Emoji News
December 2018
Plainfield's Student Newspaper, Volume 2, Issue 3
Welcome Ms. Hernandez
Ms. Hernandez is one of our new first grade teachers. She teaches bilingual students in both English and Spanish. She is very happy to work at Plainfield, especially since she was once a student here! She was born in Elgin, Illinois. Her favorite thing to do is go on nature walks and her favorite food is a Mexican dish called Posole. She has a pet dog named Nuno. Ms. Hernandez is a great teacher and we hope she is here for many years to come.
By R.L. and A.G.
Mrs. Carnota Interview
Mrs. Carnota is one of our new second grade teachers. Before that she used to work with Mrs. Avina in the office. Mrs. Carnota lives in Havana, Cuba. She is married and has two beautiful kids. Mrs. Carnota has been a teacher for 9 years in Cuba. She used to work with musicians. Her favorite thing about Plainfield is teaching bilingual student. Mrs. Carnota's hobby is reading and listening to good music as well as traveling. Mrs. Carnota is looking forward to students being successful this school year. Also, Mrs. Carnota said that she loves being a teacher at Plainfield school. Thank you for your time Mrs. Carnota and we love having you here!
By M.M. and S.V.
Blizzards
By: A.S.
A blizzard is a severe snowstorm with low visibility. Chicago had a blizzard on November 26th with total snow accumulation of 8-12 inches.
What's Your Favorite Winter Animal? Tell us here!
Our November Survey showed that most students and teachers favorite holiday is Christmas! The second most favorite holiday is Ramadan, followed by Thanksgiving! Thanks for taking the survey.
Snow Day
Here are some of the things that people did during our snow day on Monday, November 26th.
- Played with their siblings
- Played video games
- Snowball fight
- Drink hot cocoa
- Play outside with snow
- Make snow angels
Hope you enjoyed your snow day!
J.H.
The Polar Express
Book Review
This is book is about a boy who gets on a train to go to the North Pole. He meets some friends on the way to see Santa. He and his friends get separated from the other kids. They got stuck on Santa's bag. When Santa was picking a special kid, he picks him. Santa gave him a bell from one of his reindeers. When he got it, he lost it. In the morning, he felt sad because he lost the bell. When he opened another present, it was another bell. He shook it, but his parents could not hear it. Only his sister could. His parents kept saying it was broken. By E.H.
How to make Gingerbread Cookies
First you sift the flour, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon and set aside preheat oven to 350 degrees f roll out dough
To 1//4-inch thickness on lightly floured work surface. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just begin to brown.
By S..V. , M.M. and C.T
Why was the little boy so cold on Christmas morning?
Because it was Decembrrrrr!
What does an elf study in school?
The elfabet.
What do you get when Santa plays detective?
Santa Clues!
What was the elf allergic to?
Sh-ELF-ish
By A.S.
Winter Holidays
Christmas is a holiday that Christians around the world celebrate every year on December 25th. Families decorate their homes with a Christmas tree and lights. Most people set up a Christmas trees before or after Thanksgiving. Some people usually buy fake trees because it’s easier. Some people will buy real trees. Trees are decorated with ornaments. Presents are then placed under the tree. On Christmas eve, people may attend mass at their church. On Christmas day, families enjoy a special meal and exchange gifts.
Hanukkah is an eight day celebration of the victory of Maccabees. Jewish people mostly celebrate this holiday. They celebrate by lighting a candle each night on a menorah. Families may attend temple services and have a special meal. Gifts are exchanged and children play with dreidels, a four-sided spinning top. Latkes, a potato pancake is a favorite food!. One of the teachers at Plainfield celebrates Hanukkah, Miss Brown. Her favorite part of Hanukkah is lighting the candles with her family and singing Hanukkah songs.
Don't have a Christmas Tree? Here are some ideas for making a Christmas tree from things around your house.
This is a Christmas tree that been painted on wood.
This person had a lot of books so they made a book Christmas tree.
This is a Christmas tree made of gloves that you can put in your room.
This is a Christmas tree that has been created by stuff all over their house.
By. E.H.
We all loved reading about Ivan
Ivan is a gorilla and he is so nice. He helped Ruby get out of the big top mall cause he did not want Ruby to end up like Stella. She was the one who passed away and he made a promise to Stella that he would free Ruby .Won’t you like to see Ivan and Ruby and when they got to the zoo. Ruby was so happy and Ivan was nervous because he did not know anybody at the zoo. They had a good life and Bob had a home with Julia’s mom and George.
By. C.G.
