Fireside Gazette

The Fireside Gazette has approximately 50 student reporters from third, fourth, and fifth grades. We publish two issues per year, in the fall and the spring. Meetings are held on Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. Below you can find the schedule, guidelines for turning in articles, and a document with tips and an example article. Questions? Ask Ms. Burgert or Mr. Henkhaus!

Fall Schedule

All meetings are on Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. in Ms. Burgert’s room. (Our third meeting is on a Thursday due to Halloween.)

October 17: First meeting

October 24: Receive assignments

November 2 (**Thursday**): Check in, lesson

November 7: Check in, lesson

November 14: Rough drafts are due to peer edit

November 16: **NO MEETING, assignments due by 8 a.m. through Google Classroom 

December 12: Proofread paper

December 19: Be the first to see the paper! 

Editing Guidelines

Please help us out by following these guidelines when turning in your article: 

1. Submit your article through Google Classroom, and use the template we’ve provided to help with the rest of our guidelines. (There may be exceptions, like comics and games—we’ll chat with those people!)

2. Keep the font as it is in the template: 12-point, Times New Roman, black, left-justified (not centered).

3. Include your name at the top of the article.

4. Check the spelling of names and double-check facts, like dates. Ask for help if you need it!

5. Make sure your article has a title.

6. Put ONLY ONE SPACE between sentences, and NO EXTRA SPACES between paragraphs. Use the Tab key to indent (instead of using the spacebar multiple times).

7. If you have original artwork (like a comic or puzzle):

• Make sure the writing is very clear to read. Some kids have typed up words for comics and pasted them in, which works great! Just remember that your comic may be shrunk (to about 1/4 of a page), so make sure your words aren't too small.

• The final copy should be in black ink.

Check out Amelia's example of how an article should look when it's turned in.