Issue No. 25 January 2014
Book Review Rebekah H. and Kelsey M. The book we read was The Wide-Awake Princess, by E.D. Baker. In the story Gwendolyn, the eldest and most beautiful princess in Treecrest, has a curse come upon her on her sixteenth birthday. The curse sends her and the whole kingdom to sleep for a hundred years. Only her little sister, Annabell, is left awake because of her power that no magic affects her. Annie is left with figuring out how to save her sister with help of the new knight, Liam. Annie needs to find Gwen’s true love to awaken her, but she is not sure who it is. Is it Prince Digby? Is it Prince Clarence? Is it Prince Andreas? Or is it the enchanted Prince Beldegard? Find out when you read The Wide-Awake Princess. We both loved this book because Princess Annie is an independent girl who follows her dreams and never gives up!
Hidden History By: Cailin M.
Though you may not know it, facts about history can be found in modern day music. Take the song, Viva La Vida, by “Coldplay” for instance. The plot of the song is about ancient history and how a kingdom fell under attack and was overthrown. The king is reflecting on the war. Another song that reflects on history is, Sunday Bloody Sunday, by “U2” which is about the Irish Bloody Sunday, not to be confused with the Russian Bloody Sunday. Here is a game that you can play by yourself. Turn on a radio station for 15 minutes or longer. Set up a tally count on a piece of paper. Then, every time you hear a historical reference made in a song, add a tally mark. What is your highest score? Have fun “rocking out!”
IHeartRadio: the New Music Site By: Priscilla N. IHeartRadio is the new technology for music lovers! IHeartRadio is basically a website where you can search for your favorite radio stations and listen to it live! But, now IHeartRadio is even better! You can search songs and listen to them if you have an account. But, if you don’t have an account, only some songs will work. You can even see who wrote them. You can also search your favorite artists and see all their songs or see if any of their songs are playing on a radio! Lastly, you can search talk shows to listen to them anytime you like! IHeartRadio is the newest way to explore music or to get to know more songs! Visit IHeartRadio on iHeart.com
Valentine’s Day By: Priscilla N. Valentine’s Day is a day to have a good time with your loved ones or give something to friends you care about. However, sometimes it’s hard to figure out the perfect way to celebrate this day. But, there are some ways that I’ll be talking about. One perfect, tasty way would be a Valentine’s breakfast. What better way to show your love for your family than by preparing a Valentine’s breakfast? You can create a breakfast with just a bit more to it! You could create little notes with kind comments and place them by the plates, or even make heart shaped pancakes with chocolate dipped strawberries as a topping! Breakfast is a great way to celebrate this day. Another way could be as simple as doing a game. This game works like this: at the beginning of every hour in the day, everyone in your family gives a note to each person with a compliment inside. That little game will surely make your Valentine’s Day a little brighter! Lastly, for Valentine’s Day, you can get or make a small gift for everyone in your family! It would be sweet to give a gift to show your love for the members of your family! Valentine’s Day is one happy day! How will you celebrate?
Animal of the Month: Golden Eagle vs. Bald Eagle By: Sean K.
Bald Eagle Vs. Golden Eagle 34 to 43 inches < Size 33 to 38 inches 6 to 8 feet < Wing span 6 to 7.5 feet 6.5 to 14 pounds Weight > 6 to 15 pounds 35 mph, 99 mph
The winner: It’s a Tie This result is probably a shock to most people. Most people probably think that the Bald eagle is far and away better, but if you compare the two side by side you can see how nice the golden eagle really is. Since both eagles were equally impressive in their own right and since they were very different despite both being eagles, it was like comparing apples to oranges. The fan voting came out to votes of 9-3 for the bald eagle for cool facts and 8-5 for the golden eagle for appearance. If you compare the two side by side unbiased the title of best eagle is really up for grabs!
Golden Eagle http://onemoregeneration.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/OMG-Trivia-03-26a-11.jpg Bald Eagle http://www.dvoc.org/Conservation/Corner2006/Images/Bald-Eagle-head-BINNS-jpeg.jpg
Creative Corner
The Dream By Kayla M.
I laid down in and closed my . The next moment, I
was in a and swimming and having fun with my
. My friend told me to go get her a to dry off
with. So I out of the and went to get her one.
When I walked into the towel shack, I was transported to a
and there was a weird man standing there telling me to a
marathon into the . He was screaming at me so I just
did it. It was getting brighter and brighter, when suddenly I was in
in a space suit and my friend Olivia was there too. She
was yelling something at me, but since we were in I couldn’t hear her. She was making a and waving her up and down. Suddenly I was in my bed again cuddling a
. Next I opened my and I was in my . I
said to myself, “Awwwwww! It was just a dream?
2014 Is Finally Here! By: Jillian D. 2014 Is finally here! Let’s all go get ready to run around and cheer The snow still falls but you now wear shoes that are flat Soon it’ll be time to go up and bat! 2014 Is finally here And spring is just around the corner Wake up now and stop being a snorer It’s time to plant flowers and tend to the garden 2014 Is finally here Join me, won’t you?
Winter Acrostic Poem By: Nicholas P.
Warm hot cocoa Ice No school Time to play in the snow Everything is white Reindeer