Fostering a Dog

By: Hope

Imagine being stuck in a shelter with a bunch of barking dogs? Imagine how nice it would be to have a family take care of you until you actually get adopted and have a forever home? You might think it is mean that the animal will have to adapt to so many places, but it is actually nice because the dog will get love and care and probably more attention!

Because of Mr. Terupt: a book review

By: Hope

When I asked my brother what book I should read, he said, “Read Because of Mr. Terupt.” I went to the bookstore immediately and bought it. I started reading it on the car ride home because I was so excited. I immediately got hooked. I read, Because of Mr. Terupt in less than two days. I loved it!

I really liked that each chapter was in a different character’s perspective. You have to read it! I recommended it to six other people and they told me that they loved it too. This is a really sad book but I loved it. If you don’t like sad books you probably shouldn’t read it. But if you start reading it don’t stop, because you will regret it!

Christmas is coming to town...

By: Hope and Emily

Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas is coming to town! Get ready for the holidays! You’d better not wait too long to get your shopping in and don’t leave your house undecorated! Put up your decorations quickly! 

Lots of holidays are in the winter and some birthdays too! Make sure you show your love and care to your friends and family. 

Indoor Tennis Program

by Hope

In Scarsdale, there is a lot of tennis action! During the spring and summer, there is an outdoor tennis program. This program is held at the Scarsdale Middle School’s tennis courts. To join this program, you have to resident of Scarsdale. I had a very good experience. I did it with a bunch of my friends and we had a great time. We played a bunch of really fun games and the teacher was really funny. What happens when the spring program ends?

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!

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!

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.

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.