Boo-ed!

by Hope

If you have been booed, then you are part of a fun Halloween game! Kids play booed all over the world. Booed are also known as ghosted, goes all around the neighborhood. You can boo your friends or random kids that live near you. Don’t get nervous if you hear the doorbell ring and there is no one there, it’s all part of the game!

Halloween: What are the Teachers Going to be?

By Kyra S., Danielle G. & Meena V.

This year the teachers will NOT tell us what they will be for Halloween (unfair!!!!!!!). Here is what some people think they will be...

Yu Yuan (a King's garden)

By: Ronald F.

In the summer, I went to Shanghai. In Shanghai, we visited a king’s garden called Yu Yuan. It was built hundreds of years ago.  I think you should go there because it is an ancient, wonderful place.

Yu yuan is a garden with many houses. All houses are used for a different purpose. Most are used for living, but some are for looking at the land, some are for resting, and one is for looking at performances. It is massive so I don’t expect you to finish looking at the whole thing in one day. I went on a Chinese taxi. Chinese taxis don’t have seat belts. When we got off we crossed the road and went to buy tickets. Each ticket was bought using Chinese money. The king’s garden was built by a king. The king built it all by himself. It has mostly houses. So when I got in there was a bridge. Many people are on the bridge so you have to push through the crowd to get in. Then there are a bunch of tunnels. When I went through the tunnel I found many houses. The gates blocked the entrances to the houses. I passed many houses. Most had carvings on top. The carvings are very detailed. We walked for two hours and then we had to go back home.

The Miami Dolphins Vs. The Tennessee Titans

By Giana

The Miami Dolphins won 38 - 10 against the Tennessee Titans. 

Calico Critters

By Kyra S. & Meena V.

There is an AMAZING toy that is adorable. They are called Calico Critters.  For those out there who have NO idea what they are, here is a flash briefing: Calico Critters were released in 1985. The first ones ever sold were the Babblebrook Bunnies and the Cottontail Bunnies. Sadly, all the Calico Critter varieties that were sold in the 1980s, are not sold today. This makes them extremely rare.

     Here is a list of rare to most rare Calico Critters:

My Friend from Denmark

by Om

My really good friend Marius who was in my three’s class at Alcott School moved back to Denmark about three years ago. I was really sad when he was moving, but he promised he would visit me often. He has visited me twice since he moved to Denmark.

The Tennessee Titans rock!

By Kevin

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ROCK!!!!

Pitch Perfect 2: A brief review

By: Lilly

I saw Pitch Perfect 2 a couple days after it came out. I saw it with my parents and two of my friends. Pitch Perfect 1 and 2 are rated PG-13. Some of the main characters are:

• Anna Kendrick as Beca
• Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy
• Hailee Steinfeld as Emily
• Brittany Snow as Emily
• Skylar Astin as Jesse
• Adam DeVine as Bumper
• Anna Camp as Aubrey
• Ben Platt as Benji        

Gymnastics

By:Hope

Gymnastics is a fun sport. I love it because you can never run out of skills to learn. There are many pieces of equipment. Practicing is very important because once you learn something and you don’t practice then you might not be able to do it anymore.

One piece of equipment is the parallel bars. When you use the bars you might find that you cannot get a good grip. You should try to put chalk or hand grips on your hands. If you get dizzy easily then the bars might not be for you because you flip over a lot.

Bottle Rockets

By: Hope

Fifth graders get to do many fun things. One fun thing we get to do is make rockets. I am in Ms. Boyer’s class and we are going to make bottle rockets. Everyone is in a group. As a group, we make inspiration boards. An inspiration board is a board made up of things you get inspired by which we find on the internet. My group has a great board and we are really proud. We also get to build rockets as a group.

The body of the rocket is made from a one or two liter soda bottle. We can also use things like styrofoam and duct tape to decorate and build the rocket. After we build the rocket, we get to launch it. A few days after we launch and fix the flaws, we get to re-launch it. 

I am very excited to build, launch, and re-launch our rockets. So far my group and I are having a lot of fun and are doing very well!

Invisible Sister: a film summary

By Danielle G. & Kyra S.

Invisible Sister is a new movie that premiered on Friday, October 9th, 2015. The stars of the movie are:

• Rowan Blanchard as Cleo
• Paris Berelc as Molly
• Karen Brar as George
• Rachel Crow as Nikki
• Austin Fryberger as The Coug
• Will Meyers as Carter
• Alex Désert as Mr. Perkins

London Dungeon, London City!

by Kevin

  *Sizzling sizzling* “It’s pouring” I said to my mother. “Are we still going to the London Eye?”

“Yes we are.” My mother said. “The carts have roofs so we won’t get that wet.  We’re taking the bus there. It’s a 45 minute drive so you might want to take a nap.” said my mom.

“Ok!” I said.

   Twenty minutes later, I was fast asleep on the bus. Drip drop drip drop it was still pouring when my mom woke me up...

Introduction: Lilly

By: Lilly

Hi! My name is Lilly. I am eight years old. I love sports, especially SOCCER!I I play travel soccer. It is very fun!!! I live in Scarsdale, NY. I have two brothers named Charlie and Koby. I go to Heathcote School and I am in the third grade. My teacher is Ms. Conklin. I like that I have a lot of friends in my class!

Heathcote Halloween Parade

By Giana and Edited by Kevin

This month we have a Halloween parade at school. We come to school with our costumes on. In the morning, we have a Halloween parade. There is always a Halloween theme. Last year, the theme was Despicable Me and the teachers dressed up in minion masks and they wore yellow sweatshirts. I don’t know what the theme will be this year but I know it will be funny.  The halloween parade is just you going around the school in your costume while your parents are taking pictures of you. I hope you enjoyed my article!

Introduction: Kyra

By Kyra S.

Hi, my name is Kyra and I am a member of the Heathcote Harold staff. I am 11 yrs. old. I am in 5th grade and my teacher is Mrs. Cooper. I was born in California. I have an older sister who is 13 named Mikaela and a hamster named Daisy Blue. My favorite candy is Twix, my least favorite is Mars Bar. My favorite animals are hedgehogs, monkeys and dogs. This was all about me!

Introduction: Hope

by Hope

My name is Hope and I am 10 years old. I just moved to Scarsdale, New York one year ago. I am in fifth grade and my teacher is Mrs. Boyer. My favorite color is green. Some things I like to do are gymnastics, play tennis and read, and write. I also like to ride my bike and play with my friends. I play piano and really like it. My favorite meal is lunch and I love to eat candy. I like to eat cookies, cake, brownies and ice cream. I love snowy and sunny days. I love to play outside. I have an awesome older brother who is 13 years old and love, love, love to play with him. I hate haircuts for so many reasons! I like fifth grade so far and can’t wait for the summer.

Introduction: Giana

by Giana

Hi my name is Giana and I live in Scarsdale, New York. I love sports and my favorite sports are tennis and soccer. My favorite food is pasta. I’m 8 years old and I’m in 3rd grade. I’m in Ms. Mangan’s class at heathcote. I love to write newspapers.

Introduction: Emily

by Emily

My name is Emily and I am 10 years old. My favorite hobbies are ice skating, reading, drawing, tennis, playing with my friends, baking, dancing, and eating candy. I’m in Mrs. Cooper’s class and she is AWESOME!!!!! I have a younger brother and he is a devil. I’ve only been in Heathcote Herald for 20 minutes and I am already LOVING IT, and it usually takes a long time before I start to like things. I also can never sit still for 5 seconds. I am really glad that I came to Heathcote and am sure that everybody that I know does too. I love  the Sisters Grimm series and the Harry Potter series, both the books and the movies. I hope you enjoyed my share!!

Introduction: Om

by Om

Hi! My name is Om. I am almost eight years old and go to Heathcote School. I am in the third grade in Mrs.Conklin’s class. Mrs. Conklin is the nicest and most fun teacher (even though I think all my teachers are fun). I live in Scarsdale, NY.

My favorite sports are soccer and basketball. My favorite soccer team is FC Barcelona and Red Bulls. My favorite basketball team is Knicks and Cavaliers. My favorite soccer players are Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. and my favorite basketball players are LeBron James and Kevin Love. By the way, my favorite football team is Seattle Seahawks. Other than sports, I also like to build things - 4WD cars, rockets, 3D printing, lego robotics and movie making. I have a younger brother, who is really naughty but fun. I also play football and my favorite football team is Seattle Seahawks. I was the first one to cheer for the Seahawks and I started cheering for them in the start of 1st grade. My favorite movie is Hotel Transylvania 2. My favorite book series is a series which is about a baseball player and a person named Joe and he travels back in time and meets the baseball player. Hope you enjoyed my Introduction!

Introduction: Ronald

by Ronald

My name is Ronald and I live in Scarsdale. My birthday is in January.  The school I go to is Heathcote. I like playing sports, playing video games, and reading. My favorite food is dumplings. I also like school. My favorite soccer team is Barcelona. I also like to go on vacations.  

Ballroom Dancing Experience

by Hope

Once again the fifth graders are learning ballroom dancing. Everyone says it is an honor to learn how to ballroom dance but I don’t think so. At first my friends and I weren’t very excited. And it hasn’t changed much but it wasn’t as bad as we thought.