The ELP Applied Mathematicians hosted the 5th grade in a game day. Students were challenged to play different games and see who could win the most tickets. But, for the Applied Math class, the challenge was to create a probability game that made the most profit! Everyone did a great job.
Monday, December 21, 2009
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Want Something More With Your Paws?
By Megan Titus
Do you like little toys and accessories? Have you ever wanted to get more than pencils and erasers?Well, you can. At the paw stand, where you can buy all sorts of things.
They have everything from jewelry, to mini toys, to Christmas stuff for the holidays, and little teddy bears. And more, for reasonable paw prices-- its only 1 – 6 paws. The paws only cost your respectful and good behavior. So if you plan to go down later, here is some information. The paw stand is only open on Wednesdays, in front of the library during the morning when you're free to walk around. And if you plan to get a small toy, please respect the fact you can't play with them in class.
I got the inside scoop from Mrs Kidd who runs the stand with Mrs. Welch. Here's why they started the paw stand. "We started the paw stand so kids could us there paws and pick from a wider variety of goods”
Now I'll tell the way Ms. Kidd (Ms Kidd and Ms Welch ) got the toys. "They were donated by teachers and some are bought by the school.”
Now some thing a lot of kids must be wondering:why is it only open on Wednesday? Ms Kidd says, "teachers and kids are busy in the morning and that's when the stand would have to be open.”
So now you know some things about it. Will you go to the stand?
Last minute gift ideas!
Do you want to know what Pre-teens want for Christmas?
If you’re still looking for a holiday gift for some pre-teen kids you can stop right here. I asked some Great Brook students what they wanted for Christmas. Books, video games, and hi-tech gadgets seem to be the big winners with kids in our school.
Daviana, grade 8, said she wants less algebra homework and some ninja and Mario video games. Sally, grade 8, would like graphic novel books like The Bone series. Quinn, grade 8, would also like to get books such as the Manga comic books and graphic novels. I love those books too; I think I’ll add them to my wish list.
Juliet, grade 5, is asking for a flip video camera. I like that idea too. Krya, grade 6, would like some jewelry, specifically a guitar necklace and some mint chocolates for her stocking. Ivy, grade 6, would like a black Dell laptop, field hockey gear and i-Pod touch.
Austin, in 6th grade, our only boy in the group would like hunting games for his Wii station and paint ball gun. I want the same thing that I’ve wanted for every Christmas since I was 9 years old. I’ll keep you guessing. I hope everyone gets at least one thing on their list. Have a Merry Christmas!
The Awesome Door Decorating Contest!!
By: Morgan Whitney
WOOOW! Thats what I heard all through the hall when people are looking at the doors. There has been a door hanging contest in GBS. Every teacher in GBS is making a thing to hang on their door.I think that all the doors are unique.
I think that a lot of the teachers are going far off of what they need to be. I saw a door that had all wrapping paper and a christmas tree, that was Mrs.Shea's door. Another door had a lot of snowflakes on it and it said "THE BIGFORD BLIZZARD!"
This is what Matt Davis said about the contest, "I think its stupid how we get pulled out of our work to glue paper on our door! I was just trying to do my work and Mrs.Blanchette told me to do stuff with the door" here is another opinion from Emma Kendall "I think its cool because I can see all the awesome doors and how all the people are doing on them." So that is the ice-cream-scoop on the doors!!!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
New Years-
By : Julia Cooper
New Year!
The year 2009 is going to end soon so do you know what that means? Yes, Christmas-- but it also means New Year's! For different people, New Year's means different things.
From having a party, to staying up late, to seeing the ball drop, or to having friends over to see the ball drop with you, to looking forward to go sledding, or maybe looking forward to eating cake with a Nana, there is always a New Year.
But just how do you celebrate it?
I was lucky enough to have a chance to talk to some 5th graders and see what New Year's means for them.
Carly Storro says "It is the beginning of a new year" when I asked her what New Year's Eve means to her.
I was lucky enough to have a chance to talk to some 5th graders and see what New Year's means for them.
Carly Storro says "It is the beginning of a new year" when I asked her what New Year's Eve means to her.
Then I asked Carly "What do you do on New Year's?"
She replied, "I go to my Uncle's house and go sledding, then watch the ball drop."
But when I asked Hannah Fitzgerald what New Years means to her she said something completely different. "When I think of New Years I think of my birthday because it will be coming up in 4 weeks."
What Hannah does for New Year's is "Stay up late with [her] Nana and eat cake while watching the ball drop."
What you are doing on New Years might be the same or different. But either way, remember to start writing 2010!
Happy New Years!
Terminating Traffic Trouble
By Angie
Picture this: you go to school one day and notice something... different. There are speed limits, parking lots, and signs warning of 'Merging Traffic.'
Well thats what's happened at G.B.S! Teachers have put yellow tape on the ceiling in a strait line to represent road lines. Kids at G.B.S may earn allot of paws prints just by staying to the right of the hallways and focusing on their destination. An anonymous source said, "I was walking on the wrong side of the hallway at first, then I saw a teacher and quickly jumped to the other side. She gave me a paw print for correcting my actions!"
Many kids are seeing the advantages of these perky traffic sings. However, there are a select few who don't see the point. "It's stupid and it's not gonna last," said one student after seeing a sing that read, 'Speed limit walk.' Another said, "I could live without it" Yet another anonymous student said, "Uh, I guess it's kind of okay."
This may sound crazy, but believe it or not the new system is actually working. There are less jams in the hallway, and sources have reported seeing an older student revving up the engine of an invisible Ferrari. Many have spotted practicing parallel parking in front of there classrooms as well. The majority of the road signs say, 'Stay to the right.' The teachers have even come up with a catchy jingle to the tune of 'The Addams Family' theme music.
In addition to the traffic sings plastering the walls of every hallway, there have also been teachers wielding traffic signs on wooden poles saying 'stay to the right!' on one side and on there other 'slow down!' The GBS bobcat actually gave us a reminder over the daily announcements one morning, though nobody knows the bobcats current whereabouts.
Despite many uh... passionate opinions regarding our new 'road' perhaps this will be a long-term system. We can only wait and see.
Personally, I think the sings should be more road-oriented. Maybe we could manage some cardboard stop lights or signs that say 'yield to incoming traffic.' To tell the truth, nobody sees signs in real life that say 'stay to the right' because unless you're from London that shouldn't be an issue. But until that sets in, the signs can stay the way they are, and once everyone knows the hallway expectations, thats when we get creative. Again this is just my opinion.
Do you have an opinion? Ideas for new signs? Report on the old hallway attitude vs. the new? Please comment on this article!!!
Picture this: you go to school one day and notice something... different. There are speed limits, parking lots, and signs warning of 'Merging Traffic.'
Well thats what's happened at G.B.S! Teachers have put yellow tape on the ceiling in a strait line to represent road lines. Kids at G.B.S may earn allot of paws prints just by staying to the right of the hallways and focusing on their destination. An anonymous source said, "I was walking on the wrong side of the hallway at first, then I saw a teacher and quickly jumped to the other side. She gave me a paw print for correcting my actions!"
Many kids are seeing the advantages of these perky traffic sings. However, there are a select few who don't see the point. "It's stupid and it's not gonna last," said one student after seeing a sing that read, 'Speed limit walk.' Another said, "I could live without it" Yet another anonymous student said, "Uh, I guess it's kind of okay."
This may sound crazy, but believe it or not the new system is actually working. There are less jams in the hallway, and sources have reported seeing an older student revving up the engine of an invisible Ferrari. Many have spotted practicing parallel parking in front of there classrooms as well. The majority of the road signs say, 'Stay to the right.' The teachers have even come up with a catchy jingle to the tune of 'The Addams Family' theme music.
In addition to the traffic sings plastering the walls of every hallway, there have also been teachers wielding traffic signs on wooden poles saying 'stay to the right!' on one side and on there other 'slow down!' The GBS bobcat actually gave us a reminder over the daily announcements one morning, though nobody knows the bobcats current whereabouts.
Despite many uh... passionate opinions regarding our new 'road' perhaps this will be a long-term system. We can only wait and see.
Personally, I think the sings should be more road-oriented. Maybe we could manage some cardboard stop lights or signs that say 'yield to incoming traffic.' To tell the truth, nobody sees signs in real life that say 'stay to the right' because unless you're from London that shouldn't be an issue. But until that sets in, the signs can stay the way they are, and once everyone knows the hallway expectations, thats when we get creative. Again this is just my opinion.
Do you have an opinion? Ideas for new signs? Report on the old hallway attitude vs. the new? Please comment on this article!!!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Holiday Fever
By Emmasae Hallen
"I cant wait for the holidays!" said a 5th grader from GBS. The students at GBS are very excited because in less than a week Christmas vacation will start. Before the break there will be a lot of events happening in the school. One thing that is happening is the holiday concert. The concert is on December 16th and will be held in the gym. "The students will do very well and they have worked so hard for the time we have had to practice." said Ms. Moncrief. "I cant wait!"
Another event is the holiday door decorating contest. Each class has to decorate their door in a holiday theme. It can be about any holiday in December. Its a contest between each grade. There will be a winner and they will get a prize that has not been decided yet. "It sets a nice festive tone for our school," Ms. Wasserloos said while walking to the office. On December 16th the doors will be judged by a group of kids in Rachel's Challenge. (That's a group of kids trying to make our school a better place.) “The doors will look great!” Jt Clough said.
The last thing that is happening is on the last day of school before vacation. We will have about 2 hours of advisory to have stuff like parties and different fun activities. Some advisory's are having secret santas or yankee swaps, and others are just hanging out and having fun. The activities, the parties and so much fun, its like its already vacation.
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