The Band's First Concert
by: Lorelei
Have you heard? The band is practicing! The NHE band is full of different types of instruments. There are trumpets, drums, flutes, and so much more! If you signed up to play in the band, then you are definitely in for a year of fun. For the 5th grade the concert is on December 11 and for 6th grade the concert is on December 12. Along with the excitement of the concert are exciting new songs! The fifth graders are performing songs to wow the audience, but the sixth graders are preparing as well! The sixth graders are practicing songs like the theme song to Jurassic Park, a song called Farandole, and a classic Christmas song called Let it Snow! We're not the only ones who are super excited for the concert. Below is a clip of Dr. Moyer answering some questions about band. So, the first band concert for the 5th and 6th grade is coming up and we hope we see you there for a night of music celebration.
by: Lorelei
Have you heard? The band is practicing! The NHE band is full of different types of instruments. There are trumpets, drums, flutes, and so much more! If you signed up to play in the band, then you are definitely in for a year of fun. For the 5th grade the concert is on December 11 and for 6th grade the concert is on December 12. Along with the excitement of the concert are exciting new songs! The fifth graders are performing songs to wow the audience, but the sixth graders are preparing as well! The sixth graders are practicing songs like the theme song to Jurassic Park, a song called Farandole, and a classic Christmas song called Let it Snow! We're not the only ones who are super excited for the concert. Below is a clip of Dr. Moyer answering some questions about band. So, the first band concert for the 5th and 6th grade is coming up and we hope we see you there for a night of music celebration.
Having Fun in Gym for Voice and Choice
by: Brezlyn
Hi, I would like to inform you about a thing we do here at NHE. On our Day 6, you can choose what you want to do for special. I chose gym for this cycle. What we did was we went outside and played a game called Ball Hockey. We used tennis balls, footballs, and soccer balls. You would try to score goals on the other team by getting the ball into the goal. Honestly, I can't tell you about what they did at art, music, or the library, but hey, they're probably just as fun!
by: Brezlyn
Hi, I would like to inform you about a thing we do here at NHE. On our Day 6, you can choose what you want to do for special. I chose gym for this cycle. What we did was we went outside and played a game called Ball Hockey. We used tennis balls, footballs, and soccer balls. You would try to score goals on the other team by getting the ball into the goal. Honestly, I can't tell you about what they did at art, music, or the library, but hey, they're probably just as fun!
An Amazing Teacher
by: Avery
Mrs. Thoman is an amazing teacher at North Hills. Here is a quick biography about her.
Mrs. Thoman is one of the teachers from the M.A.C. team. This is her 18th year teaching and she has two kids. Her oldest, K.C., is 15 and he's a freshman. There's also Charlotte who's 8 and in 3rd grade. She also has two dogs, Blair and Doc. She was born in Minot, North Dakota, and moved to Central in 7th grade. As a student, Mrs. Thoman was a rule-follower for the most part but didn't study like she should have. She graduated from Central High School in 1997. She went to York College for her undergraduate degree, Lebanon Valley for her master's degree, and Penn State for her Administrative Certificate. She graduated college in 2001 and 2005, and she received her Administrative Certificate in 2018. One of the most important things Mrs. Thoman learned while student teaching was classroom management and how to pace a lesson.
Outside of school, Mrs. Thoman likes to spend time with her kids and their activities (like the swim team). She also likes going to the park and walking her dogs, watching sports, and traveling with family. Mrs. Thoman wanted to become a teacher because she always loved school and when she was a kid, her mom worked at Central and a lot of teachers influenced her. If Mrs. Thoman had to choose a different job (which she wouldn't), she would want something in the science field, a guide at a museum, or to work at Disney. She likes to teach because she can be creative and likes working with her students. She also has a lot of fun buying school supplies. Her favorite part about being a teacher is how she gets to learn new things while teaching and loves helping her students.
Mrs. Thoman likes to teach all subjects and that's why she loves the M.A.C. team. The M.A.C. team is more similar than different from other vertical teams. One of the only differences is that the M.A.C. team mixes kids up more and keeps their kids for 3 years. Mrs. Thoman also loves team-teaching. She says they work very closely and it's nice to have fellow teachers to support you.
by: Avery
Mrs. Thoman is an amazing teacher at North Hills. Here is a quick biography about her.
Mrs. Thoman is one of the teachers from the M.A.C. team. This is her 18th year teaching and she has two kids. Her oldest, K.C., is 15 and he's a freshman. There's also Charlotte who's 8 and in 3rd grade. She also has two dogs, Blair and Doc. She was born in Minot, North Dakota, and moved to Central in 7th grade. As a student, Mrs. Thoman was a rule-follower for the most part but didn't study like she should have. She graduated from Central High School in 1997. She went to York College for her undergraduate degree, Lebanon Valley for her master's degree, and Penn State for her Administrative Certificate. She graduated college in 2001 and 2005, and she received her Administrative Certificate in 2018. One of the most important things Mrs. Thoman learned while student teaching was classroom management and how to pace a lesson.
Outside of school, Mrs. Thoman likes to spend time with her kids and their activities (like the swim team). She also likes going to the park and walking her dogs, watching sports, and traveling with family. Mrs. Thoman wanted to become a teacher because she always loved school and when she was a kid, her mom worked at Central and a lot of teachers influenced her. If Mrs. Thoman had to choose a different job (which she wouldn't), she would want something in the science field, a guide at a museum, or to work at Disney. She likes to teach because she can be creative and likes working with her students. She also has a lot of fun buying school supplies. Her favorite part about being a teacher is how she gets to learn new things while teaching and loves helping her students.
Mrs. Thoman likes to teach all subjects and that's why she loves the M.A.C. team. The M.A.C. team is more similar than different from other vertical teams. One of the only differences is that the M.A.C. team mixes kids up more and keeps their kids for 3 years. Mrs. Thoman also loves team-teaching. She says they work very closely and it's nice to have fellow teachers to support you.
Holiday Crafts
by: Landon
In this cycle of Voice and Choice - Art, Mrs. Manzella is getting into the holiday spirit.
In art they are doing lots of fun, crafty ideas about the season of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Some crafts include Black Cat, Sugar Skulls, and Pastel Pumpkins and much more to keep you busy.
The way this is all laid out is by table. Each table has its very own color, so each student will know what is going on at each table. Some crafts don't stay at the tables for a whole cycle. For example, the Origami Spiderwebs changed because Halloween has now come to an end. But some do stay out for the whole cycle, like the Pastel Pumpkins.
My personal opinion on Art Voice and Choice is that Mrs. Manzella makes it a good place for creative minds to create. So make sure to see if you can get art as your next Voice and Choice special.
by: Landon
In this cycle of Voice and Choice - Art, Mrs. Manzella is getting into the holiday spirit.
In art they are doing lots of fun, crafty ideas about the season of Halloween and Thanksgiving. Some crafts include Black Cat, Sugar Skulls, and Pastel Pumpkins and much more to keep you busy.
The way this is all laid out is by table. Each table has its very own color, so each student will know what is going on at each table. Some crafts don't stay at the tables for a whole cycle. For example, the Origami Spiderwebs changed because Halloween has now come to an end. But some do stay out for the whole cycle, like the Pastel Pumpkins.
My personal opinion on Art Voice and Choice is that Mrs. Manzella makes it a good place for creative minds to create. So make sure to see if you can get art as your next Voice and Choice special.
One Voice
by: Olivia St.
Do you want to participate in a fun, hard-working group, but don't want to take time to read music and practice a hand held instrument? Chorus is for you! There is also the benefit of Mrs. Naimoli teaching it. She's the best. Chorus is a great way for you to find your voice and help you to improve it. "I love teaching chorus because it allows kids to find their voices," Mrs. Naimoli says, "it's being part of a team and lifting your own voice to be part of something bigger. It makes me break a sweat when we're working our hardest. Everyone's voice is different, and helping kids to learn how to use their given instrument is great." Mrs. Naimoli doesn't just get to teach chorus, she is in a choir too! She is in the Wheatland Chorale.
by: Olivia St.
Do you want to participate in a fun, hard-working group, but don't want to take time to read music and practice a hand held instrument? Chorus is for you! There is also the benefit of Mrs. Naimoli teaching it. She's the best. Chorus is a great way for you to find your voice and help you to improve it. "I love teaching chorus because it allows kids to find their voices," Mrs. Naimoli says, "it's being part of a team and lifting your own voice to be part of something bigger. It makes me break a sweat when we're working our hardest. Everyone's voice is different, and helping kids to learn how to use their given instrument is great." Mrs. Naimoli doesn't just get to teach chorus, she is in a choir too! She is in the Wheatland Chorale.
It's a Great Day to be a Panther!
by: Kaliann
Have you ever wanted to find out what happens behind the scenes or all the work that goes into setting up school store? On Wednesdays, a group of kids attending North Hills Elementary School come to Mrs. Striebig's room. We stay for one hour working on posters, pricing items, and making announcements to say over the speaker in the mornings. Panther Place is something that we have once a month, selling fun toys and stress relieving items. Mrs. Sauder buys the toys from a website and sells the toys for the same amount.
Working at school store has its perks and downfalls. A perk is that we get to the stand earlier than other students in our classes, so we get to grab the items that we want before it sells out. A downfall is that we have to stay inside from recess once a month, which isn't a long time and it is worth it! At the end of the year, we have a huge party including pizza, cookies, and toys leftover from the school year. A school store tradition is saying, "It's a great day to be a panther!" at the end of our announcements.
Panther Place is a very fun activity here at North Hills and it's also a great way to get involved here at our school. We will be taking applications in January if anyone would like to join our group of amazing people!
by: Kaliann
Have you ever wanted to find out what happens behind the scenes or all the work that goes into setting up school store? On Wednesdays, a group of kids attending North Hills Elementary School come to Mrs. Striebig's room. We stay for one hour working on posters, pricing items, and making announcements to say over the speaker in the mornings. Panther Place is something that we have once a month, selling fun toys and stress relieving items. Mrs. Sauder buys the toys from a website and sells the toys for the same amount.
Working at school store has its perks and downfalls. A perk is that we get to the stand earlier than other students in our classes, so we get to grab the items that we want before it sells out. A downfall is that we have to stay inside from recess once a month, which isn't a long time and it is worth it! At the end of the year, we have a huge party including pizza, cookies, and toys leftover from the school year. A school store tradition is saying, "It's a great day to be a panther!" at the end of our announcements.
Panther Place is a very fun activity here at North Hills and it's also a great way to get involved here at our school. We will be taking applications in January if anyone would like to join our group of amazing people!
Cultural Heritage Day in Hilt's Classroom
by: Brezlyn
Have you ever been to a Cultural Heritage Day party? Well, my class has! In our class we did a variety of things. First, we made boomerangs. I drew a skull, droplet, and a heart on mine, as well as some dots and stripes. For our second activity, we played a game where you hide a pot with candy inside, while someone had to find the pot while blindfolded. And at our last and final activity, we made crepes. Personally, I put Nutella, banana, and lots of whipped cream on mine. It tasted pretty good, so I recommend it. All in all, it was pretty fun, and if you ever get a chance to go to one, you definitely should go.
by: Brezlyn
Have you ever been to a Cultural Heritage Day party? Well, my class has! In our class we did a variety of things. First, we made boomerangs. I drew a skull, droplet, and a heart on mine, as well as some dots and stripes. For our second activity, we played a game where you hide a pot with candy inside, while someone had to find the pot while blindfolded. And at our last and final activity, we made crepes. Personally, I put Nutella, banana, and lots of whipped cream on mine. It tasted pretty good, so I recommend it. All in all, it was pretty fun, and if you ever get a chance to go to one, you definitely should go.
Giving to the Community
by: Avery
Last year, the M.A.C. team started a community garden. They raised money for the garden by doing a donor's choose project and reaching out to families around the community since it's a community garden. Donor's Choose is a website where people in the community donate money to classroom projects. This year, the M.A.C. team is hoping to reach out to some individual companies for donations. They mostly need soil and wood for the new beds. The M.A.C. team's goal is for each vertical team to have their own garden bed to take care of. Right now they are planning to shut down the garden and start prepping and cleaning for the spring. All the vegetables have to get pulled because none of the plants are ones that grow back again in the spring. They then will start turning the soil and cover it with cardboard to keep weeds out over the fall and winter.
Over the summer they were able to give a ton of fresh vegetables to the Panther Pantry. They had buckets over buckets of mostly lettuce and peppers and gave all of it to Panther Pantry. They've been able to donate peppers, cucumbers, and lettuce and provided them for a lunch program that runs over the summer, backpacks that go home on Fridays, and of course, Panther Pantry. Over the summer the three M.A.C. team teachers, Mrs. Thoman, Mrs. Fox, and Mrs. Spackman watered and picked the plants along with students from the M.A.C. team and some faculty.
More information will be coming in the spring. Stay tuned for announcements about donations.
by: Avery
Last year, the M.A.C. team started a community garden. They raised money for the garden by doing a donor's choose project and reaching out to families around the community since it's a community garden. Donor's Choose is a website where people in the community donate money to classroom projects. This year, the M.A.C. team is hoping to reach out to some individual companies for donations. They mostly need soil and wood for the new beds. The M.A.C. team's goal is for each vertical team to have their own garden bed to take care of. Right now they are planning to shut down the garden and start prepping and cleaning for the spring. All the vegetables have to get pulled because none of the plants are ones that grow back again in the spring. They then will start turning the soil and cover it with cardboard to keep weeds out over the fall and winter.
Over the summer they were able to give a ton of fresh vegetables to the Panther Pantry. They had buckets over buckets of mostly lettuce and peppers and gave all of it to Panther Pantry. They've been able to donate peppers, cucumbers, and lettuce and provided them for a lunch program that runs over the summer, backpacks that go home on Fridays, and of course, Panther Pantry. Over the summer the three M.A.C. team teachers, Mrs. Thoman, Mrs. Fox, and Mrs. Spackman watered and picked the plants along with students from the M.A.C. team and some faculty.
More information will be coming in the spring. Stay tuned for announcements about donations.
Pins Beware
by: Landon
Watch out bowling balls and pins because North Hills students are coming to destroy in bowling club!
Bowling club is a fun after school activity that goes from October to December. It is very organized by staff from Laser Alleys. At the beginning you sign a sheet to sign up. You pay $8 every Thursday. This event goes from 3:30 to 5:30.
It starts at North Hills when the students go to the cafeteria and wait to leave on the bus. They pay $8 for a bowling session. When they get there, students get bowling shoes and start bowling. When we finish a round, the employees will record your score for challenges on some days. Like for one challenge, you need to beat your average. This bowling club is not a competition. As students are bowling, they call 2 lanes at a time to go to the snack bar. After about 5:15 a bus to North Hills loads up and takes the kids back to school where their parents are waiting. Parents can also pick you up at the alley.
You don't have to worry about them running out of lanes for you because it is 3 people per lane. This year there are about 25 to 30 people. As me, Landon, in bowling club, I recommend this club to everyone else who wants to sign up next year!
by: Landon
Watch out bowling balls and pins because North Hills students are coming to destroy in bowling club!
Bowling club is a fun after school activity that goes from October to December. It is very organized by staff from Laser Alleys. At the beginning you sign a sheet to sign up. You pay $8 every Thursday. This event goes from 3:30 to 5:30.
It starts at North Hills when the students go to the cafeteria and wait to leave on the bus. They pay $8 for a bowling session. When they get there, students get bowling shoes and start bowling. When we finish a round, the employees will record your score for challenges on some days. Like for one challenge, you need to beat your average. This bowling club is not a competition. As students are bowling, they call 2 lanes at a time to go to the snack bar. After about 5:15 a bus to North Hills loads up and takes the kids back to school where their parents are waiting. Parents can also pick you up at the alley.
You don't have to worry about them running out of lanes for you because it is 3 people per lane. This year there are about 25 to 30 people. As me, Landon, in bowling club, I recommend this club to everyone else who wants to sign up next year!
Leave it to North Hills to be Kind
by: Avery
Tuesday, November 13 was World Kindness Day. To celebrate this day, Mrs. Kessel went and hid yellow leaves around the school. On each leaf is an act of kindness. Whoever finds the leaf has to do the act of kindness and then sign their name on the front of the leaf. Some of the acts of kindness were to say hello to someone new, help your teacher clean up, hold the door for someone, say thank you to our custodians for cleaning our school, and to write a note to your teacher to show your appreciation. Once they find the leaf, they then bring it to Mrs. Kessel and they're put in a raffle for a school store coupon. Plus, they get their leaf hung up on a tree in front of Mrs. Kessel's office. Mrs. Kessel also gave leaves to the teachers and staff of North Hills. If a teacher or staff member catches someone being kind they will write their name on the leaf and give it to the student. This activity takes place the whole week of November 12.
Just remember, "No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted." - Aesop
by: Avery
Tuesday, November 13 was World Kindness Day. To celebrate this day, Mrs. Kessel went and hid yellow leaves around the school. On each leaf is an act of kindness. Whoever finds the leaf has to do the act of kindness and then sign their name on the front of the leaf. Some of the acts of kindness were to say hello to someone new, help your teacher clean up, hold the door for someone, say thank you to our custodians for cleaning our school, and to write a note to your teacher to show your appreciation. Once they find the leaf, they then bring it to Mrs. Kessel and they're put in a raffle for a school store coupon. Plus, they get their leaf hung up on a tree in front of Mrs. Kessel's office. Mrs. Kessel also gave leaves to the teachers and staff of North Hills. If a teacher or staff member catches someone being kind they will write their name on the leaf and give it to the student. This activity takes place the whole week of November 12.
Just remember, "No act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted." - Aesop
Cultural Heritage Day
by: Samaury
Do you know what Cultural Heritage Day is? It's a day where you learn about different countries like China, India, and Egypt. My class and I did a lot of activities on Cultural Heritage Day. For one activity, we got a coloring page of a flower. Then we used this dust (there were many different colors) to decorate it. We put the glue where we wanted to have color and sprinkled the dust wherever you put the glue. It really looked so colorful. It looked like a rainbow. The second thing we did was play a game from Egypt that was kind of like checkers. It was a lot of fun! To play, you used nickels. The first person who has all their nickels off the board wins. Third we ate food from China, Egypt, and India. It was really cool trying different foods. We also ate this bread called naan bread. We tried it with jam. We also tried fried rice from China and ate crispy rice from India. Fourth we made a dragon that was from China. Sadly our Cultural Heritage party ended. I hope we do this again next time!
by: Samaury
Do you know what Cultural Heritage Day is? It's a day where you learn about different countries like China, India, and Egypt. My class and I did a lot of activities on Cultural Heritage Day. For one activity, we got a coloring page of a flower. Then we used this dust (there were many different colors) to decorate it. We put the glue where we wanted to have color and sprinkled the dust wherever you put the glue. It really looked so colorful. It looked like a rainbow. The second thing we did was play a game from Egypt that was kind of like checkers. It was a lot of fun! To play, you used nickels. The first person who has all their nickels off the board wins. Third we ate food from China, Egypt, and India. It was really cool trying different foods. We also ate this bread called naan bread. We tried it with jam. We also tried fried rice from China and ate crispy rice from India. Fourth we made a dragon that was from China. Sadly our Cultural Heritage party ended. I hope we do this again next time!
November PAWS Meeting
by: Brezlyn, Serenity, and Ardelle
For this PAWS meeting on November 9, 2018, our school presented an assembly, but we refer to it as a PAWS meeting. It's usually about kindness, and that you should be making the right choice. But this PAWS meeting was a little different, but that doesn't mean it wasn't awesome! This time, Mrs. Hartman and two of her former fourth grade students explained about the Little Free Library. Mostly, it's about sharing books. It's located in our front hallway, and anyone can use it. You can put books in or take one or two. By the way, some children in our assembly were recognized for receiving the Academic Excellence Award. The Academic Excellence Award is a certificate and pin for being one of the hardest working males or females in the class. It can be for ELA or math class. We wrapped up the meeting with a game of limbo, which was very fun.
by: Brezlyn, Serenity, and Ardelle
For this PAWS meeting on November 9, 2018, our school presented an assembly, but we refer to it as a PAWS meeting. It's usually about kindness, and that you should be making the right choice. But this PAWS meeting was a little different, but that doesn't mean it wasn't awesome! This time, Mrs. Hartman and two of her former fourth grade students explained about the Little Free Library. Mostly, it's about sharing books. It's located in our front hallway, and anyone can use it. You can put books in or take one or two. By the way, some children in our assembly were recognized for receiving the Academic Excellence Award. The Academic Excellence Award is a certificate and pin for being one of the hardest working males or females in the class. It can be for ELA or math class. We wrapped up the meeting with a game of limbo, which was very fun.
Little Library, Big Difference
by: Abbie and Ardelle
On November 9th we had a PAWS meeting. In the PAWS meeting we learned about our North Hills Little Free Library. You might be wondering, what is a Little Free Library? A Little Free Library is a small box that can come in any different shape or size. This box holds all sorts of books in it. At our school the Little Free Library is located in the front hall along the gym wall, right in front of our counselor's office. There are many more Little Free Libraries including the one at John Rudy Park. The purpose of the Little Free Library is to get people to read and get rid of old books and get new books. The way the Little Free Library works is you take a book and then leave a book. Mrs. Hartman's class came up with the idea to make the Little Free Library in 2015 on the 14th of February. One of Mrs. Hartman's students, Camille, made the drawing for the Little Free Library. Our school collected many books from classrooms in our school. They had a grand total of 2,807 books. Of course they had too many books so they agreed to give some to an organization that would give books to families who didn't have many books. There are many different genres for the books that go in this. Kaitlyn said, "Without Mrs. Hartman we wouldn't be here today." So we would like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Hartman, Zach, and Kaitlyn. "We challenge you to try it out!" Zach said. In our school anyone can take a book. We also have bookmarks that everyone can use. Some are original and some kids decided to take time out of their day and create one. Just go ahead and stop down outside our counselor's office and grab a book. Always remember, it's a great day to be a panther!
by: Abbie and Ardelle
On November 9th we had a PAWS meeting. In the PAWS meeting we learned about our North Hills Little Free Library. You might be wondering, what is a Little Free Library? A Little Free Library is a small box that can come in any different shape or size. This box holds all sorts of books in it. At our school the Little Free Library is located in the front hall along the gym wall, right in front of our counselor's office. There are many more Little Free Libraries including the one at John Rudy Park. The purpose of the Little Free Library is to get people to read and get rid of old books and get new books. The way the Little Free Library works is you take a book and then leave a book. Mrs. Hartman's class came up with the idea to make the Little Free Library in 2015 on the 14th of February. One of Mrs. Hartman's students, Camille, made the drawing for the Little Free Library. Our school collected many books from classrooms in our school. They had a grand total of 2,807 books. Of course they had too many books so they agreed to give some to an organization that would give books to families who didn't have many books. There are many different genres for the books that go in this. Kaitlyn said, "Without Mrs. Hartman we wouldn't be here today." So we would like to give a special thanks to Mrs. Hartman, Zach, and Kaitlyn. "We challenge you to try it out!" Zach said. In our school anyone can take a book. We also have bookmarks that everyone can use. Some are original and some kids decided to take time out of their day and create one. Just go ahead and stop down outside our counselor's office and grab a book. Always remember, it's a great day to be a panther!
A Good, Good Series
The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
by: Aditi
Books are really fun to read. Especially when the book is really good ... if you think like that, wouldn't a series of five books be even more fun than reading just one great book? The answer is yes. The Percy Jackson series is about a boy named Percy (Perseus) Jackson who is the son of the Greek god Poseidon. In the very first book of the series called The Lighting Thief, Percy battles a monster called the Minotaur, and ends up at a place named Camp Half-Blood. Percy also finds out he is the son of Poseidon. Percy's quest is to prevent gods from battling each other by retrieving Zeus's lightning bolt and Hades's Helm. Percy fights the war god Ares and hurts Ares's ankle. I won't say any more ...
In the second book, The Sea of Monsters, Percy finds himself protecting his best friend from school, Tyson, a homeless and really tall guy. The Golden Fleece must be retrieved to protect the border of Camp Half-Blood. A daughter of Ares, Clarisse, is chosen to go on the quest to find the Golden Fleece. Percy Jackson, Annabeth (daughter of Athena), Grover (a satyr), and Tyson (a cyclops) go to find the Golden Fleece anyway, and they run into Clarisse. No more words on this book.
In the third book, The Titan's Curse, the goddess Artemis goes missing. She was kidnapped! Percy and his friends also find two children of Hades - Nico and Bianca. Bianca becomes a hunter of Artemis and goes on the quest with Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, and Zoe (another hunter). Percy promises Nico that he will keep Bianca safe ... she dies.
In the fourth book, The Battle of the Labyrinth, a guy shows up at camp Half-Blood as the sword fighting instructor, he also has a hound named Mrs. O'Leary. He has a workshop in the Labyrinth ... he is Daedalus. Annabeth is given his laptop. It is like the most high-tech thing ever!
In the very last book of the series, The Last Olympian, Camp Half-Blood, the party ponies, satyrs, and the gods battle the Titans (and some other minor gods) and one side got defeated because that's just what happens in battles.
If you already read this series, there is a sequel series called the Heroes of Olympus. Instead of just Greek gods, it also adds a bit of Roman mythology into it. The Heroes of Olympus series is also by Rick Riordan.
The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan
by: Aditi
Books are really fun to read. Especially when the book is really good ... if you think like that, wouldn't a series of five books be even more fun than reading just one great book? The answer is yes. The Percy Jackson series is about a boy named Percy (Perseus) Jackson who is the son of the Greek god Poseidon. In the very first book of the series called The Lighting Thief, Percy battles a monster called the Minotaur, and ends up at a place named Camp Half-Blood. Percy also finds out he is the son of Poseidon. Percy's quest is to prevent gods from battling each other by retrieving Zeus's lightning bolt and Hades's Helm. Percy fights the war god Ares and hurts Ares's ankle. I won't say any more ...
In the second book, The Sea of Monsters, Percy finds himself protecting his best friend from school, Tyson, a homeless and really tall guy. The Golden Fleece must be retrieved to protect the border of Camp Half-Blood. A daughter of Ares, Clarisse, is chosen to go on the quest to find the Golden Fleece. Percy Jackson, Annabeth (daughter of Athena), Grover (a satyr), and Tyson (a cyclops) go to find the Golden Fleece anyway, and they run into Clarisse. No more words on this book.
In the third book, The Titan's Curse, the goddess Artemis goes missing. She was kidnapped! Percy and his friends also find two children of Hades - Nico and Bianca. Bianca becomes a hunter of Artemis and goes on the quest with Percy, Annabeth, Grover, Tyson, and Zoe (another hunter). Percy promises Nico that he will keep Bianca safe ... she dies.
In the fourth book, The Battle of the Labyrinth, a guy shows up at camp Half-Blood as the sword fighting instructor, he also has a hound named Mrs. O'Leary. He has a workshop in the Labyrinth ... he is Daedalus. Annabeth is given his laptop. It is like the most high-tech thing ever!
In the very last book of the series, The Last Olympian, Camp Half-Blood, the party ponies, satyrs, and the gods battle the Titans (and some other minor gods) and one side got defeated because that's just what happens in battles.
If you already read this series, there is a sequel series called the Heroes of Olympus. Instead of just Greek gods, it also adds a bit of Roman mythology into it. The Heroes of Olympus series is also by Rick Riordan.
One Festive Meal
by: Ella and Lorelei
On November 16th, the holiday meal made its way to the cafeteria. This meal had lots of food such as corn, mashed potatoes, filling (stuffing), turkey, gravy, and everyone's favorite - ice cream! If you were there, you probably saw lots of children, like you, waiting their turn for the most delicious meal this November.
This took a lot of hard work and effort to make this holiday meal possible, so if you see any of the cafeteria ladies in the hallway, or in the cafeteria, take the time to thank them for their hard work, and for making this meal a great one! If you didn't get to experience this meal you have this December to give it a try! We also have a few interviews from your fellow students from NHE and their thoughts about the holiday meal. We also interviewed Mrs. Beaverson to tell us her opinion about this special lunch and some facts.
Mrs. Beaverson is a very kind lunch lady who has been working here for six years. She started working here because a friend encouraged her to and she loves working with children! Her favorite kind of lunch is the chicken corn soup. Other than that she wants us to know that all of the cafeteria staff adores all the students. They want to make all the students comfortable at North Hills!
We also interviewed Rachael, a sixth grader in Mrs. Moyer's class. She absolutely loves the holiday meal. She wanted to do this interview to tell other North Hills students to try it. She also likes how this special meal brings everyone together. As you can tell, everyone could enjoy the holiday meal, so just give it a try.
by: Ella and Lorelei
On November 16th, the holiday meal made its way to the cafeteria. This meal had lots of food such as corn, mashed potatoes, filling (stuffing), turkey, gravy, and everyone's favorite - ice cream! If you were there, you probably saw lots of children, like you, waiting their turn for the most delicious meal this November.
This took a lot of hard work and effort to make this holiday meal possible, so if you see any of the cafeteria ladies in the hallway, or in the cafeteria, take the time to thank them for their hard work, and for making this meal a great one! If you didn't get to experience this meal you have this December to give it a try! We also have a few interviews from your fellow students from NHE and their thoughts about the holiday meal. We also interviewed Mrs. Beaverson to tell us her opinion about this special lunch and some facts.
Mrs. Beaverson is a very kind lunch lady who has been working here for six years. She started working here because a friend encouraged her to and she loves working with children! Her favorite kind of lunch is the chicken corn soup. Other than that she wants us to know that all of the cafeteria staff adores all the students. They want to make all the students comfortable at North Hills!
We also interviewed Rachael, a sixth grader in Mrs. Moyer's class. She absolutely loves the holiday meal. She wanted to do this interview to tell other North Hills students to try it. She also likes how this special meal brings everyone together. As you can tell, everyone could enjoy the holiday meal, so just give it a try.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Club
by: Kayla and Olivia St.
Are you wondering what the SPCA Club is all about? Well you've come to the right place! We collected rings from milk jugs and juice bottles to wrap in felt to make cat toys. There is also a donation table across from the cafeteria where you can put new toys, soft treats, cleaning supplies, and also office supplies. You can hear all sorts of the SPCA needs on the announcements if you don't know what else you can donate. We also made posters to hang around the school. What were the posters about? They were about the Five Freedoms of course!
Here are the Five Freedoms:
We interviewed Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Trabert for SPCA club. They run the club.
by: Kayla and Olivia St.
Are you wondering what the SPCA Club is all about? Well you've come to the right place! We collected rings from milk jugs and juice bottles to wrap in felt to make cat toys. There is also a donation table across from the cafeteria where you can put new toys, soft treats, cleaning supplies, and also office supplies. You can hear all sorts of the SPCA needs on the announcements if you don't know what else you can donate. We also made posters to hang around the school. What were the posters about? They were about the Five Freedoms of course!
Here are the Five Freedoms:
- Freedom from Hunger and Thirst
- Freedom from Discomfort
- Freedom from Pain, Injury, or Disease
- Freedom to Express Normal Behavior
- Freedom from Fear and Distress
We interviewed Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Trabert for SPCA club. They run the club.
- What makes protecting animals important?
- Animals don't have a choice because they don't have a voice to speak their mind, but even so their love is unconditional.
- Why should you adopt, not buy?
- Shelters have more than 2,000,000 animals come through their front doors, but only half of them are adopted. Pet stores get the animals they sell at puppy mills and guess what? Puppy mills are not doing any of the Five Freedoms! There is barely any food or clean water and the animals suffer in crates that are way too small. If you buy from a pet store, you are keeping that puppy mill going.
A Cup of Coffee
by: Avery and Abbie
There are many fun intramurals at North Hills, one of them is the coffee cart. The coffee cart is a learner lead business where the members get to practice social and math skills by delivering breakfast items to the staff of North Hills. They meet during an intramural and learn how to run the business. They make delivery reminders, deliver items every Friday, collect money, and make change. The money goes to restock the items they sell. Their menu consists of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, glazed donuts, powdered donuts, plain bagels, bagels with cream cheese, and bananas. Their most popular items are the donuts and normally around 15 teachers order every Friday. Maybe one day you'll be able to order from the coffee cart, if you become a teacher at North Hills.
by: Avery and Abbie
There are many fun intramurals at North Hills, one of them is the coffee cart. The coffee cart is a learner lead business where the members get to practice social and math skills by delivering breakfast items to the staff of North Hills. They meet during an intramural and learn how to run the business. They make delivery reminders, deliver items every Friday, collect money, and make change. The money goes to restock the items they sell. Their menu consists of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, glazed donuts, powdered donuts, plain bagels, bagels with cream cheese, and bananas. Their most popular items are the donuts and normally around 15 teachers order every Friday. Maybe one day you'll be able to order from the coffee cart, if you become a teacher at North Hills.
North Hills' One of a Kind Orchestra
by: Avery
Orchestra is one of the many fun activities at North Hills. Mrs. Clinton is the orchestra teacher at both North Hills and also Sinking Springs. In the orchestra, the instruments you can play are the violin, viola, cello, and the bass. There are about 80 kids in the orchestra for both 5th and 6th grade. Every student in the orchestra has lessons once a week and sometimes sectionals. Sectionals are like a small group instruction time where they prepare for their concerts. Speaking of, the 5th grade concert is on December 11 and the 6th grade concert is on December 12. Two of the songs that will be played at the concerts are Avalanche and Ukrainian Bell Carol. Make sure to check out the concerts on the 11th and 12th at Central York High School.
by: Avery
Orchestra is one of the many fun activities at North Hills. Mrs. Clinton is the orchestra teacher at both North Hills and also Sinking Springs. In the orchestra, the instruments you can play are the violin, viola, cello, and the bass. There are about 80 kids in the orchestra for both 5th and 6th grade. Every student in the orchestra has lessons once a week and sometimes sectionals. Sectionals are like a small group instruction time where they prepare for their concerts. Speaking of, the 5th grade concert is on December 11 and the 6th grade concert is on December 12. Two of the songs that will be played at the concerts are Avalanche and Ukrainian Bell Carol. Make sure to check out the concerts on the 11th and 12th at Central York High School.