12 RAMS CHRONICLE VOLUME 4, ISSUE 1 SAMUEL OGLE MIDDLE SCHOOL PBIS PEP RALLY This year, the could attend an appearance by rapper PBIS committee here alternative activity in and local celebrity, at Ogle has made some the cafeteria. The Pep Yung Manny, that did drastic changes to the Rally, with Senor G as not disappoint. way students are the DJ, featured According to eight rewarded for showing performances from the grader Kayla Turner, RAMS pride. So far, several student singers “[The event was] the committee has and band members. It pretty cool. It [Yung revamped to RAMS also featured upbeat Manny’s performance] point, sponsored a performances from the was a surprise, and the school-wide bingo cheerleaders and the band was good, event, begun planning step team. Other especially the a Rock the Mic Night, highlights included trumpets.” and executed a fun Pep prizes and a staff- Fellow eight Rally. dominated basketball grader, Rylie Banks, Students who shootout against said, “It was a good wished to purchase students that featured use of RAMS points” tickets to the Pep Rally Mrs. Charlton, Mrs. and requested a PBIS could do so with their Ra’uf, Mr. Q, Mr. activity featuring RAMS points. Willis and Mr. soccer in the spring. Students who did not Greenidge. Let’s not One thing is for wish to participate forgot the surprise sure, RAMS Pride is alive and well at Ogle. 12 RAMS CHRONICLE Cool School Facts Basketball Season Overview Both teams One school in the Philippines have worked so hard is made entirely of recycled to be the best team in bottles. the league. I have I also asked Mr. Summer vacation in Chile interviewed two Greenidge a few starts in mid December and basketball players, questions about the goes through mid March. Amani Lett from the teams: boy’s team and The biggest school in the Q: How are you Chrisdin Jones from training your team? world is located in India and the girl’s team, to has 32.0000 students and G: First thing we do is 1,000 classrooms. express their views we run, then we do on their seasons: stretches, then we run In France, lunch is considered Q: What’s it like plays. part of the curriculum. being on the Q: Are you happy with basketball team? your team or could Chrisdin Jones: It's they work harder? Teacher Spotlight fun and exciting. Mr. Greenidge: Q: How are your Mrs. Mason There’s always room teammates skill- for improvement. No Did you always want to be a wise? one’s perfect. teacher? Yes. I used to Amani Lett: I think The girls almost practice when I was younger. they’re pretty good. made it to the playoffs I loved to learn, so it was the Q: Are the coaches with only two losses, best of both worlds. tough? and the boys made it What was the best thing Amani Lett: to the finals. They lost about living in New York? the Sometimes, besides the county diversity, the way people it all comes down to championship game were very candid and how at if we’re doing the 70-79. We lost, but we any moment, you can get any right thing. played our hardest and type of food you want did our best. We’ll What do you do when you’re keep going until a win not teaching? read, cook, and and won’t stop. make new things -Emily Mabiaku 3 Phones in Lockers Most of us have phones, and we like to have a privilege to use them in class. Over Thanksgiving break, Samuel Ogle students were given a shocking surprise when told they are now supposed to keep their phones in their lockers. Sometimes, I wonder how we got to this conclusion of putting our phones in our lockers—it seems so unfair. I interviewed some people in our school community to get both sides of the story. Q. Do you like this new rule? A. “I say no because if something happens, we won’t have access and our parents will be worried.”-Nife Anawo (6th grade) Q. Why do you think administration added this rule? A. “People in my class were using their phones during instruction. -Tiwa Anawo (8th grade) Q. Why do you think this rule is important? A. “To keep students interested in listening and paying attention, instead of focusing on Social Media.”-Tiwa Anawo (8th grade) Q. Why do you think administration added this rule? A. “Students were using their phones inappropriately in classes and teachers caught them.” -Ms. McGill (6th grade Math) On one side, this rule might be unfair to the students, but it will help students understand and focus more in their classes. We still have students using the phones in class, but we can strive to improve. One suggestion is that we should go back to the old rule, but if you keep using it in class two or more times then you have to keep it in your locker because you lost the privilege. -Chelsea Onuekwusi RAMS CHRONICLE The Secrets of Passing Math Class Isn’t it hard to pass in math? Well, now I want to give you advice on how to not only pass math but get an A! First piece of advice: practice, practice, practice! The first step to succeeding in math class is to practice. Math is not hard once you get the concept, and if you practice, it could be easy as singing the ABC’s. Second piece of advice: focus! Sometimes you know the right stuff but just can’t focus. Here’s how you start. Before a task, “calm your brain,” says Venezky, an expert. He continues by saying, “Take a minute or two to sit in a comfortable position and breathe deeply into your stomach.” Another way to focus is just taking short breaks to calm down and rest your head. Those are two great ways to lower your anxiety and focus better. Another piece of advice is to do your work. If you do your work and homework, you may see all the potential you have. Everyone has the stuff to pass; it’s just the will or lack thereof that keeps you from passing. Also, you pass by paying attention to your teacher and speaking up when you need help or don’t understand. It’s okay to not understand and need help. What’s not okay is when you give up. Giving up won’t help you pass math class. It gets you nowhere in whatever you do because giving up means that that’s it. That causes conflict. That last piece of advice from me is ignore all distractions. Distractions will keep you from reaching your goal, so try to get rid of as many as you can. The rest of the distractions you just ignore. Even though you should ignore all distractions, you can still keep some like chatting with your friend once in awhile, as long as it's not so much that you forget about what you’re doing. I asked Ms. McGill, sixth grade math teacher and department chair, what advice she would give students on passing in math or in general. Here’s what she had to say: ¨Make sure you do all your work, and take notes and study them at least 10 minutes every night. Anything that you struggle with you can always go on Khan academy or any other computer program and practice. When you’re doing homework or taking a test, read your questions repeatedly as if you’re doing it for the first time. Don´t be afraid to ask questions in class when you are confused with something. And always come prepared for class,¨ she said. So the next time you are feeling overstressed and overwhelmed in math, follow the steps above and see if they help. -Akwan Ateghang What Was Easier, Fifth or Sixth Grade? When asked a couple questions about differences in fifth and sixth grade, “I like sixth grade is better because with Ms.Vane’s homeroom had a number of sixth grade you get more freedom, so I things to say: would rather be in sixth grade.” How do you feel about your teachers? “I honestly liked fifth grade better, because “They are great, especially Mr. Moulden!” we had recess, because I loved playing How has your sixth grade life been so far? soccer, running around, and all that, but “It has been pretty great. I've been playing sixth grade is pretty cool too.” loads of Mario games, and it’s been great!” “Fifth grade was a little easier, with the grades and the homework, but now it’s When students were asked, how do you like better because we don't have a lot of fifth grade compared to sixth grade, there homework.” were many answers: “You have more freedom.” “I feel that fifth grade was a lot easier, but, sixth grade is more challenging....overall I The students had a lot to say, but I think it is better,” think we can all agree; Samuel Ogle helped us adjust perfectly. “Fifth grade was awesome!” -Olunifemi Anawo March Holidays 1: World Compliment Day 19: Let’s Laugh Day 2: Plan A Solo Vacation Day 20: World Storytelling Day 3: Old Stuff Day 21: Proposal Day 4: I Want You To Be Happy 22: Absolutely Incredible Kid Day (Who will 5: March Forth and Do Something Day it be) 6: Learn What Your Name Means Day 23: Puppy Day (Let’s take care of those good 7: Cinco De Marcho doggos) 8: Dentist Day 24: International Goof Off Day 9: Alexander Graham Bell Day 25: OK Day 10: Prof Reading Day 26: Common Courtesy Day 11: Mario Day 27: Chocolate Covered Raisins Day 12: Napping Day 28: Waffle Day 13: Oatmeal Nit 29: Make Up Your Own Holiday Day 14: Pi Day (PIE) 30: Smoke And Mirrors Day 15: Everything You Think Is Wrong Day 16: Everything You Do Is Right Day Now you know some weird holidays, so go 17: Submarine Day out there and celebrate! 18: Awkward Moments Day -Emily Mabiaku RAMS CHRONICLE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 Avid Field Trip Did you know that the creator of the Muppets went to University of Maryland (UMD)? Avid students went on a bus to the campus.