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Poem Problems

By Ava Tarry

I tried to make a poem,

but all my words are slow’n.

I tried to write some lines,

but then they looked only fine.

I’ll get back up and try again.

I might, just might, be able to win,

be able to win

I’ll win the grand prize,

right before your eyes.

If I revise, if I revise.

Sunlit

by: It

I step out into the bright rays

Bear foot, what else can I say?

Jumping like a rabbit, quick and fast

I thought the coolness of the night would last

To my destination, to the mailbox

Bringing my lit keys, to open the locks

Hopping across hot lands, felt like all the sun's heat on the ground

When they see me, they turn around

But I have no worries, not at all

‘Cause I don’t care about the ones I’ll appall

The place I’m going is more important

Even if the sun’s scorching constant

Is all on me

And is all on me

RIDDLE

by Simon Wong

Three different doctors said that Paul is their brother yet Paul claims he has no brothers. Who is lying?Solution

Life in the AIG Learning Lab... Can You Pass the Test

by Harper Siferd and Emmitt Dodd

What 2 special closets are in the AIG room?

- ( ) Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo closets
- ( ) Harry Styles and Dua Lipa closets
- ( ) Taylor Swift and Harry Styles
- ( ) Banana and potato closets

What are 2 depth and complexity icons?

- ( ) Big Idea and Unanswered Questions
- ( ) Arrays and Context Clues
- ( ) Stocks and Line Graphs
- ( ) Chip and Potato

What are 2 of Mrs. Finch's expectations?

- ( ) Eat in class and play with things during her talking
- ( ) Sometimes participate and get things wrong a lot
- ( ) Get everything right and be very uptight
- ( ) An active mind and a respectful attitude

What are 2 things that Mrs. Finch has written on her ?

- ( ) You are great and you can do it
- ( ) I like bananas and cool tomatoes
- ( ) Give me gifts and you can't ever come into my classrom
- ( ) I believe in you and you will succeed!

All Aboard for a New School Year

by Harper Blake

Hey everyone! Welcome back to Salem Elementary! This year will be super exciting because our theme is Full STEAM Ahead! We’re going to dive into Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math in fun and awesome ways.

To kick off the school year, all the teachers wore matching shirts and went on a cool field trip to the train depot in downtown Apex. They had a blast and even got their picture taken with the mayor! Can you find your new teacher in the photo?

Our Full STEAM Ahead theme is all about doing cool projects and learning new things. We’re going to do science experiments, build things, create art, and solve math problems. It’s going to be so much fun!

I can’t wait to see what we’ll learn and do this year. Let’s make this the best school year ever! Welcome back, everyone!

Copy of The Opposite War-Levi's book in progress

UnBEARable Moments

by Mark Reverdatto

Okay,”Walkie Talkie,” I say. “ Flashlight, sleeping bag, nutrition bars, anything else?” I look around our camp, or as I like to call it, the laboratory. I started to pack all of our bags when my fellow hikers tell me to look up, and there it was, The Aurora Borealis, with its wave-like sea of colors. The sight stuns me, and I say, “Oh my god.” Some say it is the most beautiful sight, I think they are underestimating it. “ Let’s finish packing,” I say, and then we return to our bags. “ And I thought Alaska couldn’t get any better.”

After setting all the bags up, we go over the plan quickly. We will hike around Lake Grosvenor and collect samples of life in the forest to bring to the laboratory. “ Be careful of grizzly bears,” I warn my companions.” We will not hurt them, for they are endangered, majestic creatures. Be careful though, I do not want anyone to lose a limb.”

The silent, beautiful night in the snowy forest made the time fly by. We also found some half-eaten sockeye salmon, which is good and bad because of bears. I then heard my companion's radio to me to come quickly to see something. I came over, and I saw fresh bear tracks. “It’s all right,” I say. Let’s keep on going.”

My companions went silent after that, but I didn’t. I was determined to hike around Lake Grosvenor. Besides, we were pretty far on our hike. Oh look, I see some rabbit fur. Let me just-Grrrr… ROOOAAARRR!!

“Aaahh!!” What was that? I look around, and everyone is running. Then, it comes out. The grizzly bear. “What the - ROOAARR!! Everyone get back!!” I shout, take a stick, my flint and steel, and create a torch. “ Get back!” I say to the bear, waving my blazing torch. The bear starts backing away, but then I realize she is not alone. Just then, I feel like I have been shot with multiple blazing arrows in my ribs. A bear tackles me, but I wave my torch, blinded by the pain. The bears begin disappearing from view as I feel a warm liquid pouring down my leg. My vision starts to fade as I start to black out.

“Uuggghhh,” I say. “Hum, where am I?” I sit up, and my body automatically starts aching, and I lay back down. After some time, I can sit, and I look around. This looks like the medical center of our camp.

I see a doctor, and I ask, “ Excuse me, are we in the Grosvenor Medical Center?” “ Yes, we are,” says the doctor. “What happened?” I ask. “ You have been out for two days because of the bears; how are you feeling?” I think, then say, “ My ribs feel like they are on fire, and my body aches a little.” The doctor then tells me, “ You broke your right rib cage in the blow, but your fellow hikers carried you back. Oh, and they wanted to give you this.” The doctor holds out a jar with some object in it. Oh, wait, “ Is that a salmonberry!!?” “Yes, it is,” says the doctor. That was my dream to get one. “Can you tell my friends thank you? We have a new mission in the forest. Operation: Bear Trap.

Lifeguard Wins Surfing Competition

by DK

About 40,000 people went to the bay to watch the surfers surf the waves. The lifeguards were busy saving people from the waves that came on shore. One wave in particular made a child go under a house. Fortunately; the child was safe and not injured.

Forty invites, around the world professional and legends. They took waves that were over 50 feet head on. It is said about 60,000 people watched from the beach and cliffs that were nearby. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, the Eddie, is held when the waves are larger than 40 feet, it is very rare.

A lifeguard in Hawaii was the winner of the Eddie. Which some people call ¨Super Bowl of Surfing.¨ By beating the sports biggest names. This 27 year old the award while wearing his yellow shirt and red shorts. He was saying that it was a ¨Dream come true¨ to even just participate in the computation on the 23rd.

Luke Shepardson was the winner in the most legendary surfing contest. The contest was held over the weekend of the 23th of January, for the first time in 7 years.

Luke was an alternative. When anyone gets sick or injured and can not come, an alternative comes instead. At the end of the computation Luke says ¨I gotta get back to the tower and make sure everyone’s OK until the end of the day.¨

On the beach Luke had won $10,000 and 350,000 Hawaiian Airline miles. A little less than the 75k John John won in 2016. When the event was still sponsored by Quiksilver.

During the competition the surfer activated the safety vests, so they can stay above the white water and not drown to the waves. And the lifeguards can bring them back to shore and help them deflate the vest.

It first started in 1984 in memory of a lifeguard whose name is Aikau who died trying to save a canoe of people in 1978. The Aikau family invites surfers from all around the world for the Big Wave event.

The first female invitee was Andrea Moller who was the first to ride a wave in the Eddie. And Keala Kennelly one of the 6 women to compete with 6 women alternates. Makua Rothman suffered an injury, went out with a knee brace. And Michel and Mason Ho competed alongside each other, father like, son like.

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A Costume Gone Awry

by Nattie

I was having so much fun trick-or-treating in my Among Us costume when I saw a costume roller skating (or blading) event poster. I decided to go there because I’m the town champion and I was feeling pretty confident. As I put on my roller skates, I realized that my mask made it hard to see, but I ignored it, I mean, what could go wrong? (DRAMATIC FORESHADOWING) Whoo!! Roller skating was so much fun, and I was doing pretty well, so I decided to enter the competition where the fastest one wins!

I was almost in the lead, when my mask got foggy. I ignored it for a little, but eventually it got so foggy that I could barely see three feet ahead of me. I tried to clean it off, but that just made it worse. I finally started to clean it off when I realized that one of my roller blades wheels got chipped.

I started to lose my balance when a cute guy took my hand and asked me if I needed help. I shyly answered yes and he flashed me a smile. I started to regain my lead when a bully pushed him and I had no way of regaining balance. My hat fell off and I fell down so quickly I didn’t even know what was happening until my face hit the ground. The judge shouted a word at me, but I couldn’t make it out because it seemed far away. I woke up in the hospital, and I realized that I broke my jawbone when I fell. I didn’t win the competition, but at least I have my candy.