LIGHTNING GAZETTE

VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2
MARCH 2016
LIGHTNING GAZETTE
LIGHTNING GAZETTE VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2
How Do You Define Respect?
This is what respect means to
JZMS teachers,
staff, and students:
“Being kind to
others even when
you don't like
them.”
“Treating people
with dignity.”
“Respect is a way
of living. It is considering others'
feeling without regard to our own.
It is realizing that
it's not all about
you and you must
sometimes act according to how it
will make the
other person
feel.”
“An attitude towards someone or
something that
makes them feel
comfortable and
valued.”
“Respect is when
someone treats
you the way you
should be treated
-- nicely.”
“Treating people
fairly.”
“Respect is being
attentive when lis-
Walk to Read
Some 6th graders
went walking to
Lambs Elementary
to read to 1st
graders. The 1st
graders read
some books to us,
and we read some
books to them.
By Leslie Coronado Hernandez
tening to the
teacher, working
well with others
and doing what
you are asked to
do without eye
rolling, teeth
sucking, or talking
back.”
“I think respect is
what we know as
the golden rule:
treat others the
way you want to
be treated. It's
treating every human being like
they are valuable.”
having manners
towards other
people. You treat
them how you
want to be
treated. Show
manners towards
your elders and
people that you
meet.”
“Respect is being
polite, treating a
person the way
you want to be
treated, being
kind, listening to
their opinion - not
being judgmental.”
“I think respect is
By Karen Bañuelos
Each 6th grader
read to one or two
first graders. We
did the trip so we
could teach 1st
grader how to
read better.
Inside this issue:
Toucans
p2
Ladybug Facts
p2
Man’s Best Friend
p2
10 Top Weird Phobias
p3
Birthdays
p4
Zodiac Signs
p5
Z-Periods
p6
Delicious Smoothies
p6
Caught on Camera!
p7
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Toucans by Fabian Peña
Toucans are one of
the most popular
birds in the world.
Toucans come in
very colorful variations. Some people
say they are love
birds because they
have a black tip
shaped like a heart
on their beak. Did
you know that toucans control their
body temperature
by adjusting the
blood flow to their
beak?
Ladybug Facts by Fabiola Peña
There are about
4,300 kinds of ladybugs in the world.
Female ladybugs
can east as many as
75 aphids in one
day!
Ladybugs smell with
their feet and antenna.
Pictured below is
Avery’s dog Molly.
A ladybug’s jaws
chew side to side
instead of up and
down like our jaws.
The color of a ladybug’s spots begins
to fade as it gets
older.
A ladybug’s bright
color warns birds
that it does not taste
good.
Ladybugs are beetles.
When a ladybug
flies, its wings beat
85 times every second.
You cannot tell a ladybug’s age by its
spots.
Female ladybugs
are larger than male
ladybugs.
Man’s Best Friend By Avery Joyce May
Taking care of a dog
is basically taking
care of a big baby.
With the right
amount of love and
loyalty you show to
your dog the more
he or she will show it
back. Believe it or
not but dogs are
very protective of
their owner or owners. Did you know
that dogs can smell
your emotions? For
example, if you are
upset your dog will
most likely try and
cheer you up.
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Top Ten Weird Phobias by Cameron Steinbacher
No.1 Hippopotomonstrosesquipedalioph
obia
The irony of this phobia is that it is the fear
of long words. This is a
real phobia but it’s
one of the more weird
ones. Sometimes it can
come from pronunciation problems. The
simple cure to this one
is just to practice your
pronunciation.
No.2 Automatonophobia
Basically, this is the
fear of inanimate objects. This one can
spring up from playing games that involve
animatronics or statues or pretty much
anything that can be
possessed that originally could not move.
No.3 Trypophobia
This is the fear of
holes. This one I can
kind of understand
because some holes
can look just weird. I
also don’t understand
it because it is just a
hole, but to other people there is something
scary/evil about the
holes that they see but
that we can’t see.
No.4 Numerophobia
This is the fear of numbers. This one I can’t
see you going out into
public just because
there are numbers
every where. So you
would have to go
through special training to learn numbers
without even realizing
it or you would probably freak out. Besides I
don’t understand this
one just because you
literally have to see
numbers every day.
No.5 Panophobia
This is the fear of everything. Another one I
really do not understand because how do
you even move? Think
about it: if you fear
everything you fear
moving, eating, talking, etc. So how often
are you scared 24/7 or
do you just have to
keep your cool? So, if
you really think about
it this phobia is pretty
rare.
No.6 Phobiaphobia
This is the fear of
fears. Wouldn’t this
send someone straight
to the nut house because you’re afraid of
having a fear but
you’re afraid of having
that fear and so on, so
on. It is like phobiaception if you think
about it.
No.7 Phengophobia
This one is the fear of
sunlight/sunshine. So
this one I could live
with. If I had it all I
would have to do is go
to night school. That’s
your problem solved
right there. But what if
someone trolled you
and put like a fake sun
light above your
head? Would you just
freak out?
how there is a duck
watching you.
So there is nothing
wrong with this one if
you’re on a farm because there are
ducks on farms all
the time. This fear
can spring from if
you get attacked by a
bunch of ducks, like
if they keep on biting
you for some reason.
No.10 Somniphobia
This is the fear of
sleep. This one might
spring from if you
have like really bad
No.8 Rupophobia
nightmares all the
This is the fear of dirt. time so it might make
Another one I comyou never want to
pletely don’t undersleep. You might be
stand but if you have
able to tell if someit, you have it and if
one has this because
you don’t, you don’t.
they might act real
Besides, this is another tired, or they might
rare one. Personally,
just look like they do
I’m glad it’s rare. If it
not get much sleep
was not, I can’t imagine a world where
everyone is afraid of
dirt.
No.9 Anatidaephobia
This one is the fear
that some where some
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February Birthdays Compiled by Karen Bañuelos
Lanaia Lampkin
Aaliyah Jackson
Bianca Cedillo Perez
Emmalei Drew Jones
Marquez Burns
Kleigh Anderton
Leroy Brown
Damien Eaddie
Jan Patterson
D’Artagnan Gibson
Mekaylia McClendon
Raistlin Michalec
Angelica Roach
Avante Jones
Gilbert Mitchell
Jayden Phoenix
Sterlynn Ward
Javin White
Torrance Perry
Alexandra Spillars
Ja’Niya Simmons
Anthony Clark
Lanyia Rambert
Gaia Washington
Arthur Wilson
Jessica Bevins
Adam McCarr
Angela Scott
Alliyah Johnson
Lillian Wilson
Talaysia Davis
Kyla Wright
Mary Edwards
Belen Martinez
Lizbeth Ruiz
Lanelle Reed
Alexis Bacani
Aidan Lathrop
Migueas Mendez
Troy FcFadden
Britney Morales Lopez
Leandrea Heyward
Ms. Gleim
Ms. Tiernan
Ms. Lee
March Birthdays Compiled by Karen Bañuelos
Matthews Crews
Justin Gonzalez
Breanna Richter
Tahlaia Ferris
Lamar Barr
David Cano
Yancarlo Montejo Morales
Abigail Barwick
DeQuante Walker Washington
Anny Zelaya Granados
Anya Wesley
Ny’esha Johnson
Angela Ramirez-Arreola
Faith Kelley
Bryan Jimenez
Jaheim Jones
Maurice Smalls
Trae’Kyah Holston
Chaniya Smalls
Daquan Washington
Keiontay Reed
Kyiaisa Witfield
James Fountain
Aliyah Chavis
Ta’Leigha Gibbs
Jesus Verdugo Santiago
Keyara Johnson
Avonte Wright
Nijayla Aiken
Kelly Blanco Chavez
Shanaiasha McCants
Jahari Venning
Ryan Bromell
Corey Speights
Jada Wade
Luis Toledano Garcia
Kairon Wade
Ms. Price
Ms. Pelkofsky
Ms. Gore
Mr. Crankfield
Ms. Anderson
Ms. Guider
Mr. Alban
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Pisces
by Zamani Lyde
Pisces (February 18March 20) is the sign
of mysticism, mystery and the spiritual
unknown. Most Pisces are somehow
involved with occult
or spiritualism.
ble intuitive ability.
Pisces are very good
at understanding
people for they have
the ability to delve
into the psyche and
see behind a person's motivations.
Pisces have extremes of emotions
and feel both good
and bad intensively.
They have formida-
Pisces are not the
pushovers that they
may seem to be. In
fact, they have the
strength of character
Aries
to stand up for what
they believe in and
they can do hard
work for something
they believe in.
Pisces can be very
lazy but only in matters that they do not
care about. Pisces is
the most sensitive of
all zodiac signs.
by Zamani Lyde
Aries (March 20April 19) is the first
of the zodiac signs.
Aries is the sign of
the self. People
born under this sign
can be very selforiented.
Aries are adventurous, exciting, vi-
brant and talkative.
They are natural,
confident leaders
who like to be the
center of attention.
Aries are enthusiastic about their goals
and enjoy the thrill
of the hunt. They are
very impulsive and
usually do not think
before they act - or
speak.
Too often Aries will
say whatever pops
into their head and
usually end up regretting it later!
“Try to be a rainbow
in someone’s cloud.”
~Maya Angelou~
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Z-Periods by Leslie Coronado Hernandez,
Angela Ramirez-Arreola & Jessica Sanchez
We went around and
interviewed people
about their ZPeriods and asked
these two questions :
“What are you doing
in your Z-Period
class?” and “Are you
learning anything
interesting or have
you done something
interesting yet?”
Mrs. Gleim and
Mr. Hughes’ ZPeriod: “We are
supposed to write a
letter to a teacher
that we want to give
thanks for teaching
us.” ~Jocelyn
Mr. Grant’s ZPeriod: “We are
supposed to read a
book and answer
questions about the
book. We learned
that reporters risk
their lives to get a
story.” ~Chris
Mrs. Gregory’s ZPeriod: “We are
making structures
out of cardboard. “
Ms. Mustipher and ~Carmen
Ms. Macomber’s Z
Delicious Smoothies
Smoothies are man’s
best friend! Also
children and
women. Smoothies
are good and good
for you. People like
smoothies because
they are tasty and
healthy.
Did you know that
some people put
vegetables in their
smoothies?! You can
use farm grown, frozen, or fresh fruits
and veggies.
-Period: “We are
making a word
cloud that describes
you and me. We
learned that flowers
have been through a
lot but they are still
flowers and they are
like humans.”
~Nakailah
by Ne’Vyia Dews
I know someone who
really loves smoothies—Mr. Brooks. His
daughter makes delicious smoothies
which inspired him
to make them. He
drinks smoothies
just about every day!
I’ve tried them myself, and they’re
great!
Here’s a recipe for
you and your family
to slurp down.
Strawberry Shortcake Smoothie
Blend 2 cups strawberries, 1 cup
crumbled pound
cake, 1 1\2 cups
each milk and ice,
and sugar to taste.
Top with whipped
cream (yum!) and
add more strawberries.
There you have it!
Until next time, run
smoothily. Get it?!
PE Z-Period: “We
are playing soccer.
And we are learning
more dribbling
skills and passes.”
~Addis
Ms. Whitten’S Zperiod “We are talking about the environment, and I
learned that poop
can be made into
soil!“ ~Kaitlyn
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Lightning Gazette staff:
Avery May
Ms. Cary editor
Fabian Peña
Karen Bañuelos
Fabiola Peña
Leslie Coronado Hernandez
Angela Ramirez-Arreola
Ne’Vyia Dews
Jessica Sanchez
Zamani Lyde
Cameron Steinbacher
Self portrait by Fabiola Peña