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By Milla Popovych

On Thursday, March 7th, 2019, at 6:00 p.m., stu-dents from Grant School, the middle school, and the high school per-formed in the South Plainfield 50th Annual Dis-trict Music Festi-val. There were selections from orchestra, band, jazz band, and chorus. Family and friends came to watch them in the Joseph A. Mondoro Auditori-um at the High School.

Grant School Chorus sang “Mary Had a Little Blues” by Charles Collins, and “I Love Rock and Roll Medley” arranged by Greg Gilpin, with Mrs. Shannon Mad-dolin as the con-ductor. The Middle School Concert

Choir sang “For Good” (from “Wicked”) by Ste-phen Schwartz, arranged by Mac Huff, and the spir-itual song “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho,” arranged by Kirby Shaw, with Mrs. Kathe-rine Haughwout as the conductor. The High School Concert Choir sang “How Far I’ll Go” (from “Moana”) ar-ranged by Ed Lo-jeski, and “Africa” arranged by Rog-er Emerson, with Dr. Donna Kregler as the conductor.

Next was the Or-chestra Portion from 7:00 p.m. Grant School Or-chestra played “A Night at Sympho-ny Hall” by Sandy Feldstein, and “I Can’t Help falling in Love With You” with parts of songs by Weiss, Peretti, and Crea-tore, arranged by

Robert Longfield, with Mrs. Joan Stasio as the con-ductor. “This con-cert was a very special one, be-cause it was the 50th anniversary.”, says Mrs. Joan Stasio. Middle School Orchestra played “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, ar-ranged by Larry Moore, and “Russian Sailors Dance” by Reinold Gliere, arranged by Michael Allen, with Mrs. Sarah LiVecchi as the conductor. High School Orchestra played “Overture” with parts of songs by Beetho-ven, Mozart, and O’Neill, arranged by Bob Phillips. There was also a soloist, Justin Bell, who played the electric violin. The High School Or-chestra also played “Lion City” by Soon Hee

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50th Annual District Music Festival

February/March 2019 S P B O E

The Grant Gazette

Special points of interest:

• SP Students Participate in the

50th Annual District Music

Festival

• Grant Students Donate Phones

to Save Gorillas

• 5th and 6th Graders Jump

Rope for Heart!

• Students Celebrate Read

Across America Week

• Debate Over Shoes, School

Lunches, and Unicorns, Oh My!

• Make Tie Dye Eggs, and Learn

About Other Fun Spring Activi-

ties

• See What’s All the Rave About

the Latest Books and Movies

• Learn how to make “Pots Full

of Dirt Cake!”

• Quiz Your Knowledge of Your

Favorite Teachers!

• Engage Your Brain with Fun

Puzzles and Brain Teasers!

Community News 1

Grant School News 3

Issue Overview 5

What’s Trending? 9

Entertainment 10

Recipes 15

Teacher Feature 16

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Puzzles and Brainteasers 20

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Newbold, with Mrs. Diane Lee as the High School conductor. Then it was time for the Band Portion to begin at 8:00 p.m. The Grant School Band played “Declaration and Dance” by Larry Clark, and “I’m a Believer” by Neil Dia-mond, arranged by J. Vinson, with Mr. Mark S. Tweed as the conductor. High School Jazz Band played “Feels So Good” by Chuck Mangione, arranged by Jeff Tkazyik, with Mr. Wil-liam Haughwout as the con-ductor. 8th Grade Concert Band played “A Childhood Hymn” by David Holsinger, and “Motown Revue” arranged by Paul Murtha, with Mr. An-drew Veiss as the conductor. Grant School Jazz Band played “Perdido” by Mike Lew-is, with Mr. Mark S. Tweed as the conductor. Finally, the High School Concert Band performed “Alan Silvestri: “Alan Silvestri: A Night at the Movies” arranged by Michael Brown, and “Nemesis” by Gary D. Ziek, with Mr. William Haughwout as the conductor. Overall, the night went very smoothly. It was very profes-sional, and each group that performed was magnificent. Each teacher and student worked very hard! Students

skipped classes and spent their own time after school practicing their songs and playing on their instrument. It was a magical night for all!

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Donate Old Cell Phones to Save Gorillas! By Jawad Aslam If you are extremely fascinat-ed by saving animals, listen up! Gorillas are becoming endangered which means there are not many of them left in the world. The Phila-delphia Zoo has decided to do something about this. The Philadelphia Zoo is collecting phones to help save Gorillas. Now you're probably think-ing, how does donating phones help save Gorillas? It's for coltan. People want coltan a lot. The demand in

world has gone up drastical-ly. Coltan is a mineral miners try to find in the area of the Democratic Re- public of the Congo. Then when miners try to access more coltan they eventually destroy the environment around them, which the Go-rillas live in. The Gorillas eventually lose their habitat and they have nowhere to live. Why should you donate old cell phones? Cell phones have coltan in their batteries. If we donate our cell phones the demand for coltan will decrease. Then miners won't have to destroy the environ-

for the coltan and live in a peaceful world. Donating phones can save a species! You can be a part of it. Spread the news to your school, tell your school to start a collection of phones. Tell your parents to share this and just get the word around. Donate phones to the Philadelphia Zoo to save Gorillas!

Jump Rope for Heart

By Jill Patel

On February 26 and 27, Grant School had Jump Rope for Heart. There were differ-ent types of stations. During gym class, students were working on the stations. Some of these included pogo sticks, jump roping, and limbo jumping. All the fifth and sixth graders participated in their period gym class.

The reason why Grant

School had Jump Rope for Heart is so students can get some exercise and stay fit. Also the gym teachers made the kids watch a video show-ing about the little kids who

had a type of heart disease. Students also could donate some money for the American Heart Association. According to how much mon-ey a student donated, he or she got a prize. The teachers gave the students a flyer and it said to make a website with a parent. All the money raised goes to the American Heart Association.

Some kids loved jump

rope for heart and say it was a great way to have fun and get exercise. A 5th grade student named Alizeh says “Jump rope for heart was a great way for us to get fit by doing fun activities!” A 6th grader named Charvi says,

“It's very fun and helpful to get kids to exercise.” There was some really hard stations like Double Dutch. In Double Dutch, students took two long jump ropes and two people swing them and someone has to jump over both of the ropes. There were also some easy ones like the ladder station. In the ladder station, students had to try to not touch the lad-ders. Jump rope for heart was for a good cause!

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Read Across America Week

By Milla Popovych

From February 25th to March 1st, Grant School had Read Across America Week. Read Across Amer-ica Week is like Spirit Week, but it is related to Dr. Seuss and his books.

On Monday, Febru-

ary 25th, students and teachers wore red and/or blue in honor of Dr. Seuss’s “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish”.

On Tuesday, Febru-

ary 26th, students and teachers wore red, black, or white, or dressed up as their favorite Dr. Seuss character, to represent

“The Cat in the Hat”. (For example the Cat in the Hat, Thing One, Thing Two, etc.)

On Wednesday,

February 27th, students and teachers wore animal print(s) or an animal T-shirt, in honor of “If I Ran the Zoo”.

On Thursday, Feb-

ruary 28th, students and teachers could dress alike with a friend or two, in hon-or of Thing One and Thing Two from “The Cat in the Hat”.

Lastly, on Friday, March 1st, students and teachers wore their favorite travel or vacation shirt, in honor of Dr. Seuss’s “Oh, The Plac-es You’ll Go!”

In conclusion, Read Across America Week has brought the Grant School community together!

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*EDITOR’S NOTE: The views expressed are those of the student writer.*

Both are trendy, but which ones should you buy? You can never go wrong with Vans or Adidas, because both are comfy and stylish!

After reading the pros of both Vans and Adidas. Which ones do you prefer? Go to Google Classroom and join the Grant Gazette Issue Overview using this code - w19aw3k - and vote for either Vans and Adidas to find out which

one really is today's most loved and worn shoe! Information from: https://stepadrom.com/adidas-originals-womens-superstar-w-fashion-sneaker/

https://www.collegefashion.net/shopping/converse-vs-vans/

Pros Adidas Pros Vans

Adidas is the iconic sportswear company. Lately the “Superstar” sneaker has been their latest hit. Most people fall in love with the famous three black stripes on the side of the shoe. Even though this footwear was created a long time ago, it still remains popular and fashionable among people today. Instead of people wearing them just for sports, they wear them for a casual and simple look. Also, these come in a variety number of colors to match everyone's personality. The model also has good length shoelaces. Most people buy these shoes due to the comfortable feel in the inside due to the mesh lining. The leather on top is soft which is good so your feet don’t move around that much. Also, it prevents any aching or pain that you might experience in any other shoe. The shoe also has a special rubber shell toe in the front of the sneaker which will protect your toes from injuries during training or just walking. The shoe also doesn’t have any breaking-in period, which is good for walking and sport activities. Also, there is a wide line of shoe sizes which is good for people who have a hard time finding the right size shoe. Another good part of this shoe is it has good quality and lasts a very long time even, if you wear them every single day!

For over 50 years, Vans have been making their “Off the Wall” sneaker, and this year, they’ve brought out the “Go-To” shoe for skaters. They have also came out with the “Old-Skool,” and “Classic Slip-ons,” which became super popular in Southern California. Vans were originally created for skaters and BMX riders due to their durability and comfort. But not anymore! Vans shoes have been worn by everyone! They come in high-top, low-top and slip-ons. The most currently popular ones are the slip- on black and white checker Vans. You are guaranteed to fall in love with them, the first time you put them on. Most people wear them for their comfort and casual but unique look . Vans come with a padded collar at the back of the foot and come in all sorts of prints and colors to match everyone’s wardrobe. If you don’t like the styles you can then customize your own pair of Vans and designs just for you!

By Ella Kloby

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*EDITOR’S NOTE: The views expressed are those of the student writer.*

Should Schools Serve Only Healthy Lunches?

By Jill Patel

Should schools serve ONLY healthy lunches? Some people agree and some disa-gree. This topic is being debated because lots of kids love sugary foods and some like healthy foods!

The “Pro” side says that only healthy lunches should be served in schools. It states

in “New Nutrition Study Flunks Students Brown-Bag Lunches” by Los Angeles Times, “They found that the average home-packed lunch didn't meet nutritional standards. Home-packed lunches didn't contain enough vegetables, fruit, meat (or meat alternatives) or whole grains. They also included too much salt, soda and dessert.” This shows that parents don’t give their kids enough healthy foods. If schools serve healthy lunches, then the kids will be healthy.

The “Con” side says that schools should NOT be allowed to only serve healthy lunches. A fifth grader named Milla says, “ No, schools should not serve only healthy food because you need some calories to survive. Calories also produce energy.” If cafeterias only serve healthy lunches then most kids will probably throw away their lunch and be hungry the rest of the day. The article, “Many Healthy School Lunches Ending Up in the Trash” by McClatchy Washington Bureau states, “Schools need to serve meals that are not only well-balanced but also appealing to students.” Cafeterias should not serve only healthy lunches because then many students will not want to buy school lunches. This debate is important because kids may be eating very unhealthily, but many students do not want to eat healthy foods because they think that they are disgusting. However, many schools want the kids to eat healthy lunches so they become healthy.

After reading this article, what is your opinion on schools serving ONLY healthy lunches to their stu-

dents? Vote now on Google Classroom, using the code: w19aw3k

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*EDITOR’S NOTE: The views expressed are those of the student writer.*

Would You Like to Think Unicorns are Real?

By Azia Price and Gianna France

Have you ever wondered: Are unicorns real? Unicorn horns are usually portrayed as white or gold, they may eat grass and hay but most of the time they don’t need to eat anything, and they get most of their energy from the sun probably through the horn! Most unicorns eyes are usually shown as sky blue or purple, and they live in groups of 4 and 5. Most peo-ple think that unicorns are fake because they are basically a horse but with a horn between their ears, and most people know that horses don’t have horns between their ears! Howev-er, some people think that unicorns are real because they are basically the same as a horse just with a horn at the end of its head. Another reason why people say that unicorns are real because many people think of unicorns as their spirit animal!

I Like to Think Unicorns are Real! I Know Unicorns aren’t Real!

• They can bring happiness to a sad person.

• Many children believe in unicorns. • Some people say that unicorns are

their spirit animal. • It is said that unicorns horns were

used in pharmacies in the 1700s

• Unicorns are just a horse with a horn between their ears.

• Unicorns don’t come in many colors • Most people think that Unicorns are

fake.

After reading this article do you like to think that unicorns are real or not? Vote now at google classroom! The code to vote is - w19aw3k

Some information was taken from: https://www.seriousfacts.com/unicorn-facts/

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The People Have Voted…Snow Days

By Natalia Lado-Sanles

Believe it or not, the winner is… “DRUMROLL PLEASE” … ** People banging on the ta-ble** “No, I do not like snow days!!” Over 52.6 % people voted - “No way!” and 47.4% vot-ed- “Yes!” As you can see by the results, more people would rather go to school than have it cancelled by a “Snow Day!”

Uniforms Results By Alizeh Sajid

The results are in for our uniforms debate! So 83.3 % people said that their regular home clothes were best to wear to school! Only 16.7 % said that uniforms would make it easier in the morning. Make sure to vote for our other debates on Google Classroom with the code w19aw3k!

Cell Phone Results By Jill Patel

The results are in for the December/January cell phone edition. 58.8% said, “Yes! Cell phones should be allowed in school!” This was followed by 41.2% of people who said, “No! Cell phones should not be allowed in schools!”

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Tie Dye Eggs By Isabella Rogus

First, make sure you have pa-per towels, food coloring, vinegar and hard boiled eggs. Next, wrap a paper towel dunked in vinegar around it. You can choose any food coloring and drop some all around it. Then, let it dry. Fi-nally, unwrap it and enjoy!

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Spring Activities?!?!

By Natalia Lado-Sanles

Over more than half of this world's population is controlled by technology.

It’s everywhere! If you’re at home, the TV is playing. If you’re at school, you’ll see all the students faces glued to the screens of their Chromebooks trying to finish their work. But you don’t have to be stuck on your devices. You can participate in trendy ac-tivities that won’t only just separate you from your device but it’ll also give you something to do

when you’re bored! These activities are…

• Go outside and fly a kite

• Jump in water pud-dles

• Race outside with your friends

• Make a flower crown with flowers

• Go for a walk at Spring Lake Park

• Go for Ice Cream • Play outside • Have a picnic with

your family • Bake delicious Grant

Gazette Recipes After reading my article I hope you enjoyed my ideas and suggestion and… HAPPY SPRING!!!!

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A Book Review: Billion-aire Boy by David Wal-liams By Camila Chavez

*Note: There are other books by David Walliams if you love this review!*

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have (in your house) your very own bowling alley, your very own cinema, and even your very own butler- which is an orangutan? Well, Joe Spud, a twelve year old boy, has all of these, and much more! Joe has everything he could possibly want, like soccer lessons with the national soc-cer team of England, his own race car with a track, and a watch made of pure gold, because he is the richest boy in the country. However, Joe isn’t very happy. In his school made just for rich boys like Joe, the kids laugh and tease him because his father, Leonard (Len) Spud, became rich by inventing the toilet paper brand Bumfresh. Even though Joe may have it eve-rything, there is one thing Joe can’t check off from his list of wanted things- a friend. So, Joe decides to go to a regular school in disguise as a regular kid to hopefully find a true friend. The main char-acters are Joe Spud, Bob (Joe’s new best friend), Lau-ren (a new girl in school who Joe has a major crush on), and Len Spud (Joe’s dad).

Joe, as mentioned before, wanted to find a new friend, so he goes to a regular school for regular kids, not his rich kids school. Joe meets a kid named Bob, and a friendship begins. Joe has to face many challenges, in-cluding the Grubb twins, Dave and Sue, who can’t be told apart, the beautiful new girl, Lauren, who threatens to tear Bob and Joe apart after Joe thinks Lauren is perfect for him, and when Joe runs away from home after he re-alizes Lauren was just an actress hired by his dad pre-tending to be his friend. My favorite character was Raj, the news agent. Raj is my favorite character because he is always there for Joe, and he is like a second father to him.

I could relate, and have felt, like Joe - out of place -once or twice in my life. I can relate Joe to Logan from The Candymakers - which I recommend too - be-cause like Joe, Logan is a very, very, very lucky boy because he lives in a candy factory, where he spends every day pretty much living inside the factory. Also, I can relate him to Joe because they both don’t have any friends.

I absolutely LOVED

the book. My favorite part was when Joe and Bob had to take cover in the cafeteria to escape from the Grubb twins. They knew they could hide in their because the

lunch lady, Mrs. Trafe, made the worst food in the world (one of her recipes included dog slobber). She was there, so Mrs. Trafe had them eat some of her food. Bob actually burst into tears after trying her recipe! My least favorite part of the book was the last page because I knew the book was going to be over, so it’s not exactly my least favorite part. I would not change anything in the book, because it is hilarious and a must-read. I would def-initely recommend this book because it is great and makes you laugh. In my opin-ion, there is no age level for this book, because anybody could read it and age would-n’t make a difference. So, if you want to cry of laughter, this book is the one for you!

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A Book Review: The Run-ning Dream by Wendelen van Draanen By Isabella Rogus

“The Running Dream” by Wendelin Van Draanen is about a girl named Jessica, a high school track star, who tragically loses one of her legs in an accident. She now has to deal with other challenges like taking a shower by herself, getting dressed, and going to school. The doctors say she will be able to walk with a prosthetic leg, but she’s having trouble believing it. Running was her life, and she doesn't know how to survive without it. Through help from her parents, sister, many doctors, her coach, and her best friend Fiona, she overcomes the finish line of recovery and many other “finish lines”.

I can relate to the character Jessica because she loves to run, just like me. I can also relate to her because she never gives up. I know this because in the book, she has to overcome many challeng-es but

she never gives up. I can relate Jessica to another character, named Red, in anoth-er book that I read called Wishtree be-cause they both nev-er give up and always have hope. I can also relate myself to a character in this book, Fiona, because she’s there for Jessica when she needs her, just like I’m there for my friends when they need it.

Overall, I think this was one of my favor-ite books to read. I really liked how the author made the characters approach conflicts. I think it had a good message, which was to never give up and always have hope. My favor-ite part of the book was when she started talking to a disabled girl that in the past she overlooked. It is a HUGE feature for the ending, so it is a real-ly important part. If I could change some-thing, I would have made the ending a little longer, so we could find out more about…..(read the book to find out!)

I think I would recom-mend this book to an-yone who likes stories with ups and downs, and people who like to run. I think it’s a feel good book and a good book to read when you have time. I would probably rec-ommend this book to kids in grades 4-8 grade, because some parts are a little sad, but it’s a good read. If I had to rate this book 0-10, I would rate it a 9 because it is really well written and a happy book. I really liked this book and hope you will too!

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A Book Review: Prisoner bv Jason Rezaian By Katrina Rasmussen Prisoner is a memoir by Ja-son Rezaian about his time in prison for false charges of espionage in Iran, and the great efforts being made in America to bail him out. All this complicated stuff started when he took a trip to Tehran and was put in a TOTALLY NOT SUSPICIOUS un-marked white van. After be-ing put into a prison and into prison clothing (blue pajam-as). Soon, he was sent into a solitary cell and kept in there for weeks until he was blind-folded and taken to people who would try to get him to admit false claims of espio-nage and other “crimes”. At one point, the warden decid-ed to just let Jason have a shared cell. Even though all this crazy stuff was happen-ing to him, he finds ways to cope with it. This book provides an inside look at what an Iranian prison might be like if you were a political opponent. The main tone of this book shows how a person in an Iranian prison would think and feel, espe-cially after being in solitary for several weeks, and work-ing with difficult people. All in all, Prisoner mainly shows what prison life could be like, and shows how any person could potentially react to be-ing put in prison. The main audience for this book would be adults seeing that I found

it in the adult section of a li-brary. Although there were no illustrations or pictures, the author shows the power of each scene through his writing. Overall, the author did pretty well, and doesn’t need to change much. The author wrote Prisoner to show what his time in prison was like. However, I have another theory why the au-thor wrote the book. After all this trauma from solitary and being separated from his family, he needed an outlet for all of this. Instead of keeping all the guilt and trau-ma in, the author chose to show his side of the story. Although it is a good book, I have a hard time finding con-nections to this book. I can relate his experiences to one thing: other prisons and other prisoners’ experiences (not that I’m saying all prisons are bad; just some special ones).

I personally enjoyed the book because of how the author describes his experiences and how the author flashes back to moments in his life that are relevant to the con-text of the situation. I would definitely recommend this book to someone who is in-terested in how media can affect the world around us, such as when people go on social media trying to bail out the author. In conclusion, I would recommend this book to people 7th grade and up, judging by the content.

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A Book Review: Harry Pot-ter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling By Sarah Westgate Harry Potter and the Sorcer-er's Stone is a fantastic book. The book was created by JK Rowling. It was released in 1997 June 26. It all takes place on number 4 Privet Drive and soon goes into Hogwarts, the school for witches and wizards. The main character in the story is Harry Potter. He has dark black messy hair and a light-ning scar on his head. The antagonists are Lord Volde-mort and Professor Quirrell. Professor Quirrell is a fright-ened character and he al-ways quivers. Lord Volde-mort is bald, and for most of

the story, on the back of Pro-fessor Quirrell's head. The conflict starts after Harry Pot-ter’s parents die, and he goes to Hogwarts ten years later. He soon finds out that he has to get the sorcerer's stone. He goes on a adven-ture to find it. You'll have

to read the book to find out what happens next. My favorite character is Her-mione Granger. I like her be-cause she is a strong smart and independent girl. I can relate to Hermione. I can because we are both re-ally smart and have a lot of friends. I really loved the book. My favorite part of the book was when Gryffindor won for their house champi-onship. I would recommend this book for people of all ag-es. I would because it is kid-

-friendly and has characters I think everyone can relate to. I also think people of all ages would like this because it in-volves magic. I really hope you consider to read this book. I think you will absolutely love it!

A Book Review: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder By Alizeh Sajid

Little House in the Big Woods is an autobiograph-ical children's novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. This is Ingalls Wilder's first book published in the Little House Series. It is based on the memories of her early child-hood in the big woods near Pepin, Wisconsin in the early 1870s. The novel describes the homesteading skills Laura learned during her fifth year. The main characters are Laura, Mary (her sister), Ma, Pa, and, Carrie (her

baby sister). Hard work was the number one rule for there family. But Laura always liked to get out of the work. She was naughty and just loved to go play outdoors in the sunshine. Laura and Mary helped their mother gather would chips and help butcher animals with her Pa. They collected food and put it safe up in their attic. This was all for the upcoming win-ter. The cousins came for Christ-mas that year, and Laura re-ceived a doll which she named Charlotte. Later that winter, the Ingalls go to Grandma Ingalls and they have a ¨sugaring off¨ when they harvest sap and make maple syrup. Laura

remembered the dance for the rest of her life. When they go home, they return with buckets of syrup. Then comes the summer and more work come like harvesting, and going to town to trade. Laura Ingalls Wilder explains every household chore in de-tail. They made milk, cheese, and butter. I could relate to the story be-cause I sometimes have to do work at home, and I have family over on holidays! I had a great time reading this book and I would suggest kids to read the series. Laura Ingalls Wilder is one of my favorite authors so I love to read all her books!

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A Movie Review: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World By Tatiana Rowlands From DreamWorks Anima-tion comes a surprising tale about growing up, finding the courage to face the un-known…and how nothing can ever train you to let go. What began as an unlikely friendship between an ado-lescent Viking and a fear-some Night Fury dragon has become an epic adventure spanning their life. Hiccup and Toothless go undercover with friends and help save dragons, until Hiccup learns one thing… Berk can not hold any more dragons. When Toothless finds a Light Fury and falls in love, he will do anything to make sure she stays safe. But Hiccup realizes that something is wrong and someone wants Toothless. Hiccup will do an-ything to help save his un-likely best friend and will do anything for him to be happy. My favorite characters were Hiccup and Astrid because everyone was convincing them to get married and eve-ry time they would deny that person. I was able to make some personal and text connec-tions to the movie. I felt nervous and hopeful like how Hiccup did when he was try-ing to find hidden world. I felt like this when I had my back surgery over the summer. I can connect the scene in the beginning to the island of

Motunui in Moana. They were both in towns on islands in the ocean. I watched this movie a year ago and loved it. I can make movie to movie connection between Moana and How to Train Your Dragon because the main characters are both fearless.

I really liked the mov-ie because it was so cute and it was interesting. My favorite was at the very end after one of the most im-portant events. My least fa-vorite part of the movie was in the beginning because it jumped right in and had no detail on what was happen-ing. If I had the power to change a part of the movie I really would not change any-thing because I liked how it was all laid out and maybe I would add a little detail in the beginning.

I would recommend this mov-ie to watch. It is really good and funny. I think that any age group can watch the movie. If you like movies with mythical creatures than you will like this!

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Pot Full of Dirt Cake

By Chef Tatiana Rowlands

Ingredients • ½ cup butter, softened • 1 (8 ounce) package cream

cheese, softened • ½ cup confectioners sugar • 2 (3.5 ounce) packages in-

stant vanilla pudding mix • 3 ½ cups milk • 1 (12 ounce) container frozen

whipped topping, thawed • 32 ounces Oreos • Package of gummy worms

and other toppings such as trowel and artificial flower

• Small flower pots

Directions

1. Chop cookies very fine in food processor. The white cream will disappear. 2. Mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a bowl. 3. In a large bowl mix milk, pudding and whipped topping together. 4. Combine pudding mixture and cream mixture. 5. Layer in flower pot, starting with cookies and cream mixtures. Repeat layers. 6. Chill until ready to serve. 7. Add artificial flower, trowel and one gummy worm each.

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Mrs. Winters Returns! Let’s see what has happened! By Ella Kloby and Anjali Raypurredy

Question 1: Did Mrs. Winters have a girl or a boy?

A) Boy B) Girl C) Both (twins)

Question 2: What did Mrs. Winters name the baby?

A) Gabriella B) Brody C) Dekline D) Payton

Question 3: What was Mrs. Winters’ summer like?

A) Spent most of the summer at the beach and a pool B) Spent all the time she could with her other son (Jordan) before the baby arrived C) Spent time with family and vacation

Question 4: Where was her favorite vacation? (select two) A) Ireland B) Bahamas C) Italy D) Aruba

Question 5: Where would Mrs. Winters’ dream vacation be to?

A) Go backpacking around the world B) Take a cruise to Alaska C) Stay in a hut in the Maldives D) Go to Hawaii and swim with dolphins 5) Go to Fiji and go snorkeling and cliff jumping into the sea

Question 6: What college did Mrs. Winters go to?

A) Kean B) Rutgers C) FDU

Question 7: What is Mrs. Winters’ favorite food?

A) Italian B) Spanish C) Sushi D) Chinese

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Question 8: Did Mrs. Winters have any other interests in careers before choosing to be a teacher?

A) Wanted to become a doctor B) Wanted to become a photographer C) Always wanted to be a teacher D) Wanted to be a chef

Question 9: What sport(s) did Mrs. Winters play as a child?

A) Softball B) Basketball C) Field hockey D) Soccer E) All of the above

Question 10: What is Mrs. Winters’ favorite Disney movie?

A) Moana B) Inside Out C) Frozen D) Beauty and the Beast

Question 11: What is Mrs. Winters’ favorite subject to teach?

A) Math B) Science C) ELA D) History

Question 12: What is Mrs. Winters’ favorite book she has ever read?

A) The Outsiders B) Charlotte's Web C) Good Night Moon D) The Hungry Little Caterpillar

Question 13: What sport did Mrs. Winters play in college?

A) Softball B) Basketball C) Soccer D) Field hockey

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Question 14: If Mrs. Winters had lunch with any celebrity, who would she choose?

A) Derek Jeter B) One of the Founding Fathers C) Queen Elizabeth

= Answers:

1. A 2. B 3. B 4. A & D 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. A 13. A 14. A

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How Well Do You Know Mrs. Oller? By Natalia Lado-Sanles

#1 What is Mrs. Oller’s favorite color?

#2 What is Mrs. Oller’s favorite animal?

#3 What is Mrs. Oller’s favorite food?

#4 What two classes does Mrs. Oller teach?

#5 How many children does Mrs. Oller have?

#6 What is the location of Mrs. Oller’s favorite relaxing spot?

#7 What is Mrs. Oller’s favorite “Weekend Activity”?

#8 What is Mrs. Oller’s favorite book to read?

#9 What is Mrs. Oller’s lucky number?

= Answers:

#1 Blue is her favorite color

#2 Dogs are her favorite animal

#3 Grandma Pie ( From Tony’s ) is Mrs.Oller’s favorite food

#4 She teaches Social Studies and Language Arts

#5 Mrs.Oller has 3 children

#6 Mrs.Oller loves to go to the beach

#7 Mrs.Oller’s weekend activity is to spend time at her family’s beach house

#8 Mrs.Oller’s favorite book is “The Outsiders”

#9 Number 16 is Mrs.Oller’s favorite number

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Hardest Questions, Round 2! By Anjali Raypureddy

1. Someone poisoned the waters. Nothing can live in it. Bob was trapped in a house stranded in a small island. The house has a window and two doors. Behind door one, there is a cliff. Behind door two, there are lions ready to feast on anyone who opens the door. Behind the window, there is a lake full of man-eating sharks that can bite through any type of boat or raft. He has a rubber raft, a key, food, and water. What should Bob do?

2. Harry got a gift card for a parachute jump. He came to the training ground, listened to the instructions grabbed all his gear, and got into a helicopter to make his first jump. When Harry got on board, a robber hit him in the head from behind. He fell unconscious. Harry woke up and found himself in a room with three doors. Door 1 has a hungry zombie, Door 2 has a 1000 meter drop, and Door 3 has an acid lake behind it. What should he do?

Answers:

1) He should go through the door with the sharks, because the sharks are dead, because someone poisoned the waters.

2) He should go through door two, because he has his gear for the skydiving mission and did n’t rob him.

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A Word Search

By Camila Chavez

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Help Stickguy Escape!

By Katrina Rasmussen

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Trivia! By Sarah Westgate

1. What holiday celebrating “love” is in February?

2. What animal likes to bark?

3. What series of books involve a wizard named Harry?

4. What is the name of the man who created Mickey Mouse?

5. What are the little orange men in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory called? 6. Jasmine is a character from which Disney movie?

7. Name the villain that took Ariel's voice in the Little Mermaid.

8. Which Broadway show is the Grant School Drama Club per-forming this year?

9. What author created the book Matilda?

10. What is the sport in which you use a bat and a ball?

Answers 1 Valentines day. 2

Dog. 3 Harry potter. 4 Walt Disney. 5 Oompa Loompas. 6 Aladdin. 7 Ursula. 8 Bye Bye Birdie. 9 Roald Dahl. 10 Baseball

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