Spring '19

Spring Is Here

By: Lucas P

Spring is here

Spring is here

Goodbye snow

Flowers grow

Birds and bees

Leaves on trees

Hello spring

Hello spring

The Bird

By: Jeremiah D.

Once upon a time there was a pretty bird.The birds name was Recko. Recko had colorful feathers and a yellow head. Recko loved going to the pet shop because he liked to tease the dogs because the dogs were locked up and Recko wasn't. When Recko leaves the shop he goes to the White House to meet the president Donald Duck. When Recko gets there he sees police,ambulance,and firefighters. Recko thought that Donald Duck had blew himself up because Donald was a little smart/dumb at the same time. Recko went up to the policeman and asked them what happened?The policeman asked are you this mans parent Recko did not know what to say so he just responded yes.Then the policeman said that this bird named Recko made him sick and he sneezed and the glass shattered and then he fell off the tall White House. Recko couldn't believe what he did. Recko didn't mean to make president Donald Duck sick.One week later Recko went to bird jail and he hated it he had to eat throw up and rotten eggs for breakfast and dinner two years later Recko got out of jail and then he learned never to tease somebody because you never know if it is going to happen to you!

All About Chickens

By: Lucas P.

• About 55 million chickens are eaten each day.
• Chicken tenders are called fingers because they are usually cut from the breast tenderloin into strips about a fingers width in thickness.
• There are more chicken on earth than people
• A mother hen turns her eggs about 50 times per day, and can lay more than 300 eggs per year.
• Chickens can remember over 100 different faces of people or animals.
• An egg develops at 88 degrees and is laid at 105 degrees.
• The color of a chicken's egg depends on the bottom of the chickens ear
• As chickens grow older they lay larger eggs.
• Chickens can taste saltiness, but not sweetness.
• A hen has to eat about four pounds of feed to make one dozen eggs.
• The earliest known printing of “Why did the chicken cross the road?” was in 1847 in a New York Magazine.
• On average, 97 chickens are killed every 0.05 seconds worldwide.
• There’s a rare breed of chicken from Indonesia that is completely black including the feathers, beak, and organs, due to hyperpigmentation. They can be sold for $2,500.
• There is an invention called a “chicken gun” which is used to test the resistance of airplane windows and engines by blasting dead chickens at the aircraft.
• There’s a wild mushroom called a Laetiporus that tastes nearly the same as chicken. It is sometimes called the “fried chicken mushroom.
• The record for most egg yolks in one egg is 9 yolks.
• The largest chicken egg ever recorded weighed 12 ounces and contained two yolks.
• When a chicken gets its head cut off, it can run the length of a football field before dropping dead.
• The longest recorded flight by a chicken lasted for 13 seconds at a total distance of 301 feet.
• Chickens have prehistoric roots and are the closest living relative of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
• Chickens can see and dream in full color.
• When chickens feel stressed, they start to lose their feathers.
• It only takes about 26 hours for a hen to produce an egg, and 21 days for the egg to incubate and hatch.
• The longest recorded chicken to live was named Matilda, who lived to be 16 years old, which is over twice as long as an average chicken lifespan.
• Chickens have their own unique language with over 30 different sounds used to communicate.
• Baby chicks can develop object permanence as soon as 2 days old, while it takes human babies around 7 months.
• Chickens are omnivores, and a hen will eat their own raw eggs if they are not satisfied with their diet.
• In order to clean themselves, chickens take dust baths. They dig a small pit in the ground and use the dirt to help with the oil in their feathers.
• If chickens listen to classical music, they can lay bigger and heavier
• Chickens can run up to 9 miles per hour!
• A chicken’s heart beats from 220 to 360 times per second.
• Chicken beaks can bleed.
• Mother hens talk to their chicks while they’re still in the eggs, and the chicks can chirp back while in the shell.
• In order to attract hens, roosters will do a dance called “tidbitting” involving moving their head up and down, waddling, and making certain sounds.
• In 2004, the chicken was the first bird to have its genome sequenced – which is finding out the order of their DNA. Doing this helped determine that the chicken is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
• Chickens have three eyelids.
• Mother hens teach their chicks what to eat and what to avoid.
• Chicken eggs nutrition value is the same, regardless of the egg color.
• Most eggs are typically laid in the morning between 7am and 11am.
• Hens generally choose their mates based on the size and brightness of a roosters comb on top of his head. Sometimes they will mate with multiple roosters at once.
• Originally, chickens were domesticated for the use of cockfighting.
• If you trick a hen into thinking a day is 28 hours by using certain lighting, she will lay bigger and stronger eggs.

Unforgettable Birthday

By: Hayley P.

It was an average day in New York City. The roads were busy, big crowds of people everywhere, and some strange commotion going on. However, it was a big day for Paisley, it was her 13th birthday! She was probably the most excited person in the world to be 13, probably because she was so excited to finally be a teenager. She ran downstairs to eat her breakfast. “Hey, dad do you know what day it is?” Asked Paisley. “Is it Friday?!” Dad said all excitedly. “Oh, I sure hope so!” Said Mom relieved. “Yeah bu-” “Oh, look at the time we gotta- go!” “Oh my goodness, okay! Bye sweetie! Love you, have a good day!” They kissed my forehead and told me goodbye. I got ready for school and now felt like crying. I went to the bus stop and waited. I waited, and waited, and waited and the bus never came. I was 20 minutes late to school, and my homeroom teacher said that she would mark me absent if I was late again. “This day keeps on getting better and better!” Paisley said sarcastically under her breath. When it was finally lunch time she sat next to her two friends Luna and Allison. “Hey guys…” Paisley said all upset and tears rolling down her face. “What’s wrong Pai?” Luna and Allison said all worried. “Do you guys remember?” “Remember what?” Luna and Alison were confused.” Paisley ran to the bathroom and stayed there until school ended. When she got home she went to her room and fell asleep. Mom and Dad came home shortly after and brought Paisley’s best friends Luna and Allison too. They began setting up for Paisley’s surprise birthday party. “I hope Paisley doesn’t wake up when were in between setting up.” Said Mom. “Us too!” Said Luna, Allison and Dad. They had finally finished setting up about a hour and a half later. Once party guests (Family and friends) showed up they started to hide. Some hid behind the couches, kitchen counters, and behind walls just everywhere and anywhere that they could. Mom went to go wake up Paisley with an excuse to get her to get ready. “Hey, Paisley go get ready we're gonna go shopping.” “Okay mom.” Paisley said all upset. Mom went out of the room to go hide. Paisley came out all dressed at least 8 minutes later. “Mom Dad I-! Mom! Dad! Hello?” Then there was a long pause. SURPRISE!! THen a big crowd of people jumped out at Paisley. Paisley was so excited and startled at the same time. “All this for me?” “Yup! This is all for you!” “I thought everyone forgot my birthday.” “Nope. It was all part of the plan.” Said her Dad “ALright now let’s get this party started!” “YEAH!” They all shouted. It turns out everyone did remember Paisley’s birthday.

~THE END~

The Marvel Cinematic Universe In Order (MCU)

By- Tristan M. followed by Jeremiah D.

1. Captain Marvel (2019) because in the movie it shows you why the avengers Initiative is called the Avengers Initiative
2. Iron Man (2008)
3. Hulk (2008)
4. Iron Man 2 (2010)
5. Thor (2011)
6. Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) although most of this movie is in the time frame of world war two,the rest of the movie is in one or two weeks before loki came to earth
7. The Avengers (2012)
8. Iron Man 3 (2013)
9. Thor: The Dark World (2013)
10. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
11. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
12. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
13. Ant-Man (2015)
14. Captain America: The Civil War (2016)
15. Doctor Strange (2016)
16. Guardians of the Galaxy (2017)
17. Spider man: Homecoming (2017)
18. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
19. Black Panther (2018)
20. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
21. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) because this movie happens during the movie Avengers: Infinity War so it doesn’t matter which way you watch it!
22. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
23. Spider-man: Far from home
24. Guardians of the galaxy Vol. 3