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By: Kinar P. Bridget H. Annie H. Recently Glencoe got two feet of Cameron B. snow. The weather forecasters Annika C. predicted a blizzard, and for once, they were right. The Carly S. blizzard hit on Tuesday and Wednesday. Nobody could get Ava P. out of the house! We could not even open our front door! Charlotte N. The power kept going out. The snow kept coming and Beth F. coming. There was no school Wednesday and Thursday. Eden S. Carly L. Some snowdrifts were seven feet high! The snow was above Emily R. my head. Everybody was outside all day long for both of Caroline S. the snow days. It felt like a weekend! Two days later it was Jeff C. the weekend! It kept on snowing until Saturday. There were Charlotte J. big huge snow mountains at the end of the playground Jordan S. blacktop. Kate B. Conor D. It was the best 2 snow days ever! Kelly H. Devan M.

Kinar P. Evan P. Martina S. Isabelle R. Max K. By: Bella M. Julia G. During Kidsview we have realized how Maya M. important it is to save our documents. Even though we all Lauren R. saved to the drop folder we still lost some great articles Moriah H. due to technological issues. This is the story of the Madeline S. missing files and the hunt to get them back. Mrs. Salzman Rachel G. and Mrs. Boggs went in to the drop folder to check on Marlee F. the articles- BAM! They could not find them. They were Sabrina H. gone! They asked Mrs. Feldman but she could not find Sylvia M. Mia H. them. Then they asked the awesome network managers to help them search. They searched forever but no luck. Mrs. Ted L. Rainer H. Boggs and Mrs. Salzman needed Mr. Rongey’s help and advice. He asked all the teachers to look on their Sam M. Sabrina M. desktops and in their documents to see if the missing files were there. No luck. So, now some of our awesome Sean H. Laura S. reporters had to start over. Luckily some of our writers Talia S. found their articles in their “trash”. It was a weird thing Matthew C. because it has never happened before. The show must go on! We learned that sometimes things happen but you have Editors: Bobby B. to work through it, keep positive and keep on going. Here Mrs. Boggs is to many more great Kidsview issues! Mrs. Salzman View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

By: Bella M. Do rocks and minerals confuse you? Mrs. Widman’s class can give you all the answers because we have been studying rocks and minerals. We have studied many different types of minerals such as Feldspar, Calcite, Quartz, Gypsum, Fluorite, Graphite, Galena and many others. Together with our partner, we emptied an egg carton. In each slot of the carton we put one mineral. We have read about all different kinds of minerals (see above). On one of the last lessons we tried to match each mineral to its name. We read an article describing the rocks and minerals and then we looked in our egg carton and tried to match what we saw with the description. We did field tests with the rocks and minerals. A field test is when you figure out what the smells, texture, luster, magnetism, feel and the streak color are. To find the streak color you scratch it on to a black and white tile and whatever color it leaves behind is the streak color. To test for hardness you scratch a nail on the rock or mineral and if it leaves a mark then it is very hard. On the very last day we will be told the real names of the minerals. My partner and I compared our egg crate to another group’s egg crate. We have found out how the same mineral in our crate could look very different from the other group’s mineral. The minerals can have many different colors and sizes. We have had a sheet to record what we think each mineral is. If we get it wrong we will erase and fix it, but for now my partner and I are correct. We have learned how to do all different types of field tests to detect a mineral. The Chicago state mineral is fluorite. We have learned so many things to thank Mrs. Widman for and this is one. I can’t wait to learn about force and motion.

By: Maya M.

The Russell’s class is starting an electricity unit. They are taking wires, D-cell batteries, and mini light bulbs and putting those materials together to figure out many different ways to light the light bulb. To light the light bulb you need to connect the batteries in a circuit. Otherwise the light bulb won’t light. We learned about parallel circuits. This is when both of the light bulbs light. If you take one of them out the other bulb is still lit. Later in the year we will be using what we have learned to build rooms by ourselves that are wired by electricity. Here are some tips: do not touch the metal part of the wires and do not put 24 batteries or more together otherwise… zzzzz, you will get shocked! I have learned a lot during our electricity unit.

By: Charlotte N.

Have you ever wondered what is happening in Ms. Arsenijevic’s class? My name is Charlotte and I’ll tell you. Ms. A’s class is doing Chicago Smart Board research projects. This project helped us learn a lot about Chicago and also learn a lot about Smart Notebook technology. Ms. A gave us some information that was on a sheet of paper and we made another with the same meaning but with different words. The first person to present was Yael. She presented The Great Taste of Chicago. Then Claudia presented the Chicago White Sox. Charlie reported on the Science and Industry Museum. Hailey is doing the Ferris wheel and Martina the Columbian Exposition. Hunter is researching Soldier Field, and I studied the CTA El Train. What we did was this: First step: We chose our topic from an A-Z list on every important thing in Chicago. The second thing we did was to go on the notebook software and make slides about our research project. We did cool things to make it creative. And of course I loved it! It was so much fun. View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

WE <3 WEST EXCHANGE! By: Marlee F. & Laura S.

Did you hear about the West Exchange? Here is the 411 on the event! The West Exchange was a project where you brought in two items. One item was to be donated and another item was to be traded. Mrs. Boggs told everyone to bring in their “knick­knacks” and their “brick­a­bracs”. That slogan must have worked because over 100 students donated to The West Exchange. The most popular item was the magic winning basketball from Mr. Sarubbi ‘s childhood. It went up for a raffle and Kalliope P. won! The exchange collection box was over­flowing to the sky. Students and teachers participated in this wonderful event that went down in West School history! West Exchange was a fun time and we got to re­use, share and care.

By: Cameron B.

West School has many activities for going green. The January West Exchange was a project where kids donated two or more gently used toys and/or books to donate to Paul Revere School and to exchange among the other kids at West. Most of the items went to the school, and the rest of the donated items went on the exchange table at the end of January. Anyone who donated got to take something from the exchange table! This was a great way to donate and a great way to re-use items. It was a lot of fun and really exciting. December’s Give the Earth a Present go green activity was a chance for students to put their green ideas in a box in the Green Corner. The box was decorated with newspaper and looked like a gift. There was recycled paper next to it. Kids wrote suggestions on the recycled paper and put them in the box, saying what they do to go green during the holidays. Mrs. Salzman and Mrs. Boggs read the suggestions at lunch. The November Green Gobbler activity was a mystery story to do. The story was about the Turkey Tetrazzinis and their family dinner. The story asks you how the Tetrazzinis went Green. Even though they were “turkeys” they used paper napkins and composted. February’s activity is Green Around The World You can check all the activities, see photos of yourself, videos and get green information at: http://www.glencoewest.org/GoingGreen/

By: Kinar P.

Mighty Acorns is an interesting field trip. It is interesting because there are so many different things, from tall Indian Grass, to huge critters or deer. If you are unlucky, then you might have a run in with a snake. The prairie is very beautiful and big. We went to Somme Prairie in Northbrook, Illinois. It is a 90 acre preserve. We took the fuzzy stuff off the plants and collected it in bags. We all got a magnifying glass and a box for collecting bugs and rare critters. At the end we threw all of the fuzz all over the place hoping that the plants would grow again. We also had to let the bugs or critters go free. The prairie is very brown and dark green. The prairie is a great place except that it includes huge critters and yo can get lost in the woods. We thought we saw a snake but it might have been an animal pushing a log. We would have gone back in the winter but due to the blizzard it was canceled. Mighty Acorns is really interesting! I think it is amazing! View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

By: Sabrina M. and Julia G. Travel with me and we will dance around the world! This is a cultural arts program sponsored by the Glencoe PTO. Fourth Graders will work with a professional dance company to create an interpretive dance program. Each class at West School is doing a special dance representing a certain country! For instance Mrs. Gavenda’s room is doing India, Mr. Russell’s class is doing Spain and Mrs. Mullinex’s class is doing Africa. Also, Mrs. Berkley’s class is doing China, Mrs. Martens’ is doing Ireland, Mrs. Buchanan’s class is doing a Native American dance and lastly Mr. Lyon’s class is doing a dance from Argentina. Every class also gets to wear a unique styled outfit representing their country. What a treat! We won’t be doing any flips or tricks but you will be surprised with our cool moves. Talking about cool moves, each class gets an awesome professional dance teacher to teach us all those fantastic moves! Please feel free to show how much you enjoy the program with your applause. Please come in April and see us perform.

By: Charlotte J. & Annie H.

Here is the scoop on Music Week from an interview with Ms. Porretta. During Music Week the fourth graders learned how to play chords and solos. The theme during music was “The Country Jamboree ”. The classes sang the song “I Walk the Line” and other country songs. The third graders’ theme was friendship and they sang the songs “Lean on Me”, “I Can Tell That We Are Gonna be Friends ”and “ Together Where Ever We Go ‘’. Lots of parents came to see their child sing for Music Week. The third graders played on the bells and the xylophones. They also sang a Thanksgiving song because at the time it was Thanksgiving. Also, the parents learned about music in rondo form. Rondo music has a pattern among other patterns.

By: Ben G.

Mrs. Martens’ class has been in action these past few months. The Martens class finished the U.S. Symbols project. The kids got to make presentations to the class and parents. They also got to make a replica of their U.S. Symbol. It was a great time. Also, Mrs. Martens’ class studied the U.S Government too. We learned a lot about all of the branches and we played Government Jeopardy with Mr. Doering. Also the Martens’ have been studying electricity. We found a way of making a light bulb light using a big battery, a little bulb, and a wire. It was really cool. Also, you might be wondering how our awesome lizard Chris is doing. Well he has been doing great! Students get to pet Chris at snack time and he gets fed at the end of the day. It is the students’ job to take care of Chris. Last but not least, the students in Mrs. Martens’ class are doing a biography project. Each student gets to study a famous person. Then we will dress up as the person and make a presentation about them. It is a very fun time in Mrs. Martens’ class right now. View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011 By: Carly. S . Do you want to learn a different language and have fun doing it? Come to German, Russian, or Spanish club. I asked Mr. Johnson a few questions about German club: 1. What made you want to teach German? I lived in Germany for two years. 2. Do you like teaching German? Yes. 3. Do you think the kids like learning German? Yes, and the students get German chocolate. I know this reporter would like to be in German club. The Russian club is taught by the very nice, Mrs. Widman. She loves teaching Russian club because she loves teaching kids about different cultures. She especially likes to teach Russian because that is where her family was from‐it is her culture! The kids that take Russian club love it! In Russian club the kids do projects, learn the language, do some geography, learn about important and fascinating people, and have lots of smiles and laughter. Lucky for you, there are new sign‐ups in March. When I get home, I am going to try to sign up! I am going to share with you some of the rave reviews about these clubs, starting with Sabrina, and Bridget. Sabrina feels that the German club is fantastic, awesome, and spectacular. Bridget thinks that the German club is splendid. I hope you’re listening, Mr. Johnson! Sabrina also thinks the Russian club is awesome, spectacular, and fantastic. Bridget has to agree. (Mrs. Widman, this means your club rocks!) The sensational Senora Rose teaches Spanish club. They do very fun projects. Spanish club is amazing! If you want to get better at Spanish, I highly suggest joining.

By: Emily R.

Student Council plays an important role at West School. It helps students By: Moriah H. and Sabrina H. share ideas and raise funds for other “Anything you can do I can do better. I can schools in need. Also, Student Council do anything better than you.” All 4th graders rd gives students a chance to participate in and learn about and 3 graders are invited to sing in Chorus government. West School Student Council has 2 student Club with Ms. Porretta. The songs we learned are “Corner of the Sky”, “Can’t Smile Withut representatives from each class,. Many teachers pick You”, “I’ll Be There”, “Paul Revere”, and “My students in many different ways. In my class Mr. Favorite Things”. The new songs we learned Johnson asks who wants to be a representative. Then we so far are “Orange Colored Sky”, “525,600 have to write our name on a sticky note. Mr. Johnson Minutes”, and “Anything You Can Do I Can Do crumbles the notes up and throws them and whoever’s Better”. We sang to the elderly at their residence and we sang to our parents at note gets the farthest gets to be one of the representatives. Central School. Chorus Club members are He does it for the boys and the girls. West School Student really exited to perform again! Ms. Porretta Council held a hat and glove drive. Students donated 101 always needs more people to join Chorus Club hats and 125 gloves to the Paul Revere School. Soon we because the sound is better with lots of will be holding a book drive that will also go to the Paul voices. Chorus Club students always have an Revere School. At the meetings we share ideas for Spirit amazing time because Ms. Porretta always days. Some of the ideas we had were: backwards inside out picks the best songs. Chorus Club is one of the best clubs at West School! day, Super Bowl day and dress-up as your class day. On February 25, we will have- dress up as your class day. Each class will choose a Theme and will dress all the same. In our class we report Student Council News. I learned a lot being a school leader at Student Council.

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By: Kate B. On December 9, 2010 Kate Klise came to West School. When she came she talked about her life, writing books, and more. Ms. Klise is an award winning children’s book author. She has created many books with her sister who is her illustrator. Her inspiration for The 43 Cemetery Road books was a house on her block from her childhood. Her sister Sarah was afraid of the television show that Kate and she would watch. The show had a vampire in it that Sarah was scared of. Mrs. Klise was tired of Sarah needing the light on every night so she said, “okay no one comes in the house from 3:00 to 6:00”. Her first Cemetery road book, Dying to Meet You, is about how a writer, Ignatious B. Grumply, has writers block. He’s writing the Ghost Famer books. He moves into a house for the summer. The house that he lives in is on 43 Cemetery Road. If you want to find more about this book you have to read it. One thing Kate Klise talked about was her first hair cut at a barbershop and used that haircut story to explain how she writes her books. The basic point of this was so she could show the different parts of writing a book. The first part of writing a book is to know the “problem”. In this case the problem was that she looked like a boy after her haircut. The second part of writing a book is the “journey”. In this case the journey was finding the hairy something tree in Africa that had water so that you could make your hair grow back. Then another problem comes from the journey. For this story it was when she became teenage big foot. But then there is the “aha moment”. In this case the “aha moment” was when a movie producer sees her and they make a movie. But then another problem appears. In this case it is the trees power wears off and then everyone (in the story) realizes that she is not a teenage big foot but that she is just a girl. Then after all that there is the journey back home. Now that you know more about Kate Klise you might want to read her books.

By: Isabelle R. New Trier High School is putting on a play called “Les Miserables”. They asked girls 6‐8 years old from Wilmette, Winnetka, Glencoe, and Northfield to audition for the part of little Cossette. There are two casts that will perform in March. To our excitement, three people at West School got parts. Lauren G. as little Cossette, Ava K. as little Eponine, and me, Isabelle R. I’m in the chorus. For the audition the girls had to sing, “Castle on Cloud”. There were one hundred and six girls who tried out. First the girls got in singing groups. Then each girl sang in front of the others in the group and in front of the judges. Then the judges called back some of the singers. We came back at another time and sang the same song again. I was both nervous and excited to audition. Everyone went home and at seven o’clock that evening the judges called and told us who got what parts. I was very excited about my part. I got the opportunity to interview Lauren and Ava and find out their reactions to being in the play. Lauren screamed in excitement when she found out she was little Cossette. While she was waiting to go up and sing her song she was nervous. But when she was actually singing she wasn’t nervous anymore. She thought callbacks were easy. Lauren is a little nervous about performing at New Trier. Les Miserables was Ava’s first audition. Ava has been singing ever since she was three. She is so happy that she got Eponine! Ava has always liked singing. She is excited for the show. It’s coming up! I am so happy that I have the chance to be in Les Miserables! View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

By: Carly L.

Mrs. Gavenda’s class does Read Across America. It’s a way to learn about important places in the U.S. and teach kids about geography. It starts at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and ends at Washington, D.C. When we first began, Mrs. Gavenda assigned a reading goal for each of us and then each student read the amount assigned to him or her. You get your parents’ signature to make sure that you read what you were supposed to read. Then, we brought our reading logs to school and gave them to Mrs. Gavenda and she had you read about your place. After that you filled out a piece of paper that asked you questions about your stop and you have that paper checked by a teacher. Writing your facts using cursive follows that up. You use glue to attach your stuff to a bare book. Then you must draw a picture of your stop. When that is finished, Mrs. Gavenda will check your work and give you a souvenir. Mrs. Gavenda gets all the souvenirs because each person gets assigned a location and brings one in. Each time you turn in your reading log you move your car. Best of all at the end you can take home your book.

By: Lauren R.

Rory Fanning walked for eight straight months in the wilderness. He walked from the southeast all the way to California. He walked for his friend Pat Tillman who died in Afghanistan. Mr. Fanning walked on the border of the Pacific Ocean. Rory Fanning had a walking stick that he called Elvis. Rory Fanning built a fire and cooked his food from the heat of the fire. Sometimes the fire fighters helped him by letting him eat meals with them at the firehouse. Rory Fanning went through three different regions. He walked through the southeast, the west and the southwest. He carried a bag full of supplies. His backpack had clothes and a tent. I think that Rory fanning did something good to walk for 8 months straight. He raised a lot of money and awareness for the Pat Tillman Foundation. I think that it would be hard to walk for that long.

By: Bobby B.

The Wildman’s class was assigned to ask their parents what culture were they originally from? Students have been learning about different cultures for the past few weeks. Kids get to bring in items to represent their cultures. The class went to the computer lab where they learned how to create a slide in Notebook software. My slide had the flags of Russia and Poland because that is where my ancestors are from. I put a picture of Hanukah candles on the slide, as that is what I brought to share. The candles represent my Jewish culture. Our class presented all of our slides on the Smart Board for our parents. Afterwards we had a party. I learned a lot about cultures doing this project.

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By: Martina S. For the first time at West School, the third graders are mixing classes for reading time every Friday. In my book club, which is in Mr. Johnson’s class, we are reading Runt. Runt is about a wolf pup that is very abnormally small and he wants to prove to himself that he deserves a different name. Runt goes on many By: Caroline S. adventures. His adventures include For the first time ever the third running in a storm and letting himself get seen by them [humans] graders are starting book clubs at West to trying to follow the hunters and School! Each teacher had a group of getting lost deep in the dark kids and each group got a book. Every Minnesota forest alone. In another Friday you would go to the room where book club, with Ms. A., the students your book club would meet. Every are reading Toys Go Out. Toys Go week your book club teacher would Out is the story about three toys give you an assignment for you to read that get put into a backpack and in your book. There are nine book club they go on many adventures. In teachers but only seven third grade another book club, kids are reading teachers. That is because Mrs. Ross is Zoobreak. Zoobreak is about some helping all the third grade teachers kids and a girl named Savannah. and Mrs. Fischer and Mrs. Hand are Savannah has lost Cleopatra, her separate. The teachers that are doing monkey. When the kids go on a field book club are: Ms. A. with the book trip to a zoo, Savannah meets a Toys Go Out, Mrs. Berkoff with mean guy named Mr. Nasty, who is Friendship According to Humphrey, holding her beautiful monkey Mrs. DeHorn had the book Alone in His hostage! Then these kids (including Teacher’s House, Mrs. Hand had the a very angry Savannah!) come up book Oggie Cooder, Mr. Johnson has with a plan to get her beloved the book Runt. Mrs. Ross had the book Cleopatra back. Be sure to read the Zoobreak, and Mrs. Shapiro had the book to find out what happens. book The Talented Clementine. I had Another book club group is reading the book Zoobreak and it is a Rikshaw Girl. Rikshaw Girl is the FANTASTIC BOOK! You would enjoy story of a girl who wants to help her this book even if you were not in a book father make money but in her club. It’s a great mystery. I can’t wait country only the boys can make for the next session of BOOK CLUBS! money. View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

By: Sabrina M and Julia G Year of the Dog is an amazing and enjoyable book about a little girl named Grace Linn. In the story Grace has to find her best friend, become rich, and figure out what she is going to be when she is older. Throughout the story Grace is very worried she will not find those things before the year is over. Also, during the year the best things don’t always happen to her. Another good thing about the book is that it has a Newberry Honor Award. The story takes you on an adventure and has lots of little stories in it too. We really recommend it to anyone and everyone. The Bag of Bones By: Bella M. Do you need a good book? Well I have one. Why don’t you read The Bag of Bones? I have read it and I highly recommended it. Well you won’t read it if I don’t tell you what it is about. So here I go. There were witches living in the five kingdoms but when Loomby’s great aunt comes she came from the evil town of witches. She will try to spread dark magic. Dark magic is forbidden in the five kingdoms. Will she get all of the witches in danger? Or will she drag them into becoming evil witches? Now that you’ve heard about the book maybe you will want to read it.

By: Caroline S. I read the book School of Fear! It was the coolest book in the world! It is about these kids who have to go to the School of Fear for their second summer. There are four kids and then a new student comes and it changes their school year. The four friends were very close and they did not want the new student to arrive. The four students ignored the new student. The four students are HyHy, Theo, Madeline and Lulu and the teacher is Mrs. Wellington and there is a butler. Read the rest of the book to see what happens. I really enjoyed this book! I hope you like it! View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

Valentines Day Valentines Day

 By: Yael S.

By: Yael S. In Ms. A’s third grade class Valentine’s Day Love is everything was a little different than our usual school In everyone’s life, day. Our class did the morning practice Especially in the sheet and then we played different games world of a brand new until the Valentine’s Day skate. Our whole wife. class got on the bus and went to Watts! Valentines Day is the Each kid was put into seat pairs with other day to beat, It is the day to be all kids. We talked for about 5 minutes on the about sweet. bus and then went down the steps of the You should give bus to Watts. The ice was cold and chocolate hearts slippery. The majority of kids were great Because Valentine’s skaters. And after the skate we got back on day is when it starts! the bus and went back to West for lunch. Write notes to the people you like the After eating the food from the wonderful best, new menu at lunch the kids in our class Take the time to think went to reading. Ms. A. decided to have us And try not to rest. make Valentine’s cards for people in Flowers like roses retirement homes and for kids at the are sweet to give, Children’s Hospital. The Valentine cards That’s just the way people like to live. were so cute! After that, we passed out our So, take a card and Valentine’s Day cards for each of us in the start to write, class. It was a great Valentine’s Day. Because when you give it’s an awesome sight! Watts Ice Center By: Jeff C. and Ted L.

Watts has two outdoor ice rinks, a soccer field, two tennis courts and one of the all time favorites - the sledding hill! All of these great things are located at 305 Randolph Ave. Glencoe Illinois. The person who donated the money for Watts was named Amis Watts. We were at Watts Ice Center for skating the day before winter break. After we all skated we went inside for hot chocolate and rice crispy treats. For Valentine’s Day we visited Watts a second time and also enjoyed it even though we did not get hot chocolate or rice crispy treats. Other wise it was exactly like the first time. We like skating at Watts. See you there! View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

By: Ben G. Have you ever seen the new dude walking around the fourth grade hall? Well his name is Zach W. Zach is in Mrs. Martens’ fourth grade class. Zach’s birthday is on May 17. Zach was born in Virginia. He has five people in his family. Zach also has a dog, Luke. Zach had a very interesting life in Virginia. He went to a school called Great Falls. Zach had a best friend named Timmy. Zach also went to camp. Now Zach goes to the great and beautiful West School. Zach’s favorite special is gym and his favorite subject is math. Zach also is in Mr. Sarubbi’s After School Sports. Zach likes West School. Zach’s favorite sports are tag and soccer. His hobby is also playing soccer. His favorite book series and book is Bone. His favorite movie is Lord of the Rings and his favorite TV show is “Modern Family”. Zach likes pop and rock music. We are glad to have Zach at our school!

Get To Know Olivia By: Bridget H. Olivia was born on February 15. She lived in Naperville in the suburbs. She went to school at Steeple Run. Olivia has two cats and two dogs. She likes both Glencoe and her old neighborhood. Olivia came to West School on January 3, 2011. She has friends in both neighborhoods. Her best friend’s name is Ann. Her full name is Olivia Ann O. Her favorite childhood memory was when her stepfather won the champion state bike competition. She likes making friends at West. She has a brother, mom and dad. Her favorite hobby is art. She loves colors. Now you can go up to her and give her a high five!

Be Friends With Jack By: Max K. My name is Max and I interviewed Jack L. Jack moved to Glencoe because his family needed a bigger house. He lived in Bucktown in Chicago. Jack liked his old school because his old school was more familiar to him. He had play dates for fun before he moved here. His best friends were people in his school. Yes, Jack says he likes West School. I learned that his favorite activity is floor hockey. During recess he likes to play four square. His favorite subject is sports. His favorite book is The 39 Clues. He plays video games for fun. His favorite song is a song from WWE wrestlers. His interest is football. His favorite hobby is football. He has a sister and a brother. Now you know Jack! By: Rachel G.

When Ana lived in Ohio her school was named Royal View Elementary. At Ana’s old school they had no after school activities. Ana’s best subjects are art and gym. Her old teacher was Ms. Flower. Her best friend was Casey. Ana used to play tag and dress up with her cousins. Ana has an older sister named Saska. Saska is fifteen years old. Ana has a brown dog that is named Iva. At recess she plays four square and tag. Ana’s hobbies are basketball and art. She is interested in art. Her favorite book is Frindle. Ana’s favorite song is “Every Rose Has its Thorn.” Her favorite singer is Miley Cyrus. It was fun and interesting learning about Ana! View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

MEDIEVIAL By: Rainer H. CASTLES & Conor D. Castles have been around for 911 years. Castles have many defenses. One of them is the moat. Moats were usually built around bodies of water like a river. The builders would dig a canal connecting the moat to the river. Then they would build a dam to control how much water was in the dam at one time. Another defense was the arrow loop. The arrow loop would allow defenders to shoot their arrows under cover. Arrow loops were long slits in the castle wall. In 1190, they were up to 3 to 12 ft. long; but in the 13th century, they were up to 17 ft. long. Merlons were the hard parts of a crenellated parapet. Sometimes Merlons were used as Arrow slits. They would also drop stone and molten rock. Another defense was towers. Sometimes they were called flanking towers and gatehouse towers. The barbican was a defense guarding the castle entrance. It’s used to trap the enemy so it is an easy target to shoot at with a crossbow. The drawbridge is a bridge that would act like a door that moves up and down over the moat. Studying about castles was interesting.

The History Of Glencoe

By: Beth F. & Talia S. By: Stella K. & Kelly H. Schools: Glencoe is nationally Roger Williams founded Rhode Island in the recognized for their excellence in schools. year 1614. Rhode Island entered the Union in Eventually, there were four schools: South, May 29, 1790 becoming the 13th state. Over North, West and Central. There were six one million people live in Rhode Island. Little kids in the Central School class of 1898. Rhody and The Ocean State are nick- names Architecture: Most early houses in for Rhode Island. Rhode Island is the smallest Glencoe were farmhouses. Glencoe has a state but has the longest name. The game Mr. variety of different styles of architecture. Potato Head was invented in Rhode Island in Some of the styles are: Greek Revival, 1952. During the 100 years that Rhode Island has been a state, it has had two different Queen Anne, Victorian and Prairie. If you state capitals. Rhode island is a great place to want to see these homes you should take a go! When you go to Rhode Island you can go walk around beautiful Glencoe. Scouting: to the very big beach. There are so many The first troop of Girl Scouts in Glencoe rocks that you can climb on and play on. was organized in 1922. The first Boy Scout There are so many cool rocks and seashells troop in Glencoe began in 1912. Little that are so pretty. But watch out because House was built in 1948 to provide there are lots of crabs that could pinch you. training for outdoor activities for Glencoe There are fun waves to go on to. They go over Girl Scouts. It is still being used today! your head and when you swim they go right Business: Wienecke was a store that sold through you. I love Rhode Island because of all of these reasons! Another fun thing you can hardware, paint, and toys. It was the do is you can go to the library. The library is town’s longest running business for over twice as big as West School’s library and 40 years. The Glencoe Theatre was on 630 there are tons of books. We choose this topic Vernon Ave. The last movie, ”Heaven because it is a fun place to visit. Can’t Wait”, ran on Nov. 1st, 1979. View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011

My Dog Bear By: Sam M. & Beth F.

My name is Sam and I have a dog named Bear. He is my third pet. He is my only favorite pet. There is a really funny story about him. When he got lost in the woods, he came back with a fish in his mouth and a deer following him! He is 3 years old and he was born on May 23, 2008. I also have 2 cats and Bear fights with them a lot. At first, I didn’t really want a dog but I ended up liking him. Bear is a mix between a German shepherd and a Rhodesian Ridgeback. By: Annika C. and Mia H. What’s Happening To Polar Bears? The Polar Bears are loosing their ice habitat. They can’t swim as long in the water because the Arctic ice is melting from the land so they can’t find land to rest on. The U.S. Geological Survey predicts that in 2050 two thirds of all of the Polar Bears in the world will be gone! :( In the year 2007 this horrible melting ice situation started. The summer ice in the Arctic could be gone as soon as 2012. In places like Hudson Bay, Canada in the summer there is no sea ice so the Polar Bears are forced to live on land until the bay freezes. During the summer on land the Polar Bears either eat nothing or a little bit of food. In Hudson Bay the population of Polar Bears has gone down to under 20%. Some ice is floating away from shore making it harder for the Polar Bears to get to just like in the picture. In 2004 Biologists found four drowned Polar Bears in the sea of Beaufort and they think that there are more drowned Polar Bears. We hope the polar bears won’t become extinct.

The Dolphin Who Lost Her Tail By: Sylvia M. Winter is the name of a dolphin that lives in Clearwater, Florida at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Winter is a Bottlenose dolphin. She was three months old when she got trapped in a crab trap near Cape Canaveral, Florida. A nearby fisherman saw that she was trapped and set her free. The trap was tightly around her mouth and tail. Winter’s tail was damaged by the trap and caused her tail to chip off piece by piece. She lost her tail. Kevin Carroll thought that he could make a tail for Winter. Finally, he designed a tail that would not fall off and was not too heavy. Winter is about five years old. Winter is an amazing dolphin! View Online at ‐ http://www.glencoewest.org/ Kidsview Issue #2 – March 2011 By: Eden S. & Jordan S.

Front flip, front flip, back flip, and flip flop. Have you ever dreamed of being in a gymnastics meet or in the Olympics? If you want to be in the Olympics or in a meet, Dreams Gymnastics gets you ready for competition in a snap. There are a lot of levels for the classes. Some of the levels are: beginners, advanced beginners, intermediate, advanced intermediate, and pre- team. Then there is team and then advanced team. In team you compete unless you sign up for GI JO. GI JO is a program where you can compete even if you’re not on the team. You have to work really hard to learn all four routines: floor, bars, beam, and vault. They also have tumbling. Every May you can sign up for the gymnastics and tumbling show. Each group is either all girls or all boys. Pre-team and team programs follow the USA Gymnastics Olympic Guidelines. Participation in these programs is by evaluation and invitation only. There is also open gym. I love going to Dreams Gymnastics because it is awesome!

Chicago Hockey Captain By: Devan M. & Sean H. Jonathan Toews is a Canadian professional hockey player. He was born on April 29, 1988. He plays for the Chicago Blackhawks and he is the team captain. He is only twenty years old. He also was the youngest player to win the Triple Gold Award. We like watching him Champion play because he is fast and awesome. He is a good team captain because he won a lot of awards. He is a role model because he works and trains very hard. All of his teammates pay By: Ava P., Emily R. attention to him because he works so hard and is very successful. Madeline S. This famous figure skater’s full Seattle’s Pride By: Evan P. , Kinar P., Matthew C. name is Evan Frank Lysacek. He Matthew Michael Hasselbeck was born September 25, 1975. He was born in Naperville, Illinois. is a National Football League quarterback for the Seattle His birthday is June 4, 1985. He Seahawks. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers, and has two sisters. He is 6 feet 2 traded to Seattle in 2001. Since becoming the starter in 2003, inches tall. He got his first pair of Hasselbeck has led Seattle to six playoff appearances and a skates as a Christmas gift from his Super Bowl while being selected to three Pro grandma when he was 8. Lysacek Bowls. The fans say Hasselbeck is a great also started to skate at age 8. football player. This is a chunk of his early When he was 18 he moved to life. Hasselbeck is the son of Betsy and Don Los Angeles. Evan was also a Hasselback. Don was a former New member of the 2006 Winter U.S England Patriot. Matt had 2 younger Olympic team. He became the brothers, Tim and Nathaniel. They grew first U.S men’s skater in 13 years up in Massachusetts and went to school in to win the World Championship Westwood. He played for the Boston in 2009. He won the gold medal College Eagles football team from 1994 at the 2010 Olympics. Evan likes through 1997, including two years with his to do charity work and likes cars. younger brother Tim. Hasselbeck finished his college career as We learned a lot about this the team's starting quarterback (a position his brother Tim would famous skater and his life. later hold with the Eagles). He graduated with a degree in marketing and finance. His fans love him!