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One School, One Story! IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS Farm School Day Trips, 9:45am - 5:00pm Grades 1 & 2: Monday, May 20 ​ Grades 3 & 4: Monday, 21 ​ Wednesday, May 22, 4:45pm MHS Music Concert! Friday, May 24, 9:45am - 10:30am Friday Share: Dedicated to the 8th Grade Art Show! May 17, 2019 Volume 22, Issue 28 One School, One Story! Dear Mission Hill School Friends, Students, Family, and Staff, A few weeks ago stories were submitted by student authors for our annual writing contest, One School One Story. A team of student judges selected two clear winners, Mira and Kyle. This week’s cover features their stories. The Egyptian Battle by Kyle A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, Osiris was on a meteor. Another meteor hit his meteor. He crashed landed on earth in Egypt. He got buried in the sand. A few days later, Osiris woke up and he was surrounded by hippos. He tamed the hippos and made an army. His army was made up of 1,500 hippos. One day, Tony, an Egyptian in the village picked up an innocent Egyptian named Bret. He then dropped Bret on the ground and hurt Bret. Osiris saw this and got angry. Tony was a big man. He stood at 7 feet tall and weighed 400 pounds. Osiris was nervous. He grabbed Tony and put him in a sack and placed him on a hippo. Osiris took him far away from the village. He placed Tony on top of a pyramid. Osiris thought that Tony was dead. Five months later, Tony woke up. He had big, red eyes. While asleep on top of the pyramid, he became more powerful and a lot bigger. He was so angry at Osiris. The pyramid he was on, fell apart because he was so heavy. He traveled to Osiris’ hippo army. The hippos tried to knock Tony down. Tony survived and fought back. He did not get knocked down. He destroyed the hippos. Osiris was left without his army. The god named Kane looked down from the heavens and noticed the fight. Kane jumped on a meteor and flew down onto Tony’s head. Tony was 1 destroyed. Osiris was relieved. Kane, Osiris and Bret roasted Tony for dinner and ate him. That is what happens when you are mean. The Kitten and the Sandwich by Mira Once upon a time there was a girl and a kitten. The kitten’s name was Purr. The girl’s name was Rosabell.Rosabell did not like the kitten getting dirty. One day the kitten went outside and there was a giant mud puddle in the middle of the garden. The kitten jumped in. The kitten kept walking until she found a peanut butter and jelly sandwich laying in front of the mud puddle. She went inside and stuck her cute head in. She rolled in the peanut butter and jelly sandwich and got covered in peanut butter and jelly. She said, “What if Rosabell comes back soon. I must clean myself off.” So the kitten kept walking around the garden until she found a very clean puddle. Then she jumped in. She climbed out and shook herself off. Rosabell came back.They both went inside. Rosabell said to Purr, “I have to go to bed now.” Then she climbed into her bed. Purr jumped onto the bed and snuggled too. The End MHS NEWS: 05/17/19 PAGE 2 CLASSROOM NEWS KINDERGARTEN slaves to freedom. We learned that after the Emancipation Room 106 Proclamation was signed by Kathy, Liana & June Abraham Lincoln, it was finally The Peregrine Falcons have not okay to own slaves. have been continuing their However, freedom was not studies of people who have what the slaves thought it used their voice to make would be. They quickly learned change happen. We learned that they were not equal to about Frederick Douglass. We their former slave owners and learned that he escaped that there were limits to their slavery by dressing as a sailor. freedom (jobs, money, homes, In his book, Life and Times of schools, rights, etc.). Over time, ​ Frederick Douglass he writes it was clear the law was not on ​ Selma’s List (from room 106) about the journey. "My their side and they continued to ​ knowledge of ships and sailor's be treated as inferior because of Benjamin Banneker, ”Never talk came much to my assistance, ​ the color of their skin. Through abandon your vision. Keep for I knew a ship from stem to marches, sit-ins and boycotts, reaching to further your stern, and from keelson to figures like Rosa Parks and dreams.” cross-trees, and could talk sailor ​ Martin Luther King Jr. helped like an 'old salt.” lead like-minded people in the Frederick Douglass, “It is easier ​ stand against injustice during the to build strong children than to Frederick Douglass was an ​ Civil Rights Movement and repair broken men.” abolitionist who used his voice succeeded in changing some to make change. He wrote about things. “But what about today -Kathy his experiences as a slave in the Ms. Jada?”, asked Eddy. south. He also wrote about the Room 107 importance of voting for both What injustice will you stand Jada & Manny men and women. We learned against? “They should get together and that he also worked closely with make a plan to be free ”- President Lincoln during the … -Jada Jonathan R. Civil War. Room 108 As we continue to put the Benjamin Banneker was another Geralyn & Donna finishing touches on our person who used his voice to Inspired by The Case For Loving: individual Underground Railroad ​ make change. He was the son of The Fight for Interracial quilts, we’re focusing on the idea a former slave. He was born a Marriage, The Big Book of that when there is injustice, ​ ​ free man. He had many Families and Todd Parr’s The things can change when people ​ ​ accomplishments. Some of the Family Book, our class is working take a stand against it. Harriet ​ works he is known for are: being on an inclusive book about Tubman was one prominent a mathematician, publishing his families. We want to teach others figure who took a stand. Her almanacs, and surveying about what we have been belief that slavery was wrong Washington D.C. learning. The Rainbow Fish are prompted her to lead over 300 using all of the MHS Habits of MHS NEWS: 05/17/19 PAGE 3 CLASSROOM NEWS Work for this project. for their meal and we asked, “Forethought” helped each "Is there anything that could student plan their page. make your meal complete?" “Perseverance” and "Cereal!" came their reply. “reflection” are guiding us After checking with the chef, through multiple drafts and the teachers happily served a a critique process. And our Cheerios garnish to those checklists are helping us diners who requested it. with “production” - making sure we have a high-quality This fun experience was a product to share at our delight. The children were Exhibition on June 8th. thrilled to dine at the jazz cafe Habits of Mind and Habits of and conducted themselves Work are important expertly. We paused Ella's elements of daily life at our music from time to time to school - even in K0. discuss the lyrics and reminded the children to hear -Geralyn her scat innovations again. Room 109 We encourage you to continue Katie & Mary the jazz cafe at home! "Welcome to the Jazz Cafe! Please allow me to show -Katie you to our coat check and then follow me to your GRADES 1 & 2 table." Room 205 The idea for our Jazz Cafe Ashleigh & Alana came from a friend of a In room 205, we have been friend’s kindergarten using poetry to share our teacher at another school. thoughts, feelings, and what Her kindergarteners enjoy we have learned about the "Jazzy Lunch," and we Civil Rights Movement. wanted to try it. As we began our study of Ella Peace - By Danae Cumberbatch Fitzgerald, jazz singer Peace, peace over me. extraordinaire, we felt it Peace, peace nice in deed. was fitting to experience Peace, peace never wrong. her music over lunch. Peace, peace like a song. decorations and music. They Peace, peace wonderful. The children walked proudly waited patiently Peace, peace beautiful. into the classroom and oohed Photos (above) submitted by Danny and and ahhed at the table Felicia’s class, room 216) Love, Love - By Emma Newton MHS NEWS: 05/17/19 PAGE 4 Love, love in Martin Luther King Love, love in Rosa Parks. Jr. CLASSROOM NEWS Love, love in Ruby Bridges. Photos (above) are from the 3rd & 4th Love, love there’s a spark - grade trip to Beacon Hill! (see room And that spark is called hope. 207’s column for more information!) say “Talking with your family -Ashleigh ​ may help you understand this topic a Room 216 Danny & Felicia bit more, but it’s also totally “Danny, what race am I?” In ​ fine if you don’t know what race any Struggle for Justice theme, you are right now.” we spend a considerable amount of time reflecting on -Danny how people must feel and trying to see things from their Room 217 point of view. But how does Kate & Stephanie this perspective taking get Last Friday students in our affected when students are class did a wonderful job unsure of how they connect to presenting at Friday Share. We the subject? As we’ve studied were sharing about our theme: school segregation, it has been The African American challenging for some of us to Experience: Struggle for imagine what our lives Justice.
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