THE INGALLS ROCKET
Brainstorming, Writing, Editing, & Collaborating to bring you the news
Created by students for students!
SY15-16
Second Graders working hard on
First In Math!
Letter from the Editor
Miss Kristen Raye
Greetings from The Ingalls Rocket!
The reporters and writers of The Ingalls Rocket were very eager to get the next issue out to our readers. They have been working very hard coming up with unique ideas and covering what's happening here at Ingalls!
I am very proud of the work being done each week by these students. You can feel the excitement through each article. I find myself learning right along with them as I guide these writers through the writing process!
With that being said, sit back, relax, and read away!
- Miss Kristen Raye, Editor-in-chief
Pictured here, Miss Raye and several students hard at work on the next edition! Can't wait to see it!
Did you know?
By Annette
*Humans get a little taller in space because there is no gravity pulling down on them.
*Sneezing with your eyes open is impossible.
*Bloodhounds (dogs) can follow a scent that is four days old.
*A blue whale's heart weighs up to 2000 lbs.
*There are 31,556,926 seconds in a year.
*A waterfall in Hawaii can go up instead of down.
The Secret of the Hidden Room...
Thanks to a generous donation from Nila Webster, third grade students let their light shine by giving a second grade student a book to read and enjoy.
Second Grade Effort Celebration
By Jasmine & Angela
Mrs. Cowdell announces the second grade students and tells the parents that the Core Value of the month is Effort. Second graders walked in the auditorium while the intro music was playing “Roar” by Katie Perry. Everyone in the auditorium stood up and did the Pledge of Allegiance and My Promise.
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Six second graders went up to the stage and each of them had a letter that spelled Effort.
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All second grade classes did a speech on how their class shows Effort.
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The second graders then read in parts the play “The Ant and the Grasshopper”.
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Second graders sang a song called “We’re all in this Together” from High School Musical.
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The last thing the second graders did was a slide show of pictures how they showed Effort.
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Before the parents left, the third graders gave each second grader a book to keep and read.
Frogs!
Ingalls and all fourth grade classrooms across the city have new classroom pets!
The students are studying life cycles as part of the science curriculum. Each classroom received a Raise-A-Frog kit containing everything needed to watch as tadpoles grow and develop.
Letter from the Principal
Mrs. Cowdell
Congratulations to the “Press” on your 1st Edition Ingalls Rocket publication, Year 2!
It was amazing to meet you all, see your beautiful pictures and read about all the exciting news at Ingalls. I am so very proud of your incredible work! I look forward to the next edition!
Mrs. Cowdell
Dates to Remember:
12/16/15 at 9:00: Winter Fantasy for Ingalls Families
12/21/15 - 12/23/15: Rocket Learning Academy and Vacation School by Invitation only
1/5/16 from 3:00 - 7:00: Zinga (in Peabody) Fundraiser
Jokes and Riddles
By Christopher
1. Find me...I start with m and end with x. You put about 1000 letters in me. What am I?
2. Who am I? I am a building with numbers, stories, and I have all you need to learn.
3. What do you call a dinosaur with no eyes?
4. What do you call a rabbit who is angry over getting burnt?
1. mailbox 2. library 3. di-no-sawa 4. hot cross bunny
Hour of Code
By Miss Shannon Bansfield
National Computer Science Education week is coming up, December 8 - 14, sponsored by Code.org. We will be joining the national movement and participating with students across the United States to learn about computer programming! Stay tuned for more from our event!
Did you know...
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Computing jobs are growing 3 times faster than the number of computer science graduates.
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More than 50 percent of all math and science jobs are for computer scientists.
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Computer science jobs are the highest-paying jobs for new graduates.
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Computational thinking is important across all subjects.
You can learn more at the Computer Science Education Week site (csedweek.org).
Don't forget to check our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LynnPublicSchools/
Teacher Interview
Mrs. Homan
By Joshua and Walter
Q: What was your favorite subject in school?
A: That would be science.
Q: Do you have any pets?
A: Murphy the Wonder Dog!
Q: When is your birthday?
A: 11/1 - THE DAY AFTER HALLOWEEN!
Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Oh, that is a stumper. Maybe I will come back to that. Keep going.
Q: Name one of your favorite places you have visited.
A: Paris, France with my mom.
Q: Where is one place you want to go that you have never been?
A: The bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Q: Who is your best friend and how long have you been friends?
A: My best friend is Lisa. We have been friends since 3rd grade.
Q: Why do you teach? Have you always taught 3rd grade?
A: Because I love children and used to babysit and then I taught prek, then I came here and taught 3rd grade ever since.
Q: What is your favorite movie?
A: Forrest Gump
Q: What is your favorite app?
A: Well....I like shopping so I will pick
the Groupon app!
Girls Basketball
by Malik
December 1, 2015 was the beginning of the girls basketball season. Mrs. Marshall and Miss Fields are the new coaches and they are holding try outs the next two weeks. Fourth and fifth graders are trying out for a spot on the team! Good luck to all trying out !!!!!!!
In The News
The Minions
Movie Review
By Jefferson & Edgar
The characters in the movie are Kevin, Stuart, and Bob. In the beginning of the movie, the minions are born in the ocean. They walk out of the ocean in search of a boss. Throughout the movie, they visit Egypt, England, the North Pole, the Jungle, and many other places trying to find the perfect boss. In each place the minions try out bosses like T-Rex, Dracula, a Yetti, a caveman, and others. They don’t have any luck finding one.They finally visit Villain-con and meet Scarlet, an evil female boss. Along with Scarlet, the minions try and save man-kind. Our favorite part- Stuart gets in a hot tub in a woman’s bikini. It makes everyone laugh! We would give the movie 5 stars! It is very funny!
The Descendants
Movie Review
By Omeiry & Angelenny
This is a musical movie on the Disney Channel. The characters in the movie are
Mal, Evie , Carlos, Ben, and Jay from a place called The Isle of the Lost. Mal and all of her friends are in search of a magic wand so they go to Auradon Prep to get it from a Fairy Godmother and use it to free their parents from The Isle of the Lost.
Mal and her friends do everything in their power to get close to the wand!
We would give the movie 5 stars! We love all the songs throughout the movie!
Land of Stories
The Wishing Spell
Book Review
By Annette
Land of Stories is a book series about two kids that are 3rd grade students and their dad disappeared when they were babies. Their names are Alex and Conner. They fall into the world of fairy-tales and run into their favorite fairy-tale characters. They realize this much fun had been hiding from them their whole entire life!
When they arrive they find a man-frog and he tells them
to go in the dwarf forests to find the cabin (small house)
in there and someone will tell them how to get home.
They go but Conner is sill scared of the frog. They get lost and spend all day in the dwarf forests and finally find a gingerbread (cookie) house. Conner reminds Alex about the story of the kids that go to a witches house and get stuck but Alex keeps on going and when the witch comes out they run and run and go somewhere else. The rest is WAY more dangerous than the beginning.
Beautiful artwork on display in the front foyer. Check it out!
One of these pieces is mine. It was kind of hard but I enjoyed making it.
— Walter, 4th grade
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Art is so cool!
- Sarah, 4th grade