June 2016 Newspaper FINAL

Paulo Intermediate School 75
455 Huguenot Avenue Staten Island, NY 10312
Principal: Mr. Ken Zapata
Assistant Principals: Mr. Mark Reinhold, Mr. Mark Herrmann, Mr. Joe Mariconda, Ms. Jessica Jackson
Top 10 Vacation Spots
Fun Things To Do Over the Summer
Celebrity Birthdays
Delicious Summer Recipe
Summer HW Assignments
UAU Votes
Top 10 Songs
Science News
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*If you were wondering, the Mystery Teacher of April was
MRS. SEARS and the first student to guess it correctly was
6th grader SAMANTHA MEKHAEL!
TOP 10 SUMMER VACATION SPOTS!!!
Here are some of the most beautiful and most fun places to visit with family
and friends!
1. London
2. Bora Bora
3. Barcelona
4. Paris
5. Sydney
6. New York
7. Maui
8. Rio de Janeiro
9. Cape town
10. San Francisco
Fun Things to do Over The Summer
Looking forward to the summer, but not sure what to do?
Look no further!
1. Go to the beach
2. Go to the pool (swim in the pool)
3. Go on a picnic
4. Go camping
5. Have some ice cream
6. Go biking
7. Go to the boardwalk
8. Go on a cruise
Celebrity Birthdays
If you’re a June baby, you may have a birthday that is the
same or close to some of these well known people...
Celebrity Name: Morgan Freeman
Celebrity Birthday: June 1,
1937
This celebrity is famous for narrating,
acting and having the most soothing
voice in the world.
A weird/interesting fact is he was in
the military.
Celebrity Name: Donald Trump
Celebrity Birthday: June 14,
1946
This celebrity is famous for being an
entrepreneur and running for president.
A weird/interesting fact is that he has
his own board game.
Celebrity Name: Derek Jeter
Celebrity Birthday: June 26,
1974
This celebrity Is famous for being a
New York Yankees shortstop.
A weird interesting fact is he did not
want to be the captain of the Yankees.
A Delicious Summer Recipe with a
Twist!
How does everything just taste better on a stick? I mean a lollipop would purely be a sucking a candy, licking the candy/caramel off of an apple would not be nearly as fun, cotton candy would turn
into clouds of sugary mess and an ice cream popsicle would just be a Klondike bar (Although there
is nothing I would not do for a Klondike Bar!!) Here we have “Stuffed Almond Butter & Strawberry
Jam French Toast Kabobs.” Simply combine a classic kid-friendly sandwich and twisted it up with a
breakfast favorite. Cut it up onto a stick!
8 slices challah bread (about 1-inch thick)
1/2 cup fresh almond butter (I prefer it ground right fresh out of the machine)
1 cup thinly sliced strawberries + more for garnish
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup strawberry jam
1 cup low fat milk
7 large eggs beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 tablespoons light butter (I use Land O Lakes Light)
1/4 good maple pancake syrup + more for drizzling
1 Lay all of the bread slices onto a flat surface and
spread 4 slices with almond butter and 4 slices with Jam.
2. Layer strawberries evenly on the jam piece.
3. Sprinkle the strawberries with cinnamon mixture and then place the other slice of bread creating
sandwiches. (You should have 4 sandwiches all together.)
4. In a shallow bowl whisk together eggs, milk & vanilla.
5. Place sandwiches in to the egg mixture pressing down to saturate as much as possible; flip to
douse both sides thoroughly.
6. Heat a large skillet and melt butter over medium heat.
7. Cook sandwiches 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown. (Press down with spatula to seal the
sandwiches)
8. Remove from pan and place on a cutting board.
9. While still warm, using a pastry brush, coat each sandwich with maple syrup.
10. Cut into even sized squares and thread onto skewers. (Feel free to alternate with whole fresh
strawberries)
11. Drizzle warm maple syrup on top and serve!
UAU VOTES
1) Where would you rather go on vacation?
a. Florida
b. California
c. Aruba
d. Bahamas
2) What will you miss most about this school?
a. Friends
b. Teachers
c. Gym
d. Nothing
3) What’s your favorite drink?
a. Soda
b. Water
c. Sports drink (Gatorade, Powerade, etc.)
d. Iced Tea/Lemonade
4) What is your favorite thing to do in the
summer?
a. Go to the beach
b. Play outside
c. Swimming
d. Sleep
5) What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
a. Cookies and Cream
b. Cookie Dough
c. Birthday Cake
d. Mint Chocolate Chip
...and the winners are:
1) Florida
2) Friends
3) Soda
4) Play outside
5) Cookie Dough
Summer Homework
English
For English, non-scholars students must read one fiction book in their approximate lexile range that
interests them, challenges them, and that they feel comfortable reading. (Note: Incoming Grade 7
and 8 scholars students must read one fiction AND one nonfiction book -- two books in total, with
two separate written responses - see guidelines below). Click Ideas for Finding a Great Book for useful tips on how to pick out some terrific titles, or click on the Paulo Virtual Library Page for a set of
excellent reading websites geared for middle school students (each offers great title suggestions
and tips to get kids reading). If you'd like some additional suggestions, you may click Fountas and
Pinnell Leveled Reading Suggestions to find some great titles organized by level. Individual book
title levels may be found at Scholastic Book Wizard (click on "Guided Reading" button and enter a
title, author, or keyword) or at www.lexile.com.
Each student is to write a book review (1-2 pages typed) recommending the book(s) he or she has
read to other students. Click SAMPLE BOOK REVIEW for an idea of how it should be structured, and
click Book Review Rubric for a breakdown of the essay's required components and how they will
be graded.
Due Date: Tuesday, September 13. 2016. Please note that all English Summer Assignments will count as
2 (two) homework assignments toward the first marking period grade.
Social Studies
For Social Studies, students will read one nonfiction OR historical fiction book on the time period
they will be studying in 2016-17. *Please Note: Students may choose ANY non-fiction or historical fiction book from the grade-specific lists provided below OR one book of their own choosing that fits
into the time period described for that particular grade. Students will then complete EITHER one (1)
Menu “A” task OR two (2) Menu “B” options from the task menus provided. Grade 8 Scholars students taking the Regents Social Studies Class have a different assignment; please see below.
Click on the grade-specific links below for menu task choices, as well as sample titles and time period parameters. (Some wonderful suggestions for titles to make the time period come alive for
Grade 6 Social Studies can also be found by clicking Great World History Nonfiction and Historical
Fiction Picks. For Grades 7 and 8 Social Studies (i.e., non-Scholars Grade 8), check out Excellent United
States History nonfiction and historical fiction picks).
*Important: Grade 8 Scholars have a unique assignment (see Regents Scholars link above) in lieu
of, NOT in addition to, the assignment for non-scholars students posted above. The assignment is
based on Let's Review: U.S. History and Government, 5th edition by John McGeehan and Morris
Gall, a supplementary classroom text which is part of the Barron's Review Course Series. All multiple choice questions and essays assigned must be hand-written on loose-leaf paper and turned
in on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. In addition, a full-period test based on the assigned readings
and multiple choice questions will be administered to all Grade 8 scholars Social Studies students
on Friday, September 16, 2016.
Due Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Please note that all Social Studies Summer Assignments
will count as 2 home works toward the first marking period grade.
Mathematics
For Mathematics, incoming Grade 7 and 8 students will receive a hard copy of their Mathematics
Summer Assignment prior to the end of the school year. (Incoming Grade 6 students will be able
to access it online). The assessment consists of multiple choice questions that students are to answer directly on the assignment sheet. Students are expected to show all work next to each problem and to circle their answer choice clearly. No calculators are permitted for this assessment!
DUE DATE: Tuesday, September 13, 2016. Please note that all Math Summer Assignments will count
as 2 (two) home works toward the first marking period grade.
Science
The Science Assignments are as follows:
Grade 6: Students will read a series of four science articles (click here to access these articles).
Once this is done, all students must then complete the GRADE 6 Science Task Graphic Organizer.
Grade 7: Students must read The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What We Eat –
Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan. Once this is done, all students must complete the
Grade 7 Task Graphic Organizer.
Grade 8: Students must read The Human Genome by Bridget Heos, ISBN # 1435895339, published
by Rosen Classroom, 2011. Students have the choice of purchasing the hard copy, OR reading it
in e-book format online (free) in its entirety by clicking here for the Paulo Virtual Library
Homepage (NOT the school website homepage!! If accessing from the www.is75.org homepage,
first click on the red "Paulo Library and Online Resources" tab on the left side menu, then
choose Paulo Virtual Library--click screen shots with step-by-step e-book log-in instructions if
you have trouble). (Please Note: Students must know their unique Follett Shelf username (given
out in school) in order to access the online version). Log-in button for the Virtual Library is located in upper right corner of the Virtual Library screen, and school-wide password is paulois75.
Once into the Paulo Virtual Library, click on Catalog tab on top, then Follett Shelf tab on left
menu. This will give you access to the Paulo Library's E-Book Collection, which includes The Human Genome. Students must also complete the Grade 8 Science Task Graphic Organizer.
Due Date: Task Graphic Organizers for all grades will be used to construct an argumentative
essay to be assigned in class. They will be due on Friday, November 18, 2016.
(Note: Students in our 12:1 Program have a modified science summer assignment - which is as
follows):
12:1 Grade 6 Science Assignment: Read the article "Do Animals Think?" and fill out the GRADE 6
Science Task Graphic Organizer as best as possible after reading it. Also, choose ONE other article from the list provided above for sixth grade, and write a short essay (three paragraphs
long) summarizing it.
12:1 Grade 7 Science Assignment: Read Chapter 8 in "The Omnivore's Dilemma: Young Readers
Edition" by Michael Pollan. Then complete Page Two of the Grade 7 Task Graphic Organizer
(Fact vs. opinion). Use text details and direct quotes from Chapter 8 to explain how you know
that these details are facts or opinions.
12:1 Grade 8 Science Assignment: Read "The Human Genome" by Bridget Heos in its entirety (see
directions above on how to access). Complete the Grade 8 Science Task Graphic Organizer as
best as possible, excluding the essay at the bottom. (This essay will be completed in class).
Top 10 Songs
Can’t Stop the Feeling
by Justin Timberlake
One Dance
By Drake & Wiz Kid & Kyla
Don’t Let Me Down
By Chainsmokers and Daya
I Took a Pill in Ibiza
By Mike Posner
Work from Home
By Fifth Harmony
Me, Myself, and I
By G-Easy X Bebe Rexha
Lost Boy
By Ruth B
Stressed Out
By Twenty One Pilots
My House
By Flo Rida
Work
By Rihanna ft. Drake
Science news
Long-necked sauropod dinosaurs include the largest
animals ever to walk on land, but they hatched from
eggs no bigger than a soccer ball.
A lack of young sauropod fossils, however, has left
the earliest lives of these giants shrouded in mystery.
Did they require parental care after hatching like
some other dinosaurs, or were they self-reliant?
Research funded by the National Science Foundation
(NSF) and led by Kristi Curry Rogers of Macalester
College in St. Paul, Minnesota, sheds the first light on
the life of a young Rapetosaurus, a titan saurian sau-
ropod buried in the Upper Cretaceous Maevarano
Formation of Madagascar.
An international team of scientists, led by the
China University of Geosciences in Beijing and
including paleontologists from the University
of Bristol, has shed new light on some unusual
dinosaur tracks from northern China. The
tracks appear to have been made by fourlegged sauropod dinosaurs yet only two of
their feet have left prints behind. Previous
studies of such track ways have suggested
that the dinosaurs, which were far too big to
walk on their hind legs, might have been
swimming. Scientists agree that dinosaurs
could swim -- nearly all animals can -- but evidence for swimming has been disputed.
The largest known tooth of Eotyrannus
Lengii – a small ancestor of the T-Rex dinosaur – has been discovered on the Isle of
Wight by an undergraduate paleontology
student from the University of Portsmouth.
Megan Jacobs, 20, was walking along
Compton Beach off Military Road when she
noticed something shiny and black sticking
out of the grey mud at the base of the cliff.
After carefully examining it she thought it
looked like a meat-eating dinosaur tooth.
Megan took her tooth to the Dinosaur Expeditions Centre where paleontologists
identified her tooth as belonging to Eotyrannus
Lengi.
Father’s Day
A few things to do with your dad or anyone who is celebrating Father’s
Day!
(June 19th, DON’T FORGET!)
Paintball: Let Dad explore his inner warrior. Nothing says I love you like
a “little’’ battle of the generations.
Car Show: Dad a car nut? Contact your local car clubs to find a nearby
show of amazing, vintage, hot-rod, or the latest electric car.
Volunteer Dad: He’s given you so much, now it’s time for you both to
give back. Turn spending time with dad into a meaningful opportunity
to
help those in your community.
Post It Wars
Have you got the challenge??? You up for the challenge??? We have all
different subjects and ideas. You must be challenged,
even Mr. Zapata participated in
his fabulous Mets window.
This all started when a
number of office buildings in
New York City
began decorating their
windows using only post it
notes.
A small war of it’s own
started here at Paulo and
teachers and
students were excited to
take part!
Take a look at some of the
work...
All of us at the Paulo Paw Prints would like to wish all faculty, staff,
students, family and friends a safe, fun and relaxing summer! We will see
you when we return in the fall and when we do, be on the lookout for
our October 2016 issue of the Paulo Paw Prints!
Michael Bivona
Mario Boscaino
Roger Brown
Connor Campbell
Michael Caserta
Valerie Chalfer
Dominick DeLuca
Christina Ebrahim
Vincent Forlizzi
Emmanuel Gonzalez
James Grant
Matthew Harris
Toni Innamorato
Christian Koch
Joseph LaMalfa
Claudia Lee
Julia Macpherson
Hailey Mercado
Elaina Noto
William Olsen
Smit Patel
Joseph Pecoraro
Devin Piecyk
Sara Piecyk
Emily Portalatin
Christopher Redding
Carissa Spano
Alyssa Williams
Mark Zbarsky
Noah Zikry
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