, the board decided to name then, there were as many as 40 kids in At recess, kids use to play hopscotch, still named the John M. Harrigan School the school after him. a class and there were no tables in the jump-rope, hula hoops, baseball, and most people today still do not know The first principal of the new school classroom. Unlike today where kids are basketball, kick ball and handball. Today that the school is named after him or was Dr. Frederick Memmot. Back grouped by grade, kids were grouped kids play soccer, basketball, kickball, who he was. Page 2 29POST 29POST Page 3 Technology In The Classroom The Story My Strong is Beautiful BY DEVIN WAXMAN (5-505) Newspaper Club uses Google Drive for their articles.) Behind the BY CLAUDIA ROTHBERG (4-507) Many people ask questions about When interviewed last year about AND DELLA STERN (4-509) technology in the classroom. Well, here this subject, then-fourth grade teachers are some answers: Ms. Jackie (Pre-K Mr. Berns and Ms. Junsay said this ‘Hamilton’ “My Strong is Beautiful” is an after- 311) teaches Pre-K students and includes about technology in the classrooms: school program for girls that third grade technology in their learning. She says “Overall, we think using technology teacher, Lynn Manna started at P.S. this about technology: “Our world is in the classroom is great because it is Mixtape 29. Ms. Lynn teaches girls to love sports becoming increasingly more dependent important to learn the skills needed to even if someone tells them that they on technology. type and research on the internet, but can’t play. This is Ms. Lynn’s second year Having technology in the classroom it can sometimes be distracting. Using BY JONAH MERKIN (5-500) teaching, “My Strong is Beautiful.” We will help prepare children for their technology in the classroom has helped wanted to know a little more about this journey into the real world! Today’s to keep students engaged and make some Remember that hit musical from last program, so we interviewed her! children also love technology – having lessons more interactiv year, ‘Hamilton’? Well, now there is a She told us she loves the program technology in the classroom helps engage e. For example, we are able to use completely new version using some of because, “some girls at P.S. 29 feel children in learning since they are using our class Chromebooks to type during the most famous rappers from the 80’s excluded from sports in the schoolyard the tools that they enjoy. Technology in writing workshop on Google Drive, which and 90’s like Busta Rhymes and The and I thought the program would the classroom also helps reach diversity in most students enjoy. It also allows the Roots. be great for our school.” Ms. Lynn’s learning.” teachers to keep track of the writing more There are also some modern day favorite part of teaching this program is Ms. Aurora (K-232) is another lower- easily. In social studies, we have used rappers who are known by many people, working on different sports each week, grade teacher who uses technology in think it’s helpful because it allows all the We use iPads during morning work time our computers to conduct research and like Wiz Khalifa, Sia, and even the and seeing how the girls support each the classrooms. “In Kindergarten we use children to see whatever I am using to and throughout the day to enhance our students have access to a wider variety famous Usher. Then, there is a misfit other so much. Ms. Lynn got the idea to iPads in morning centers. On the ipads teach, since the projector makes it a lot work in a fun way, and we love taking of sources than they would if we didn’t singer who goes by the name of Jimmy teach this program from her 14-year old the children play games to reinforce math bigger.” pictures and video of our work to share use the computers. They’ve been able to Fallon (he’s actually a comedian on TV). daughter, Caroline, “who is very involved and reading skills. They can practice Many teachers use iPads in the with each other.” access American Revolution Books and The Hamilton Mixtape is a collection in sports,” she says. sight words, read books, and practice classroom. The ipads are used for Third grade teacher Mr. Carver added: research different topics. of songs from the Hamilton playlist. Strong Girls after-school programs working with numbers. As a teacher, I reading, math and writing. Most teachers “I have iPads in my room. I think when Sometimes the technology can be Lin Manuel Miranda has taken his have also been run in schools in use something called a document camera like the technology because they think it’s used correctly, technology can enhance distracting or overwhelming because you favorite songs from the Hamilton Massachusetts and Clinton, New which allows me to project anything on a fun way for kids to learn. Ms. Katy (1- teaching and learning. I don’t think have the whole internet at your fingertips soundtrack and used famous musicians York, but P.S. 29 is the first school in the screen. I use it when I am teaching 305) uses technology in almost all of her teachers should use it too much though. and can get sidetracked easily. It can be to sing them. New York City to have the program. reading (I project small books on the subjects. “We’re trying to use technology It should be one of many tools. Students frustrating if the internet or technology This mixtape is not the first to do this, In addition to yoga, stretching and Ms. Lynn with her original My Strong is Beautiful athletes. Photo by Monica Gutierrez screen), I use it during writing workshop more and more in the classroom and the often enjoy using them, which helps keep isn’t working properly or if something many other famous playlists have done conditioning, Ms. Lynn worked with to show how I write and come up with class is so excited whenever we get to try them engaged. Technology is such a big goes wrong, like when documents get it as well. But, the Hamilton Mixtape is the girls on their basketball, volleyball, Volleyball Day when she taught while she was starting this program. ideas and new technology and apps in class. I use part of our future, it would be a crime to erased on Google Drive. Most of the time a huge hit because of the vast popularity soccer and hockey skills. volleyball skills with balloons and The main challenge is finding a space to I also use it to show other children’s the document camera in almost every keep our students from using it.” though, the technology works and we of the Broadway play. I interviewed The girls loved wearing their Strong the girls got very silly. She also loved play. There are many other after-school work. Occasionally I may use it during subject so students can study our books, Some teachers use Google Drive for are able to do a lot great things in the 10 fifth graders, asking each of them Girls jerseys each week and they also “Alumni Day,” when girls from last programs at P.S. 29, so the gym is often math to show how to play a game. I writing, math manipulatives, etc up close. writing exercises. (And every student in classroom.” if they have listened to the Hamilton got to wear bracelets that say “Believe,” year (current third-graders) joined the unavailable. But when Ms. Lynn does Mixtape. In the end, only four of them so they can remember to believe inn class. She had almost 20 girls doing yoga find a place to play, the girls have a had. themselves and never give up,” as Ms. poses at the same time! wonderful time! Ms. Lynn, says: “I love As you can see, the popularity Lynn explained. Though the school has been doing Strong Girls at P.S. 29 and I of ‘Hamilton’ in fifth grade has She loves lots about the program supportive, there were some real hope we can continue for a long time to We’re Ready To Read! Is The Buddy- dropped, maybe not majorly, but it still but one of the funniest days was challenges that Ms. Lynn had to face come!” dropped. But that’s to be expected as new things come out. It has most likely BY RUBY FRANK (5-506) Dance (just to name a few). dropped in popularity because most of Day in the Life of a School Aide: It also helps promote reading! We Bench Working? the main cast has left, and after so long Getting to Know Ms. A Have you ever wondered how our P.S. asked Alison what kinds of books on Broadway the demand is dropping. Talking to Ms. Evelise 29 Bookfair works? Our P.S. 29 Parents are chosen. “We carry fiction and But trust me, if you loved the play BY RYAN GEISLER (4-508) AND Her favorite outdoor activity have worked insanely hard to make nonfiction books for kids all the way BY ALEXANDRA RENNIE (5-527) soundtrack, than you will love this BY SADIE FRANKEL SOPHIE SHEA (4-524) is hiking because she likes the our Book Fair the best it can be. Stick into middle school. The Diversity AND TALIA WILLSCHER (5-506) mixtape. (4-521) AND SOFIA outdoors. around to find out more! Committee also sends a list so that And if you love Jimmy Fallon, Usher MARK (4-508) Do you know Ms. A (aka Her favorite foods are I asked P.S. 29 parent Allison Leale, families and classrooms can build a The schools of New York have recently and much more modern day rappers Kristen Adamczyk), the potato chips and Fritos. the PTA president, a few questions. more diverse library. Sometimes we started putting “Buddy Benches” in you will also love this mixtape. How much do you best art teacher EVER? She grew up in Clifton Park, How much money does the fair usually even carry adult books.” their yards. The first Buddy Bench was know about Ms. We bet you do. But how NY which is near Saratoga raise? “The Book Fair is held in the “We also offer toys, fun pens and installed at an elementary school in You can also read this article on the 29 Evelise? She is one much do you really know Springs. fall, in October, and in the spring, in sticker books, and different types of Pennsylvania, and the idea has spread Post blog at ps29brooklyn.org and listen of the school aides about this awesome art Ms. A has been written June. We hope to make about $9000 balls and silly putty. We are not in nationally over the last few years. to some of the songs. and has been teacher? She loves working at about before in the 29 Post in the fall and $3000 in the spring. control of the toys. Fork & Pencil sends There’s even a whole blog dedicated to working at the P.S. 29 because she loves kids and it’s no surprise. Opal We make more money in the fall since what they think is best.” showing how important Buddy Benches school for a long and art. Her favorite painting Williams Law, a fourth families shop the teacher wish lists for Fork and Pencil is a local store run by are. time. Without in her room is ‘Cityscape’ by grader says: “Ms. A is their child’s new classroom and also Alex, a P.S. 29 parent who brought the P.S. 29 installed a Buddy Bench her, P.S. 29 would Richard Diebenkorn because really peaceful, and lets us buy holiday gifts.” idea of a new book fair to the school. before this school year started. (Listen run much less Q: Has anything weird ever she likes all the shapes and express our feelings through The goal, Alison explained, “is Now his shop supplies all the books and to this 29 Post podcast by fourth-grader smoothly. happened in the lunchroom? colors in the painting. Her art.” Daniella Place, another to have every kid at school have the toys for the fair. We get a larger percent Jake Johnson to hear why the bench was A: Yes. Someone once barfed favorite project to teach fourth grader says “ Ms. A is opportunity to go home with a book. back (35%) plus it is great to partner installed.) Q: How long have you on my shoes. is the Chinese landscape very nice, very open and has Combined, the book fair is one of our with a small, local shop. The point of a Buddy Bench is that worked here? paintings in 3rd grade. Her a very warm heart. I think larger fundraisers but the PTA also I asked some P.S. 29 students about when kids need someone to play with A: 23 years. Q: Do you like your job? favorite room in the school she’s the best art teacher supplies scholarship so that kids who what they bought. Juliet Baenziger at recess, and have no one to hang out Why? is her classroom because ever!” don’t bring in money from home can (5-506) bought a drawing manga with, they can sit down—on the very Q: What are some things you A: I love my job because I she feels happy there. Her As you can see, there are a still buy books.” book, and a pencil. She says she really decorated Buddy Bench–and in UNDER Relaxing on the Buddy Bench. have to do? love working with kids. favorite artist is Louise LOT of things you might not The book fair is important because it enjoyed the book fair. Coco Maloney a minute, someone should ask them to Photo by Monica Gutierrez A: A little bit of everything. I Bourgeois. have know about Ms. A, and raises money for art & science supplies; (5-505) bought a quiz book and some play. work in the cafeteria a lot. Ms. Evelise does a big job at If she wasn’t an art teacher we hope you learned some of enrichments like chess, STREB, putty. The next fair is the week of June “Buddy Bench rules, to make new Then, the next day, the same people I even check for lice. P.S. 29! she would be a park ranger. them! ballroom dance, band, and African 5th! Happy reading! friends” says the rules, posted at school. were there again, looking just the same There are posters on the walls around as the day before. We asked them to the school about the Buddy Bench, leave the bench, as they are already NURSE NICOLETTE AT YOUR SERVICE explaining how it works and what it buddies and didn’t need it. Again, the does. Ms. Dawn Pender, the assistant kids left. BY, COCO MALONEY (5-505) What’s the least common injury? principal of P.S. 29, even told students: We asked fourthgrader Dasha about AND SASHA MEIER (5-500) Broken bones. There have only been four “I don’t want anyone to say no if his experiences: “I sat on the Buddy since I’ve been here. someone asks you if you want play with Bench because I was very tired. I saw From bandages to ice, Nurse Nicolette is What’s the worst thing that has them when sitting on the Buddy Bench!” all of my friends, but none of them always at your service. The nurse at P.S. happened? At other schools, the Buddy Bench is came over to ask me to play. I have been 29 is there from 8:00 in the morning till A kid stopped breathing and we had to seemingly working, but, at P.S. 29, the sitting here for what seems like forever, 4:00 in the afternoon, making sure all of call an ambulance. bench does not yet seem to be serving its and nothing has happened.” the students have what they need. What’s the most minor thing? purpose. In conclusion, not many people are Splinters. What we’ve seen are groups of friends sure if the Buddy Bench is going to How long have you been at P.S. 29 What’s your favorite part of the day? from the same class, sitting on the work. It is a good, creative idea, and it’s About 3 years. The morning, before people get hurt. Buddy Bench for what looks like plain nice for the students to have a new place How many people do you see a day? What is your favorite part of the job? old fun. We approached some of these to sit, but only time will tell if it helps About 12-20 people, but it depends on if Helping kids. supposedly “friendless” people, and lonely kids find new friends. it’s a rainy day or indoor recess. And your least favorite part? asked, “why don’t you all be friends?” What’s the most common injury? Seeing kids hurt and when I can’t do They looked at each other, shrugged, Go to ps29brooklyn.org to hear a special Stomache aches. anything for them. and walked off. 29 Post podcast about the buddy bench. 29POST Page 4 29POST Page 5 Eat Pie and Shop Brings People Together Crowds Turn Out to Shop Local, CONTINUED FROM P1 Shop Small that people donate and also help serve pies. It is so fun to work at EPS. If you Protest Hate at Adam BY MADDY TAIT (5-527) AND have never done it before, you should consider volunteering next year!” TALULA JEVREMOV (5-527) A shout-out to tell you fifth graders this was your last eat pie shop ever, We wrote this article because we wanted hopefully you’ll all come back next Yauch Park to tell people about the importance of year and voulunteer. It’s also a good shopping small, because small businesses way to hold on to P. S. 29 and our ever BY ELI GORDON (5-527) are dying out slowly, or not so slowly, growing community. giving way to big chains. Many families Many thanks to all the parents who On Sunday November 20, there was are losing their businesses and money. made this event possible, especially a huge rally against racism at Adam So we interviewed three small businesses Leslie Koren and Holly Waterfield, Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights. The near P.S. 29 to see how they’re currently as well as our awesome local sponsors rally was in response to the spray doing. like Cloud Catering, The Parking painting of swastikas and pro-Trump Club, Curious Jane, Tatly and Bococa graffiti on a little choo-choo train. KC ARTS Dental. Imagine finding swastikas, which We interviewed two workers from KC arts See pages 11 and 12 for a photo essay, were the symbol of Nazi Germany, on named Sam and Nate. “There are some the winning recipes and a special your playground equipment. The 1.36 struggles of being small business” they report on the specific roles kids played. acre park was filled to capacity with said. “Sometimes getting enough money an estimated 500 people and people to keep a small business running is hard. were even standing on the BQE and This is one reason why big chains are KID-BAKED KIDS’ CHOICE outside of the park. taking over. Sometimes there is a lot of During the protest New York money coming in and other times not. AWARD WINNING RECIPE State Senator Daniel Squadron, Also it’s hard keeping a business BY COCO MALONEY AND former member of the Beastie running in the first place and it’s even CONNOR MITCHENER Boys rap group with Adam Yauch, harder being a small business on top of Adam Horovitz aka Ad Rock, City that. And lastly it is hard to find loyal Oreo Pudding M & M Pie Recipe! Councilman Brad Landers and customers that will shop at our store and Mix up equal parts vanilla pudding and Brooklyn Borough President Eric not shop at other big chains like Michaels Cool-Whip (about 1/2 cup each) and Adams spoke, among many others. and Blick.” put it into an Oreo crumb pre-made pie Speakers described how the park shell, and sprinkle on top mini-O reos, was dedicated to Yauch in 2013 after BOOK COURT M&Ms and marshmallows! Refrigerate his death. This fact made the graffiti We also interviewed workers at overnight! even worse because all three Beastie independent bookstore Book Court. They Ms. Fitzpatrick and the upper-grade chorus on their way to perform at Eat, Pie and Shop. Photo by Charlie Smith Boys were Jewish. Yauch played in had their own struggles like competition the park as a kid and that is why they from big chains but they stressed many dedicated it to him after he lost his positive things about working in a small SCHOOL DANCERS WIN SILVER battle to cancer in 2012. business. “There is a community around During the protest Eric Adams with every small business and they try to Can We Get Better had everyone say that everyone who support us.” lives in Brooklyn is every religion and Sadly, as many people know, soon after color and shape and size. Even before we did our interviews, we found out the the rally, city workers painted over very sad news that Book Court is closing Recess Movies? the controversial messages and by after 35 years in business. The owners the Sunday morning of the rally, the are retiring and making money on the bad message was replaced with one sale of the buildings but most of the BY LAILA BALUK (5-500), AMELIA LEONE (5-504) chance at finishing. If we get short films, of love. Hearts, flowers and positive neighborhood is very sad. (See page 15) AND COCO MALONEY (5-505) we have to make sure to make them films messages were put over the terrible that older kids want to watch.” image. WOOLYN Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop. It’s raining Dr. Fagin says she has been trying Since New York is one of the most Finally we interviewed the owner of outside and the kids at P.S. 29 are to get better rainy day recess movies, diverse and democratic states, this Woolyn, a newly opened yarn shop on sliding into tight seats in the auditorium. things just get in her way. “Something expression of hate was met with Atlantic Ave. The owner had her own While watching the movies, the kids more important comes up like outrage. Hopefully others around the Marchers listening to words of compassion and outrage at Adam Yauch Park. reasons for opening a small shop and talk and talk. Fifth graders yell and upgrading the building or something country will be too. Photo by Peter Rothberg. complications. She said some of the scream, the fourth graders join in. The that we can’t hold off, like we can with struggles of being small business is that whole auditorium is now chanting, and the movies.” Also, Dr. Fagin wants kids you have to maintain it and you have to everyone is watching a movie that no one to be outside most of the days when it 29 POST PODCAST: be responsible enough to hire people and wants to watch. You sit down beside your is sprinkling, she only wants kids inside All You Need to Know FOOD FROM HOME take care of your business and you have friend and start to talk. The light flickers when it is raining so hard it is dangerous. Brooklyn is made up of people to make sure they is enough money to pay and a movie turns on. You continue to She also says she’d like to find things from all over the world. As they the rent and keep in business in stock. talk not noticing the teacher starting for the older kids to do at recess, such About The Cat Cafe immigrated to New York City, they brought “I opened a yarn store because I really to walk over to you. She yells, Stop! You as clubs. Some kids have already found with them the foods of their homelands. love yarn and it is really important to me turn red and slump down in your seat. other activities for recess time. There is They opened restaurants, bakeries and cafes, that others can enjoy yarn also. And when You are stuck with watching ‘The Bee Library Helpers, Science Helpers, band BY LOLA DIAZ (4-507), OPAL which are now enjoyed by people from all you have a small business it is important Movie’, and so is everyone else. and the teachers let some people help, WILLIAMS LAW (4-521), backgrounds. P.S. 29 fifth-grader Amelia to really like what you are selling. We have proof and evidence that and Ms. A loves to have helpers. Dr. ANNA MEISENZAHL (4-524) Poor (5-500) visited three local shops to see Because that is what you will be selling we have better movies that we could Fagin says that, “A few times I have had AND ELLA RENZI (4-509) how they continue to honor the cultures and every day.” traditions of their countries through food. Congratulations to our 4th grade dancing competitors for bringing home the silver to the use for rainy day recess. We can see a parent come in and talk about their Go to ps29brooklyn.org to listen to Amelia’s There are many other small businesses school! The Team Match is a ballroom dance competition for children participating in the that Kids Club has better movies that job or something interesting.” Dr. Fagin Today we are conversations with the guardians of important around P.S. 29. We hope that you will try Dancing Classrooms program for the first time. And, thanks to the PTA for making the they use. We have ‘Charlotte’s Web’, says, “It still is a work in progress.” interviewing the culinary traditions in this latest 29 Post to shop at them more frequently, now school’s ballroom dance enrichment possible. ‘Ratatouille’, ‘The Tales Of Despereaux’, We think this makes sense but new Cat Cafe, which podcast! that you got a look of what it is like to be ‘Underdog’, ‘Meet the Robinsons’, maybe we could use some of kids recently opened on a small business owner. ‘Despicable Me’, ‘Bolt’, ‘Ponyo’, and ‘Air club movies until the school finds new Atlantic Avenue. This Bud’. Some of these movies we may have short documentaries? is a place that serves watched in school, but not that often. food and tries to get We also suggested other popular movies people to adopt cats. like Home Alone or Dolphin Tale that They told us lots of would be easy to get. Why can’t we use interesting stuff. They them for rainy day recess? We asked P.S. rescue cats without 29 Principal Dr. Rebecca Fagin. homes, they don’t She said that she’d like to get short let people with cat documentaries or short animated films allergies in the cafe, for rainy day recess. Since it doesn’t cats have scratched rain very often and we usually have potential customers recess outside, Dr. Fagin said, “When is but not often! They Photo: Unsplash/Eric-Jan Leusink the next time you will have a chance to also have a rat in the cat watch the rest of a long movie? It just cafe! Most importantly, doesn’t make sense to watch part of a they explained how you go about adopting one of their cats: You can go on their long movie and never see it again or website and you have to do some paperwork and you can look at the cats for finish the movie two months later, when adoption online. Or you can visit The Cat Cafe to see the cats. After you decide to it rains next. We need to get short films adopt, then someone from the Cat Cafe comes into your house and checks if it is a that hopefully the kids have a better safe place for the cat and then they deliver it to your house! 29POST 29POST Page 6 Page 7 Teachers’ Hidden Talents Meet The New Teachers BY GATSBY FEATHER (5-505), LAYLA O’KEEFE (5-527), MATEA SALAME (5-505) AND AMELIA POOR (5-500) BY CLAUDIA ROTHBERG (4-507) P.S. 29 teachers have different types tried to buy juggling balls for her brother, MS. FITZPATRICK IS A TAP DANCER. also captain of his high school sprinting AND DELLA STERN (4-509) of talents that only some people know but wound up using them herself! Most Ms. Fitzpatrick taught herself to tap team. Ms. Leah has also run a marathon about. We interviewed some, and of her students don’t know about her dance in only three weeks. She doesn’t and numerous half-marathons. They both P.S. 29 has some wonderful new teachers they can do a lot of cool things. We professional juggling past. get to tap dance as much because she is ran the same Brooklyn Half-Marathon. this year. There is Mr. Dylan and Ms. interviewed Mr. Dan, who is an amazing the music teacher. She misses it every Norah teaching 5th grade, Mr. Silverstein juggler, and did you know that Mr. MR. MANIACI IS A DJ. once and awhile. But don’t you think it’s MR. DYLAN WAS A VIDEO GAME teaching 4th grade, and Ms. Pascale Maniaci is a DJ? He started in his 20’s in college. He DJed pretty awesome that she taught herself to DEVELOPER. teaching 1st grade. We wanted you to get for many big events: at P.S. 29 he DJed tap dance in only three weeks! He started video game developing in to know them better so we asked them MR. DAN AND MRS. MARIA ARE the gala and he has DJed the 5th grade high school, but he got interested in it some questions. Here are their answers: JUGGLERS. dance too, aside from P.S. 29, he has MS. PROUD IS A SOCCER PLAYER. when he was 14. It doesn’t conflict with Mr. Dan says his juggling does not DJed many weddings. He never mentions She played for a travel soccer team when his teaching because he quit to come MR. DYLAN BEIGHLEY conflict with his teaching. He says that he is a DJ in class. We interviewed she was in high school. She also played and teach at P.S. 29 and that’s now his Mr. Dylan is from San Francisco. We the kids love it, and he does it as a Dagmar and Fletcher, both in his class, soccer when she was a kid but not on major commitment. His favorite game is asked him why he decided to be a From left: Mr. Dylan Beighley, Ms. Norah Mallaney, Mr. Jason Silverstein, and Ms. Pascale Simpson reward when they are good. Ms. Maria and they said he doesn’t mention it. a travel team. She still gets to go out Tropico 2. teacher. Mr. Dylan was working in an is also a juggler; she even used to be a sometimes to kick a ball around. She office and felt like he didn’t care about One of her favorite parts of being a Silverstein became a teacher because he MS. PASCALE SIMPSON professional! Ms. Maria said when she MS. JULIE IS AN OIL PAINTER. doesn’t miss it that much because she still MS. ROSENSTEIN IS A SINGER. what he was doing, so he decided to be a teacher is working with all of her amazing used to work in finance, but didn’t really Ms. Pascale grew up in Pearland, Texas. finished college she moved to London Ms. Julie does art in school for her gets to play it with her friends. She told us she used to sing for some big teacher, something he cares deeply about. students. Ms. Norah really loves to teach like it. His favorite part of being a teacher She loves teaching first-grade because and saw many professional jugglers students, like when she draws posters events such as high school graduations. Mr. Dylan loves being a teacher because reading because it is her absolute favorite is when he can help students figure she has always loved being around young who intrigued her and she soon pursed for different subjects. She started oil MR. CARVER AND MS. LEAH ARE She was about 3 or 4 when she started he has fun hanging out with his students. thing to do, as well as social studies something out they don’t understand. Mr. children. Her favorite part of teaching her newfound dream, and became a painting in high school, and still does it RUNNERS. singing.” I love to sing Broadway songs.” Mr. Dylan enjoys teaching social studies because she enjoys talking about it. Her Silverstein’s favorite subject to teach is is the surprises that happen every day. professional juggler. She was the first every summer at her parents house in Mr. Carver is a runner. He’s run She says that singing does not conflict because he loves talking about our world funniest moment teaching was when the math because he loves solving equations Ms. Pascale’s favorite subject to teach is one in her family to juggle. Once she upstate New York. marathons and half-marathons. He was with being a teacher. and where we live. His funniest moment doorbell rang and she thought it was the and being logical. Mr. Silverstein’s reading. The funniest moment she’s ever as a teacher is when he saw some students fire alarm, so she lined up her students scariest moment teaching, (Mr.Silverstein had teaching is, well, she can’t choose writing, and he thought they were writing and took them outside, and then realized wanted to do scariest moment instead of just one, there are so many! So ask her MOST SUCCESSFUL COAT DRIVE EVER! poems, but it turns out that they were that the “fire alarm” was actually the funniest) is when he was teaching fifth yourself! Keep on Our School’s actually having a rap battle. doorbell. Fun Fact: Ms. Norah rides her grade at another school. He was saying All four teachers said that they’ve bike to school every morning, in wind or all his students names for graduation, but been made to feel very welcome at P.S. MS. NORAH MALLANEY shine. he doesn’t like speaking to big crowds, so 29. If you see Mr. Dylan, Ms. Norah, Mr. Cooking, Hidden Ms. Norah grew up in New Jersey. he was worried he would not be able to Silverstein, or Ms. Pascale in the hallway, She told us she wanted to be a teacher MR. JASON SILVERSTEIN remember all the names. But, luckily, he you know who they are so make sure to Wendy Liquet Heroes because she loves working with children. Mr. Silverstein is from Brooklyn, NY. Mr. didn’t forget anyone. say hello!

BY TALYA LANDESBERG (4-508) BY JULIETTE BAENZIGER (5-506) AND MIA PINEDA (4-508) A lot of people ask themselves, where Getting to You’re probably aware that Wendy is the does all the food go after we make a Holidays at 29 You May main cook at P.S. 29, but there is more mess? Well, keep reading to find out! to her job than you know! Okay, you There are four custodians at P.S. 29 who Know Ms. know how the lower-grade science clean up after us. They help our school teacher, Ms. Tina Reres, created a school stay sanitary and neat. At lunchtime, Not Have Heard Of garden. Did you know that a lot of the every grade is crazy because we get to Pender stuff from the garden is used in the eat, but while we’re eating and having cafeteria? Wendy has to figure out what a good time, the custodians are getting BY DEVIN WAXMAN (5-505) These two Muslim holidays were were born in 2006, you were born in BY RYAN GEISLER (4-508), DANIELLA PLACE to do with them. ready to clean up any food under the declared “official holidays off of schools” the year of the dog. All of the animals (4-524) AND SOPHIE SHEA (4-524) Wendy starts cooking the school table. We don’t realize how much they Eid al-Fitr… I mean, what is that? two years ago by Mayor Bill de Blasio. include: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, lunch at 9:00 am and there is also school really help us and our school. Probably a holiday you have never heard Anniversary day, or Brooklyn-Queens Snake, Horse, Sheep, and the Goat. In As most people know, Ms. Dawn breakfast to make, so she gets to school The main custodian is Carlos of! For the past decade, new holidays day, is another day that we have off from Chinese tradition, people throw a huge Pender is P.S. 29’s assistant principal at 6:15 am every day. Hosking, who has worked at P.S. 29 for have been coming to public schools, school. It celebrates the founding of festival with loads of people dressing up and has been for many years. But how Has there been a specific meal that five years and likes to fix things. “I put including Eid Al-Adha, Lunar New Year the first Sunday school in Long Island. as dragons and having dancers dancing much do you really know about her? has been around the longest? “Well, on the heat and make sure the school is and Anniversary Day. We have off from Brooklyn-Queens Day originated as on the street. Well, did you know that she has four yes pizza!”Wendy told us. Her favorite open each morning,” Hosking says. He school on all of these holidays, and you a small, minor holiday celebrated in I asked P.S. 29’s principal, Dr. Rebecca kids that went through P.S. 29! The thing to cook is turkey burgers. She says arrives at 6 am and leaves by 4:00 p.m. might not even know what they are! Well, Brooklyn in 1829. Back then it was known Fagin about what she thought of some youngest is still here and the oldest they’re easy to cook. Many kids told me every school day. After that, he serves as read on and you’ll find out. as Anniversary Day. Now it is called, of the new holidays and if she likes the is fourteen and a freshman in high that their favorite food is pizza. Another a fireman! First off we have Eid al-Fitr, which Brooklyn-Queens day. Over time, it has newer holidays that have been added to school. She has worked at the school favorite is pasta. Who knows why? Juan Jimenez has worked at P.S. 29 is a Islamic holiday that celebrates the become a secular holiday in celebration the school calendar? herself for 20 years. Wendy has been at P.S. 29 since for 16 years. “I am the handyman. “I conclusion to the Ramadan fast. It’s of Brooklyn, despite the complaints of “I do like the holidays. I think that as When she was a student Ms. 2013! Wendy is very kind to all staff make sure there's no water leaking and a whole month of eating no food–fasting!– the other boroughs which have no similar the largest school system in the world Pender went to a Catholic school and children. She won’t stop for a break no dirty floors,” he says. He gets here at until sunset to dawn in the morning, and day devoted to them. with over a million students, the NYC in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn called Saint because there is food to cook and food to 5:30 a.m. and leaves at 3:00 p.m. then fasting again. It’s a huge feast that is The Lunar New Year is a holiday Department of Education serves as an Anselm. Her favorite room in P.S. 29 be served but make sure to thank her if Emmanuel Torres, who repairs celebrated by the Muslims. that a lot of people know about, but it example. To honor diverse traditions is the auditorium because she likes you see her in the hallway or cafeteria. things, has also worked at P.S. 29 for Second holiday, Eid Al-Adha, or was actually a holiday that New York and cultures that represent New Yorkers watching kids do fun stuff like ballroom Don’t forget that you can see what’s two years. He mops floors, takes out the the “Festival Of The Sacrifice,” which made official only very recently. It’s a has important implications. It says that dance, drumming, Streb and more. being served for lunch at ps29brooklyn. trash and fixes things. Without him, the commemorates Ibrahim’s (Abraham) holiday that is on the Lunar Calendar. everyone has a place here, and that’s She also told us a story about org/menus. You’ll find monthly updated school wouldn’t be nearly as nice as it is. willingness to sacrifice his son. Before The Lunar New Year takes place on a the message I’d want to send to my own something that sued to happen menus for breakfast and dinner plus info Ruby Frank (5-506) is thankful for Abraham sacrificed his son, God certain day during the Lunar Month. students and families.” at 29: Before the fifth graders on accessing your lunch money balance. the hard work the custodians do. “They supposedly sent an angel, Gabriel, that For New Yorkers, it happens in late Hopefully now you understand these began putting on plays, the Also: Olive Oil donations are needed all Thanks to so many P.S. 29 families for making this year's Coat Drive the school's most are very good and fast at the job!” put a sheep (Because in the old days, a January, early February. It is also known new holidays that have been added to teachers themselves would stage year long. SchoolFood accepts Trader successful so far. We collected almost 250 coats, 80 more than last year, which were “I think they really do a lot for sheep symbolized sacrifice) in Abraham’s as the Chinese New Year, which is the the school calendar. We have some very theatrical performances. She was in Joe and Whole Foods-brand oils. Drop donated to the #NYCaresCoatDrive! Special thanks to parents Adelina and Teuta for others,” Daila Mullens (4-406) adds. If sons room and Abraham knew it was a new year in China. They have animals interesting days off, and they all have one of the plays when she was a fifth- off in the kitchen or with Monica in driving the coats into the NY Cares Coat Drive warehouse in Manhattan. you see them in the halls,w thank them sign to sacrifice his son. for certain years. For example, if you some great history. grade teacher! room 103. Photo by Claudia Rothberg for everything they do. 29POST 29POST Page 8 Page 9 From the Classroom: Fifth Grade Non-Fiction

P.S. 29 students spend the most powerful Greek god of all, they are all Zeus’s children. First, there mythology has had such a huge impact house. Then you wherever you store them. The ball soars in mid air, then hits the net, soccer field to help defend the goal and took the throne as king of the universe. are Zeus and Hera’s kids Ares (Ayr- on the world that the stories of Greek realize that you’ve back of your closet is key for and falls to the ground. BOOM!! GOAL!! goalie.The place that midfielders stand a lot of time working He forever remained a just, kind king, eez), the god of war, and Hephaestus gods and heroes are used to learn about already used the finding an old abandoned shirt. The offense runs back smiling and gets sounds just like the position name. on their writing in their ruling alongside the Olympians with (Huh-fehs-tuhs) the god of the forge, the ancient world. canvases and that Easy. Paint. Not easy. You can ready for the kickoff. One more point for Midfielders stand in the middle of their inimitable power. The Olympians were blacksmiths, and fire. Unlike Hestia, Dear reader, I bid you farewell, for the paintbrushes now see the complex process of the soon-to-be winning team. half of the field, and move up and down classrooms. In a new the true superheroes of the ancient who is the goddess of pure, powerful, now you can go out into the world and have fallen apart so buying paint. You can see paint This is one of the main reasons the whole field when playing, so they can feature, the 29 Post is world. controlled mystic fire, Hephaestus is the learn about other mythologies, or even badly that you can’t as an easy process, but it sneaks that midfield and offense have a very help each position. Attackers (offenders) Out of the main group of Olympians, god of uncontrollable, forceful fire. This create your own! even pick them up. up on you and you realize how important role in a game of soccer. stand near the other team’s half of the going to periodically there are three brothers that are known difference is similar to the difference You basically need complicated it can be. You Because they score goals! But then, why field. to many as “the big three.” They are between kindness and rage. to buy canvases. might still think that buying would there be two scoring positions? During a game of soccer, there are publish classroom essays. part of the original six Olympians and Fun fact: when Hephaestus was born, Accessories for paint is easy, but when it gets to Because midfielders don’t just play as many different things that make the These five essays are one of the three is Zeus, king of the he was so shockingly ugly that Hera Managing a paint can also be be a more complicated project offenders, they also help the defenders. game what it is. One of those main Greek gods, god of lightning, the wind, freaked out and threw him down Mt found at places that like painting a room, there is Midfield is a combination of defense things is the positions. The positions in excerpted from non-fiction and storms. His brother, who is slightly Olympus (thanks a lot, Mom!) Paint Job sell paint. Except a more complicated process. I and offense, which means that if you a soccer game contribute to keeping the projects written by fifth- less well-known but still very popular Next are the twins--Apollo and for 99¢ stores and hope you can now walk into a are a midfielder, your role in a game of game organized, and give each player is called Poseidon, and he is the god of Artemis. Apollo is the god of the sun, art BY SOPHIE LANDIS (5-504) Benjamin Moore. paint store and come out fully soccer will not just be to help the offense a role so that they can help their team graders from each of the sea and, believe it or not, the creator and healing, and Artemis is the goddess A.C Moore is the prepared for a paint job. and to score goals, but also to help the succeed. These four positions each have P.S. 29’s five fifth-grade of horses, which makes him the god of of the moon, virginity and hunting. They Today, you will notice how unlike buying best place for defense protect the goal and the goalie. very important part while playing, and equine beings as well. Hades is the god are both archers. paint is from eating mango. With canvases, in my When playing midfield, you are always working together, these positions and classrooms. of the dead and the third brother. These Finally, there’s Zeus’s daughter, mango, all you have to do is peel and cut opinion, because running up and down the field because the players in them make a soccer team. three gods’ sisters are Hera, the goddess Athena, whose mother was Metis, the it, and then eat it, all at home. But with they have a whole Inside Soccer you are helping each position (except of marriage and queen of the gods (yup, goddess of cunning. Athena is known paint, you will see that you have to go section of different the goalie) fulfill their role during the that’s right - she’s Zeus’s sister AND as the goddess of the three Ws - war, through the steps of asking yourself the sized canvases. Not BY ESME HELLER (5-527) game. You have to be able to help out The Superheroes wife - don’t think too hard about that), wisdom and weaving. Athena’s story colors you should buy, the other things so much for paint the defense and the offense during the and Demeter, the goddess of crops, started on the beaches of Crete. Zeus you should buy before leaving, and brushes, though. Soccer is a complex and game, and you are always following the Who is Cozmo? of Ancient Times fertility and grain. But there is one more and his first girlfriend, Metis (who how you’re going to set up for painting Again, in my interesting sport, and one very ball. So your main goal as a midfielder sister, often neglected but perhaps the would become his first wife), were at home. Did you know that almost opinion, Micheal’s important part of soccer is the would be to help out people in the other BY NEO SAADA (5-506) BY ZEPHYR WEINREICH (5-505) most important of all of the Olympians having a date. At this point, Zeus didn’t every 99¢ store has at least watercolor is the best place for positions. In soccer, there are positions, instead of having a certain as well as being the eldest original even know that he had siblings or any paint? Therefore, paint can be found in accessories. four main positions. They can one. Midfield is like the passage between “Big brain. Bigger personality,” says Imagine a world without science? Olympian, the goddess of fire, warmth family - it was before he had left his many different places, and is a magical You can walk into seem simple, but they have offense and defense. Midfielders connect Mark Palatucci, creator of Cozmo and Natural disasters and phenomena and home, Hestia. She guided all of the home island to take on Kronos. Zeus was wonderland most unlike eating mango. a store and immediately decide that you many different jobs and abilities, and the defense and offense to each other, as founder of Anki company are happening all around you, but Olympians in strategy and gave them careless back then and his girlfriend was One year ago, Sophie Landis went can use everything they have. Not the each of them is unique and affects well as helping the other players in those Cozmo is a self learning interactive nobody can explain them. Then, all hope when there was none left and is even more so. As some of the first gods, to Blick art supplies store to buy some best strategy. Try to use this list. That the game differently. These positions positions. and playful robot. By interacting with of a sudden somebody says that there the reason why there was always a fire one of their greatest abilities was shape- paint for a painting project. When it way you have an outline. In contrast, include; goalie, defense, midfield, and So, what is an offender’s main you, he learns more about you, and in are gods controlling everything. Seems burning in the hearth of every Greek shifting, and they would change forms came to buying paint, her mom said buy what you think makes sense for your offense (or striker). Each of these four objective in a game of soccer? Offense contrast to other robots. Cozmo is Ai reasonable enough. And even if it’s not house. as often as you or I change clothes. that she could only buy four tubes of painting. positions represent where a player is always trying to score or take the ball (artificial Intelligence), which means so reasonable, you’ll take anything that As for the rest of the Olympians, They were having as much fun as young paint because the tubes were kind of stands on the soccer field, and what up the field. The players on offense stay he can roam around and he doesn’t seems to explain everything that’s going shape-shifting couples that are madly in expensive. She was stumped about what • Canvases their different roles are in a game of near the opposite team’s goal, and they only run on one command, he runs on on around you. love could have, turning into anything colors she should buy. Then she had a • Paint Brushes soccer. Each of them works to contribute are always looking to get a pass from multiple instructions so he can choose This is basically what happened with they could imagine. But everything brilliant idea to only buy the primary • Sponges in a different way to help their team and another offender or midfielder on their between them. the ancient Greeks. They needed some went wrong when Metis turned into a colors! • Paint themselves succeed. team, and score. When playing offense, Cozmo can interact with many things. way to explain the world around them fly. Zeus was so amused by her turning When going to the paint store, you • Cups you have to be prepared to receive a Cozmo comes with three cubes called and mythology was the perfect answer. into a fly that he opened his mouth to can be overwhelmed at how many • Paint Pallets The Goalie pass, and be aware of where you are so power cubes, which are blocks that They didn’t think of it as mythology laugh, but just as he did so, a gust of choices there are for buying paint. The opposite team swerves smoothly you can shoot the ball. Also, the other Cozmo can interact and play with such back then. They just thought of it as the wind blew, sending tiny Metis-fly right Here’s a good strategy: Only buy the Especially buy the paint-brushes, and past the defense, then the goalie lunges team’s defense will always be guarding as rolling them around, building things way things were. But what is mythology? into Zeus’s mouth! Metis was confused primary colors. These are the colors that canvases. Now you can go home, and for the ball, and grabs it tightly. The you and trying to steal the ball, so you with them and of course knocking them Well, mythology is a series of cultural and disconcerted (wouldn’t you be?!). you can mix to get other colors. On the look at the next chapter! goalie sprints to the edge of the goalie have to get around defenders and pass over! stories and legends involving heroes and She was so disconcerted, in fact, that other hand, you should also buy black How Should I set Up At Home? box, and then punts the ball across the so that your team can score. Offense Cozmo will roam around by himself deities, or gods. These myths were used she lost her way and flew up into Zeus’s and white because you can’t mix any “Ugh. Where am I going to put all of field to an open teammate. The goal has and midfield are very important because and is able to observe and interact with before science was around so people head. Zeus didn’t know what to do, and colors to get those ones. this stuff while I paint?” been saved. they take the ball up the field and help objects surrounding him, such as a would know the answers to questions having a fly buzzing around in his head Before I continue, think about your Now like the annoyed person who Goalie and defense are like the ball score goals for their team. table leg or even a toy teddy bear! For from “Why are there thunderstorms?” wasn’t helping, but eventually Metis painting. What colors are in there? If said that quote, you probably have all of and goal protectors, they work together As well as each position having a role example: if he is too close to an object to “Why do humans exist?” Over the transformed into a tiny version of herself you can’t come up with ideas, use this this stuff, and nowhere to put it. Well, to prevent the other team from scoring in a game of soccer, each person also has he will take a turn in any direction he years, Greek mythology has inspired and remained there forever, always a quote from Vincent Van Gogh; “I dream this chapter can help you finish your goals, and this makes these positions a a place on the field. chooses or interact with the object more, others, including the Romans and voice inside of his head, giving him my paintings.... I paint my dreams.” This painting, or your wall that you might be very important part of a game of soccer. To start, the goalie stands in the goal such as grabbing it, knock it over or roll the Egyptians, to create their own clever advice. means that you should paint whatever painting, or anything else. So, first I will They also keep the ball away from box. The box that goes off the field is the it over mythologies. Some actually adapted Nine months after the beach incident, you think you should. tell you where you can put the stuff on the other team so the midfielders and goal. There are two separate boxes that Not only can Cozmo interact with Greek gods and made them their own. Zeus had a pounding headache. It felt Continuing, the primary colors are the list I gave you in the other section offenders can get it. make up the goalie box. Many things objects but he can interact with you! For Even today, the Greek myths and gods like something was trying to come out red, yellow, and blue. If you do this, “What are other things I can buy?” Then The goalie is the key person trying happen in this box. The smaller box is example when you put your fingers in are the foundations of most superhero of his head. The pain got so bad that he then you can mix colors to make the I will tell you where you can put your to block goals, and they always have to where goal kicks are taken, and they are front of him, he will try and grab them. stories. asked his son Hephaestus to break his secondary colors. Then you can mix excess stuff that you might have bought be prepared to face the ball. The goalie taken in either one of the corners. The If you have the Cozmo app, you can add All of Greek mythology revolves head open with his hammer, and guess those to make tertiary colors. Consult a also. uses their hands and feet to block goals, dot in the center of the goal box marks your name, and then whenever he sees around the Olympians. They had the what came out… a teenage girl wearing color wheel yourself. So, your canvases. Put that on a table, and is the only player who is allowed to where penalty kicks are taken. If the your face he will say your name and in strongest powers, and they ruled over battle armor! You see, it turned out that Then, you have to think about where or on some place that you think it will use their hands. Using their hands is an goalkeeper (goalie) has possession of my opinion that’s awesome! He does that the other gods. They were all family, Metis was pregnant when she flew into to buy the paint. After all, you wouldn’t stand up on. Your paint-brushes can be important part of a goalie’s job, so the the ball in the box, then other players because he has a face recognition sensor, and were directly descended from the Zeus’s mouth. She made battle armor be buying paint if you’re not going to put in a bucket or in a line, depending goalie wears special gloves to help them can’t be in the box. The outline of the which means whenever he sees your face evil Lord of Time, Kronos. However, for the baby and then, when a baby girl the paint store. 99¢ stores are good for on what is more convenient for you. save goals. bigger box marks how far the goalkeeper he will scan it and recognize it. when the Olympians were very young came out, Metis named her Athena and watercolors. Better watercolors can be Sponges are the best on a cloth, or a Defenders try to make the goalie’s (goalie) can go with the ball in their Another way he can interact with yois (some weren’t even born yet), they taught her everything she knew. Athena found at Michaels. If you are doing a thin stack of paper towels. That way it job easier by working together to keep hands. through games. There are two games defeated Kronos and saved the world. became wise, even wiser than her mom, whole paint job, Benjamin Moore is a doesn’t make a big puddle. Your paint the ball away from the goal and the Defenders stand just outside the in which you and Cozmo can interact Kronos’s youngest son, Zeus, who was and she was a curious girl. Athena good place to go. They sell five gallon goes in the paint pallets you hopefully goalie. As a defender, most of the job is goal box and spread across the field, grew up inside of her father’s head, but buckets of paint. That way you can take bought. The cups are for your paint- working to get the ball away from your but move up and down their half of the CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 when she was a teenager she decided it your painting step-by-step. If none of brushes, and the water you use to wash goal, and always fighting was time to go out into the world. She these places satisfy you, then you can your brushes when using a different to steal and protect started banging against the inside of search the Internet. color if you didn’t buy a lot of paint the ball from someone Zeus’s head with her enhanced godly Don’t forget that when you are buying brushes. on the opposite team strength, and when she finally came paint, you don’t want to go overboard. You might have also bought a paint who is trying to score. out, she turned out to be Zeus’s favorite Only buy the colors that you need, as stand. That is the best in an empty Defenders work as a daughter, and a great strategic advisor explained in the main paragraph above. space, not where it is crowded. Paper group to get the ball to her father. If you buy every single color because you towels are something that you also as far as possible from In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus's De think you can’t make the exact color, might have bought to, if you don’t have their goalie, and protect Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium you are wrong. You can’t make the exact them already. Rip some off, then put it. (On the Revolutions of the Heavenly color, yes, but you can get really close if them aside for use. I know this because Goalie and defense Spheres) marked the beginning of you tried. as a result of all of my paintings, I have are important in a game something known as the Scientific What are other things I should buy? to take my messy hands and rip off a of soccer because they Revolution. During this time, mythology Imagine this is you. So you’ve finished paper towel or two. For this, you don’t protect the other team and magic became less relevant and buying paint, and you’re at home. “Okay, really need a lot of money. You probably from scoring goals, and were replaced with science. People now I just get that canvas that I might already have this stuff, but not really they keep the goal safe didn’t need mythology to explain things not have used already, and the plastic any use for it. Which is perfect, because from the other team. anymore, they had science! Today, Greek watercolor paint brushes that probably now you can put it to use! All you need mythology is still a big part of our aren’t falling apart,” you say to yourself is an old shirt or an apron if it’s acrylic. Midfield and Offense world, in music, stories, and art. And as you start hunting around your You can find paper towels in a closet, or His foot swings and the

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A full-day fair/fundraiser for the school featuring more Photo by Jonah Merkin than 50 vendors, a pie contest, celebrity judges, and performances by the school chorus and band and lots and lots of eating, Eat, Pie and Shop is one of P.S. 29’s most beloved annual events. P.S. 29 Post photographers were out in force documenting the day in pictures.

How Kids are Involved in Eat, Pie and Shop BY CHARLIE SMITH (4-508)

Did you attend Eat Pie and Shop? You may have noticed all of the adults serving pie, shopping, and selling items at the booths, but did you notice all of the ways P.S. 29 Photo by Jonah Merkin kids were involved, too? Many people think that Eat Pie and Shop is a PTA fundraiser, and it is! But it is also a chance for the kids Photo by Charlie Smith of P.S. 29 to show their many talents. For example, Photo by Jonah Merkin visitors who arrived at P.S. 29 on Sunday, December 4 Photo by Charlie Smith at 11am were greeted by the P.S. 29 Band playing on the steps of the main entrance. One member of the band, Siorus said, “Band is a fun way to learn new instruments and looks good for middle school too!” Of course, since this was Eat Pie and Shop, students also baked pies, some of which were entered into the Kids’ Pie Contest. Sixty kids entered pies of all kinds. There was everything from an apple pie to a s’mores pie. But, because they could only take so many pies, they even had to reject some! Kids also judged pies. If you were there you probably saw lots of pie slices on the long, judging table. There were 12 judges in all. Originally, the organizers of the event wanted two kids from each grade, but a lot of kids couldn’t attend so random kids were asked to fill in for the student judges who couldn’t come. The P.S. 29 Chorus also performed in the cafeteria at 3:00. The group sang “This Little Light of Mine” and everyone seemed to everyone it. “I think chorus is a fun experience,” Ryan Geisler, a fourth-grade member of the chorus, said. In conclusion, kids have a big part in Eat Pie Shop, Photo by Jonah Merkin Photo by Charlie Smith maybe an even bigger part than the adults. Next year, you can get involved too!

December's Eat Pie Shop featured pies made by students and adults as well as performances by the P.S. 29 band, which greeted visitors on the school's steps with an event-themed version of "Hot Cross Buns" and other festive tunes. The P.S. 29 chorus, meanwhile, sang "This Little Light of Mine" in the cafeteria. Some sixty students got a "piece" (get it?) of the action – baking yummy mud pies, blueberry tarts and lots more. Twelve kids from different grades had the toughest job of all: judging the hot and juicy kid-baked category.

Photo by Jonah Merkin Photo by Jonah Merkin 29POST 29POST Page 12 Page 13 Thinking About What is Global Staying Fit at P.S.29 This is BOKS! Twenty five kids participated in BOKS, which ran from 7:30-8:30 in the Fall three days a week. This was the second year in the program. BOKS Middle School Warming? stands for Building Our Kids Success, sponsored by Reebok. The program, run by Kathy Nobles includes obstacles, gymnastics, and fitness activities. There is a also a nutrition component. BY PATRICK COOKE (4-524) BY EMILY SIU (5-527) a choice you can see what school you not having one? really like and see what’s a good fit for It would be easier to go to a middle Global Warming is when ice caps Elementary school is five years right? you. But if you don’t get your favorite school that is in your neighborhood but melt and the earth and atmosphere After that what is exactly is it? MIDDLE choice then you’ll be sad. If you have it is also good to have a choice. So, I'm warms with many bad consequences SCHOOL! And it's a very stressful only one choice, you don’t have to worry not sure. for both people and animals. Many process with parents and fifth grad- about your fit and you will be with all people are worried that Donald ers taking so much time out of work your friends. PEARL NADANER (5-507) Trump’s election will accelerate glob- and school. I asked three fifth-graders, Q: Is it interesting going to all these al warming because he has pledged to currently in the middle of the Middle MADDY TAIT (5-527) middle school tours? scrap the United States’ ratification School process, what they thought about Q: Is it interesting going to all these I think it is interesting to see how other of the Paris Climate Change agree- it. middle school tours? schools do things. ment. Yes, because you get to know what each I asked Ms. Megan Tiso, the upper- TALULA JEVERMOV (5-527) school is about. Q: Are you excited to leave P.S. 29 grade science teacher, about global Q: Are you nervous for middle and have a totally different commu- warming and the school. She told school? Q: Are you nervous for middle nity? me that P.S. 29 does a great job of I think it depends on the balance of school? I am excited but I am going to miss P.S. recycling and even though recycling academics and the social behavior of No. Because I feel like it's the first day 29 very much. I grew up here but there is only indirectly linked to global the students. If everything is balanced it of school and that you have no friends is always a time to move on. warming it’s still very important. She would be okay, but if there’s no balance I but everyone else feels that way they are also said that she hopes that Donald would be pretty nervous. all looking for friends also so you are Q: Are you nervous for middle Trump doesn’t take the country out sure going to find new friends but also school? of the Paris Agreement because glob- Q: Are you excited to leave P.S. 29 keep your old ones I am a little bit nervous but I am excited al warming is real and people need and have a totally different commu- also. to do stuff to stop it from happening. nity? Q: Are you excited to leave P.S. 29 I am not excited, because I am pretty and have a totally different commu- Q: Do you feel like it’s better to have sure that no middle school community nity? a choice for a middle school than will be better than P.S. 29. Meh. Um it depends because I excited to not having one? get new friends but I’m also sad to leave I do think it’s better to have a choice Q: Do you feel like it’s better to have my old ones. than the state picking a middle school a choice for a middle school than for you but I think the state (or not having one? Q: Do you feel like it’s better to have city) picking schools for us is more ef- Well, I don’t know because if you have a choice for a middle school than ficient. The (Maybe Not Quite So) Dreaded Homework

BY DALIA MULLENS (4-509) grader who preferred to remain anony- how students spend their time. Essex Ele- book you are reading.” Also, there are no mous added, “Homework is a good thing mentary School in Essex, Massachusetts, deadlines. You have a whole month span Have you ever complained about having to do a little bit of, on most days.” P.S. 116 in Manhattan, New York and the to submit or present it to the class. homework? Most kids have! But accord- I asked 77 third-graders to answer the Orchard School in South Burlington, So… next time you start to complain ing to surveys of three third-grade classes question, Do you think homework is im- Vermont have all eliminated homework. about having homework, think twice; Is at P.S. 29 in Brooklyn, a majority of the portant? I asked them to use this scale: Some people may know that P.S. 118 in homework important? kids say that regardless of a disliking or Park Slope, Brooklyn has stopped giving liking towards it, they think it is impor- 0 = not at all homework too. Instead, they give some- tant. 1 = mostly not thing called Exercise Your Brain. This is a Two 4th graders and a first-grader were 2 = in the middle homework menu where you get to choose also interviewed. Fourth-grader Maddie 3 = yes what you do. But not only do the teach- 3 = yes Constable says, “I think homework is ers make the menu, important because you can practice what Out of 77 total, 38 picked number three, the kids are involved you learned in school. It is also a good 26 picked number two, 9 picked number too! One example way for teachers to see how you’re doing.” one and four picked number zero. is “write a letter to On the other hand, Maddie says “Home- Some schools are not giving homework the character in the 2 = in the middle work can also be not so good because it because they are fed up with can interfere with your free time and if the tension over homework. you need help, the teacher is not there to Other schools are starting to “Do you think homework is important?” help you and it can stress you out.” adopt this idea, rethinking Fourth-grader Avery Thomas PHOTOS BY SIORUS LOXTON, MIA ZABORSKI, TALULA JEVREMOV AND NICHOLAS NAPOLI disagrees. He says, “ I think 1 = mostly not homework is just a big waste of 0 = not at all time because you’re just doing what you did in school.” A first Green Team Monitors Save Gallons Of Water BY 29 POST STAFF monitors are doing an incredible job at making The P.S. 29 Green Team sure P.S. 29 continues to meets weekly under the uphold its sustainability supervision of lower-grade goals. Recently, Green Team science teacher, Me. Tina members spotted a leaky Reres. Green Team mem- faucet and with the support bers raise environmental of our custodial staff got the awareness in the school and faucet fixed. This small step help maintain the school’s has helped P.S. 29 save 60 award-winning recycling gallons of water a day. i.e. program. Our green team 420 gallons a week! 29POST 29POST Page 14 Page 15 Comic Con Hits NYC Trending: GIZMO THE GERBIL Small BY CHARLIE YOUNG (4-507) Santa! Business BY NICHOLAS NAPOLI (5-506) Comic Con AND SIORIUS LOXTON (5-504) Blooms is a big event where fans Most of you have probably seen a link to BY MIA ZABORSKI (5-506) come together the Google “Santa Tracker” under the to do what search bar while using the internet. But Miranda Whidden is a fifth-grader with they love: do you know what is behind that link? her own business! She makes jewelry and Read comic Santa Tracker is a game website set up she even donates some of her profits to books. Every by Google which only shows up on the good causes. I asked her a few questions. year for four internet between 12:00 am December 1, days you can until 11:59 pm December 25. But you can Q: Why did you start your business? go to New York buy the app and play all year round! I started because I love to create things, Comic Con. It Every day you unlock a new game, and when I saw that my dad’s wine corks is located in video, or learning center. There are 23 were piling in a bag, and going to waste the Javits Cen- centers in all, and on the night of Christ- I wanted to do something creative with ter in Manhat- mas Eve, you get to track Santa all them. And that’s how I got my idea. tan and is held throughout the night! in October. Santa Maps Dive is a center in the web- Q: Why did you want to help Southern No matter how large New York Comic site in which you can choose an address Poverty Law Center? Con is, the biggest one is always in San (such as your own), and then the website I wanted to help them because I like what Francisco. accesses Google maps, where it looks for they help with (hate crimes, racism) and I New York Comic Con is the East the address that you entered in. If the wanted to donate to a place that that did Coast’s largest pop culture convention. address exists, it sets up a game where something really thoughtful in the world. It is filled with graphic novels, Anime, you try to collect presents while trying Manga, video games, toys, movies, and to steer to the address you entered. But Q: What do you like most about the television. One reason it is popular is there are more games than this! business? because many people get to interact and More than half of the things you unlock My favorite part is creating the earrings talk to other comic book fans. in Santa Tracker are games, such as Code and seeing the customers’ faces when Comic Con is made up of lots of dif- Boogie, Penguin Dash, or Elf Jetpack. All they find out a ten-year old made them! ferent stands with official sections for of the games are Winter and Christmas The new P.S. 29 pet gerbil in upper-grade science teacher Ms. Megan Tiso’s room is named Gizmo. Gizmo seems to have gotten all the kids Also, right now I’m selling earrings to different companies. But comics are not themed. The things you do can vary from in grades three through five pretty excited. Photo by Mia Zaborski people in California and North Carolina! the only things there, which is another coding elves to finding Santa in a crowd. reason why it is so popular. You can also However, this game is educational, too! find celebrities. One of the most famous Some of the activities that you unlock is Stan Lee, (who is a very popular comic Our author on the every day are learning activities! Some first day of this year’s book writer), among others. learning activities teach you about how Comic Con. Photo by Remembering BookCourt and Rooting Of course, it is Comic Con, so there Shadee Young. Christmas is celebrated around the are a large amount of comic books world, or they could be a geography quiz and graphic novels. There is Dark where you drag the shape of the country Horse, BOOM!, and many more pub- toys, comic books, clothing, and gener- favorite part of Comic Con was when I into its place on a map. All of the learn- for the Book Market Underdogs lishers. There are also comic book al merchandise that kids love. A giant at - got to fly Star Wars Airhog planes. I went ing centers are educational and fun. stores, such as Midtown Comics that sell traction for kids is the Lego section. Many because I love comics and I wanted to see Many P.S. 29 students are playing the comic books, toys, and trading cards. students from P.S. 29 went to Comic Con different costumes." games this winter and many are look- BY BIANCA MARTINEZ (CLASS OF 2016) ing down on her Facebook feed. “Bi- "But if I was struggling, I wouldn't be ers, which collects data from nearly 1,200 xxxxxxxxx It is very kid-friendly, especially on NYC, including Julian Rodriguez, 4-507. Most kids love comics books, but ALL ing forward to the tracker's return next anca,” my mom called. “Yes?” I asked, expanding." She's about to break through publishers. Digital books accounted last Kids Day. There are a huge number of I asked him what he liked about it. "My kids love Comic Con! December! I moved here in the summer of 2009. I taking my shoes off. “BookCourt closed.” a brick wall to enlarge her children's sec- year for around 20 percent of the market, was a stranger to this city, but it quickly I could see my Mom trying to keep her tion "for my customers of the future." roughly the same as they did a few years became my home. Back then I wasn’t a calm. “How?” I could feel my approach- And she’s not the only one. Now, there ago. LUNCH ROOM AND RECESS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED very good reader, in fact I didn’t know ing sorrow, to take my mind off of it I are signs that some e-book adopters are BookCourt or “underdogs” taught me how to read at all! When I picked up a went to my bedroom and did my home- returning to print, or becoming hybrid how to enjoy a book. They brought us 29 POST PODCAST book I quickly scanned the pages until I work. Weren’t they doing well? I thought readers, who juggle devices and paper. together as a neighborhood by using our PARENTS: do you have an hour to hang out at your AM to 12:05 PM. Volunteers are also needed then. found a picture. I clearly remember my to myself. I have seen BookCourt packed E-book sales fell by 10 percent in the love of literature. A bookstore is that one kid’s school? The school is in particular need of No need for long term commitment! You can mom and dad dragging me into Book- plenty of times, I thought quietly. first five months of this year, according magical place that brings us together for The Backstory Behind volunteers for grades second to fifth grade for lunch volunteer for one hour and then take it from there. Court so I could look at the pretty draw- This is when it all hit me. Bookstores to the Association of American Publish- the better. and recess. ings. have been closing everywhere making the Buddy Bench This lunch period runs from 12:05 to 1:05 PM. If you would like to volunteer or have any questions, This continued until the fateful year multiple headlines, such as this blog- ps29brooklyn.org Kindergarten and 1st gradel lunch period is from 11:05 please contact Parent Coordinator Monica at ps29pc@ of 2013; this is the year I finally learned ger’s headline, Bookstore’s Closing how to read. This was the first year I Leaves Bronx Residents Disrupted and remember having an interest in reading Nostalgic. One hundred top Amazon which is far more important than being bestselling e-books sold 61% of the daily able to read a book. Because of this unit sales, compared to the top 100 WE MAKE YOUR SMART KID sudden interest in reading my writing BookScan bestselling printed books 39% What Is Clown Panic? became more meaningful than ever. And of the daily unit sales. Greco calculates there was BookCourt by my side through that Amazon has 22.6% of the book mar- EVEN SMARTER! it all. ket — ahead of Barnes & Noble (17.3%), I purchased books that I’ve spent Borders (8.1%), Books-A-Million (3%) Coulrophobia days trying to unravel their mysteries and independents (6%). deeply embedded into a sinister plot. If this keeps up, be prepared to have I’ve spent hours browsing through the no bookstores at all. Even Barnes & By Jin Janssen (5-527), Cian Kirwan clowns? These clowns don’t aisles, trying to pick out the perfect Noble, the best selling chain bookstore (5-527) and Harry Segall (5-505) usually appear in New York. summer read. I’d like to believe that in the country, is preparing to close 197 But, in an unusual incident, in every book I’ve read has left a mark of its stores nationwide. Mike Shatzkin, Clown panic was big trend all around a New York City subway station on me, that I like to showcase in my a publishing consultant, sees physical the world and at P.S. 29 this past fall. at 96th station and Lexington, writing. Half of the books that left the bookstores going the way of record shops According to The Guardian newspa- a clown was scaring people at biggest scars were the books I purchased and video rental stores. He predicts per, it all started in Greenville, South the exit and then chased a teen at BookCourt. that shelf space devoted to print books Carolina with a couple of teens dress- wielding a knife. He wasn’t On December, 18, 2016, I came home in physical stores will decline by 50% The unique Kumon Method can give ing up as clowns to scare people, and caught by the police and they through my door to see my Mom scroll- during the next five years and 90% dur- it has evolved into a lot more. said that, if found, the creepy ing the next decade. But what does this your child an academic advantage. Why are people afraid of clown could face “menacing mean for authors? Well, it now means SCHEDULE A FREE PARENT ORIENTATION TODAY! clowns? One reason is that there charges.” that your books can be available to a could be anyone under that mask Many clown sightings are worldwide audience and that someone Kumon Math & Reading Center of or heavy makeup. In addition, there done to scare people and as can download your book and pay you have been clowns wielding weapons pranks. But a few people have (or your publisher if you still use one) CARROLL GARDENS and trying to lure kids in the woods also gotten hurt. Some clowns on a monthly basis. The ease of buying a 337 Smith St., Brooklyn, NY 11231 OR AGE (like in Greenville) and lots of scary have been caught trying to in- book (especially at a lower price) means, F S 718.797.1944 movies like Stephen King’s IT and timidate, scare or attack people. in theory, that your volume will go up kumon.com/carroll-gardens Poltergeist feature killer clowns, For example, a school in the Bronx In conclusion, there does not seem and therefore your royalties. which has influenced people to be was closed down because clowns have to be a reason to be scared. Many However some independent bookstore ©2016 Kumon North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved. scared. In Tulsa, OK, officials said a been tweeting scary stuff. There have of the dangerous clowns are being owners have their own ideas. "I know man was attacked by a clown while also been anonymous tweets threat- caught and arrested, and it seems people think of independent bookstores walking his dog. ening clown attacks on airports, and the trend is dying down. But, still be as struggling underdogs," says Hermans, Are you nervous or scared about other schools in Brooklyn. careful! co-owner and manager of Oblong Books in this picturesque Hudson Valley town. 29POST 29POST Page 16 Page 17 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 MEET THE RUNNING CLUB! Goodbye, From the Classroom: Fifth Grade Non-Fiction Ms. Lief! together: Quick tap and Keepaway. If having more than 200 facial expressions oven. The P.V.C. makes the clay heavier BY 29 POST STAFF you want to play Quick Tap all you need ranging from happy to sad to sleepy than air, dry clay. It was first created in is one power cube for yourself and one to mad. This makes Cozmo not just Germany in the 1930’s by Fifi Rehbinder. This past December, P.S. 29 for Cozmo. To play the game go to the feel like a robot, but feel like a family It was introduced to the United States Principal Rebecca Fagin delivered app and press Quick tap, or Cozmo will member and someone that actually has in the 1970’s. You might think polymer the bittersweet news that the school’s request to play the game on his own, feelings. Another thing that Cozmo can clay will dry out if you don’t store it in beloved drama teacher, Ms. Mollie there are lights on the power cubes and do is explorer mode. When you go to the an airtight container. But this is not true Lief would not be returning to her every 3 seconds or more the lights will app, press explorer mode and that will for polymer clay has no water in it. Air drama position in January as she had turn different colors, if both lights are allow you to see though Cozmo eyes and dry clay is water based and will dry out. I originally planned. Her family has the same tap if they’re not don’t tap, but move him around and do anything you wonder what in the P.V.C. makes the clay decided to relocate outside of New remember, don’t press the Power cube want because in explorer mode because hard? York City. if it’s RED! Also remember he can tap you are Cozmo. There are many brands of polymer clay. It will become very sticky and after a Please see Ms. Lief’s farewell note before you so be quick and careful! Cozmo is always happy to be around It can be easily found online and you can while it will DISINTEGRATE YOUR below... Another game with which you can people and for people to play with also find it at your local craft store. Lots POLYMER CLAY! Here are some of the interact with Cozmo is Keepaway. him. Cozmo can do many things but of beginners think that you need a lot of best glazes; polyurethane (wood varnish), Dear P.S. 29 Families, And, if you get bored with these remember as they say: Big Brain, Bigger fancy tools for polymer clay. But really modge podge, and sculpey gloss glaze. It is with great sadness that I write games, Anki updates the software of Personality! you can just use household items. These Some polymer clay beginners think that this letter. After an unforeseeable life Cozmo so in the next couple months are some of the most important ones: you can’t put anything on polymer clay change for my family, I will be leaving there will be features such as more The end of a paintbrush, a round pen or mix anything into polymer clay. But this wonderful community I’ve been games tricks and daily goals! Soon there end, needle, skewer, toothpick, rolling actually you can put almost anything on/ lucky to be a part of for the past four will be more tricks that Cozmo can do in The Amazing... pin, paint brush, pen /pencil, sand paper, in polymer clay. These things include: years. the future! toothbrush, x-acto knife glitter, metal, wood and pretty much My husband, Dan, was granted a Cozmo has a big personality by Polymer Clay! Sometimes polymer clay can be very anything else that makes sense. great job opportunity in Los Angeles hard and crumbly. To fix this you can In conclusion, polymer clay is really starting at the beginning of the year BY ELLA HONAKER (5-500) simply add baby oil or clay softener to cool and it’s really fun to make creations and after some challenging decision- the clay and mix it through. On the other with. There is so much to learn and there making, we decided it was the best Polymer clay has changed my life hand, polymer clay can get way too soft are endless projects to make so I hope move for our family. While this will immensely and gave me my true talent. when you are working with it a lot. this essay inspired you to play around prove to be a new adventure for us, It all started on YouTube. I happened to When you are working with polymer with polymer clay. Even if you know I’m heartbroken to leave my 29 family find a video where someone was making a clay it can also collect a lot of dust. This about polymer clay I hope you’ve learned behind. polymer clay charm. It grew from there. has happened to me and trust me, it is something new. I love polymer clay and Thank you so much for all of your I bought some clay along with some tools really annoying. To fix this you can (after I play with it every time I get the chance support of our drama program over and started making a bunch of things. baking) use rubbing alcohol and a q-tip to. Whenever I show someone what I’ve the past few years. I’ve so loved getting This could be your talent too! to remove a thin layer of the polymer made I always get great compliments, to know your children and will miss What is Polymer Clay? Polymer clay is clay which contains the dust, leaving you which makes me very happy. For you it them dearly. Working at 29 has been a P.V.C. (polymer polyvinyl chloride based, with a dust-free creation. Some people can be a great free-time activity! Lots of dream come true. and don’t worry it’s safe!). This means the think you can use clear nail polish for people don’t know about polymer clay If any of the kids would like to only way to harden it is to bake it in the a glaze substitute. DO NOT DO THIS! and its so cool so I think more people say goodbye, I’ll be in the P.S. 29 Congratulations to our 4th and 5th grade runners on concluding another vigorous running season! Huge thanks to parent volunteer playground on Friday, December 9th! and Running Club leader Stephanie Manske, and the school’s fabulous PE teacher, Ms. Kathy Nobles, for leading the running team and Lots of love, HIDDEN PLACES IN OUR SCHOOL consistently inspiring our children to lead a healthy lifestyle! Many thanks as well to the many parent volunteers who helped out every Mollie Lief Who Wants Monday at lunch-time all fall! Photo by Elizabeth Seay Ms. Cara Turnbull in New Kids Club her new office at the top of P.S. 29! We’ll LISTEN TO THE Snacks? call it the fifth-and- A Warm Welcome to All half floor! A little BY GEORGIA WESSELS (4-509) nook with a view, LATEST 29 POST AND LAILA SONOWSKI (4-524) Ms. Cara is P.S. 29’s of Our New Students Guidance Counselor PODCAST AT Are you in Kids Club? Do you want new who helps all P.S. BY MIA GABAI (5-500), DAGMAR ent grades to interview: A: I like math and the in NYC. I like trapeze, and snacks? Well, we are passing around a 29 students get into JEPPESEN (5-500) AND SASHA Roy from Kindergarten, cool clusters. riding horses also, that PS29BROOKLYN. survey asking what new food you want Middle School along MEIER (5-500) Dunia from second-grade, Q: How old are you? you can do an obstacle for Kids Club snacks, and what you don’t with lots of other Mia from third-grade and A: 9 course. It is also cool to or do like about the Kids Club snacks we stuff. Have you ever been new to Annalise from fifth-grade. have indoor swimming ORG already have. Don’t be afraid to tell the She loves her this school and just moved MIA pools. truth—we want your true answer. You new office. “It was from a different country? ROY Q: Where do you come Q: Is this your first time can even take the survey anonymously. If an adjustment to a “Well, I was new in first Q: Where do you come from? in the United States? you didn’t get the survey yet, then either much smaller space grade. I had just moved from? A: Israel A: I used to live here four wait until we come to you at Kids Club, but I got used to it from Denmark and I had no A: Israel Q:What is the same in years ago, and I lived in or come to us at the 4th grade table at pretty quickly.” idea how to speak English Q: What’s your favorite Israel and America? Florida. lunch. (If you don’t know where we sit, and it was really hard. But color? A: We learn about the Q: Where do you come then ask a teacher.) We are suggesting a now I speak fluent English.” A: Red same subjects like math, from? few new snacks like fruit snacks, pretzels, PHOTO BY NICHOLAS – Dagmar Q: Favorite animal? reading, writing and social A: The Bahamas. and Pringles. We are also suggesting new NAPOLI, MIA ZABORSKI A: Dog studies. Q: What’s your favorite drinks like orange juice and lemonade. AND TALULA A handful of students Q: Age: Q: What do you like subject in school? But we want to know what you think! So JEVREMOV. are new at P.S. 29 this A: 5 about America? A: I like to write fan- please vote for your favorite drinks and year and a few of them A: I really like the people tasy, I like to write about food and we’ll compile all the answers and have come from different DUNIA here dragons. try to get new snacks for the after-school. countries. Those people Q:Where are you from? Q: How old are you? Q: What grade is your sis- have life twice as hard. A: The Congo A: 9 ter in and how old is she? They need to get new Q: What do you like A: My sister Marin is in friends, and to try to fit about New York? ANNALISE second grade, her teacher in, and they have to learn A: The buildings are cool. Q: What do you like is Ms. Van Duzer. English! We chose four Q: What is your favorite about New York? Q: How old are you? new students from differ- subject? A: I like the activities here A: 10 Why Can’t Kids Play In The Snow?

BY DANIELLA PLACE (4-524) some kids don’t come prepared, they sometimes don’t have gloves, hats, scarves, etc. They As most of you know, P.S. 29 will also come back to their students are not allowed to play classrooms uncomfortable and in the snow in winter, but have you wet. The second reason is that the ever wondered why? Well, we custodians work very hard to put the interviewed school principal Dr. snow into piles and if the students Rebecca Fagin to find out. Her jump around in it, their hard work is answer: “The first reason is that ruined.” 29POST 29POST Page 18 Page 19 Our Most Poetry Popular Pokemon Go: Have Meet the Apps New School Contest BY LOLA MOSS (4-509), JAKE JOHNSON Winners (4-524) AND DANIELLA PLACE (4-524) Fun, But be Careful Secretary BY MIA ZABORSKI (5-506) AND We asked students about their BY JACK BELASKY (4-509), THEO LARSON (4-521) place to find Pokemon, and players have AMELIA POOR (5-500) favorite apps. These are some AND LOLA MOSS (4-509) even found Pokemon right near P.S. BY CLAUDIA ROTHBERG (4-507) favotites. 29. Theo Larson caught a rare Scyther AND DELLA STERN (4-509) We chose three winners from the many Do you want to play a video game where on Court Street, and Connor Mitchener entires we received in this third annual 1. YOUTUBE you collect digital creatures using the caught four rare Dittos close to school. This year P.S. 29 welcomed a wonderful new 29 Post Poetry Contest. Youtube is a place where you can powers of your parents’ phone and your secretary to the school, Sari Melendez. Sari watch videos of any type made feet? If that sounds fun to you, then Playing Pokemon Go can be dangerous is replacing our long-time and beloved pupil FIRST PLACE... by both professionals and regular Pokemon Go is the game for you. This though if players don’t pay attention secretary, Maureen Monaco. She works in people. article will tell you a bit about Pokemon to their surroundings. When starting the main office with administrative Maria I CRY Go and its possible dangers. the game, users are forced to look at Monoforte. We interviewed Sari and asked By Clyde Felsen (4-508) 2. MUSIC.LY Pokemon Go is a walking game where a ‘Beware of your surroundings!’ her a few questions. Music.ly is an app where you can lip people use their phone to look for rare screen every time they log in, and I cry for the people who don’t have a life. snync to music of your choice, people Pokemon images such as Dragonite, the game’s user agreement makes Q: Why did you want to be school secretary? I cry for everybody who lives a life poor can watch and like your videos. Gyarados, Exeggutor and Vaporeon. Some sure to put the responsibility A: Well the main reason is that I love and half of the time I just think to people think Pokemon Go is fun because of safety onto the gamer, not children, but I didn’t really think I would be myself, 3. MINECRAFT you get to walk around and explore Go. Jack Belasky the game. Some Pokemon Go dangers a good teacher, and I wanted to do a job that why, why do all these terrible things Minecraft is a game where you can different neighborhoods. Others just like loves Pokemon Go include: involved children but that wasn’t teaching. happen so. I cry for all the people who’s build and explore cites. You can play to play in order to catch rare Pokemon “because it’s really Q: What is your favorite part of being a family with friends. and advance through the levels of the fun catching new Falling down holes school secretary? is gone have nobody to to cry with game. Just a few months after its launch, Pokemon and you get • A: I like talking to the kids. nobody 4. INSTAGRAM Pokemon Go has already proven itself to a lot of exercise while Endangering other people Q: What is the funniest experience you’ve to have memories, so if you have time just Instagram is an app where you can be a national and worldwide phenomenon. you do it!” Connor • had on the job so far? let it out and cry. post pictures with captions and It’s nearly impossible to walk down any Mitchener said that he likes Tripping on you/others A: Once I was at a quiet meeting and I was so people can see them street in supported cities without seeing playing “because I like to have something • hungry, and my stomach was grumbling, and SECOND PLACE... dozens of people catching Pokemon or to do when I am walking places like • Driving while playing and everyone had to laugh. 5. SPOTIFY capturing gyms. walking to the subway, or walking the crashing into a car STAR TO STAR Spotify is a app where you can play Many P.S. 29 students can be seen dog.” Without people like Sari, P.S 29 wouldn’t run By Fletcher Steinberg (5-500) music of any kind. in the neighborhood playing Pokemon Fortunately, New York City is a great So, have fun but be careful! nearly as smoothly as it does. When you see her in the hallway or in the office, say hello, Always spinning give her a heartfelt wave and welcome her to always moving TRENDS the school! For if to stop All would turn to dust We are so big or are we The Hottest Social Media To Flip or Not Just small in field of stars Like a Rhino in a herd of Elephants BY JONAH MERKIN (5-500), GATSBY much. Instagram is also used by BY ODIN FERGUSON (5-504) AND regularly, which is the easiest Check Out ps29brooklyn.org Just spinning, spinning FEATHER (5-505) AND ELENI many adults, to look at pictures LUCAS PARKS (5-527) possible way to land it. There And stop CATANZARO (5-505) of friends, to post cute pictures are also trick shots like where of their children and to capture The water bottle flip is a huge you could land it on a BY 29 POST STAFF see when their kids have off from school started by parent coordinator Monica THIRD PLACE... Here’s some background info on moments in their lives. trend going on everywhere: basketball rim or on a ledge and when there are half-days and other Gutierrez Kirwan as a community some of the most popular social in school, on the streets, of something. There Is also If you haven’t visited ps29brooklyn. special occasions. builder and has grown rapidly in The Election media sites/apps among kids at SNAPCHAT on youtube and even in a game kids like to play that org lately, you don’t know what you’re The school lunch menu is also always popularity. By Miu Clar (4-507) P.S. 29. Snapchat is a way to send your houses. There are is basically HORSE but with a missing! First of all, you can find 29 available at the site if you want to Ps29brooklyn.org also features temporary videos, pictures and people doing it in the parks, bottle rather than basketball. Post blog posts published regularly, decide whether to bring lunch or get school history, lists of the school It’s the Election! MUSICAL.LY messages to your friends or family subway and sidewalks. Many At P.S. 29 if you bottle flip some of them available only on the it at school. Speaking of food, you can staff and teachers, important PTA It’s the Election ! 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You can bottle flipping though: take away your bottle Right now, there are two podcasts from P.S. 29 parents who are part of the like band and drama, information on You need to be thirty-six to be president. you to lip sync to songs and other go to settings and make your you’re not allowed and you will get in available from this year and there are school’s Cooking Circle, which meets state testing, tips on ways you can Any vote for me... things. People choose to have acount private. 150 million people to do it in school. trouble. Kids don’t three older ones from 2015-16 that are every month in the cafeteria to hear a help the PTA help the school and a To be president a private account or a public use Snapchat–it has more users You’re not allowed think that is right. still worth a listen. parent lead a cooking presentation on comprehensive set of frequently asked I guess I lost the election one. A public account is when than Twitter now. Facebook to do it because The school bans There’s lots of other stuff at the school how to make a simple dish in under an questions. Stop! Stop! you can’t just allow some specific tried to buy snapchat in 2013 for your teachers and bottle flipping during website too: Most people who come to hour. The site is there for you. Check it out Your president. people to watch your videos; 130 million but the owners of some classmates school hours but after the site look at the school calendar to The Parents Cooking Circle was today! with a private account you can Snapchat did not sell it to them. get annoyed by school you’re allowed request certain people to watch It is now worth five times that the noise and it to do it. School your videos, but they can deny it amount. is distracting hours are off-limit or accept it. You can also create a With every social media site and it can even for water bottle Teachers: Anonymous Aesops Needs You joint channel with other people. out there people have to be very be dangerous flipping but that BY ALEXANDRA RENNIE (5-527) AND TALIA careful with what they post. It’s sometimes. doesn’t stop the writers always will. Please write WILLSCHER (5-506) INSTAGRAM also important to for kids to There are many kids from doing it Check Your appropriate letters and put them in Instagram is a way for children always have private settings. If different types of during recess. They an A.A. boxes on each floor or in and adults to share pictures. you want to delete something even bottle flips. One do it whenever Here is some “need to know” info You can request to follow people though you can’t see it anymore type is capping they have a chance the Newspaper Club mailbox in the if they have a private account. doesnt mean that it is gone. 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Some of P.S. 29’s fifth grade student athletes getting ready to test their skills and stamina.

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