What s Up Sunset! VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 MAY 2016 Student editors: Ayushi P. & Jada S. Newspaper Staff: Alma S. Ananya P. Aria S. Ayushi P. Ben R. Carmen C. Colin M. Dillon A. Dylan L. Emily C. Emma L. Gavin H. Helena H. Ian H. Jada S. Jane H. Kiarra R. Mackenzie M. Micah S. Quin S. Sole M. Viviann G. Advisor: Miss Cress B OOK FAIR By: Helena and Alma There was a book fair in Sunset Elementary school. The date of the book fair was April 4 th to April 7 th. You could buy books at lunch time or after school. This year we had a great deal. The deal was buy one get one free! There were tons of good choices! For example, there was the Amulet series. There even was the newest one, Amulet 7. There were not just books; there were family games, journals for boys and girls, cool book marks, tape with pictures on it and some books that came with accessories. It was very fun. When we were there shopping for books we al- most saw everyone smiling, laughing and having a fantastic time! I think almost everyone had a good time this year at the book fair, I hope we have an even better one next year! I also hope you liked it as much as we did!
Page 2 N EW STUDENT INTERVIEW By: Jane and Emma Meet Emily in Ms. Eshom s class! Q:Where are you from? A: I m from Cape Town, South Africa. Q: What was it like where you used to live? A: It was less sunny in the spring and there was a gate to any neighborhood. Q: Why did you move? A: Because of my dad s work. Q: Who do you live with? A: My mom, dad, sister Courtney, and dog Gabby. Q: What do you like to do? A: In the summer I like to swim and in the winter I like hockey. Q: Who and where are your friends? A: My old friends are Zara and Megan and my friends now are Natalee, Jane, Elina, and Michelle. What s Up Sunset! Q: What is your favorite desert/food? A: My favorite food is sushi and my favorite dessert is chocolate cake. Q: Do you have any afterschool activities? A: No. Q: Do you like it here? A: Yes! 3 RD GRADE POTLATCH By: Ananya The 3 rd graders had a potlatch. A potlatch is a Native American party that lasted for 2 or 3 days but ours lasted just 1 hour. All the food was yummy. We were in groups, not just in class but with the whole third grade. It was so much fun! Here are some people that said how they felt and how much they loved it. Here is a third grader in Mrs. Piccirilli s class, Sole, and she was in the Raven clan and she said, I felt that it was fun but next time there should be a fair amount of girls and boys in each clan. And here a girl from Mrs. Martins class, Mackenzie, from the bear clan, and she said, It was ok but more activities would have been fun. A boy from Mrs. Piccirilli class, Keshawn, from the wolf clan, he said, It was fun. It looks like lot of people liked the potlatch. Soon the second graders will have it too. Have a fun potlatch next year second graders, and have a nice day.
F AVORITE CANDIES Page 3 By: Ayushi and Jada We did a survey on which candy the students and staff liked the most. We asked 49 students and 6 adults. The choices were eight candies and one other. The results are... HERSHEY S CHOCOLATE: 4 SNICKERS: 1 REESES: 9 YORK (MINT CHOCOLATE): 2 FUNDIP: 2 SKITTLES: 7 TWIX: 7 SOUR PATCH KIDS: 4 OTHER: 16 F INDING FAVORITE FOODS By: Carmen I did a survey on people s favorite foods. The choices were: hotdog, hamburger, pizza and spaghetti. Here are the results: Hotdog: 1 Hamburger: 5 Pizza: 9 Spaghetti: 10 WINNNG FOOD: SPAGHETTI M INECRAFT By: Ben Have you ever had a question about Minecraft? Maybe this article will answer it. Q. What is Minecraft? A. Minecraft is a game that is pixelated but 3D. Q. Can Minecraft be hacked? A. Yes, Minecraft can be hacked, it is possible. Q. Can you customize your pixelated character on Minecraft? A. Yes you go on Google with a parent s permission and type Minecraft skins.com Q. Can you download Minecraft on IOS? A. Yes you can but it does not have as many features as PC Minecraft. Ask your parents first. Q. Can you download Minecraft on Xbox? A. Yes you can it has as many features as PC Minecraft. Ask your parents first. Q. How do you get a command block on Minecraft? A. Press / when you enter a game and type /give (your username) Command_block
Page 4 M ARCH M ADNESS By: Micah, Quin, and Colin 2 seed, Villanova score: 95 Vs 2 seed, Oklahoma score: 51 winner: Villanova Vs 1 seed, North Carolina score: 83 Vs winner: North Carolina 10 seed, Syracuse score: 66 Every year people fill out brackets for the famous March Madness tournament. People rarely pick completely right, but people sometimes pick the winner correctly and most of the rest is wrong. This year it was extremely hard with all of the upsets. For instance the #2 seed Michigan St. vs. #15 seed Middle Tennessee. Middle Tennessee won 90-81. Also #12 seed Little Rock beat #5 seed Purdue 85-83. This year s final 4 were: #2 seed Villanova, #2 seed Oklahoma, #1 seed North Carolina, and the underdog #10 seed Syracuse. Those are just a few of the many upsets. The results are in! Who do you think won? If you guessed Villanova you are correct! It was a close game with the score as 77-74 Villanova won on a three point last second shot. Villanova is the champion for 2016. Most people from the start wouldn t have picked them to win the whole thing. Most picked Kansas, Kentucky or even Michigan St. to win.
E NDANGERED A NIMALS Article and comic by: Aria and Emily Endangered animals are a big part of our environment. Endangered animals are endangered because of poaching (illegal hunting), climate/environment change, pollution, global warming, etc. If we want to preserve our precious animals, we need to change the way we do things. Here are some ways we can help save the endangered animals! Change regular light bulbs to LED bulbs. When you see garbage on the floor, pick it up and bring it to the nearest trash can. Only buy food that is in season. Buy foods that are grown locally and organic. Page 5 Start a meatless Monday. Use solar and electric energy. Turn off lights when not needed and use natural sunlight. Only take 5 to 6 min showers and rarely have baths. Use a bike or bus or walk to get anywhere close to home. Use more recycling and compost than garbage. Help save the endangered animals. They can t do it without your help!!
Page 6 I NTERVIEWING THE HEAD OF THE PTA By: Dylan L. I had some questions for Mrs. Krienke, the head of our PTA. Here they are. Q: Who are your children here at Sunset? A: Ava, who is in fifth grade. Q: What s your favorite food? A: Popcorn. Q: What s your favorite sport? A: Football. Q: What s your favorite color? A: Purple. Q: How much money did we raise this year? A: So far $60,000. Q: What made you want to be the head of PTA? A: I was asked to do it and it is my 3 rd time being it. Q: Do you have another job if so what is it? A: I work at the LRC room at Sunset. Thanks for being the head of PTA Mrs. Krienke! T RAINING DOGS By: Ian Do you have a dog? If you do, you probably want to train it. After you train a dog it becomes very obedient. Dogs are able to learn tricks like shake and rollover but first you have to know how to train them. You need something like a treat or human food and then you need to say the command. When they do the right motion or sound then you give them the treat or food. Repeat this process until they can just do it on command. S PORTS SURVEY By: Gavin I asked 50 kids what their favorite sports were out of 5 sports. Here were the results: Basketball: 16 Baseball: 19 Soccer: 6 Gymnastics: 5 Football: 14 The most popular sport is baseball. I think that is because it is baseball season. I voted baseball because I like playing baseball. Some kids at school wear baseball jerseys. Basketball was the second most popular and football was the third. I think that is because it was just basketball season and before that it was football season. Also, some people like the Seattle Seahawks.
I NTERVIEWING ATHLETES By: Dillon A. Page 7 I decided to interview some of our Sunset athletes, Ryan and Liam, to learn about some of their favorite things. Q. What s your favorite sport? Ryan: Soccer Liam: Soccer Q. What s your favorite animal? Ryan: A cheetah Liam: Lions Q. What s your favorite snack? Ryan: Yogurt Liam: Cheese puffs Q. What s your favorite restaurant? Ryan: Metropolitan Grille Liam: Yum-E Yogurt Q. What s your favorite food? Ryan: Steak Liam: Pizza Q. What s your favorite song? Ryan: Happy Liam: Uptown Funk Q. What s your favorite fruit? Ryan: Strawberries Liam: Bananas S TUDENT SURVEY Student Survey By: Mackenzie and Sole We asked a student from each grade a few questions because we thought it would be interesting to see the different answers. Questions: 1) What do you like to do in your free time? 2) What s your favorite subject in school? 3) What is your favorite holiday? Answers: Kindergarten - Tessa 1. Blocks 2. Math 3. My birthday 1 st grade - Max 1. Draw 2. P.E 3. Christmas 2 nd grade - Daltan 1. Video games 2. Science 3. Christmas 3 rd grade - Kayly 1. Sketch 2. Writing 3. Halloween 4 th grade - Spencer 1. Read books 2. Math 3. Christmas 5 th grade - Quin 1. Video games 2. Science 3. Halloween
Page 8 S TAR W A R S W O R D S E A RC H By: Kiarra and Viviann Hint: lots of words go backwards or diagonally! Chewbacca Jedi Lightsaber Han Solo Leia Ewoks Death Star Star Destroyer Yoda Darth Vader Luke Jabba The Hut Stormtrooper Kylo Ren