3-8-2023 I 2 Monte winter story News from upper el Exclusive interview with Ms. Linton
CHANGES From Lower el to Upper el
WhenyougotoUpperelyoumight noticeminorormajordifferences suchasmorestrictduedatesand moreworksassignedinsteadof beingabletopickyourworksItcan beoverwhelmingatfirst,butover timeitbecomeseasierYoualsoget more responsibilities and are trustedtogetyourworkdone.
Eachgradehasdifferentperksand activitiesInfourthgradeyoudon't havemuchworkandhavemorefree timeInfifthgradeyougettodo bookbuddieswithfirstgradersand a special activity such as woodworkingorsewingInsixth grade you get to work on Montestory,whichiswhatyou're readingrightnow!Yougettodo Expert.Youaresupposedtobea rolemodelforyoungerstudents
Theclassroomsaredifferentinboth sizeandshapesInupperelthere arehigherroofs,largerrooms,and bathroomswithstallsThereare alsolockersinthehallways,and everystudentgetsoneOnesixth grader,Leah,saysthatshehad expectedthelockerstobebigger However,there'sstillenoughroom foralotofthingsinthelockers
Theupperelclassroomsareusually louderthanthelowerelclassrooms.
Thelateworkpolicyisalsomuch morestrictUpperelstudentsare supposedtoplanwhatworkthey'll doatthestartofeveryday,starting withwhatworkisduefirstInstead ofdailyjournalentries,upperel studentshavetododailymath
Justlikeinlowerel,upperel classroomshavepeacecornersThey areverycozyandusuallyhave fidgettoysandbooks
Whateverclassroomyoucomefrom andwhateverclassroomyouget sortedinto,you'lllearnatleastone thingfromupperel!
WrittenBY:Ryan
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FUN PAGE
27Afemalesheep
28Thelatestmodel
30Atextmessagefromateacher
31Alright
32Intelligence
33Sorta
34Anamountofmoney
35We
36Acontroversialrefereeingtacticinfootball”
37EmergencyHousingVoucher
38While
40Naughtysantonym
41Somethingthatacriminalwillsaywhenthereescapinginthemiddleofthenightonthe25th
42Rapperswearthisandarenamedthis
43AtropicalplantassociatedwithBodhiDay
44smallmulticoloredcandies
45MoonAppleCherryApricot
46Beerforadwarf
47ABodhiDayplant
99Avillageupgrade
48Somethingwithtalonsatabeachmightgivetheseout
49Yourbody'sresponsetodroppingbodytemp
50WarnerBrosPictures
51Aclockinacave
52fatherofThor
53ajewishholiday
54Screech,greatgray,saw-whet
55LikeGuillermoOchoatotheWorldcupthispersonisthattoChristmas
56It'sacommonsymptomforsickness
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Comic Page
The Amazing Gucci
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Winter Holidays
Inthewinter,peoplecelebratemanydifferentholidaysthatare celebratedinuniqueways.Iwaswonderingwhocelebrateswhich holiday,soIwentaroundandIaskedeveryoneinUpperEl,Middle SchoolandtheteacherswhocelebratedwhatandIgottheresults Christmashadtheupperhand,havingaround90%oftheschooland otherholidayshavingunder10%ofourvotesHanukkahhasaround 8%andEidandRamadanhasaround4%eachWintersolsticehas around7%andThreekingsDayhasaround1%(redisRamadan 11%)
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A YEAR LONG PROJECT COMES TO FRUITION
E X P E R T
Reid, Simon, Anush, Uma, Emilia, Alex, Macee, Ellie, Ryan, Aleeya, Leah
6th grade topics
InvasiveSpecies
APRIL, 20TH
AT THE PAC
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TEACHER SPOTLIGHT
Writtenby:Uma
Ms.Lintonistheschool’sDirectorofElementaryEducation.Shetaught UpperElementarystudentsfortenyearsbeforebecomingadirector Beforeshedecidedonteaching,sheconsideredbeingachildpsychiatrist oranarchaeologistShechosetobeadirectorbecauseshewantedtohelp childrenbyworkingwithparentsandteachers
MsLintonwasbornandraisedinNewYorkShewenttocollegeatthe UniversityofVirginiaandhaslivedinVirginiaeversinceShefirst startedteachingatapublicschool,butwhenhersonstartedattending RMSshedecidedtostartteachingthere
Shehasbeenmarriedfor26yearsandhastwochildren–Alexaand AndrewTheyhavebothgraduatedfromRMSAlexaisinhighschoolat TrinityandAndrewattendsthecollegeofWilliamandMary
MsLintonenjoysboatingandherfamilyownsaboatatLakeAnna(a man-madelakeinNorthernVirginia)Herchildrenenjoywatersports Herfavoriteplacetovisitisthemountains,becauseshefeelslikeshe belongsthereStudentsandfacultygreatlyappreciateallthatMsLinton hascontributedtohelpingtheschool
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Alloftheclasspets
Guccithebeardeddragon
(MrsKinsey),Slytherin,Ravenclaw,Gryffindorthefishalongwith theirtwosnails(Mrs.Katie)andCoralthebetafish
(MsLauren'sformerclass)
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Respect HONESTY WORDS TO LIVE BY FROM UPPER EL Patience RESPONSIBILITY Compassion Perseverance 8 A:Whatdoyoucallagameshowaboutfrogs? wohsemagorF:Q
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Columnist Ryan ArtDirector Aleeya Editors EmiliaLeah CEO MsParham GraphicDesigners
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