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The Daily KoalaVolume 2, Issue 2, December 2011

Fabulous Holiday Crafts

By Cora Ondrus 4RDo you want to learn how to make fun fabulous holiday crafts? Well if you keep onreading you will find out a bunch of fun holiday crafts to make at home. Just followthe instructions.

Styrofoam snowmanMaterials:

Two inch Styrofoam ball (note: or use three balls in incremental sizes) Two and a half inch Styrofoam ball Three inch Styrofoam ballFour toothpicks

Mini black pom pomsOrange chenille stem (regular or bumpy)Wire cutters

Tacky gluePiece of ribbon or feltButter knife

Instructions:1. Take a butter knife and even off the bottom of the largest Styrofoam ball. This will

allow the snowman to stand up.

2. Push toothpicks halfway into the top of the largest Styrofoam ball. Make sure theflat bottom is on the table.

3. Push the medium sized Styrofoam ball into the toothpick

4. Push a toothpick a little more than halfway into the top of the medium sizedStyrofoam ball. (You don’t want the toothpick sticking out of the top of the head!)

5. Push the smallest Styrofoam ball on top of the toothpick. This is the head.

6. Cut a short piece of orange chenille stem for the nose. (Parents please do this step.)

7. Push the nose into the middle of the front of the smallest Styrofoam ball

8. Glue on pom pom eyes, mouth, and buttons.

9. Cut a strip of ribbon or felt for the scarf. Glue where the scarf crosses both to theStyrofoam ball and to the other piece of scarf.

10. Stick two toothpicks in the middle sized Styrofoam ball for the arms.

11. How Fun! Your own non- melting snowman.

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ASK KOALADear Koala Lou,

My friend keeps trying to outdo my other friend so I won’t be her friendanymore. What do I do?

-Worried Willa

Dear Willa,

Don’t let that get to you. Tell your friend that you are her friend becauseshe’s different from your other friend. But remember, a true friend wouldn’t dothat.

-Koala Lou

Dear Koala Lou,

My friend has been picking on my little brother. I want to stand up for mybrother, but I do not want to make a fool out of myself. What do I do?

-Menaced Max

Dear Max,

Friends should NEVER bully your family! Ignore him for now, but if it getsworse, don’t ever be afraid to tell someone you trust.

-Koala Lou

Dear Koala Lou,How can I tell the difference between when someone is joking around and really

making fun of me? I can’t tell if they are bullying, but it happens a lot.

-Jumpy Jackie

Dear Jackie,

That’s a toughie. If they are bullying, look at their faces. Are they focused onyou? Are they punching or kicking? Is there more than one of them? Are theysaying mean things? If so, they are probably ganging up on you. Don’t worry. It’shappened to many people before. Just ignore them for now, but if it gets worse,tell an adult.

-Koala Lou

By: Abbey 5RK

Cr e a t iv e H o lid a y Ga m e s By: Nicolas 4H

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During the winter months, it can get so cold you can’t gooutside and play. Here are a few games you can make yourself,for the holidays, or just for fun:

-Word search- Connect the dots- Present delivery

Materials-1 medium card board box.-Some bean bags or a gift box for shirts.-Crayons/markers or wrapping paper.

First, take the medium box and either wrap it in wrappingpaper or use your creative skills to make it look like a chimney.

Next, if you’re not going to use the bean bags, you can cutthe gift box to medium size squares and decorate them tomake them look like presents.

How to play- First, put your chimney a little further than yourarm length. Next, you throw the presents into the chimney andsee how many p resents you can throw in a minute.Happy Holidays!

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Winter Fun in Chicago!

By Tyana 4M

Here are some fun things to do downtown Chicago thiswinter:

• Navy Pier has the Winter Wonder Fest starting Dec. 2ndthough Jan. 8th. There will be ice skating, over 20 rides,Ferris wheel, tons of treats, and of course, a chance tosee Santa.

• American Girl is another fun spot to visit. You can takeyou and your American Girl doll there for a diningexperience, photos, cooking classes, hair styling tips, andshopping.

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• Last but not least, don’t forget to check out Pinkaliciouson broad way. It is a play based on the book.

So head on down to downtown Chicago for a fun day.

Look for the Best in Others

By Amogh 5H

I went to an anti-bully assembly at Hill Middle School, as I wasvery inquisitive to listen to the speaker. The program’s namewas Rachel’s Challenge. I wanted to know what was with thisgirl and bullying. Rachel Scott was the first one shot inColumbine High School in April 20, 1999. A month beforeRachel Scott died or got shot she wrote an essay titled, “MyEthics My Codes of Life”. The meaning of the essay which hasbecome Rachel’s Challenge is:

1. Look for the best in others and eliminate prejudice.

2. Dream big.

3. Choose positive influences and surround yourself withpeople that can build you up.

4. Speak with kindness (words can hurt, but can heal morethan most realize).

5. Start your own “chain reaction” of kindness- the smallestgestures and kind words can make all of the difference.

The one that caught my eye the most was eliminate prejudice,as doing that, the other challenges will follow becauseprejudice is making a judgment of someone or somethingbefore having enough knowledge to do so with guaranteedaccuracy. We have to eliminate prejudice, as no one is betterthan another because of color of their skin, where they arefrom, or how they dress. To do this, we have to respecteveryone and to respect everyone we have to be responsiblecitizens. That is what our Rules of Thumb teach at our school.Our teachers are putting us in the right direction for us tofollow it and become a kind person. For more information on

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Rachel’s Challenge check out www.rachelschallenge.org . LETUS START A CHAIN REACTION AT SCHOOL!

“I have this theory that if one person can go out of their wayto show compassion then it will start a chain reaction of thesame”- Rachel Scott

Book Review

By: Amrith 5RK

Do you like Star Wars ?

Well if you do, it is time foryou to read Strange Case of Oragami Yoda . In the book,a boy named Dwight is aweird kid who makes anorigami Yoda finger puppet.

The origami Yoda solveseverybody’s problems.

Tommy is another kid and allthe other problems thatoragami Yoda solves leads upto Tommy’s huge problem.

Tommy made a case file thatshows what he should doabout that problem. A funnypart that I thought was funny

Christmas Treats:Puppy Chow

By: Eva 5H

I know this sounds like dog food,

but it actually isn’t. It is adelicious chocolate and powderedsugar treat. The ingredients are:wheat cereal, chocolate fudge,and powdered sugar. Then youmix it in a bowl that haspowdered sugar in it. It will

taste really good. It is so goodthat once, I brought it to lunchand my friends even wantedsome. So again, this is nothinglike dog food. Sometimes wemake it on Christmas. I like to

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is about a guy named CheetoHog. That guy wanted to stopbeing called Cheeto Hog andorigami Yoda told him to buyCheetos for everybody in theschool, so he did and no one

ever called him Cheeto Hog.Now you know one story of this book. There are ahundred stories like this. Tryto find out what Tommy’s bigproblem is. If you like thisbook, look forward to the nextbook in the series Darth

Paper Strikes Back.

make it with two coats of sugarand chocolate. It is very yummy.This is pretty easy to make. Ihope you would enjoy this yummytreat.

An interview about holidays in Ms. Swift’s class

These are all the ways I showed how many people likewhat kind of holidays.

By: Arartik from 4S

By: Apurva, 4H

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Whoosh! Whoosh! Slide! You feel the cold wind brush your hairback from your face and you hear the sound of your skates on the ice.

That is the feeling of ice skating. Ice skating is a great way to have funwhile getting good exercise in the winter. After your first time on theice, you will always want to come back.

When you ice skate you should have the proper things: ice skates,warm clothing, and a good ice rink. Ice skating is a lot like roller

skating so if you know how to roller skate, ice skating is easier thanroller skating. You might think this is funny but learning how to fallright is VERY important in ice skating. If you fall wrong, you could gethurt badly on the hard ice. You should probably take lessons beforeyou try to skate on your own. For ice skating lessons, I go to AllSeasons Ice Rink and I am in Level Four.

If you are planning to ice skate over winter break and you want togo somewhere not too far from Naperville… you could go to Galena!

You can get to Galena in less than two hours. I would recommendEagle Ridge Resort, it has a wide range of winter sports that you cando. For example, you can ski through a forest. Also, you can rent iceskates and skate on a frozen pond.

Ice skating is lots of fun and you will love it once you try it. Nowthat you know a lot about ice skating you can grab your skates andhead out to your nearest ice rink! Have fun!

Joke Time With Aishani1. Which insect does the best in English class?

= the spelling bee

2. What do you call a group of strange numbers?=odd numbers

3. What will you never find at the end of school?

= the beginning of school

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4. Why did the capital letters have to stay away from thelowercase letters?

= they couldn’t see ‘’I’’ to “i’’ (eye to eye)

5. What kind of school isn’t in the front and isn’t in the back?

= a middle school

6. Where do the teachers grow their flowers?

= in the kinder-gardens

7. What astronaut did the most weightlifting?

= Neil Arm-Strong

Interview with Mrs. SwansonBy: Parsva 5W

Do you like to be at Cowlishaw? Yes, I like being at Cowlishaw because the teachers and students are

nice.What grades have you taught?I taught 1 st , 2 nd , and 3rd. I like teaching 2 nd grade the most.

What did you do before you came to Cowlishaw?I worked at a school named Gombert.

What subject do you like to teach?I like Science because I like doing experiments and the water cycle.

What do you like about your students? They are caring and respectful most of the time.

What don’t you like about your students? They talk too much. When they talk too much, I take away Pat Time.Pat Time is play time I give the kids if they earn it.

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What do you expect from your students?I expect them to listen and learn.

What do you like to do when you are not teaching ?I like to read about mysteries and I also enjoy working with horses.

What is your favorite movie?

The Wizard of Oz. I like it because it goes from black and white tocolor.

Do you have any hobbies? Yes, I like collecting elephant figures.

Is there anything else that you like Cowlishaw students toknow about you?

Yes, I used to work at the movie theaters with the big giant projectors.

The Buildings of Downtown ChicagoBy- Seokheon, 5JK

Hello, my name is Seokheon and I’m going to tell you aboutChicago’sbuildings. Chicago is the city of buildings. Chicago has three kinds of buildings.First, there are stone buildings. They are made by stones like Water

Tower.Second, there are wood buildings. Their insides are made of wood andtheir outside is made of stone. Third, there are glass buildings. Theyhave a lot of glass in their structure like the Willis tower. This is a veryfamous Chicago building.

This is the Smurfit Stone Building. Its height is175m and it has 41 floors. There is light comingout of the edge of the diamond. It’s also calledthe Diamond Building.

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The Christmas Crashby Samuel 5W

NOODLES &COMPANY---

A FAMILY FAVORITE!

INTERVIEWING 4THGRADERS BY SYDNEE AND

VERAE FROM 4S

This is the Willis Tower. It’s 527m

plus the radio antenna. It was thetallest building in the world. It’s thetallest building in Chicago.

This is the Water Tower. Thisbuilding was made by William W.Boyington. It’s used as a pumpingstation. It was saved by the GreatChicago Fire.

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By: Rachael, 5H

Noodles & Company, it’s anamazing place to go to. I know meand my family love going thereand I’m positive that lots of otherpeople do, too. I highlyrecommend the “MediterraneanPesto Cavatappi” and the“Wisconsin Macaroni and Cheese.”Naperville has two locations andone is just down the street fromCowlishaw, by Whole Foods andacross the street from Costco. Ithas indoor and outdoor seating.

The other location that I know of isin downtown Naperville. Theyhave recently added sandwichesto their delicious menu. Noodlesalso sells desserts, such asgigantic rice crispy treats and

humongous cookies. Don’t tell mymom this… but Noodles’ ricecrispy treats are way, way, waybetter than hers. If you dine in, theserving sizes are small andregular. But, if you dine out theserving sizes are small, regular,and square bowls. This is anamazing place for lunch or dinner,

without being too expensive. Gothere as fast as you can! It’samazing. Once you taste theirfood, you will be amazed by howscrumptious it tastes and you’llmake yourself go back!

* One of the questions was,“Do you like it here at

Cowlishaw?” The number of 4 th graders who

replied yes was 20 students. The other 4 replied no.

*Another question was, “Has itbeen a good year for you so

far?”26 replied yes.

0 replied no.

*The last question was, “Doyou have friends or favorite

teachers?”22 replied yes.0 replied no.

The interviews in Ms. Swift’sclass were really good

because they all describedtheir opinion.

One of the main answers forthe first question was “Yes, I

like it here at Cowlishawbecause a lot of people are

nice.” The answers were all creative

and good.

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The Top 5 Things To Do OverBreak

By: Alexander, 5JK

Of course everyone’s dying for Christmas to come with all the presentsand fun. But for some families, you just might be bored, or want to dosomething special since there’s two whole weeks of break. If you’re one of those people, you just might want to check out these things that would beexcellent to do over break.

1. Play some winter sports. Lots of children just love to stay indoors andbe on the computer or play video games. If you have a nearby skate rink ora hill to sled on, it’s a really good opportunity to go outside. In fact, probablylots of people are outside playing sports.

2. Take a vacation. Sure, it’s cold and lots of people think of staying home.But looking on the bright side, places like Florida or California are reallywarm. Instead of going to Florida during the summer when it’s really hot, goin the winter when it’s warm. Places like the southeast or the southwest arenice to go during the winter instead of freezing in Illinois.

3. Make projects. If it’s homework or just for fun, winter break is one of the best times to do it. You could get a huge advantage on your homework.Maybe it’s a science project or writing a book. In the morning and afternoon,you could go outside and in the evening do your project.

4. Make gifts. This may sound boring to the kids, but it turns out that kidsare really good at making presents. Just get some ideas from a book. Thepossibilities are endless, and before you know it, you have lots of presentswaiting to be sent.

5. Go shopping and pick your own Christmas presents. Instead of begging your parents to buy a particular toy, just head out to the store topick out what you want. Christmas would be much easier like that.

These are excellent things to do. Try at least one of them if youhaven’t already. Even if you do all this ordinarily, maybe try anotherproject or make a present. Merry Christmas!!!

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Creative CraftsBy Diya Sharma 4R

Here are some creative crafts that are fun and easy to make. If you ever want to dosomething creative and fun with your family or friends then you’ll just have to keep onreading! In this issue of the Daily Koala we’re going to be teaching you how to makeHoliday Crafts.

Paper Christmas Tree CraftMaterials: One Tissue Paper roll, green and brown construction paper, scissors, glue,sequins or any other decorative items.1. Cover a Tissue Paper roll with brown construction paper to make the trunk of theChristmas tree.2. Make five cone shapes each a little smaller than the other using green constructionpaper.3. Cut one-inch slits all the way around the bottom edge of each cone and curl up theedges by winding the edges around a pencil.4. Place the largest cone shape on top of the tissue paper roll and then stack the otherfour cone shapes. Remember to put the smallest cone shape on the top of the tree.5. Now all you need to do to finish is glue sequins or any other decorations on thebranches of the tree.

Happy New Year’s Eve Hat

Materials: One visor hat, glitter glue, markers, star stickers, sequins or any other NewYear’s Eve decorations.1. With glitter glue or markers write Happy New Year’s Eve 2012. If you use glitter glue,then after writing, make sure the glitter glue dries before doing anything else.

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2. When you’re done writing, and if you used glitter glue and its dry, then you candecorate your hat with star stickers and sequins or any other items you want to decorate

your hat with. Optional: If you want, you can also make fireworks with glitter glue ormarkers. I hope you enjoyed reading about how to make holiday crafts. If you ever want to dosomething creative then just remember all these directions and then you’re ready tomake Creative Crafts!

Interview With Mrs. Goodwin By:Rowan 4HWhy did you come to Cowlishaw?She was asked to come because the other school got smaller, and Cowlishaw gotbigger.

What do you do when you’re not teaching?She plays with her baby.

What subject do you enjoy teaching the most?Both Writing and Reading.

What is your favorite food?Chocolate

Do you want a pet? Yes, one small dog.

Do you have any kids? Yes, her name is Grace and she is one year old.

BY: KELLIE 5W

Dear Koala Lou,My friend keeps ditching me at recess. It’s confusing to find where she keepsgoing. What do I do?-Lost and Confused

Dear Lost and Confused,Don’t worry. Just talk to her. Maybe if you do, she’ll do what you want to do.

-Koala Lou

Dear Koala Lou,There’s this new girl in my class and she wants to be my friend. I really don’t want

to be her friend because she’s kind of bossy to other people and that’s why shedoesn’t have many friends. What do I tell her? -Unknown

A s k K o a l a

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Dear Unknown,I really don’t know how to answer that but I’ll try. Just tell her that you don’t want

to be friends and a reason why. It’s hard to tell people that you don’t want to befriends. -Koala Lou

Dear Koala Lou,I’ve been getting really low grades on tests and I don’t know how to make them

get up to an A. Should I study harder or what do I do? -Struggling Billy

Dear Billy, You should try to take all your free time and turn it into study time. It’ll help youget better grades so you don’t repeat a grade. – Koala Lou

Amazing Olive Garden Review

By: Sahana 4R

Olive GardenLocation: 620 S State Route 59, Naperville, IL 60540

Olive Garden is one of my favorite restaurants. It is a nice Italian restaurant and locatedat a convenient place. Among the popular antipasti (appetizers in Italian), I like thestuffed mushrooms, most of all. They are made of three different kinds of excellentcheeses called parmesan, Romano and mozzarella, along with clams and herbbreadcrumbs, baked in a mushroom cap.

This restaurant has several Italian soups and salads which taste awesome and arecalled Zuppe e Insalate (soups and salads in Italian). I really like the chicken andgnocchi soup, which is made out of roasted chicken, traditional Italian dumplings, andspinach.

In the main dishes, I always like the spaghetti and meat balls with cheese sprinkled allover them. I have had this dish at several places, but the taste at this place isextraordinary.

Finally, I go for the tasty Triple Chocolate Strata for dessert. It is made up of classicItalian torta layered with creamy mousse and topped with dark chocolate ganache.

Before I end the Olive Garden review, I would like to tell you what an excellent job theydid. The service at this restaurant was fantastic. From the beginning until the end, thewaiter would make sure that the drinks were refilled quickly and the bread came to our

table as soon as we ordered our drinks. All the dishes were delivered to our table in areasonable time. The waiter checked on us often to see how we were doing. It is one of the reasons I like to go to this restaurant often. However, there is a little inconvenienceat this restaurant in getting a table, especially during a peak time like Friday or Saturdayat dinner time. There is no option to make advance reservations. The service is basedon first, come first serve. It is one of the drawbacks for their service.

Overall, I would give five stars for the food quality and service for this marvelousrestaurant.

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Interviewing Mr. RamsdenBy: Michaela 4M

What is your full name? My full name is James AnthonyRamsden.

Do you like to work with kids? I like to work with kidsbecause I can teach them to become advocates forthemselves .

What did you want to be when you were my age?When I was your age I wanted to be a baseball player becauseI loved to play baseball.

What inspires you? What inspires me is knowing that I ammaking a difference for kids.

What do you like to do in your spare time? In myspare time I like to kayak , cook, garden, and hike.

If you didn’t work here what would you do? If Ididn’t work here I would be a landscaper because I love beingoutdoors and I love plants.

What is your favorite holiday? My favorite holiday isChristmas because friends and family come over and it snows.

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S l i p p e r y S l e d d i n g H i l l s

These amazing hills are sure to make yourwinter break even more enjoyable. First,Arrowhead Park is right near an open field, soyou can slide, glide, and race your friends or familyto see who can go the farthest. Next, May WattsHill is really fun to sled down because the hill isreally smooth and it feels like you’re gliding on air.

Then there is Blackwell Forest Hill . This amazingsledding hill is huge!!! This is a really greatsledding hill for winter break, as long as you’reokay with a little snow getting down your shirt.Finally, the biggest hill I have ever seen in my life,the hill that rules all other hills, Green Valley

Park Scenic Hill!!! This monster of a hill allowsyou to reach such an amazing height, you can seeChicago from the top of the hill. Sadly, this hillcannot be a sledding hill because this hill used tobe a waste area, but they planted grass somehowand remember when you go to its peak that there

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are little fires flaming underneath you. That’sprobably why they closed it down. But the view isso amazing and if you look at it the right way fromthe top, it looks like a stingray. I would reallyconsider any of these hills to anyone looking for afun and adventurous winter break.

By: Rylee in 5JK

Sricharan’s Cooking Corner from 4M

Kova

Ingredients:2/3 cup milk powder1/4 cup butter1 tin condensed milk

Directions:In a microwave safe bowl, melt the butter for 30 seconds. Add the milk powder andcondensed milk and mix well. Microwave uncovered for 2 mins. Stir wellandmicrowave again for another 2 mins. Stir once more. Microwave in 1 minintervals until you see the mixture thicken.It should have a crumbled texture, but no t be brown at the bottom.Allow the mixture to cool for at least 30 mins. Make small balls, and flatten it withthe palm of your hand. Decorate using a fork/toothpick.

GARELU

Ingredients:Whole urad dal - 1cupGinger chopped - 2' piecegreen chillies - 2Large onion - 1Cumin seeds - 1 TeaspoonCoriander leaves - small bunchOil - For deep frying

Preparation:Soak whole urad dal in water (dal should soak completely in water) for 5-6 hours.

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Strain the water from the dal and grind the soaked dal to a paste in small batches,sprinkling alittle water and salt (Dough for garelu should be very thick.)While grinding the dal, add ginger and green chillies to the grinder, as well.

After grinding all the dal to a smooth paste, add chopped onions, cumin seeds,curry leaves,and coriander leaves to the batter and mix well.

Take a deep frying vessel and add enough oil for deep frying.When the oil is hot(drop a piece of dough and the dough should immediately riseto the top),wet your hands with water and take a golf sized ball and flatten it into a vada on awet papertowel or banana leaf or wax paper.Make a hole in the centre of the garelu so that it cooks evenly all over.Slowly drop it into the hot oil carefully and fry it on both sides on medium heat to agolden brown color. Serve hot with peanut or coconut chutney. This can goexcellent with chicken curry or mutton curry as well.

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