Valentine’s Day & Box Contest

By Alba Brasseur

Valentine’s Day was here, and excitement was buzzing all around Every year, Upper Elementary works hard to create boxes for their special contest: the Valentine’s Box contest! There’s prizes ranging from overall best to cutest and everything in between. This tradition is a fun opportunity for students to push their creativity to the next level. “I think the contest is a cool way to show your personality,” Diamond Door assistant teacher Maria says. “This is a fun way to celebrate each other. I love to see what Mineral Door creates!” The winners of the best overall were sixth graders Boston Drew and Ellie Gill.

Riddles!

By Maya Goyal

1. What was the tallest mountain before Mt. Everest was discovered?

2. What costs nothing, is worth everything, weighs nothing but can last a lifetime, that one person can’t own but 2 or more can share?

3. The more there is the less you see. What am I?

Answers on page 3

Junior Surgeons Day

By Matthew Polos

Junior Surgeons Day is over but boy was it fun. Dr. Katrina Mitchell let us do a lot of things and I learned quite a lot. We got to touch real preserved human organs and use real surgical tools to pick up gummy worms and jellybeans. We had to dip our hands in corn syrup and then cover them in sprinkles to simulate washing germs off our hands. We had to put on tons of stuff like surgical gowns and gloves and face shields. Then we got to dissect pigs’ hearts and it felt like we were actually performing surgery. Thank you, Dr. Mitchell!

Battle of the Books

By Sebastian Moehrle

Hi, I’m Sebastian and I’m interviewing Ezra Swenson on the Battle of the Books! To get into Battle of the Books is to read 7 books by April 12th. One of the books is called Wish Tree

According to Anne Curtin, the MCS librarian, the reason we have our own Battle of the Books is because we can’t do the one with the Public Schools, so the local private schools made our own. Fourth graders, after they read all 7 books will participate in the battle at Crane which will test their knowledge.

Book Recommendations

A Tale of Magic by Chris Colfer

Rayme Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo

Harry Potter by JK Rowling

Spy School by Stewart Gibbs

Wings of Fire by Tui T. Sutherland

Riddle Answers:

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Wayside School by Louis Sachar

Volleyball

By Matthew Polos

The volleyball season is already in action! And MCS is doing great so far. The Blue and Green teams have been winning many matches, with the Blue team tying against Laguna and Providence and the Green team winning both! Although they still have a long way to go before they become “pro”. The team plays Riviera Ridge this week and Crane next wek. Go Meerkats!!

Comic

by Matthew Polos