The Eagle Insider Fall 2014 Edition 1

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Henry Louis Gehrig was baseball player for the NewYork Yankees. He ended upwith a disease called ALS.Some people today call thisLou Gehrig disease. ALSstands for Amyotrophic Lat-eral Sclerosis. This diseaseaffects nerve cells in the brainand spinal cord. It also affectsmuscles that help us walk,talk, and move.

You may have heard of therecent ALS ice bucket chal-lenge to raise money for peo-

ple with ALS. All you had todo to raise money was take avideo of yourself dumping icewater over your head, and post

it on something like youtube,instagram, facebook, etc. Theice bucket challenge raised100 million dollars. My momis a physical therapist whoworks with patients who haveALS. I in-terviewedher to findout moreabout ALS.

Q. How do you get ALS?A. In over 90% of cases,

the cause is unknown.However, in about 5% ofcases, there is a geneticlink with almost half offamily members show ahistory of ALS.

Q. Are there any cures forALS?

A. There is no cure, but thereis one medication that isused to slow the diseaseand several others that arecurrently being tested foruse.

Q. Is it more likely for kids oradults to get ALS?

A. Adults, they commonly

get diagnosed between theages forty and seventy.About 60% of the peoplewith ALS are men.

Q. How long can somebodylive with ALS?

A. About half of people withALS live at least threeyears. About 25% live 5years or more. About 10%will live about 10 years.One of my most recent

patients lived about a yearand a half. He could speak

but he couldnt move hisarms or legs.

Q. What happens to a personwhen they get ALS?

A. People who have ALS willhave muscle weakness inthe hands, arms, and legs.Twitching and crampingof muscles, especiallythose in hands and feet.They have difficulty

with their speech. Asthe disease progresses,they have difficulty in

breathing and swallowing.Q. Where can someone get

more information aboutALS?

A. The ALS Associationwebsite at www.ALSA.org. There is also a veryactive local resource for

patients with ALS. Its

The ALS association NNEChapter and their localoffice is on Ferry Streetin Concord. The peoplefrom this office used tocome visit my most recent

patient and give support tohim and his family.

ALS Ice Bucket ChallengeBy Elsie Anderson

Current Events

As everyone at BGSknows, Mr. Zeras is ourgym teacher and healthteacher. He also teaches

some Millbrook students.Every fall and spring, Mr.Z hands out fitness awardsto BGS students who meetcertain fitness require-ments.Q: What would you be

the best at in the fitnessawards?

A: The sit and reach.Q: Is it your idea to do the

fitness awards?

A: No, everyone inConcord does them.

Q: What do you think kidsdo the best at in thefitness awards?

A: Sit ups.Q: What is the fastest

record for the mile?A: Six minutes, seven

seconds.Q: What is the record for

pull ups?A: 34.Q: What is your favorite

grade to teach?A: 4th grade.Q: Do you prefer teaching

health or regular gymclass?

A: Regular gym class.

Have fun with Mr. Z ingym class!

By Caroline Quirk, LillySimpson-Neely, andElsie Anderson

Fitness Awardswith Mr. Zeras

Ms. Lucier doing the Ice Bucket Challenge at Arnies


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Fall 2014 The Eagle Insider

By Sarah Jenness, Dylan Miles, Matthew Jenness and Caroline Quirk

Harvest Fest 2014Harvest Fest was a big success! Harvest Fest is a night when BGS families and staff gather

at the school for dinner and games. Harvest Fest was inside this year because of the rain. Mr.

McDonough donated delicious food from Fratellos restaurant. Harvest Fest games includedthe donut eating contest, mini-golf, lollipop tree, pumpkin sweep, cookie decorating and acake walk. There was also face painting in the art room. A lot of past BGS students helpedout with selling tickets and running the stations. The baskets for the basket raffle were over-flowing! The raffle was exciting because there was so much good stuff in the baskets. Wethink the sports basket and the gift card basket were the most popular. Thanks to everyonewho helped out with Harvest Fest!


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This year all BGS student have their owniPads. I interviewed Ms. Gillam about whywe got new ipads this year! Ms. Gillam is ourmedia technology specialist.Q: Did broken ground students raise the

money to get new iPads this year?A: No the school district purchased them.Q: Why did you decide to get iPads for the

whole school?A: Its the best tool for students and we can

access google drive and learning Apps.Q: Why did you get more typing reward apps

this year?A: Because lots of students are typing and we

needed more options.

Q: What made you want to get new apps thisyear?

A: They were new learning tools to use.Q: How many iPads did you need to get in

order for everybody to have one?A: 9 carts with 23-25 iPads per cart.Q: Why did you decide to put the media

center challenges on the iPads this year?A: To use as another example of how to use

the iPad, how to use QR codes and takenotes.

Q: How many iPads do we have total?A: 478 including teacher iPads.

Thanks Ms. Gillam fordeciding to get new iPadsthis year! I know we alllove them.

By Elsie Anderson

BGS Students get their own iPads

Once upon a time there werethree sisters who did not knoweach other yet. Their nameswere Safire, Eiran and Dia-mond. Their strongest powerswere: Safire- love, Eran- earthand Diamond- water.

One day they bumped intoeach other at a strange field,in a strange world called theElement World. They hungout together every single day.

Once they found out that theywere sisters and had the powerof all the elements, they weretold by Mother Nature thatthey were to keep the earth asafe place. Mother Nature istheir mother.

Their biggest enemy is JackFrost. He has the power of ice.They fight him a lot. Theykeep winning and putting himin the only element proof jail

on earth, but he is too strongfor the jail so he keeps escap-ing.

They are still trying to keepthe earth safe though, andthey are still practicing theother powers of the elements,so they could be good at thosetoo, so they can protect theworld.

To be continued... in the nextedition of the Eagle Insider!

By Callie Field-Benda and Ella Mulari

The Element Chronicles

Creative WritingI hear the rain on the roof.

I hear it trickle down.It sounds so pleasant,

The rain came tumbling down.

I hear the rainPouring so hard.Why is that so?Go away rain,

We dont need you no more.

By Ella Mulari

By Callie Field-Benda

Rain

Rain GoAway


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BGS Babies

Mason Demers was born lastyear to Mrs. Demers. Mrs.Demers is an educational as-sistant at BGS. She works inMs. Pikes class. We wanted

to find out all the new thingsMason is doing.Q: How old is Mason?A: 7 months. He will turn 8

months on October 28th.Q: Can he crawl, talk or walk

yet?A: He likes to talk all the

time, he is starting towalk, and he does not liketo crawl.

Q: What is his favorite toy?

A: He has lots of them, buthis favorite toy is the onethat you press buttons andanimals pop up.

Q: How is he sleeping?A: Great.Q: Does he have a favorite

color?A: Not yet.Q: Does he have a type of a

theme?

A: Yes, the jungle meets thewooden creatures on thefarm.

Q: How many inches is he?A: 29 inches.Q: How many pounds is he?A: 20 pounds.Q: Does he have a favorite

book?A: Yes, his favorite book

is Llama, Llama Nighty Night.

Q: What is his favorite show?A: Curious George.Q: What is he being for

Halloween?A: A cow.

Q: What color is his hair?Eyes?

A: His hair is light blond andhe has brown eyes. (Justlike his mom!)

Q: What is his favorite food?A: Cinnamon oatmeal.

He is so cute!

By Caroline Quirk and Lilly Simpson-Neely

Catching up withMason Demers

Mrs. HamiltonBy Sarah Jenness & Dylan Miles

Mrs. Hamilton is the music teacher here at BGS. She is expecting a baby in February! We interviewed her to answer

some questions that you might have.Q. What do you like about BGS?A. The students and all of the staff make BGS an awesome

place to work and I love the music room.Q. Did you choose to be a music teacher here at BGS?A. I did I interviewed in the spring of 2008.Q. Would you like to have a girl or a boy?A. Ahh! I think either of them for different reasons, I hope

its a happy baby!Q. What were you thinking for names?A. We have not decided on first names but for middle names

they will be family names. If it is a girl, her middle name

will be Arlene because it was both of my grandmothersfirst names. If it is a boy, Joseph & James are two ofTims familys names.

Q. What is your favorite part about teaching?A. I love watching kids take risks, try new things and seeing

them grow through that.Q: What do you like about the third grade classes?A: I like that they have so much energy and excitement.Q: Do you like teaching violin?A: I do because I like the chance to work with small groups of

musicians.Q. What is your favorite instrument?A. Tough question but I would think the piano.Q. What instrument are you best at?A. Another tough question. I have studied voice the most.Q. How long have you been working at BGS?A: I think this is my 7th year.Q. What was your maiden name?A. Ms. Guerdet.

On this wonderful Tuesday ofOctober we are interviewing Mrs.Foley. Mrs. Foley is a fifth gradeteacher who is expecting a littleone. From what I can tell she will

be a great mother.Q: Is it a boy or a girl?A: Its a boy!!!Q: How do you think the baby

will sleep?A: I hope the baby will sleep

well.

Q: Are you excited or nervous?

A: Im excited and nervous.You are nervou-ited!exclaimed Meaghan.

Q: Do you have any names planned out yet?

A: Nope. We dont reallyknow yet.

Q When is the baby due?A: The baby is due in

February.Thanks Mrs. Foley!!!!!By the way, she has lucky stu-

dents! (she is soooooooo nice!)

By Luci Morrissette, and Meaghan McCabe

Mrs. Foley is Expecting!


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BGS Staff

Mrs. Hastings is funny andexciting and makes a greatteacher. So we decided to sitdown with her and learn somefacts about her and her class.She teaches third grade.Q. What is your class like?A. Energetic, sweet, funny

and easily distracted.Q. What are you looking for

in your class?A. Hard working and kind

students.Q. Are there any surprises for

your class?A. Definitely surprises.Q. Do you have a class store?A. Yes, students earn tickets

and buy fun things likeeating lunch with me or

iPad time.Q. Are you sad on the last

day of school?A. Yes and no, I miss the kids

but summer here I come!Q. How is third grade with

the new teachers?A. Wonderful, I love working

with the new teachers!Q. What is the best thing

about third grade?A. The kids are adorable and

they like third grade, (forthe most part).

Q. What is the worst thingabout third grade?

A. New things for the kidsand new rules to learn.

Q. What is your favorite book?

A. ish A book about thingsthat dont have to be

perfect.Q. How long have you been

teaching?A. 21 years!!!Q. Have you taught any other

grades?A. Yes, 6th grade.Q. What is your favorite

grade out of 6th and 3rd?A. Both are great but in 3rd

you are still allowed tolike your teacher!

Q. What is your favoritecolor?

A. Purples and blues!Q. What inspired you to start

teaching.A. I had a really cool teacher

in middle school and shemade learning fun andtaught me that it is ok to

be you!!Q. Whats your favorite tv

show?A. The outlanders.Q. When did you start

teaching?A. 1993!!!!Q. What did you think of this

interview?A. There were lots of topics

and you were well prepared and adorable!

This is the inside scoop onMrs. Hastings thoughts. Wehope you learned some newthings; We know we did! :-D

By Sarah Lewis and Madison BartonAn Interview with Mrs. Hastings

Have you seen the new artist? Hesroaming around the art room. Hes Mr.Harriman! He is a student art teacher hereat Broken Ground School and he is leav-ing to teach at a high school! I know! Sosad! Want to know some questions andanswers about him? Well here they are!

Q. When did you want to become an artteacher?

A. About 20 years ago (but I had to go back to college so I went back 2 1/2years ago)

Q. Why did you want to go to BrokenGround School?

A. Because I knew Mrs. McCormackis a great art teacher and BrokenGround is a great school!

Q. Do you live in New Hampshire?A. I have ALWAYS lived in New

Hampshire

Q. When did you start to like art?A. All my lifeQ. Where are you going to be an art

teacher after this?A. At Interlakes High SchoolQ. Who is your favorite artist?A. Robert Rauchenberg

Q. Do you have any pets?A. No petsQ. Whats your favorite type of

painting?A. Encaustic (its painting with

wax)Q. What do you like to do in your

free time?A. We go hiking a lotQ. Do you like teaching art?A. I LOVE teaching artQ. Where are you going to school?A. Plymouth State University

Q. Whats your favorite color?A. GreenQ. Are you having fun?A. YES!!!Q. When are you leaving?A. Thurs, October 16th

Good luck Mr. Harriman!

By Grace Qiu and Alicia RaghurajanGetting To Know Mr. Harriman


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Every year, Mrs. Hamil-ton organizes and overseesthe production of a musical

at BGS. The student theatergroup is called Kids in Action(KIA). This year, the KIA pro-duction will be Seussical. Lastyears production was TheLittle Mermaid. Mrs. Hamil-ton chose The Little Mermaid

because Disney shows arefilled with joy. There werearound 65 students in lastyears production.Q: Mrs Hamilton, how long

have you been doing Kia?A. This will be my 7th

year.Q: Have you ever been able

to pick extra students tohelp out with a clean upafter the show or does thecast do it?

A. We usually have parentsand staff and studentshelp clean up. We really

appreciate our volunteers.Q: How many kids usually

get into Kia?

A. Usually, around 60.Q: How do you think

Seussical will turn out?A:I think Seussical is

going to be fun forthe performers andentertaining for theaudience!

Q:Have you ever had to pickextra students for KIA?

A: Mrs. Hamilton said thatonce she had to pick someof the cast members to

play others parts and itwas a lot of fun!

I asked Mrs. Hamilton if shewas ever a actor and she saidno because she grew up inIowa. I asked Mrs Hamilton ifshe thought KIA last year wasawesome and I also asked ifshe thought KIA last year wentwell and she said absolutely.

By Jasmine Wadleigh

KIA with Mrs. Hamilton

How would you like it ifyou had to leave your grade

behind? And thats just oneyear in a grade. Imagine if youworked for years in a 4th gradethen you had to move up to 5thgrade? Well thats just whatMiss Hepburn did. We werecurious about how Miss Hep-

burn Likes 5th grade. So wedecided to get the inside scoopon what its like to go from 4thto 5th grade. Enjoy!!!!!!Q. How do you like fifth

grade?A. Fifth grade is an

adventure!Q. How is fifth grade

different from fourth

grade?A. With the exception of a

new curriculum and olderstudents, fifth grade isvery similar to fourth.

Q. What is the best thingabout teaching fifth grade?

A. The social studiescurriculum. In college, Ialso majored in history

because I love learningabout the past.

Q. What is the most difficultthing about teaching fifthgrade?

A. The most difficult thingabout teaching 5th gradeis having to learn a new

curriculum.

Q. When were you asked to be a fifth grade teacher?

A. I was asked to teach fifthgrade in the spring of lastyear.

Q. Why were you asked toteach fifth grade?

A. I was asked to move to thefifth grade because of thenumber of students. Weneeded to have one morefifth grade class and oneless fourth grade class.

Q. What inspired you to be ateacher?

A. I have always wanted to be a teacher. I grew up inmy moms classroom and

I knew I wanted to be a

teacher too.Q.What is your favorite

subject?A. My favorite subject to

teach is social studies.Q. What are you teaching in

your class?A. Right now we are learning

about colonial Boston.Well I hope we all enjoyed

that interview. We certainlydid! We hope youve enjoyedlearning about Ms. Hepburnsmove to fifth grade. And al-ways remember to........ (Waitfor it) SMILE!!!!

By Peyton Trento and Katie MartelAll about Ms. Hepburn!!!! And her move to 5th grade

Welcome the NewThird Grade Teacher!By Caroline Quirk and Lilly Simpson-Neely

Ms. Keriazes is a new 3rdgrade teacher at BGS! Her

classroom was added to thethird grade because there wereso many 3rd graders. (She didnot replace anyone.) Prior tocoming to BGS, she was ateacher at Mill Brook School.We interviewed her to find outquestions you might want toknow more about.Q. What interested you to be

a third grade teacher?A. How much third graders

can read and write.Q. What do you like to teachthe most?

A. I like to teach reading.Q. How many years have you

been teaching?A. Three years.Q. Have you ever taught any

other grades and what?A. I have taught kindergarten

and first grade.Q. What do you enjoy best

about teaching?A. Getting to know my

students.Q. Do you have any class pets?A. No.Q. What is your favorite book

to read to your class?A. Charlottes Web.Q. How many kids are in

your class?A. 21.

Welcome Ms. Keriazes!


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Entertainment

Do you have a dog? Well if you want to teach your dog tricks then here are some ideas: Fetch-stop n go Focus Stay Speak, say pleaseIf you want more information, go to the website

www.atrickaday.blogspot.comI used this website to learn the following tricks. In order to teach your dog to speak, when your

dog starts barking at something, say speak and give him a treat. Eventually your dog will start barking as soon as you say speak.

In order to teach your dog to stay, hold a treat in front of him and make him sit. Then say stay andwalk away a few steps always facing him and saying good boy. Give him a treat when you walk

back to him. As he gets good at it, make the stays longer and try going into another room.

By Natalyn AzoteaHow to teach a dog tricks

If you want to play MINECRAFT...Go to the MINECRAFT website and download the game. Then

start by punching some wood, you will need a LOT of it. Thenmake a crafting table- thiswill help you craft moreitems. Craft a wooden sword

by two wooden planks. Youshould then go kill threesheep and get the wool thatthe sheep drop in your craft-ing table so you can craft a

bed. The bed allows you toskip the night from the mon-sters that can kill you. Be safefrom the monsters dont die.

Have fun!P.S dont die

Power Rangers is a video game. The power rangers are blue, red,yellow, pink, and black. They are good guys who defeat Vrock.Vrock is a bad guy. The power rangers win by making a megaforce blaster. They do this by combining a dragon sword, shark

bow gun, Phoenix weapon and a tiger claw. My favorite part iswhen they turn into robots.

By Liam Masner and Christopher Lainey

By John MelvinMinecraft Video

Game

Power Rangers

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