Slime trends

    By: Colby B and Addy G

As you probably know, slime is taking over the world. Kids love this sticky, satisfying, and gooey mixture. Despite the fun, slime is causing a big glue shortage. If you search up slime you will notice the huge slimes that take up gallons of glue. Kids are selling slime on Ebay, Facebook, and Instagram and many other popular websites. If you want to help Elmers or other glue companies you can make no-glue slimes.

Another benefit is borax. Most  people use borax and hot water. This is an activator to the glue to create the slime. But, what most people don't know is that borax is really bad for your skin. It can cause 1st to 3rd degree burns.  As a replacement, some people use borax as a laundry detergent or baking soda and contact solution. To help Elmers you can make slime with this recipe below.

                                Recipe

1 cup of Model magic

1 cup of Shaving cream

1 teaspoon of Water

First, add a cup model magic into a bowl. Then, to just soften it up put in your water and shaving cream. Last, just knead it until a nice slimey, buttery, consistency.

We might of made slime sound bad with the borax and  glue shortage but it is really fun and attracting. We hope you use this recipe for your next or first slime.

  

Business Fair

By,Ryan,Tate,and Marchel

Tate, Ryan, and Marchel holding previous Business Fair items.

The business fair is where 5th grade students make items to sell. Some of the items we will sell are, slime, bracelets, reindeer food, ornaments, bird houses, pets rocks,and duct tape wallets. Kids are going to make one different product for a reasonable price.All money that we make will go to the 5th grade field trip. All you have to do is bring some money. So, please come and buy some of our items on December 1st.

    About the

           BlueBonnets

By:Maddy S.

I wanted to talk about the BlueBonnets because People say they are pretty, and they are. but, the reason why I’m talking about the bluebonnets is that some people don’t know a lot about them.  So, I’m going to tell a few things about them and I will be learning some new things too because I moved here from California. So let’s get started!

So some of you might be asking how did the bluebonnet become the state flower and who found it first?  Well,the when I searched on the internet it said that the American Indians first discovered the bluebonnet and started making tales about the flower.  Also, in the early days the missionaries collected the seeds and started planting them around their monasteries (Mon-as-ter-ys) and a myth that the plant came from Europe.  Also, the bluebonnets were brung up in pre-columbian native American folktales and also there is solid botanical evidence that the bluebonnet is an indigenous (In-dig-e-nous) species.  !!COOL!! Also, adopting a state flower in Texas was not an easy task back in 1901,the elected leaders gathered to chose the state flower and that was first on their agenda.  The previous year the Texas senate passed a revolution with some conflict also in the house the debates were flying fast and crazy over open cotton boll proposed by Phil Clement of Mills,Prickly- Pears Cactus proposed by John Nance Garner of Uvalde AKA Cactus Jack.  Wow,That’s a lot of information and I’m just getting started.  Also, some of the elected leaders were asking questions saying what is a bluebonnet and some of the elected leaders knew the flower as the Wolf flower,Buffalo Clover, or ‘El conejo’ (The Rabbit)now that’s a lot of names!  To add on, there was a lot of confusion in the chamber after mentioning a lot of common names.  At that point a group of women, aka members of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Texas who had originated the idea of naming the Bluebonnet.  So this is probably going to be the last sentence for this article so let’s make it good also the Texas State  Wildflower Day is celebrated every April 24, so I hope I see you there sometime!!

        !Thanks for reading!                 

     

      NBA Teams

     By,Ryan B,Tate R,and Marchel T

Who’s your favorite?

The 5th Grade thoughts are…

                    

So,as you can see the Warriors are a fan favorite, but the Spurs came in close by one vote.The Rockets may have come in last, but the Rockets are a great team.                                   

Who’s In Week 9

This is week 9 of college football so here are our top 10 rankings.When you read the rankings be sure to comment if think another team should be in it’s place and Go Irish!!!

by Chance K, Blake W, Alex D

Who’s In Week 9

1.Alabama

2.Penn state

3.Georgia

4.TCU

5.Wisconsin

6. Ohio State

7.Clemson

8.Miami

9.Notre Dame(go Irish!!)

10.OU

Village Grow Garden

By: Blake W.,Colton O., and Jake M.

We went outside the other day to help Mrs. McDaniell’s with the 5th grade garden. We planted some carrots, radishes, chard, broccoli, and cauliflower. We learned about the difference between different types of plants.  For example, radishes grow above the soil while carrots grow below.  We figured out that different plants also have different lengths away from each other.  We even got to take some milkweed home! We learned about how the flower beds work.  They have a drain pipe that travels into a collection of pebbles which waters the plants from below which also allows us to not have to water the plants from above.  But, the beds are very fragile, if you ever break them just a little you’ll have to completely rebuild the bed.  Overall, we learned about the importance of growth, the difference between different plants, and how the flowers work.

1st graders learning about the Grow Garden.

5th Grade Grow Garden

Business Fair

By: Abby M. Lily M.

   Every year in fifth grade Mr.Johnson holds a Business Fair in the cafeteria. This is a really big deal because fifth graders are all competing to get their slip in first. A slip is where you put your name, business name,and what you're making on a piece of paper. Some of the popular items to sell get taken really fast. So, the 5th graders rush before everything they want to make is taken. People won’t even think about anything else except getting their paper in. Someone this year has already turned in their form, because they really wanted to make slime (slime is a really popular item). Business fair is an awesome event, but people go insane about everything. There has already been a fight about people slime for Business Fair. But, the the spots have been filled for slime.

     The 5th Grade Business Fair is to raise money for their field trip. The more money they make, the better the field trip. The 5th graders have to come up with creative ideas that they think will sell.

   Some of the items you’re allowed to make are:

• Slime( really popular)
• Candles
• Duct tape items (like wallets)
• Survival bracelets (really popular)
• Pet rocks
• Flower pens
• Bows

• Emoji holiday related items

• Greeting cards
• Head bands
• Bracelets
• Oobleck

• Ect.

                Mrs. Fleming

By: Lily M. Addy G. Colby B.

Mrs. Fleming-Village Elementary Librarian

This year at Village Elementary we have a new librarian, Mrs.Fleming. These are the questions we got Mrs.Fleming to answer to know more about her:

• Why did you decide to be librarian?

Answer: First, I decided to be a math teacher and then I asked myself if this is really what I want to do? So, I was looking for different things to do. So, I decided to be a librarian. My grandmother was a high school and church librarian and so I spent a lot of time in a library.

• How long have you been a teacher?

Answer: So, I taught for 7 years and this will be my 8th.

• Are you enjoying Village?

Answer:  I like Village so far, but it is really different from a middle school.  But, I like it because everyone is positive and super encouraging.

• What is your favorite book?

Answer: Wonder

• What grade did you teach last?

Answer: 8th grade

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• What grade is your favorite?

Answer: I taught 8th grade for a while so I am pretty used to that. But, I don't know. That is a really good question.

• What is your favorite animal?

Answer: I've always liked polar bears but I don't know why.

It seems that she really likes Village so far and Village likes her she really focuses on her work which makes her a awesome librarian.

Jokes

By: Lily Muzzy

Joke: What did one wall say to the other wall?

Answer:I’ll meet you at the corner!

Joke:What do you call a bear with no teeth?

Answer: A gummy bear!

Joke: What do you call cheese that isn’t yours?

Answer: Nacho cheese!

Who’s In week 8

By:Alexander D., Blake W.,and Chance K

Is It Bama, Clemson, Penn State, USC, OU, or Washington. This week and every week we are giving you our top ten predictions below.

1.Alabama

2.Penn State

3.Georgia

4.TCU

5.Wisconsin

     6.Ohio State

      7.Clemson         8.Miami

10.USC

Click below

http://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings

    Interview  With    Mrs. Blankenship

:       By : Tessa,H And Sammy,B ;

:       A fourth grade teacher at Village Elementary  :

Tessa, Mrs. Blankenship, and Sammy

We hope to learn more about Mrs. Blankenship and why she came to Village.

We would like to see how her classroom works. We want to know what subject she teaches and how she teaches it. We would also like to know  what her old school was like and what

she taught there.

Sammy: Why did you start teaching?

Mrs.Blankenship:  I have loved watching children  learn  since I was very young. I started as a babysitter and then got a job at a daycare in a church, and went on from there. The best feeling I ever got was to see somebody getting something when I tried to explain it.

Tessa: Do you like teaching?  

Mrs.Blankenship:  I’ve only been teaching for five years, but I taught  my children so I’ve really been teaching for a long time.I enjoy teaching I really do.

Sammy: Do you like teaching 4th grade?

Mrs.Blankenship: I have always only taught fourth  grade except when I did  my student teaching when tought 5th but I really like 4th for some odd reason.

Tessa:Would you like to teach any other grade? Why?

Mrs.Blankenship:  Another grade I might  teach would be 2nd grade or maybe 3rd but if I didn’t have a choice I would teach any grade. Like, if they said I had to teach kinder I would, but if I had my choice it would definitely be 4th or 2nd.

Sammy : Do you like Village? Why?

Mrs. Blankenship: I LOVE Village. I’ve only ever taught at Village and Frost. There were some very positive  things about Frost, but I feel very calm and at home back at Village. You have some very cool traditions like eggdrop and M.A.R.E. Not every school does that. You're lucky. I LOVE it here.           

Tessa:What’s your favorite Disney character? Why?

Mrs. Blankenship:  Oh… um... It’s definitely not Ariel. It’s probably Mulan. You know because she is a hero, and she saves China and her entire  country.

      In summary Mrs. Blankenship is one of the best,most wonderful teacher in fourth grade. She loves teaching fourth graders, she loves Village, and she is a great person in general.

Dustin Johnson

 #1 golfer in the world.         

By Colton O. Jake M. Davyn S.                      

Dustin Johnson is a thirty-three year old pro-golfer that became pro in 2007.  He has held world number one since February 20, 2017.

Dustin

Johnson

Height 6”4

Weight 190 Lbs

  Scoring average 69.6

Pro earnings $8,732,193

Dustin Johnson is an American professional golfer who currently plays in the PGA Tour.  He is the the current World number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking; having reached that position with his win at 2017 Genesis Open.