The Dolphin Read Across America Award!

By Gavin Tabor

Good job students! We won a reading award! Mrs. Govert submit-ted our picture to the Read Across America contest and our picture was se-lected! I asked Mrs. Govert a few ques-tions about the award. Mrs. Govert how do you feel that our school won a special

award? “I’m really proud of our school!” How proud were you when you saw all of the kids reading? “I was overly proud of our students and teachers for joining together.” Do you want to do

it again next year? “I would love to do it again next year. I’m already thinking of new reading ideas.” Let’s do our best reading and hopeful-ly we will win anoth-er Read Across America Award! *check out a picture of the award on page 4!!

What’s that on the play-

ground?! It’s not a wild ani-

mal and it’s not some myste-

rious item. It’s a giant paint-ing of the United States of

America!

This fantastic piece of art was created by NEHS

(National Elementary Honor Society). I have gotten with

Mrs. Hochbaum who is the

sponsor of the Honor society.

I asked her “What inspired you to create the map?” She

replied “Honor society pro-

vides service projects to the

school and I knew every stu-

dent at Lake Street could learn from it.” I also asked her “How

long do think the paint will

last?” She replied “Fingers

crossed forever!”

We hope you make the best

of this marvelous painting of

our country!

Inside this issue:

Supplies for GIs 2

Cyber Bullying 2

Lake Street Achievements

3

NEW FEATURE! A Day in the Life of a Dolphin!

3

Movie Review 4

Raise Your Voice!

5

Teacher Interviews

6

Check out our cool comic on page 7!

Which teachers have a birthday this month? Find out on page 6!

Lake Street CONNECTS for the success of all students!

USA Map

By Billy Pouch

Look at what happened in

November!

November 28, 2011

Volume 2, Issue 2

Our school’s Student Council was collecting items from all the students here at Lake Street to send in care packages to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and we got so much help!

These are the things each student from each grade level needed to bring in:

Kindergarten-tooth brushes, tooth paste, and dental floss.

1st grade-razors (please send in sealed

packages), shampoo, soap, deodorant, and chapstick.

2nd grade-canned fruit (small cans with pop tops please), Twizzlers, Pringles, and wet wipes.

3rd grade-Crystal Light, sugar-free energy and hydration drinks, beef jerky, and cheese crackers.

4th grade-long white socks, canned soups (with pop tops please), trail mix, and chew-ing gum.

5th grade-hand lotion, hand sanitizers, body wash, and popcorn (microwavable).

All students who donated items were en-tered in a drawing to win a Target gift card. Congratulations to the winner of that Target gift card, Samantha Lyden!

Thanks For All Your Support!

Cyber bulling is talk-ing in a mean way on the computer. It could be calling someone a name or trying to make people feel bad. Some peo-ple think it is funny to cyber bully. Also cyber bulling is not good or healthy for you. One day , I saw a movie about a girl

in high school whose mom got her a new computer. Then she joined a social group like Facebook and then she was talking to a person who seemed nice but, he really wasn’t. He started saying things to her that made her feel bad. If this ever happens to you, tell a

parent or a teacher right away. So never cyber bully! Cyber bull-ing is not being a good friend or bucket filler. So NEVER EVER CYBER BULLY!!!!!

Cyber Bullying By Grace Gonsiorowski

Supplies for G.I.s By Grace Kuhlman

The Dolphin Page 2

Splash

All 5th and 3rd grad-ers took a test called the InView.

Those tests identify the strengths and weaknesses in a child, so the teachers can improve those certain

weaknesses. It only took about 2 hours altogether. So, if you thought those took a while, they were just separated apart, that’s the reason it seemed like a while.

Actually, they only took about 15 minutes for 1 test. So, hopefully, you got well-rested, ate a good breakfast, and you ROCKED THE TEST!

Lake Street Achievements By Michael Adams

Can you guess how we became a four star school?

Well here’s the story. First... We got good grades as a whole school. (See what

else we had to do) We got high ISTEP scores and good attendance of at least 79%. Our school’s Spellbowl and

Mathbowl won almost 20 times! (If you com-bine the wins) Hopefully, we get more records soon!!!!!

In View Testing By: Jack

I’ve asked Madi Elish what her favorite part of her life was and she said ’’When I won a softball game in Indi-anapolis with Delaney Ad-ams, Maddy Adams, and

Alyssa McMahon. These girls all go to Lake Street. ’’At the beginning the whole team was excited! They did cheers and after that they were even more excited that they won! They all got tro-phies! Madi was 9 years old on this special day. Their

team colors are red and white. Their team name is Crown Point Bulldogs. The team they played was from Schererville and their colors were red and white. Madi had 3 coaches. She caught, pitched, and hit. One of her teammates hit a homerun. GOOD JOB TEAM!

A Day in the Life of a Dolphin By Sarah Lewis

Volume 2, Issue 2 Page 3

What’s New in the Dolphin Splash?

There are a few new features in the Dol-phin Splash this year. Check out page 9 to see the latest new

edition….”What’s New?” Our staff re-porters ask teachers and staff what is new here at Lake Street.

See what they have to say! Also, see the new “Day in the Life of a Dolphin” on page 3!

Do you want to see a fun movie? Well if you do read this! Dolphin Tale is about a boy named Sawyer who was riding his bike along the beach and found a dolphin caught in a crab trap. The dolphin had no tail because of an injury. Sawyer calls the hospital and they take the dolphin there. Sawyer`s friend names the dol-phin Winter. Sawyer has been skip-ping all of his classes in summer

school to take care of Winter. But then his mom figures out that he is skipping all of his classes. Saw-yer`s mom sees that being with Winter has improved his mood. She knows that Sawyer has felt sad since his father disappeared five years ago. So, if you’re look-ing for a fun movie to see...try Dol-phin Tale and find out what hap-pens with Sawyer and Winter.

Movie Review: A Dolphin Tale By Madison Young

The Dolphin Page 4

Splash

Do you have any plans for the winter?

Alaina Stratton 5th “My plans for the winter are, I’m going to a Disney resort. Also prepping to dress warm! That’s what winter’s about! Christmas Eve I’m going to stay up till midnight. I want to get things from the Disney resort. All our presents are the Disney resort and some souvenirs from the resort. Except for going to Disney we are also going to the Harry Potter World. We are also getting souvenirs from the Harry Potter World. While at

the Disney resort, I want to get an auto-graph from famous Disney characters such as Winnie the Pooh.

Dylan Matusak 4th “Just a snowball fight”

Dominic Dennis 3rd “Snowboard, we might go to Florida.”

Nickolas Huizinga 2nd “We go to Florida in the winter.”

Sophie Gonsiorowski 1st “My big sister Grace and I are going to

have a snowball fight.” MaryClare McConnell 5th

“I want to go sledding and make snowmen and snow forts, drink hot cocoa, and eat cookies, play with the toys Santa gives me, and watch TV.” she said.

Nate Alcott Kdg.

I’m just going to

stay home.

Book Review: Judy Moody and Stink: The Holly Joliday By: Annika Baker

Judy Moody and Stink: The Holly Joliday”. is about a girl named, Judy moody and a boy named Stink. Mr. Harvey delivers a package to Stink. Mr. Harvey had a ponytail and a dog named Pork Chop. But, when Mr. Harvey turns around Stink realizes that

Mr. Harvey isn’t Mr. Harvey. Mr. Harvey doesn’t look like he has a dog named Pork Chop and he has white bushy hair, smiley wrinkles, and hairy eyebrows. He wore a furry hat with earflaps. This book is worth 1.0 point. The Author is Meagan McDonald

and it is illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds I’m not going to tell you any more about this book .I do not want to spoil it. So, if you’re looking for a good book, try Judy Moody and Stink The Holly Joliday.

Raise Your Voice! By Samantha Otis and Wade Foster

Volume 2, Issue 2 Page 5

An interview with Mrs.Knipper By Trey Watroba

What is your favorite color? She says “yellow.”

How long have you worked at Lake Street? I have worked here 2 months.

How many pets do you have? She has 1 dog named Cody.

What is your classroom num-ber? She works in room 16.

What grades do you teach? She teaches all grades.

How long have you taught that class? This is her 1st year at Lake Street.

What’s your favorite hobby? Bike riding and hiking.

If you were to go anywhere in the world where would you go? I would go to Italy and the French Riviera. I have traveled to Niagara Falls both the American and Canadian sides, New Hamp-

shire, Boston, North Caroli-na , Florida, Texas, Colora-do, Arizona, and the Virgin Islands.

What fills your bucket? “Many things fill my bucket, my family, my friends, mo-ments and memories help-ing and making a difference for someone else and be-lieving in kindness. “

Teacher Birthdays! By Bailey Brumbaugh

Have a Splashing Birthday at Lake Street Elementary!

November birthdays

1-Mrs. Megan Harms

11-Ms. Elizabeth Ancich

December birthdays

6-Mrs. Mary Nonos

8-Mrs. Betty Teske

18-Mrs. Paula Luedtke

31-Mrs. Chis Midget

Make sure these fantastic teachers have a stupendous birthday!

An InTERVIEWI WITh LYZETTE SALGADO.

By: Alexis hernAndez

“WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE”?

“DOLPHINTALE”.

“WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FOOD AT LAKE STREET”?

“PIZZA”. “WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU GO TO

BEFORE LAKE STREET”? “WATSON ELEMENTARY”. “WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT”?

“MATH”.

5.”WHO FILLS YOUR BUCKET AT LAKE STREET”?

“CHLOE MILLER”.

6.”WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE COL-ORS”?

“BaBy Blue and lime green”.

7.”who is your favorite teacher”?

“Mrs. Collier”.

8.”do you have any pets”?

“No, but I am goINg to get a puppy soon”.

9. “Do you have a favorite book”?

“No”.

10. “What is your favorite song”?

“Stereo by: maroon 5 and gym claSS heroes”.

Talking with Teachers And Sharing with Students

The Dolphin Page 6

Splash

An interview with Mia Tar-gett from Mrs. Wolack’s class. By Jack Targett Do you like Lake Street? “Yes” What’s your favorite color?”

Dark purple”

What class are you in?

”Mrs. Wolack’s”

What grade are you in ?

”Kindergarten” What’s your favorite song? ”Moves Like Jagger”

Do you have a brother?

“Yes” What is your favorite thing to do?

“Play tag” What’s your favorite movie “Barbie”

Spread ice cream on top. Freeze again for at least 10 minutes. Put on the toppings. Freeze one more time for at least 10 minutes. Now put on the cool whip. Last of all, sprinkle crushed Oreos on top. Doesn’t that sound yuumy?

Do you want to try a yummy dessert? If you do, try this! You will need 8 crushed Oreos, half a stick of melted butter, half a carton of ice cream [doesn’t matter what kind], your favorite toppings, cool whip, and a big bowl. Mix together Oreos and butter in the bowl. Freeze it for at least 10 minutes.

Smiles By Gillian Alberto

Chef’s Corner By Alyssa McMahon

Some SmileS are funny!

Some are cool!

All smiles Are love!

All smiles Are hAppy!

Some SmileS are Sad!

SmileS are peaceful!

SmileS are powerful!

SmileS are everywhere!

The Dolphin Splash page 7

Santa Kong

By Logan Crawford

Pag

The Dolphin Pledge

Every day in every way we will be

RESPECTFUL, RESPONSIBLE, and SAFE!

L eave hands and feet to self. A lways work for my personal best. K indly fill buckets for everyone. E ngage, CONNECT, and pay a en on. S hhh-Silent in the halls. T reat others as you would like to be treated. R emember to walk everywhere. E njoy keeping our building clean and bright. E ncourage safety in all we do. T hank you, please, and May I are our magic words.

Book Bites By Hannah Narjes

I asked a couple Lake Street Dolphins “What’s your most favorite book? Can you tell me a little bit about it?” Marlee Christofanelli: 4th Grade/Mrs. Nance’s class “My favorite book is Alien As-teroids Assault Arizo-na...aliens come to Earth and try to steal all the water while three kids try to stop them. The kids go into outer space!” Santo Jann: 4th Grade/Mrs. Gaines’ class “ My favorite book is Daniel Boone….it’s about five kids that turn into super heroes. The main character’s power is that he talks really loud.” Thank you both for these great book suggestions! You can find these fantastic book choices at Lake Street’s Library!

What’s New? By Elise Hochbaum and Melaine Derwinski

Real Steel: A movie review By Connor Caudill

Page 8

Ms. Zondor said...

“We can hook up the teacher’s computer to the Elmo and do online activities, new science units, math,

1 new student named Dominic Dennis

Everyday math website for practice and games” Mrs. Hochbaum said…

“New books like Math books, Science books, and Health books and

4 new, smiling students”

Mrs. Huebner said….

“In our play area we have a new garment for dress up and clothes.” “A new math series (called Every Day Math) with new math games and new math activities.”(“one of the math games is called

war.”) “new spelling BINGO.”

Mrs. Pociask said…. “ I have a new team of teachers who I am working with this year.Mrs. Anthony has been teaching for a while here at Lake

Street, but Ms. Blimm is new to our school.But we all still make a great team, and have lots of fun.” “We have a great new math series called ( Every Day Math) that provides students with inquiry based activities to learn math

in a fun engaging way.” Mrs. Alsagar said….

“ I moved to 2nd grade this year. We have small reading groups called PALS Math is new , math series, math games and math activities.”

This movie is rated PG 13...please check with your parents to see if this movie is right for you...

Real Steel is an awesome movie about boxing in the future. Robots are used to fight instead of human beings. The movie shows what it

might be like to have powerful robots fight. One robot gets thrown away but is picked up by a boy named Max. Max programs him. A boxer named Charlie trains the robot. Then Max becomes a star and wins many fights, but will he win the big fight? You will just have to watch it !