PocketBac Hand Sanitizer: A Review

By: Tyler H. and Allison C.

PocketBac is a type of hand sanitizer found at Bath and Body Works. It is a mini hand sanitizer that is perfect for carrying around. It is also a perfect thing to put in goodie bags and to trade. PocketBac is a type of product that if it gets discontinued it will be a more rare and more valuable and rare to trade. PocketBac sanitizers are a very popular thing. There are over 100 varieties to collect. There are rare ones. Click the “read more” button below to continue reading to learn to be a PocketBac hand sanitizer master collector.

Home: A Movie Review

By: Tyler H. & Kyra S.

Have you seen the movie Home? It’s the best movie of 2015! It is an animated movie produced by Dreamworks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Some celebrities play main characters. The main characters are Oh (played by Jim Parsons) and Tip (played by Rihanna) and you will learn more about them later. Tip’s mom is played by Jennifer Lopez! They also have a rocking soundtrack! And you will learn all about that too! Click Here to see trailer!

2015 MTV Movie Awards

by Tyler H.

Did you see the 2015 MTV Movie Awards? If not, then it’s good that you are reading this! Because you are about to read a full review of the 2015 MTV Movie Awards. It has awesome performances, amazing celebrities, and great awards. Read this review to learn everything about the 2015 MTV Movie Awards!

The Honeymoon Tour Ariana Grande

By: Tyler H.

The Honeymoon Tour is a world tour by American singer Ariana Grande. I went to an Ariana Grande concert for The Honeymoon Tour on March 21, 2015 at Madison Square Garden. She also performed there on March 20, 2015. The Honeymoon Tour is taking place in 2015. Ariana’s nearest performance is tonight, March 24, 2015, at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Ariana Grande killed the performance!  Rixton and Cashmere Cat opened for her. Read this for a full review of the show and my crazy surprise experience!

Paddington the Movie

By: Tyler H. and Meena V.

Have you ever seen Paddington? It is a great movie about a bear who goes from America to London and meets a family to stay with. Paddington is a British comedy film. Then they have to protect him from an evil woman who is trying to kill him and put him in her museum. The movie is a great combo with an Icee and some popcorn! Make sure to see it today! It is a movie full of adventure and lots of humor for sure! See this movie for the thrill of your life!

The 2015 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

By: Tyler H.

Have you heard of the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards? It’s the award show all about kids. This is the article that will tell you all about the new Kids Choice Award show in 2015!

Awards Season

By: Tyler H.

Do you know what Award Season is? It is the season of all the award shows. During this month, they give out music, acting, makeup, directing, and all kinds of awards. Read this article and learn all about Award Season!

Meet the Heathcote Herald Staff

Ronald F. 

I am Ronald F. and I am 8 years old and my best friend is Bora S., he is at the very of bottom of this. He is also my partner.  My favorite sport is soccer and basketball. I am in third grade. My teacher’s name is Ms. Mangan. My favorite subject is recess because I get to play games. My favorite video game is Tanki Online, Pixel  Gun 3d, and Clash of Clans and I learned this awesome symbol º. My favorite thing to write about is FIFA World Cup.

Maxwell Z.

I am Maxwell Z., a staff member of the Heathcote Herald.  I am 10, I go to fourth grade, and I love hockey.  I am in Ms. Arbeeny’s class.  She is a really nice teacher!  My favorite animal is snake, and I love vanilla ice cream!  I have a hobby of playing video games.  My favorite type of electronic is….I don’t mind what electronic it is. I don’t mind as long it has Pixel gun, Minecraft, and Clash of clans, I’m fine with it.  

    I live in Scarsdale, NY.  My favorite movie is Hunger Games.  It is about a girl called Katniss and she fights for her life.  My favorite rockstar is Michael Jackson!  He was a famous rockstar and has the best songs!  

That was all about the awesome author, Maxwell Z.! See ya all later!

Tyler H.

I am Tyler H. This is all about me. I like all animals and insects. I have a club called Caring For Creatures for saving animals and insects. Follow us on Twitter @CFChelping and Instagram @Caring_For_Creatures. I have a dog named Foster and many many fish. My Twitter and Instagram are @tyhack123. I love candy and most of all. . . CHOCOLATE!!! I also love to play Minecraft and bake cookies, brownies, and cake. I live in Scarsdale, New York. My favorite singer is Ariana Grande and my favorite rapper is Iggy Azalea. I love to listen to Radio Disney and watch movies. My favorite movie is The Avengers. I liked interviewing Ms. Benash and her boots on Heathcote Herald.Please follow my club and I on Instagram and Twitter and this was my all about the author!

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Una O.

I am Una O. This is about me! I am 8 years old. I have a dog and her name is Sadie. I play basketball and tennis. THEY ARE VERY FUN!!!!!!!!!!! I’m in 3rd  grade and I have Mrs. Conklin. She is awesome.  I live in White Plains. My favorite thing to write about is Hurricane Sandy.

Meena V.

My name is Meena V. I am currently 9 years old.

I am in fourth grade. My teacher is Mrs. Robert.

During the summer,I really like to go swimming.

During the winter I like to go sledding.

My favorite topic that I wrote about in Heathcote Harold was peer mediation.

My favorite food is macaroni and cheese.

This is all you need to know about me!

Ben Y.

Benjamin Y. is currently 9 years of age. One of his favorite video games is Destiny. Destiny is a futuristic first person shooter game. My favorite sport is soccer. My favorite food is polenta. My favorite movie is dodgeball. My favorite flavor of ice cream is strawberry.  

Bora S.

Hello my name is Bora S., and my partner is Ronald F. (He Is At The Top Of THE PAGE) . My Best Friend Is Ronald and Joining. My favorite food is this homemade Ricotta Macaroni and cheese. My favorite video games are Minecraft, Pixel Gun 3D, Call of duty, D-Day Frontline Commando, and Tanki Online.  My favorite things to publish in Heathcote Herald were FIFA World Cup, and Diseases. I am 9 years old!

Danielle G.

Hi. My name is Danielle G. I am in third grade and I am eight years old. My birthday is October 29, 2006. My teacher is Mrs. Luciano. My favorite food is hearts of palm and my favorite color is purple. I have a puppy named JoJo. My hobby is horseback riding and acting.

Chanukah

By: Tyler H.

Have you heard of Chanukah? Chanukah is a Jewish holiday. The start of Chanukah is tonight, Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Kids love Chanukah because we get presents! We get presents from our parents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and other relatives. Chanukah is a very fun holiday. It lasts eight whole days!

We play a game called dreidel on Chanukah. Dreidel is a game where we roll a spinner with different letters on it. The person who rolled the best letter, they got gelt. Gelt are chocolate coins that you sometimes play dreidel for. Some people play for money but this is better! Make sure to get some gelt and…

HAPPY CHANUKAH!

      This is a picture of Chanukah gelt. Mmm.

Crossy Road

By: Tyler H.

Have you ever heard of Crossy Road? Crossy Road is an awesome free game that is available for the iPad and iPhone. It is making the charts on the App Store for Best Free App. This game is created by Hipster Whale. Crossy Road is like a new version of Frogger. If you don’t know what Frogger is, it’s a old version of Crossy Road. Crossy Road, new. Frogger, old. Got that? Good. Now you will learn how to play Crossy Road.

You play Crossy Road by first choosing a character. They have over 50 characters that you can play with. You play by swiping and tapping to avoid moving cars, trucks, and trains. But don’t wait too long to avoid the vehicles, because then you will be swooped up by an enormous hawk! There is also an explosive truck that when you bump into it it explodes! There is also a river or a stream. You must just from log to log on the steam to get to land. You collect coins along the way. You can also collect coins by watching little 15-30 second videos. Another way to collect coins in to get free gifts. You get a free gift first every 5-30 minutes, but then an hour, and the six hours! Next you will hear what coins do good.

Coins allow you to use the prize machine. This can get you new characters, but not always. You can get duplicates. It cost 100 coins to use the prize machine one time. You can also buy characters for mostly all a dollar. Crossy Road is an amazing game, so get it for free on the App Store now!

Emojis

By: Tyler H.

Have you ever heard of emojis? You probably have, they are the little pictures you can put in your writing. People text, email, tweet, post on stuff on Instagram, and even search with emojis. There are emojis for everything and anything. You say it, they have it. There are thousands of emojis.

You can get emojis from downloading apps that have the emojis you want. It’s so simple: Download the app and... POOF! You have emojis. You can now access emojis by clicking the little sphere thing on your iPad, iPhone, iTouch, and other stuff. You can access it on your computer other ways.

Some name of emoji apps are: Emoji>, Emoji Keyboard 2, Emoji Emoticons, and more. A very cool emoji app is called Live Emoji Pro. This will allow you to type MOVING emojis! Isn’t that awesome? Emojis make typing better. Now, you can not only express yourself with words, but with emojis! Tell how you feel, tell what’s next in your day, tell that you are playing with your pet, tell where you are, and much much more! Emojis and awesome, and you know it, so download the amazing apps on the App Store now!

Santa Claus

By: Tyler H.

There’s a question people have thought about and wondered: Is Santa Claus real or not? This is a very interesting question. The thing is, most people don’t think magic is real, and Santa is magic. And how can there be flying reindeer? It’s been a mystery, until now. Or at least maybe. There is real proof of Santa in the video below. You can believe what you want though.

This is the website for the video. Type in this whole thing correctly. Watch the whole thing. After you watch it, read the next paragraph of this story. The website you have to type in is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S60aNKXSlKI.

Okay. You watched it right? Good. This is amazing proof. Children around the world think Santa is real. Most adults don’t though. Is this proof really real, or is it just made by a ridiculously good hacker. Nobody knows. It’s still a mystery. Do you think Santa Claus is real, or not? Remember to comment your answer. And until then, have a very merry Christmas!

Annie

By: Tyler H.

Did you hear about the new Annie movie coming out? Well there is a big movie that everybody’s buzzing about. It comes out December 19, 2014. It is directed by Will Gluck and has the hit actor Jamie Foxx playing the role of Will Stacks. Cameron Diaz plays Ms. Hannigan. And of course, Quvenzhané Wallis plays the role of the famous Annie. Quvenzhané sang “It’s a Hard-Knock Life” at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Build A Bear float. The premiere of Annie was huge, and Beyonce and Jay Z were there! See more information on the upcoming movie plus the trailer and the full cast and crew at this website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1823664/. We can’t wait for Annie to come out in theater on December 19!

And guess what? Heathcote’s 2014 school play is Annie! Many, many kids signed up to try out for roles and get extra roles if they don’t get the big ones like Annie and Ms. Hannigan. The play is going to be amazing. So stop by and see it. We practice after school for two weeks straight and two hours each day! So we get a lot of rehearsal time. Kids of all ages signed up. We are going to have a blast performing and you, yeah you, Heathcote parent or teacher, you will have a great time listening. We will sing some of the songs like “It’s a Hard-Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.” So make sure you stop by and come see it!

Weather Report

By: Tyler H.

This is the weather report for tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Tomorrow there is a chance of snow and rain. The chance of precipitation is 70 percent. It will last until Friday, December 12, 2014. The temperature for tomorrow is 36-38 degrees and the temperature for Thursday is 29-37 degrees. You need to wear warm winter coats, boots, gloves, scarfs, hats, and other winter clothing. Remember to wear your hats!

Reclassified

By: Tyler H.

Have you heard of the album “Reclassified?” It’s an album by the hit Australian rapper Iggy Azalea. It’s a reissue of Iggy’s debut studio album “The New Classic.” If you don’t know Iggy, she’s an awesome rapper who’s like Nicki Minaj. These two are rivals in rap. They fight for awards and top songs. “Reclassified” features five newly recorded songs. This rocking album has the hit singles “Fancy” (featuring Charli XCX), “Black Widow” (featuring Rita Ora), and “Work,” from her first album “The New Classic.” The other songs from “The New Classic” it features are: “Change Your Life,” “Bounce,” and “Rolex.” It also has the new hit single "Beg For It" (featuring MØ).

The new five new songs it has are: "We In This”, "Trouble" (featuring Jennifer Hudson), "Iggy SZN", "Heavy Crown" (featuring Ellie Goulding), and of course, the hit single, "Beg For It" (featuring MØ).” On Sunday November 23, 2014 was the American Music Awards also known as the AMAs. It was just nine days ago from today. Iggy won her first two awards! One award she won was best rap-hip hop artist. This album has two versions. One is explicit, which means bad language, and a clean version, where they take out the bad words.

Check out Iggy’s website at www.iggyazalea.com. And make sure to check out the amazing new album!

4th Grade interview

Listen in to hear Una and Tyler talk about 4th grade. They talk about teachers, specials and school work. Enjoy!

Opinion Section: We want a better school district!

By: Tyler H.

Some Heathcote School students want a better school district. We will have two fourth grade students share what they feel their problems with our district are. “We want or own desks!” says 9 year old students Paula Dantzig and Giovanna Laporta. “On tests people looked at our papers! We saw their eyes looking right at our papers!” I feel this is a big problem! We feel there are many more problems too. This is a big one that should be fixed!

Here’s another problem: “The buses stink!” Paula says. “We need new buses and we want SiriusXM radio. We don’t like the radio that is already on the bus.” Now that’s an annoying problem. Children want to listen to radio that they will enjoy.” “Radio Disney,” Paula says. “The bathrooms are gross,” says Giovanna and Paula. And they are not the only people that think the bathrooms are gross. I am a fourth grader. And I say, “There is a poisonous spider in the boys bathroom! Paula says there is also a poisonous spider in the girls bathroom. This needs to be changed. “BETTER SCHOOL DISTRICT! BETTER SCHOOL DISTRICT!” Will this get changed? We hope so. Please change this. We feel these problems are getting out of control! This needs to be changed. Do you agree?

Halloween Window Painting

Did you ever hear of Halloween window painting? Well it’s an event where you get to paint windows at a time near Halloween. People do creative paintings about Halloween. There are four awards: 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and honorable mention. If you don’t already know, honorable mention means super great job. It’s worse than 3rd place, but better than nothing. They give out a few honorable mention awards. People are super super happy when they get any of these awards. I did window painting this year, but I don’t know if I got any awards yet. Last year I got honorable mention.

This year it was held on October 19, 2014. More than a hundred people entered. Halloween window painting is a big hit. The grand prize is one hundred dollars! Wow! Imagine yourself winning that big lot. Well, you have a chance when you enter. It’s super fun. See you by the windows!

By Tyler H.

Your Top 30 Favorite Pop and Rap Songs and Artists!

By: Tyler H.

You voted and now here are your favorite songs. We put together this list of your favorite songs just for you! Over all, your favorite kids radio station is. . . Radio Disney! This is the place where all these songs are! Visit the website at: www.radiodisney.com and listen to it on SiriusXM channel 79. Over all your favorite pop artist is Ariana Grande! Your favorite rapper is… A tie! Iggy Azalea and Nicki Minaj! Ariana has performed songs with both Iggy and Nicki. Wow! Iggy and Nicki have been battling for best female rapper awards for years. Most children in Heathcote like pop more than rap. Pop is a very popular type of music, but so is rap. If you want, listen to these great songs.

Now here is your list:

Minecraft-Is your favorite game owned by a different company?

By Tyler H.

Is Minecraft your favorite game? Well, it was owned by Mojang, but now it is owned by Microsoft. You probably know Microsoft as an awesome store for selling video games such as Mario games, Disney Infinity, Skylanders, and much more. But now, the more than million dollar store bought Minecraft from Mojang, for 2.5 million dollars. Do you think they will change Minecraft? As far as we know, their making Minecraft a lot better. The game we all know and love, is probably getting a lot more awesome! What do you think will happen to the amazing game? Will they add more mods? Will they try to stop the lagging that some of us are suffering of? What will happen?! There is much more to come of Minecraft and keep playing!