November 2016 2016

MIS EXPRESS

Silence is Golden by Hailey Weiskott Your MIS Reporters:

Fifth Grade: Brianna Armitage Diego Badalucco Marisol Baker Ajay Donthula Zolie Erdos Julianna Lawrence Jayden Ryan Nadia Sara Uditi Tripathi Hailey Weiskott Luke Williams

Fourth Grade: Leah Hickman Madison Lugo Amon'yei Johnson Paige Davis Rebecca Method Reagan Ludwig Alyssa Torres

MacFar land In te rmedia te School Bordentown, New Jersey Mrs. Megan Geibel , Pr inc ipal

Modera tors : Ms. Jonigkei t (4th Grade) , Ms. Campel lone (5th Grade)

On Veterans Day we celebrate the veterans who have

served or are still serving. On Memorial Day we celebrate the

veterans who have died. But on 9/11 we celebrate our heroes

who went to work to help our nation and its citizens after our na-

tion was attacked on September 11, 2001. Our celebration was

silent, somber and respectful. Led by our Student Council Officers,

the fourth grade left the building in procession followed by the

fifth grade. We walked and walked and before all turned the corner we could see our

Student Council dressed in red, white and blue holding American Flags. We crossed the

street to see the monument of all the names of the Veterans from Bordentown. Finally, we

walked back to the school, maintaining silence and respect. To remember that day and the

heroes who stepped up to help our nation, that silence was golden.

Veteran’s Day by Reagan Ludwig

Veterans day is a federal holiday in the United States that is celebrated every

year on November 11th. Raymond Weeks, a World War II veteran came up with the idea

of Veteran’s Day to honor all of the people who served in the United States Military. The

first Veteran’s Day was held on November 11,1938. It was originally called Armistice Day,

because it only honored veterans from World War I, however, on June 1,1954 it was offi-

cially changed to Veteran’s Day to honor those in all wars. Many people confuse Veteran’s

Day with Memorial Day. Memorial Day is for remembering veterans who have passed on,

mainly in battle. Veteran’s Day is for honoring all veterans during wartime and peacetime.

On November 11, 1921 an American soldier was buried at the national cemetery in

Arlington, Virginia. His identity was unknown, and this grave is known to us as the Tomb of

the Unknown Soldier. Every November 11th, the president of the United States places a

wreath above the unknown soldier’s grave, as well as all of the veterans that have bravely

fought for our country. We, without a doubt, owe our lives and women who have and con-

tinue to serve our country with honor.

Here at MacFarland, On November 14, 2016 we showed our gratitude and ap-

preciation for those that have served our country in all

branches of the military: Army, Navy, Coast Guard,

Marines, and Air Force. Family members and friends of

family came to our school during a ceremony in which

students sang a song for them and recited poetry that

showed our love for our country and expressed how

grateful we are to be free.

Two Looks at Halloween

Fun at the Harvest Dance by Luke Williams

Halloween & The Harvest Dance were the “perfect brew” at MIS! I interviewed my friend Malik about

what his favorite parts of Halloween were, and how it could be better. "How was Hallow-

een?" I curiously asked my friend, Malik. "Halloween was good and I enjoyed it," he replied.

"What was your favorite costume?" I asked. "The Vader one," he said. We were both Storm

troopers, so we work for Vader also. "What are some hopes for next year's Halloween?" I

asked. "More Partying!" Malik replied. I agreed with him because A: I love to party and B: I

liked the Vader costume too. I thought Halloween was Awesome! Seeking thoughts on the

Harvest Dance, I interviewed my friends Danny and Tyler. "I thought the harvest dance was

great," said Tyler. "Some Improvements they could add are different games." "What was

your favorite costume?" I asked curiously. "The Donald Trump one that chased me," he said,

right before he showed up again! Danny added, "I always think there should be more food and music, but overall, I

thought the dance was great!" I also agree because A: the harvest dance is ALWAYS great, and B: I also think more

music is always a good thing. The request sheets were filled front to back, and we all had a blast! Overall, the dance

and Halloween were awesome. We really have a magical school!

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A Snapshot of The Harvest Dance by Zolie Erdos

Don’t be scared, the MIS Harvest Dance isn’t really spooky... or is it? This years fifth grade Harvest dance met in

the MIS gym on Friday, November,4 2016. Just like last year this dance was full of surprises and lots of fun.

The MIS Harvest dance is always a good opportunity for kids to meet up with friends and dance to some good mu-

sic, play festive games and indulge in a snack or two! When the 5th graders were asked, overall there was a good

response about this year’s music and snack selections. Olivia, from Mrs. Meyer’s home room, stated that she “really

liked the dance this year! I just thought the music was amazing! And I was really happy that they had water this

year.” Another student named Rachel was in complete agreement and “loved” the snacks this year.

This years dance had a variety of good snacks to choose from. The snack table included regular potato

chips, barbecue chips, salt and vinegar chips and hot chips. Then to quench student’s thirst there was water. For those

students who were stuffed and needed a break from dancing, there were games to play too. The games selection

included throwing bean bags into a witch's pot and dangling donuts that were just waiting for a nibble. Student Milo,

from Mrs. Meyer’s home room, thought that the dance was “awesome and just as cool as last year”, one of his favor-

ite activities was the donut game.

The 2016 MIS Harvest dance was another hit with it’s 5th graders and

another success for the hard working PTO parents who made it all

possible.

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For this Article, I interviewed two fourth grade students to see how they are transitioning into our school.

Jack, from Mrs. Corcoran’s Classroom:

Q:what do you think of your new teacher?

Jack: I think Mrs. Corcoran is caring and gives us a fair chance.

What do you think of MIS?

Jack:i think it’s better than Elementary School because there are safer rules in kickball, and great experiences.

What are your hopes for next year?

Jack: I hope I enjoy school just as much as this year and get a great teacher!

Hailey, from Ms. Stern’s Classroom:

Q:what do you think of your new teacher?

Hailey: I think Ms. Stern is caring, fun, and plans a lot of activities!

What do you think of MIS?

I like my class, lots of fun clubs, and different choices for lunch!

What are your hopes for next year?

I look forward to joining Newspaper Club and Art Club and to a great 4th

grade first!

AS YOU CAN SEE THE NEW BUNCH OF STUDENTS LIKE THEIR TEACHERS AND MIS AS A WHOLE.

Shout Out to our Resident Author

By: Julianna Lawrence

It was a privilege to interview our custodian, Ms. Karen Fos-ter-Pippit, as we celebrate her first published book, Wilber and the Christmas Spiders! Ms. Karen was born on July 14, 1958. She has served at MIS for 15 years as a custo-dian. She enjoys her work here and is married to Mr. James

Pippit. Ms. Karen lives nearby and loves that!

When she was younger, she wrote poetry. Now, Ms. Karen writes and illustrates books. She is work-ing on a new book now! When not writ-ing books or in school, we can find Ms. Karen in her art room creating all sorts of things with clay and other materials. Her book is as amazing as she is,! Pick

up a copy and enjoy!

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU,

MS. KAREN!

News

Briefs

We have books in Spanish in our school library!

Check them out!

On December 25, 2016 the second day of Hanukkah and Christmas are

together.

Fabulous in Fourth Grade by Diego Badalucco

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What’s Trending? Pokemon Go! by Amon’yei Johnson

On April 1, 2014, Google announced an app called “Pokemon Masters.” This is an app that can track down

Pokemon, on Google Maps. After a bit, Google’s ‘little prank’ wasn't so little anymore because fans downloaded

Pokemon Masters twelve million times! In the long run, Google and Nintendo teamed up and released “Pokemon

Go” in 2016. Here are a few tips if you are interested in this app:

How to customize your avatar:

When you’re in the Pokemon Go game, you will have nine icons in front of you, those icons are a head, hair, eyes,

shoes, shirts, pants, backpacks, a person, and a hat. When you are one hundred percent sure you’re finished de-

signing your Pokemon Go avatar, tap the checkmark on the bottom right of the page to continue.

How to get your first Pokemon:

When you are finished customizing your avatar and actually get into the game, you will have three Poke balls in

front of you. Those have Pokemon inside of them, those Pokemon are, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

How to catch other Pokemon:

In order to catch the Pokemon character you see in front of you, you

have to put your finger on the Poke ball on your screen, swipe forward

to “hit” the character in front of you then the character will circle three

times and if this occurs then you get to keep that character! When you

get your new Pokemon, you can explore wherever you go! How to find

Pokemon, you might have to go to specific areas. For example, for wa-

ter types you might go to go near lakes, rivers, boardwalks, etc. For

ghost type Pokemon, you can go near graveyards, animal graveyards,

alleyways, and tombstone markets. You don’t always need to go to

these locations, but it will be an easier chance of finding them.

Orchestra at MIS: An Interview with our Instructor, Mr. Vieira by Paige Davis

Q:How long have you been teaching? A:Eleven years Q:Why is violin so important? A:Violin is important because it is what I enjoy and love the most to do! Q:Do you think violin is fun and why so? A:Yes, because you can play many different types of music with it. Thank you, Mr. Vieira, for all you do for us!

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Book Review by Jayden Ryan

Spy School by Stuart Gibbs Genre: Mystery

Twelve year old Ben Ripley has a pretty normal Middle School life: bullies, boring teachers and his favorite subject, math. But all of that is about to change when Ben comes home to find a CIA Agent sitting in the living room. The agent invites Ben to Spy School. But Ben’s picture of a “spy school” isn’t what he sees. It’s basically a regular school with only a few spy-training moves involved; until he meets Erica. Erica is the most well-trained spy at Spy School, and Ben has a major crush on her. When she tells Ben he’s on a dangerous mission, he gets super scared. Will Ben succeed, or will he

never be seen again?

I LOVED all of the action though there are a few words I wouldn’t have used myself. Overall, it was a very good read! A few parts were funny (example: someone pulled a

post-it note from Ben’s bottom!)

If you love action, spies and a good mystery, you will love this book! I recommend this book for ages 9 and older, and

give it 5 stars!

Book Fair a Huge Success by Brianna Armitage

Do you like reading a good book? Then you must have loved our school’s 2016 fall book fair! There were amazing books, posters, school supplies, and of course a nice selection of bargains! Some of the books you may have seen there were the Key Hunters series by Eric Luper, the I Survived series which includes Lauren Tarshis’ new addition of I Survived: The Eruption of Mount St. Helens,1980 and Shark School by Davy Ocean. Be sure to check out your class library for even more amazing books! We as students here at MIS are very fortunate to have a book fair. Of course this whole book fair would never have been possible without Mrs. Collora. Mrs. Collora is our PTO volunteer in charge of this whole entire book fair. Mrs. Collora worked with Scholastic Books to be sure there was something for everyone! She made sure that we have such a great time there. We thank her and all volunteers who assist-ed at the book fair. I hope you enjoyed the book fair.

Hurricane Matthew by Leah Hickman

Hurricane Matthew was a life threaten-ing storm that affected Central America and the southern United States. It was the first category 5 storm since 2007. Name on September 28, 2016, it became a hurricane on September 29, 2016. It caused over 1 billion dollars worth of

damage of what it has done to the area it hit.

Hurricane Matthew started just below Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba as a category 5 storm. Many trees were down and power outages oc-curred across the area. The storm surge got to 11 feet. People were evacuated from their homes

during the time Matthew hit these areas.

Once it made it’s way past that area, it made it’s way up the Bahamas. Roofs were ripped off of houses! It ended up making its way all the way up to North Carolina, but at that time the storm was not as rough and had subsided a

bit.

During the time Matthew hit the United States most people evacuated, but those that did not evacuate, gathered supplies such as bottled water, canned food, emergency radios, and flashlights and kept themselves as much out of harm’s way as they could. Some houses close to the ocean that weren't on stilts got flooded and ruined. Beaches got covered in water and were damaged greatly. The only good news is that most of the people that evacuated, when they

returned to their houses they were mostly intact.

Six counties in Georgia got warned with a hurricane watch warning, and were hit with the storm pretty dramatically. The storm surge got up to 8 feet above ground level there. The wind gusts got up to 75 miles per hour, and the rain-

fall even got up to 10 inches!

Hurricane Matthew ended up being one of the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit the United States. It is now just another hurricane in our history. Luckily, it is over and everyone is safely rebuilding their lives in those areas, which

is what is most important.

MIS Welcomes New Staff Members by Nadia Sara and Ajay Donthula

Have you seen the new teachers in school MacFarland Intermediate School? If you don’t know them we

are here to tell you all about them. The new teachers are Mrs. Rosenberg, Mrs.Glitz, Mrs. Wingo, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs.Cutietta, Mr. Misslehorn and Mr. Hammel. In this article we will tell you a little bit about each of these teachers. First, let's start off with Mrs. Rosenberg. Mrs. Rosenberg has been teaching for 10 years now. Wow! Thats a long time teaching . This year Mrs. Rosenberg is teaching special ed teacher. She is teaching to Fifth grade kid in this school. MacFarland is not the only school she worked at. Mrs. Rosenberg also worked at Peter Muschal. There Mrs. Rosenberg taught preschoolers. Mrs. Rosenberg loves kids and she loves teaching. Now I’m going to share some fun facts on Mrs. Rosenberg. Mrs. Rosenberg’s favorite

food is cake and she always wants to try something new. Welcome, Mrs. Rosenberg! The Second teacher we will tell you about is Mrs. Glitz. Mrs. Glitz has been teaching for 4 year and she has been teaching band for all of these years. This is Mrs. Glitz first year at MacFarland, but she also taught in Hamilton schools and West Windsor schools. Mrs. Glitz also loves teaching and loves to meet all types of different kids. From her last school the only thing different is that there is less technology there and more technology here. One of Mrs.Glitz’s hobbies is just playing instru-ments. Mrs.Glitz also plays clarinet in Eastern Wind Symphony and she sings in the Central Jersey Choral Society. We welcome you to our school, Mrs. Glitz!

The third teacher who is new at our school is Mrs. Wingo, the speech teacher here at MacFarland. Mrs. Wingo has been teaching for 14 years and she also worked at different school. She worked at Clara Barton, Peter Muschal, and here at McFarland. Like the other teachers Mrs. Wingo loves teaching

and loves playing with kids. Mrs. Wingo’s favorite color is purple.Well, now you know a little about Mrs. Wingo. Welcome to MIS, Mrs. Wingo! Our fourth new teacher is Mrs. Bryant. Mrs. Bryant is fifth grade teacher who teaches LA and math. Mrs. Bryant has been teaching for 7 years now and she has been working in MacFarland and Peter Muschal all these year. One fun fact about Mrs. Bryant is that she loves spending time with her kids. She also loves going in bike rides with them. We wel-come you, Mrs. Bryant!

Our fifth new MacFarland staff member is Mrs. Cutietta. Mrs. Cutietta has been teaching for 3 years now and she taught at MacFarland and Burlington County Special Services School district. The subject that Mrs. Cutietta teaches is all of them! She is a fourth grade teacher in our school. Mrs. Cutietta likes everything about teaching and she says that she hasn’t found a thing that she doesn’t like. Some fun facts about Mrs. Cutietta is that she has a baby boy named Giovanni and her favorite hobby is doing fun things. She also likes going out with her fami-ly and friends. Welcome, Mrs. Cutietta! Our sixth new member is not new to Bordentown School District but is new to our school. Mr. Misslehorn is our new Health and Physical Education teacher. He has worked

in the high school before and is happy to be with us here at MIS. We welcome Mr. Misslehorn to our school! Our last teacher is brand new, Mr. Hammel. Mr. Hammel is our new school librarian and he has been a librarian for 5 years. As mentioned, Mr. Hammel teaches library skills. Mr. Hammel loves being around kids and seeing them learn and he became a librarian by thinking about inspiring kids to read. One piece of advice that Mr. Hammel would give to us kids is “ Take risks and chances and don’t be afraid to fail”. Here are some facts about Mr. Hammel. Mr.Hammel loves singing and reading. If you’ve seen him in library class you could agree with me. Mr. Hammel also has 1 daughter that is 19 years old and he also has a stepdaughter who is 19 years old also. Mr. Hammel also has a stepson who is 17 years old. Welcome, Mr. Hammel!

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Lunch Bunch By: Marisol Baker

Everything in Lunch Bunch is awesome from the games to the discussions to Ms. Perrine. Lunch Bunch is a great way to get to know someone or get to sit next to someone you usually don’t get to sit next to. Making friends through Lunch Bunch friends Everybody has them, but you can never have too many. Through Lunch Bunch you can connect with people you had never met. In the beginning of every session we talk about things going on in our lives, like news and exciting events. You can learn a lot about someone from that. And once you start having Lunch Bunch, you will find your-self talking to your groups members on non-Lunch Bunch days during recess or even after school. Catching Up With Friends I’m sure everyone has a friend they hardly get to talk to, but with Lunch Bunch, you can catch up on what you missed. They might not sit close to you during actual lunch, but you can sit together in Lunch Bunch! Ms. Perrine Ms. Perrine is one of the nicest people I have ever met. She loves to laugh, smile and have fun. She loves us so much and puts in hard work and dedication to make sure we stay safe, happy and have fun during Lunch Bunch. Without her, it would not be possible for this school. We truly appreciate her effort! Games Games are probably my favorite part of Lunch Bunch. You can work together with people to accomplish the goal in the game and it is awesome! The rules are never too complicated and it’s always fairly played. Conclusion Overall Lunch Bunch is a great things to sign up for if you like games, awesome guidance counselors, friends and last but not least, having fun.

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Fourth Grade Classroom Close Up: Ms. Signore by Madison Lugo

Q: What inspired you to become a teacher?

A: “Being able to help children succeed as my everyday job was something I wanted to do, even as a

young girl.”

Q: If you had a choice to be something else beside a teacher, what job would you pick?

A: “I would probably go into guidance counseling because I’d still be able to help students and get to know

them on a more personal basis.”

Q: What is your favorite subject?

A: “Writing.”

Q: If you had one wish, what would it be?

A: “For everyone who is important in my life to have healthy and happy life.”

Q: What is your favorite animal?

A: “Dogs.”

Q: What is your favorite color?

A: “Blue!”

Q: If you had to pick between TV or video games, what would you pick?

A: “Television. I don’t watch much of it, but I’d choose TV over video games.”

Q: Have you taught at any other schools?

A: “Yes, I’ve taught at Lore Elementary in Ewing Township School District.”

Q: “What do you think is the best thing you’ve learned as a teacher?

A: “To start every day as a new beginning.”

Q: What have your experiences been like as a teacher?

A: “In both districts, I have had positive and beneficial experiences that have allowed me to grow as a

teacher.”

All About Mrs. Payton by Rebecca Method

Q.Why did you want to be a teacher? A: I love children. I believe that everyone should be a life-long learner. I like to make a difference in people's lives. My mother and grandmother were both teachers and they inspired me. Q: If you had not been a teacher, what would you have been? A: I would have loved to work with animals in shelters. Q: What is your favorite subject? A: My favorite subject is Language Arts. Q: Where did you do your student teaching and with whom did you teach with? A: I did my student teaching at Cranberry Pines Elementary School in Medford N.J. and my cooperating teacher was Stacy Smith. A fun fact is that my principal in elementary school, when I was a pupil, was also the principal at Cranberry Pines Elementary School in Medford N.J. Q. Have you ever won any teacher awards? A. Last year, I won the teacher-of-the-year award. But seeing my students succeed is very rewarding to me. Q. What is your favorite book? A. My two favorite books are: Because of Winn Dixie and Sarah, Plain and Tall. Q. What are you going to miss most during your maternity leave? A. My students, of course. I’ll miss teaching them and watching them grow.

4th Grade Newspaper Crew Members Share Their Thoughts by the 4th grade reporters

Madison Lugo: I tried out for newspaper because I love writing, and telling everyone what’s happening in the real world, and I also want other people to see my writing because I want to improve and get feedback. Leah Hickman: I tried out for newspaper this year because I have written a newspaper before with my friend Raima. We did a page for each season of the year. We even got to interview the principal and the assistant principal. I really enjoyed doing it and so I said to myself that it might be fun to try out for newspaper club! Reagan Ludwig: I tried out for newspaper because I just love to be with people who love to write as much as me. It also gave me a sense of importance that the whole school could read my article and learn more about who I am. Amon’yei Johnson: I tried out for newspaper because I wanted to take a try to see if I liked it. Rebecca Method: I tried out for newspaper club for three reasons: first, my dad was a newspaper man; second, I love writing, and third, I thought it would be fun. (However, my father is no longer a newspaper man. He says he used to love newspapers, but that was before their quality diminished to junk. He says that newspapers are dead, and that I should never ever aspire to work in newspapers.) Alyssa Torres: Why did you try out for newspaper this year? I tried out because I love writing and trying new things. Why do you enjoy writing? I enjoy writing because you can write about whatever you want and express your feelings. Paige Davis: I tried out for newspaper because I like to write. Also, because writing class is my favorite part in the day.

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New 4th Graders to MacFarland Intermediate by Paige Davis

All about Hasini Hasini went to Riverbank Elementary in Florence. Some of the friends she made there were Ritika and Eva.You many know Hasini from PMS in Kindergarten,1st or part of 2nd grade. In her free time she plays video games such as Just Dance. Her favorite school subjects are reading and science. Here at MIS she plays the volin.You may hear Hasini in a small group of the orchestra.You better watch out because Hasini does karate too. Lastly, she really likes to draw. All about Jenna Jenna has two sisters named Alyssa and Nina. Jenna’s old school was called CB Lamb Elementary. Back at CB Lamb, Jenna made some friends named Isia and Avery. So far Jenna’s favorite book series is Cupcake Diaries. Her favor-ite toy is Shopkins. Jenna and her family moved for a smaller house. Her favorite thing to do is ride her bike. After school she normally goes to dance class or she rides her bike. All about Izabella Izabella has one sister, two older step brothers, and one younger step brother. She also plays the flute here at MIS. Her old school was called Holly Hills. Some of her friends are Isabella, Arj and Erin. Her favorite toy is her soccer ball. So far this year, her favorite book is Stickdog. All about Kendall Kendall is the only child in her family. Her old school was called Mansfield Elementary. A few of her friends back at Mansfield Elementary were Kaitlyn, Meabella and Martha. In her spare time, she plays outside. Currently she enjoys reading Harry Potter and Junie B. Jones. All about Kyra Kyra has 3 brothers and 1 sister. Kyra plays percussion in MIS. Her old school is called Stuart Elementary. She misses her friends that she left behind, whose names are Karori and Breanna. Right now Kyra’s favorite books are the Amulet series. Her favorite thing to do is go to dance class. She moved for a better education so she came to MIS. A good education can surely be found right here! All about Zarion Zarion used to go to Parkway School. You may know him from PMS. In his free time, he likes to have fun. He plays the flute in MIS’s beginner band. One of his favorite things to do is play video games. His favorite book is Captain Underpants. Last but not least, his favorite toy is his new Neo Street Rollers. Do you like any of the same things he does? All about Triston Fact 1:Triston plays the saxophone in beginner band at MIS. Fact 2: His favorite subject is math. Fact 3: His favorite color is red. Fact 4: Triston has one brother. Fact 5: He moved to be closer to his family. Fact 6: The most recent book he read is Wayside School Falling Down. All about Summer Summer has one sister. Her old school is named Roebling School. Her friends that she left behind were Addison, Bella and Sage. Her favorite book is Charlotte's Web. She had to move to get a bigger house. Finally, she loves to go to cheerleading.

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Shout Out to Miss Erika Unger (Miss Stern’s Student Teacher) By Alyssa Torres

Q: What grade do you teach? A: 4th and 5th grade; teaching difficult concepts and building teacher/student relationships has been benefi-cial to my learning. Q: What is your dream job besides teaching? A: Either an Artistic Graphic designer or a Music Producer. Q: What’s is your favorite food? A: Mexican food Q: What is your inspiration? A: The teacher she had in fifth grade especially, because she had a great personality and was humorous.

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Extra! Extra! Check out Your Newspaper Crew! By Brianna Armitage

To all of the students here at MIS, most of you might know that we have a 4th and 5th grade Newspaper Club. Maybe some of you were wondering who is in the 5th grade newspaper club? We’d like to introduce ourselves and we invite you to get to know us and share great story ideas with us! First let’s start with the names of all of the members of the 5th grade team. There is Jayden Ryan, Mari-sol Baker, Diego Badalucco, Haley Weiscott, Luke Williams, Nadia Sara, Ajay Donthula, Zolie Erdos, Juliana Law-rance, Uditi Trapathi and me, Brianna Armitage. Our 4th grade team includes Leah Hickman Madison Lugo, Amon'yei Johnson, Paige Davis, Rebecca Method, Reagan Ludwig, and Alyssa Torres .

Everyone involved in this club obviously loves writing. That's why we joined the Newspaper Club this year! Every sin-gle one of these students are extremely bright and are amazing writers. I guarantee most of the kids who joined

newspaper will become an author. Look for opportunities to become a guest writer in future editions of our

MIS Express!

A Week of Respect, a Year of Good Character by Leah Hickman & Reagan Ludwig

Respecting people is a very important thing to do in life. Nobody likes to be bullied or made to feel unim-

portant. Giving respect not only shows others that you care about them, but you also care about and respect yourself.

That is why you should treat everyone and everything with respect at all times. Here at MacFarland Intermediate

School, we understand the importance of giving respect, and on the week of October 3, 2016, we celebrated Re-

spect Week as an entire school community. During this week, classes learned about respect in Guidance Lessons with

our Counselor Ms. Perrine. Here are some highlights of what our school did during our respect week.

During this week a poster contest flyer was given out. We made posters explaining respect. The posters

were hung around the school for the entire month of October. The purpose of the respect week posters are to spread

everybody’s idea of respect. This shows how everybody thinks and feels about respect and caring for others. This

shows how important respect is to our community. Having the school decorated with all the wonderful ideas of re-

spect was a way to bring all of us together.

Also, purple slips were given out and if a student saw another student doing an act of respect they would

write the student’s name and the act of respect on the slip of paper. After that, the student would put the paper in the

classrooms respect bucket that they received at the beginning of the week. Later that week, on Friday instead of pull-

ing MIST tickets respect slips got pulled. One person from each class got picked and got a prizes from the MIST cart.

During that week everyone made sure that they were being respectful and did their best to show kindness to every-

one.

On Friday, all of the students wore red, white, and blue to represent our school colors. We had an assembly

where Mr. Jake Ballentine came in to sing to us. He sang inspiring songs for us and played his guitar. It was very nice

that he came in and gave our school a wonderful and inspiring concert about respect, and helped spread the mes-

sage of love and kindness. Everyone enjoyed him very much!

So that is what MIS did during respect week. The week turned out to be pretty fun for us students didn’t it?

We can only hope that all of the us became better people after sharing all of the ways we

can show respect and love to each other not only during respect week, but every day of

every week. It only takes one small act of kindness to brighten someone's day and show

them that they are important. Each of us can do one small thing to make a difference for

someone else. Respect yourself and others….show the love!

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A New President for our Nation by Uditi Tripathi

Elections What are you doing this fall? Are you jumping in leaves, playing Frisbee? Well let me tell you what President Barack Obama is doing this fall. He’s packing his bags getting ready to leave the White House, as his time of service to our nation is coming to its end in January. So, our nation needed to vote for a new President. This year we had 5 great runners. Two of them we all seemed to know: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, but also running were Jill Stein, and Garry Johnson, and Evan McMillin. Everyone in class thought that whoever received the most popular votes would win. Well that’s partially correct. Let me explain. When the Constitution was signed, something called the electoral college was made. They electoral college is the body that elects the president and vice president every four years. Our ballots clearly state that voters vote for electors who pledge to vote for a particular candidate. Let’s look at a mini-biography of the two candidates who were “front runners” for the election: Republican Party Candidate: Donald Trump Donald John Trump was born in New York City on June 14, 1946, to Frederick and Mary MacLeod Trump. As a teenager, Trump attended New York Military Academy, where he was an athlete and a student leader. His college years were spent at Fordham University, in the Bronx, and at the Wharton School, the business school at the Universi-ty of Pennsylvania. After graduating from Wharton in 1968, Trump went to work for his father as a real-estate de-veloper. Trump has four adult children: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, Eric, and Tiffany. In 2005, he married model and businessperson Melania Knauss. The couple has a 10-year-old son named Barron. Trump has eight grandchildren. Democratic Party Candidate: Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois. She is the oldest of three children. Her father, Hugh Rodham, was a World War II veteran and owner of a small business that made and sold curtains. Her mother, Dorothy, was a full-time homemaker. In 1993, she became the first lady of the United States after Bill Clinton was sworn in as president. He was re-elected in 1996 and served until 2001. She then became a senator in New York. After President Obama won the 2008 presidential election, he asked Clinton to serve as U.S. secretary of state. She accepted, making her the third woman in this important position. She resigned in 2013 and two years lat-er, announced her plan to run for president again. Clinton lives in Chappaqua, New York. She and Bill Clinton have one daughter, Chelsea, and two grandchildren. Winner In this election there was a very fair chance for Secretary Clinton, Donald Trump, Jill Stein, or Garry Johnson to win. Our school election had voted Hillary Clinton as the winner. But the national winner was…………….DONALD TRUMP! Whether you voted for Mr. Trump or you didn’t, keep in mind he will be the president of our United States of America for 4 years minimum. We congratulate him and welcome him as our next president!

Thanksgiving Sketches to Enjoy by Isabella Peroni Grade 5

The MIS Express Staff Wishes everyone a very

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are grateful for our school, our teachers, our

families and our friends

Page 12 November 2016

A Word Search Puzzle

Cute Riddles

Q. What gets wetter as it dries?

A. A towel.

Q. What goes up and doesn’t come back

down?

A. Your age.

Q. What belongs to you but is used more by

others?

A. Your name.

Thank you to our school Nurse, Coun-

selors, Secretary and Specialists who

help us feel safe and cared for every

day!

Shout Outs!

Special thank you to our PTO who arranges amaz-ing assemblies and sponsors events like Bingo Night, Harvest Dance, Halloween Parties and so many

great fundraisers which help our school!

Thank you to our custodial staff and maintenance staff who make sure our building has all it needs and who keep our

school clean and safe.

Thank you to our teachers and staff who help us every day and make sure we have everything we need to be success-

ful!

Thank you to our wonderful room par-ents who make our special celebra-

tions so much fun!

Thank you to our 5th grade team who organized our first Pep Rally of the School Year!

#wearegrateful!

Thank you to our bus drivers and cross-ing guards who make sure we arrive to school and get home from school safely!

Special thank you to our school Safety Patrol for their helo both before and after school, and for all of our Club Members who work extra hard to make our school year better!