Celebrate! March 2016

A magazine written by kids, for kids, about kid stuff!

Volume 9, Issue 26, March 2016

JUANA, G5

MEET THE JOURNALISTS

ASHLEY, G4

Years at SAS: ½ a year Hobby: singing Favorite music/song: Apologize Favorite book/story: Drizzle Favorite movie: Zootopia Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: recreated my brother’s asthma scene with my friends in public with everyone staring at me.

Years at SAS: 4 Hobby: Art Favorite song: Better when i’m dancin Favorite book:Just Grace Favorite movie: Zootopia Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: I have been to many factories to see how things are made. I like to make buildings out of Jenga blocks at home.

JUN, G3

CARA, G3

Years at SAS: 2 Hobby: Soccer and reading Favorite music/song: Centuries Favorite book/story: Tom Gates Favorite movie: The Martian Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: seeing my best friend dropping pizza on the floor and eating it

Years at SAS: 3 Hobby: playing piano Favorite song: stitches Favorite book: cupcake diaries Alexis and the perfect recipe Favorite movie: looney toons back in action

CATA, G3

LISA, G3

Years at SAS: 3 Hobby: PE Favorite music: demands girlz Favorite book/story: geronimo stilton, mallory mcdonald, fiction mystery.

Favorite movie: Zootopia, enchanted,college road trip, little giants

Years at SAS: Hobby: drawing Favorite music/song: Favorite book/story: geronimo stilton Favorite movie: home Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: libary

CLAIRE, G3

MANUELA, G3

Years at SAS: 4 Hobby: singing song: out of the woods Favorite book: Fintan Fedora Favorite movie: the goonies Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: SAS

Years at SAS: 1 Hobby: tennis Favorite song: out of the woods Favorite book: high time for heros Favorite movie: goosebumps Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: London 2

RACHEL, G4

TAHNEE, G3

Years at SAS: 5 Hobby: Reading Favorite music/song: Lips are moving Favorite book/story: Project Mulberry Favorite movie: Zootopia Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: In Taiwan, in the Shilin night market, when I saw the Ji pai ( chicken feet ) stand, it looked like a pork cutlet, and tasted like it too, it was also very tasty and was salty.

Years at SAS: 3 Hobby:gymnastics, taekwondo, singing and dancing.

Favorite song:Fight Song and Hello Favorite book/story: MIssion Unstoppable Favorite movie: Peanuts

TARA, G4

Years at SAS: 3 Hobby: Reading Favorite music/song: Favorite book/story: Warriors and Wonder Favorite movie: Charlie Brown-The Movie

SALMA, G3 Years at SAS: 1 Hobby: playing the piano Favorite story: Goosebumps Favorite movie: Goosebumps

YOONSEO, G3 Years at SAS: 3 Hobby: reading Favorite music/song: Hello Favorite books: Little Women,Matilda,Harry Potter Favorite movie:Molly Moon Something unusual you have done/seen/place you’ve been: Camping Car in Korea

STELLA, G3 Years at SAS: 4th year Hobby: Goofing around.

Favorite music/song: Hello from the other side,I cant feel my face.

Faculty Supervisor: Erin Caskey Layout Design: Michelle Qua EASA Director: Vanessa Hardinge

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ARTICLES Good Things About Taiwan

By Ashley

Money The currency there can look very expensive but $1 in singapore changed into Taiwan dollars is about 25 dollars there. And the things they sell there is about 50 to 100 dollars only. so it's not much.

One good place which sells good quality and cheap things are in the night market. There are some in Taipei and in Kaohsiung where excitement begins..

Places Taipei & Kaohsiung are two really fantastic areas, Taipei is the capital of Taiwan. From taipei to Kaohsiung s only about a day long, on the way you can stop by the other places or towns. you can munch on the tasty awarded treats and snacks. They won’t cost much, only a few taiwan dollars and that yummy snack is yours. Taiwan is a paradise full of adventure , one place you must to go is the Taipei 101 where fashion awaits, on the roof you may see the exciting view of taiwan . If you're lucky then you might see snow. On January 23 2016 it snowed on mountains and everywhere.

Food One of the fantastic things that you would not want to miss is the food there.

Here are the top 5 foods 1. Bubble Tea 2. Oyster noodles 3. grass jelly 4. cold noodles 5. Tea (P.s. the tea was awarded thousands of times) For more about Taiwan, scan the QR codes below to watch the videos

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Charlie Brown The Peanuts Movie

By Tara

Charlie Brown The Movie is a very nice movie. It is about a girl that moves into the neighborhood and Charlie Brown immediately in love with her. Next, Charlie brown tries so hard to impress her but, he can’t so he almost gives up. Then, Snoopy cheers Charlie Brown up, so he keeps trying. I would really recommend this movie to everyone because it is a very nice movie.

Drawing Tutorials

By Rachel and Manuela

Scan the QR codes below the pictures to visit the tutorial videos.

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Random Fun Facts

By Juana 1. Did you know … you can you the skin of a cucumber to erase pen writing?

2. Did you know… In Ancient Greece tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage, catching it was meaning she accepted.

3. Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour.

4. Cherophobia is the fear of having fun.

5. Billy goats urinate on their own heads to make their smell more attractive to female goats.

6. A flock of crows are known as a murder.

7. Recycling one glass jar saves enough energy to watch TV for 3 hours.

8. About 8,000 Americans are injured by instruments each year.

9. It snowed in the Sahara desert for 30 minutes on the 18th of February 1979.

10. Panphobia is the fear of everything……which is a pretty unlucky phobia to have.

11. California has issued 6 drivers license to people named Jesus Christ.

12. Paraskavedekatriaphobia is the fear George W. Bush was once a cheerleader.

10 Dog Facts

By Tara

1. A adult dog has 42 teeth.

2. A dog’s sense of smell is 1 million times stronger than a person.

3. More than 1 out of 3 families in the United States owns a dog.

4. A dog’s sense of hearing is 10 times stronger than a person’s.

5. A average dog can run 19 miles per hour.

6. If nothing happens to them a pair of dogs can produce 66,000 puppies in 6 years.

7. There are about 400 million dogs around the world.

8. During the first week of a dog’s life span, 90% of their time is spent sleeping and 10% eating.

9. A domestic dog is descended from a gray wolf which took 100,000 years.

10. The very first animal to go into space was a dog, a Russian dog named Laika who travelled in the spacecraft Sputnik around the earth in 1957.

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Make A Puppet Show Make Slime

By Cara

You need these materials below • toothpaste • borax and detergent something to mix with • food coloring (optional) • glitter (optional)

1. Draw your characters on a piece of paper 2. Color them in 3. Take tape and tape them onto a table.

4. Take the tape off of the table and make sure you characters front of your characters are stuck onto the tape 5. Tape the back.

6. Cut the extra tape 7. Stick on a popsicle stick or tooth pick to the back of your puppets 8. Draw or paint your backround 9. Get an audiance 10. Showtime!!!!!!!!

By Salma

To start off, you need a bowl and your mixing tool out. Then you have to pour some toothpaste, pour as much as you want your slime to be.

Get your mixing tool and start mixing it a little. Slowly add the detergent or borax. If you want it to be sticky then you should add both of them.

Add some salt. If you want it not to be sticky then you add alot !!!!

Your slime is now almost ready.

Now add some food colouring, not paint!Then add your glitter and now leave your slime for 5s and now it’s ready Scan the QR code to watch a video for more information: 7

Prepare A Birthday Breakfast

Spy on People

By Cata

If you want to spy on people then you need to learn from the master. Look at these ways to spy on people.

By Yoonseo

1. Put the tools in bag 2. Try to find the person 3. Follow the person

Is it someone’s birthday today? Do you want to make him or her a birthday breakfast? It is really easy!

4. Run away 5. Put a prank on the floor

First get lots of food the birthday person likes.

Also,get a few plates and trays.You can organize the food on the plates.It woudl be really pretty if you organize it by different kinds of food. Then set it on the tray.Ready to serve!

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Make Muffins

By Cara (Recipe from: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2331641/basic-muffin-recipe)

Ingredients: 2 medium eggs 125ml vegetable oil 250ml semi-skimmed milk 200g golden caster sugar 400g self-raising flour (or same quantity plain flour and 3 tsp baking powder) 1 tsp salt 100g chocolate chips (see tip) or dried fruit such as sultanas or dried cherries (optional) Method: 1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line 2 muffin trays with paper muffin cases. In a large bowl beat the eggs lightly with a handheld electric mixer for 1 min. Add the oil and milk and beat until just combined then add the sugar and whisk until you have a smooth batter. Sift in the flour and salt (and baking powder if using) then mix until just smooth. Be careful not to over-mix the batter as this will make the muffins tough. Stir in the chocolate chips or dried fruit if using.

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Fill muffin cases two-thirds full and bake for 20-25 mins, until risen, firm to the touch and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. If the trays will not fit on 1 shelf, swap the shelves around after 15 mins of cooking. Leave the muffins in the tin to cool for a few mins and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

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STORIES

(Visit our blog to read the full stories! Scan the QR code on the back page.)

Jurong Bird Park Problem By Rachel

Kaelyn And The Missing Good Luck Charm By Cata

It was a hot, sunny day full of sunshine on the streets of New York City, and Cindy, wanting to share her thought of a beginning of a wonderful day, she was heading to the Jurong Bird Park. As soon as Cindy reached the bird park, she immediately tackled her way to the ticket booth because the lady at the counter was waving the ticket and she was constantly yelling, “ Last ticket of the day! What a bargain!

Buy this ticket at a price of $2.99! “ Cindy reached the counter in just time. By the time Cindy reached the counter, she was out of breath. And as she stopped to catch her last breath, she managed to huff, STOP WAVING THE TICKET IN THE AIR BECAUSE I’M GONNA BUY IT! One… ticket.

PLEASE! I NEED THE LAST TICKET!“

“Nasir,Ethan,Molly,Briana,Henri!

Look I found something in the box of delivery!” Cool said in an exiting voice. “Ya cool but it is not my thing getting into trouble” said Anna. “Come on you guys it will just be for a little while.” “Fine but if we get into trouble then eveybody blame it all on Kaelyn.” “Okay guys blame it all on me but the only thing I care about is getting that piece of paper.” Ethan interrupted me by saying that it was inside the principle’s office. “Who cares?!” screaming into Ethan’s bossy mcbossy brain full of ideas. “So then what are we all waiting for? If you guys want to talk to Kaelyn then just saying she’s already in the office.” “Thanks Anna but I think i’ll see you guys in the office also okay Anna? Okay Nasir. See you in there.” So as fast as a bullet everybody raced into the ofice to catch up to me, Kaelyn the main person in the whole live book.

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One Scary Story

By Manuela Once upon a time there was a family with a husband,wife,brother, and 2 sisters.The couple wanted to go on date saturday night so they were gonna go there saturday night.The kids names were 1.the youngest sister=Olivia, 2.the oldest sister=Sasha 3.the only brother=Cody.

The news said that there was a very scary clown going around their neighborhood who had a clown costume with an orange wig.And when he makes you laugh super duper hard you explode into a million pieces of confetti.

So it was saturday night and the parents went out for the date and the kids were home alone and Sasha was in charge but what they did not know was that the clown was coming up the neigbourhood to turn some people into confetti. So Cody went up to his treehouse to play but what he did not know that the clown was outside the treehouse watching his moment to go up the treehouse.

The Doll

By Juana Once upon a time, there was a girl named Madeleine. It was her birthday, so she went to the toy shop with her mother to get a present. she looked around the toy shop, column after column she looked to find the perfect birthday present for herself. Until, she found the perfect present of herself. It was the apple of her eye, The doll had jet black hair, emerald green eyes, blood red lips, and was wearing a beige peacock coat. She grabbed the doll and ran to her mother. She happily cried. ” Mom this one is the one” “I want this one mom!” Madeleine’s Mother gladly agreed and paid the cashier for the doll. As soon as Madeline got home, she ran to her bedroom to play with her doll. When she got there, she carefully laid the doll on the floor and played with the doll. What Madeleine did not know was that, on the back of the doll there was a tag that said, “ Do not leave this doll alone in the dark.” That night she put the doll on her bedside table under her lamp shade and fell asleep as quiet as a baby mouse. So quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

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JOKES & RIDDLES

By Lisa

Q: What has a foot but no legs?

Q: Why did the cat go to Minnesota?

A: A snail

A: To get a mini soda!

Q: Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die.

What is it?

Q: Where do orcas hear music?

A: Orca-stras!

A: Nothing

Q: Why did the cow cross the road?

Q: What comes down but never goes up?

A: To get to the udder side.

A: Rain

Q: What do you call a fish without an eye?

Q: I’m tall when I’m young and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

A: Fsh!

A: A candle

Q: What do you do if your dog chews a dictionary?

Q: Mary’s father has 5 daughters – Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the fifth daughters name?

A: Take the words out of his mouth!

Q: What do you call a cold dog sitting on a bunny?

A: If you answered Nunu, you are wrong. It’s Mary!

A: A chili dog on a bun.

Q: Why do fish live in salt water?

A: Because pepper makes them sneeze!.

Q: How can a pants pocket be empty and still have something in it?

A: It can have a hole in it.

Q: In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower– everything was pink!

What color were the stairs?

A: There weren’t any stairs, it was a one story house!

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Movies

By Yoonseo 1. Inside Out 2. Big Hero 6 3. Into The Woods 4. Minion 5. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 6. Star Wars The Force Awakens 7. Because OF Winn Dixie 8. Molly Moon 9. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 10. Hotel Transylvania 2

Restaurants

By Jun 1. Din Tai Fung 2. Paradise Dynasty 3. Peperoni 4. Domino’s Pizza 5. Jalan Kayu 6. Pepper Lunch 7. The American Club’s Food 8. Red Hill 85 Noodles 9. Ion Sky Restaurant 10. Extra Virgin

Games

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1. B the W f o t Sw i f t u r o O l . y 2 y Ta t b f i wi f t e S w c r S o a l k Ap ff by Tay n a l B 3.

It O e k le a 4. Sh o by Ade ll 5. H e

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By Claire 1. Monopoly 2. Chess 3. Pac Man 4. Defenders 5. Space Invaders 6. Galaga 7. Donkey Kong 8. Frogger 9. Crossy Road 10. Actinator

games & puzzles Vocabulary Word Search

TABLE CHAIR COMPUTER PENCIL BOOKS RABBITS DOGS CATS

BAGS KEYS PAPER PENS PAINTBRUSH SOFA TEA SET 14

By Lisa

GAMES APP KEYBOARD MOUSE TAPE GLUE WALL BED

iSpy By Ashley

Can you find the following in the picture below? Color it in when you do!

1.Reindeer Cat 2.Lollipop 3.Birthday Cake 4.Leaf 5.Bone 6.Clock 7.Dog 8.Pineapple 9.Money 10. Rose 11. Apple 12. Cookie 13. Snowman 14. Pizza

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Word Search

Amazing Slime Me Weird Brother Cool Scary Love

By Salma

Funny Fun Story Weird Mom Caring Game 16

Think Dad Fun Challenge Money Sister

Ashley’s Sploder Game:

“Play and try my game it is easy and fun!

For this game you will have 2 levels, they are easy so have fun!”

Link: http://www.sploder.com/?s=d004vb3k

Jun’s Sploder Game:

My experience was fun as well as challenging. Failing my own game, getting through monsters and hour of hard work. after about 4 sessions in Junior Journalists. It took a ton of time but eventually I made this technological building game. If you ever cross my game, I hope you try it! Good luck!!!

Link: http://www.sploder.com/?s=d004vb3j

Aedan’s Sploder Game: Adventure Guide: http://www.sploder.com/?s=d004urvb Adventure Guide 2: http://www.sploder.com/?s=d004w9ia

" This game is awesome and fun.

The levels are hard but you can do it! It was hard to make it and I'm really proud of how it turned out"

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COMICS & DRAWINGS

Drawn by Lisa

Drawn by Lisa

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Do you know where this mural is?

Drawn by Tahnee

(Hint: It’s done by Ms. Caskey’s students!)

Want to see more games, comics and stories? Visit the Junior Journalist website: https://sites.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/junior_journalists/ 19

Like to read, write, make art, and games? Would you like to see your work in our next issue? Then don’t forget to sign up and join us for the next EASA session of Junior Journalists!

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