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The Eagle InsiderWinter 2014-2015
A Publication by 4th and 5th graders at Broken Ground School
This newspaper is being made possible by a grant from the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce. Printing by Speedy Printing & Copying, Concord
So, what did you do over
the summer? I read. Did you?
If you did, you might have
helped BGS in the summer
reading challenge! Did you
know that BGS won for the
most minutes read in the state
of NH? Reading is AWE-
SOME. Thanks to Mrs. Dod-
son, she set this up.
Q: What is the summer
reading challenge?
A:Read for the World Record
is part of the ScholasticSummer Reading
Challenge, an interactive,
web-based program
inviting kids to join their
school team to help set
a new summer reading
world record for most
minutes read. Students
simply join the school
team, choose their own
books to read, and then
log their reading minutes
online.
Q: What made you start
summer reading
challenge?
A: Research shows that
children who do not read
in the summer can lose
two to three months of
reading developmentwhile those who do read
tend to gain a month of
reading proficiency.
This is a quote from an
article Richard Allington
and Anne McGill-Franzen
wrote found in The Phi
Delta Kappan. Volume 85,
(Sept. 2003), pp. 68-75.
We know what the research
shows and I was looking
for a way to get students
to read over the summer. I
noticed on the Scholastic
website that they were
challenging schools to
Read for the World Record
over the summer. I am
always up for a challenge
and I know BGS is too!
So I signed us up!
Q: Did any other staff
members help you?A: The BGS staff always
helps by encouraging
kids to read as much
as possible during the
summer. We all know
that reading as much as
possible is the best way
to get prepared for the
upcoming school year!
Summer Reading Challenge:BGS reads for the most minutes in the state
of NH for the second year in a rowBy Amora Uhlig
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Every year at BGS we do a
holiday dinner. The holiday
dinner is a big feast and cel-
ebration for the holiday sea-
son. There are traditions we
do every year. Last year, my
class made a wreath for Mrs.
Foss to show our appreciation.
I came up with some ques-tions for Mrs. Foss so the third
graders know about traditions
for the holiday dinner. Mrs.
Foss is the main lunch lady.
She helps organize and cook
the holiday dinner. They start
cooking on a Monday and the
holiday dinner is on a Thurs-
day. It takes four days to pre-
pare the holiday dinner!
Q: What traditions do you doevery year for the holiday
dinner?
A: A feast and crafts
Q: Whats on the menu this
year?
A: turkey, stuffing, gravy,
potatoes, carrots, cranberry
sauce, and cookies
Q: How many people help
make the holiday dinner?
A: 2 people
Q: What kinds of crafts haveclasses done in the past
years?
A: hats, place mats, trees,
garland, wreaths
Q: How many people are
normally at the holiday
dinner?
A: About 320
We really appreciate the
lunch ladies because they
make us a really nice holidaydinner!
BGS Holiday DinnerBy Elsie Anderson
Current Events
The BGS food drive i
happening now. The foo
drive is a program wher
people can donate non
perishable goods for peopl
who dont have enoug
money to pay for food
BGS is one of the place
that participate in the foo
drive. The entire Concor
school district also par
ticipates in the food drive
Broken Ground School ha
a history of collecting th
most food in the distric
The classroom that collect
the most food will earn
cookie decorating party.You can donate and giv
your items to your class
room teacher. This is a grea
time to show your love fo
people in need.
By Lilly Simpson Neely
Food Driveat BGS
Have you ever seen anyone
getting bullied? Have you ever
been bullied? Have you ever
bullied someone else? Octo-
ber is anti-bullying month. On
October 22nd, BGS students
and staff all wore orange to
show we are all against bul-
lying.
At the all-school meeting,
Mr. Finney, Mrs. Matava,
and Mrs. Finney read a book
called Stinky the Pumpkin.
The book showed us not to
judge a person according to
they way they look and dress.
BGS students and staff
worked together to make a
chain with orange paper links.
Each link represents one way
to prevent bullying. Each per-
son wrote down a way to pre-
vent bullying on a paper link.
Next time you see someone
getting bullied or you are being
bullied, you should report it to
an adult. Here are some ways
to help stop bullying: stand
for yourself, stand up for oth
people, and most of all be ki
to everyone!
Try to stop bullying!
Stop Bullying! BGS Takes a StandCaroline Quirk and Lilly Simpson-Neely
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Q: How many students
participated?
A: I dont know an exact
number but lots of
students participated and
helped us to be the top
school in New Hampshire!Q: Where were most crazy
places people read?
A. The pictures were so
amazing! People read
on trampolines, playing
baseball, with Santa, on
vacation, floating in pools,
on airplanes - so many fun
places!
Q: What was the total number
of minutes BGS read?
A: We read 329,388
minutes!!!!!
Q: Did any staff members
turn in their paper?
A: Most teachers I knowlook forward to reading
great books over the
summer. We got fantastic
pictures from Mrs.
Murray, Mrs. Wilke and
Mr. & Mrs. Finney for
our slide show! And Ms.
Warner sent in adorable
pictures of her pups
reading as well!
Q: How many years have you
been doing this?
A: BGS has always done
summer incentives to
keep kids reading over
the summer. This is
the second year BrokenGround has done the
Scholastic Summer
Reading Challenge and the
second year we have been
the top school in our state!
Q: Which students read the
most at BGS?
A: We had 3 students at each
grade level who were
recognized at our first all
school meeting for being
the Top Readers at BGS
They are:
Grade 3: Abdalla Faiad,
Bailey Carter & Anthony
Lombardi
Grade 4: Javier Gonzalez,Lochan Sharma & Ben
Siegler
Grade 5: Ivan Yen, Peyton
Trento, & Kriti Shrestha
Congratulations BGS
winning the summer readi
challenge for the state of NH
Summer Reading Challenge, Cont. from page 1
Hey kids, have you heard
that this year
KIA is doingSeussical?
The performances will be
March 19th, 20th, and 21st.
Mrs. Hamilton answeredquestions about the upcoming
musical production.
Q. What are some tips on
getting into KIA?
A. You have to practice,
practice, practice! Sing
for everyone you knowand smile lots.
Q. How many kids are going
to be in Seussical?
A. There are going to
be around 60 kids in
Seussical.
Q. How are you going to
make the background for
Seussical?
A. We havent decided for
sure but Mr.Hoefs would
like to make it out of
metal!
Q. How are you going to
choose the lead role?
A. We have KIA membersaudition in front of each
other and several adults,
then we make decisions
on parts.
Q. What are you going to
do if you pick too many
kids?
A. We set a limit, so we
dont have too many
kids. Otherwise, there
wouldnt be enough room
on the stage!
Kids In Action to Perform SeussicalBy Fallyn Pepin
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BGS Community
Being a Broken Ground School student is amazing, so amaz-
ing and I wish every kid in the world could go here. There are
many after school programs. Here are a few clubs you can do
after school at BGS.
newspaper club
chess club
art club
kids in action (KIA)
invention club
power hour
Broken Ground School has amazing teachers. They set class
goals and classes earn fun rewards. Broken Ground School
(BGS) teachers make classes fun!
Seven years ago, my family moved to Concord, NH fro
Iraq. There were five of us; my sister, my brother, me, and m
mom and dad. We moved because of terrorists. In Iraq, w
lived next to a market. We did not have a car. The buses we
free and my uncle had a truck so we rode in the back. Wh
we moved to the United States, we came straight to Concor
We came here because it is friendly and peaceful. In the Unit
States we have 3 cars and both of my parents have jobs.
By Natalyn Brooke Azotea
By Ayoob IsmaelBeing a BrokenGround Student Coming to the USA
Dance Inspirations is a dance
studio behind Target and Home
Depot. They have ballet, tap,
lyrical, etc. Mrs. Demers, from
BGS, is a dance teacher there. I
interviewed her about Dance In-
spirations.
Q: How many teachers work
at dance inspirations?
A: 7
Q: What dances are there?A: Tap for all ages, lyrical,
ballet, jazz, hip hop,
inspired kids, tumbling,
competition, and Zumba.
Q: How many dancers are
normally in one class?
A: At least 3, but no more
than ten.
Q: What dance is your
favorite?
A: Tap.
Q: How many kids are on the
comp team?
A: 15, and 7 on the pre comp
team.
Q: How many acts are
normally at recitals?
A: 2
Q: What is the best award
youve gotten at
competitions?
A: High score overall
production.
Q: What is your favorite age
to teach?
A: 5 or 11-12.
Q: What shows have you
done in the past?
A: Lifes a party just dance,
secrets of grown-ups, and
back to the future.
We all know Mrs. Matava
as a fourth grade teacher at
BGS. But what you might not
know is that she has a degree
in singing. I think we all want
to know more about her other/
singing life. We all love to
sing so we decided to get theinside scoop on her singing
career. Enjoy.
Q: Why did you give up
singing to become a
teacher?
A: Because I found that
being a teacher was so
rewarding and every day
is something new and
exciting.
Q: Were you happy with your
decision?
A: Absolutely!
Q: What was your favorite
part of being a singer?
A: I have always loved being
on stage and performing!
Q: Why did you want to
become a singer?
A: Singing has always made
me very happy!
Q: Do you feel uncomfortable
when you sing in front of
certain people?
A: Yes, because it is always
nerve racking.
Q: Were you ever in a play
before?
A: Yes, I have been in plays
Q: What was your favorite
play?A: The Sound of Music, in
which I was Maria.
Q: What was the weirdest
costume you ever had to
wear?
A: Ive worn a lot of weird
costumes.
Q: Were you ever a lead par
A: Yes, I was very lucky to
get a lead.
Q: Will your kids follow in
your footsteps?
A: I hope so!
Q: Will you help out in KIA
A: I would love to!
We hope you learned som
thing new about Mrs. Matav
We had lots and lots of laug
and giggles with her. And w
all know that she is a very lo
able person. We love her a
we look forward to (hopeful
hearing her sing!
By Elsie Anderson
By Madison Barton, Katie Martel, and Peyton Trento
Dance Inspirations
Singing with Mrs. Matav
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Animals
On Tuesday October 21st, all the 4th graders from the
Concord School District went to Concord High School
for the Hawk Convention! The 4th graders were sup-
posed to go to Carter Hill Farm but it was raining. We
sang 3 songs and played a game of H.A.W.K.S (how
accurately we know silhouettes). The best part about the
convention was that the Audubon Society brought in 2
LIVE birds of prey! They brought a Red Tail Hawk and
a Barred Owl. We learned that an owl cant actually turn
its head all the way around. We voted for the bird of the
year and when the votes were turned in, the bird of the
year was the astounding Barred Owl.
By Grace Qiu and Alicia Raghurajan4th Grade Hawk Convention
Calling all horseback riders!
This article will cover every-
thing you need to know about
troubled horses. If the horse
likes food then try this: Make
a line of carrots or apples (or
anything your horse likes to
eat) and lead the trail out into
an enclosed space or area.
Dont forget to keep the stall
door open. If the horse fol-
lows the trail, then youre in
luck. Hand your horse a car-
rot or apple and slip the bridle
on properly, then take hold of
the reins. If your horse jumps
back before you can get the
bridle on, drop the bridle and
kick it away. Try to calm your
horse by rubbing its head gen-
tly and scratching behind its
ears. If the horse calms down,
try the bridle again. Repeat
these steps. If the horse is
still angry, keep this up until
you get the bridle on. Then
try putting on a saddle using
the same steps as the brid
Try to get on the horse. If y
successfully get on, lead yo
horse into a slow trot. You c
advance, once your horse fe
confident.
These pictures will help y
identify a troubled horse.
By Meaghan McCabe
How to Tame Troubled Horses
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Creative Writing
Its Thanksgiving, lets have fun
And be thankful for everyone
From Indians to pilgrims, lets celebrate
With family and friends, we just cant wait!
Books books,
Theyre so much fun to read,
So why dont you read one,
Its alright,
Itll be fun,
Just pick up a book,
And read it.
By Lilly Simpson Neely and Liam Masner By Callie Field-BendaCelebrate Books
Last time in the Element
Chronicles, three sisters met
one day. They found out that
they had the powers of all the
elements.
Safire got kidnapped by
the Devil, the king of the
dark world. Safire was re-
ally scared. She was in a very
strong cell and she kept get-
ting tortured. She hoped that
her sisters would come, but
when they came they could
not get Safire out, the bars
were too strong. They kept
trying and trying, but they just
couldnt get her out. After a
while they got caught trying
to help Safire escape. Th
ended up in the jail cell too
Stay tuned in for the ne
Eagle Insider to find out wh
happens to the element siste
By Callie Field-Benda and Ella MulariThe Element Chronicles: Part 2
12 fat turkeys, yes we are
Up in a tree, up so far
When the farmer comes on Thanksgiving day
He wont find us, well run away.
The snow glows white
But thats alright
Cause at least were going
To have a white
Christmas tonight
By Lilly Simpson Neely and Liam Masner
By Callie Field-Benda
12 Fat Turkeys
White Christmas
Newspapers giggle when you turn the page.
Newspapers frown when you throw them away.
So put them in the recycling bin.
It will help our environment win!
By Jasmine Wadleigh
Newspapers
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Slowly the car comes to
a stop, Here we are boys,
were at the lake! dad ex-
claimed.Yeah! Charlie and I
yelled. Dad gets out of the car
first and then opens the back-
seat door so Charlie and I can
get out. As we are getting out
of the car, dad is opening the
trunk.
Cmon boys! We all need
to carry the fishing supplies
down to the lake.
OK! we say happily to-
gether. Dad empties the trunk
and says, Each of you have
to carry your fishing poles
and the bait. I will carry the
cooler and the tackle box and
my pole.
We walk down the path until
we get to the pier. We pick
our fishing spot and settle in.
I thought to myself, this is
going to be a great day.
Holding the container ofworms, I watch them wriggle
into one another. It looks like
moving spaghetti I think to
myself. I give the container
to my dad, he takes it from
me. I watch him remove the
top of the cover and he takes
out a worm. He sits the con-
tainer down on the ground and
reaches for my pole. Dad then
grabs a hold of my hook and
gently puts the worm on it. Ifeel bad for the worm.
I cant imagine what it must
feel like to have a sharp object
pushed through your body and
hang from the fishing line,
and then to be tossed into the
water so some fish will bite
you! Yikes! Im glad Im not
a worm!
Before I knew it dad yells,
All set boys! Cast your lines
out! I look at Charlie and he
looks back at me.
Do you want to cast off
first? Charlie asks.Answering him I say, You
can go first because youre my
guest.
Charlie flashes a big smile
and says, Thanks Fletcher but
I am not sure how to do this.
Thats ok I will help you.
I reply. All you need to do is
bring your pole back behind
your head and swing it back
to the front and as you do that
you hold down the button to
release the line.
Charlie was listening in-
tently to me and repeats what
I said to him and off his line
goes!
Great job! I say to Charlie
Now it is my turn. Out my
line goes.
Wow you are really good at
that! Charlie exclaimed.
Thanks, but I have beenfishing with my dad for a long
time which means I have had a
lot of practice. I laugh.
Here we all are sitting and
waiting for a bite. Time is
going by so slowly it seems. I
turn and look at my dad, Dad
what time is it?
It is quarter after he an-
swers.
Well, it is going by slowly,
I think to myself. Weve onlybeen here for twenty minutes.
It feels like weve been here so
much longer than that. As we
were sitting there quietly, I felt
a little tug on my line. I begin
to share my good news when
all of a sudden Charlie yells,
I got a bite!
Me too! I cheer.
We wait a few minutes until
we know it is safe to start to
reel the fish in. We each start
reeling our lines in, watching
to see what is on the other end
of the line. We are so excitedto finally see a fish dangling at
the end of our poles.
Wow look at the size of
your fish Charlie! You caught
a large mouth bass! I say.
What kind of a fish do you
have Fletcher? Charlie asks
me.
This is a crappie Charlie.
I answer
We both look at one another
and start laughing because
Charlie did not know there
was a real fish named crappie.
You learned something new
today! I tell him laughing.
My dad walks over to where
Charlie and I are standing to
see our recent catches. Nice
job boys. Charlie you will
have to throw your fish back
dad explains. The reason is
the fish is too smallAwwwww man! Charlie
recites.
What about my fish dad?
I ask.
Answering dad says, Yours
is pretty small too Fletcher,
Im afraid you will have to do
the same as Charlie and throw
it back.
Rats! I announce disap-
pointedly.
Dont worry there will
many more fishing days
come. This is only the beg
ning of the season dad tells Some days we will catch fi
and some days we wont, a
thats ok because the best p
is that we spent time together
Youre right dad!!
chimed.
Dad looks at the time a
tells us, Well, I think w
should start packing up a
head back home.
Ok dad! I answer. I lo
over at Charlie and I ask, A
you ready to pack up?
Charlie looks disappoint
and asks, No not yet! Can
we cast out one more time?
Maybe next time boys. W
have to start heading ba
home. Charlie, I told yo
mom we would not be t
late dad explains.
OK we say in unison.
We pick up all of our tackboxes, poles and the rest of t
worms. Dad carries the coo
and his pole back to the car
Once we have all of o
things back into the car, Ch
lie and I jump in the backse
and dad gets behind the whe
starts up the car, puts it
drive and away we go.
We were all chatting abo
the day when I suddenly f
so sleepy. I tell Charlie thaam tired from the best fishi
day ever. Charlie looks ov
at me and tells me he is tir
too. Our chatting becom
farther and farther apart a
my eyes feel very heavy.
By John Melvin
A Fishing Trip
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TV/Book Reviews
Have you ever
wondered how long
your two-hearted
t i me- t r av e l l i n g
friend has been
around? (Well, hesabout 1,200 years
old but thats not
it) Guess. Guess.
Guess. Guess.
JUST GUESS!
Ok, whatever. Ill tell you...50 years! Well, about 50 years but
its close enough. If you are a sci-fi lovin person then things
will fly for you. But if not, hang in there. Doctor Who is my
obsessive love. I will point out that there are very few people in
BGS that have even heard of who Doctor Who is. I think that I
know what youre thinking, Who is doctor who??. Honestly,
nobody knows who Doctor Who is. Hes a cute time travelling
time lord, the last of his kind. (Hes an alien.) He looks like a
normal human being, but be warned, he has two hearts literally.
Doctor Who is a television series about Doctor Who and his
adventures travelling through time.
If you want to watch it, Dr. Who is a scary television show.
I recommend that you watch the new ones (2005 and later).
If you know someone who watches Dr. Who, ask them what
they think about the doctor. I have a great suggestion: watch
it on Netflix. If you dont have Netflix then watch it on BBC
America. It comes on in the mornings.
The doctor has a time traveling police call box. It is biggeron the inside than the outside. Each episode, he has a compan-
ion and they whisk off on a space and time adventure. They
are either fighting his enemies or saving aliens/people, or even
both! If you get scared easily and have fears of the dark, then I
recommend NOT to watch this frightful show. Certain people
will love and be obsessed with (obviously like me) Doctor who.
Reminder: WATCH THE NEW VERSION OF DOCTOR
WHO!!!!!
Hope you LOVED this review of Doctor Who!!! (-;
Harry Potter is a boy but not a normal boy. Hes a w
ard! His life goes on horribly for 11 years until he gets h
invitation to Hogwarts. Harry Potter is a famous boy in t
wizarding world, but he doesnt know what he did to becomfamous. Follow Harry and his friends, Hermione and Ron,
they try to defeat the fatal, scary, ugly, and dangerous Lo
Voldemort (he doesnt have a nose!!). When youre do
with the books, there are eight movies starring Daniel Ra
cliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasly), and Emm
Watson (Herminoe Granger).
By Luci Morrissette
By Grace Qiu
50 Years ofDoctor Who
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Entertainment
Have you ever gone to pack your lunch and said, What Should I Pack?
Well here are some ways to stay healthy and still enjoy your lunch.
leftovers from the night before
home made hamburgers with homemade fries
fruit salad or salad
grilled cheese
make your own tacos
sandwich
yogurt with fruit or nuts cut up fruit
There are so many ways to pack a good lunch but just
remember that you can not heat up your food at school. Eating
a nutritious lunch will give you more energy for school!
By Lilly Simpson Neely and Liam MasnerWhat Should I Pack for Lunch?
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Happy New Year!!!See you in the Spring!
A Publication by 4th and 5th graders at Broken Ground School
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