The Dolphin The Outdoor Science Lab By: Emma Bahr The school year is halfway over and spring is almost here! I’ve heard about this outdoor science lab, and being new to the school, I wanted to find out more about it. To do this, I asked a few questions. The first thing I did was I ask Mrs. Wise how the outdoor science lab started. Before Mrs. Wise became principal, she thought she should start an outdoor lab to carry on the learning environ- ment outdoors. So, when the N.E.H.S (National Elementary Honor Society) started, she thought she should put these kids to work to build the out- door science lab. They cleared trails so it would be safe for us to walk on. When it was fin- ished, they had a bench made and everyone that helped, including Mrs. Wise got their names put on it. After my talk with Mrs. Wise, I can’t wait to go and sit on the bench and listen to a nature science les- son! The next thing I did was ask one of our science teachers what kind of lessons they like to teach in the out- door science lab. Mrs. Steward said she likes to teach lesson where kids get to work with living things. Also the kids and teachers get to set up investi- gations in the outdoor lab. Coming from Chicago, a big city, we never had a backyard full of nature, and I really want to learn more about rabbits, butterflies, and flow- ers. Finally, I asked a N.E.H.S. student, Madi Elish, what there is to see and what’s in the different trails. She said that there are a num- ber of trails that go in differ- ent directions with a variety of trees like oak and maple trees. Like I mentioned be- fore, there is also a bench with all the N.E.H.S. names on it. On the different trails there are onion plants, also a log over a river. I hope we get to study those trees, give those onion plants care, and get to go over the river on the log. Spring is nearly here! I’ve heard so much about the out- door science lab. I can’t wait to sit on that bench and learn about nature. I hope all the other new kids at Lake Street will want to do the same thing! Inside this issue: Math Bowl 2 The Winter Olympics 4 Book Bites 5 Ways to Stay Active 6 Fearless Lake Streeter 6 Mystery Teach- ers 8 Fashion 8 Do you think that food dropped on the ground is safe to eat if picked up before 5 seconds? Turn to page 4 to find out! What are the top picks and least favorite food choic- es in the cafeteria? Check out page 5! Read a review of the movie Epic! Was it given 5 stars? Check out page 7! Look what happened this Winter at Lake Street! March 14, 2013 Volume 4, Issue 2- Winter Edition Hey Lake Street! On February 7 th Lake Street PTO held the Daddy Daughter Dance. It was a little different from last year, but just as much fun. This year it was a carnival themed dance. All girls from Lake Street could attend the dance with their dads or spe- cial person. We played carni- val games that earned us tick- ets for the different raffles. Games included bag toss, sucker pull, and pick a duck. We had refreshments and danced the night away. There was a special dance for just the fifth grade girls at the end, and it was really great. We asked Ava Ziolkowski in 2 nd grade what her favorite part of the night was, and she said, “I liked playing the games. My favorite game was the one where you throw the clown nose in a popcorn buck- et. I also liked the balloon that was made for me. It was a dog with a leash at- tached.” Fourth grader Alyssa Gargano liked danc- ing the slow dances with her dad the best. She also really enjoyed the games and raf- fle that were included as well. We would like to thank PTO and all the volunteers for making this another special night to remember. Daddy Daughter Dance By: Kendall Schara & Brianne Eaton
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The Dolphin The Outdoor Science Lab
By: Emma Bahr
The school year is halfway over and spring is almost here! I’ve heard about this outdoor science lab, and being new to the school, I wanted to find out more about it. To do this, I asked a few questions.
The first thing I did was I ask Mrs. Wise how the outdoor science lab started. Before Mrs. Wise became principal, she thought she should start an outdoor lab to carry on the learning environ-ment outdoors. So, when the N.E.H.S (National Elementary Honor Society) started, she thought she should put these kids to work to build the out-door science lab. They cleared trails so it would be safe for us to walk on. When it was fin-ished, they had a bench made and everyone that helped,
including Mrs. Wise got their names put on it. After my talk with Mrs. Wise, I can’t wait to go and sit on the bench and listen to a nature science les-son!
The next thing I did was ask one of our science teachers what kind of lessons they like to teach in the out-door science lab. Mrs. Steward said she likes to teach lesson where kids get to work with living things. Also the kids and teachers get to set up investi-gations in the outdoor lab. Coming from Chicago, a big city, we never had a backyard full of nature, and I really want to learn more about rabbits, butterflies, and flow-ers.
Finally, I asked a N.E.H.S. student, Madi Elish,
what there is to see and what’s in the different trails. She said that there are a num-ber of trails that go in differ-ent directions with a variety of trees like oak and maple trees. Like I mentioned be-fore, there is also a bench with all the N.E.H.S. names on it. On the different trails there are onion plants, also a log over a river. I hope we get to study those trees, give those onion plants care, and get to go over the river on the log.
Spring is nearly here! I’ve
heard so much about the out-
door science lab. I can’t wait
to sit on that bench and learn
about nature. I hope all the
other new kids at Lake Street
will want to do the same
thing!
Inside this issue:
Math Bowl 2
The Winter
Olympics
4
Book Bites 5
Ways to Stay
Active
6
Fearless Lake
Streeter
6
Mystery Teach-
ers
8
Fashion 8
Do you think that
food dropped on the
ground is safe to
eat if picked up
before 5 seconds?
Turn to page 4 to
find out!
What are the top
picks and least
favorite food choic-
es in the cafeteria?
Check out page 5!
Read a review of
the movie Epic!
Was it given 5
stars? Check out
page 7!
Look what happened this Winter
at Lake Street!
March 14, 2013
Volume 4, Issue 2-Winter Edition
Hey Lake Street! On February
7th Lake Street PTO held the
Daddy Daughter Dance. It
was a little different from
last year, but just as much
fun. This year it was a carnival
themed dance. All girls from
Lake Street could attend the
dance with their dads or spe-
cial person. We played carni-
val games that earned us tick-
ets for the different raffles.
Games included bag toss,
sucker pull, and pick a duck.
We had refreshments and
danced the night away. There
was a special dance for just
the fifth grade girls at the
end, and it was really great.
We asked Ava Ziolkowski in
2nd grade what her favorite
part of the night was, and she
said, “I liked playing the
games. My favorite game was
the one where you throw the
clown nose in a popcorn buck-
et. I also liked the balloon
that was made for me. It
was a dog with a leash at-
tached.” Fourth grader
Alyssa Gargano liked danc-
ing the slow dances with her
dad the best. She also really
enjoyed the games and raf-
fle that were included as
well. We would like to thank
PTO and all the volunteers
for making this another
special night to remember.
Daddy Daughter Dance
By: Kendall Schara & Brianne Eaton
Were you excited to hear
about how well Lake Street’s math
bowl team did? If you didn’t know
already, they placed 1st in the Crown
Point School District, and 2nd in the
whole state of Indiana! Have you ever
been curious about how math bowl
works and how they compete? We
asked some questions and got some
information about just what happens
on the math bowl team.
During a math bowl competi-
tion, three students must come up
with an answer within 30-45 seconds.
Each team has to complete and answer
seven questions in a round.
We interviewed Mrs. Nance,
Spencer Kennedy, and Gavin Tabor
before the math bowl competition
took place to give us some more detail.
We asked Mrs. Nance, “How many
teams usually compete in math bowl?”
She said, “Probably about 16 teams”.
Then, we asked her again, “how long
have you been coaching?”, then she
said, “About 10 –15 years; I’ve been
coaching for a long time.” We asked
her, “What do you like most about
coaching math bowl?” She said, “The
enthusiasm of the students on the
team to learn more math” Then, we
asked her, “Is this year’s math bowl
team going to rock?” She said, “We
are going to soar to the stars! They
are rock stars!” Now we all know that
Mrs. Nance was right!
Math Bowl By: Anthony Procanin & Chancellor Teibel
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We also interviewed Spencer
Kennedy and Gavin Tabor. We asked
them if they are learning any new
math skills, and they said they have
learned a lot! Then we asked them
how it feels to be on the math bowl
team and they said it feels great. Fi-
nally, we asked them why they chose
to be on math bowl team, and they
told us that they enjoyed math and
think it is very fun!
After reading this article, we
hope that you learned more about how
math bowl works. Make sure to con-
gratulate a math bowl student when
you see them for their big accom-
plishments!
Drug Abuse Resistance Education
By: Payton Smith & Cassidy Clark
Do you have any idea what
Dare is?! It is an awesome program to
keep kids out of drugs. D.A.R.E stands
for Drug Abuse Resistance Education.
Below are some interesting facts
about D.A.R.E.
Do you know D.A.R.E. was
founded in 1983 by a L.A police of-
ficer, and it is taught in 50 countries?
Do you also know why the mascot for
D.A.R.E. is a lion? For courage and
strength! The vision for Dare is to
teach kids good decisions, and for
them to make good choices and to lead
them to have a safe and healthy life.
We also asked Officer Ben-
son, Lake Street’s D.A.R.E officer,
some questions:
Q: What is your favorite part of
D.A.R.E?
A: Seeing the 5th graders interacting
with our high school senior D.A.R.E
role models.
Q: What is a drug?
A: Some sort of substance that chang-
es the body’s normal functions.
Q: How do we know not to overdose on
medical drugs?
A: Follow your parent or guardians in-
structions.
Trust us, D.A.R.E. is so much fun!
There are some very fun activities you
do during the D.A.R.E. program while
learning about staying drug free!
Hey Lake Street! Here is an activity called would you
rather for you to do.
1. Would you rather eat 10 live snakes or 10 live
rats?
2. Would you rather do someone’s homework for
the rest of your life or be invisible?
3. Would you rather be stuck in a tiger’s cage or
be stuck in an alligator’s swamp?
4. Would you rather be stuck in China where no-
body can understand you, or be on a deserted
Island?
5. Would you rather wear orange or beige for the
rest of your life?
6. Would you rather be a cartoon or a flat person?
7. Would you rather live in a lunch box or a smelly
shoe?
8. Would you rather be a computer or a T.V?
9. Would you rather go to school for ten hours a
day and have a bunch of homework, or go to
school the rest of your life?
We hope you liked this article! Please share this with
your friends and keep on reading!
On Wednesday January 29, 2014, the first semester awards were
presented. The types of awards that were given were: AR, A Honor-roll, AB
Honor-roll, Bucket Fillers, and Perfect Attendance. Each teacher presented
their students in their own class the award they earned. When students are
called down for an award, you come and shake hands with the principal, Mrs.
Wise. Then you go to the side with the other kids that got the same award
as you, and the Mrs. Hollis will take a picture for the school.
There are different grade levels and students that get awards.
Each student may or may not have a parent, grandparent, or guardian wait-
ing to see their son/daughter receive an award.
That`s what the award ceremony is about! I am sure we are all
looking forward to the end of the year awards ceremony!
Would You Rather? By: Emma Bikoff, Lauren Charles & Caitlyn Derwinski
