CTP 2019

“Seek Truth and Pursue It Steadily”

The Student Newspaper for George Washington Elementary School, White Plains, NY • Spring 2019 Who is your favorite Avenger hero or villan?

By Dylan Baldauf

Since the Avengers did their last movie, I decided to see who is the people’s favorite Avengers super hero or villain.

Joshua Kim says his favorite super hero is Captain America.

Charlotte Flora says her favorite super hero is also Captain America.

William Marin says his favorite is Iron Man. Melissa says her favorite

My Spring Break

superhero is Black Panther.

Sandra Solano says her favorite super hero is Iron Man. Melanie Lombana says her favorite super hero is Spider Man. Elisabeth Kim says her favorite super hero is Black Widow.

Yumi Tonochel says her favorite super villain is Thanos.

My favorite super hero is Iron Man and my favorite villain is Loki.

By Diego Gutierrez

I enjoyed my spring break because I spent time with my brother. We went to the park, and we watched a movie, too. It was also fun because my family celebrated Easter.

We went to church to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. Then, we went to the Croton Park with other friends to find Easter eggs. We had a picnic, too, and we ate BBQ and won prizes!

By Yumi Tonachel

Do you like summer? I believe that summer is the best season.

Summer is hot and fun. There is also no school during the summer. (That makes it even better!) You can also eat ice cream, popsicles, and other cold treats. The best part is that you can go in the pool! And you just get to take a break from working hard. Yay summer!

One reason why summer is the best is that you can go in the pool. Swimming in cool water makes it feel nice on a hot day.

It’s also good exercise. You can also play with friends or family in the pool. You can play water polo, tag, etc. Or you can just sit around sunbathing if you don’t want to get wet. Instead of going to the pool, you could go to the beach. When you go to the beach, you can play in the sand, and/or the water.

Therefore, summer is the best because you can go to the pool.

Another reason is that you can go on vacation. You can go on a family vacation, or you can go with friends. If you want to be outside, you can go camping.

Summer is also the perfect time for travel. So, you can hop on a plane and go somewhere out of the USA with family or friends. Then you can have some family/friend time.

Therefore, another reason is that you can go on vacation.

All of this proves that summer is the best season. You can eat cool treats, go on vacation, play in the pool, sunbathe, etc. now, before it’s too late, go outside to enjoy yourself in summer! Summer is the best out of the four seasons.

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By Sanjeev Kumar You are on your computer playing a video game. Suddenly, a cool pop-up shows on the screen. What should you do?

Dangers of going online Going online is an everyday thing, but you have to be careful.

There may be pop-ups that have glitches and viruses. There can be links that take you where you don’t want to go. There may even be Cyber Bullying. Do you want this happening on your computer?

Staying safe online If you want to stay safe online, follow these rules: 1- Never give out your personal info.

This includes your real name, password, address, and phone number.

2- Tell your parents if you see something that makes you feel uncomfortable.

3- Don’t post pictures of you or your friends without your parents’ permission.

4- Check with your parents first before downloading an app.

5- Use strong passwords. Strong passwords contain 8-20 characters, letters and numbers. Don’t put in personal information as your password. Try changing your password every few months.

Cyber bullying When you are cyber bullied, you keep on being bullied online.

A cyber bully uses technology to send threatening messages and viruses. When people are cyber bullied, they can feel sad, angry, or embarrassed. If you get cyber bullied, tell an adult right away. If your friend gets cyber bullied, send nice messages to him. If your friend is cyber bullying, tell them how the victim may feel. If you feel uncomfortable, tell an adult.

Now since you know about online safety, you are no longer afraid. You click the X button on the pop-up, and you continue to play your game.

Reference: https://www.safekids.com/kids-rules-for-online-safety / https://cdshtm.learning.com/shell/vectorlesson

Artist Dylan Baldaof

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Phones Can Be Good and Bad

Social Media, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter

By Molly Powers

By Charlotte Flora

Do you think kids under 16 should be allowed to use the internet?

Everyone has a different answer.

But why do you think there is a conflict about it?

I interviewed 6 kids and 3 adults about it and let me tell you, it’s surprising!

ANUSHKA

ISLA

ADRIANO

KATE

No,

No,

No,

Yes,

Because they are too young and not old enough to handle the hate.

Because they could be doing Inappropriate things.

ANSWER: NO

ANSWER: NO

ALICIA

Only if the adults or Because they Because it can guardians say could see dis- be a way to “Yes” turbing picexpress to the child. tures/ photo themselves and and videos. they can use it for communication.

ANSWER: NO

ANSWER: YES

ANSWER: MAYBE

A lot of people want phones, but do they know what a phone can do to their brain? Well, a phone could make you a little dumb if you only play games and watch YouTube. And you could seem rude if you ignore people who are talking to you while you are busy looking at your phone. You can hurt your neck by always looking down at your phone and your thumbs can have problems if you send a lot of text messages.

Also, the light coming from the phone can hurt your eyes and make it hard to sleep if you use your phone at night.

If you are distracted by your phone, you can get into a car accident.

If you are walking and looking at your phone, you might fall down.

But sometimes your phone can save your life, like if you had to call 911! You can also call your parents if you need help, like if the bus breaks down or you are stuck at school. You can call your friends and family if they live far away and you miss them. You can use the apps on your phone to read. (There’s an app called Libby that you can put on your iPhone to read books—there are some really good books on Libby). And you can also get an app called Messages where you can text important (or not important) messages.

The point is that you just have to be careful with your phone and use it responsibly.

noticed something, but before that, I need to show you some more answers I got while I interviewed....

I

NATALY

COACH STEFANO

No, because there Only with the are child predators supervision of an that could traumatize the adult. child forever.

ANSWER: NO

ANSWER: MAYBE

MR.FERRELL

MRS. REIDY

Only with the supervision of an adult.

Only with the supervision of an adult.

ANSWER: MAYBE

ANSWER: MAYBE

I noticed that all the younger kids (Under 5th grade) said “no”, and Kate (in 6th grade) said “yes.” Isn’t that weird? The older kids probably said, “yes” because they use the internet. What I mean by “internet” is FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, SOCIAL MEDIA, SNAPCHAT, and TWITTER. I also noticed that all the adults said, “With the supervision of an adult.”

I believe that kids under 16 should NOT be allowed to use the internet (SOCIAL MEDIA, TWITTER, SNAPCHAT, FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM) because there could be bad influences and inappropriate pictures.

Do you think kids under 16 should be allowed on the internet?

Yes No Put a check in the one you agree on.

SHOULD KIDS PLAY VIDEOS GAMES BEFORE HOMEWORK?

By Melissa Reid In my opinion, I don’t think their homework quickly so they that kids play should video can have more time to play games before doing homework. video games.”

Here is why.

Here’s what 6th grader Kate First, if kids play video games Abrams said, “I think they before doing their homework, should play video games they will get addicted and before homework because it caught up in the game so they gives you a break between won’t do their homework. school and homework. If your Secondly, if kids play video parents tell you no screen time games before doing their before bed, who knows how homework, they will stay up long it will take you to complete all night doing it and they your homework, so it will give won’t get enough sleep. you a break.”

Here’s what my friend Anushka Now, do you agree with me Mallya said: “They shouldn’t that kids shouldn’t play video because they’ll be able to do games before doing homework?

Technology Errors

Artist Elisabeth Kim

By Zoelle Lee-Renert

Do you like your smartphone or any other kind of device? Do you think it is the perfect piece of technology? Well, your iPhone can make some errors.

Sometimes your device can randomly shut down when you are in the middle of something important. A battery mixer can malfunction.

Technology has started to take over our lives, and people are starting to take technology for granted because humans are creating technology which obeys human’s orders.

In the future, I bet that people will have robots that do everything for us, but those kinds of robots can make us lazy. In this

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time, people are texting each other and the people that they are texting are in the SAME room. So, what I’m saying is people are on their devices and not actually socializing with one another.

For my proof, I need to ask you this simple question: have you ever seen the Disney movie Wall-E? On the ship, all the people were lazy and fat.

Well that was because they didn’t exercise and because they had robots that did everything for them (sorry for the spoilers if you didn’t see Wall-E).

So, what do you think about these technology errors?

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Does Popularity Matter?

By Alina Hara

By Joseph Acampora People think that going online is fun, but playing outside is better.

I made a survey on going online and going outdoors and here are the results!

One kid said that he would rather go shopping online than going out to the mall. Another one told me that he would go online because there are so many video games to play. The final kid I asked who voted for online said that he prefers to go online to play his favorite game, which is Minecraft.

There were also people that liked to go outside better. A few people said that they would go outside because you can get more exercise than inside. One person said that he would rather go outside because there are lots of good sports to play. Someone else expressed that he would go outside because you can interact with your friends more. In my opinion, going outside is better because you can learn new skills for different sports.

In conclusion, going outside is better than going online on a device!

Popularity is something that matters to a lot of kids in school.

But does popularity really matter?

And who does it matter to?

Sometimes it seems that popularity is based on appearance or friend groups. For example someone might come to school in trendy new clothes or expensive shoes and receive a lot of attention for their new look.

This attention can become addictive almost like playing video games. It gets to the point that getting that attention for the way you look or act becomes a priority and you start to hang out with people who share that same priority. These are often the people who are labeled as popular because they are well known, but maybe they’re well known for the wrong reasons What if different qualities made you popular? Instead of looks and

friend groups, what if popularity was based on trust, kindness, and doing the right thing? What if you were noticed for being a good listener or standing up for people who are treated badly?

These are qualities of a good person but they don’t always make people popular.

We should not be concerned about ranking ourselves. All of the pressure of acting or looking a certain way can lead to stress and caring about things we should not care about. It is great to be well known, but what matters is what we are well known for. If popularity would be based on trust, kindness, and doing the right thing, then yes popularity matters. But if popularity continues to be based on appearance and friends, then I don’t want to be part of that popularity contest.

Are Pitbulls Dangerous?

By Olivia Mascara

The White House: Fun facts

By Dominic Flora

AHHHHH, The White House. A wondrous place. Full of secrets and wonders. Well, I’m about to reveal some secrets. Did you know, the White House is a symbol of democracy? Every four years the United States of America elects a president who then lives in the White House. Also, a contest was held in 1792 to design the White House. It was not finished until 1800.

Rooms: It is absolutely true that the

White House has: 132 rooms 32 bathrooms And 3 elevators.

WELL, THOSE ARE A COUPLE OF FACTS REVEALED ABOUT THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!

Fun fact: If you want to learn more, go to Pebble Go on student e resources.

P.S. Because this is the only stuff I found because I had to start writing.

Thanks For Reading!!!!!

Luigi’s Mansion Game Review

By Luciano Avenaut

Luigi’s Mansion is a game full of suspense.

You can catch ghosts and monsters and ghouls. You can catch cool ghosts and earn awesome prizes.

There are so many ghosts.

Some are gold, white, yellow, purple, big mean blue ghosts and rat ghosts, Grandma

ghosts, bathroom ghosts, ceiling surprise ghosts purple only, bat ghosts, weird ghosts, blob ghosts, costumer ghosts, servant ghosts, twin ghosts, punching ghosts, gym ghosts, vampire ghosts, and King Boo. It’s great for ages 6+. Anyone younger might be scared. The awesome thing about this game is that you can be Luigi.

I give this game 5 stars!

Are pitbulls dangerous?

Well, it depends on the owner. If the owner is cruel to the animal, the animal will be defensive and fight back. If the owner is nice and treats the dog right, the dog will be nice.

People all around the globe fear this dog just because of what they have heard about the dog. Half of the people don’t own the dog, so they

don’t what it is actually like to own one.

Some states and countries don’t even allow people to own pitbulls. Some do allow pitbulls but have rules. There is a rule for example that pitbull dogs must have something like a towel or toy at all time to make sure that their jaw is secure. This is because pitbulls have strong jaws.

So, are pitbulls dangerous?

No, not exactly. It depends on the owner.

People around you

By Diego Guittierez Have you met new people? I met two people today, Nicholas and Joey, and we are starting to get along. Some things about them is that they both like to play outside. Nicholas likes to play video games. Joseph likes to watch football.

Artist Elizabeth Kim

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The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Imagination Station Dragons with Magic

By Luciano Avenaut

Ariel the Unicorn

By Yumi Tonache

Where did you move from? Is it nice?”

I trotted nervously he said optimistically. across an unknown “I moved here from trail.

Manhattan, and it is My family had just very nice. But my moved to Paris from house was pretty Manhattan. I was run-down,” I said, going to school, but I didn’t thinking about my old house. know my way.

It wasn’t very pretty, but it Startling me, another unicorn was the best we could afford. jumped in front of my path.

Now we live in a better “Hi, I’m Casper!” he said. house because my dad “Um, I’m Ariel,” I said, still got a new job that really frightened. works out.

“Nice to meet you! Are you We got to a bridge and headed to Paris Unicorn Casper broke the silence.

Primary school too? Well, “Yeah. I have lived here that’s where I’m going. I lost for a long time, but today my way. Do you know where I got carried away by-” he you are going? Can you was interrupted by another help me?” he responded. voice coming from below This unicorn was rather the bridge. chatty. Or rather not my type. “How dare you cross my “I don’t know where I am bridge, you cowardly going either. I just moved creatures!” it said. here,” I said, feeling more Frightened, Ariel and comfortable with him.

Casper looked below the “Oh well,” he said with bridge they were on. There a sigh. stood a centaur, pointing a “On the bright side, at least bow and arrow right at we are together. Maybe we them, ready to shoot. can figure this out together.

To be continued....

Once upon a time there was a Kingdom in a small town, where people worked together to make a big country.

A knight yelled,”Close the gate!”

The squire jumped on his horse and he yanked a big handle with two little gears.

“Where’s the other gear, there should be three?”

The squire called the knights to help find the missing gear.

As the knights were searching for the gear one of the knights yelled, “Uh-oh! We found the gear, but it is stuck in the well.”

The squire looked at the knights and said, “Who will volunteer and go get the gear?”

All the knights stood in silence and looked at each other—no one stepped up.

The squire then jumped off his horse and said, “I will go get it.

I am not afraid to go into the

well, and no one will stop me.”

One of the knights said, “What if something happens to you?”

The squire looked at the knight and with a glare. “What did I say? I am not afraid. Now, go back and work on your guarding challenge.”The squire then proceeded to get in the well. He took a look down in the well and gulped. As the squire went down into the well, he yelled, “YIKES! I didn’t know the well had small mice.”

“What should I do?” The squire looked down and noticed the water shaking. All of a sudden a huge dragon popped out of the water. “Yikes a dragon!

I need to get out of here.”

The squire got out of the well and never went into the well ever again.

The moral of the story is be nice to those around you because those who are mean will get scared!

By Isla Giuliano

- State your name to him/her.

- Say you won’t harm it.

- Tell it you are there to help it.

- Slowly go towards it - Gently stroke its mane.

- Ask to ride it.

By Charlotte Flora If you see a unicorn you: 1- Say hi and tell him/her you won’t harm it.

2- Slowly state your name.

3- Slowly walk up to it. If the unicorn moves, let it.

4- If the unicorn doesn’t move, pet it and name the unicorn.

5- Feed the unicorn and sit with the unicorn.

6- Bring the unicorn home and now you have a new pet!

Don’t forget to play with the unicorn or it will get lonely and want to leave!!

If you don’t like unicorns, that’s okay—you don’t have to.

Unicorn lovers, this guide of 6 THINGS YOU DO WHEN YOU SEE A UNICORN is for you.

Enjoy!!!

By Raul Guzman Zauala

P.S. If you see a unicorn please follow these steps, and you are so lucky!!

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5th grade YEAR BOOK 2019 The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Artist Ayelen Ramos

Artist Illiana Troy

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Artist Daniela Garcia

Artist Kelly Costantino

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By Isabella Acampora

By Daniela Garcia Rodriguez This is Daniela Garcia Rodriguez reporting from Ms. Rodriguez’s class.

Hello, my name is Daniela. I’m in 5th grade and my teacher is Ms. Rodriguez. I love to draw because the stuff I draw inspires me to learn stuff. I love my Mom and Dad because they take care of me and show me love, my Dad especially .

I have a brother and sister.

I love them a lot especially my sister who took care of me while my Mom was away.

I play the saxophone because I love how it sounds. I play basketball and soccer because I like running a lot.

I love Mc Donald’s because I love the french fries. When I celebrate Christmas we do Secret Santa. At Christmas, I got my mom.

When I finish school, I’m looking forward to go to college and become a doctor to help kids with disabilities so they don’t live a life like how I saw it happen when I went to the doctor.

I love school. My favorite subject is math. I love Ms. Smith from 2nd grade and Ms. Demeo from ESOL because they always support me and understood my problems not like other teachers.

They supported me when my mom left for Mexico. This is my first year in Cherry Tree Press and I also wanted to join since 4th grade. I joined because I love writing about myself.

By Charlotte Flora Hi, my name is Charlotte.

I am 9 years old. I am in Mr. Ferrell’s 3rd grade class.

I like soccer, softball, gymnastics, and tennis. I am not good at football, but I do play it with my friends at recess. I decided to be in Cherry Tree Press because I like writing, and I like to be in events. I have two brothers, Dominic and Frankie.

By Rafael Ramírez Vivar

Hi! My name is Rafael Ramírez.

I am in 5th grade. I am Mexican and one of my favorite kinds of food is tacos. I like playing soccer because I feel good when I play. I am a student ambassador and the reason why I joined is because I want to make a difference helping other people. I have been a Boy Scout for about 5 years.

I have a sister in 9th grade—she is nice and helps me with my problems, and I love her. I like vacation because my family and I go to different places and I learn a lot. Something interesting about me is that I had two pets: one was a fish that a lady gave to me because she had

By Dario deLuca

Hi I’m Dario and I’m in the dual language program. I am learning English and Spanish at the same time. All of my friends are in the dual language classes. Dual language is where I have fun and am creative. I am good at multiplication. I’m on the last level of multiplication.

I like to play Pokémon.

I think playing Pokémon is fun because I think they are fighting for peace. Pokémon come in all different types, sizes and colors. The examples of different types of Pokémon are electric, water, earth, fire, fighting, bug, dragon and Artist Dianna Marin

One of my brothers is my twin.

Can YOU GUESS who?

DOMINIC OR FRANKIE......

If you guessed Dominic, you are correct. He is in Mrs.Mordecai’s 3rd grade class. Frankie is in 6th grade so he goes to Eastview.

Do you like writing? Well, if you do, you should consider joining Cherry Tree Press next year!

won it in a carnival game but she did not want it and the other was a bunny that my uncle found in the road.

During this year, I have been with Ms. Della Penna and Mr. Sincerbeaux; he has a snake as a pet in our classroom.

Her name is Corny and I really like having her as a pet.

This is my last year in this school and I love being in this school, and I want to thank all of my teachers who helped me during all these years.

Some of my favorite memories of this school are the field days and when I went to the farm, aquarium, and zoo.

many more. I have been collecting Pokémon cards since I was five years old.

The instrument I play is the recorder and I also play the xylophone and my keyboard a little bit. My favorite sport to play is soccer. On the weekends I like to play air hockey and baseball when the weather gets nice.

I have a younger sister; she is three years old.

I also have a dog, his name is Duke and he is a German Shepherd.

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This is Isabella Acampora, reporting from Mr. Ferrell’s class.

I am eight years old and am in 3rd grade. I go to George Washington School. I love going to school to learn, and I also get to see my friends.

Also, I love to read and play soccer in my backyard with my brother. We have a lot of fun.

I love to play with my aunt’s puppy Maya because she is so cute, playful and loveable.

Maya loves to play with her toys, and she sleeps with the stuffed fish that I gave her.

I enjoy spending time with my family, and having Thursday night dinners with everyone at my Grandma’s house.

By Melissa Reid I am interested in making bracelets and ice skating because it is fun and relaxing.

I chose to work in Cherry Tree Press because I love to write essays and stories.

I also think that CTP is fun because it opens you up to new ideas.

I have two sisters who are older than me. I love school because it has all my favorite subjects. My most favorite is math. We also get recess and lunch. When I go to college, I want to study art. I love to draw because it makes me feel good. My favorite foods are tacos, pizza and sweet potato pie. That’s all folks!

By Sandra Solano This is Sandra Solano reporting from Mrs. Gil’s class. I usually start my day reading. It calms me down.

My favorite series is Geronimo Stilton. My favorite animal are red pandas. They are so cute. I chose to be in Cherry Tree Press because I love to make my ideas real and I like to share my work. My best friend is Naira Carera. She is really helpful and she is selfless. She cares about other people. I am looking forward to publishing a story in the Cherry Tree Press newspaper!

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By Kelly Constantino

By Melanie Lombana Hi, my name is Melanie Lombana. I’m 10-years-old.

I have a dog, and I was born in Colombia.

I love art and I’m a fan of Pablo Picasso’s paintings. I like them because they inspire me and because Pablo Picasso never had to “paint inside the lines.” He created his own lines through his imagination.

I like Cherry Tree Press because it’s fun writing about people and being a journalist. I do not like sports generally. I only like swimming because I feel like a mermaid. I don’t really like music but what I do like is the quiet of my bedroom so I can read peacefully.

By Raul Guzman-Zavala This Raul Guzman-Zavala reporting from Mrs. Keating’s class. I am 10 years old and I have a sister who is 4 years old who will be coming to GW next year! I am good at math.

I play the violin and it is really fun.

I came to Cherry Tree Press because I wanted to improve my writing skills. I like to read because it feels like I’m going into another world and I feel like one of the characters in the book. I am in Boy Scouts and it is fun because my friends are there and we learn new things. My favorite food is hamburgers and my favorite color is purple.

By Illiana Troy Hi! My name is Illiana Troy, and I am in 5th grade. I am an only child. I love to draw, paint, and do anything artistic.

My favorite color is red and my favorite food is lasagna.

I love animals. My favorite animal is a dog. I was born in Houston Texas. My birthday is January 9th. I love to watch and play sports. My favorite baseball team is the Houston Astros and my favorite football team is the Texans. I play soccer, dance and play the violin. I play the violin in the GW 5th grade orchestra.

I love playing with my two dogs Lottie and Sasha. Lottie is a chocolate Labrador and Sasha is a black Labrador.

I hope you enjoyed my all about me!

By Lauren Rogers My name is Lauren Rogers. I am nine years old and in fourth grade. I have two siblings. I have a thirteen-year-old brother named James and a sixteen-year-old sister named Shannon.

My mom is an accounting manager and my dad is a lawyer.

I am American but I come from an Irish heritage.

This summer I am going back to Ireland to see my family.

Most of my mom’s side of the family lives in Ireland and I haven’t seen them in several years so I’m excited to go back and visit them. I play sports several times a week including swimming, basketball and gymnastics and I enjoy watching football. I have an iPad and a Nintendo Switch which I love to play games on. My favorite games are RobIox on the iPad and Super Smash Brothers on the Nintendo Switch. My favorite thing above all is spending time with my family which includes my mom, dad, sister, brother, aunts, uncles, grandma, puppy and guinea pig named Cuddles. I enjoy spending time with anything or anyone that’s important to me.

My Culture

By Charlotte Flora

Most people think, “Oh, since you’re in America, that must mean you’re American.” But does that have to be true?

The real answer is NO! Because I live in the USA and I am Italian. That means my family is from Italy. So where are you from? China, Cuba, Mexico, South or North Korea, Brazil, or Germany? (There are other ones, too).

I’ll give you some facts about Italy: Did you know that Pizza was made in Italy? Pasta was also created in Italy. Italian schools have school on Saturday mornings. Their regular school hours are 8:00am - 4:00pm.

That’s a long school day! Italy, if you don’t know, is located in South Europe.

You know what? If you wanted to go on a vacation, I would not go to Italy, because that is a really long trip to travel.

You might not want to listen to this because it is about MY culture, but if you ever wanted to study Italy, then this would give you some information.

Did you know that... *Italy is the 5th most populated country in Europe. *Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world. *More than a third of single Italian men between ages 30-35 live with their parents. *51% of Italians cannot afford a vacation. Wow, I’m so sorry, Italians, that must be tough. *Tomatoes weren’t introduced to Italy until the 1540’s.

Who loves tomatoes?? I do!!

Okay, did you learn anything? I hope you did.

Christopher Tandazo

This is Christopher Tandazzo reporting from Ms. Rodriguez’s class. Hi! My name is Christopher and I am 10 years old.

I like video games - especially Fortnite. I also like playing my trumpet. I’m the youngest of 2 boys and 1 girl. I joined Cherry Tree Press because I wanted to try different things.

I love to play basketball and soccer. I love to chew gum and eat spaghetti. I really like math and playing solitaire.

My favorite subjects are VRE, Math Enrichment and PE. This is my final year at GW and I am really scared and excited about going to Eastview next year.

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My name is Kelly Constantino.

I am 10 yrs old and in the fifth grade Dual Language program. I started Dual Language in kindergarten.

At first, it was frustrating, but now I am able to help my younger brother with his Spanish homework. I am so amazed at what I have learned. My favorite sport is swimming. I have been swimming competitively year round since I was 5 yrs old.

I swim 5 days a week after school and on the weekends.

My favorite part about competitive swimming is the friendships I have made.

My least favorite thing is getting up at 5:30am to go to a swim meet. I also play basketball, lacrosse and softball. My favorite instrument to play is the cello. I like to play sports because they are fun, they keep me active and in shape, and I meet so many friends. I live with my parents, my two brothers and our dog.

I joined Cherry Tree Press because I enjoy creative writing. It is very fun to write an article and share it with the rest of the school.

I encourage all to join Cherry Tree Press.

By Elisabeth Kim This is Elisabeth Kim reporting from Mr. Mosher’s class. I am in fourth grade and I joined Cherry Tree Press because I love to draw and write fiction stories. This is my second time doing Cherry Tree Press. I am in Math Enrichment and VRE. I love to read. My favorite subjects in school are math and reading. I have 2 brothers and 1 sister.

I play the viola and the piano.

In my free time, I like to read, draw, and play with my siblings.

My favorite food is pasta.

I also have a sweet tooth!

By Aadi Kumar Hi, my name is Aadi and I love swimming. That is my favorite sport. I’m in Third grade and I’m 9 years old.

I’m pretty good at math and I’m in Math Enrichment.

Some of my favorite foods are pizza, french fries & hamburger. One thing that is really important to me is my FAMILY and my pet fish.

Some of my favorite animals are shark, cheetahs and leopards. I love reading when I have time. One of my favorite hobby is writing, swimming , reading and arts.

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5th grade YEAR BOOK 2019

Artist Sofia Argote

Artist Adamary Valerio

Artist Aden Hadi

Artist Yocelyn Allende

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Why Do People Drink Bottled Water?

By Joseph Acampora

Did you know over 100 years ago people used to drink a lot of bottled water? They drank so much of it because tap water sometimes could cause people to get diseases, like cholera and typhoid. Then, around 100 years ago, chlorine was used to make public water clean. Bottled water was pushed aside as people drank tap water again. So, why is bottled water so popular today?

In the United States, each person drinks an average of 41.9 gallons of bottled water per year. It is safer than tap water because it does not contain copper, lead and other metal contaminants that can get into water through the plumbing in your home.

Here are some reasons to like bottled water less. Some people don’t like bottled water because a lot of energy is required to make it. Making it also generates pollution. Some plastic bottles are bad because they take over 700 years to disintegrate.

Tap water has fluoride added into it, which is very good for your teeth. Bottled water has little or none at all in it. Some bottled water has salt added to it, that makes people thirsty and wanting to buy more bottles, and spend more money.

Do you think that bottled water is necessary?

Artist Olivia Saja

By Anushka Mallya Myths and legends are told every day, but they are only told when there is no way to tell the story in another way. Some myths are most likely to have Gods like Shiva (destroyer and rebuilder), Ogar (God of iron and gold), Thor (God of thunder) and Zeus (God of Sky). These are some of the main Gods of the many. Every Myth has a story behind it. Some are told verbally, and some are told in books in schools.

In my opinion I do not like myths because they are not real. Stories should be real because then people like me can include them in articles. My friend Lauren Rogers thinks that stories should be real because you should be able to ask questions about life instead of asking questions on something that might not even exist and I agree with her as I share the same thought.

Is Slime Safe for Kids?

By Melissa Reid

My 5th Grade Orchestra Experience

By Illiana Troy My name is Illiana, and I am in the GW 5th grade Orchestra.

I play the violin.

Playing a string

instrument is definitely one of the most painful, yet enjoyable, types of instruments anyone can play!

In order to play certain notes, it requires that you press extremely hard on thick strings, or the sound will not only be different but it will also sound terrible.

Many times, after three days of practice sessions, my fingers will have huge, deep dents in them because of the strings.

Even though playing in the

Orchestra is painful, I love it because my three best friends also play the violin, like me!

It makes it easier and more comforting with friends around that are experiencing the same things.

Another reason I love about being in Orchestra is that I got picked to play in the White Plains City Wide Orchestra concert after only playing my instrument for 7 months!

Best of all, our orchestra teacher, Mrs. Hickey, is amazing! Even though Mrs. Hickey is not teaching for the rest of the year, she has left us in good hands with Mr. U., our nice and funny substitute teacher.

As you can see, there are many reasons to love the GW Orchestra! I hope you consider playing in this fun group one day.

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In my opinion I think that slime can and cannot be safe for kids.

I think that slime can be safe for kids. Slime is a weird and interesting substance that is made with glue, food coloring, and any kind of beads or add-ins like foam beads or sprinkle-like beads. Then, at the end of the process, you add activator. If you use contact solution or Tide as your activator, you are aware of the things you put into

your slime, and you have made a safe slime.

On the other hand, I think that slime is not safe for kids if you use borax as your activator. Then, you are unaware that borax is a chemical that you can get first to third degree burns from!

Slime has its satisfactions— such as how stretchy and crunchy it is—but beware of what you put in it because you might be putting a harmful ingredient.

Submitted by Melanie Lombana

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Cats Are Important

By Molly Powers

Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world.

Ancient Egyptians believed that cats were magical creatures, capable of bringing good luck to the people that housed them. Cats were so important in Egypt that people used to put jewelry on their cats! And if someone killed a cat in Egypt (even by accident) the punishment was death.

An owner would shave off his or her eyebrows when their cat died and would mourn until their eyebrows grew back.

In the Muslim religion, cats are also considered very important. They say that the prophet Mohammed loved his cat Muezza so much that he cut off the sleeve of his robe rather than wake him up.

Cats are permitted in mosques

My Dog Enzo

By Ivan Touboulet My dog is a chihuahua\shih tzu\Yorkshire terrier. He is a very cute dog. He likes to play with blueberries. He rolls them around and tries to get them in his mouth, but he can’t! So, he tries and tries and… he finally gets a berry and eats it!

At my mom’s house, someone has two huskies. Someone else has a golden retriever. The huskies are very big and very fluffy and they play together a lot. My dog (Enzo) is afraid of them, but the huskies really want to make friends with Enzo.

The golden retriever is also very cute. They have flappy ears and golden fur. Enzo hates her! He fights her and runs away.

All About Dogs

and Islam teaches that cats must be treated well, and that mistreatment of cats is a sin.

Even today, cats hold a special place in people’s hearts.

A little town in Alaska named Talkeetna voted for a local cat named Stubbs to be their honorary mayor. He served for 20 years!

A cat in Rhode Island named Oscar can even predict when someone is going to die.

He was adopted by the staff of a nursing home as a therapy cat but somehow knew when a resident was about to die.

He would jump onto their bed and stay curled up next to them until they did. He predicted 50 deaths, usually within 4 hours!

Some people think cats are mean, but cats are important to many people. I recommend that you get a cat!

In Belarus, my dad’s country, I have a German Shepherd.

German Shepherds are very smart. There, we have an apple tree. Usually, I take half-rotten (or normal) apples from the ground and throw them. She goes after the apple and brings it back! She also likes to swim, as I do!

I asked everyone at Cherry Tree Press about what their favorite dog breeds are. Golden retriever won, husky came second, then Yorkshire terrier, shih tzu and chihuahua. German shepherd came last. Enzo is still my favorite! Now you go and ask your friends about what their favorite dog breeds are!

Golden Retriever, Chihuahua German Shepherd, Yorkshire Terrier , Shih tzu,Husky, other.

Crab Junior

By Olivia Saja

Once upon a time, there was a crab. He wanted to ride a bike.

He couldn’t because he was a crab and he was sideways.

Also, he kept falling off. One day, his friend lobster said, “ Artist Olivia Saja Try a skateboard instead.”

Crab tried and he fit on perfectly.

He was sideways so he balanced really well. He skated around everywhere. He was very happy on his new skateboard.

By Molly Powers

If you have a dog, then you know that dogs are really fun. But dogs require a lot of work, too. You have to walk them when you come home from school and pick up their poop.

You have to feed them and keep fresh water in their bowl. You have to take them to the vet for check-ups and when they are sick. Some dogs cannot stay home alone so they need to go to doggy daycare, or you have to hire a dog-walker who can come to your house during the day to walk your dog when you are at school or work. That can be expensive.

It takes time to train your dog to only go to the bathroom outside and not to eat things they shouldn’t.

If you want them to learn tricks,

that takes time, too.

You need to give them treats and lots of praise, so they know when they did something right and they learn how to behave.

We have a rescue dog name Toby and he barks at everyone. I know that he is trying to protect us because he loves us and wants to keep us safe, but it can be scary for my friends and neighbors.

That is the only thing I would change about him.

Rescue dogs are special because they usually come from the streets.

Nice people who love animals find them and bring them to a shelter where they are safe and can be adopted to a family that will take better care of them. If you want a dog, you should adopt a rescue dog because you are saving a life when you adopt.

Why you should have a dog as a pet!

By Yajaira Palacios

Are you looking for a pet?

I think you will like a dog. You should get a dog because you will have more fun than with cats. Cats sleep, eat and don’t play much since they are lazy.

Did you know that cats sleep about 18-20 hours per day?

All About Insects

Another reason you should get a dog is that dog’s can be very helpful. If you can’t see and you have a dog it can safely guide you to where you need to go.

Therefore, that’s why you should get a dog as a pet, since they are playful and useful.

Artist Molly Powers

By Brielle Scott All adult insects have 6 legs. They have an exoskeleton on the outside of their skin. The exoskeleton is the insect’s bones.

Adult insects have three body parts: a head, a thorax, and an abdomen. Insects go through different stages: metamorphosis, egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

YORKIE PUPPIES

By Isabella Acampora

Did you know that all puppies are born color blind? Well, now you know that all puppies can only see black and white when they open their eyes. Speaking of which, puppies don’t open their eyes and ears until they are two to three weeks old. There are different breeds of puppies. Do you know what breeds are? Breeds are types of dogs. The breed that I like best is the Yorkie. Yorkies are small dogs— they only grow to 5 to 7 pounds, but they are filled with confidence and courage.

Their coats are brown and black when they are puppies, but by the time they are one years old, their coats change to steel blue and tan.

They need to meet lots of people to socialize, so when baby Yorkies are born, they need to see around 100 people. Yorkie puppies are very fragile, so when handling them you have to be very careful. They can easily break a bone or two.

I hope that you love Yorkie puppies as much as I do. The next time you are at a pet store look for Yorkies and other puppies, you may want to take them home!

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By Zoelle Lee-Renert Have you ever seen a picture of a cheetah and thought the fur was so GLAMORUS that you wanted the fur? Well, before you buy that expensive cheetah clothing, think again because over the years, THOUSANDS of cheetahs have been killed. Cheetahs are endangered. That means cheetahs are close to being extinct! That means the population of cheetahs is becoming low (Fact about cheetahs: Cheetahs are the fastest land animal in the world).

Artist Aadi Kumar

By Elisabeth Kim

One day I was napping in my cage when... SLAM! The door shot open. Olivia, my owner, rushed in.

“Oreo!” She shouted.

I pricked up one ear. “Sniff?”

“Oh, come on Oreo! We got into an animal contest,” Olivia explained. “The best animal wins.”

After Olivia carried me to the bath and filled it with warm water, she scrubbed me with some nice smelling stuff. She dried me and brushed me until my fur was silky smooth.

Finally, Olivia put me back in a nice, clean cage.

When we got there, Olivia finally took me out of the coffee-smelling car and she put me on the grass. As I was trying to get a taste of that nice, juicy, fresh smelling grass, Olivia got a big bag out of the trunk.

Soon, I was going on my leash.

We walked over to the big building in front of us, and a woman at the door greeted us.

She gave us keys to a locker

During the 1900s, a lot of people thought it would be cool to wear cheetah fur and then THOUSANDS of cheetahs were hunted down! Some people are also destroying the animals’ habitats! That means people are destroying places where animals live to mostly make new structures in that area. Even though it is now against the law to hunt cheetahs some people are still hunting cheetahs and they are selling cheetah fur against the law! So how can you help these creatures not become extinct and how can you stop people from destroying the animals’ habitat?

Artist Isabella Acampora

and told us the directions to the locker room.

We walked inside, Olivia opened a locker with the keys, pulled a leash out of a bag, and put the bag in the locker. We walked over to a door that was marked BACKSTAGE. Olivia pushed open the door and cold air washed over us. As we walked in, a man walked over to us. He told us where to stand. Olivia put me on my leash, and we saw the lights dim over the curtains. We stood in place and the curtains opened. I saw people waving flags with rabbit pictures on them. The judges announced themselves and they began inspecting us and taking notes.

Olivia and I were to do a trick for the judges. Olivia chose “super hop.” It’s when Olivia holds a hoop in the air, and I jump through it. This time Olivia held it a little bit higher than usual, but I still did it!

Before I knew it, the curtains were closing. Olivia was hugging me like crazy as we sat down.

Olivia started talking to other

Artist Olivia Saja

SHARK

By Aadi Kumar Do you like sharks?

Probably not, but I love them. The reason I like them is because they are cool and fast.

Also, they are really important to the environment because they eat fish and fish can hurt the ocean because fish sometimes have a bacteria called salmonella which could get you sick.

Sharks are endangered from people who kill them for sport

or make shark fin soup.

I know it’s disgusting so a way to save sharks can be to not kill that many sharks and clean garbage from the beach because that could also kill the sharks or drown them. You can help stop polluting the world.

Different types of shark are the Great White shark, Bull sharks , Hammer-head sharks, Leopard sharks, Tiger sharks, Angel sharks, Whale sharks, and Basking sharks ...

The Life of a Paper

By Dylan Baldauf

Day 1: I finally got used after 3 months! But it was only for about 6 minutes. Then the boy began to crumple me up…

Day 2: Update: I’m under the table after the boy tried to throw me in the recycling bin (where most of my friends are) but missed, and, now, I am under the table.

Day 3: The dog found a new chew toy…ME!!!

Day 4: I’m under the dog who is on his bed. I want to go somewhere but I can’t since I have no legs or hands!

Day 5: The dog is on a walk after what seems like a 1,000 days.

The mom is cleaning the house and found me and a bunch of other papers. At least I’m in the paper bin.

Day 6: I overheard the mom got mad at the boy because he wasn’t reusing his papers just because of a mistake.

Life lesson: Use your papers wisely. people and complimenting people on their acts. Like “Oh you did great!” Or “Your cat looks fabulous”! After a while the judges called us up and we stood behind them. The judge opened an envelope and announced: The winner of the 2019 Animal Contest is… Oreo and Olivia Pearl! Everyone applauded as a bow was put on me. Except for a few people in the back frowning. I didn’t pay much attention to them.

I was so proud!

“Oreo! I’m going to put you in the dressing room.” Olivia put me on a counter. I was going to take a sip of water but suddenly everything turned black. There was a blanket over my cage!

I heard some voices and assumed that it was Olivia talking to someone. I was finally set down and the blanket was taken off my cage. I looked around but didn’t recognize my surroundings.

I noticed that my cage door was loose, and I hopped out of the cage and into a storage room. I also noticed that my award bow was missing. I went

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looking for it. As I hopped room to room, I found a door that was closed. I heard voices on the other end.

Someone said “What do you think that we should do with the rabbit?”

Another voice said, “She’s useless.

All we need is the prize.”

I quietly slipped through the crack. I saw the ribbon on a ledge. I hopped over to the ribbon and grabbed it. At least that’s what I thought I did.

I was falling! There was a trapdoor! Something fell on me.

The ribbon! I had the ribbon!

I looked around. There wasn’t much to see. I had fallen into a deep hole. There were spiders all around me and I was covered in mud. There was also a small pipe in the wall. I peeked into the pipe. I was small enough to crawl through it! I crept through the pipe and fell on grass! I made it! I saw Olivia running to me looking relieved.

“Oreo! Where were you? And look! You’re covered in mud!”

I was so happy to see Olivia again!

The End

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ALL ABOUT SAMANTHA SMITH

By Zoelle Lee-Renert

By Scarlette Herr

It’s all over the news! Samantha Smith, her father and passengers die in a plane crash!

Samantha Reed Smith was born on June 29, 1972 in Houlton, Maine. Her father taught literature and writing at the University of Maine at Augusta, and her mother worked as a social worker.

Samantha was not an ordinary American girl. Already at the age of 5 she wrote a letter to queen Elizabeth to show her admiration to her.

When she was 10, Samantha Smith wrote a letter to the first secretary of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov during the Cold War. In this letter she asked him why the Soviet Union wants a nuclear war with America. After Yuri Andropov got this letter, he answered her and invited her to visit the Soviet Union. On July 7, 1983, she flew to Moscow with her parents, and spent two weeks as Andropov’s guest. During the trip she visited Moscow and Leningrad and spent time in Artek, the main Soviet pioneer camp. After spending time in Russia Samantha wrote in her book that in Leningrad she and her parents were amazed at how friendly the people were. At a Moscow press conference, she said that the Russians were “just like us.”

My mom was telling me that all Russian kids were fascinated with Samantha’s courage, self-esteem and her strong wishes to bring peace between two countries. When she came back to America she wrote a book called Journey to the Soviet Union. She became a goodwill ambassador in the UN. Also, she became very famous by playing a “Special Correspondent” in a Disney Channel children’s special Samantha Smith Goes To Washington...Campaign ‘84, and the role in a television series called Lime Street.

Samantha died in a plane crash on August 25, 1985, in Auburn, Maine when she was 13. She was buried in Estabrook Cemetery, Amity, Maine. Samantha Smith might not be remembered today but she deserves to be. This girl was the first kid who broke the stereotype between Americans and the Russians at the time. Hey, she was a great American, and I am very proud to be American too!

Samantha’s Letter: Dear Mr. Andropov, My name is Samantha Smith. I am ten years old. Congratulations on your new job. I have been worrying about Russia and the United States getting into a nuclear war. Are you going to vote to have a war or not? If you aren’t please tell me how you are going to help to not have a war. This question you do not have to answer, but I would like to know why you want to conquer the world or at least our country. God made the world for us to share and take care of. Not to fight over or have one group of people own it all. Please let’s do what he wanted and have everybody be happy too.

Samantha Smith

Artist Scarlette Herr

Mittens was a stray cat who lived on the streets in a bustling town called Westwood. Mittens did not enjoy being a stray. She was fine going solo (because she sometimes liked being by herself). Mittens was a small black cat. The only part of her body that wasn’t black was a little white spot that was surrounding nothing but her nose.

But the thing Mittens did not like about being a stray was the living. Westwood was known for HATING littering, so it was hard to find food for poor Mittens to eat. The only places where Mittens could find shelter were places people wouldn’t go, or places that were worn down.

Mitten’s life was pretty much the same, but one day everything changed. It all started when it was a Tuesday. It was raining and everyone was gloomy (for some reason many people in Westwood seemed to be gloomy on rainy days like this one, no one knows the reason), but the day wasn’t always like this. It started as a cloudy day. No one was gloomy, it just a normal cloudy day, but then there was a loud BOOM. And then it started to rain. Mittens, however, did not know it was going to rain and thought to herself: “Meow, meow, meow” which means, “No sign of rain, so it looks like a good moving day.” But when she was walking down the streets, she heard the big loud BOOM and then it started to rain. Immediately, Mittens started running around town looking for a shelter. There was no sign of a place where Mittens could stay. After a while and when there was still no sign of a shelter, Mittens started to become desperate, and all she wanted was to get out of the rain (because a lot of cats don’t like rain) and find a place to stay. And then what Mittens saw before her eyes was a public bus shelter.

Mittens was relieved and as

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soon as she saw it, she charged at full speed. At the same moment, a little girl named Emily was waiting for the bus at the bus shelter with her father.

She saw Mittens running towards them. She spotted Mittens and she shouted out to her father, “DADDY!” The father was stunned when he heard Emily shout. So he told his daughter, “Emily, don’t scream into peoples ears like that. It is rude.”

“But daddy,” said Emily “ There is a kitty outside. IT IS ADORABLE!!”

The father looked outside and he saw Mittens with her two gentle golden eyes. And before the father could say another word, Mittens ran into the bus shelter and plopped right down onto Emily’s lap and started to purr. “PURR PURR,” went Mittens. Then Mittens opened her eyes and looked at Emily’s father straight in the eyes, and the father looked at Mittens straight in the eyes.

Emily didn’t even notice what was going on between her dad and Mittens because she was busy stroking Mitten’s fur.

“CAN WE KEEP HER?! CAN WE KEEP HER?!” said Emily.

“She is so thin you can see her ribs.”

“I’m not sure,” said Emily’s dad. “Having a pet is a BIG responsibility.”

“But I will take care of it. I will feed it and I will snuggle with it and I will do everything else a cat needs.”

It took ten minutes to convince her father to let her keep Mittens. When he finally agreed, Emily and her father got on the bus ride to head home. When they got home, Mittens was introduced to Emily’s mom and Emily’s mom really liked Mittens. Then the family decided to name the cat Mittens, which is how Mittens got her name. And there, Mittens had a happy life with a loving family and her great owner, Emily.

THE END

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Cinderblair

The Talking Pencil

By Olivia Saja It all started this morning when my pencil started talking. It was screaming.

It said: “ YOU ARE SHEDDING MY FOOT!” I screamed: “AHHHHHHH TALKING PENCIL!” Then I noticed it was crying.

The Chamber

By Olivia Saja

There once were some kids on Halloween. In a town of magic, they were trick-or-treating. They stumbled across a haunted house. They knocked on the door, the door creaked open, and they went in.

They look around the mysterious house. The found a staircase.

They went down it, and discovered a trap door. They opened it up. They went in. The kids found a four-headed cat.

Metalmouth

By Dianna Marin

“Ha! Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha! You’re getting braces!”

“Cut it out, Halley!”

“METALMOUTH!” “MOM!” “Both of you! Stop that bickering or you’re BOTH grounded!” Jane’s mom said.

The car was whizzing by the highway. Jane was not looking forward to today. The day she got braces. Her 8-year-old little sister, Halley, was.

Jane leaned her head against the car window. She knew she would never be able to face the kids at her school, Harriet Tubman Prep, without, at the least, a small chuckle. Would the school laugh at the braceface of the K-12th-grade preparatory school named after the brave Underground Railroad helper, Harriet Tubman? She doubted it, anyway, for she thought she might break them in less than an hour.

When they arrived at the orthodontist place, Jane

I felt bad for the pencil.

I tried to comfort it. After it felt better I asked what happened.

It said it was an alien who accidentally landed on earth.

I looked for the ship that crashed. I found the ship.

I fixed it for the alien pencil.

The alien pencil went home.

I said goodbye. I went home thinking about what I just saw.

Along with other crazy things. ~The End ~

The kids ran to the other door.

They went in and got tangled in moving spaghetti. They finally got out. They went to the door and opened the door. They found a room or running keys.

There were some fast boots to catch the keys. One kid put on the shoes and got the key. They then went into a room of giant checkers. They played and got to the other side. They went to the next door and opened it.

They found the legendary candy. ~ The End ~

squirmed in the waiting-room seat. Halley stuck her tongue at her.

“Marbles? Who here is Jane Marbles? Come with me, hon.

Mom can come too,” the receptionist lady said.

“Now, Halley, you are to sit right here and wait until we are done. Please don’t make a big stink just because I’m not here, because I will find out,” Jane’s mom said.

“Well, well, well!” Jane’s orthodontist said. “What do we have here? Ah, yes, Miss Jane Marbles. Great to have you back. Jane. say, can you give me a big before-braces smile?”

Jane tried smiling, but how could she, she thought. Getting braces was nothing to smile about.

Dr. Holden noticed her fake smile. “Ah, looks like a clear case of the Before-braces blues. Don’t you worry, Jane, the kids will laugh, but let them laugh until they realize they may get braces soon, too! Plus, you’ll have better teeth in the 6th grade than anybody else!”

By Brielle Scott

Once upon a time, there lived a girl named Cinderblair. Her surname was Blair. Her mom died on a Sunday. Blair was sad. But Blair said to her dad, you can marry my babysitter. So, he did.

She was Blair’sstepmom. Her name was Stephanie. She had three daughters. There names were Juliet, Bailey, and Brielle.

The stepmom was mean. She made Blair make all the beds (there were 5 beds!), which was a lot for Blair. Then, they got an invitation to a ball. Her stepmom didn’t want her to go to the ball so the stepmom ruined all the beds and told her to make them, so she said she would. Her sisters were so beautiful when they left and Blair started crying and crying and crying. But then her stuffed animals turned alive and said, “are you okay?”

She said, “no.”The frog said, “Why?” “Because my stepmom said I cannot go to the ball,” said Blair.

“I will help you,” the frog said.

He got his magic blanket and put it on the beds and they were magically made. But Blair did not have a dress, so the frog put the magic blanket on Blair and

Dr. Holden sure knew how to put a smile on her face.

“Thanks, Dr.Holden!” she said.

“I have an idea,” Dr. Holden said. “Wait right here!”

I wonder what he’s going to bring, Jane thought. An “Aha!” from Dr. Holden’s office put her at ease. He came out with…

A mirror.

I wonder what the mirror’s for, thought Jane.

“Now, I want you to hold the mirror up to your mouth. Good.

When I put the braces on, I want you to look into that mirror. That way you will see that braces are just gluing the brackets onto your teeth and adding the wires and rubber bands—we have many colors to choose from.”

He took out a special glue, a sample page of all the rubber band colors, and specially made brackets just right for Jane’s teeth.

She started to feel icky. Jane closed her eyes and hoped for the best.

Nothing hurt.

Jane waited some more.

Nothing hurt.

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suddenly she was beautiful.

“At 12:30,” the frog said, “You have to come back or you will turn into your regular clothes.”

So, she went to the ball and danced with the prince all night.

The girls saw her and thought that it was Blair.

The girls asked her, “Are you Blair?” but she said, “No.” At 12:30, Blaid said, “I have to go.” She let go of the Prince’s hand and ran. Her bow came off so the Prince said he will check every home until he can find the girl. He went to Blair’s home but her stepmother had put her in the closet and locked her in. The prince came and said, “Do you know who this bow belongs to so I can marry her?”

The frog went into the closet and unlocked it, bringing her down stairs with the other girls. The first sister tried the bow but it did not fit, so the second sister tried it, too, but it did not work. The stepmom said, “That is it” but the Prince saw Blair. The stepmom brought her and the bow worked, so they got married.

The End

Artist Dianna Marin Jane dared to look. All she saw were the wires being put on her brackets.

“Okay, what color do you want?” Dr. Holden asked, holding up the color sample page. Jane pointed to a pink shade.

“Good choice!” He said. The bands were on with no fuss.

“Aw, hon! You look SO CUTE!” Jane’s mom said.

“Hey,” Halley said when she saw the braces. “You don’t look like the metalmouth I thought you would look like!”

A few days later, Jane had a realization. Hey, she thought.

Getting braces is better than what I expected.

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Chorus

OUR SCHOOL

By Melissa Reid

What is chorus?

Well, chorus is a group of 4th and 5th grade students who work with Mr. Mastilinski and sing songs.

When and where do you meet for chorus?

If you are in the chorus, we meet on C and D days to rehearse our songs.

Mr. Mastilinski’s room 4th graders meet on C day and 5th graders meet on D days.

In the few sessions before our concert, the 4th and 5th graders practice in the auditorium together.

Is chorus fun? In my opinion I think that chorus is fun because we get treats called “onions” [fruit snacks] and sometimes Mr. Mastilinski even makes an Elmo voice!

So, do you want to join the chorus?

HOW TO BE A REPORTER AND HOW TO MAKE A GOOD STORY

By Dylan Baldauf Note: This information is from Kimberly Flores Guzman, Assignment editor from NBC News.

She told us that there are 5 parts to what makes a story newsworthy: Timelessness, Conflict, Human Interest, Relevance and Proximity.

Timelessness is news that is happening right now or in the near future. Conflict is that there are different points of view from people involved in the situation. Human Interest is news that people would like.

Relevance is news that can help you and Proximity is how close an incident or event is to where you live.

When you are making a story, Kimberly said that it needs to have a Headline, Background Information, Big Question, Characters and Visuals.

A headline is basically the title. Background Information includes where this event happened or what caused this event. The Big Question is about why the story is important.

Usually the Background Information helps build up to the Big Question. The characters are the people being interviewed and the visuals are photos or videos of the event.

Now you know how to be a reporter and how to make a good story!

Running club

By Anushka Mallya

Do you like running club? Some people in the club complain that it is boring or time consuming.

Well, they are wrong. Running club is about learning and practicing to be a marathon runner. Running club has been there for a long time. When you run in Running club you might not realize it but you are running a mile which is about 1/26.2 of a marathon! That is how much a marathon runner runs; 26.2 miles. So if next year you are going to be a 4th grader or a 5th grader, make sure you join running club!

4th & 5th Grade Running Club

By Helly Solanki

Why do we go to running club? Why did the school make something like a running club?

In running club, we burn calories and become stronger. In running club, you can socialize with your friends. You have more time to be with friends. You can exercise and socialize at the same time!

In running club, you run as much as you want to. You get to run 3 laps outside and 25 laps inside. The 25 laps inside would be equal to 3 laps outside. You don’t do it every day. You only do it on B days, so you don’t get tired every day.

Now, you know why I joined running club. I think you should join it too. It’s fun, amazing and awesome. You will make new friends and you will get a chance to be a part of a club. So, now do you want to join running club?

Should we have more homework?

By Reona Guillaume

MRS. SANTOS’S

By Reona Guillaume

I really like Mrs. Santos’s book club. I really like the book club because we get to discuss what happened in the book Path to the Stars. I like it because there is a girl named Sylvia and she is learning how to be independent. Also, she is in Girl Scouts.

I also enjoy this book club because we get to compare Sylvia’s life—how she was— and see how it is connected to life today. One activity that Sylvia did was when she wanted to earn her cooking badge.

She made many recipes but unfortunately they did not work at first. But when she did the process multiple times, her experience finally worked.

This is telling us that you can’t give up even if you don’t know

what to do. You have to say you can. We also need to be determined. Sylvia’s job in the book is to lift other people up and make them follow their dreams.

I believe you might like this book. This book is for girls.

You should also read this book because Sylvia shares her feelings and she shows what she and her family do. In Mrs. Santos’s book club, Mrs. Santos is making us badges and she bring snacks most the time, but I mostly don’t really care about the snacks—I care about the book and how Sylvia feels. This makes me feel really interested and I hope this book review will make you interested, too. This book is ages 9 and up. I hope you read and enjoy this book!

We should have more homework because it will help us understand what our teachers are teaching us.

Also, more homework would help us on the ELA test and regular tests, too. Most people I interviewed said they wanted less homework, but homework can help you think about what to do step by step on your own. Teachers can also look at your homework to know what you are struggling on

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Artists Sandra Solano and Diana Marin

and how they can help you improve so you can be better.

In my survey, 14 people said they wanted less homework and 5 said they wanted more homework.

I think most people wanted less homework because they like to play games and more fun stuff. I think homework makes you very smart and makes you develop your skills.

This is why we should have more homework!

Submitted by Reona Guillaume

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5th grade YEAR BOOK 2019

Artist Yaindy Timal

Artist Angel Romero

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Artist Amanda Araujo Ramos

Artist Lukas Seifritz

GW Patriots - What Do You Think?

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

End Game Review

By Luciano Avenaut

By Olivia Mascara

The moment we all have been waiting for! Avengers: Endgame has taken over and everyone is talking about it.

I will tell you some but not all of the movie: it’s a must see. This movie is full of action, drama, some comedy, and it will make you cry.

There were so many times I was on the edge of my seat yelling at the screen. The movie begins with Clint having a wonderful time with his family in his backyard, barbequing, when all of a sudden they all disappear. Iron man and Nebula are stuck in space. Iron Man does not have much time to live when all of sudden Captain Marvel appears and brings the entire ship back to earth. The Avengers find Thanos but he does not have the stones—he destroyed them.

Thor is so upset and hurt that he kills Thanos. When Iron Man’s

ship arrives, he is met by his wife, Captain America, and some others from his team. Fast forward. Ant-man, who was stuck in the quantum realm, manages to get back. What was 5 hours for him was 5 years on earth.

The Avengers get together to figure out how they can go back in time using the quantum realm to get all of the infinity stones and stop Thanos. They don’t realize that going back in time is also alerting Thanos of their plan.

They go back in time to find the stones, which means Thanos has to find them in order to collect them again. Hulk puts the Infinity Glove on with stones and he snaps his fingers so that everyone that turned to dust comes back. Thanos and the Avengers start fighting, and, well, let’s just say, you will cry if this particular Avenger is your favorite. I give this move 10 stars.

Did you know that the moon is slowly drifting away from earth? You what that means? It means that the tides on earth will be high. This will happen in about 1.2 million years.

Do you know why the moon is drifting off? Scientists are not sure but think that it’s a super-giant planet, which a hugh gravitational pull that is causing the moon to be drifting off.

Artist Isla Giuliano

Four Beautiful Seasons

By Charlotte Flora

By Dylan Baldauf

I surveyed Cherry Tree Press members, Mrs. Mordecai’s class, Mr. Ferrell’s class, and Mrs.Cheesman’s class. Here are the survey results of the four seasons and what season people enjoyed the most:

Why should people vote for a laser toy? People should vote for a laser toy because it is big enough for a cat to see.

However, since the laser runs on batteries, it could waste a lot of batteries if your cat likes it too much.

Why should people vote for string? People should vote for string because you can bring string anywhere since it is pocket- sized.

You can even use your shoelace as a string! But if your cat jumps too high…the cat can scratch you.

Why should people vote for a toy mouse? People should vote for toy mouse because if you are on vacation, your cat can play with it by themselves. The bad part is that your cat can think it is a real mouse and hide it somewhere you will never find.

Six people voted for a laser toy, 1 person voted for string and 2 people voted for a toy mouse, which means cats should play with lasers!!!

SUMMER

WINTER

FALL

SPRING

60 votes for Summer

15 votes for Winter

11 votes for Fall

11 votes for Spring

Why do you think Summer won? Think about it …...

If you didn’t get the answer, you are about to hear it. I’ll tell you four reasons why kids and adults love Summer.

• First, we are off, we have no school.

• Second, it's hot and we get to go to the pool.

• Third, the end of summer is the start of a new year. The kids are one grade higher. (For the teachers, they get a new class with different teachers).

• Fourth, we get to go on vacation and spend time with our family and friends.

Now you have the answer to the question. Why do you think Summer won? Summer won because of many reasons!

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FOOD

By Isabella Acampora

Warning! let your parents help you with this…

If you want something to eat, then read this story…

If you want to make pasta, then I’ll tell you how to make it.

Pasta: Get a big pot. Fill it up to ¾ full with water. Put the pot on your stove. Heat until water boils.

Lower the heat a little, get the pasta and pour it into the pot.

Stir the pasta in the pot, raise the heat a little.

Read the pasta’s package to find out how long it should boil.

Test the pasta, and if it tastes a little squishy, then it’s ready.

Turn off the heat, get a strainer and put it in the sink. Pour the pasta into the strainer. You might need help with the big, heavy, hot pot!

Get a bowl and pour the pasta from the strainer into the bowl.

Put some tomato sauce or butter wherever you want on the pasta and enjoy!

I remember last year—when I was seven years old, my mom taught me how to make pasta.

I wanted to do it by myself.

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019 She said, “yes.” When I started to fill the pot, I felt happy inside myself. Then I tried to carry it, but it was too heavy, so I called my mom to help me carry the pot to the stove. Then she told me to raise the heat to 5, so I did. Five minutes later… then I realized that the pasta was starting to boil. I rushed to the stove as fast as I could before the water spilled, “I made it!”

So I lowered the gas and poured the pasta in. I added salt and oil, then mixed it a little. I waited and waited and waited and then I tested the pasta. “It’s ready!”

I shouted. My mom came into the kitchen. She helped me carry the pot and dump it into the strainer. We put the pasta into the bowl, put some tomato sauce on it, and it was finished.

Yay!

By Dario deLuca

What is multiplication?

In my math book the definition of multiplication is repeated addition.

But it’s much more than that, it’s also when you take two numbers do math action to get an answer.

The symbol in a math is an x.

Multiplying by 2 is a little like adding doubles. Here are a few examples: 1 2 3 4 5

x x x x x

2 2 2 2 2

= = = = =

2 1+1 = 2 4 2+2 = 4 6 3+3 = 6 8 4+4 = 8 10 5+5=10

Notice the pattern for the answers, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10.

Once you know the pattern you can keep multiplying: 6 x 2 = 12 7 x 2 = 14 8 x 2 = 16 9 x 2 = 18 10 x 2 = 20

Should 16-year-olds post on social media?

By Anushka Mallya

Artist Isabella Acampora

Hobbies and Addictions

By Zoelle Lee-Renert

Hobbies and addictions. Here’s what I have to say about these two things… they are different things. Well, a hobby is something you enjoy to do.

This is an example of a hobby: You enjoy playing games with your friends. But an addiction, on the other hand, is something you are obsessed with. Here is an example of a addiction: Imagine you LOVE to play a video game called Minecraft (Minecraft is a real video game, just to let you know if you did not know that) and you play it often.

But when you start playing it constantly and when you become obsessed with it, you mostly don’t do anything else besides playing Minecraft.

That’s when it starts to become an addiction. So don’t only do one thing. You should stop every once in a while, and do something different because it is good for your brain and yourbody. But don’t be like, “Nuh uh, I am NEVER going to play Minecraft again!”

Multiplication

and then you start doing things like reading or writing. Stop looking at screens and devices every once in a while to take a break so your eyes can rest.

Doing that regularly is healthy but when you start becoming obsessed with just reading and writing and when other people come into your room your Mom and say something like this, “Uh sweetie you have been reading and writing for a few hours I think you should go outside or do something else for a while.” Well reading and writing is healthier than playing video games and looking at devices, but even reading and writing can sometimes be unhealthy. When you become obsessed and you mostly don’t do anything else and you don’t go outside, that’s when even reading and writing can become an addiction, too!

How can you avoid becoming addicted to something and how can you have balance online and offline?

Do you believe 16-year-olds should post on social media? In my opinion, I think 16 year olds are independent, meaning they don’t need anyone to monitor them. They can also handle the hate that I don’t think underage children can handle.

Here are some facts that might convince you. Let’s start with Instagram. You have to be at least 13 years old to create an Instagram account. It also has inappropriate pictures that underage children might see. The hate comments can be very rude sometimes. With Facebook, random people can track you down. Facebook can spread rumors about other people that might hurt their feelings sometimes. It can include fake news and talks a lot about politics. With Snapchat, people can harass each other and send it to everybody. Nowadays, people are getting hacked. I feel that 16 year olds can handle this, but I think people under 16 years old should not post or use social media. I hope you agree with me!

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Artist Alondra Martinez

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019 Interviewing… Mrs. Mungin & Mr. Ferrell

By Anushka M. & Charlotte Flora

Do you like George Washington School? Why or why not?

Well, when you're done reading this you will get to know the opinions of Mrs. Mungin and Mr. Ferrell. Their answers are probably different than yours. At the end, think about what points of view you like BEST! Q1 - Do you like the attitudes of the teachers? Why? Mr. Ferrell: Yes, because the teachers always put the kids first.

Mrs. Mungin: Yes, because the teachers help children when they are having trouble with something.

Q2 - Do you like the choices of the school lunch? Why? Mr. Ferrell: Yes, but it would be great for the kids to have access to vending machines and healthy choices.

Mrs. Mungin: Yes, but I would like more healthy choices.

This question is only for Mrs. Mungin.

Q3 - Do you like being the principal of George Washington school? Why? Mrs. Mungin: Yes, I love my job. It's busy, but the best part is the children.

That was it, but there's one activity that you can do yourself!

Which point of view do you like best: • Mrs. Mungin • Mr. Ferrell Shade in one!

Check this off on your newspaper with pencil or pen.

Interview with my friend Rayna Agopong

By Olivia Mascara

Me: What are your 3 favorite colors?

Rayna: Purple, gold, and black Me: What are your 3 favorite singers?

Rayna: 6ixi9ine, Beyonce, Cardi-B Me: What games do you like to play?

Rayna: Papa Scooperia, Paint 3-D

Kimberly Flores Interview

By Elisabeth Kim

Q: How did you become a journalist?

A: When I started writing stories in high school, I wanted to show stories that felt important and that people can learn from.

Q: What do you like about being a journalist?

A: I like the feeling about seeing everything come together and looking at the big project.

Q: What did you want to be before becoming a journalist?

A: A photographer Q: In the future what would you like to do?

A: Be involved in TV and write longer documentaries and movies and stories that are informative.

An interview with Kimberly Flores, Story Editor at NBC News

By Dominic Flora

What is your favorite story you ever wrote?

“I worked very hard when the volcano of fire erupted, I was reaching out to a lot of different people like, the mayor, people who took videos and photos, too. Also it was the first time I ever worked overnight at NBC”.

Do you like working for the news?

“Yes, but it can be very stressful if there are a lot of stories to work on, but at the end of the day it feels good”.

What’s your favorite part of working for the news?

“My favorite part of working for NBC news is I really like the feeling when everything comes together, and you have a picture of everything coming along”.

Is there anything else about NBC news you want to tell me?

“Try to get everybody’s point of view. If you ask one person something, they might say no, then someone else might say yes, so get everyone’s point of view”.

SO, That’s It Thanks for reading!!!

Interview with Mr. Mosher

By Yumi Tonachel and Ashley Alvarez

We interviewed Mr. Mosher, our 4th grade Dual Language teacher. We asked him the following questions.

What is your favorite part of teaching?

“I love taking things that happened a long time ago and making them come to life in my classroom, for my students.”

Which is y our favorite— cats or dogs?

“Dogs, I am very allergic to cats.”

What do you do for fun at home?

“I like to go hiking and I like to go fishing. I like to just do things outside.”

Do you play any instruments?

“I play the guitar, and I can play a bit of drums.”

What do you do after school and on the weekends?

“I’m usually preparing for the next lesson. I do some reading, and I play the guitar, and the weekends. I like to go to new places and see new things.”

Interview with Kimberley Flores Guzman, Assignment Editor, NBC News

Do you have a favorite book?

“I am a big fan of A Series of Unfortunate Events, and when I was a student teacher, I used to read the Series of Unfortunate Events books.”

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Interview with Mrs. Sullivan

By Sanjeev Kumar

What inspired you to become a teacher?

I have a lot of teachers in my family. I also love kids.

What do you do as a teacher?

I teach kids, I make the lessons interesting, I research, I write the report cards, and make phone calls and emails to parents.

Did you live in White Plains?

Yes. I spent my childhood here on 19 Marlette Place.

What are your favorite childhood memories?

My favorite childhood memories are the summer trips to Cape Cod and the day I got a color TV when The Wizard of Oz first appeared on television.

What do you like about the White Plains City School District?

I like how all the students are so diverse and full of spirit.

When you were a child, who was your role model?

When I was a child, it was my mom.

What was your biggest contribution when being a teacher?

When I started the running club and the postal system.

What is your favorite hobby and why?

My favorite hobby is riding my Peloton bike because it makes me feel so energized.

Interview Questions for Kimberly Flores Guzman

By Joshua Kim

Q. What did you want to be before you started working at NBC? A. I wanted to be a photographer.

Q. Where did you grow up?

A. I grew up in Chicago, IL and moved to NY in 2012.

Q.What’s the hardest part of working at NBC? A. It’s hard to decide which stories to focus on at the very moment and which stories to focus on later.

By Reona Guillaume My teachers’ names are Mr. Mosher and Mrs. Gil. They are wonderful teachers.

Here are a few things that you might not know about them. Mr. Mosher is an amazing teacher. He good at teaching social studies and historical fiction. I enjoy his stories and he is a funny teacher. Did you know that Mr. Mosher dressed up as King George the 3rd? He sang a song and wished that we would stay together with him and be loyalists! He even played his guitar. It was great even though we knew it was not real because King George III is not alive right now. Mrs. Gil is a good Spanish teacher.

I learn new vocabulary every day. She is also good at showing us math. She teaches me how to do fractions, measurements, angles, and more math. I appreciate my teachers, but, in my opinion, they give us too much homework. They mostly give us a lot of homework during breaks but either way they are wonderful and outstanding teachers. They do many things for me and help me on important things that I don’t understand. They are the best 4th grade teachers this year. They are the best teachers ever!

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Interview About Our Community Interviewing Synchro Swimmer

By Scarlette M. Herr

Hello, my name is Scarlette M. Herr, and today I am interviewing my older sister Maria about synchronized swimming and how hard she needs to work to get chosen to participate in Junior Olympics. She’s currently 13 years old and an eighth grader at Highlands Middle School.

Scarlette: How long have you been doing synchro?

Maria: I have been doing synchro for 4 years.

Scarlette: How hard is it to do your synchronized swimming and your school homework?

Maria: It’s not that hard, as long as you have good time management skills, but it can get stressful to balance at times. However, even with time management skills, synchro does not make getting my homework done easy. I have to go to practice right after school, and I usually don’t get home before 8:30. I also have German and Russian school two times a week, so I have to do the homework for that too.

Scarlette: What competitions do you go to?

Maria: There are a lot of different competitions, like associations, regionals, zones, and Junior Olympics.

Scarlette: How do you prepare for your competitions?

Maria: We train really hard, especially the week leading up to a meet. The week leading up to a meet is called a “Blackout Week”, since we’re not allowed to skip practice for that week.

Scarlette: What do you do at your swimming practice?

Maria: We have practice 4-5 times a week, and each of them are three to four hours

along. The first hour of practice is just land, where we do land workouts and stretching exercises. Then, the next hour and a half we do laps in the pool.

After that, we either work on our routine or on figures.

Scarlette: What do you prepare for during the year?

Maria: Our biggest meet of the year is Junior Olympics.

Leading up to Junior Olympics, we have a lot of smaller meets, like the ones I mentioned earlier that we have to compete in to qualify for Junior Olympics. We also have level testing, which isn’t a meet, but we have to pass certain requirements to be able to compete in meets.

Our most recent meet was regionals, where we had to place in top 3 to qualify for Junior Olympics. We got second place, which means we qualified.

Scarlette: Since you do synchro so many times a week, how is your family and free time affected?

Maria: Because of synchro and the other things I do out of school, I don’t have that much free time. My synchro also takes away free time from the other people in my family, since my parents have to drive me to synchro all the time. I don’t have a lot of time to go to in-school activites, and sometimes I can’t go to places with my friends because of the time I take for synchro.

Scarlette: What do you friends at school feel about you doing synchro?

Maria: Most of my friends think it’s a cool sport. They like to watch me do it, and hear what it’s like. Sometimes

I send them videos and pictures of me.

Scarlette: Do you see yourself as a future synchro professional?

Maria: Although synchro is a hard sport, and I really enjoy it, but it probably won’t be my future career. I’ll do it through some of high school, but eventually I’m going to quit.

Scarlette: If you don’t see yourself as a synchro professional in your future, why do you do it so often?

Maria: First of all, it’s a generally fun sport, although hard, and I enjoy it a lot. Second of all, it helps me maintain a physically healthy body and lifestyle.

Third of all, I get to meet a lot of new people when we travel for meets.

I have friends from the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean that I met at a meet we had.

The last reason is that it’s a great experience traveling to different places. At our most recent meet, we got to watch horse racing at the hotel. It also helps me focus and manage my time correctly.

Scarlette: What do you see yourself doing in the future?

Maria: I’m not 100% sure, but since I speak four languages, I was thinking of being a translator, or getting a job that involves different languages, like the UN. Scarlette: Thank you Maria!

Good luck with your synchro!

Mrs. Papandrea

By Daniela Garcia Rodriguez Mrs. Papandrea is a nice teacher. Her favorites are: Giraffe, French fries, Airflops, Summer, Relax, McDonalds, Her bff is Piera, Twix, Braids, Green, Cherries.

She has 2 kids, youngest in the family, 1 sister. She has yogurt and coffee for breakfast, lives in a house, drives a blue car, she doesn’t like slime, wears lip gloss andmascara and she’s 36 years old.

Favorite Colors

By Keandra Green-Walker

Artist Olivia Mascara

How many people did I interview? 13 4 people voted for purple. And 3 people liked blue. And only 1 person likes black. And the conclusion is that 5 people like red and no one likes pink!!

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5th grade YEAR BOOK 2019

Artist Liam Dafler

Artist Charis Choi

Artist Keandra Gree-Walker

Artist Chris Tandazo

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What’s Happening in GW? The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Out of the Ordinary

By Gabrielle Cintron

It was the first day of school and every single kid in Mrs. Smith’s class was very excited and was acting normal except for this one girl who sat in the back of the room . She was so lonely , no one even knew her name. I’m pretty sure the teacher felt bad for her because she didn’t call on her once, and she called on every single student. But I didn’t think any of the students felt bad for her because when it came to lunch everyone scooted away from her and left her at one table. During recess, she sat lonely at a table reading books. The next day she got called to the principal and well they thought she was out of the ordinary. She had no friends and possibly not much family, so everyday basically went the same – lonely. One day they followed her home, now it sounds creepy but it was for a good cause; they wanted to find out her life at home. They thought that she noticed them following her because she led them into the woods far away from most people and she went into an underground house and soon figured out she had no guardian, she was living in a house alone. Her reason for being so lonely is she has to keep that a secret and couldn’t risk letting other people know.

Artist Olivia Saja

What is the 6th Grade Campus all about?

By Illiana Troy

The White Plains 6th grade campus is a gigantic building for only 6th grade students. The campus is uniquely built in the shape of a large “E.” Can you guess why? You got it, it’s because the name of the campus is Eastview! That’s only one of the really amazing features of this campus.

Artist Isabella Acampora

Homework

By Helly Solanki Do you like to do your homework? Do you think homework is fun? Well, I say, “Yes” for both questions. What do you say? I say yes because homework is a review of everything you did in school.

I think all kids should do their homework. And not just to do it but to do it with full concentration and focus. Some kids, like me, like to do more things after homework. I make flashcards for me or make a hard problem and then solve it. My teacher says to watch videos about your homework topic.

If you are not good in one topic, let’s say mathematics you can practice that topic at home. What I like to do is ask my teacher for worksheets for that topic and my teacher never says no to me.

My teacher also says to turn your homework into a little game so you can have fun while doing your homework.

Now what do you think about homework? If you think it is fun, it really is! I like it and so should you!

Artist Ashley Alvarez

Eastview also has cool stuff like vending machines and lots of afterschool clubs. Some of the clubs you can join are soccer, math club and technology club. I wonder what snacks are available!

“Mouse out!”

By Isabella Reidy

Once upon at time there was a mouse, his name was Fredrick. He lived in a hole in the wall in a mansion. He had a sister named Pricilla, a mother and a father. The mansion that the family lives in was a perfect fit. There were 4 children Albert, Arnold, Jane and Kaitlin. Their parents were producers for a movie so their parents travel a lot. The children had a nanny named Ava. One morning Albert and Jane were playing they had a cheese in their hands. Albert dropped the cheese and Pricilla saw the cheese drop and ran for it. She got the cheese and started eating but Albert cried “AVA THERE’S A MOUSE!”

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One of the trickiest parts of the 6th grade campus is that you only have two minutes to travel from class to class. If you are not seated in class by the time the bell rings, you are tardy. That means keep a close eye on the time and NO talking to friends!

As a fifth grader, I am very excited and a little scared to get started at Eastview.

Guess I will just have to see what happens next year!

Artist Aadi Kumar Ava came running with a cup a paper and a trash bag. She slides Pricilla under the paper and put her in the trash bag and went outside to the garbage and put her in.

The mice could see the garbage from the open window. Fredrick got his mother and father and told what happened to Pricilla. They made a plan to get to the window and jump to the garbage and get her out. They jumped on a table then a box and then the windowsill. They jumped on a bush and then a chair. The father grabbed the mother’s legs while the mother grabbed Fredrick’s leg Fredrick stretched arm and grabbed the bag he opened it and saw Pricilla. They were overjoyed to see her. The End.

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Rincón en Español

MI ABUELA

Por Nilo Rodriguez

Por Alondra Martinez

A mi me gusta mucho ver a mi abuela. Vive en México y si ella se enferma yo nunca la veo. Ella siempre viene conmigo para estar con ella. También ella es como una amiga para mí, y es como una segunda mamá para mí .

Quiero decirle que la quiero mucho.

Pelé y Fútbol Por Dario deLuca

El fútbol es muy popular en Sur América. Uno de los jugadores más grandes y famosos del fútbol se llama Pelé. Pelé es brasileño.

Pelé hace un truco de fútbol que se llama patada de bicicleta.

Ganó 3 Copas Mundiales de la FIFA. Pelé se retiró del fútbol en 1977, cuando tenía 36 años.

La Naturaleza

Por Daniela Garcia Rodriguez

La naturaleza hace cosas bella como cuando las flores salen de la tierra y el aire libre que respiramos. Los animales que nos sirven como alimento.El bonito sol que brilla como las estrellas.

La naturaleza es algo hermoso.

Un día, en el fín del verano del año pasado, fuí a la playa con mi familia y mis primas. Cuando llegué a la playa, escuché las olas chocantes y las gaviotas. Después de situarnos en la playa, decidimos ir al agua. ¡Cuando entramos al mar, no pude creer lo que encontramos! Había millones y millones de huevos de peces azules. Antes que me diera cuenta que eran, lo único que pude pensar fue, “¡Ew! ¡Que asqueroso! ¡Esto no puede ser sanitario!”.

Mi prima estuvo de acuerdo y salimos del agua! Encontramos unas colinas de arena, entonces decidimos excavar un hueco dentro de la colina. Nos divertimos mucho excavando y cuando nos cansamos de excavar, fuimos a nadar otra vez. Pero fue una mala idea…

No eramos la única familia en la playa. Mientras que estabamos nadando, tres niños fueron a ver mi hueco. No pensé mucho en eso, porque la playa es un lugar público, entonces no los podría parar de mirarlo si quería. Me quedé nadando cuando me dí cuenta que algo no fue correcto. Al salir del agua, vi a los niños destruyendo mi hueco! No solo estaban arruinándolo, sino que habían tomado mi pala y la usaron para romperlo. Le dieron a mi hueco, brincaron en mi hueco, pisotearon mi hueco, hasta tiraron arena para llenar mi hueco. No pude hacer nada para pararlos, pero en vez enojarme me puse triste. Probe decirles de parar pero no me escucharon. Tuve que ver como arruinaron mi hueco por 10 minutos. Lo único que pude hacer después fue llorar. Entonces, esa es la historia de cómo unos niños en la playa arruinaron mi hueco…y mi día entero.

Pelé y el Fútbol Por Dario deLuca

El fútbol es muy popular en Sur América. Uno de los jugadores más grandes y famosos del fútbol se llama Pelé. Pelé es brasileño.

Pelé hace un truco de fútbol que se llama patada de bicicleta.

El ganó 3 Copas Mundiales de la FIFA. Pelé se retiró del fútbol en 1977, cuando tenía 36 años.

El Búfalo Salvaje

Por Rafael Ramirez Vivar Todo empezó en las vacaciones del año pasado cuando fuimos a Dakota del Sur para visitar Mount Rushmore (Las cabezas de piedra de los presidentes) al día siguiente les dije a mis papás si podíamos ir a unas cuevas de aire que estaban cerca de ahí; “Sí, sí, sí, sí, sí, sí, sí. Siiiiiiiiiiiii” les insistía, eso fué después de visitar Crazy Horse Memorial. Cuando por fin emprendimos camino a las cuevas, yo sentí que era el mejor día de mi vida. ¡No sabía lo que nos esperaba!

El día estaba caluroso, como si estuviéramos en la playa y con una suave brisa soplando sobre nuestras mejillas.

Para poder llegar a ese lugar mi papi tuvo que manejar poco más de media hora. No crean que era un lugar pequeño; no, tenían un santuario de búfalos y de perros de pradera, tristemente más de 800 acres de bellos árboles habían sido quemados por un incendio.

No pudimos detenernos a observar porque teníamos prisa para ir a las cuevas de aire.

Qué decepción sentimos cuando la encontramos cerrada.

Ya de regreso y con más calma observamos todo el santuario de Búfalos. El lugar era hermoso, con pequeñas lomas que eran tocadas por el atardecer del sol; cuando de repente escuchamos un sonido como eeeeeeee eeeeeeee eeeeeee. Mi hermana decía que eran los búfalos, pero no sabíamos qué sonido hacen; otra vez eeeeee eeeeee eeeeee, el sonido era como el de un pájaro… Vimos alrededor y nos quedamos con la boca abierta cuando vimos pequeños perros de pradera saliendo de hoyos de la tierra, eran incontables.

Al ir avanzando vimos muchos búfalos, grandes y pequeños, eran hermosos y gigantescos; cuando de repente escuchamos un sonido de carro: cheerrr, cheerrrr, cherrrr, queriendo mover a unos búfalos que se encontraban en su camino.

Después un búfalo se enojó y

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se vió como si fuera a voltear el carro, este avanzó y logró escaparse; otros búfalos más empezaron a avanzar y temíamos que también nos quisieran hacer algo a nosotros, pero por suerte solo pasaron de lado y siguieron su camino, uffff ¡Qué susto!

Al final fuimos al hotel y comimos. Al día siguiente emprendimos el viaje de regreso a casa.

“Gracias por estas hermosas vacaciones”, -dije-. Fue una experiencia inolvidable.

Me recordó como si hubiera estado en el zoológico con animales, pero fue una situación diferente.

Después de tanto tiempo, todavía cuando lo recuerdo me espanta…

Moraleja: No hagas mucho ruido cuando estas en un santuario de búfalos, porque te puede salir uno muy enojón.

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DINOSAURIOS :-Por Aadi Kumar

Por Isabella Reidy

Harriet Tumban vivió en la época de la esclavitud. En esta época las esclavas no podían practicar su religión, tenían que practicar la religión en la casa.

En mi opinión esto no es justo porque todos no practican la misma religión. Otro ejemplo es que los cazadores no les daban de comer a los esclavos, entonces ellos estaban muy débiles. Un ejemplo final es que los esclavos no tenían sus derechos y no podían hacer lo que querían y tenían que hacer todo lo que les forzaban a hacer.

Yo pienso que la época de la esclavitud fue la más dolorosa y difícil.

Harriet Tubman fue una mujer que quería justicia para todos.

Para empezar, ella quería derechos para que no hubieran esclavos.

Harriet quería decirles a los cazadores que todo lo que estaban haciendo era malo.

Pero no podía porque pensaba que los cazadores la lastimarían o la matarían. Otro ejemplo es que ayudaba a los soldados que estaban peleando por sus derechos. Finalmente, Harriet nunca mató o lastimó a un cazador aunque los cazadores

Por Melanie Lombana

Los video juegos no deberían ser un deporte por que los niños se adaptan a los juegos de deportes y cuando le preguntan si quieren ir a hacer un deporte ellos dirán que no porque ellos “ya están haciendo un deporte”.

si mataban a los escalvos.

Pienso que el resultado que Harriet quería era justicia para todos. Ella siempre luchó por la justicia para los esclavos y los demás.

Harriet Tumban fue una mujer valiente. Para empezar, Harriet iba al campo en la noche cuando había cazadores afuera.

No son muchas las personas que arriesgan su vida para ayudar a otros. También, trabajó como conductora en el ferrocarril clandestino. Algunas personas tenían miedo de que alguien pudiera raptarlos. Algunos querían a Harriet aún más porque podían tener $40,000 al regresar a Harriet a los cazadores. Otro ejemplo es que fue enfermera de los soldados. Harriet trabajó en un carpa hospital en la guerra y podía oír muchas personas con armas. Ella tuvo que lidiar con eso todos los días al hacer de enfermera. ¡En conclusión, Harriet Tubman fue un mujer valiente!

NO SE EJERCITÁN! Creen que están haciendo ejercicio y no lo están, solo están tomando agua porque piensan que están cansados. Si tu quieres divertirte, pues pregúntale a tus padres si puedes ingresar a un deporte o sólo ir afuera a usar tu imaginación! Diviértete !

¿Deben los niños hacer las tareas domésticas?

Por Kelly Constantino

¡¡Sí!! Los niños deben hacer las tareas domésticas.

Las tareas domésticas son tareas que haces para ayudar en casa.

Son los quehaceres ayudan a la unidad familiar a funcionar día a día.

Los padres son responsables de proporcionar un hogar para vivir, comida, ropa y muchas otras necesidades.

Los niños deben contribuir y ayudar a mantener la casa limpia y lavando la ropa. Hacer tareas te prepara para cuando seas adulto y seas responsable de tí mismo.

Si comienzas joven, será fácil cuando seas mayor.

Además, si haces tareas, tus padres podrían pagarte o darte una recompensa. Sin embargo, no se trata de una reforma monetaria, se trata de contribuir a la familia y de sentirse bien mientras lo haces.

Los Dinosaurios son muy famosos y populares en los museos. A muchas personas les gustan los dinosaurios porque vivían Hace más que 100 años antes que nosotros.

A los dinosaurios Artist Aadi Kumar les gustabacomer a otros o comían plantas. Ellos estaban por todo el mundo. Cuando los dinosaurios vivían en el mundo, el mundo se llamaba Pangea, era un isla muy grande y solo había un océano.

Después poquito a poquito Pangea se rompió. Años después los dinosaurios murieron y eso fue el fin de los dinosaurios.

Los Beneficios de una Escuela Bilingüe Por Alina Hara

Algunos niños nacen en lugares donde solo se habla español, otros nacen en lugares donde se habla solo inglés, y otros nacen en lugares donde se habla otro idioma. Con todos los idiomas del mundo, yo creo que todos los niños deberían poder asistir una escuela bilingüe.

Existen muchas razones por la que aprender dos o más idiomas es genial. Cuando sabes más de un idioma tu puedes viajar a más lugares, tienes más opciones para encontrar un trabajo, y se desarrolla más el cerebro.

Es mejor ser bilingüe porque cuando estás viajando a otro lugar donde hablan otro idioma, quieres aprender lo que están diciendo para poder conversar. ¿No te gustaría poder hablar el idioma para entender lo que todos están hablando?

Eso te podría ayudar a interactuar con más facilidad con personas de todas partes del mundo y también sería más fácil para hacer nuevos amigos.

Ser bilingüe también te ayudará en el futuro a poder encontrar un trabajo. Poder aprender un idioma es una gran oportunidad porque muchos trabajos requieren dos idiomas. Poder hablar dos idiomas, o incluso más, es importante para cuando tienes un cliente que habla otro idioma.

Por ejemplo, a veces puedes encontrarte con personas que necesitan tu ayuda, pero esa persona puede estar hablando

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otro idioma que tal vez no entiendes. Si entendieras ese idioma, serías de gran ayuda para esa persona.

Los estudios enseñan que cuando aprendes más de un idioma es mejor para tu cerebro. Según el Dr. Mariano Sigman el autor del libro “La Vida Secreto de la Mente”, los niños bilingües son mejores que los niños monolingües en tareas de la mente. Según los estudios del Dr. Sigman los niños bilingües prestan mejor atención, planean mejor, y también pueden cambiar entre tareas mejor.

Todo esto es para decir, que todos deberían tener oportunidad para asistir a una escuela bilingüe. Yo tuve suerte. Vine a Nueva York desde la República Dominicana sin saber casi nada de inglés, pero después de comenzar a ir a la escuela y cuando me aceptaron en el programa bilingüe de George Washington empecé a aprender mucho más inglés que antes y pude entender, hablar, leer y escribir en inglés. A la misma vez, no perdí mi español y logré aprender cómo leerlo y escribirlo.

Me gustaría que más estudiantes tuvieran esta oportunidad. Estar involucrado en aprender otro idioma es increíble e importante.

Por todas estas razones, todos los niños deben tener la oportunidad de ir a una escuela bilingüe. ¿Qué piensas? ¿Estás de acuerdo que todos los niños deberían ir a una escuela bilingüe?

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Native Americans

By Sandra Solano and Elizabeth Kim A long time ago, Native Americans lived in North America and South America. They took care of the nature around them. They believed if you got sick, it was because you did something that Mother Nature did not like. Native Americans did not waste anything. If they hunted something, they would use all of it.

Paraguay

By Ashley Alvarez

My mom grew up in Ayolas, Paraguay until she was 4. She then moved to San Lorenzo.

A couple of days after she turned 5, she came to America, where she went to Church Street School.

Here are some facts about Paraguay: It is landlocked. That means it is in the middle of Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia, and doesn’t

ECUADOR

By Belen Zhunio Ortega Ecuador is an amazing place. It has a lot of beautiful clothes and nice places. My family lives in Ecuador, ’’Jima. ’I went to Ecuador and lived with my mom, brother, and my sister. We lived in Cuenca. This is one of the biggest cities in Ecuador. It’s a city with a lot of cultures. I went to Ecuador for 1 year, and Ienjoyed it

FROM MEXICO

One of the most fun days of my life

By Ivan Touboulet

I am grateful to Jaiden because he is my best friend.

One thing he did that made me really happy is when he and I went to his house to play.

There, we played Fortnite and watched YouTube together.

After that we went downstairs and ate pizza. When my dad came to pick me up, Jaiden and I begged, and my dad let me stay another hour.

We went back upstairs and did silly stuff together. Jaiden’s friend Joe came over in some time. It was a whole lot of fun!

Then we went downstairs and Jaiden put on “Earth Worm Sally,” with the speakers on full power. It was very late by then. I had to go home, but it was so much fun! It was a Friday, and that made it even more exciting! My dad let me take candy to school, but I saved it till I went to Jaiden’s house. In school, at the end of the day our teacher gave us some cookies, too!

Also, it was the end of the ELA state exam, so we got to listen to songs! One of the songs was “Crab Rave”. When I got home and went to bed I had good dreams. It was one of the most fun days of my life!

touch any part of the ocean.

The capital of Paraguay is Asunción.

Some really important places in Paraguay include ● Iguazu Falls ● Eco Reserva Mbatovi ● Estancia Aventura ● Encarnación ● La Santisima Trinidad de Parana ● Ruinas Jesuiticas de Jesus de ● Tavarangue ● Haipu Dam a lot. One fact is that Ecuador is in the middle of the world. There is a monument to the equator located in Quito, which is in the capital of Ecuador. Also, Ecuador has a lot of volcanoes in the sierra, the forest, and Galapagos at the pacific.

Ecuador is a tiny country but we can find all the things we need.

The traditional food in the sierra is the cuy.

By Yajaira Palacios

Have you ever been to Mexico? Well, if you haven’t let me tell you about it. Let’s start with food. Food in Mexico is delicious. A popular food in Mexico are tamales. Tamales are fun to make with your family and friends. Another delicious food in Mexico is spaghetti with shrimp. And that’s some foods.

Artist Isla Giuliano I am grateful to have my mom.

My mom is a really nice person. She takes

By Yajaira Palacios care of me 24 hours a day—she feeds me and she loves me.

My mom never lets us go anywhere unless we tell her.

My mom is beautiful. I am also grateful to her because she is going to throw me a 10th birthday party with my friends and family.

I love my mom.

Mommy

In Mexico, one of the most famous celebrations associated with the country is 5 de Mayo. 5 de Mayo is a festivity celebrated in Puebla, Mexico. It shows how Puebla is part of Mexico and it is not left behind. Another famous celebration is el Día de los Muertos (The day of the dead). El Día de los Muertos is a tradition in which we give and remember our family members that passed away. Another celebration in Día de las madres which is Mother’s day, where we thank our moms. Therefore, those are some traditions in Mexico.

By Reona Guillaume

My Brother and Sisters My brothers and sisters are very nice. Their names are Velisha, Dorshelle, and Vinston.

Velisha, in my opinion, is the person who helps me improve and get better in school. She helps me when I need help when I am doing school work and more. Also, she is a nice and caring sister.

Dorshelle is a hard-working fashion designer. I want to be to be like her so I can express my style and make clothes for people to wear. Also, she makes clothes for me, and I really appreciate it. I also like how she plans out her designs because she can drawwhat she wants to create, and I like to draw, too.

Mostly she good at making dresses.

If I become a fashion designer, I want to make more than dresses.

My sister goes to FIT, and she wins a lot of contests.

My sister won a certificate for all her hard work. I am so happy that my sister is continues to takes steps to becoming a better fashion designer.

My brother Vinston is a software engineer. He graduated and he is moving to California for a year. He is amazing because he used to work at HBO. Also, he teaches me how to code and how to be like him. He even has his own website: Vinstonguillaume.com He adds so many improvements to the website every single day. He even makes his own games. This is about my brothers and sisters.

Going to Mexico

By Daniela Garcia Rodriguez

When I went to Mexico, I was happy and sad. I was happy because we were going to Mexico and sad because my dad wasn’t going with us and I wouldn’t be seeing him until a week and 2 days. When I was at Mexico, I met my grandma and grandpa from my mom’s side of the family for the first time. I met my Uncle Samay and Uncle Rigo and Aunt Edith.

I love my Uncle Rigo and his wife Aunt Terresa. When we just came to Mexico, they took us to buy ice cream and then we came back. We stayed at my Uncle Samay’s house. I brought my camera and took a lot of pictures.

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I met my cousins.

We played with bulbs. We went to the city of Mexico and went to Buenavista mass and we saw people dress like Aztecas (people who lived long ago).

We went to the pool and there was a park. Then we went to Ciudad Hidalgo Mochoacan in an autobus and then I met my Uncle Leonel. We saw where my mom lived when she was a kid. And we met my uncle’s wife, my aunt and my cousins.

Then we met my Aunt Mayra and my cousins. My uncle works with wood and he showed me how to make my name. I love going to Mexico and will like to go back.

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Soccer

By William Andres Marin Godoy Soccer is a game that you use your feet. You must kick a ball.

You have your feet in the air and kick. That’s how all the professionals do it.

If you want to pass you use your inner foot. You raise one foot in the air. Now with your inner foot, kick!

Famous soccer players I am going to tell 2 famous soccer players: Messi and Pele. Messi is an Argentinian soccer player. He has over 70 goals. Messi started playing soccer like 27 years old.

Pele is known for the youngest soccer player. He started when he was 17 years old. He used to play for Brazil

Hockey and Soccer

By Nilo Rodriguez and Rafael Ramirez Most people don't realize this but hockey and soccer are very similar. The rules are significantly more similar than most think. However, the two sports still have many differences. Here are some of the similarities and differences.

For one, both sports have goals/nets. On the other hand, the size of the goals are very different. The hockey goal is small compared to the soccer goal which is huge! But the goalies can cover the whole goal for each sport. Another similarity is that in both sports there are penalties and penalty shots. The difference in the penalties is that in one of the sports, it is easier to get caught! Hockey and Soccer also both use something to hit the ball into the net/goal but they are very different things!

One uses a puck and a stick and the other one uses a ball and their foot.

Both sports use a special type of footwear. One is ice skates and the other one is cleats.

Another similarity is the both wear protective gear. The difference is the amount they wear. Hockey uses full body protective gear and in soccer they just protect their shins and sometimes the mouth.

Another similarity is they both have fights. In hockey fighting is a regular part of the game but in soccer it doesn't happen as often.

In conclusion, there are so many similarities and differences between hockey and soccer, you might have known some of these facts but if you didn’t, we hope we taught you something and you enjoyed this article!

By Isabella Acampora

Artist William Marin

FOOTBALL

By Joseph Acampora

My favorite sport is football.

I like other sports, too, but football, in my opinion, is the best. Football is my favorite sport because all the teams are really good, and you never know who will win. There are tons of games in a season and my favorite one is the Super Bowl. My favorite team is the Atlanta Falcons. I also like football because at the end of a season you never know who will be traded where and what new players are joining from college.

Another reason I like football is that footballs are very different from soccer balls, basketballs, baseballs and tennis balls because footballs are not round. A football is shaped that way because that’s also the shape of an inflated pig bladder. Cool, right?

Those are the reasons why I like football better than other sports.

Do you like sports? Well I do!

My favorite sport is soccer.

What’s your favorite sport?

There’s soccer, football, tennis, baseball, basketball and lacrosse.

You probably know all these sports, but… you probably don’t know the Puppy Bowl!

I Love Golf

By Isabella Reidy

Do you like sports? My favorite sport is golf. One reason why my favorite sport is golf is that being on the golf coarse is calm and quiet so it is very easy to be focused. Another reason why golf is my favorite sport is that my whole family plays so when I play with my family I have more time to spend with them. One final reason why golf is my favorite sort is that when you are on the coarse you can have so much fun using your imagination. You can have so much fun doing that.

In conclusion golf my favorite sport is golf.

What is your favorite sport?

Some people, like kids, like to play with slime. Most kids play with fluffy slime because its fluffy and it is not sticky at all and you do not have to get it everywhere. Plus, you don’t have to get in trouble by leaving slime on the floor when you play with it.

And you can have all the fun you want with fluffy slime. Also, you can share with others to make new friends. But do not leave it out of the container for a long time or it will get hard and will not be fluffy slime.

What is your favorite Board Game?

By Sanjeev Kumar

Isla Giuliano: I like Scrabble because you get to make new words.

Melissa Reid: I like Monopoly because you feel like an adult when you are playing. You get to have your own house, get and pay money.

Mr. Abrams: I like chess because it is simple but full of complex choices.

Sanjeev Kumar: My favorite is Monopoly because there are so many possibilities and choices.

This is a chart of information I got from asking people: The Board game that was loved most was Monopoly, with a total of 26 votes.

Scrabble

Jigsaw puzzles

The Puppy Bowl is for puppies to play football.

It is for puppies who don’t have homes and people who go there can adopt the puppies.

If you don’t want to watch the Super Bowl, you can still watch the Puppy Bowl!

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Chess

Monopoly

Why There Should Be MLS

By Gabrielle Cintron & Kelly Constantino Dear Pat Courtny and Rob Manford, Hello our names are Gabrielle and Kelly, we are in the fifth grade and we both play softball on the same team.

Gabrielle plays second and third base and Kelly plays catcher, pitcher and shortstop. You might be wondering what MLS stands for, it stands for Major League Softball. We basically made it up.

There is MLB (Major League Baseball) but there’s no MLS (Major League Softball) and that’s what we want to change. They should make MLS because women really want to show how much they love their sport and they want to be acknowledged for all of their hard work that payed off.

Another reason is that a lot of girls that play softball can watch MLS and learn a lot about softball since they are professionals.

We really want MLS to become a thing. It’s an amazing sport and it deserves to be a major league sport.

5th grade YEAR BOOK 2019 The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Artist Daystelin Garcia

Artist Joseph Guijarro

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Artist Justin Milianta

Artist Gabrielle Cintron

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Survivor Part Two

By Lauren Rogers

Survivor is a very fun and thrilling television show game to watch. I wrote the article, “Survivor-Part One” last year but a new and exciting twist appeared this season that deserves to be written about and explained. First, I will give you a reminder about this cool game.

The game is played with contestants who are split into two tribes. They compete in challenges such as a reward challenge and an immunity challenge. Sometimes they are mashed together in one challenge.

A reward challenge is a challenge with a series of obstacles (normally) and whichever tribe wins is a warded with food or supplies such as blankets, pillows, or a tarp.

An immunity challenge is similar to a reward challenge, but the reward is immunity.

Immunity is a reward that is given to the winning tribe.

This makes sure that the tribe is safe from elimination. They have no way of getting kicked out of the game that night.

Tribal council is the place that the losers of the immunity challenge go to vote out one member of the tribe. They are each given a vote and the person who has the most votes will be sent home.

Advantages help the

person in a challenge or tribal council. The most common one is that you are immune from being voted out, even if the votes have already been cast. Another one is if you are given an extra vote or can give your vote to another person in your tribe. There are many other advantages yet not many are found. If you ever find one and use it correctly it could be worth one million dollars.

Now, in the middle of the game something called a merge happens every season.

The merge is when both tribes are put together on one island so there is now individual immunity.

Individual immunity after the merge takes place. Now it’s not for tribes but everyone is alone and only one person can get immunity.

This season had a special twist. If anyone gets voted out, they have a choice. They can either go home or go to an island called, “The Edge of Extinction”, for many days with all those who were sent off before you. You have two chances to get back in the game [both are challenges.

It’s hard but makes you think and gives you a second chance at winning at the game.

I hope you enjoyed this story and I hope it helps you understand this television show a bit better.

By Artist Joshua Kim

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By Elisabeth Kim Do you like winter? I believe that winter is the best season because of the holidays and the weather.

Winter is a great season to have fun and play around.

The first reason that winter is the best season is because of the snow. The snow in winter is fun to play with and if you are lucky sometimes you get a day off from school. You can make snowballs and have a snowball fight with your friends. You can make snow forts, snow angels etc. When you go inside, you can enjoy a hot cup of cocoa with marshmallows. Therefore, a reason why winter is the best season is because you can socialize with your friends and have tons of fun!

Another reason why winter Is the best season is because of the holidays.

There are a few major holidays celebrated in winter: Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. These are great because you spend time with your family,

Artist Elisabeth Kim singing, playing games and exchanging gifts with one another. Winter is a great time to gather with your family and have a good time.

Therefore, winter is the best season because you have fun playing games and you have fun with your family.

A final reason why winter is the best season is because of winter break! Winter break is the perfect time to relax and have fun. You get to take a break from all the hard work you did in school and you can relax. You can play out in the snow or stay inside taking a little nap. You can also earn a little money from shoveling other people’s driveways.

Therefore, winter is a great time to relax and take a break from work.

In conclusion, winter is the best season because you can relax and have fun with your friends and family.

Winter is great to socialize and take a break from hard work. Winter is the best season!

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The Walatodattle

By Alba Martínez-Jiménez & Alina Hara

“Be careful Lily,” warned Abby as her little sister wandered deeper into the forest.

“Fine whatever, but how will we ever find our way back if we don’t hurry?” asked Lily.

Abby and Lily were on a camping trip with their mom when they went on an adventure and got lost. Now they’re in the forest with no clue on how to get back to their campsite. They brought a backpack with them and conveniently enough in the backpack there were a few items that could come in handy. There was a book, some water bottles, half a bag of potato chips, and a fishing rod.

“Hey look! I found a cave!” shouted Lily.

“Good job, Lily!” exclaimed Abby. The cave was dark, really dark, but Abby and Lily couldn’t keep walking. They were tired and even though it was not as comfortable as being next to their mom cuddled up around a campfire, it was all they had at the moment.

“I’m going to go try to find some more food,” said Abby.

“I saw a river earlier on the way here. Maybe there’ll be some fish.”

“Okay. You’ll be back soon though, right?” said Lily “Of course I will. Try to get comfortable. I’ll be back soon,”

replied Abby. After Abby left the cave, Lily began rummaging through their bag looking for the book they packed and the flashlight.

“Aha!” said Lily. She found the book she was looking for.

It was a fairytale book. Lily flipped to a chapter called The Walatodattle.

“Huh?” said Lily in a puzzled voice. The chapter was talking about the friendly creature called the Walatodattle. “What a cute creature!”

“Lily, I’m back!” said Abby while running back to the cave.

“Look what I found!” said Abby holding up three fish.

“Yay!” exclaimed Lily.

“But how are we going to cook it? I mean, we can’t just eat it like that,” said Lily.

“Remember when Mom taught us how to start a fire? First you gather tiny sticks and set them up like this. Then you take two rocks and rub them together until it sparks,” explained Abby.

“There! Now there’s a fire set up!” she said proudly. Both sisters cooked their food carefully and ate it.

Later on that night the two girls heard thundering in the distance and woke up. There was a storm, the type of storm nobody would want to be outside for.

When Abby and Lily woke up, not only did they hear thundering, but they also saw some lightning.

“Did you see that!” said Lily “Yes I did. I think we’re fine though,” said Abby. Or at least that’s what both girls thought.

They heard screeching in the distance but ignored the sound.

How the Turtle Started

By James Zeppieri and Joshua Kim The “I like turtles” trend got started by the following story.

A boy was interviewed by a reporter. The reporter asked the question, “How do you like your new zombie face paint?”

The boy said, “I like turtles” and the reporter went somewhere else. So, in case you’re wondering why people are saying “I like turtles,” this is why people say it. Some people just want to annoy

Later on that night Abby and Lily heard rustling just outside of the cave and got up.

“Who’s there?” said Abby in a scared tone. They saw a creature. It looked weird and it was dark but somehow Lily knew what the creature was.

“Abby, don’t hurt it!” yelled out Lily. Lily grabbed the flashlight and tossed it to Abby.

Abby turned on the flashlight and shined the light in the creature’s direction.

“I know what it is! It’s from my book. It’s called the Walatodattle!” said Lily. “I think it’s hurt!”

“Or maybe it’s hungry,” said Abby. Abby looked around and grabbed a piece of fish and tossed it to a side. The Walatodattle followed the piece of fish and ate it.

“Still Abby, didn’t you see the way it was walking? Maybe the poor thing is hurt,” said Lily.

Lily walked closer to the Walatodattle.

“Be careful Lily,” said Abby in a worried tone. The Walatodattle didn’t move. It stayed still.

“See Abby? It’s not going to attack me. I think it’s just hurt!”

Lily looked at the Walatodattle very closely.

“Aha!” said Lily. She grabbed the Walatodattle’s foot and looked at it closely.

“Abby, it’s bleeding!” said Lily.

“Let’s take it to the river, we can wash off the wound there,” said Abby. The storm was over.

Both girls helped the Walatoddatle walk to the river.

When they got there, they washed off the wound and

others. Why is it trending?

Probably because it’s catchy.

The name of the boy is unknown. Look up “I like turtles” on youtube to figure out why it might be so popular.

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tied it up with a piece of cloth they had in hand. When they finished it was almost sunrise.

Both girls said bye to the Walatodattle after helping it out.

“Well that was fun!” said Lily.

“It sure was fun,” Abby said in a tired voice. “But I’m so tired.”

Abby and Lily went back to the cave and sat down. A few minutes later they heard a voice in the distance.

“Abby! Lily! Where are you two?” said a woman whose voice they recognized.

“Mom?” said Abby.

“Mommy?” said Lily. Abby and Lily’s mother appeared. She told them that after the storm, she went searching for them but couldn’t find them anywhere.

Their mom took Abby and Lily back to the campsite and sat down with them.

“I was so worried about you.

You can’t just go off like that!

Who knows what could have happened to you!” said their mom “We’re fine, Mom,” said Abby.

“Yeah!” said Lily.

“I know, I know. Just please don’t run off like that again, okay?” their mom warned.

“Okay, we won’t do it again,” said Abby. Abby, Lily and their mom went out to a restaurant to eat breakfast. The two girls told their mom about their adventure and the Walatodattle.

The rest of the day the two girls did what they usually did and swam at the lake. That night Abby, Lily and their mom roasted marshmallows and sat down, all cuddled up, around the campfire.

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WORDSEARCH

DESSERT WORDSEARCH

By Isla Giuliano

By Elizabeth Kim

MYTHOLOGY WORDSEARCH

SOPA DE LETRAS

By Anushka Mallya

By Melanie Lombana

Perro Gato Zebra Panda Elefante Pez Ratón Oso Delfín León Lagartija Pato

MINI SOCCER CROSSWORD

By Yumi Tonachel

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“Extra Extra Read All About It”

By Nilo Rodriguez, Rafael Ramirez, Alina Hara, Alba Martinez Ex: 1/4 X = 2/20 = 1/10 To start, you line the fractions up. Next, you multiply the top two number (aka the numerator). In the problem above, the numerators are 1 and 2. When you multiply these numbers it equals 2.

Next, you multiply the two numbers on the bottom (aka the denominator). In this example, the denominators are 5 and 4.

When you multiply these numbers it equals 20. That leaves you with 2/20.

Then you have to simplify the fraction by dividing it by its smallest common factor.

In this case, the smallest common factor is 2, so 2 divided by 2 = 1 and 20 divided by 2 = 10. Therefore, the answer is 1/10.

Ex: 6/8 divided by 5 = 3 3/4 To start, we do something called keep, change, flip (aka KCF). So, keep the 6/8, change the division sign to a multiplication sign and flip the wholes—5/1 flips to. Then complete multiplication like explained above.

By Isabella Reidy

Book Review

By Melanie Lombana Do you like to read? Do you like comic books? Then, this is your book!

I recommend the book “El Deafo” by Cece Bell. You can get it at the library. I think the reading level is for 3rd grade through 5th grade.

It is a real life story but to make it more fun, Cece Bell also uses fictional characters.

The book brings out a lot of emotions. In some parts, it’s sad and in some parts, it’s funny.

Let me give you a sneak peek: One day Cece did not feel well—she got really sick, so her parents took her to the hospital and they discovered she was becoming deaf!

Two years later, she was going to school. But, guess what happened next?

I can’t tell you! You’ll need to read it. I would give this book a 5 out of 5 stars! My favorite part is when she finds a new perfect friend.

The First Day of Third Grade

What are the main causes of bullying? In my opinion, I believe the main cause of bullying is what we look like but we can’t change what we look like but we can change what we wear. In order to make children feel better we can wear school uniforms. I believe that we should have more schools with uniforms.

I think that more schools should have uniforms because kids get bullied for what they wear. It is not okay for kids to be bullied especially for what they wear. For example, “seventy three percent of kids said they were not bullied while wearing school uniforms”.

This shows that wearing school uniforms does stop kids from getting bullied for what they wear. In a different article the author writes, ” fifty nine percent of kids were bullied for wearing what they usually wear”.

This shows wearing school uniforms lowers the chances of being bullied for what you wear. Another reason why think that we should wear school uniforms is because kids are late to school when that don’t know what to wear. In my personal experience being late to school is not fun. You might miss something or fall behind because you just didn’t know what to wear. This shows that being late to school is not fun. Also, scientists say that being late to school can be incredibly stressful and this can cause depression. You would not want to deal with that. So, wearing school uniforms will help students get on time, since you will not have to pick out your own clothes.

Finally, we could make money for PTA by selling school uniforms.

In an article it says” the average money made by selling uniforms worldwide is one billion dollars each year”. This would be good because we could make more money for our PTA. If we made this more money our school could make more programs buy more things that kids are interested in and more supplies for our teachers.

This shows with this money we could buy more things to improve or schools. If we teamed up with the PTA we would have a better school.

I know many people would want to express themselves with their own clothes but many schools with uniforms, have Fridays where you can wear whatever you want, others also might say that if then temperature is very hot and were sweating in our clothes, schools give you sets like a collared short sleeve shirt with khaki shorts for boys and a skirt with a collared shirt for girls in the summer. For winter it’s a sweatshirt, collared shirt and khaki pants and girls get leggings, skirt, sweat shirt and a collared shirt. So, you won’t be too warm or too cold. Therefore, I believe that we should wear school uniforms.

By Brielle Soctt

On the first day of 3rd grade, I was scared. What I did not know was where the bathroom was or my classroom. I had no friends at all and I did not know who was going to be in my classroom.

Then, a new girl named Miriam came to my classroom. I said, “I like that name.” She said, “Thank you. Want to be friends?”

I said, “Yes.” On the second day of school I saw Miriam playing with Jocelyn but Jocelyn was being mean to her, so I helped Miriam. Jocelyn said she was sorry. Miriam said, “It is okay,” so we all were friends. That is the end of the story!

Fast Food

By Daniela Garcia Rodriguez

Ms. Rodriguez’s class likes fast foods. Most people voted for McDonald’s. I also like McDonald’s because I love the french fries, McChicken and chicken nuggets because they’re tasty. And I also like the breakfast because I love the pancakes and eggs. I like to play with my brother in the games when we finish eating and waiting for the food.

McDonald’s: 17% Burger King: 1%

NO: 2% Subway: 1%

Papas: 2% What a Burger: 1%

After School Programs

By Helly Solanki

What do you think of after school program? Are you happy to go to them? Yes or No. I once went to a after school program called S.T.E.A.M. which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics. I liked to learn a lot from it. Do you like after School Programs? If you do, then keep on reading.

Remember the Program STEAM that I was talking about, that was after school program I went to.

I like it because you can do a lot of things there like learning, playing and socializing with your friends. I mostly like it because you get to make, or I should say

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Artist Isla Giuliano do projects. Some kids in STEAM don’t like to learn but the projects we do, we learn from them. You also get to do your homework.

It is very much fun.

Now, do you want to go to a after school program? If you do, then I think you are going to love it.

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019 My Hobby:DRAWING

By Dianna Marin

You probably like to doodle in random places, whether it’s your homework, classwork, or just plain copy paper. (I don’t think your teachers would like the first two, so you might want to avoid those, and do the last one at home). Some of you may share my passion for drawing as well!

Drawing is like my happy place. All my problems just drift away. All I have to do is be creative, Zen out and put my feelings to paper (or into a computer file if I draw with my stylus on my laptop).

For me, drawing has a structure.

I first brainstorm. I come up with an idea. (This step varies in the time it takes depending on my mood and creative feel at the moment). Then, I begin to lightly sketch out my idea.

The roughness depends on how detailed my idea is. For example, my sketch of a running girl may be rougher and harder to make out than my sketch of a fictional character’s cartoony portrait since all I have to draw are the shoulders and head.

Then I make my sketch NOT be the equivalent of a five-yearold’s interpretation of a glob of slime and add the final details.

Then, if I decide to, I go over the parts I want in the final “piece” in a pen that I find doesn’t smudge. Finally, I color and sign!

By Keandra Green-Walker

Hi, my name is Keandra, here is a little bit about myself.

I love my math. I am really good at it. I like math because I love doing math problems like multiplication.

My favorite color is blue, sky blue, because I love to look up at the sky and the clouds.

I also like going to the beach because I love eating ice cream at the shore.

I like to play a piano because I love the sound of it.

Why did I join Cherry Tree Press? I joined it because I love to write and draw stories.

By Zoelle Lee-Renert

Hi I am Zoelle Lee-Renert.

I like to math, science, reading, writing and video games.

One of my favorite sports is ping-pong (a.k.a. table tennis) and badminton. I REALLY like technology and Nintendo.

I also like art, YouTube, funny vines and a TV show called

By Rafael Ramírez Vivar Hi! My name is Rafael Ramírez. I am in 5th grade. I am Mexican and one of my favorite kinds of food is tacos. I like playing soccer because I feel good when I play. I am a student ambassador and the reason why I joined is because I want to make a difference helping other people. I have been a Boy Scout for about 5 years.

I have a sister in 9th grade—she is nice and helps me with my problems, and I love her. I like vacation because my family and I go to different places and I learn a lot. Something interesting about me is that I had two pets: one was a fish that a lady gave to me because she had won it in a carnival game but she did not want it and the other was a bunny that my uncle found in the road.

During this year, I have been with Ms. Della Penna and Mr. Sincerbeaux; he has a snake as a pet in our classroom. Her name is Corny and I really like having her as a pet.

This is my last year in this school and I love being in this school, and I want to thank all of my teachers who helped me during all these years.

Some of my favorite memories of this school are the field days and when I went to the farm, aquarium, and zoo.

By Malachi Allen-Walker

I am thankful for my grandpa because he takes me on fishing trips,

and I really want to go fishing. On June 1st, I look forward to going fishing again with my grandpa. Grandpa, thank you for all that you do.

By Joshua Kim

This is Joshua Kim, reporting from Mrs. Gil’s class. This is my second year at Cherry Tree Press.

I joined the Cherry Tree Press to be creative. I have two sisters and one brother. I like swimming and building withlegos. I like seafood and pizza.

I play the flute and piano. I can code with Python and I like playing Minecraft.

Math Enrichment and Visual Reasoning are my favorite activities in school.

By Alina Hara

Hi, my name is Alina Hara and I’m 11 years old. I was born in the Dominican Republic and moved to New York when I was 4.

I barely knew any English due to the fact that in the Dominican Republic most people only speak Spanish.

I started learning English at a really young age and now I know tons of English! I started going to GW when I was 5 and was accepted into the dual language program.

Being able to be in the dual language program is great for me because I still get to speak Spanish and I also get to learn in English.

The Amazing World of Gumball.

I like a channel called: Cartoon Network (a.k.a. C.N.) The reason why I like technology is because I was born in the 2000s in the year 2010, a time when Nintendo was one of the best video game companies on the market.

I enjoy reading, playing video games, and swimming.

I swim for the White Plains Middies at the YWCA. I love traveling. Every summer for the past seven years, I’ve visited my grandparents in California. Since I was very little, I’ve always wanted to become a veterinarian. I love the idea of helping animals. I know that it would be very hard to have a job like that because I cannot panic if something severe happens to an animal. Even though it might be hard to reach that point, that’s still my goal and I don’t plan on changing my mind any time soon.

By Isabella Reidy

This is Isabella Reidy reporting from Sra. Gil’s class. I Love to play golf it is so calm and quiet.

So I can relax while playing.

My mother is Colombian and my father is Irish. I am proud to say that I can speak Spanish. To me, school is

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By Alba Martinez

Hi! My name is Alba Martinez and my family is from Madrid, Spain. I was born in Westchester.

My favorite sport is soccer.

In soccer you have to work as a team. My favorite food is sushi. I am in 5th grade.

I am a student ambassador.

In student ambassadors we have a food pantry. In the food pantry we give away free food to people who need it. We also do a lot more activities.

I play the flute. The flute is a high pitched instrument. In conclusion, that is a small part of my life.

By Ashley Alvarez

I’m Ashley Alvarez. I love to draw for fun, mostly flowers. I have two brothers. One is 7 in 2nd grade and one is in the 12th grade, almost going to college and is 17. I love my brothers so much!

I like to hang out with my friends in class, lunch, and recess. I love to do social studies. It is really interesting. I love the color blue. Any blue I love.

I love to eat candy but I don’t eat it a lot. I love dogs and unicorns. I love my friends and family a lot. I love to read.

Sometimes, I like to be alone because I like to relax. And I love my pet dog, Tom

Artist Sandra Solano

easy but testing can be annoying.

I have two older brothers one named Sean and the other named Jack. I have a dognamed Pablo, two cats named Seamus and Sinead and a snake named Lupita. That’s all about me.

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JOKES, FUN FACTS & GAMES

20 FUN FACTS

By Joshua Kim The shortest war in history was between England and Zanzibar 1896 and lasted 38 minutes Christopher Columbus had blond hair Crocodiles can’t stick their tongues out

MAGICAL THINGS WORDSEARCH

By Sandra Solano

Telephonophobia is the fear of telephones Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth In the United States, 12,500 puppies are born every hour

The world’s longest name is Adolph Blaine Charles David Earl Frederick Gerald Hubert Irvin John Kenneth Lloyd Martin Nero Oliver Paul Quincy Randolph Sherman Thomas Uncas Victor William Xerxes Yancy Zeus Wolfechlegelstienhausenbergerdorft Sr. Spain (originally Hispania) literally means “the land of rabbits” November 19 is “Have a bad day” day In Indiana, there is a town named Santa Claus

Guinness World Records holds the record for the book most often stolen from public libraries There is a house in New Jersey built in the shape of an elephant, a house in Oklahoma shaped like a chicken and a house in Massachusetts made entirely out of newspaper There are an average of 2 earthquakes every minute in the world There is a historical Museum of Spaghetti in Pontedassio, Italy

· · · · · · · · · ·

Unicorn Fairy Wand Wizard Dragon Mermaid Witch Spells Princes Princesses

ANIMALS WORDSEARCH

By Illianna troy

· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·

The average American chews 190 sticks of gum, 600 sodas, 800 gallons of water and consumes 135 lbs. of sugar and 19 lbs. of cereal per year Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying The pupil of an octopus’ eye is rectangular

A snowflake can take up to an hour to fall from a cloud to the surface of the earth Sheep snore Slinkys were invented by an airplane mechanic

Jokes

By Sandra Solano Q: What breakfast cereal do cats like best?

A: Mice Krispies Q: What does a panda fry his bamboo in?

A: A pan… duh!

Q: What did the frog order at McDonalds?

A: Flies and a Diet Coke Q: What does Godzilla eat at a restaurant?

A: The restaurant

SWEET WORDSEARCH

SPORTS WORDSEARCH

By Alondra Martinez

By Isabella Reidy

Golf Soccer

Swimming Anchery Tennis

Hockey Basketball Skating

Panda Bear Pig Dog Cheetah Lion Polar Bear Cat Narwal Zebra Cow Horse Chick Flamingo Penguin

· CANDY

Skiing Lacrosse

· ICE CREAM

· LOLLIPOP

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· DONUT

· HEART

5th grade YEAR BOOK 2019 The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

Artist Jesus Blas Florida

Artist Angel Larios

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Artist Holly George

Artist Justin Milianta

Creative Writing The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

The Joe Family

The Fading Rainbow

By Sandra Solano

By Ashley Alvarez

One day, there was a chicken named Mr. Joe. He was walking and saw a dog chasing him.

The chicken got scared, but the dog didn’t want to eat him. The dog wanted to warn him that Farmer William was looking for him. Farmer William was mean. He didn’t feed the animals, so Mr. Joe was looking for food for him and his wife,

By Dianna Marin

“Jenny Mulberg!”

Jenny stood up.

My hands were trembling.

My flute did, too. I was two turns away from going up on stage to qualify for the band.

Ok, a brief summary of me.

My name is Samantha Parters.

I’m BFFs with Sharon McKane, the school genius. Age 10.

School’s star flute player. Mom is a Pre-K teacher, Dad a doctor.

Ok, summary over. Let’s get back to Band auditions.

“Sean Clark!”

I squeezed my fists.

Mary had a little lamb, Little lamb, little lamb!

Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.

I sang Mary Had a Little Lamb in my head to calm myself.

“Samantha Parters!”

Moment of truth.

I quickly walked onstage.

“Hi, hon. What will you be playing for us today?” A band

Artist Ashley Alvarez

Mrs. Joe. But Mr. Joe didn’t know the outside because he had been stuck on a farm all his life. But once in awhile he would escape and find food.

Then, one day, Mr. Joe and Mrs. Joe escaped and found a new home on a new farm, and they lived a happy life.

They had a baby chick named Amanda Rose.

teacher asked me ”Ode to Joy, Miss!”

“Oh, you don’t have to call me Miss. Well, let’s hear it!”

I played like there was no tomorrow.

A round of applause came from the band teachers. They started whispering among themselves.

A few minutes later, the same teacher from before said, “Good news! You qualified.”

I swear, I was just about to scream from happiness until I remembered the teachers were still there! “Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU!” I exclaimed.

“You should thank your wonderful talent for that!” another teacher said.

I ran home with the news.

“Great job, sugar!” Mom said when I broke the news.“You GO, girl! I knew you could do it!” Dad said.

So that’s how I did it. I took that leap of faith and I did it!

Artist Sandra Solano

Joshua and Melanie went out to see the rainbow. When they went outside, the rainbow began to fade even though it was still raining and the sun was out.

Then, they saw something fly to them. It was a butterfly that had rainbow wings. Joshua said, “I have never seen anything like this.

The butterfly said, “My name is Serina. You were the only people close to me. Can you help me?”

“Is this a dream?” Joshua said.

“I don’t think so,” said Melanie in a low voice.

“What do you need?” Joshua said, trying not to run away.

Serina said, “I lost my rainbow sticker that protects rainbows from fading.

“Is it that one next to the swarm of bees?”

“Yes,” said Serina.

“But how do we get it?” Joshua asked.

By Scarlette Herr

It was the start of another hot day in Lörrach, Germany. But Mack, (a.k.a Mackenzie), was dreading it. One girl had already told her that the overalls she was wearing were ugly. Even though that hurt her, she ignored the girl. But something else was going to happen with her class that she wouldn’t like. As Mackenzie expected, the day was horrible.

Just because she was the new girl, it shouldn’t mean everybody can bully her and treat her differently. What happened during Social Studies changed everything. While Mack was writing notes, a hornet flew in and landed on her nose. Scared of being stung, she did not dare look at the enormous creature perched on her nose.

Eventually, the creature flew away. But that made matters worse. Another student noticed the insect and yelled “HORNET!” That startled someone, and they freaked out, and that led to another person freaking out and that led to whole entire class freaking out. Soon everyone was running around the class,

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“Let me turn you into butterflies,” said Serina.

“Butterflies?” Joshua said nervously.

Melanie, though, jumped in happiness.

While Serina turned them into butterflies, Melanie almost fainted because of her beautiful wings. Joshua asked, “But can butterflies fly in the rain?”

Serina answered, “Yes, but your wings are magical.”

While Joshua and Melanie flew to the bees, they got nervous.

“I hope they don’t sting me,” Joshua said. Melanie grabbed the rainbow sticker. Joshua said, “How did you do that so fast?”

Melanie said, “What can I say?

I’m brave!”

While Melanie gave the sticker to Serina, Serina had big smile on her face, and the rainbow came back. And then Serina faded away.

The End

hands in the air, screaming. Things were going from bad to worse fast, but Mack stayed calm. All that screaming and hands in the air threatened the hornet. So now it was flying around, stinger out, ready to sting anybody who provoked it. This scared everybody even more, so they started to try to dodge the hornet. Mack yelled to the teacher “OPEN THE WINDOW!” The teacher did as Mack instructed and took cover. When the hornet saw the open window, it went flying right out.

Everybody calmed down. The teacher hugged Mack and said, “Mackenzie, you are our hero!”

Next, it was Mack’s classmates to gather around her. They asked, “How did you know all of that? How did you learn all of that?” Mack answered, “Well, my dad is a bug exterminator, so I learn a lot from the expert.” Mack stood for ten whole seconds being in the middle of it all. After that the crowd fell apart and everything was back to normal.

That meant back to school work!

The End

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Eagle Eye: The Origin Story

By Christopher Tandazo

Creek was a bald eagle who lived with his mom and dad.

He was 13 at the time, but he wanted to be an archer. His dad, named Henry, overheard him saying that he wanted a bow and arrow, along with a shooting board. The family had an average amount of money, so Henry bought all the equipment needed to be an archer: a bow, arrows, a quiver, and a target.

Creek was fit, so he didn’t need to work out, but he had never shot an arrow before. The first time Creek shot an arrow, he killed his father! “What have I done?!” Creek cried. Creek’s mother, Melissa, came over to Creek and said, “We’ve got to take him to a hospital. Help me pick him up!” Creek and his mom took Henry to the hospital. They waited for one day, but on the following day, Henry died. When Creek heard the news, he realized that he was too dangerous with a bow to be near anyone he cared about, so he got his equipment and essentials and left the following morning.

Creek didn’t know where to go, so he went to the junkyard and started to practice. He spent 10 hours practicing and improved a lot. By the end he could hit bullseyes without even looking!

As night fell, he looked for a place to settle down for the night. He found a McDonalds near the junkyard and got a 10piece, medium fries, and a coffee. After buying all that, he only had $20 left! Creek thought, “I can’t continue to buy meals like this. After I eat this, I’ll have to find cheaper food.” Creek went into a cave that he found between the McDonalds and the junkyard and decided to sleep there.

When he woke up, he found that he was in a very nice cave.

It was clean and not too dark.

“I’ll make this my lair!” he thought. To make sure that no one could get in, he built a wind barrier with his wings.

He went back to the McDonalds and found his friend, Derek, working the counter. “Creek!”

Derek said, “What are you doing here? I thought you were going to archery lessons?”

By Raul Guzman-Zavala and Christopher Grid was on his first mission.

But first, some background.

When Grid got his suit, he found a door and opened it. Inside was an empty room with a note that read: You are the last member of the group. You will have to do all the missions on your own. Good luck! Signed, the Bunny Ninja Power Force.

He looked around the room. It was pitch black. He turned on the lights and found himself in the headquarters. Suddenly, he began to hear sirens. He looked around. Something was occurring in space! Grid thought, “How am I going to do this?”

He looked around some more and found a rocket ship, which made him happy but scared that this was his mission. Grid put on his suit, grabbed his weapons, and boarded the rocket. There was a button on the wall. He pushed it.

Suddenly, he heard an engine

roar and he took off!

Grid was on the rocket when he heard a rumble coming from the back. He checked the window and saw that he was being sucked into a portal! He found a button labeled “ULTRA SPEED” and pressed it - but it was too late. The rocket was out of fuel and suddenly he was falling into a world he didn’t recognize.

With nothing else to do, he wrapped himself into a ball and closed his eyes.

Creek saw something falling from the sky and said, “I better take cover!” As it fell, the rocket destroyed the lab, but luckily Creek survived. He approached the rocket when a door swung open. A bunny with a ton of weapons emerged. “Whoa, what happened?” the bunny asked. Creek said, “You came from the sky and fell here.”

“Who are you?” the bunny asked. “I’m Eagle-Eye, the superhero around here, replied Creek.

“Well, I’m Grid – super

Creek replied, “Um, well, …

I kinda ran away.” Derek said “I think you need some free food, then.” “Thanks!” Creek replied, relieved. He ordered a medium fries and a 10-piece, which he brought back to his lair to eat while he watched the news.

Suddenly, breaking news! “ A Super-Villain is at Youth Mountain!”, the reporter exclaimed. “Cops are trying to reach the lair, but there seems to be an invisible force stopping them from reaching the top!

How will we stop him? We don’t know what he’s up to, but you can bet that it’s bad news! This has been Sandy May with Bird’s Eye News.”

Creek turned off the TV. Fortunately, he had just made grapple arrows, poison arrows and net arrows. Creek left his lair and headed to Youth Mountain.

He found the cops who told him “Get out of here! It’s too dangerous to be here!” Creek calmly told him, “Don’t worry. EagleEye has got this.” So all the cops got out of the area and

hero of another world, I guess,” said the bunny. “Come to my lair,” said Eagle-Eye, “ you need some rest.” EagleEye then carried Grid to his lair and laid him down on the bed where he fell fast asleep.

Creek was watching TV when he saw the news. “Some bird robbed a bank on Seal Street.

Police are on the scene, but they can’t get in. This is Sandy May reporting for Bird’s Eye News.” As the bunny woke, Creek explained what was going on, and off they went.

Grid and Eagle-Eye got to the bank and tried to open the doors. “It’s locked!” said Creek.

Grid kicked the door down and saw a bird with a minivan.

The bird looked at them, then starting shooting and laughing like mad. Grid and Eagle-Eye used teamwork to win the battle.

“Hurray!” They both cheered.

The two heroes became best friends. Grid moved in with Creek and they had had more amazing adventures.

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only Creek remained on the mountain to face the danger.

“Ha ha ha!” he heard the villain shout. “Soon I will get recruits from other worlds and take over this one!” “I don’t think so!”

Creek said. “Who are you?” the villain exclaimed “And how did you get past my forcefield?” Creek said “Boom arrows and grapple arrows!

Eagle-Eye is here to TAKE YOU DOWN!” “I’m Vorto,” the villain replied “I will take over the world no matter what!” Eagle-Eye shot a grapple arrow to the ceiling, but Vorto forced him down with a vortex. Vorto made Eagle-Eye go through a ton of vortices. Eagle-Eye shot Vorto with a poison arrow, and the loop stopped. “Too bad you can’t stop what’s coming,” Vorto said, and he pressed a button. A vortex opened and Eagle-Eye stopped Vorto with a sleep arrow. “What is THAT?” Eagle-Eye said.

To be continued …

The War Between Cats and Dogs

By Sandra Solano

This war was started by the dogs because they wanted cats to go away. They wanted all the love and they did not want to share it… so the dogs declared a war. The ones who lost had to stay away from the humans.

The cats said, “okay.”

The war started with four rounds of Tic Tac Toe. That was a war for them.

General Cat said, “The group that wins all four rounds or the most rounds wins.”

Private Cat said, “Let the war begin!”

The dogs won two rounds and the cats won two rounds. Both of them were mad so they said, “We both win. There’s enough room for both of us. They went back to their owners and never complained about who had more love.”

Artist Aadi Kumar

The Cherry Tree Press — Spring 2019

3rd GRADE Reporters Charlotte Flora

Dominic Flora Molly Powers Luciano Avenaut Dario deLuca Diego Gutierrez Aadi Kumar Isabella Acampora Scarlette Herr Dario Deluca Zoelle Lee-Renert Ivan Touboulet Olivia Saja Isla Giuliano

2019 CTP Journalists Charlie Sincerbeaux Brielle Scott

4th GRADE Reporters Joseph Acampora Melissa Reid Belen Zhunio Ortega Helly Solanki Sanjeev Kumar Sandra Solano Elisabeth Kim Melanie Lombana Joshua Kim Yumi Tonachel

Ashley Alvarez Anushka Mallya James Zeppieri Dylan Baldauf Dianna Marin William Andres Marin Godoy Olivia Mascara Malachi Allen-Walker Nicholas Norfleet Yajaira Palacios Alondra Martinez Reona Guillaume Isabella Reidy

Adriano Russo Lauren Rogers

5th GRADE Reporters

Nilo Rodriguez Rafael Ramirez Vivar Alina Hara Alba Martinez Keandra Green-Walker Amanda Araujo Ramos Gabrielle Cintron Kelly Constantino Daniella Garcia Raul Guzman Zavala Christopher Tandazzo Illiana Troy

The GW student newspaper “Cherry Tree Press” has been a long-standing tradition at our school. The CTP is made possible by the support and volunteers of the GWPTA. This year over 50 students took the challenge to become student reporters and they have filled these pages with their creativity. They each stayed after school to work on their articles and were also required to edit much of their own work at home. As a reporter for the Cherry Tree Press, our 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are given an amazing opportunity to practice their writing skills and share their stories with our school community. As you have seen, they write about their school, sports, pets and friends. They interview their teachers and classmates. They share poems, opinions and their incredible artwork.

We are so very proud of these students! Their enthusiasm made this project very special and we hope all of our GW students, parents, staff, and extended school community will enjoy reading this paper over and over again.

Cherry Tree Press is a true labor of love and it takes a village to make it come to life. Every year we have a host of parents, teachers and personnel who answer our call for help. Without their service and support this “CTP” issue would not have been possible.

We would like to thank Ross Abrams and Chuck Sincerbeaux for their dedication to making our students the best reporters they can be and for volunteering their time to share their talents! Without you this issue would not have been possible!

We look forward to having all of our current 3rd & 4th grade reporters back next year and we encourage new reporters to join us as well! Congratulations to all of our fifth graders! We know you will have a successful year at Eastview! For everyone else, have a wonderful summer and we’ll see you again next year!

~Colleen Rodriguez and Laura Reidy~ Co-Chair of CTP Committee

El periódico estudiantil de GW "Cherry Tree Press" ha sido una tradición de larga data en nuestra escuela. El CTP es posible gracias al apoyo y a los voluntarios de GWPTA. Este año, más de 50 estudiantes tomaron el desafío de convertirse en reporteros estudiantiles y han llenado estas páginas con su creatividad. Cada uno de ellos se quedó después del horario de escuela para trabajar en sus artículos y también se les pidió que editaran gran parte de su propio trabajo en casa. Como periodistas de Cherry Tree Press, a nuestros alumnos de 3er, 4to y 5to grado se les brinda una oportunidad increíble para practicar sus habilidades de escritura y compartir sus historias con nuestra comunidad escolar. Como has visto, escriben sobre su escuela, deportes, mascotas y amigos. Entrevistan a sus profesores y compañeros de clase. Comparten poemas, opiniones y su increíble obra de arte. ¡Estamos muy orgullosos de estos estudiantes! Su entusiasmo hizo que este proyecto fuera muy especial y esperamos que todos nuestros estudiantes de GW, los padres, el personal y extender a la comunidad escolar para que disfruten leyendo este documento una y otra vez.

Cherry Tree Press es un verdadero trabajo de amor y se necesita una comunidad para que cobre vida. Cada año tenemos una gran cantidad de padres, maestros y personal que responden a nuestro llamado de ayuda. Sin su servicio y su soporte, esta edición de "CTP" no hubiera sido posible.

Nos gustaría agradecer a Ross Abrams y Chuck Sincerbeaux por su dedicación para hacer de nuestros estudiantes los mejores reporteros y por ser voluntarios de su tiempo para compartir sus talentos! Sin uds. esta edición no hubiera sido posible! ¡Esperamos el año que viene contar con todos nuestros reporteros actuales de 3er y 4to grado y alentamos a nuevos periodistas a unirse también! ¡Felicitaciones a todos nuestros estudiantes de quinto grado! ¡Sabemos que tendrán un año exitoso en Eastview!

Para todos los demás, que pasen un maravilloso verano y nos vemos el año próximo! ~Colleen Rodriguez and Laura Reidy~ Co-Chair of CTP Committee

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