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Issue#3(2016/2017)
The Star Gazer
Presidents’ Day: Feb. 20th
We Recognize The Feast Day of
St. Valentine, February 14th
February2017
“ANEWCOMMANDIGIVETOYOU:LOVEONEANOTHER.ASIHAVELOVEDYOU…”(JOHN13)
untilathicklogtrippedher,
causinghertoturnandtumble
untilshewasattheedgeofthe
cliff.Outofimpulsefrombeing
ontheswimteam,shedoveinto
thewater.Shegaspedfora
breathsecondsbeforeshe
splashedintothedarkabyssof
liquidthatsentacoldshockup
herspine.Withinsecondsshe
wokeupinanunfamiliarbedand
room.Shejustknewfromhow
tiredshewasthatshehadnot
beenasleepforlong.“Itwasjusta
dream”,shemutteredina
fatiguedvoice.Asshesatupina
fast,excitedmotionsherealized
herhandsandfeetwerechained
tothebedpostscausingapainful
straininallfourlimbs.Thedoor
directlyinfrontofherswung
openinaquickmotionandout
camethedarkfigure.Tarawas
neverseenagainafterthat.
Decembe
Dark Shadow
By:GraceLane(6A)
Tararanasfastasshecould!She
darednotstop!Shedarednot
lookback!Shedidn’tknowwhat
wasbehindher,butsheknewit
wasbad.Tarabegantofeelwater
coather.Therainwashardand
fast.Shesawthelightsunshine
overheaddrownintothedark
fluffyclouds,socloseyoucould
almosttouchthem.Shesawthe
forestabouttoend.Asthedark
figureapproachedsheknewshe
couldn’trunformuchlonger,
beforeitcaughther.Itwasabout
5yards,untiltheforestended
intoalakethatwasabouta25ft.
jumpdown.Shekeptrunning,
r 2013
He is the Patron Saint of engaged couples, beekeepers,
epilepsy, fainting, greetings, happy marriages, love,
lovers, plague, travellers and young people. He is
represented in pictures with birds and roses.
WHAT’SNEWSINFEBRUARY?
By:RyanGiovanoni(6A)
OdysseyoftheMindisaprogram
wherestudentsformateamof7
membersandcreateaskitby
themselvesandperformitin
frontofjudges.Thepeoplethat
createdOdysseygiveyourteama
topicandyouhavetocreatea
scriptandmakepropsbasedon
thattopic.Thefirstcompetition
takesplaceinMarchandStates
takesplaceinApril.Ifyoumove
onfromregionalsyoumoveonto
Statesandifyoumoveonfrom
StatesyougoontoWorlds.
Theteamstartspracticein
Novemberandpracticesevery
FridayandSundayforabout2to
3hours.Thecompetitionstake
placeanywhere;theychange
placeseveryyear.Youusually
havetodriveforabout2-7hours.
Odysseyisfunbecauseyougetto
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travelandworkwithteammates
andcrafts.Itisalsochallenging
becauseyoucan’thaveany
outsideassistancewhatsoever.It
iscalledOdysseyoftheMind
becauseyouhavetouseyour
brainandcreativeideastofigure
outproblems.Youcanparticipate
bycomingtoourcompetitions
andcheeringuson.
practicetheirtypingspeedand
skill.FinallySixth,Seventh,and
EighthGradesarealsodoing
DanceMatTypingandcreating
worksheetsinExcel.Everyone
alwaysenjoysMr.Kuhn’s
Technologyclass!
What’s Going on
in 4th Grade?
By:RyanMeakim(6A)
What in the Universe?
Who’s Learning What?
Mr. Kuhn - Technology
By:AlexDaoud(6A)
Mr.Kuhnhasbeenworkingvery
hardwiththestudentsofSt.
ElizabethParishSchool.Hereare
justsomeofthemanyprojectshe
hasbeenworkingonwith
them.InKindergarten,Mr.Kuhn
isshowingthemStarfallforthe
firsttime,whichhelpsthemlearn
thealphabetandthebasicsof
reading.Heisalsoshowingthem
SantaTracker.InFirstGrade,Mr.
Kuhnisteachingthestudents
howtotransferimagesfrom
GoogleintoPowerpoint.The
secondgradersareexploringthe
worldwithGoogleEarthand
designingtheirownhomeswith
Homestyler.ThirdGradeis
learningthemanyversatile
applicationsofMicrosoft
Word.InFourthGrade,Mr.Kuhn
isinstructingthemhowtoprint
sixslidesofPowerpointontoone
sheetofpaper.FifthGradeis
doingDanceMatTypingto
By:LizzyBernotas (6A)
StevenUniverseisaTVshow
aboutateamcalledtheCrystal
Gems,whicharemagicalbeings
thatareguardiansofSteven.The
CrystalGemsconsistofGarnet,
Amethyst,Pearl,andSteven.
Stevenhasmagicalpowersthat
comefromhisbellybutton.All
theCrystalGemsgoonmagical
adventures,despiteStevennot
beingasstrongorsmartasthe
others.ThethingaboutStevenis
thatheishalf-human,andhalfgemmakinghimdifferentfrom
thefull-gemmembersGarnet,
AmethystandPearl.ThisTV
showwascreatedbyRebecca
Sugar.Shehasbasedthe
characterStevenonherbrother
namedStevenSugar.Garnet,
Amethyst,andPearlarebasedon
herownpersonality.Ireallyenjoy
thisshow,anditismyfavorite.As
wellaslovingit,Irecommendit
highlybecauseoftheaction,
comedy,fantasy,andthe
storyline.Ifyouwouldliketo
watchthisTVshow,youcanfind
itonCartoonNetwork.
IinterviewedAlyssaMeakimin
Mrs.Shope’sfourthgradeclass.
Alyssasaidthat4Aisdoingalot
offunthingsthisyearandthat
theyarealwayslearning.In
Religiontheyarelearningabout
thecommandments.InMath
theyarelearningaboutfractions,
decimalsandmoney.InReading
theyarereadingastorycalled
“SeeHowTheyRun.”InSocial
Studiestheyarelearningall
aboutPennsylvaniaintheearly
1800s.InGrammartheyare
learningaboutpluraland
possessivenouns.InWritingthey
aremakingaHaikupoem.Fourth
gradeparticipatedintheSpelling
Beethisyear,andsinceAlyssa
wonherclassspellingbee,she
gottorepresent4Aintheschool
spellingbee.Fourthgradeis
havinganexcitingyear!
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5 th Grade Student
Interview
By:AshleighEbert (6A)
Idecidedtointerviewafifthgrader
tofindoutwhatwasoccurringin
theirclass.Ihadtheperfect
interviewee.Itwasmysister,Tori
Ebert(5B).Isatdownwithherto
findoutwhatwashappeninginher
FifthGradeclassesthataretaught
bymanygreatteachers.Iasked
whatherclasswascurrently
studying.Torigavemethescoop.
InFifthGrade,everyoneisworking
hardinMathlearningfractionswith
Mrs.Schoen(aka-WonderWoman),
andmultiplyingdecimalswithMrs.
Tutterice.InSciencewithMrs.
McHugh,theyarelearningaboutthe
stars.InReligion,theyarelearning
aboutthesacramentof
Reconciliation.Mrs.Tutterice
teachesfifthgradersELA.Theyare
workingoncoordinating
conjunctionsandreallyfocusingon
vocabularyforthe2ndtrimester.In
FifthGradeSocialStudies,theclass
islearningabouttheMidwestRegion
withMs.Markiewicz.LookslikeFifth
Gradeishavinganexcitingyear!
What’s Happening
in Kindergarten?
By:EllaNugent (6A)
IinterviewedJackNugent(KA).I
askedhimafewquestionstoget
toknowwhathisclasswaslike.
Firstquestionwas,“Whatisyour
favoritesubjectandwhy?”Jack
answered,“Recess.Ilikeit
becauseyougettoplay.”NextI
askedhim,“Whatareyou
learninginmath?”Jacktoldme,
“Additionandsubtraction.”I
askedhimwhichonehefound
easierandhesaidthataddition
wastheeasiest.NextIaskedhim,
“Doyoulikehavingtoweara
uniformthisyear?”Jacktoldme
thathelikedhavingauniform.He
saidthatsomeofhisfriendsas
welllikewearingauniform.For
mylastquestionIasked,“What
areyoulearninginReligion?”Jack
said,“IamlearningaboutGod
andhowmuchhelovesus.”I
enjoyedlearningabout
KindergartenandKA,andIhope
youdidtoo.
Lions
By:QinnyIrwin(6A)
AgirlnamedSusanoncehada
dreamaboutlions.Inherdreamall
fivelionswereafterherandthenall
ofasuddenahyenajumpedoutin
frontofher.Shewassurethiswas
goingtobethelastdayshewould
see.Shehadtothinkfastabout
whatshewoulddonextotherwise
shewouldeitherbethelion’sdinner
orthehyena’sdinner.Shewasgoing
tojumprightovertopofthehyena
andshemadeit,butjustbyaninch.
Whenshelandedontheotherside
therewasarockthatshecouldhave
nearlydiedon.Shekeptrunningfor
whatseemedlikeforeverwhenshe
trippedoveralogthatwasonthe
groundandshefellwithaloudcrash.
Whenshewasonthegroundher
visionblurredandsheforgotwhere
shewas,butshecouldfeelthehot
breathofeachlioncomingcloserto
her.Shestartedtoopenhereyes
andsawtenlargefierceeyeslooking
downather.Therewasonesetof
eyesthatlookeddifferentthanall
therest.Thesewerethehyena’s
eyes.Sheknewifshelaythereany
longershewoulddefinitelynotget
away,soshegotonherkneesand
startedtocrawlaway.Asshewas
crawlingabigdesertsnakecame
slitheringinfrontofher.Shehadan
ideathatshewouldthrowthesnake
towardsthelionsandtheycould
feastonthatinsteadofher.When
shepickedupthesnakeitalmostbit
herbutshekeptitfarawayfrom
herself.Thelionsbackedawayfrom
Susanwhenshethrewthesnake
towardsthem.Insteadofeatingthe
snaketheystartedtoruntowards
Susan.Shestartedtorunandthen
stoppedsoshecouldrideonthe
backoftheslowestlion.Shelosther
gripandfelltothegroundforthe
secondtimeandsheblankedout.
Whenshewokeupshewasinher
owncomfybed.Shehadthisdream
everydayfortherestofherlifeuntil
shestartedtostudylionsasajob.
Andeachdayshestudiedalittlebit
ofthedreamwasforgotten.The
moreshewalkedintoherfearthe
lessfearshehad.
Teacher Interview:
Mrs. McHugh
By:AlexisAllen(6A)
IchosetowriteaboutMrs.McHugh
formyarticleinthisnewspaper.She
hasbeenteachingatSt.Elizabeth
for2yearsnow.Lastyearshetaught
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an8thgradeMathclassandScience
for5Bandboth6thgrades.Nowthis
yearsheonlyteachesScienceto5B
andboth6thgrades.Shedropped
the8thgrademathclass.Sheis
happilymarriedandhas2wonderful
children.TheyhavebothgonetoSt
Elizabeth’ssincekindergarten.Their
namesareEllaandMatthew
McHugh.Ellaistheoldestandisin
4thgradenow,andMatthewisthe
youngestandisin1stgrade.Shealso
hasaverycutegoldenretriever
namedChief.
6thand7thgraderecentlyjust
finishedtheirsciencefairprojects.
Mrs.McHughwasabigpartofour
successanddeservesalotofcredit.
Sheworkssohardtomakesurewe
doourverybestinherclassandwith
sciencefair.Mrs.McHughisa
wonderfulteacherandwearelucky
tohaveher!
Interview with Mr. Kuhn
By:MichaelDougherty(6A)
IinterviewedMr.Kuhn,the
Technologyteacher.Hewentto
LaSalleUniversity.Helikes
karate,golf,andmusic.Hecame
toSt.Elizabeth’sin2007.Mr.
Kuhn’sfavoritecolorisorange.
Tacosarehisfavoritefood.He
startedlikingtechnologyasa
mathandcomputermajorin
college.Hisfavoritesportisgolf
andhisfavoritesportsteamisthe
PennQuakers.Mr.Kuhn’s
birthdayisJan.5thandhewas
borninNorristown,Pennsylvania.
Volleyball
What’s Happening in Gym?
By:WillKolimago(6A)
Free Throw
Contest!
By:WillOwens(6A)
TheKnightsofColumbusFree
ThrowcontestwasonJan29in
theSt.Elizabethgym.Boysand
girlscompetingatthecontest
hadtobe9to14yearsold.Each
participantinthecontestgot3
warmupsandthentheyshot15
freethrows.Thewinnersmoveon
tothenextround.Thegirlsand
boyscompetedintwodifferent
freethrowcompetitions.Atthe
contestthejudgescountedhow
manyfreethrowstheparticipants
madeandmissed.
InGymwehadtheVolleyball
Tournament.Wehavebeen
practicingvolleyballformany
weeks.Itwasanawesome
tournament.Wehavealsobeen
doingbootcampoccasionally.
Bootcampincludeslifting1and2
poundweights,push-ups,sit-ups,
andjumpingjacks.Gymisvery
funandweplaymanydifferent
games.Mrs.Nawnisaverygood
teacherandIamlookingforward
totheMarchMadness
Tournament.
Summer Vaca…
My Trip to
Minnesota and
South Dakota
By:LukeMelcher (6A)
OvermysummervacationIwent
toMinnesotaandSouthDakota
inonetrip.InMinnesotaItoured
theUniversityofMinnesotafor
mybrother’scollege.Ivisitedmy
greatauntanduncleandmy
cousinscameoveralso.Wewent
toourfavoriteChineserestaurant
there.Also,IwenttotheMallof
America.
InSouthDakotaIstayedwithmy
grandparents.IvisitedMount
RushmoreandtheBlackHills.I
wentrockclimbingthere.Also,I
wentcanoeingatalake.Ialsogot
todrivemygrandpa’sgolfcart.
Wearestillwaitingtoseewhat
collegemybrotherwillchooseto
goto.
What’s Happening
in 6A Art?
By:MikhelaPoobalan(6A)
InArtclasswearedoinganimal
silhouetteart.Wearedrawingan
animalonblackpaperandcutting
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itoutandgluingthatontoawhite
pieceofpaper.Thenweare
drawingthesameanimalonthe
othersidesoitlookslikea
silhouette.Thenwearedrawing
zentanglesintheextrawhite
area.Zentanglesaresmall
doodles.Basicallyintheendit
shouldlooklikeanegativeand
positivespace.Thatmeansthat
ononesideofthepaperitshould
lookliketheanimaliswhiteand
ontheothersideitshouldlook
liketheanimalisablackfigure.
SothatisourArtprojectin6A!
Book Review:
I Survived the Eruption of
Mt. St. Helens 1980
By: Lauren Tarshis
CYO Football Update
By:BrendanKrause(6A)
IinterviewedWillOwens(6A)
onhisCYOfootballteam.
Theirrecordwas0-9,butthey
wonapreseasongame.Will
wasback-upquarterbackand
startingrunningback.Their
rivalrygame,againstSt.Max,
wasablowout.Theylost35-7.
Theirteamcolorswerepurple
andwhiteandtheyplayed
homegamesatDowningtown
MiddleSchool.Willscored
onetouchdownintheseason.
Heranitinfor30yards.Will
looksforwardtoitnextyear.
By:JamieKalucki(6A)
IsurvivedtheEruptionofMt.St.
Helens1980(byLaurenTarshis)is
aboutJessieMarloweandthe
twins,EddieandSamRowan,
whogotoafishinghousewith
Mr.RowantolookforSkeleton
Woman.Whentheyareat
SkeletonWomen’sshackan
earthquakeoccurs.Intheparking
lotofthefishinghousetheymeet
doctorMoraleswhotellsthem
thatMt.St.Helensisavolcano
anditmayerupt.Inthenext8
weekseverythingseemedtocalm
down.WhenMr.Rowan,Jessie,
andthetwinswentbacktothe
laketogetJessie’scamerathe
mountainerupted.Readthebook
tofindoutmore.Youcanfindit
inourschoollibrary.
BookReview:
AChristmasCarol
By:CharlesDickens
By:TienTran(6A)
Thesepastmonths,our6thgrade
ELAclassread“AChristmas
Carol”byCharlesDickens.Inthis
bookamanwhohatesChristmas,
namedEbenezerScrooge,avery
grumpy,cold,oldmannever
knewtheimportanceof
ChristmasuntiloneChristmas
Evenight.Ifyou’dliketoknow
whathappenedthenyoucan
borrowthebookfromourlibrary.
CYO Sports
My Trip to Orlando
By:NolanHughes(6A)
Overthesummer,IwenttoOrlando,
Florida.DuringmytripIgottogoto
UniversalStudiosandIslandsof
Adventure.AtUniversalStudiosI
rodetheRock-Itrollercoaster.On
therideyougottopickthesongyou
listenedto.Ialsorodethe
Transformers3Dridethatmademy
headspinincircles!Nextweate
dinneratBubba-Gump’sShrimp
Shop.Thenextday,wewenttothe
IslandsofAdventureandgotonthe
HarryPotterridesfirst.Werodethe
TwinDragonslast,theChinese
FireballandtheHungarianHorntail.
By:AdamShirker(6A)
FortheCYOsports,Ifeelthat
morepeopleinourschoolshould
dothembecauseinmyopinion,
theyarelotsoffun.Ialsothink
thatwhenchildrenareplaying,
theyshouldrespectthecoaches
becausethecoachesareputting
intheirtimetohelpusoutand
aregivingusachancetoplay.
Lotsofcoachesareputtingin
theirtimejusttohelpoutkids
whowanttoplay.Iplay
basketballandruntrackforthe
CYO.Mycoachesarereallynice,
good,andtheyworkmehard
becausetheywantmetoget
betterandbetteratthesportsI
do.