Dolphin Splash
The Newspaper Club is proud to release the
first ever issue of the Dolphin Splash. Our group is
comprised of fourth and fifth grade students at
Nancy Young Elementary. These students have
researched, interviewed, and written all of the
articles for our paper. As a team, they have
designed and created this newspaper.
Movie Night
By: Tanner O.
and Justin F.
At Movie Night
we did a lot of fun things.
Here are some of the
things we did.
Movie Night was
The Dolphin Splash is a way for the students
at Nancy Young in the
to keep our community in touch with what is
gym. The movie was on
happening in our school. Through this paper, the
Friday, October eighth.
students want to share what is happening in the
The movies we watched
classrooms, what different grades are doing, and
were Beverly Hills
Chihuahua and Freaky
what important things are going on in our school.
Friday. The movies were
picked because Jamie Lee
Curtis came to our school
Happy Reading!
and she was in both
movies.
At Movie Night
Jamie Lee Curtis’s Visit
there was a concession
stand run by Spirit
On September 17, 2010 Jamie Lee Curtis came to visit
Nancy Young. We were happy that she came because she is a
Council. There was
famous actress.
popcorn, Tootsie Rolls,
We interviewed a couple of people asking questions about water, Super Ropes, and
Jamie Lee Curtis’s visit. They enjoyed Jamie Lee Curtis’s visit
Ring Pops. Three fourth
because of her sense of humor. She read us her new book called graders said, “The movie
“My Mommy Hung the Moon”. She came to our school because
was awesome!”
she was visiting Anderson’s Book Shop. They picked our school
In conclusion,
because a school would be a good place to show her new book.
Movie Night was a big
hit!
By Ellie P., Saif K., and Sudeep A.
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In October, Nancy Young Elementary School had fall
parties. All six grades got to have parties in their
classrooms. They all did different things. We can’t wait to
hear about what each grade did!
Super Scary Fall Parties
The kindergarteners had super scary fall parties. The classes played fun
games like musical dots and made pumpkins out of stickers. The class’s favorite
thing about the party was eating Oreos with orange cream. The kindergarteners’
favorite costumes at the parade were Taylor Swift, a boy as a cheerleader, Michael
Jackson, and the football player. Mrs. South had students dressed up as a fire
fighter and a wicked witch. There where five wonderful moms at each party. The
kindergartners enjoyed their first party!
By Ben W. and Rashon B.
2nd Grade’s Great Fall
Celebration
1st grade’s Fall Party
By: Aubree C. and Maddie M.
We had the 1st grade fall party on
October 29th in the afternoon. The first
graders made candy apples as their
craft. Ms. Eckert said, “Our favorite part
was making our craft because it was fun
to see our creativity.” They made the
candy apples out of a Styrofoam ball,
rolling them in red paint, and putting
glitter and beans on them to represent
sprinkles and nuts.
Not only did they make crafts, but
they played Pass the Pumpkin and they
read a story as a class. They had Oreos
and water as a snack and took a picture
of the class in their costumes. Some of
their favorite costumes were
bumblebees, pirates, Ghostbusters and
superheroes. It sounds like a jam-packed
day! 1st grade had a blast during the fall
party!
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On October 29th, 2nd grade had
a fall party. They made a fun craft and
participated in a creative drawing game.
Students needed to add one accessory
to a drawn pumpkin on the white board.
The volunteer moms tried their best to
run the party smoothly.
At 2:00 P.M., they put on their
Halloween costumes. Ms. Jamieson’s
favorite part was seeing the variety of
costumes. The most creative costume
was tied between Ms. Jamieson, the
teacher’s apple, and Mrs. Szymanski, the
laundry basket. The whole party was a
blast!
By Sophie K. and Rachel K.
3rd Grade’s
Fun Fall Festivities!!!
By: Alycia B. & Aditi P.
On November 16, 2010 my friend and I interviewed Mrs. Meyer. We
asked her about the Fall Party 3rd grade had on October 29, 2010. They
did fun things! Some of the fun things they did were fall activity pages.
They also played Hangman.
Mrs. Meyer’s class munched on Oreo cookies while making creative
corn harvest crafts. Mrs. Meyer thought that a homemade skunk costume
and a homemade Alvin the Chipmunk costume popped out the most, but
she still loved the other ones. Mrs. Meyer hopes that next year’s party will
be as fun as this year’s party. Mrs. Meyer’s class had a superb Fall Party
this year!
The fourth
grade fall
party
The fourth grade party took place
on October 29th, 2010.
First, the fourth graders did
pumpkin science in the morning. Then,
they returned to their normal schedule
(with math cancelled) because of the
costume parade. Most of the kids wore
costumes. Some were the same and some
were different.
The fourth graders played a game
that involved passing gourds. When the
game ended, each kid got a gourd. They
could decorate the gourds with sequins,
googley eyes, feathers, pom-poms, and
string. While they were decorating their
gourds, they had Oreos for a snack and
a bottle of water.
The fourth graders had a blast at
the fourth grade party!
By Ruchira F. and Andrew L.
The Great Fall
Party
By Justin L. and Brady E.
The party was Friday, October
29th at two fifteen in the afternoon
in all the fifth grade classes. All the
fifth grade teachers were with their
students and the room volunteers.
The fifth grade classes made spider
webs with pipe cleaners, strings,
and spider rings. They ate Oreos
with orange cream and drank their
water bottles.
In Mrs. Ryan’s class, she got
wrapped in toilet paper like a
mummy. This was her favorite part.
She said she liked the party because
she had lots of fun after hard work.
Fifth grade teachers can’t wait to do
it again!
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Across
Nancy Young
Words of the Week
3. If you have good manners
you are this.
5. If you’re treasuring
something you are _ing it.
7. Another word for sleepy
10. Its another word for
unimportant.
11. An object in your way
12. Another word for tease
Made by: Sudeep A.
Down
1. Another word for scary
2. You do this when you soak
someone.
4. If that food is delicious it
is ________ .
5. Another word for food
6. A group of people
8. If you sign a treaty you
are making this.
9. If you are in a hurry you
are this.
Guess Who?
By: Bhavya J. and Emily Z.
Do you like guessing games? Then this is the place for you! Think you know the teachers of Nancy
Young? Well this is your chance to find out! Are you willing to take on the challenge?
We interviewed this teacher, and this is what the teacher said:
Q: When did you first start
teaching?
A: I started teaching in 1984.
Q: Why did you become a teacher?
A: Because all of my teachers were
mean and I wanted kids to have
a nice teacher.
Q: What do you like to do in your free time?
A: Read, go to Starbucks, read, cook dinner, and read
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: I’ve read a lot of books in my lifetime, and I can’t
choose a favorite.
Q: What do you teach?
A: 3rd grade
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Dolphin Fun Facts
Guess Who?
Facts found in Diving Dolphin
by Karen Wallace
By: Savannah W. and Brooke M.
Dolphins are whales.
Do you like playing guessing games?
Well you must try this game.
Bottlenose dolphins have echolocation so
sensitive, that they can retrieve items from
water with their eyes covered!
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Purple and green
Dolphins have beaks.
Q: What is your favorite trip you have
Killer Whales eat other dolphins, when the
ever taken with your family?
Killer Whale is a dolphin.
A: Hawaii
By: Alycia B. & Aditi P
Q: What is your favorite school field
trip you have ever taken?
A: Naper Settlement
Q: What grades have you taught in the
past?
A: 2nd, 4th, 5th
Q: What do you like to do in your free
time?
A: Spend time with my kids and
grandchildren
Q: What has been your favorite grade
to teach?
A: 4th grade
Q: What sports do you like to watch?
A: Baseball, football, hockey
Q: Who have been your favorite
students you have taught?
A: Every class
Crack-Up Jokes Questions
Chosen by: Tanner O. and Justin F.
From the book Animal Quack-Ups
by Michael Dahl
Q: What did the leopard say after it ate a
big meal?
Q: What do bees
like to chew?
(See answers on
page 6)
Now can you guess who this is?
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On the Hunt for Apples
2nd Grade Spends a
Day in the 1800s
First grade went on a field trip to
Jonomac Apple Orchard. Jonomac Apple
Orchard is in Malta, Illinois. They went
on this field trip to reinforce the
learning they did in class.
They learned how to pick apples
off the trees and how the apple cycle
works. The first grade classes would
definitely go back to this apple orchard
because the workers were very kind to
the students. First grade loved Jonomac
Apple Orchard!
By Jaime S. and Mahek M.
We interviewed Ms. Jamieson about
the 2 grade field trip at Kline Creek Farm.
“We made rope, saw farm animals, saw a
blacksmith, and some students got to pick
corn. They liked seeing a house from the
1800s,” Ms. Jamieson said. The 2nd graders
learned what jobs there were and what
families did for fun in each activity. Their
favorite part was seeing how twine would be
made into rope, but their least favorite part
By: Connor S and
Joshua T.
was standing in the house listening to the
speaker talk. If they could go again the first
thing they would do would be to pick corn
Experiencing the Museum and feed the horse because they missed out
on that event.
The kindergarten field trip to the
We also interviewed Rachel in 2
DuPage Children’s Museum was so fun.
Altaf. When she went to Kline Creek Farm
They left at 9:15 on October 7th and got
she went corn picking, sat on the roof of a
back at 12:30. They went in many rooms,
farm, and learned about bee hives. She
like the square room and the shadow room.
learned how to make pumpkin butter and
The kids and teachers got to be in a big
make twine into a big rope. Rachel met
bubble. They got to go in a construction
room and hammer and saw things. Finally, farmers and builders. She loved sitting on the
roof of a farm and learning how they did
they got to go in a water play room and
laundry in the 1800s. But she did not like
play with water.
learning about bee hives.
Kindergarten went to the museum
because they were learning about patterns.
Wow! I wish we had that as a field
There was a pattern room, so they learned trip.
a little. Mrs. South’s class went with some
other kindergarten classes (KTA and KS).
The other kindergarten classes went on a
different day. This was an
awesome field trip.
nd
Crack-up jokes
A: That hit the spots
A: Bumble gum
Guess Who
Bhavya and Emily:
Mrs. Smith (3S)
Brooke and Savannah:
Mrs. Petzke (4PE)
By Hannah W. and
Caroline H.
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