Knightly News
October 2019
Volume 1
In This Issue
- Upcoming Events
- Athletes of the Month
- Sports Highlight: Girls Football
- ASB Back to School Assembly
- Culinary Arts with Ms. Walsh
- New Teacher Introductions
- Suggestion/Idea Box
Upcoming Events
Athletes of the Month
6th Grade
Stavros
7th Grade
Sameer
8th Grade
Tasnim
Sports
Spotlight: Girls Football
Hi, my name is Teresa and I am going to be telling you about the girls team football games against HMS, MMS, GMS, MMS, LCMS, and CVMS.
Our first football game was against Hillsdale Middle School. It was their first practice/game but they were pretty good. We didn’t know if we should go easy or play how we usually play which is hard. The coach said that because it was their first game we should go easy on them so we did. At the end of the game we were at 13 to 13 and we had the ball, so as soon as our quarterback said hike we blocked and she threw the ball to one of the wide receivers who caught the ball for the extra point. The score was 14 to 13 so we won by one point but they put up a good fight. When we were done we shook hands then went to sit down with our team so the coaches could talk to us and give feedback. We were really happy to have a game the next day against Montgomery Middle School. (MMS)
Our second game was against MMS. It was a pretty hard game, but we were able to make it through. When we scored first. At the end of the game the score was 18-0. We were so happy that we won our second game so we were super confident that we are going to win our third game against Greenfield. (GMS)
Our third game against Greenfield was difficult because they were really good. We managed to get a touchdown after they scored a touchdown and got the extra point. We got all the way up to 14 points and tied the game. Then we scored to make the score 20-14, but then we missed the extra point. They had the ball and they scored to make the score 20-20 and the game ended with a tie. We were happy that we didn’t win or lose. We were so happy about our next game that we had against (MMS) again.
Our fourth game against MMS was pretty fun. The score was 35-0, and we won. The game seemed easier since we had played them before.
We were super happy about our fifth game against LCMS. Our fifth football game was pretty easy because when we were playing they were mostly offensive. It was pretty easy to get to their quarterback to pull her flag. At the end of the game the score was 20-0 so we won. We were kind of scared to play against CVMS because they are really good.
Our sixth game against CVMS was difficult because they were really good at pulling flags and running the ball. The score at the end of this game was 14-7.
This is all about the girls football games so far, thank you.
By: Teresa Caudill, Sports Reporter
ASB
ASB kicked off the school year with the Back to School Assembly!
Today’s story is about Emerald’s first assembly of the year. To me, that was the greatest assembly I ever saw. Anyways back to the article. To start it off, the first scene was our cheer team doing a cheer for us. It was great. There were flips and jumps and dances on a black, long looking foam mat that stretched out about the size of a classroom floor. After the performance, four cheerleaders went to roll up the mats. When they were finished, two girls walked to the center of the stage. They announced that the assembly games have now started and that the first game was a balloon game.
The rules were very simple. One, get a partner. It was 6th vs 7th vs 8th grade. So it had to be two kids from each grade. Two, tie balloons to both kid's feet. Three, tell them to go stand at one corner of the rectangle where the tape was to keep space for the game. Four, when ready say go. The three teams with two people each went at the other team's balloons if your balloon popped or fell off you were out.
The next game was called hungry hippos. In this game, you had to get with a partner again. But this time you push your partner on this weird looking old fashion Mario cart with no windshield and no steering wheel and lastly no seat belts and no doors. And to go forward is by your partner pushing you to the other side to grab some marshmallows and come back. After you got back you and your partner would switch so if you were pushing now you're on the cart. The team with the most marshmallows at the end won. The 8th grade team won this game.
The next game was hula hoop run. The hula hoop run was where multiple teams of four ran to get hula hoops and if they dropped it that had to do 10 jumping jacks and you had to hula all the way. Once you got back to your team with all four hula hoops, you had to construct a mini-tower that stood on its own and then your team would win.
The last game was where two people would first knock over three water bottles with nothing but their head after that they had to tear up lots of paper and then they blew up a balloon to use the air to knock down more water bottles. And then they spun around a bat ten times got a balloon went into the hula hoop put the balloon down and sat on it.
The assembly was such a great way to kick off the 2019-2020 year at Emerald! Thank you to ASB for all of their hard work.
By: Aidan Karyakos and Jonathan Tofa, ASB Reporters
ON CAMPUS
Culinary Arts with Ms. Walsh
Ms. Walsh started teaching the culinary arts elective this year. Culinary arts is learning how to prepare, cook, and present food. In her class they make cookies, brownies and other stuff. Ms. Walsh enjoys her cooking class because she likes teaching kids other skills. She said, “it’s not only cooking, we have to learn how to measure, we have to learn how to use the oven.’’
For the class's first experience they baked sugar cookies. Ms. Walsh said, "I want to bake brownies next! I hope they turn out good!"
By: Vania Herrera and Jakira Rumph, On Campus Reporters
CELEBRATIONS
New Teacher Alert!
This year Emerald welcomed 5 new teachers!
Mrs. Dembowski
One of our new teachers is Mrs. Dembowski. She loves Emerald she thinks it is awesome. She said, ’’I like the school community’’.
She came from elementary school and she teaches 7th-grade ELD. She is also now the art class wheel teacher. ‘’Our students are kind and welcoming,’’ she said and I think we should keep it that way.
If you want to meet her she is in classroom 408, but you should let her know first. Remember to treat her with kindness!
“They may forget what you said but they will never forget how you made them feel.’’ -Carl W Buehner
By: Amauri Allen, Celebrations Reporter
Mrs. Estrada
This is Mrs. Estrada, she is in room 610 and she is very nice! She teaches all grades and all subjects. So cool right? She is a superstar!
Mrs. Estrada said, ‘’Emerald is awesome.’’ SO we should keep it up and not change so she will always think Emerald is awesome! If you want to stop by her classroom 610. You should email her and ask to stop by for a visit!
By: Amauri Allen, Celebrations Reporter
Ms. Kask
One of the new teachers at EmSteam is Mrs. Kask she teaches math and science. Ms. Kask’s room is 402. The grade she teaches is 6th grade.
Ms. Kask said, “I'm excited for all the awesome kids here and all the fun stuff we are going to be doing here since its a STEAM school.’’
We ask Ms. Kask to share something interesting about her and she said ”well I used to live in the south coast. I think that that is something unique.’’
By: Delilah Angulo, Celebrations Reporter
Mrs. Nissou
Mrs. Nissou teaches 8th grade math. She is in room 504. Please make her feel welcome at Emerald!
Ms. Sharp
Ms. Sharp is a new teacher to Emerald. She loves Emerald so far, so we want to keep it that way. She said, “Everyone is so nice and helpful and middle schoolers are even more fun than I thought they'd be!” Thats awesome! She teaches ELD, history, science, and English. If you want to meet her, her classroom is room 405.
Ms. Sharp also said, “I have a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois, my teaching credential from SDSU, and I just finished my Master's in Curriculum and Instruction last week! I have taught special education and most grades from 1-6 at some point.”
Mrs. Sharp is a happy teacher. Lets make sure the students are very welcoming to her!
“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.”
By: Tiarika Walker, Celebrations Reporter