Meet Destiny Epps!

 Hi, you might not know me. My name is Destiny. In this article you will learn all about me!

  My favorite colors are pink, purple, and turquoise. My favorite foods are fruits and desserts. And , my lucky number is seven. I like the way it looks!

      I have four birds-- two of them are blue ,Tweety and Lucky. Another is greenish; her name is Feathers. I have a  white one and her name is  Angel.      The teacher of my class is Mrs. Welch. Oh! I almost forgot my best friends are Katie and Aidan (Aidan is a girl)!  Thats Me!  

Thanksgiving Feast

☺☻           Thanksgiving Feast       ☻☺

By Caitlyn Moon

Did you go to the Thanksgiving Feast? I hope you had tons of fun. If you raced Señora during the turkey trot I hope you were happy. Did you like the food? The kitchen workers worked really hard to prepare the turkey, the mashed potatoes, the gravy, and the applesauce. It was very nice of them to also make gingerbread with whipped cream for dessert. The middle schoolers sang cool songs while we ate. They were really good. The fourth graders were also good at singing. They practiced really hard to learn all three verses of the song of thanks. Next year if you practice you will be able to sing the song even better then you did this year. The Thanksgiving feast was awesome!

Winter Poems

       Winter Poems By Lily Helphinstine

C atching snowflakes with my tongue

O n the ground is all snow

L ots of snowflakes around me

D own come the snowflakes from the sky

W inter is finally here                  

I  see snow outside                  

N eat snowflakes falling down        

T ons of fun things to play outside

E xtra cold weather

R ed decorations inside

                                         

                         Inside there are treats

                              Like hot cocoa and cookies

                               I love nice warm treats

                       

                                  I can smell cookies

                           Lots of yummy hot chocolate

                                  I really like these treats

Sea Turtles

Sea Turtles

By, Clara  Shangold

Sea turtles are turtles that spend most of their time in the ocean. They weigh 300-350 pounds. They can live for 80-100 years or more.They have been on Earth for more than 100 million years. They were alive when there were dinosaurs on earth. What they eat depends on what kind of sea turtle they are. Some eat jellyfish, seaweed, crabs, shrimp, sponges, snails, algae, and mollusks. They spend all of their time at sea except for when female turtles go ashore to lay their eggs. Some threats against the sea turtles are habitat loss, and the consumption of their eggs and meat.

Favorite Animal Survey

Click on the link below to vote for your favorite animal.

Animal

!Halloween is Over!

by Jack Mattingly

Halloween is over! Hope you got a lot of candy! I can feel the your sadness that Halloween is over. No more costumes,no more free candy,it is torture.

I hope you got a lot of big pieces of candy from the elderly like full-sized candy bars and full-sized Snicker bars to last you a long time. You just don't want your parents to eat them first! Hide your candy, make sure that nobody steals your candy like your brother,sister or even your parents.

Taking down all the scary decorations and all the costumes put in closets or in other places is sadness everywhere.

Halloween is one of the best holidays of all of them!    

Mansfield Animal Shelter

 Volunteering

If you are 16 years or older you can  volunteer at the Mansfield Animal Shelter. If you volunteer you can feed the cats and dogs. You also get to clean the cages and litter boxes. You can sign up for 3 months. If you want to volunteer contact them at Volunteers@mansfieldshelter.org.  If you are younger you may help by raising money for the animal shelter.

Emery: Emery is quiet. She stays in her cage when she has to. Even though she is calm she still loves to play and explore. She is a great cat.	Ruckus: Ruckus is very good with kids. He is mellow and submissive. He loves being petted,sitting ,and sleeping on his owner’s lap .He is a wonderful dog.
Jordan: Jordan is  super friendly. Jordan is also very affectionate, petite, and senior. He will also give you lots of love and companionship. He is an awesome cat.	Sadie Mae: She is very friendly. Even though she is 8 years old, she is  still sweet and gentle. She is a great family dog. She loves going for walks and she is a great dog.

By: Lily Helphinstine & Clara Shangold

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo     

By Eric Lemieux

Ronaldo is a soccer player on a spanish team called Real Madrid.  He is  

number 7.  His national team is Portugal.  Ronaldo has amazing dribbling and shooting skills.  He is six feet, one inch.  Ronaldo was born February 5, 1985.  He is 29 years old.  He always dreamed of being a soccer player.  His dream came true!

He used to be on  the national Brazil soccer team.He was also on Manchester United. Ronaldo’s position is left midfield. Ronaldo has scored 425 goals in his career so far.  His best year playing soccer was 2014.

His son is named Cristiano Ronaldo, Jr.  Ronaldo and his son are named after a president.

Him and his team beat other teams and Grown ups.

Ronaldo was born in Santo Antonio, Portugal with his mom and dad. Their names were Jose Dinis and Maria Dolores. Ronaldo’s mom did not want him to be a soccer player.  He did not care what they said, he wanted to be be a soccer player.

Stephen Curry and The Golden State Warriors By Eddie Choi

Stephen Curry is a NBA player. He started to play in the NBA in 2009.  He got drafted by the Golden State Warriors.  He is 6’3’’ and is 190 lb.  He was born in Akron,Ohio.  His parents are Dell Curry and Sonya Curry. His siblings are Seth Curry and Will Curry.  Those are his brothers and his sister is Sydel Curry.  

The Golden State Warriors are having a 11-game winning streak!!   Stephen Curry has led the team to almost all their victories because of his awesome three pointers. Golden State Warriors have the  best record in the whole NBA and the Warriors have 16 wins with only 2 loses while they are in first place. Well, actually they are ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and are in first place.

Golden State Warriors lineup is PG-Point Guard, Stephen Curry, SG-Shooting Guard, Klay  Thompson, SF-Small Forward,Harrison Barnes, PF- Power Forward, Draymond Green, C-Center, Andrew Bogut. 

They are 1st in the whole NBA.  I hope they are still in 1st.  I Hope the Golden State Warriors win a lot!!!!  

Halloween is Coming!

Halloween Is Coming

   By Jack Mattingly

Halloween is coming soon. You better get your costumes. Get prepared to have some candy! Snicker bars, Milky ways,Kit-Kats and all different kinds of candy. It’s okay if you get toothbrushes and pencils. You still get a lot of candy. There are a lot of people that give big pieces of candy. One of the best parts is that you get to wear a costume and run a muck. I have to say that elderly give the most candy or the longest pieces of candy. I will recommend going to the big apartment complexes like Freedom Green. I will not recommend not going to cities  because they are dangerous at night. It is okay if you can’t go trick or treating because you have to give out the candy but the good thing is you get the leftovers.

Please click the Link to take my survey

Who Would You Be for a Day? Survey 

Big Cats

Big Cats

By, Lily H.

&

Clara S.

Two Big cats (not pets) are named The White Bengal Tiger. Another one is named Leopard. These are two paragraphs about both of those big cats.

White Tiger: The tiger is a mammal. They live in dense jungle and mangrove swamp usually in India. The White Tiger is White, Black or Brown. Their life span is 10-20 years. They are carnivores. Their prey is deer, cattle, and wild boar. Over the past century the white tiger has become even rarer in the wild due to trophy hunting or capture for the exotic predators. They are 2.4m-3.3m. Their top speed is 96kph (60mph.) Most big cats call their babies cubs. The white tiger is a large and powerful mammal.

Another Big cat is a Leopard. It is a midsize wild cat. They are usually found in Asia and southern Africa. They spend a lot of time high in the trees. They are mammals like all other cats. They have fur. Their top speed is 45kph. They eat deer, warthog, and rodents. Their predators are tiger, lion and people. Their lifespan is 10-15years.Their name of young is also cub.  Their biggest threat is hunting and habitat loss. There are 7 species of the leopard.

Spring Activity Survey

By Evan Bliven

School is Almost Over Poem

School is Almost Over

School is almost over

Hooray

Another summer is here

We get to laugh and play

Have fun with your friends

Go to a pool

Then it’s time,

To go back to school

                                                                   By: Caitlyn Moon 

I Am Poem

I Am

I am determined and athletic.

I wonder what makes me go.

I hear a ball being kicked.

I see a goal being scored.

I want to play forever.

I am determined and athletic.

I pretend to be famous.

I feel the joy of winning.

I touch the winning trophy.

I worry about letting my team down.

I cry when it comes to an end.

I am determined and athletic.

I understand that you can’t always succeed.

I say sports make life exciting.

I dream to play professionally.

I try to be the best I can be.

I hope my dream comes true.

I am determined and athletic.

By: Jacob Bernstein

4th Grade Biographies

4th Grade Biographies

Right now in the 4th grade students are working on their biographies You get to choose a famous person to research and write about . After the written work the 4th graders are doing a wax museum. The 4th graders will hold their thumbs up, and if you press it down they’ll give you information on their person’s life as if they themselves were the person.

The 4th graders have been learning cool facts about their famous people that they never knew about. For example, Grace is doing Beethoven, and she learned that he was deaf and that he played for Mozart. Claire is doing Jackie Robinson, and she learned that he played 4 different sports. Daniel is doing Albert Einstein and he learned that he is the best physicist ever. He was even smarter than Isaac Newton.

       To prepare for the wax museum, the students must study their person’s life. They need to memorize facts so when people come around they know what to say. The 4th graders also need to plan out an outfit that their person would have worn during their time. Some people, like Anne Frank or George Bush, will be simple, but other people like King Tut or Albert Einstein, may be difficult. The students will have to use their imagination for the costumes.

The biographies will most likely be hung on bulletin boards, and we hope you read and enjoy them!

By: Jacob Bernstein and Daniel Zhou

BIrds

Birds

By, Clara Shangold

&

Lily Helphinstine

Not all birds can fly. All birds come in different shapes and sizes. Not one bird is the same. Big birds eat little birds and little birds eat warms.

 

For example, the swan is a large aquatic bird. The swan is known for its fierce temperament and its strong wings. Their wingspan is 79 in.-138 in. If the swan feels threatened it will hurt whoever threatened them. The top speed is 50 mph. The swan’s lifespan is 8-10 years. Their favorite food is aquatic plants and small fish and insects. The swans’ habitats are large, shallow wetlands and open water. A female swan lays 3-9 eggs. Baby swans are called cygnets. Those were facts about swans.

Another example of a bird is the eagle. An eagle is one of the largest birds around North America. There are more than 60 kinds of eagles. Eagles can be up to 40 cm long in height. The wingspan of the eagle is two times the body. Eagles eat small birds. Eagles have really good eye sight. Mother eagles lay two eggs. They have talons and pointed beaks. They also have very sharp teeth. Eagles have four strong toes on each foot. They can hold fish in air with their talons. Eagle beaks are very strong.

In conclusion there are many types of interesting and unique birds.

Husky Shop: School Store

          School  Store

          The school store has started  up and it’s going great! We sell things like: Stuffed animals, snap bracelets, pencils, pens, mood rings, magic worms,  and sunglasses.  Also,

 if you want to find more items you can visit the school store. Prices range from $0.25- $2.50. Most likely, if you do come these things won’t be there, but new items come in slowly so be patient and we hope you keep on enjoying our school store!!! ;)

              

              Written by:Kate Abbatemarco &  Kiley Girard

4th Grade Animal Paintings

4th Grade Animal Paintings

In 4th grade art class, the 4th graders are working on their biggest project of the year-their animal paintings. These painting will hang on the walls.

     The 4th graders will be drawing endangered animals from all over the world. There are animals from Asia, Africa, the Americas,Europe, Australia, and the Arctic. The giant panda from Asia was the most popular.

     The students started by sketching their animal on a scratch paper. From there, they started to draw on their canvas. Behind their animals are backgrounds of its habitat. Right now most kids are in the process of finishing up the sketch and starting their paint palettes. For this project, each kid will have their own palette with the colors of their animals.     

At the end of the year Mrs.Gilmore will hang the painting on the walls of Vinton.  In 5th grade the students will get their paintings back.People will be able to look and enjoy the animal paintings.

By: Jacob Bernstein and Daniel Zhou