Lower School Newspaper
News Splash Dedicated to the victims of the tragedy in Boston
April 22, 2013
The Front Page: Climate Change - Ephraim Shaw You may ask what is climate change? Well according to www.EPA.gov it is a great change in the Earth’s climate. The Earth is currently getting warmer because people are adding heat-trapping greenhouse gases to the atmosphere. The term “global warming” refers to warmer temperatures, while “climate change” refers to the broader set of changes that go along with warmer temperatures, including changes in weather patterns, the oceans, ice and snow, and ecosystems around the world.So now that you know what climate change is let me tell you who it affects. How does climate change affect me and my community you may ask. Here is the answer. Global climate change will affect people and the environment in many ways. Some of these effects, like stronger hurricanes and severe heat waves, could be life threatening. Others, like spreading weeds, will be less serious. And some effects, like longer growing seasons for crops, might even be good! However, as the Earth keeps getting warmer, the negative effects are expected to
surpass win over) the positive ones. Now you see why people are so worried about how their lives might be at risk because there could suddenly be a rise in heat temperature. Hopefully you learned a lot about how Climate Change could affect you, your environment, your community and even the world! Enough about who climate change affects. Don’t you want to know where climate change is mainly taking place?
emissions. You can reduce emissions through simple actions like changing a light bulb, powering down electronics, using less water, and recycling.Take action today!
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In conclusion if you follow these instructions small steps add up I guarantee if we all do our part because one step at a time we can change the world. I believe in you. And I hope you do too! .
Climate change is mostly happening in extremely cold places or extremely hot places according to scientific data. 97% of scientists believe that humans are causing climate which may very well lead to Global Warming, which brings me to my last point. How you can help or at least try to be a part of stopping climate change. Making a few small changes in your home and yard reduces greenhouse gas emissions and saves you and your family money.Students, educators, and school administrators can all play a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions too. Driving a car, using electricity to light and heat your home, and throwing away garbage all lead to greenhouse gas
Thank You for reading the 5th issue of the Bullis Lower School Newspaper, News Splash!
Cami Beruch - Adrian Kabiri
Bullis suffered a terrible loss. Cami Baruch meant a lot to us. She was a senior in high school. We add our sympathies to her family, friends and those who were close to her..
Newspaper Staff and notes: Editor: Ethan Isaacson, Sponsor: Mrs. Cohen, Writers: Demetri Engel, Jacob Goldberg, Nathaniel Lombardo, Victor Vasillian, Julia Evans, Adrian Kabiri, Fiona Caulfield, Lilly Rodman, Lily Bernstein, Demi Fragoyannis , Robbie Hays, Mark Williams, Callista (Callie) Satin, Zakie (Zak) Sahady, Ellen Newbold, Martin Spillimbergo, Caulley Bellistri, Will Ferris, Sam Bromberg, Ephraim Shaw, Abdullah AlBader, and Maya Lipton
Notes: All pictures are from Wikipedia. Sorry if any articles are outdated, many were written before April. Sorry for the delay in the publishing of this issue. Please give any editing mistakes, concerns, questions, comments, compliments, or other ideas to Ethan I. in the 5th Grade.
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Sports & School Days
News Splash
NHL Hockey - Adrian Kabiri The NHL lockout ended in the middle of the normal season. The players didn't want to play because they wanted more money than they already had. A lot of people were angry about the lockout because they wanted to see hockey. When the season resumed, the Capitals had a bad start. They lost against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and didn’t have a winning record. However, recently the Capitals have made a comeback, and will probably make the playoffs. Yet I still think they will need a lot of luck if they expect to win the Stanley Cup. The Normal 4th Grade Day - Nathaniel Lombardo This article is about what a typical fourth grade day is like. First, if it’s Monday, you go to an all school assembly. If it’s not Monday then you go to have morning meeting. In morning meeting, we shake hands and say good morning to each other. Then a classmate reads the schedule. After that, someone reads the morning message. Last, we play a game. After morning meeting, we look over Wordly Wise or read. During Wordly Wise, we check our Wordly Wise homework that we did the night before. Then during reading, we read our books and fill in our reading logs. For part of the year, we read our independent reading book, and for other parts, we read different genres. Then we have recess where we can play football, soccer, or play capture the flag. Next we usually enjoy art, music or math. Later in the day we eat lunch. After that you will go to P.E.. At P.E we play sports and practice fitness. Writing, science, or social studies follow. Then it is time to go. And that is a normal 4th Grade Day!
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Productions
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Dear Edwina
- Will Ferris This year the fifth grade play is going to be called “Dear Edwina.” This play is about a small town in Michigan called Paw Paw where a group of kids help locals by giving them advice. The fifth grade has been working very hard on it and it’s probably going to be better than modern Shakespeare. Basically “Dear Edwina” is a play about giving advice to kids who have problems and don’t know what to do. The kids mail a letter asking for advice from the the cast of the Dear Edwina show. This play has lots of funny parts. I would call it a family musical. Some of the roles in the cast include these kids: Edwina, Scott, Lars, Cordell, Billy, Uncle Vladimir, Willy, Bobby, Annie. This play was performed on April 17. I hope you didn’t to miss this play, and if you weren’t, you’ll regret not being there.
Le Miserables - Mark WIlliams My Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Movie Rating: PG-13 I recently went to see my first movie musical, Les Misérables. I didn’t know what to expect. So, I settled in with my snacks and drink for this 2-1/2 hour experience and it was worth it. In 1862, Victor Hugo wrote a novel that has turned into the classic Les Misérables, and 150 years later Tom Hooper directed and adapted it into a movie musical released in December 2012. In this award-winning movie where lines became lyrics; the words were sung instead of spoken. Another unique aspect about this film was the songs were filmed live (and not pre-recorded) and each of the actual actors did the singing. This unusual approach made the songs even more touching. The music was moving, especially when Anne Hathaway’s character Fantine, tearfully sings “I Dreamed a Dream.” In brief, the movie focuses on and follows Jean Valjean’s life, who was imprisoned for 19 long years for stealing a piece of bread. Hugh Jackman’s Valjean breaks parole and Russell Crowe’s Police Inspector Javert has a lifelong pursuit of trying to catch Valjean, who takes on a new identity and tries to do good things in his life. When Fantine is poor, hurting and desperate, Valjean promises to take care of Fantine’s daughter Cosette, played by Amanda Seyfried. Javert’s quest to catch Valjean takes the story through the challenges of uprisings, battles and life. Les Misérables’ movie length was actually a good thing. It allowed time to have a more in-depth exploration of the characters and story set in France in the 1800’s. There’s something for many moviegoers: award-winning actors, beautiful 19th century scenes, battles and bravery, poverty, crime and punishment. So many human emotions are experienced, including pain, suffering, sacrifice, second chances of hope, faith, forgiveness and love. Since the movie and many of its actors are nominated for an Academy Award Oscar, Les Misérables is likely to still be showing at most movie theaters. So, I would encourage you to grab some popcorn and your favorite movie drink and settle in for this musical adventure, especially for the heart-tugging ending. The actors, filming, direction, scenery, songs and story all add up to make this an amazing movie.
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News Libya
News Splash
The Pope - Jake Goldberg
In Vatican City, on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at precisely 2:59 p.m., white smoke rose over the Sistine Chapel. The election on the new Pope was made after 115 Cardinals of the Roman Church voted. They reached a conclusion after the second day of deliberation. The new Pope will rule 1.2 billion Catholics. His identity will be revealed soon. Editors Note: The new Pope is Pope Francis from Argentina.
- Martin Spillimbergo
Recently, President Obama has named Deborah Jones as envoy to Libya. Jones, who was a veteran career diplomat, will have the position that was unfilled after Chris Stevens was killed during the September 11 attacks. Jones was also an ambassador to Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Ethiopia, and Syria.
Sonya Sotomayor - Demetri Engel Sonia was born less than 250 miles away from the Supreme Court; the place where she now works. Sonia, at age 7, developed diabetes. When she was 9, her father died. Nonetheless, she went from a sick girl without a dad to only the third woman and the only Hispanic in the Supreme Court. During March, Women’s History Month, Sonia, the author of My Beloved World, talked to Kids Post about how she overcame all the obstacles in her way and became a judge. Here's what she said: “What I faced may seem significant to some kids, but so many kids experience even greater difficulties. Life can be hard, whether you lose a parent or a friend, or when you’re young and suffer diabetes, or sometimes kids have cancer. Or sometimes you have a parent who can’t be giving to you the way you would want it. So many kids have these moments and it just seems overwhelming...but it doesn’t have to stop you from having a full, rich, life. You just have to work to get past it,” said the woman who went through a miserable childhood. Many kids want to follow her steps in history. My advice, overcome every obstacle that is stopping you and be the best you can be!
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School Life
Tall Tales
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Interview with Dr. Boarman about the planned new science building!
- Julia Evans
- Caulley Bellistri
On, Monday March 5th,2013 the Lower School saw a production of tall tales performed by the 4th grade. There were tall tales like Johnny Appleseed, Annie Christmas and many more. The actors wore different shirts to show their character and also had props for their tale. I loved how a lot of kids spoke in a voice so I could hear them. I also saw some of them really showing their character. If you’re a Lower Schooler, how did you like the play?
Dr. Borman Interview Caulley: What are your hopes for the new science building? Dr. Boarman: It will be a place for LS, MS and US to do science, math, games and other fun stuff. We also are creating a lab called the imagination lab. It will include a 3D printer! Caulley: When will you break ground for the building? Dr. Boarman: Hopefully in 15-18 months. Caulley: When do you think the building will be complete? Dr. Boarman: Hopefully in at least 30 months. Caulley: Where will the building be located? Dr. Boarman: It will be right where the playground is. Then they will make a new playground!
Interesting Storylines Coming to Bullis - Abdullah AlBader When I came to Bullis I was happy to meet new people, have great teachers and learn amazing new things. I also got to know more things about American culture and geography. I first thought, “How big is the school? Is it large or is it small?” Second I thought, “Would I have good friends or not?” The first time I came here I knew that I was in very good company.
Buddy Bison Mystery - Lilly Rodman
Mysteriously, Buddy Bison is missing. Mrs. Cohen’s class is trying to figure out who stole Buddy Bison (a stuffed animal) from her desk. Two weeks ago, we found that Buddy wasn’t there when our class returned from recess. We have a list of suspects, clues, and motives. Do you know who stole Buddy Bison? Both third grade classes met and discussed about who possibly could have taken Buddy Bison.
Tech Now and Yesterday - Sam Bromberg
Technology has changed a lot since our parents were kids. When they were kids they didn't have cell phones. They used a wall phone. Without cell phones it was harder to get directions and people got lost. Another example how tech has changed is the way we can type. Back in the day, if you needed to type something for school or a job you would have to use a typewriter. The bad thing about typewriters is you could never erase, so if you messed up a word in a paper you had to start all over again! I have heard my mother say that it was hard and annoying to have to start over, but it did make her more careful. Today we have computers. What’s great about computers is that you can go on the internet to look up different topics, and typing is a lot easier. If you make a mistake you can just delete it. Also you can use cool fonts. Technology is so different now!!!
Excellent Articles Sound - Robbie Hays Sound is made up of vibrations. Hertz is the measure of how fast the vibrations are (sound waves per second). Dogs and cats, for example, can not only hear faster vibrations (higher Hz) than people can, but they can swivel their ears to help them locate sounds and hear sound waves better than other species such as elephants. Sound waves travel through air at about 340 meters per second. Sound waves that travel faster than humans can hear are said to be supersonic. Bats and Dolphins can hear the highest frequencies. Bats have the best hearing of all land mammals. When sound hits hard walls or rock, it is just like a mirror and sound backfires back to you and is called an echo. Air molecules vibrate until the molecules on your ear sense it and send it to your head. Here are some sound frequencies for some animals - when the species can hear either higher or lower hertz (HZ) than people, they can hear things that we cannot.:
3rd Grade Quilts - Maya Lipton
The third-grade quilt is about nature. So if you were a third grader doing his or her quilt square, you could do things like a mushroom, a flower, a squirrel, or a deer. If it so happens that you win the third-grade nature quilt in the Gala, you can use it as a wall quilt, for decoration, or a bed quilt, the kind you sleep with. It was great to work on the quilt, fun as well. And that is a little bit about the third-grade quilt.
Interview with Mrs. Sturges - Victor Vasillian 1. How long have you worked at Bullis? Ms. Sturges:8 years 2. How do you set up the admission? Ms.Sturges:I meet with students and parents and do things like the Bullis Admission Test. 3. What do you like to do in your free time? Ms.Sturges: Swim, bike and run 4.Why did you choose to work at Bullis? Ms.Sturges:I was in the Educational Consultant who help families find the right private school to got to. My older daughter was going to Bullis. A job opened up and I decided to go there because I thought it would be fun to work with Bullis students. 5.Do you like to meet new people? Ms.Sturges:I do. I get to meet many people every day. 6.What do you like about Bullis? Ms.Sturges: Everything, especially the kids.
Exciting Ideas If I were president... - Ellen Newbold If I were the President of the United States of America there would be many things that I would like to do. I would take epic vacations around the world in Air Force One, and on every trip that I’d take I would take a limo. I would have the biggest room in the White House as my bedroom! In my room there would be a soda fountain, a basketball court, a hot tub, and a rock climbing wall. I would have lots of dogs to take care of and a huge backyard with a swimming pool with huge water slides, a soccer field, and a nice rink. I would paint the White House blue so it would be called the Blue House. I would also make the USA change to the metric system, because I am bad at weighing in pounds and ounces and before I moved here I didn’t know what an inch was!!
As far as school goes, I am sure my classmates would like me to extend recess to 45 minutes. I would make sure that vacations were longer so my friends could enjoy trips to Hawaii, that I would send them on. I interviewed multiple fifth graders and found out what they’d like. In the afternoon, CeCe would like cupcakes for snack. Brendon and Elizabeth want school to open later and Devon wants no homework. I agree with all these ideas. But I wouldn’t be such a selfish president. I would help out with the community and the country. I would make sure that all children have a good education and that all students have healthy meals for lunch. I would make world peace and make sure that no countries are fighting. As much as I could dream about being president, I couldn’t be president because I wasn’t born here. I was born in Great Britain! Maybe I will be Prime Minister some day!
Recycled Art - Fiona Caulfield Bottles, cans, tin foil, what’s not to like? Thousands of famous artworks are made from recycled materials! There are so many creative possibilities of amazing masterpieces. Some people do recyclable art for a living. There are sculptures made entirely out of colored pencils! You also can use old water bottles, tin foil, or even soda cans to make a unique piece of art. Young artists can do so many crafty things out of materials you’d expect to see inside your recycling bin instead of a museum. Before you get rid of all of your magazines, try making a collage out of many different pictures, colors, and letters! Other artists put their recyclable art skills to the test. Around the world there are people who do an art called welding. They use a welding machine to take hundreds of pieces of tiny, gigantic, or any kind of metal and melt them together to make one-of-a-kind works of art. Although welding is a very dangerous hobby, artists don’t seem to mind. So if you have a ton of bottles, cans, or even crayons, think about what you could make and how some people sell recyclable art for a living. Melting Crayons (adult supervision recommended for safety purposes) Find a canvas and about ten crayons (the amount of crayons to be used may vary due to the size of the canvas) to the color of your liking. Peel the paper off the crayons so that there is nothing on them. (THIS STEP MUST NOT BE SKIPPED) Arrange your crayons at least half an inch apart. After you have found a reasonable arrangement, find a hot glue gun and hot glue each crayon in place firmly on the canvas. Find a piece of cardboard to cover your workspace for the melting process. Use any hair dryer on about a medium-high setting to melt the crayons. Be cautious, when you melt the crayons, the wax will slowly drip down the canvas and could burn your hand. You’re done now and you can now enjoy your masterpiece and put it in a spot where everyone can see it. (Pictures on the next page)
Back Cover Homemade Pictures from Fiona Caulfield for “Recycled Art”
The Big Year for Birds - Fiona Caulfield Every year many birders across the U.S.A get ready for an event called a Big Year. A Big Year is a year-round contest. Each competing birder tries to find as many bird species as they can in one year. All of the contestants go to the same places at the same time. The odd part is, you don’t even have to take a picture of the bird, you just have to write down the species you saw. It is an honor system, because all of the people are going to the same places at the same time. Therefore, they don’t have to worry about people just jotting down bird species. A Big Year is a big money investment. Some people save their money up for years for a chance like this. They go out of their way to go on a trip to see many different kinds of birds. Some of the places where people stayed were far from paradise. They were gross and had hardly any privacy. Contestants explained how you would see rats scampering across the floor freely and sometimes they would be in your bed! Still, many people enjoy the contest.
Calendar by Zak Sahady