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Sixth Grade
November 2014
Messy Cubbies and Heavy Backpacks By Siena Liberatore and David Owyang
messy cubbies; “People leave their jackets and then the stuff just keeps piling up,” Ava said, adding “My sister is a specific example.”
In the Lower School there is an epidemic of having heavy backpacks, messy cubbies and sometimes both. The average weight of 11 sixth graders’ backpacks was 12.63 pounds. This much weight might be leading to messy cubbies. Interviews from every grade and both genders in the Lower School show that the student carry a lot. Most kids said that they carried many books, a lot of homework and their heavy trappers. Third grader Ava McGeehan tells why she thinks people have
Sixth grader Luke Nemsick thinks his backpack is too heavy because “[he] carr[ies] too much stuff” to and from school. Like Luke, third grader Ben Williams thinks students in the lower school have heavy backpacks, and knows why. “They carry so much,” Ben believes.
An overstuffed backpack hangs in one of the cubbies in the Lower School hallway.
Olivia Waterfall spoke about the mess in the 4th grade cubbies compared to the mess in 5th & 6th grade cubbies and said, “Some [cubbies] are, but not as messy as ours.” (Continued on page 4)
Also in THIS ISSUE Dedicated Service (page 16)—Field Trips (PAGEs 6 & 7) Letter Grades (PAGE 3)—Homevisory Happenings (PAGE 2)
And the reasons Ms. FitzPatrick’s English class has been swimming through the hallways (page 8)!
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Homevisory Happenings By Dylan Hoffman and Ryley Holmes Here at Fay School during the morning and afternoon the 5th and 6th graders meet in the 9 Homevisories. The Homevisories sometimes play games such as paper volleyball, and cards also, the 5/6 kids and their Homevisors meet to talk to each other about goals or efforts. The purpose of Homevisory is to come together as a community. The 5th and 6th graders try to have it be a special time to talk about different things and try different activities. Three years ago, Mr. Auer, Mrs. Schuey, and other teachers came up with the idea of Homevisory. Homevisory is a made-up word that Mr. Auer came up with right before the 6th grade came to the Lower School. Some of the fourth graders go on and on about how excited they are for Homevisory next year. The reason Olivia Waterfall is excited about Homevisory next year is, “I don’t know… everything!” Olivia’s brother, 6th grader Ricky Waterfall, wants to stay in his Homevisory for Upper School, because “The 5th graders in our Homevisory … make our Homevisory shine!” “I like all the imaginary games we do because we do them instead of homework!” said 5th grader Jack Stevenson. But Homevisory is not just a time for games and fun. There is also serious times like preparing for student led conferences and parent teacher conferences. In the Winter Term, Fay does not have Homevisory because for some sports teams have to get off the courts at a specific time, and hockey has to go all the way to New England Sports Center. Kids really enjoy Homevisory at Fay.
George Bauer, Abe Thayer, Michael Greystone, and Nick Salvemini got their faces painted at the Halloween event.
Spooky Halloween Fun By George Davis and Carmela Silvia On October 31st, everyone at Fay went out on their street dressed up in costumes while Trick or Treating. Students went Trick or Treating in the towns around Fay and boarders went Trick or Treating at Fay. A lot of people say Halloween at Fay has been fun, but just how fun? Kids dressed up as scary things, funny things, cute things, or something else for Halloween. The category most students chose was scary, and the least people were something cute, but some were still undecided and others were things that didn't fit any category. Student and Trick or Treater George Bauer said he was going to be “a mass murderer” for Halloween. Kids have different thoughts on what they like about Halloween at Fay—hanging out with friends, playing games, or the food being yummy. Karina Skinner, who is a 6th grader at Fay, says that, “It is a nice treat to relax with friends” at school on Halloween. Mr. Long set up the Halloween activities this year and there was lots to do. The festivities included face-painting (continued on page 15)
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Changing from 1, 2, 3 to A, B, C A New Grading System Strikes Fay By Jessica DiPietrantonio and Arya Ika Imagine yourself as a teacher at Fay School. Imagine every term giving a specific number to each kid in the Lower School. How tough is that? Well, there has been a change in the Fay School grading system, now the students can have a letter grade which gives them an idea of where they are, instead of a specific number. The switch was determined in the middle of the 2013 - 2014 school year, by our assistant head of school, Mr. Liebmann. He said, ”My goal in changing numbers to letters was
to give folks a better sense of the range that they are in, and less of a specific number.” He also added, “a specific number is hard to get to.” Mr. Long explained that this grading system “makes it easier to understand where you are,” Ms. Cooper agreed and said, “in a similar format to numbers.” “It really gives you a range that you can fall in,” Mrs. Schuster said. This is not the only time when Fay changed their grading system. Two years ago Fay changed their effort grading scale. Now, students are preparing themselves for their fall term letter grades.
Outside Activities Report By Marcus D’Angelo and Jillian Miu Many 5th and 6th graders participate in activities outside of school. Sports are the most popular activities that kids do, and some of the sports that most kids do are soccer and hockey. Many students who do outside activities get stressed because the students get home around 5 after Fay sports and they have homework to do. Then they go to activities. After that is done they sometimes get home late and might not be able to finish all of their homework. Carmela Silvia is a 6th grader who is in the play Hairspray, and is also doing dance and voice lessons. She thinks the activities can be stressful with homework. “Sometimes I get
really frustrated,” she said.
can be sometimes annoying but most times fun.” Elizabeth is even “I find it frustrating especially when you have to do Fay missing school for this and that sports too,” said Lucas Hoffman. “I can be annoying having to do the work without learning about it in say manage your time wisely in class. But in her case it is an your study periods.” Lucas does many sports outside of school such opportunity that her hard work as hockey and football. Lucas also paid off. says, “It is time consuming and Kids do activities outside of school annoying when you have 2 hour because usually the activities are football practices and 1 hour fun, even if they are an hockey practices. And when they inconvenience on a daily basis. are far away from my They still do their activities house.” because most kids know that these activities will teach them Sometimes the activities are far something that they will need away and take more time than later in life. Another scenario is usual. Elizabeth Crawford, a 5th that some parents make their kids grader who recently booked the go because they think their kids national tour of White Christmas, will need the skill they learn later had to go to many activities to in life too. achieve this part. She says, “They
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Food Waste: Are there Solutions? By Sophia McGeehan and Jillian Robertson At Fay School, the Primary School food usage this year has been a debate. Some students and faculty are starting to claim that the Primary School wastes a lot of food. However, others are saying that there is little wrong with the food usage, and there are solutions to the waste there is. Many sixth graders agree that the Primary School does waste food. Tommy Flathers, a former Primary school helper stated, “This is a big problem.” Mr. Maertz agreed with Tommy, but only to a certain extent: “It is an unavoidable issue, but we try and create solutions.”
A view of the trashcan in the Primary School after lunch. On the other hand, some people think things are getting better already. Tara, a Primary School lunch lady, explained, “It’s down to a science now. The Primary School lunch waste is improving because we’ve gotten to know the kids much better.” There is around half a trashcan full of food everyday and there are 3 total trashcans. In the first two weeks of school the trashcans were ¾ of the way full, and now there is even less than half a trashcan of waste at the end of lunch.
Mrs. Feary thinks that because the kids are 4-8 years old, sometimes they take more than they can eat.
As Mrs. Fearey said, “I think the age of the kids affects how much they eat. Sometimes their eyes are bigger than their stomachs.”
Looking toward the future, there are possibly other solutions to be discovered that can help the Primary School food usage.
The sizes of the portions range from bowls with 20 cm - 11 cm in width. The height of the bowls range from 8 cm - 5 cm. These are smaller than the ones at the Lower and Upper School lunches because the kids are smaller and eat less. This is a solution that has already been made by the Sage company to reduce waste.
Messy Cubbies and Heavy Backpacks (Continued from page 1) Lauren Glaser agreed with Olivia. Most of the Lower School students walking in showed that they were struggling under the weight of their backpacks. Some only manage to put their backpack on the bottom of their cubby. This stacks up with their blazer and coat, and eventually leads up to messy cubbies. Messy cubbies soon will lead up to cubby violations and forgotten and lost items.
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The Admissions building and sign, often the first parts of the Fay campus seen by visitors, on a beautiful fall day. tours. Mr. Sicchitano, an admissions officer, said, “I think that the most important thing in touring is to be prepared, and always know what might be coming.”
graders touring them.
Even though it was most 6th graders’ first time touring, the tours went “pretty well,” according to Marcus D’Angelo, who was one of the 6th grade tour guides.
One reason why kids are doing the tours is because it is good to have another kid touring them, so they see the tour guide’s perspective of Fay. “I think that the kid I toured really liked Fay,” said Lucas Hoffman, another one of the 6th grade tour guides.
Carmela Silvia, a new student this year at Fay who went through admissions visits said, “The tour guide, Adriana Marrone [former student at Fay] was very nice. I think the admissions visits is a good idea because you get a feeling of what it is like to be at Fay.”
Fay Admissions gives 6th graders the opportunity to show earnest effort and self-discipline by giving
Overall, the 6th graders’ tours went very well. Mr. Sicchitano said that many parents loved having the 6th
There also was an admissions visit day on November 4th, done by the class of 6-3.
By Demitra Moutoudis and Stella Tosti On Tuesday October 7th, the 6th graders helped out by giving tours at Fay School.
Most people agree that having students tour other new students around Fay is a good idea.
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5 Grade Returns from Merrowvista By Tommy Flathers, Trey Pannell, and Luke Rizzoti If you walked into the dining room at Merrowvista you would think that everyone there was crazy. With all the singing and dancing it would seem that there wasn’t a care in the world. On October 8th, Fay School’s 5th grade left for Merrowvista. Last year, Merrowvista was a huge success. On a grade wide survey every returning 6th grader who went last year replied that they would go again. At Merrowvista you learn how to work as a team. One activity is building a raft blindfolded. One person is blindfolded and is told what to do by a person moving around with them. Only the blindfolded person can touch the wood planks, boats, or ropes. “I liked building the raft,” said Meena Menon when asked what her favorite part about Merrowvista. “[We] even took it out to sea!”
Merrowvista has always been fun too. In sixth grade everyone had a good time, and some still think about the fun they had the previous year. Nick Salvemini said there was “No way!” that this year’s 5th graders enjoyed it more than he and his friends did. “We were always having fun and laughing.” At Merrowvista some of the most memorable activities are the songs at dinner. Mrs. Owens said, “The Penguin Song was my favorite because it was very silly, and fun to sing. It is one of the songs that put everyone in a good mood and had many people laughing as they were singing.” Altogether, Merrowvista is a fun learning experience no matter what grade you are in, or whether your favorite part was the songs at dinner or building a raft blindfolded.
Learning, Having Fun, and Working as a Team
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6th Grade Alone At Last By Trey Connolly and Nikhil Sharma Thursday, October 9th, the 6th grade got the Lower School all to themselves. According to sixth graders Karina Skinner and Luke Nemsick, the 6th grade were very happy with this phenomenon. This event happened because 5th grade took their annual trip to Merrowvista and the 3rd and 4th graders went to see The Lion King in Boston. According to Luke Nemsick, a 6th grader, he and the rest of his grade took advantage of this event and
would like it to happen again. His exact words were, “I’d love to have the Lower School to the sixth graders more often, and it was very fun. This was because there were less kids, and more fields available during recess.” This event is a rare occurrence with many changes in the normal day for all of 6th grade. One specific event that was different from the normal day-to-day basis happened to be lunch. During lunch, the entire Lower School eats together. This was changed, however, because three-fourths
of the Lower School wasn’t present. According to Karina Skinner, a sixth grader, “Lunch was completely different, with free seating and no other grades.” As previously shown, this event was strange, new, and fun for the 6th grade. According to them, it was really cool to experience something new. They especially implied that it was an event which had never occurred before and that the 6th graders derived a lot of fun from it. Although, they did miss 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders.
3rd and 4th Grades Take a Trip to the Jungle By Alex Morey and Ricky Waterfall The excited third and fourth graders were piling into buses in their blazers and dresses to go to the Boston Opera House. On Thursday October 9th the third and fourth graders viewed The Lion King play. The Parents Association plans every year for the third and fourth graders to attend a drama production “I’m very excited for this,” Mr. Chin said before the performance, “I listened to the soundtrack to get pumped up.” When they got back, fourth graders Olivia Waterfall and Ben Hack said their favorite characters were the Monkey and Simba. “I thought the play was funny because the monkey was shaking its butt,” said Olivia Waterfall.
Mrs. Long was very excited about attending the performance and thinks that this trip will benefit the fourth graders’ drama careers. She stated, “I think that anytime anyone sees a drama performance it helps them.” Last year the third and fourth graders attended A Christmas Carol. They liked this performance as well. According to the third and fourth graders they liked going on the field trip and the play. Photo courtesy of Mr. Chin.
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Flair Pens Give 6th Graders a Rainbow of Writing Options By Amelia Duane and Soo Ahn Lee Do you have Flair pens? According to our newspaper survey, the average student at Fay School has a little less than 8 Flair pens. Meena Menon explains that “Some people are going crazy for Flair pens.” At the Fay School store, they sold 183 flair pens from September 1st to October 10th. It all started during math class, with 6th grade math teacher, Ms. Zito. She was writing with Flair pens, and most of the students noticed that the pens could be useful. After that, 6th graders started asking their parents for Flair pens. They quickly started to become
common for a sixth grader to have. Some people claimed that some of the students are telling their parents that Flair pens are required for math and other classes.
Most students are going to the store and trying to get all colors of Flair pens. The bad part about this is that they are expensive, and they are hard to find. The only places that Fay students have found packs of Flair pens are Target and Staples. One of the Lower School faculty members, Ms. Somes, has 56 Flair pens. She uses them for many uses, like correcting student’s work and color-coding. Ms. Zito likes them because they make a dark line when they're projected.
Emma Simon’s trapper, filled with Flair pens.
Mr. Long, the 6th and 4th grade science teacher, thinks that Flair pens are not useful during class because the ink bleeds through the paper. He only uses Flair pens for correcting papers. Mrs. Dunne, 5th and 6th grade reading teacher, also prefers pencil or erasable pens.
Academic Classes Outside? By Jackson Coutu and Shane Kelly Leaves falling, seasons changing…Classes outside? All year round Lower School classes have been going outside of their regular classrooms to do fun!activities. Classes have been adventuring to places like the dining hall, the quad, the
playground, the greenscreen room, and even swimming through the hallways. “ I do these kind of activities because it keeps my writers fresh- it’s like a reset button,” Ms. FitzPatrick stated. Some of the 6th graders were surprised to observe Ms. FitzPatrick’s 5th grade English class swimming through the hallways during their class breaks to
keep them focused. Ms. FitzPatrick is not the only teacher to do these kind of activities. In 5th grade, they are dressing up, filming their French dialogues in the hallways. “I love doing these activities. They are a lot of fun,” Mr. Chin said “also, it teaches you that you can learn and do French anywhere.” (Continued on page 9)
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Learning…Outside the Classroom (continued from page 8) When asked about what some of the activities that the 6th graders will do out of the classroom, “the Egg Drop and Fire mouse project” Mr. Long answered. The Egg Drop is a project at the dining hall, when you make a contraption that will keep an egg intact, when it is dropped off a building. (See below for more details.) The Fire Mouse project is another activity outside, that the 6th graders will do in the winter. Heads up, Lower School. Your class could be the next class to take a trip out of a classroom.
Cloudy with a Chance of eggs By Anthony Kim and William McCarthy “5, 4, 3, 2, 1!” The 6th grade students yelled as they watched an Egg Drop project fall. The 6th graders and Mr. Long initiated a science project called the Egg Drop, which started on Sept. 16 and ended on Oct. 1. The Egg Drop required the students to create a contraption that helped the egg survive a 3 story drop. The students created their contraption in the science classroom. Then Mr. Long dropped the students’ projects from the dining hall balcony. Not only did 6th graders enjoy this year’s project, but 7th graders also enjoyed last year’s project. As Jon Carafotes said,
“It was probably the best science project.” “It was pretty fun,” Luca Nicastro also said. This project was certainly enjoyable, but it also required some thinking about the design. Some of the features that helped the egg survive are “a crumple zone and a little bit of air resistance,” and “lots of cushion,” like Amelia Duane’s design as she described it. Luca also mentioned, “[it] was kind of annoying because of all the restrictions and guidelines.” The restrictions, right from the Egg Drop packet, included weight, dimensions, and materials that couldn’t be used, such as packing
supplies, fillings of any kind, parachutes, balloons, any gas lighter than air, pre-made kits, and food products. These restrictions made it challenging for many kids, as Jacob Calka, a 7th grader said, "My design wasn't very successful." Mr. Long started his version of Egg Drop in 1999, but he took an 8 year break from 2003 until 2011. This year’s (2014) project was his 7th year doing the Egg Drop.
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SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE 6th GRADE PLAY By Max Hamann and Karina Skinner Some 6th grade parents and teachers are creating the set and designing the costumes for the play, which is called Looking Glass Land and takes place on November 19th, at the Fay theater. “There are some set pieces but they're not that big,” Mr. Long said, “and Mrs. Zito and Mrs. Long are making the backdrop, which is awesome!” Mr. Long is working on the sounds, music and the lights. Also, all the 6th graders have costumes that fit their characters in the play. Trey Connolly, a 6th grader who is playing a red pawn, said he is wearing “A red shirt, [and] navy blue jeans” for the drama performance. Every character has a different costume for the play. For example the pawns need to wear jeans and either a red or white t-shirt. Also, the queens have to wear leggings and their color shirt. Some characters have some props like a book and a kitty for Alice, as well as cards for the flowers, (Rose, Daisy, and Tiger-Lily). The queens and kings have crowns and capes. Every character has different personalities, like the flowers are sarcastic and the Red Queen is bossy. (Continued on page 11)
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Lights, Camera, Alice! By Robyn Campos and Michael Greystone On Wednesday, November 19th, the 6th graders will be performing the play Looking Glass Land in the Harris Theater. The 6th graders will be performing to an audience of 3rd through 5th graders, teachers, and parents. Many students of the Lower School have high expectations for the 6th grade play including Andrew Chason (5th grader) who believes that the 6th grade play is “full of potential.” The director of the 6th grade play, Mrs. Long said that she “did this play 10 years ago,” adding, “I know that there was a lot of parts in the play. So this will help to keep the attention of the audience.” Some of the parts that will be in
the play are Dee and Dum, Red King, White Queen, Ticket Seller, and of course, Alice. All of these parts will help keep the younger grades interested in the play from beginning until the end. There are eleven Alices in the 6th grade play. Since Alice is in all of the sections and Alice has many lines, Mrs. Long decided to divide Alice so that everyone gets a part as well it will be easier to memorize. Many students and teachers are excited for the play. “It has been a long time since the Lower School has had a play,” according to Mr. Long. He added, “ It will be a great opportunity for the 6th graders.” It has been 3 years since the Lower School has performed an actual play.
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(Continued from page 10) The White King is very bright. The White Queen is very kind and understanding. As for the backdrop, in the
beginning it could get confusing due to Alice entering Looking Glass Land. But as the play goes on the backdrop makes more sense because it doesn't change. Ms. Zito and Mrs. Long have been working hard on the
backdrop and on collecting the props and costumes. During November, 6th graders will have their first dress rehearsal with all the props and all the costumes.
Harris Theater Rejuvenated by REnovations By Meena Menon and Nisha Pedda Over the summer, Fay School, with the help of parent funding, improved the lights, sound, AC, heating, and the floor in the Harris Theater. “The lights were upgraded to save energy and save cost,” said Mrs. Traylor, the director of facilities. “Joshua Pierson just had a new sound system put in, which will help [the school] during performances. You can hear what’s going on, you can hear better. Mr. Pierson said it’s a huge difference.” Mr. Pierson is a part of the Music Department, and he also controls the sound and lights during performances. The school has installed new hardwood floors in the theater and new linoleum on the stage. Finally, Fay has put air conditioning backstage and throughout the whole theater. They also installed a cooling area, and a 60 ton chiller. Ms. Zito, a 6th grade math teacher, who also helps with the theater program, commented that “[The
renovations make] a huge difference, even if some of the changes can’t be seen.” The new renovations in the theater impact the whole Fay community, including grades Pre-K through 9th. The new updates also impact the audience which includes parents and students. “The Parents’ Association donated 100,000 dollars for the theater, and with a little more funding we got the renovations,” said Mr. Clarence, the director of finance and operations.
Mrs. Long, the drama teacher at Fay, walks into the Harris theater almost every single day. Mrs. Long said that the auditorium now “just really feels like a real theater” when she walks in. The 6th grade will be using the new renovations for their drama performance, “Looking Glass Land.” Ryley Holmes, a 6th grade performer in the play, said, “I am really excited about the new stuff because we get to use it for our play!”
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OW! Injuries on Girls’ 5/6 Soccer Team By Julia Laquerre and Paul Shin Lately, some members of the 5/6 girls soccer team have been getting hurt. The question is, can the injuries be prevented? The girls’ wrists are the main part of the injuries. One source of the injuries is the rain, and the girls tripping each other by accident. The girls are falling or slipping in the rain and landing on their wrist, which is injuring them. Jessica Dipietrantonio, one of the 5/6 girls injured stated that, “People are too aggressive...I think we should focus on playing soccer and not act like it’s wrestling.” She broke her wrist playing soccer, but she did injure it before in hockey. Jillian Robertson another one of the players who was injured reported, “I don’t really think that we can prevent the injuries, because if the girls are getting tripped it’s unpreventable.” Both Jessica and Jillian have completely different sides of the story one thinks the injuries are preventable the other doesn’t. Although some of 5/6 girls think they can prevent the injuries by being more careful and playing indoors when it’s raining. A big part of athletic training is injury prevention,” said trainer Amy Fuller. “So, stretching and doing a proper warm-up and going over technique before you start practicing it. That’s all about preventing injuries.” On the other hand, Amy thinks that children who play sports can’t prevent all injuries. Jessica and Jillian are both fine now, and out playing soccer like normal.
Boys’ 5/6 Soccer Team Improving By Zahaan Khalid and Nick Salvemini As the boys' 5/6 soccer team stepped onto the practice field, they were prepared to get better as a team, win games, and improve individually. They were going to have a lot of fun while at the same time working really hard. The boys' 5/6 soccer team has a record of 4-3-2 (wins-lossesties) and improved as the season went on. Soccer games take place at Fay fields and other private schools in the fall term. Emma, a 6th grade girl on varsity soccer, who practices on the field next to the boys' 5/6 soccer team, was asked how she observed the boys and how they could improve. She replied with, “They could maneuver the ball better.”
Also, when Tommy Flathers, a 6th grade boy on the 5/6 soccer team, was asked how he thought they could get better, he said, “Some of us need to goof off a little bit less during practice and just go 101%.” In their recent tournament on October 18th, they came in 5th out of 6th place, with all of their tournament games lost, except for two ties. However, the tournament did not affect their record. Graham Saunders, another player on the boys' 5/6 soccer team, was asked how he thought they did in the tournament. “We played pretty well,” Graham said, “for example in the beginning of the season we lost to Pike 8-0 and in the tournament we tied 0-0.” This shows the progression of the boys' 5/6 soccer team.
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Can Fay Football Top Fenn? By Lucas Hoffman and Luca Nicastro The Fay 5/6 football team, crippled with injuries, but steadily recovering, has been preparing all fall for one game, against Fenn. As they get ready for the annual showdown between the two teams, with thirteen players on the roster, having any more injuries will hurt the team significantly. When interviewed about the injuries, Shane Kelly stated, “It definitely brings us down to see a teammate go down.” “It’s really unfortunate,” Luke Nemsick of the 5/6 football team said about the recent injuries. “I hope a lot of kids can recover and be back before the first game... but you don’t want to rush the injury.” Returning to the team’s progress, the coach of the team, Mr. Auer believes “the team needs work.” However he also thinks that the team has “some very talented and enthusiastic 5th and 6th grader players.” Shane Kelly has a similar view: “I
think we’ve come a long way as a team despite the number of kids.” Hurt, but recovering, Nikhil Sharma, Trey Connolly, and a few others are eager to get back out on the field and play some football on Halloween. One of the trainers, Mr. Farrell, believes that the injured players will most likely play on October 31st, but
Photo courtesy of Mr. Auer. this is not certain. The team is improving as Halloween closes in, but how much more does the team need? That’s the question that’s been asked throughout Fay School. Following the completion of this article, the Fay 5/6 football team (with the help of the 7th graders) played against Fenn and lost a very tightly contested game 12 to 20.
5/6 Changing Room Change By George Bauer and Luke Nemsick The Harlow Gym locker rooms are now empty of the 5th and 6th grade boys and girls. These students now change in the team rooms. Some might be interested to find out what they think about the change. Libby Flathers, a 6th grader, said “I do not like it.” Some of the 5th and 6th graders are not happy about the change from the locker room to the team rooms. One reason for that is that the team rooms are about a quarter of the size of the locker rooms, so it is a tight fit for the 5th and 6th graders. Last year the coaches started to think of changing up the locker room set up. In previous years the fifth and sixth grade used the locker rooms with the Upper School. In the past years there was a lot of incidents such as bad behavior and items going missing. To find out more about the change, a few people were interviewed to (continued on page 14)
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Are there ghosts at Fay? By Emma Simon and Abe Thayer Some people believe that there are ghosts in the Fay locker rooms. When asked if he believed in the ghosts Graham Saunders said that whenever someone is the last one in the locker room they hear scratching. Although Graham believes in ghosts, Holden LeBlanc, a sixth grader, doubted what Graham had stated. Lauren Glaser is a fourth grader who uses the locker room, unlike some of the older kids in the Lower
School, and she believes in ghosts. She has heard a rumor about Bloody Mary in the bathroom. Bloody Mary is a ghost that got stuck in a mirror a very long time ago. Rumor has it that if you turn off all of the lights, take out five black candles and say Bloody Mary three times into the mirror, she will come out and take your eyes. An Upper Schooler named Allie Mohn was very educated on the haunted locker room subject because at lunch she announced things that happened in the locker room. She said, “I remember once in third grade, Sophia [Shay] and I were in the locker room all happy and joyful, when suddenly we heard a large banging and clashing sound. We thought it would go away, but it continued.” She also said that she has always believed in ghosts and she always will. Ms. Zito, the sixth grade math teacher, said that many things that sounded very strange but, those happenings were not caused were not caused by ghosts but were just regular everyday happenings that sound like there’s something strange causing it.
5/6 Move to Team Rooms (continued from page 13) hear their side of the story. Mr. Feingold, the Director of Athletics, was one of the main people to come up with this change in the locker rooms.
based on the age range.”
Mr. Feingold said, “We changed the locker room plan because we don't have enough lockers for all students.” Mr. Feingold continued, “and because we typically have issues with behavior in the locker rooms that stem from Upper School and Lower School students having conflicts. We also felt that separating 5/6 students is appropriate
When Sofia Mongillo, a 5th grader, was asked the same question, she said that she wouldn’t change anything because she feels that her bags are safe from the Upper School.
Marcus D’Angelo, a 6th grader, said, “I would make it only 6th graders” if he could change anything.
To conclude it seems that the majority of the 5th and 6th graders would like a different changing room set up than the one that we have right now.
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Halloween Festivities At FAy (continued from page 2) cider, donuts, and a special version of Rock-Paper-Scissors combined with the game of, Fishy Fishy Cross My Ocean. This had a Halloween twist and was called Giants, Wizards, and Dwarfs. Mr. Long said that, “Halloween is my favorite holiday,” before adding, “I love Halloween.” Lucas Hoffman, a Fay student, said if he had to rate Halloween at Fay School “between a 1-5, 5 being the best, I would rate it a 4.” Bryn Sicchitano and Meena Menon pose with their eerie epitaphs by the cubbies.
Shorts Are Out, And Pants, Socks, and Turtlenecks are In! By Holden Leblanc and Graham Saunders At Fay School the change in the dress code happens 3 times a year: Once after Parents’ Weekend, once after after Thanksgiving break, and once after Founders’ Weekend. After Parents’ Weekend boys are not allowed to wear shorts, and girls have to wear socks and are not allowed sandals. After Thanksgiving break, boys can wear turtlenecks and girls can wear dress boots without heels. Many students feel that the change in the dress code is good in some ways and bad in some ways.
“I wish we could wear shorts, but I’m excited to wear turtlenecks in the winter,” said Dylan Hoffman, a sixth grade boy. “I'm bummed about not being able to wear shorts,” Tommy, a 6th grader said, “but it’s good that we get to wear turtlenecks.” After Founders’ Weekend the rules switch. Boys are allowed to wear shorts again and not allowed to wear turtlenecks. Also, girls do not have to wear socks and they are allowed to wear sandals. The reason behind these changes is the season. During the winter and fall it is colder so we have to dress warmer, and during the spring it is warmer so we should dress for warmer weather.
FAY Boys wear: “Chinos or corduroys – plain or pleated, regular pockets; turtleneck or dress shirt with tie; blazer or sport coat; school shoes with socks. Belts are to be worn on garments with belt loops. Bermuda shorts may be worn before Parents’ Weekend and Fenn “Boys wear tailored pants with a zipper and hem. Their shirts must have collars and be worn tucked in at the belt. Hats and outdoor jackets must be removed indoors. In the winter boys are allowed to wear hooded sweatshirts…” Fessenden “The dress code for Grades 2-9 is a sport jacket, dress shirt, necktie, pants, and belt, socks and dress shoes. Students are expected to exercise good judgment in the selection of these items to wear.”
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Fay School Embraces New Theme By Libby Flathers and Joey Tilzer It’s official. Mr. Gustavson and the Fay School Board have decided the 2014-15 school theme is dedicated service. Fay School thought that the community of Fay should focus on dedicated service by going on field trips and looking around for ways to help. People at Fay have been carrying out this new school theme all year. “I have recently completed a service trip to New York City where the 8th grade volunteered at many organizations that provide food to the needy people of New York,” said Mary Flathers, an 8th grader at Fay. She also said, “I plan to try to help more people closer to home because there is no place that would reject an offer for help.” Teachers are also pursuing the theme. “We went to the farm. I do work in the summer with young kids who just started to play ultimate frisbee,” said Mr. Auer, a Lower School teacher. Mr. Auer is saying that he does dedicated service work in school and out of school. Dedicated service means a lot to the Fay community.
Kian, Natalie, David, and Caroline helping out at the YSOP dinner during the 8th grade trip to New York. Photo courtesy of Fay website. Many students at Fay School like the new school theme, like fourth grader Caroline DeSimone who said, “it makes me feel good inside.” Faculty also like the theme. “I love the theme because we talk about the theme dedicated service every year, but we are focusing on it this year,” said Mrs. Shuster, the head of the Lower School. The Fay definition of dedicated service is, “caring for the well-being of each member of the community, having and showing compassion for others, being generous with personal time, talent, and resources, striving to improve the Fay community and encouraging others to do the same, and demonstrating stewardship of the earth and care for the environment.” The Fay community will put earnest effort into dedicated service throughout the whole year.
This edition of The Moosepaper was brought to you by the 6th grade. ~Thanks for reading!~ Special thanks to Ms. Sullivan, Mr. Auer, Mr. Chin, and all the adults interviewed for this issue. Unless otherwise noted, all photos were taken by newspaper staff.