| Mrs. Kupferberg:Interview of Our Beloved Lower School Director | | by Brendan McLenaghan and Cassie Koch
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We
interviewed lower school director Mrs. Kupferburg. As we all know (or should
know), Mrs. Kupferburg is retiring and moving to Florida. Her new house is in
central Florida, in Lake County. She will live about 1 hour from the world
famous Disney World. There are many things she will miss about Barnesville. One
thing is everyone at Barnesville, from students, to parents, to the staff. Once
she gets there she hopes to buy a boat. Nothing fancy though. Just a simple
18-20 feet long boat. She wants to join some clubs, and volunteer for some
helpful organizations. She is also going to walk every day with her dog on the
walking trails near her house. She might
want to help out in some schools down there even though she doesn’t know for
sure yet. She wants her house to be different than others. She is having a
Mongolia tree, and a palm tree installed in her yard. We will all miss her and
will eagerly await her visit to us at the graduation ceremony next year. |  |
| Once Upon a Time or The Truth about Mr. H’s Fall Play | | by Bridgette Kontner Mr. Hitselburger has been hard at work with the fall drama actors during the last few weeks. He will persue his original “Once Upon a Time Or The Truth About Fairytales” on the first weekend of December. This play includes the following fairytales: Three Pigs, What a Howl!, The Frog Prince, Goats and Ogre, The Pretender Hen, The Wolf in Grandma’s House, and The Case of the Missing Porridge. In other words, Mr. H took well known fairytales and turned them into modern retold stories. There will be a lot of improv and fast changing going on during the show. He first wrote this story about 10 or 15 years ago when he was asked to teach the students a play in drama camp. He has made some changes but it should still be an interesting play. | |
| An Interview with Senora Zeppos | | by Anna Morrison and Christine Robbie Q. Te gust Barnesville?
A. Si mucho.
Q. Fue proffessora antes de enseñar en por Barnesville?
A. Si, diez años en; Lone Oak Montessory.
Q. Extrañas Bolivia?
A. Si, pero amo vivir aqui.
Q. Como sesiente de enseñar en Barnesville hasta ahora?
A. Muy segura, me gusta el entusiasmo de los estudiantes, y se que sera un gran año.
Q. Cuales son sus planes de ensañar Español?
A. Tratar de hacer que los estudiantes hablen fluido el Español, hablando yo solo
Español.
 . | Q. Do you like Barnesville?
A. I like it very much.
Q. Were you a teacher before you came to Barnesville?
A. Yes, I taught ten years at Lone Montessory School.
Q. Do you miss Bolivia?
A. Yes I do but I love it here.
Q. How do you feel about teaching at Barnesville so far?
A. Very confident. I enjoy the enthusiasm of the students, and I know it will be a great year!
Q. What are your plans of teaching Spanish?
A. I’m trying to teach kids to speak fluent Spanish by using my emergent program.
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| Meet a New Student: Gabe! | | by Christine Robbie Gabe is a seventh grade student at the Barnesville School. Gabe used to go to TJP, Thomas Jefferson Prep. Gabe’s favorite foods are pizza and lasagna and his favorite drink is water. His favorite subject in school is art and snack and he plays basketball and lacrosse. His favorite color is pink and he loves to go to the beach. He also enjoys chess and sleeping. Gabe has three siblings, two sisters and one brother who are all older than him. | |
| New Students at Barnesville | | By Brendan McLenaghan and Anna Morrison We interviewed some new students here at Barnesville so that we could get to know a little more about them. We first interviewed new sixth grader Megan Graham. We learned that she is making many friends in her grade and that they are good ones. She thinks that Barnesville is a great school. We asked what it is like to her moving to a new school. She said it wouldn’t have been different to her since she was going to move to a different school beforehand anyway. She said she likes the classes and that the teachers are very nice. She said she moved here to this school from Great Seneca Creek. She has no best friends because she likes them all the same. She likes all subjects the same except for art which is her favorite. She is in the school cooking club with Ms. Forman. If she would be on a sports team it would be the soccer team. She enjoys having a locker and is not a neat freak about it.  | The second new student we interviewed was sixth grader Gabbie Umberger. She came here from Waters Landing Elementary School where she went from kindergarten to fifth grade. Her favorite colors are blue, black, and purple. She too likes having a locker and isn’t a neat freak about it either. As she said herself “Just the other day all the stuff came out so there’s your proof I’m not a neat freak”. She has been making friends with some of her new classmates. At recess she enjoys watching some of the other kids in middle school play basketball. | |
| Art in the Halls | | by Tori Molyneaux
Fourth grade made colonial german hex symbols using a compass and ruler. The hexes would be hung on barns to ward away evil. Art classes tend to reflect what students are learning in school. In Social Studies, the fourth graders are learning about Colonial times and they are studying Geometry in Math. The hex symbols are a blend of the two. They also made scrimshaw replicas. Scrimshaw was carvings on whale teeth and bones made by sailors out at sea during colonial times up until whaling was made illegal.
Eighth grade is also creating art that relates to their studies. After reading the book Of Mice And Men in Language Arts, they created silhouette of a strong emotion found in each chapter. Earlier in the year, they made graffiti in association with the book The Outsiders.
Mrs. Waldhorn's after-school art class created abstract water-based oil paintings. They used shapes and color mixing in their pieces.
The fifth graders' name posters are hanging in the hallway by the fifth grade lockers. They created fun, interesting designs that showed something about themselves. By the science room, they also have paintings of ships out at sea. These are inspired by an artist who was famous for his renditions of ships and the weather. | |
| Club News | | by Catherine Andres, Adam Drazan, Will Landis, and Aimee Egwudobi Basketball with Mr. Jones These people were divided into five teams of three. Team 1 (Scott, Dan and Ben) and Team 3 (Jamie, Ryan, and Jana) are tied for 1st place. Thomas hurt his ankle and Mr. Jones is substituting for him. Cooking Club Mrs. Forman’s Cooking Club made mud out of Oreos and chocolate pudding. Delicious! Fashion Club In
Mrs. Waldhorn’s Fashion Club there are two up and coming fashionistas: Adora
Egwudobi and Allyssa Thornton, who are launching their new fashion line "ITS: In Touch
Style." Adora has been doing designs for quite a long time, while Allyssa has just begun.
Their style is the futuristic glitzy glam of New York City, the fashion
capital in the world. These ladies are off to a
good start. | |
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| | Advice Column | | Dear Alice, A few weeks ago, I found this really cool ladybug on my windowsill, so I decided to keep it as a pet. Unfortunately, after three days, it died. I was really upset, so I decided to keep it with me by displaying it on my bookshelf. My big sister found it a week ago and now teases me about it all the time. I asked her to stop a bunch of times, but she won't and laughs every time she sees it. It really hurts my feelings when she does this and even my mom sided with her. They are both trying to get me to throw it away. I really want to keep it, but they won't leave me alone. What should I do? -Ladybug Lover
Dear Ladybug Lover, At first, saving your pet ladybug on your bookshelf may seem like a good idea. After a while, it might attract bugs, start rotting, and/or smell. I know it might be hard, but sometimes you need to let go to move on. Perhaps, you might want to have nice little funeral and bury the ladybug in your backyard. Then, once you are up to it, you could find a new ladybug or some other creature to be your pet. Make sure it stays healthy, so it won't die after a few days, though.
If your mom and sister still won't stop teasing you after you bury it, try talking to them. When you confront them, make sure you are open, honest, and brave. Don't yell at them or be rude. Just tell them how you feel.
Good luck! -Alice | |
| Fashion Trends | | by Aimée Egwudobi Barnesville has some trends that are spreading throughout middle school. If you walk past the middle school girls, you’ll notice that almost all of them wear skinny jeans, a graphic tee or plain tee, and neon or plain colored converse, Chuck Taylor’s, or Allstars. If you actually notice them, each of them have their own style. I, Aimée Egwudobi like wearing jeggings, which are leggings that look like jeans, a laced graphic tank top, a black collared jacket, silver, sequined, and sometimes blinding, sparkly All-stars, and sometimes a red and black plaid tie. 6th grader Raylene Parkinson likes wearing a gray and black textured skinny jeans, a graphic tee that has a whimsical setting, a robot with a phrase next to it say “Don’t hate me cos you ain’t me” presenting a confident and sassy attitude that suits her.  6th grader Catherine has worn skinny jeans since the first day of school. 8th grader, Tina Johnson has a way of showing herself off, too. She wears bright red skinny jeans, a rainbow and peace tee plus lavender Converse with multi colored laces and a colored tongue. Let’s not forget about the boys. Most like showing off their Barnesville pride with basketball shorts, a Barnesville tee, and Nike or basketball shoes as well as lower schoolers, too. Remember, I said most. An eighth grader Jamie Evans is one of the few middle schoolers that wear skinny jeans, J The lower school also has fashions, too. Girls wear very trendy couture also. A second grader shows a glittery, lavender, tee with butterflies and a faded cheetah print plus a fluffy tutu to match. Another wears boot cut jeans with rhinestones, a hot pink tee, 5 thin headbands that look like one, and blue flats that suits the classy but modern look. The fashions this year are at a good path to style this year. | |
| Jokes, Riddles, and Random Stuff | | by Brendan McLenaghan and Trey Valenta What is the lightest thing on earth but the strongest man can’t hold for more than minute? -His breath. Science Teacher: Give me the formula for water, Jimmy.
Jimmy: H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O
Science Teacher: That is not the formula!
Jimmy: Yeah, you said it is H to O. Jimmy: What did the Lego astronauts say to the aliens?
Bob: I don’t know. What?
Jimmy: “We come in pieces!” Math Teacher: Jimmy, how many times can you subtract 5 from 25?
Jimmy: Once, then your subtracting from 20! Crazy Laws: - In Sweden, it is illegal for parents to insult their children.
- In China, it is illegal to save a drowning person as doing so would interfere with the drowning person’s fate.
- In Baltimore, it is illegal to bring a lion into a movie.
- It is a park rule violation to be in a public park with a sleeveless shirt in Maryland.
- In France, it is illegal for anyone to land or park an UFO in a vineyard.
- In Greece, if you are poorly dressed while driving on the public roads of Athens, your license may be taken away.
Pirate 1: I don’t like my two hooks.
Pirate 2: Why?
Pirate 1: I can’t text. Book Never Written:
Ballerina Fashion Weekly by Leo Tard and Two Two. Zany Instructions: On a bottle of dog shampoo: The contents of the bottle should not be fed to fish. On a bottle of aspirin: Don’t take if you are allergic to aspirin. In the manual for a chainsaw: Don’t try to stop the blade with your hands. On the BOTTOM of a Jell-O package: Don’t tip package. On the wrapper of fruit snacks: Remove plastic before eating. On a container of sleeping pills: Don’t take while sleeping. L.A. Teacher: What are the two most important words in the book titled The Most Boring Story Ever?
Jimmy: The End! | |
| Classroom Overview | | by Brendan McLenaghan and Trey Valenta 8th Grade is reading the book The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, and are doing vocabulary words on that book. 8th is doing geometry (what a sapling says after it has grown: “Gee, I’m a tree!” ), with angles, lines, and they are doing algebra, in math. In Senora Zeppos’s Spanish class, the 6th graders are doing árbol genealógicos, or family trees. They cut out some “zany” characters out of magazines. I suggest taking a lil’ peek at Familia Sanchez! Mrs. Nikitina, the lower school and the 5th grade science teacher, is teaching the 3rd graders earth science, 4th graders rocks, and 5th graders matter (molecules, atoms, and stuff like that). 4th graders are continuing work on the state fair, which will probably be held sometime in the merry month of May. They are currently learning about their state’s economy. They are prepping for their Schifferstadt field trip.
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