The Eagle Insider Fall-Winter 2014-2015

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The Eagle InsiderWinter 2014-2015

A Publication by 4th and 5th graders at Broken Ground School

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So, what did you do over

the summer? I read. Did you?

If you did, you might have

helped BGS in the summer

reading challenge! Did you

know that BGS won for the

most minutes read in the state

of NH? Reading is AWE-

SOME. Thanks to Mrs. Dod-

son, she set this up.

Q: What is the summer

reading challenge?

A:Read for the World Record

is part of the ScholasticSummer Reading

Challenge, an interactive,

web-based program

inviting kids to join their

school team to help set

a new summer reading

world record for most

minutes read. Students

simply join the school

team, choose their own

books to read, and then

log their reading minutes

online.

Q: What made you start

summer reading

challenge?

A: Research shows that

children who do not read

in the summer can lose

two to three months of

reading developmentwhile those who do read

tend to gain a month of

reading proficiency.

This is a quote from an

article Richard Allington

and Anne McGill-Franzen

wrote found in The Phi

Delta Kappan. Volume 85,

(Sept. 2003), pp. 68-75.

We know what the research

shows and I was looking

for a way to get students

to read over the summer. I

noticed on the Scholastic

website that they were

challenging schools to

Read for the World Record

over the summer. I am

always up for a challenge

and I know BGS is too!

So I signed us up!

Q: Did any other staff

members help you?A: The BGS staff always

helps by encouraging

kids to read as much

as possible during the

summer. We all know

that reading as much as

possible is the best way

to get prepared for the

upcoming school year!

Summer Reading Challenge:BGS reads for the most minutes in the state

of NH for the second year in a rowBy Amora Uhlig

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Every year at BGS we do a

holiday dinner. The holiday

dinner is a big feast and cel-

ebration for the holiday sea-

son. There are traditions we

do every year. Last year, my

class made a wreath for Mrs.

Foss to show our appreciation.

I came up with some ques-tions for Mrs. Foss so the third

graders know about traditions

for the holiday dinner. Mrs.

Foss is the main lunch lady.

She helps organize and cook

the holiday dinner. They start

cooking on a Monday and the

holiday dinner is on a Thurs-

day. It takes four days to pre-

pare the holiday dinner!

Q: What traditions do you doevery year for the holiday

dinner?

A: A feast and crafts

Q: Whats on the menu this

year?

A: turkey, stuffing, gravy,

potatoes, carrots, cranberry

sauce, and cookies

Q: How many people help

make the holiday dinner?

A: 2 people

Q: What kinds of crafts haveclasses done in the past

years?

A: hats, place mats, trees,

garland, wreaths

Q: How many people are

normally at the holiday

dinner?

A: About 320

We really appreciate the

lunch ladies because they

make us a really nice holidaydinner!

BGS Holiday DinnerBy Elsie Anderson

Current Events

The BGS food drive i

happening now. The foo

drive is a program wher

people can donate non

perishable goods for peopl

who dont have enoug

money to pay for food

BGS is one of the place

that participate in the foo

drive. The entire Concor

school district also par

ticipates in the food drive

Broken Ground School ha

a history of collecting th

most food in the distric

The classroom that collect

the most food will earn

cookie decorating party.You can donate and giv

your items to your class

room teacher. This is a grea

time to show your love fo

people in need.

By Lilly Simpson Neely

Food Driveat BGS

Have you ever seen anyone

getting bullied? Have you ever

been bullied? Have you ever

bullied someone else? Octo-

ber is anti-bullying month. On

October 22nd, BGS students

and staff all wore orange to

show we are all against bul-

lying.

At the all-school meeting,

Mr. Finney, Mrs. Matava,

and Mrs. Finney read a book

called Stinky the Pumpkin.

The book showed us not to

judge a person according to

they way they look and dress.

BGS students and staff

worked together to make a

chain with orange paper links.

Each link represents one way

to prevent bullying. Each per-

son wrote down a way to pre-

vent bullying on a paper link.

Next time you see someone

getting bullied or you are being

bullied, you should report it to

an adult. Here are some ways

to help stop bullying: stand

for yourself, stand up for oth

people, and most of all be ki

to everyone!

Try to stop bullying!

Stop Bullying! BGS Takes a StandCaroline Quirk and Lilly Simpson-Neely


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Q: How many students

participated?

A: I dont know an exact

number but lots of

students participated and

helped us to be the top

school in New Hampshire!Q: Where were most crazy

places people read?

A. The pictures were so

amazing! People read

on trampolines, playing

baseball, with Santa, on

vacation, floating in pools,

on airplanes - so many fun

places!

Q: What was the total number

of minutes BGS read?

A: We read 329,388

minutes!!!!!

Q: Did any staff members

turn in their paper?

A: Most teachers I knowlook forward to reading

great books over the

summer. We got fantastic

pictures from Mrs.

Murray, Mrs. Wilke and

Mr. & Mrs. Finney for

our slide show! And Ms.

Warner sent in adorable

pictures of her pups

reading as well!

Q: How many years have you

been doing this?

A: BGS has always done

summer incentives to

keep kids reading over

the summer. This is

the second year BrokenGround has done the

Scholastic Summer

Reading Challenge and the

second year we have been

the top school in our state!

Q: Which students read the

most at BGS?

A: We had 3 students at each

grade level who were

recognized at our first all

school meeting for being

the Top Readers at BGS

They are:

Grade 3: Abdalla Faiad,

Bailey Carter & Anthony

Lombardi

Grade 4: Javier Gonzalez,Lochan Sharma & Ben

Siegler

Grade 5: Ivan Yen, Peyton

Trento, & Kriti Shrestha

Congratulations BGS

winning the summer readi

challenge for the state of NH

Summer Reading Challenge, Cont. from page 1

Hey kids, have you heard

that this year

KIA is doingSeussical?

The performances will be

March 19th, 20th, and 21st.

Mrs. Hamilton answeredquestions about the upcoming

musical production.

Q. What are some tips on

getting into KIA?

A. You have to practice,

practice, practice! Sing

for everyone you knowand smile lots.

Q. How many kids are going

to be in Seussical?

A. There are going to

be around 60 kids in

Seussical.

Q. How are you going to

make the background for

Seussical?

A. We havent decided for

sure but Mr.Hoefs would

like to make it out of

metal!

Q. How are you going to

choose the lead role?

A. We have KIA membersaudition in front of each

other and several adults,

then we make decisions

on parts.

Q. What are you going to

do if you pick too many

kids?

A. We set a limit, so we

dont have too many

kids. Otherwise, there

wouldnt be enough room

on the stage!

Kids In Action to Perform SeussicalBy Fallyn Pepin


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BGS Community

Being a Broken Ground School student is amazing, so amaz-

ing and I wish every kid in the world could go here. There are

many after school programs. Here are a few clubs you can do

after school at BGS.

newspaper club

chess club

art club

kids in action (KIA)

invention club

power hour

Broken Ground School has amazing teachers. They set class

goals and classes earn fun rewards. Broken Ground School

(BGS) teachers make classes fun!

Seven years ago, my family moved to Concord, NH fro

Iraq. There were five of us; my sister, my brother, me, and m

mom and dad. We moved because of terrorists. In Iraq, w

lived next to a market. We did not have a car. The buses we

free and my uncle had a truck so we rode in the back. Wh

we moved to the United States, we came straight to Concor

We came here because it is friendly and peaceful. In the Unit

States we have 3 cars and both of my parents have jobs.

By Natalyn Brooke Azotea

By Ayoob IsmaelBeing a BrokenGround Student Coming to the USA

Dance Inspirations is a dance

studio behind Target and Home

Depot. They have ballet, tap,

lyrical, etc. Mrs. Demers, from

BGS, is a dance teacher there. I

interviewed her about Dance In-

spirations.

Q: How many teachers work

at dance inspirations?

A: 7

Q: What dances are there?A: Tap for all ages, lyrical,

ballet, jazz, hip hop,

inspired kids, tumbling,

competition, and Zumba.

Q: How many dancers are

normally in one class?

A: At least 3, but no more

than ten.

Q: What dance is your

favorite?

A: Tap.

Q: How many kids are on the

comp team?

A: 15, and 7 on the pre comp

team.

Q: How many acts are

normally at recitals?

A: 2

Q: What is the best award

youve gotten at

competitions?

A: High score overall

production.

Q: What is your favorite age

to teach?

A: 5 or 11-12.

Q: What shows have you

done in the past?

A: Lifes a party just dance,

secrets of grown-ups, and

back to the future.

We all know Mrs. Matava

as a fourth grade teacher at

BGS. But what you might not

know is that she has a degree

in singing. I think we all want

to know more about her other/

singing life. We all love to

sing so we decided to get theinside scoop on her singing

career. Enjoy.

Q: Why did you give up

singing to become a

teacher?

A: Because I found that

being a teacher was so

rewarding and every day

is something new and

exciting.

Q: Were you happy with your

decision?

A: Absolutely!

Q: What was your favorite

part of being a singer?

A: I have always loved being

on stage and performing!

Q: Why did you want to

become a singer?

A: Singing has always made

me very happy!

Q: Do you feel uncomfortable

when you sing in front of

certain people?

A: Yes, because it is always

nerve racking.

Q: Were you ever in a play

before?

A: Yes, I have been in plays

Q: What was your favorite

play?A: The Sound of Music, in

which I was Maria.

Q: What was the weirdest

costume you ever had to

wear?

A: Ive worn a lot of weird

costumes.

Q: Were you ever a lead par

A: Yes, I was very lucky to

get a lead.

Q: Will your kids follow in

your footsteps?

A: I hope so!

Q: Will you help out in KIA

A: I would love to!

We hope you learned som

thing new about Mrs. Matav

We had lots and lots of laug

and giggles with her. And w

all know that she is a very lo

able person. We love her a

we look forward to (hopeful

hearing her sing!

By Elsie Anderson

By Madison Barton, Katie Martel, and Peyton Trento

Dance Inspirations

Singing with Mrs. Matav


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Animals

On Tuesday October 21st, all the 4th graders from the

Concord School District went to Concord High School

for the Hawk Convention! The 4th graders were sup-

posed to go to Carter Hill Farm but it was raining. We

sang 3 songs and played a game of H.A.W.K.S (how

accurately we know silhouettes). The best part about the

convention was that the Audubon Society brought in 2

LIVE birds of prey! They brought a Red Tail Hawk and

a Barred Owl. We learned that an owl cant actually turn

its head all the way around. We voted for the bird of the

year and when the votes were turned in, the bird of the

year was the astounding Barred Owl.

By Grace Qiu and Alicia Raghurajan4th Grade Hawk Convention

Calling all horseback riders!

This article will cover every-

thing you need to know about

troubled horses. If the horse

likes food then try this: Make

a line of carrots or apples (or

anything your horse likes to

eat) and lead the trail out into

an enclosed space or area.

Dont forget to keep the stall

door open. If the horse fol-

lows the trail, then youre in

luck. Hand your horse a car-

rot or apple and slip the bridle

on properly, then take hold of

the reins. If your horse jumps

back before you can get the

bridle on, drop the bridle and

kick it away. Try to calm your

horse by rubbing its head gen-

tly and scratching behind its

ears. If the horse calms down,

try the bridle again. Repeat

these steps. If the horse is

still angry, keep this up until

you get the bridle on. Then

try putting on a saddle using

the same steps as the brid

Try to get on the horse. If y

successfully get on, lead yo

horse into a slow trot. You c

advance, once your horse fe

confident.

These pictures will help y

identify a troubled horse.

By Meaghan McCabe

How to Tame Troubled Horses


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Creative Writing

Its Thanksgiving, lets have fun

And be thankful for everyone

From Indians to pilgrims, lets celebrate

With family and friends, we just cant wait!

Books books,

Theyre so much fun to read,

So why dont you read one,

Its alright,

Itll be fun,

Just pick up a book,

And read it.

By Lilly Simpson Neely and Liam Masner By Callie Field-BendaCelebrate Books

Last time in the Element

Chronicles, three sisters met

one day. They found out that

they had the powers of all the

elements.

Safire got kidnapped by

the Devil, the king of the

dark world. Safire was re-

ally scared. She was in a very

strong cell and she kept get-

ting tortured. She hoped that

her sisters would come, but

when they came they could

not get Safire out, the bars

were too strong. They kept

trying and trying, but they just

couldnt get her out. After a

while they got caught trying

to help Safire escape. Th

ended up in the jail cell too

Stay tuned in for the ne

Eagle Insider to find out wh

happens to the element siste

By Callie Field-Benda and Ella MulariThe Element Chronicles: Part 2

12 fat turkeys, yes we are

Up in a tree, up so far

When the farmer comes on Thanksgiving day

He wont find us, well run away.

The snow glows white

But thats alright

Cause at least were going

To have a white

Christmas tonight

By Lilly Simpson Neely and Liam Masner

By Callie Field-Benda

12 Fat Turkeys

White Christmas

Newspapers giggle when you turn the page.

Newspapers frown when you throw them away.

So put them in the recycling bin.

It will help our environment win!

By Jasmine Wadleigh

Newspapers


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Slowly the car comes to

a stop, Here we are boys,

were at the lake! dad ex-

claimed.Yeah! Charlie and I

yelled. Dad gets out of the car

first and then opens the back-

seat door so Charlie and I can

get out. As we are getting out

of the car, dad is opening the

trunk.

Cmon boys! We all need

to carry the fishing supplies

down to the lake.

OK! we say happily to-

gether. Dad empties the trunk

and says, Each of you have

to carry your fishing poles

and the bait. I will carry the

cooler and the tackle box and

my pole.

We walk down the path until

we get to the pier. We pick

our fishing spot and settle in.

I thought to myself, this is

going to be a great day.

Holding the container ofworms, I watch them wriggle

into one another. It looks like

moving spaghetti I think to

myself. I give the container

to my dad, he takes it from

me. I watch him remove the

top of the cover and he takes

out a worm. He sits the con-

tainer down on the ground and

reaches for my pole. Dad then

grabs a hold of my hook and

gently puts the worm on it. Ifeel bad for the worm.

I cant imagine what it must

feel like to have a sharp object

pushed through your body and

hang from the fishing line,

and then to be tossed into the

water so some fish will bite

you! Yikes! Im glad Im not

a worm!

Before I knew it dad yells,

All set boys! Cast your lines

out! I look at Charlie and he

looks back at me.

Do you want to cast off

first? Charlie asks.Answering him I say, You

can go first because youre my

guest.

Charlie flashes a big smile

and says, Thanks Fletcher but

I am not sure how to do this.

Thats ok I will help you.

I reply. All you need to do is

bring your pole back behind

your head and swing it back

to the front and as you do that

you hold down the button to

release the line.

Charlie was listening in-

tently to me and repeats what

I said to him and off his line

goes!

Great job! I say to Charlie

Now it is my turn. Out my

line goes.

Wow you are really good at

that! Charlie exclaimed.

Thanks, but I have beenfishing with my dad for a long

time which means I have had a

lot of practice. I laugh.

Here we all are sitting and

waiting for a bite. Time is

going by so slowly it seems. I

turn and look at my dad, Dad

what time is it?

It is quarter after he an-

swers.

Well, it is going by slowly,

I think to myself. Weve onlybeen here for twenty minutes.

It feels like weve been here so

much longer than that. As we

were sitting there quietly, I felt

a little tug on my line. I begin

to share my good news when

all of a sudden Charlie yells,

I got a bite!

Me too! I cheer.

We wait a few minutes until

we know it is safe to start to

reel the fish in. We each start

reeling our lines in, watching

to see what is on the other end

of the line. We are so excitedto finally see a fish dangling at

the end of our poles.

Wow look at the size of

your fish Charlie! You caught

a large mouth bass! I say.

What kind of a fish do you

have Fletcher? Charlie asks

me.

This is a crappie Charlie.

I answer

We both look at one another

and start laughing because

Charlie did not know there

was a real fish named crappie.

You learned something new

today! I tell him laughing.

My dad walks over to where

Charlie and I are standing to

see our recent catches. Nice

job boys. Charlie you will

have to throw your fish back

dad explains. The reason is

the fish is too smallAwwwww man! Charlie

recites.

What about my fish dad?

I ask.

Answering dad says, Yours

is pretty small too Fletcher,

Im afraid you will have to do

the same as Charlie and throw

it back.

Rats! I announce disap-

pointedly.

Dont worry there will

many more fishing days

come. This is only the beg

ning of the season dad tells Some days we will catch fi

and some days we wont, a

thats ok because the best p

is that we spent time together

Youre right dad!!

chimed.

Dad looks at the time a

tells us, Well, I think w

should start packing up a

head back home.

Ok dad! I answer. I lo

over at Charlie and I ask, A

you ready to pack up?

Charlie looks disappoint

and asks, No not yet! Can

we cast out one more time?

Maybe next time boys. W

have to start heading ba

home. Charlie, I told yo

mom we would not be t

late dad explains.

OK we say in unison.

We pick up all of our tackboxes, poles and the rest of t

worms. Dad carries the coo

and his pole back to the car

Once we have all of o

things back into the car, Ch

lie and I jump in the backse

and dad gets behind the whe

starts up the car, puts it

drive and away we go.

We were all chatting abo

the day when I suddenly f

so sleepy. I tell Charlie thaam tired from the best fishi

day ever. Charlie looks ov

at me and tells me he is tir

too. Our chatting becom

farther and farther apart a

my eyes feel very heavy.

By John Melvin

A Fishing Trip


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TV/Book Reviews

Have you ever

wondered how long

your two-hearted

t i me- t r av e l l i n g

friend has been

around? (Well, hesabout 1,200 years

old but thats not

it) Guess. Guess.

Guess. Guess.

JUST GUESS!

Ok, whatever. Ill tell you...50 years! Well, about 50 years but

its close enough. If you are a sci-fi lovin person then things

will fly for you. But if not, hang in there. Doctor Who is my

obsessive love. I will point out that there are very few people in

BGS that have even heard of who Doctor Who is. I think that I

know what youre thinking, Who is doctor who??. Honestly,

nobody knows who Doctor Who is. Hes a cute time travelling

time lord, the last of his kind. (Hes an alien.) He looks like a

normal human being, but be warned, he has two hearts literally.

Doctor Who is a television series about Doctor Who and his

adventures travelling through time.

If you want to watch it, Dr. Who is a scary television show.

I recommend that you watch the new ones (2005 and later).

If you know someone who watches Dr. Who, ask them what

they think about the doctor. I have a great suggestion: watch

it on Netflix. If you dont have Netflix then watch it on BBC

America. It comes on in the mornings.

The doctor has a time traveling police call box. It is biggeron the inside than the outside. Each episode, he has a compan-

ion and they whisk off on a space and time adventure. They

are either fighting his enemies or saving aliens/people, or even

both! If you get scared easily and have fears of the dark, then I

recommend NOT to watch this frightful show. Certain people

will love and be obsessed with (obviously like me) Doctor who.

Reminder: WATCH THE NEW VERSION OF DOCTOR

WHO!!!!!

Hope you LOVED this review of Doctor Who!!! (-;

Harry Potter is a boy but not a normal boy. Hes a w

ard! His life goes on horribly for 11 years until he gets h

invitation to Hogwarts. Harry Potter is a famous boy in t

wizarding world, but he doesnt know what he did to becomfamous. Follow Harry and his friends, Hermione and Ron,

they try to defeat the fatal, scary, ugly, and dangerous Lo

Voldemort (he doesnt have a nose!!). When youre do

with the books, there are eight movies starring Daniel Ra

cliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasly), and Emm

Watson (Herminoe Granger).

By Luci Morrissette

By Grace Qiu

50 Years ofDoctor Who


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Entertainment

Have you ever gone to pack your lunch and said, What Should I Pack?

Well here are some ways to stay healthy and still enjoy your lunch.

leftovers from the night before

home made hamburgers with homemade fries

fruit salad or salad

grilled cheese

make your own tacos

sandwich

yogurt with fruit or nuts cut up fruit

There are so many ways to pack a good lunch but just

remember that you can not heat up your food at school. Eating

a nutritious lunch will give you more energy for school!

By Lilly Simpson Neely and Liam MasnerWhat Should I Pack for Lunch?


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