March 2014
Towne Meadow Crier
Ari Herold, Editor in Chief
The History of the Coyotes
By Ari Herold
This month, the Towne Meadow Crier investigated the history of the school
coyotes. Students see these statues near the first and second grade classrooms,
but sometimes they get moved to the stage or can be seen in other places in
the school. To find out more, I sat down with Mr. Lamie, the art teacher. He told
me that a small group of fifth graders that needed special help in school made
the coyotes about seven or eight years ago. The coyotes are made of a special
kind of foam called Celluclay, which was painted with acrylic paint. The eyes
are made of glass and they were ordered from a company that makes them.
The teeth were also ordered. We found out that the coyotes have names. The
coyote that’s standing up is a boy and his name is Zeus. The girl coyote that is
sitting down is named Hera.
We also talked to Mr. Lamie about other special projects that he is working on.
On March 2 from 2:00 to 4:00pm the We Are Family art show will be taking place
at the Children’s Art Gallery in Carmel. This is the smallest children’s art gallery in
the world! All of the kids at Towne Meadow made art that will be in the show.
Mr. Lamie told me that his parents encouraged him to make things when he was
a kid. This made him want to be an artist. He still likes to build and is making lots
of sculptures in his home studio.
Photo by Ari Herold
Contents
Cover story
1
Do you know quiz
1
Joke of the month
1
Meet the staff
2
Meet the student
2
Do you know answers
2
JOKE OF THE MONTH
Submitted by Hailey Fox
DO YOU KNOW…
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What is the fastest car in the world?
a. Ferrari Enzo
b. Bugatti Veyron
c. Toyota RAV 4
d. Corvette Stingray
Which of these cities is known as Motor
City?
a. New York City
b. Carmel
c. Dallas
d. Detroit
True or False: The best selling car in America is a pickup truck.
How many laps is the Indy 500?
a. 16
b. 200
c. 500
d. 750
Which of these cars is named after a Spanish bull?
a. Lamborghini Murciélago
b. Ferrari Scaglietti
c. Porsche 911 GT3 Turbo
d. Jaguar
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Why did the picture go to
jail?
It was framed!
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MEET THE STAFF
Mrs. Monroe, Fifth Grade Teacher
By Lydia Teeter
I learned some things about a Fifth grade
teacher. Her name is Mrs. Monroe. She
really likes teaching. She has been a fifth
grade teacher for eight years. When she
was in fifth grade, her teacher Mrs. Fletchall,
gave her lots of nice compliments and said
that she was a really good fifth grader. It was really special to Mrs.
Monroe and she wanted to be a fifth grade teacher like Mrs.
Fletchall when she grew up. Her favorite thing about being a
teacher is getting to know the kids because they are all different
and they are all a lot of fun to be with. One of her memorable days
at Towne Meadow was when Blue, the Colts mascot, came to meet
the students, and he danced around with them, and everyone had
a lot of fun.
Mrs. Monroe grew up in Carmel and attended Carmel High School
and Anderson University. She has three younger sisters. She is
pregnant with her first child. Her favorite restaurants are Italian
restaurants. When she is not teaching she really likes to be outside
taking her dog for a walk, or just being with friends. She likes winter
weather as long as it is snowing. She answered that she likes to build
snowmen. Tulips are her favorite flower and her favorite color is
green. I learned a lot of new stuff by interviewing Mrs. Monroe. DO YOU KNOW… Answers
1.
B – Bugatti Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron, made by Volkswagon, is the fastest street legal car in
the world. It can travel at a top speed of over 267 miles per hour.
2.
D – Detroit
Detroit, Michigan is the home of many major car companies and
assembly plants.
3.
True. The Ford F-Series truck was the best selling car in America in 2013.
4.
B – 200.
Each lap at the Indy 500 is 2.5 miles long.
5.
A - Lamborghini Murciélago
Murciélago, a Spanish word, meaning bat, was the name of a famous
fighting bull. The founder of the company, Ferruccio Lamborghini loved
MEET THE STUDENT
By Avery Fox
Name: Ben
Grant
Grade: Second grade
Favorite Sports: basketball, football,
soccer, tennis, golf and swimming
Favorite game: Flappybird App
Favorite activity: sports and
watching TV
Favorite ice cream flavor:
Superman and Yellow Cake Batter
ABOUT THE EDITOR
My name is Ari Herold. I am in Mrs.
Campbell’s first grade class. I made this
paper because I thought the school
needed a newspaper, and it would
make kids interested in new things.
New Contributors
Many thanks to our new reporters! The
Towne Meadow Crier would like to
welcome Lydia Teeter, Hailey Fox, and
Avery Fox to our reporting team. Lydia
and Avery are first graders and Hailey is
in fifth grade.
If you want to be a part of The Towne
Meadow Crier, email us at
[email protected].
bull-fighting.
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