Ma l co l m Messenger
2016 Spr ing Edit ion
All Ab out M s. Willia m s
By: Va nessa Duleb ohn & Aliza h Ca rter
M s. Willia m s is our new c ounselo r, she sta rte d just a fter Winter Brea k. M s. Willia m s first worked a t
John Ha nson M id d le Sc hool. She worked with stud ents in m a th a nd a ssisted with g uid a nc e.
When M s. Willia m s sta rte d working a t M a lc olm Elem enta ry she wa s exc ite d to help elem e nta ry
a g e stud ents solve their p rob lem s.
M s. Willia m s went to Bowie University a nd M org a n Sta te University. She a lwa ys wa nted to work
with c hild ren.
When M s. Willia m s d oes lesso ns, she uses lesso n p la ns b ut som etim e s c ha ng es the lesso n if
nec essa ry. She sa ys, "I wing it!" Som etim es she ha s her id ea p la nned out b ut the stud ents need
som ething else .
Her job is to help ind ivid ua l stud ents b ut a lso to help the entire sc hoo l. When we sta rte d PARCC,
M s. Willia m s m a d e a b ulletin b oa rd a b out testing stra te g ies to help g ra d es 3, 4, a nd 5 p rep a re
for the test. After PARCC testing , M s. Willia m s p la nned a sp irit week to help the sc hoo l c a lm
d own.
M s. Willia m s ha s ta lked to the fifth g ra d e a b out c olleg es, She enc oura g es fifth g ra d ers to sta rt
c hoosing the c ourses a nd c olleg es tha t interest them . She help s the fifth g ra d ers tra nsition into
m id d le sc hoo l. There a re lesso ns on the fea rs of g oing to m id d le sc hoo l a nd how to g et rid of
those fea rs.
M s. Willia m s p la nned Ca reer Da y where m a ny p resente rs c a m e to a ll c la ssroo m s to ta lk a b out
c a reers a nd the skills need ed for tha t c a reer. Stud ents from a ll g ra d es need to a lwa ys think
a b out wha t they wa nt to d o for their c a reer.
M s. Willia m s is exc ite d to b e here a t M a lc olm Elem enta ry a nd she hop es to sta y a long tim e .
Ma l co l m's Act ivit ies
Bla st of a Sweet Da nc e
Ea rth Da y Fun
By Sa m m ie Va nc e a nd Ca itlyn Kelly
By: Tony Ed wa rd s
On Frid a y, Feb rua ry 19, 2016 the Sweethea rt
Da nc e wa s held a t M a lc olm Elem enta ry
Sc hool.
The d a nc e too k p la c e in the sc hoo l g ym from
6:00-7:30 p m . The Sweethea rt Da nc e wa s
sup p osed to ha ve ta ken p la c e Frid a y, Feb rua ry
12, 2016, b ut it wa s p ostp o ned d ue to a
wa rning of snow in the evening . The PTA p ut
tog ether the d a nc e. There a ta b le where
stud ents c ould g et their fa c es p a inted while
they enjoyed the g ood m usic . There wa s p izza ,
c hip s, c oo kies, c up c a kes, wa ter a nd sod a
served . Child ren, p a rents, m usic , a nd
soc ia liza tion oc c urred d uring the d a nc e.
The m usic wa s c urrent a nd som e song s from
the p a st. Som e m usic ha d sp ec ia l typ es of
d a nc es to g o with it, like the Elec tric Slid e.
Other m usic just enc oura g ed stud ents to
d a nc e ra nd om ly a nd ha ve fun. Pa rents a nd
tea c hers joined stud ents on the d a nc e floo r.
M a ny stud ents sa id the d a nc e wa s a lot of fun.
Stud ents c ould soc ia lize with friend s or just
d a nc e a nd b e a little g oofy. Young er c hild ren
m ixed with old er c hild ren a nd a ll a p p ea red to
ha ve a b la st d a nc ing a nd p la ying with their
friend s.
The Sweethea rt Da nc e ha s oc c urred for four
yea rs. It ha s b ec om e a M a lc olm tra d ition!
Ea c h yea r, Ea rth Da y m a rks the a nniversa ry of
the b irth of the M od ern Environm enta l
M ovem ent in 1970. Ea rth Da y is c ele b ra ted in
the sp ring on Ap ril 22nd ea c h yea r. It is a nd
should b e a n im p orta nt d a y to a ll p eop le
b ec a use we a ll live on the p la net Ea rth.
Ta king c a re of p la nts a nd other thing s like
tra sh a nd the throwing a wa y of your tra sh will
help the ea rth a nd the environm ent.
On Ea rth Da y, m a ny p eop le a round the
world g o outsid e their hom es to c lea n up
p ollution, d ea d p la nts, a nd useless stuff tha t
ta kes up sp a c e in our environm ent. Som e
p eop le p la nt new p la nts.
Peo p le c lea n up litter from everywhere
b ec a use it help s our environm ent g et c lea ner
a nd hea lthier. Others c lea n up d ea d p la nts
so there is room for new p la nts tha t a re useful.
Useful p la nts a re fruit or veg eta b le p la nts or
even b ea utiful p la nts b ec a use they help
a nim a ls like b ees whic h we use for honey a nd
they c ollec t p olle n a nd nec ta r for them selves
to live a g ood life.
Ea rth Da y is a n im p orta nt d a y.
Ma l co l m's Act ivit es
Field Da y
By: Va nessa Duleb ohn & Aliza h Ca rter
Field Da y is a d a y when the entire sc hoo l g ets to PLAY! Fifth g ra d ers
a re in c ha rg e the a c tivity sta tions a nd tea c h the young er stud ents
a b out the g a m es. There a re m a ny g a m es set up for tea c hers to d o
with their c la ss.
M r. Hoile r a sked stud ents from ea c h g ra d e level to wea r sp ec ific
c olo red shirts. Tha t wa s a sa fety p rec a utio n. Pre-K a nd Kind erg a rten
b oth wore p urp le. First Gra d e wore g reen, Sec o nd Gra d e wore
ora ng e, Third Gra d e wore b lue, Fourth Gra d e wore red , a nd Fifth
Gra d e wore yellow. It loo ked like a ra inb ow of c olo r on the field s.
Fifth g ra d ers were a b le to c hoose if they wa nted to help run a sta tion
or p la y in the kic kb a ll g a m e. If a stud ent c hose to p a rtic ip a te in the
kic kb a ll g a m e, they were not a llowe d to run a sta tion. If the stud ent
c hose to run a sta tion, they c ould n't p la y kic kb a ll. In the kic kb a ll
g a m e stud ents a re a llowe d to hit a tea c her with the b a ll to g et them
out, b ut stud ents a lso ha ve to rea lize tha t tea c hers c a n throw the
b a ll a t them ! The whole sc hoo l c om e s out to c heer on the fifth
g ra d ers a nd tea c hers in the g a m e.
M a ny tea c hers a nd stud ents loo k forwa rd to Field Da y every yea r. It
is a fun d a y for the whole sc hoo l.
The Malc olm
Messenger Staff
Rep orters:
Shyla Allg ood
Alyssa Bruc c uleir
Aliza h Ca rter
Va nessa Duleb oh
Anthony Ed wa rd
Niyehm a Ga rla nd
Da kota Hea d ley
Ja son Hoove r
Aryelle Hub b a rd
Josep h Hym a n
Ca itlyn Kelly
Log a n M ea d ows
Fra nk Rob inson
Olivia Rob inson
Sa m a ntha Va nc e
Ja von Wa shing to
Ad ria na Young
Newsp ap er Sp onsors
& Overa ll Ed itors:
M rs. Hollo m on
M rs. Wa ld rop
Crea tive
Sup port Ed itor:
M rs. Bruc c uleiri
Ma l co l m's Ar t s
Malcolm'sActivities
Bla ring Ba nd News
By: Ca itlyn Kelly a nd Sa m mie Va nc e
M r. Derr is the instruc to r of the M a lc olm Elem enta ry Sc hool Fifth Gra d e Ba nd . He tea c hes
c la sse s in the c a fete ria a t the end of the d a y when fifth g ra d ers ha ve their sp ec ia ls. Ba nd 1 is
on M ond a ys a nd Wed nesd a ys a nd then Ba nd 2 is on Tuesd a ysa nd Thursd a ys. When g etting
rea d y for the Winter a nd Sp ring Conc erts the two b a nd s p ra c tic e tog ether.
M r. Derr ha s a wife tha t is c urrently tea c hing string s a nd he a lso ha s two c hild ren tha t a re
b oth young . His old est c hild is Christop her a nd the young est one is na m ed Lia m . Lia m wa s
rec ently b orn over the sum m er. M r. Derr left in Oc tob e r to ta ke c a re of Lia m , so his wife c ould
g o b a c k to work to c ontinue her job . While he wa s out Ba nd stud ents were ta ug ht b y M r.
Ra usc h.
The b a nd instrum ents inc lud e flutes, c la rinets, trum p ets, trom b ones, sa xop hones,
b a ritones, a nd p erc ussio n. There a re a tota l of twenty-four fifth g ra d e stud ents in b a nd . The
b a nd instrum ents in Ba nd 1 a re: flutes; trom b one; b a ritones; a nd sa xop hones. The b a nd
instrum ents in Ba nd 2 a re: c la rinets; trum p ets; ob oe ; a nd p erc ussio n. There a re fourtee n
stud ents in Ba nd 1 a nd ten stud ents in Ba nd 2.
The Winter Conc ert too k p la c e on Dec em b e r 17, 2015. Stud ents who p la yed the flutes,
c la rinets, a nd ob oe were in the front row. In the next row were the stud ents who p la yed the
trum p ets a nd sa xop hones. Stud ents who p la yed the p erc ussio n, b a ritones, a nd trom b ones
were in the la st row. Stud ents p la yed the song s: Ca rd iff By The Sea into Two For The Show ;
Merrily We Roll Along into Lig htly Row ; One Step At A Time into Good King Wenc esla s;, a nd la st
b ut not lea st Tied And True into Jolly Old St. Nic kola s.
The woo d wind instrum ents a re c la rinets, ob oe s, flutes, a nd a lto sa xop hones tha t a re in
our b a nd . Wood wind s a re b a sic a lly m a d e up of flutes a nd reed instrum ents. Flutes a re a p a rt of
the woo d wind s b ec a use they use to b e m a d e out of woo d . The rea son why c la rinets, ob oe s,
a nd sa xop hones a re in the woo d wind fa m ily is b ec a use they use reed s whic h a re m a d e out of
a typ e of woo d c a lled b a m b oo. Wood wind instrum ents d a te b a c k m ore tha n 43,000 yea rs
a g o. They were a m ong the first too ls c rea te d b y hum a nity. The first woo d wind instrum ent wa s
the flute, whic h wa s c a rved from the thig hb one of a b ea r.
The b ra ss instrum ents a re: trum p ets; trom b ones; a nd b a ritones. To b e a b ra ss instrum ent
the instrum ent m ust use sym p a thetic vib ra tions of a ir in the instrum ent a nd m a ke the sound . A
b ra ss instrum ent c a n a lso b e c a lled a la b rosones m ea ning , "lip -vib ra te d instrum ent".
The p erc ussio n instrum ents form the la st sec tion in our b a nd . There a re the b ells a nd
d rum s in our p erc ussio n sec tion. The d efinition of a p erc ussio n instrum ent is "a m usic a l
instrum ent p la yed b y striking with the ha nd or with a ha nd held or p ed a l-op e ra ted stic k or
b ea ter or b y sha king , inc lud ing d rum s, c ym b a ls, xylop hones, g ong s, b ells a nd ra ttle s".
All the Fifth Gra d e b a nd stud ents a nd their fa m ilie s a re loo king forwa rd to the Sp ring
Conc ert whic h will b e c om ing up soo n.
Ma l co l m Act ivit ies
Fifth Gra de Swimming Trip
By Log a n Mea d ows
On M a y 25t h a nd M a y 26t h the fifth g ra d ers too k a field trip to the St. Cha rles Hig h
Sc hool's Aq ua tic Center. During the field trip stud ents ha d to p a rtic ip a te in a wa ter sa fety
c ourse. The trip is sup p osed to tea c h fifth g ra d ers ta c tic s for sa ving p eop le tha t need help in
the wa ter. Those who need help m ig ht not b e a b le to swim or m ig ht b e d rowning . It a lso
ta ug ht them how to swim m ethod ic a lly. The swim trip wa s sta rte d when two b oys d rowned
in a frozen la ke a ll in the sa m e week. Tha t c a used the Boa rd of Ed uc a tion to m a ke this
swim m ing trip p ossib le. It is sup p osed to tea c h the Fifth Gra d ers in M a ryla nd how to ha nd le
them selves in c a se of a n em erg enc y.
Girls were req uired to wea r a one p iec e b a thing suit a nd b oys were req uired to wea r
swim shorts a nd a swim shirt. Stud ents c ould not wea r g og g les while they were in the p ool.
There were three levels to the wa ter sa fety c ourse. The first level wa s for b eg inners.
This level is for the stud ents who d on't feel c om fo rta b le a round wa ter a nd still need som e
p ra c tic e swim m ing . The sec o nd level wa s for interm ed ia te swim m e rs. This level wa s for
stud ents who felt like they c a n swim fa irly well a nd like to g et in the wa ter. The third level wa s
for a d va nc ed swim m e rs. To p rove tha t you a re a n a d va nc ed swim m e r you ha d to swim to
one sid e of the p ool a nd b a c k in the d eep end . The a d va nc ed level is for p eop le tha t love
swim m ing a nd tha t ta ke it serio usly. At the interm ed ia te a nd a d va nc ed level stud ents
p ra c tic e d p ersona l floa ting d evic e skills, how to swim b ette r with a c ra m p , how to swim
b ette r in a c urrent, a nd swim m ing with your c lothes on. The b eg inners ha d to p ra c tic e how
to use a b oog ie b oa rd in a n em erg enc y. All levels were ta ug ht how to keep wa rm in the
wa ter if it is c old .
M ost stud ents enjoyed the trip a nd the tim e out of the c la ssroo m .
Ma l co l m News
PI DAY
New Prim a ry Fun
By: Alyssa Bruc c uleiri & Aryelle Hub b a rd
By Aryelle Hub b a rd a nd Alyssa Bruc c uleiri
Pi Da y is a n a m a zing d a y, b ut it's not
a b out a c tua l p ie. Pi Da y is c ele b ra ted on M a rc h
14t h. The d a y is a ll a b out the num b er Pi. Pi is the
sym b ol used in m a them a tic s to rep resent a
c onsta nt - the ra tio of the c irc um ferenc e of a
c irc le to its d ia m ete r, whic h is a p p roxim a tely
3.14159265358…The num b ers will never rep ea t.
The p rim a ry stud ents' p la yg round
g ot a n up g ra de! They g ot new p la y
eq uip m ent. There a re slid es, b ong os,
c lim b ing step s a nd a stee ring wheel.
Every stud ent rea lly seem s to love the new
eq uip m ent. Tea c hers sa y tha t the kid s a re
p la ying nic ely on the eq uip m ent a nd a re
ta king turns.
A g rea t wa y to think of Pi is to d ra w a
c irc le with a ra d ius of 1. The d ista nc e ha lf wa y
a round the ed g e of a c irc le will b e
3.14159226535, whic h is the num b er known a s Pi.
You c ould a lso d ra w a c irc le with a d ia m ete r of
1. Then the c irc um ferenc e (the d ista nc e a ll the
wa y a round the ed g e of the c irc le ) will b e Pi.
Pi is a n irra tiona l num b er so it c a nnot b e
exp ressed exa c tly a s a fra c tio n. Still fra c tio ns
suc h a s 22/ 7 a nd other ra tiona l num b ers a re
c om m o nly used to a p p roxim a te Pi. M rs. M a letto
p ut tog ether a Pi p a c ket tha t tea c hers c ould d o
on Pi Da y to help c ele b ra te this a m a zing d a y.
Stud ents were g iven a n und ersta nd ing of this
extra ord ina ry num b er.
Pi is the long est num b er ever. It just keep s
g oing a nd g oing a nd g oing . It never sto p s. Next
M a rc h invest in som e rea lly yum m y p ie to help
you c ele b ra te Pi d a y!
After ta lking with m a ny p rim a ry
stud ents a t rec ess one d a y, the stud ents
sa id they liked the slid e the m ost. Others
p referred the b ong os a nd stee ring wheel.
M a ny tea c hers rea lly d islike d the
rea lly c urly slid es from the old eq uip m ent.
"The old c urly slid es were not d a ng erous,
b ut b ec a use the p rim a ry stud ents a re
na tura lly c lum sy, they kep t hitting their
hea d s," sa id M s. Sid ney. "Stud ents a lso
keep hurting them selves on the fire truc k."
The tea c hers rep ort tha t there
ha sn't b een m a ny b eha viora l issues with
c hild ren fig hting over the eq uip m ent.
When the eq uip m ent wa s b ra nd new, the
tea c hers m a d e the sec o nd g ra d e
c hild ren line up c la ss b y c la ss. They only
let a few of the c hild ren on the
eq uip m ent a t onc e. Tea c hers a lso
rem ind ed stud ents a b out their b eha viors
every onc e in a while when the
eq uip m ent wa s new.
Ma l co l m News
Na tiona l Dood le Da y
By: Ca itlyn Kelly
Na tiona l Dood le Da y oc c urred on Feb rua ry 5, 2016. It is a n online event tha t wa s sta rte d
b y Ep ilep sy Ac tio n, a n org a niza tion to ra ise m oney for p eop le with ep ile p sy in the Unite d
King d om . The id ea wa s sta rte d in 2004 a nd ha s c ontinued to help the p eop le with ep ile p sy
a nd their fa m ilie s a nd friend s. All the m oney ra ised from the p eop le d ona ting their d ood le s a nd
m oney g oes to c a uses tha t help p eop le with ep ile p sy a nd neurofib rom a to sis.
Althoug h the org a niza tion is for the p eop le in the UK (Unite d King d om ), p eop le from
a round the world c ould d ona te for the c a use. Even som e fa m ous c ele b ritie s d o d ood le s a nd
d ona te to the c a use. Som e c ele b ritie s tha t d ona ted to the c a use inc lud e: Ca sp er Lee (he is a
YouTube sta r, vlog g er (vid eo b log g er) a nd a c tor), Bill Nig hly (he is a Gold en Glob e a nd BAFTA
a wa rd winning a c tor), a nd som e other p eop le tha t a re well known in the UK.
Dood ling is a wa y for p eop le to rela x. Peo p le enjoy the c a lm ing effec t of d ra wing ,
c olo ring , a nd d ood ling . Every sha p e a nd p a ttern tha t you d ra w is a wa y to show your
p ersona lity a nd wha t typ e of p erson you a re. Dood ling is d efined a s - a ll typ es of c olo ring ,
d ra wing , or in a ny wa y p ic king up a p enc il a nd m a king lines on a p a p er.
Dood le Da y is a ll a b out ra ising m oney for p eop le with ep ile p sy so you should g et to
know som ething a b out the d isea se ep ile p sy. Ep ilep sy is a lso known a s a seizure d isord er. Nerve
c ell a c tivity in the b ra in is d isturb ed c a using seizures. Ep ilep sy d oesn't ha ve a c ure, b ut there
a re trea tm e nts a va ila b le to help with it, a nd it c a n la st for a lifetim e or for yea rs. Seizures a re
d a ng erous no m a tte r how m inor or b a d they a re, esp ec ia lly if they a re in the m id d le of a n
a c tivity suc h a s d riving or swim m ing . All in a ll ep ile p sy is a serio us d isord er a nd Am eric a ns
sp end m ore tha n $15.5 b illio n d olla rs just to help trea t ep ile p sy p a tients.
This is exa c tly why Na tiona l Dood le Da y wa s sta rte d - to ra ise a wa reness m oney to help
p a y for these m a ssive c osts. Ep ilep sy Ac tio n ha s help ed p eop le with ep ile p sy p a y for their
trea tm e nts so they c a n g et b ette r. There m a y b e no c ure b ut there is help a nd p eop le should
b e a b le to g et it.
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Ma l co l m News
Fun a t the Sc ienc e Center
By: Niyeh ma Ga rla nd
The Ja m es Ric hm ond Sc ienc e Center is loc a ted a t 5305 Piney Churc h Roa d in Cha rles
County, M a ryla nd . Stud ents from Cha rles County Sc hools ta ke a field trip to the sc ie nc e
c ente r onc e ea c h yea r.
Stud ents from M a lc olm Elem enta ry tra vel to the sc ie nc e c ente r b y their g ra d e levels.
They a re sp lit into sm a ller g roup s to m a ke it ea sie r to d o d ifferent a c tivitie s. Group s of stud ents
g o into a room where instruc to rs ta lk a b out world rela te d environm enta l top ic s. Next, stud ents
g o to the d om e where the m a jority of the field trip is sp ent. The d om e ha s som e c olo rful la serlike lig hts (g reen, p ink, b lue, etc .) Stud ents c a n loo k up or forwa rd to see the m ovie . For the
p a st two yea rs stud ents ha ve wa tc hed a m ovie a b out either na ture, sp a c e or und erwa ter
environm ents. When the hig h sc hoo l stud ents from St. Cha rles Hig h Sc hool ta ke a test in the
d om e, they use the b uttons tha t a re on the c ha irs.
While in the d om e this yea r, fifth a nd fourth g ra d e stud ents c ould see the front of the
ship if they g la nc ed to the sid es a nd b ehind them selves. Then they sa w a turtle who wa s
ta king the stud ents a round the oc e a n, showing a ll his friend s a nd enem ie s (sha rks!). He
showed stud ents the c oo l p la c es in the und erwa ter environm ent a nd ta ug ht them a b out
ea c h und erwa ter a nim a l.
Third g ra d e stud ents wa tc hed a m ovie a b out the Pola r Reg ions. They lea rned a b out
the reg ions shrinking in size a nd the va rious a nim a ls tha t live there.
Sec o nd g ra d e stud ents sa w a m ovie a b out Pa ng ea . Two stud ents went b a c k in tim e
to the d inosa ur a g e. Stud ents lea rned a b out the tec tonic p la tes tha t m oved the la rg e la nd
m a ss into seven c ontinents tha t we ha ve tod a y.
First g ra d e stud ents sa w a m ovie a b out p la nets. Explore the sola r system a nd la nd ed
on ea c h of the p la nets. An a lien fa m ily wa s trying to find the p erfec t va c a tio n sp ot. The
p erfec t p la net end ed up b eing Ea rth.
Onc e the m ovie is d one, stud ents usua lly g o b a c k to sc hoo l. They lea ve a round the
tim e the hig h sc hoo l stud ents a re b eing d ism issed . When stud ents g et on the b us, tea c hers
a sk m a ny q uestio ns a b out the m ovie .
The Ja m es E. Ric hm ond Sc ienc e Center is a n ina c tive a nd fun wa y to lea rn a b out
sc ie nc e. Stud ents, tea c hers a nd p a rent c ha p erones sta te tha t g oing to the sc ie nc e c ente r is
a nic e exp erienc e .
Ma l co l m Act ivit ies
Physic a l Ed uc a tion Week
By: Da kota Hea d ley & Sa ma ntha Va nc e
Physic a l Ed uc a tion Week is a sp ec ia l event a t sc hoo ls where stud ents d o a c tivitie s tha t
involve exerc ise . Not a ll sc hoo ls c ele b ra te this week, b ut M a lc olm Elem enta ry Sc hool
d ec id e d to p a rtic ip a te d uring M a y 2nd to M a y 6t h.
Every m orning on the a nnounc em ents d uring PE Week, stud ents d id a n a c tivity or a n
exerc ise suc h a s: jum p ing ja c ks; running in p la c e; slow jog g ing in p la c e; or m a rc hing in p la c e.
The exerc ise s la ste d for a b out 15 sec o nd s with two or three rota tions. Stud ents p a rtic ip a te d in
the workout a nd g a ined som e extra b oost of energ y for the m orning . This wa s the first three
d a ys of the week.
Our sp ec ia l Physic a l Ed uc a tion "Da y" wa s on Thursd a y, M a y 5t h. M r. Hoile r invite d other
p eop le on the sta ff to exerc ise with the stud ents. During the 5t h g ra d e sp ec ia l a rea tim e som e
of the sta ff tha t the 5t h g ra d ers ha d were: M s. Sim m s, the c om p uter tea c her; M rs. China ult, the
a rt tea c her; M rs. M ooring , our Vic e Princ ip a l M rs. Pug h, the Princ ip a l; a nd M rs. Ca le, one of
our sub stitutes.
The stud ents ha d 45-50 m inutes to p a rtic ip a te in the event. For the first ten m inutes the
stud ents wa rm ed up with a b unc h of exerc ise s. The exerc ise s too k a b out a third of the tim e
for g ym . After wa rm -up s, stud ents c ould c hoose to p a rtic ip a te in three d ifferent sta tions. One
of the sta tions wa s with M rs. China ult where stud ents d id a erob ic s in the Art room . The sec o nd
sta tion wa s in the M usic room with M rs. Ca le, who sub stituted for M rs. Berfie ld . In the m usic
room the stud ents p a rtic ip a te d in a vid eo g a m e c a lled , "Just Da nc e". The la st sta tion wa s
with M r. Hoile r in the Gym nasium where the kid s p la yed Sp eed Ba ll. This is a g a m e where the
stud ents try to knoc k the op p onent's p ins d own in 90 sec o nd s (1 m inute a nd 30 sec o nd ).
Physic a l Ed uc a tion week help ed stud ents rea lize the im p orta nc e of exerc ise a nd
sta ying hea lthy. It a lso help ed p rep a re them for g ym c la ss a nd a ny future sp orts they m ig ht
p la y. Stud ents lea rned to p ersevera nc e a nd to never g ive up . Everyone ha d a g ood tim e
the whole week, b ut they esp ec ia lly enjoyed the a c tivitie s on our Physic a l Ed uc a tion Da y on
Thursd a y.
Ma l co l m News
Lea p ing throug h the Yea rs
By Niyehm a Ga rla nd
2016 wa s a lea p yea r! Every other yea r is known a s a c om m o n yea r. Lea p yea rs
ha p p en every 4 yea rs. Lea p yea rs a re m ost interesting for p eop le who ha ve their b irthd a y
on lea p d a y - Feb rua ry 29th. They som etim e s ha ve a b irthd a y, a nd som etim e s they d on't.
But if you a re b orn on lea p d a y, you a re referred to a s, "lea p ers" or "lea p ling s".
The rea son we ha ve lea p d a y is b ec a use on the Greg oria n c a lend a r there a re only
365 d a ys in one yea r, so if a lea p d a y never exists we would lose a lm ost 6 hours off of our
c a lend a r ea c h yea r. The Greg oria n c a lend a r is used in m a ny c ountries. Two of them a re the
Unite d Sta te s a nd Germ a ny. The first lea p yea r wa s in 1752.
M a ny interesting tra d itions ha p p en on lea p d a ys. One tra d ition is tha t wom e n
p rop ose to their m a n. It sound s weird , b ut it's true. Another tra d ition tha t ha p p ens on lea p
d a y is if m a n sa ys no to the wom e n's p rop osa l, he ha s to b uy her twelve p a irs of g loves. The
rea soning b ehind this tra d ition is it c ove rs up a wom a n's fing ers so nob od y knows she d oesn't
ha ve a n eng a g em ent ring on.
Som e fa m ous p eop le 's b irthd a y a lso fa ll on lea p d a y. Aug usta Christine Sa va g e,
Alb erto Rib eiro, Dennis Fa rina , a nd Ja Rule were a ll b orn on Feb rua ry 29t h. They m ost likely
c ele b ra te their b irthd a y on the 28 of Feb rua ry or the 1st of M a rc h when it isn't a lea p yea r.
The next lea p yea r will b e Sa turd a y, Feb rua ry 29, 2020. The estim a ted num b er of
p eop le who a re b orn on lea p d a y is a b out 187,000 p eop le in the U.S. For the whole world ,
the c ha nc es of b eing b orn on lea p d a y is a b out 1 in 1,500.
There is one p erson a t M a lc olm Elem enta ry Sc hool who ha s a lea p d a y b irthd a y a nd it
is Tra vis Hoove r. Tra vis sta te d tha t ha ving a lea p d a y b irthd a y is fun a nd sort of weird . He
a lwa ys ha s a b irthd a y sinc e he uses Feb rua ry 28t h a s a c ele b ra tion.
Ma l co l m News
M rs. M a ttera
M s. Tevis
By Log a n M ea d ows
By Alyssa Bruc c uleiri
M rs. M a ttera is a new M a lc olm Sp ec ia l
Ed uc a tiona l Instruc tiona l Assista nt. She help s
stud ents in the new p rog ra m a t M a lc olm
c a lled M .I.T. M rs. M a ttera works with two other
p eop le . M s. Holt is a nother Instruc tiona l
Assista nt a nd the m a in tea c her of the M ITis
na m ed M rs. Hig g ins.
All a d ults of the M ITProg ra m tea c h life
skills a nd a c a d em ic sub jec ts suc h a s rea d ing ,
m a th, a nd soc ia l stud ies to the sp ec ia l need s
stud ents. M rs. M a ttera help s stud ents g et
b ette r a t som e sub jec ts they a re not too g ood
a t or d on't like. M rs. M a ttera d oes thing s suc h
a s help ing exp la in thing s to the kid s. The M IT
tea m tea c hes stra te g ies to help the kid s g et a
g ood ed uc a tio n a nd c a reer.
M rs. M a ttera is new to M a lc olm
Elem enta ry Sc hool a s a n Instruc tiona l Assista nt.
Her a nd her fa m ily m oved here in 2015 a nd her
two d a ug hters a tte nd ed M a lc olm Elem enta ry
Sc hool. This is her first yea r working a t M a lc olm .
She loves her job very m uc h a nd is not
p la nning to g et a new one a ny tim e soo n. She
tea c hes stud ents help ful stra te g ies to g et them
throug h the d a y.
M rs. M a ttera is loc a ted in room 109. She
enjoys her job . She likes the p eop le she works
with a nd loves d oing wha t she d oes. She p la ys
with the kid s a nd tea c hes them g a m es to help
them lea rn or rem em b er som ething when
there. She is enjoya b le to ha ve a round .
M s. Tevis is new instruc tiona l a ssista nt a t
M a lc olm Elem enta ry. She is working in the
M .I.T p rog ra m . Before she g ot this job she wa s
a sub stitute tea c her in Cha rles County for
four yea rs. While sub stituting , she b eg a n her
p a rt tim e job a t Isla nd M usic Com p a ny in La
Pla ta . She tea c hes a ll woo d wind instrum ents
p lus she d oes voc a l lesso ns. She is very
ta lente d b etwe en working with stud ents a nd
m usic .
M s. Tevis rea lly b usy b etwe en her job a t
M a lc olm Elem enta ry Sc hool, tea c hing m usic ,
a nd wa iting for her b a b y g irl to c om e in
Oc tob e r. She loves M a lc olm a nd ha s ha d a
very ea sy tra nsition. She sa ys tha t the stud ents
ha ve b een very swee t a nd a ll of the sta ff
ha ve b een rea lly help ful. M s. Tevis sta te d , "I
a m so exc ite d for this new a d venture a nd
c ould n't wa it to see where it lea d s m e".
Ma l co l m News
M a d Sc ientist Assem b ly
By: Ja son Hoove r
M a lc olm is known to ha ve c ra zy, fun referra l-free a ssem b lie s, b ut the M a d Sc ientist
Assem b ly wa s p rob a b ly one of the c ra ziest! A referra l-free a ssem b ly oc c urs every q ua rter for
stud ents who b eha ve a nd d on't rec eive a referra l d uring the q ua rter.
The sc ie ntist wa sn't m a d (a ng ry). He wa s just m a d (exc ite d ) a b out sc ie nc e! He sta rte d
the a ssem b ly b y d oing a n exp erim ent tha t tested lung c a p a c ity. He c hose three voluntee rs
to b low up a rea lly long b a lloo n, b ut they fa iled . He exp la ined wha t ha p p ened a nd he d id
a nother exp erim ent. He p ulled out a c hunk of d ry ic e a nd p ut it into a b ea ker. He a d d ed
som e wa ter. He ha d eig ht voluntee rs c om e up a nd b y the tim e they were up front, the
wa ter a nd d ry ic e sub sta nc e b ec a m e a fog . He ha d the eig ht voluntee rs try the fog a nd a ll
eig ht sa id it ta ste d like sod a . Then he m oved on to a n exp erim ent with three c up s with no
wa ter a nd one c up with wa ter. He ha d three voluntee rs c om e up a nd one wa s g oing to g et
wa ter p oured on them ! Howeve r, no one rea lly g ot wa ter p oured on them ! He a d d ed a
c rysta l c lea r c hem ic a l tha t m a d e the wa ter freeze into a g el. For the la st d em onstra tion, the
sc ie ntist b roug ht out som e p a p er a nd lit it on fire. The p a p er wa s g one in a n insta nt!
Am a zing !
M rs. Pug h, our p rinc ip a l, sta te d she is exc ite d a b out p rovid ing a ssem b lie s for the
stud ents of g ood b eha vior. Fund ra iser m oney help s to p a y for these a ssem b lie s a nd
som etim e s the PTA p a ys for them . She hop es to b ring m ore a ssem b lie s a nd is so ha p p y to
ha ve the g ym fille d with well-b eha ved stud ents.