Issue 2, March 2014 - Mercy Montessori School

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March 2014 Edition
FUN PLACES TO GO IN CINCY
WICKED REVIEW
FIELD TRIPS IN THE PRESCHOOL
MANY POLLS
RIDDLE OF THE MONTH
GAMES!
ILLUSIONS!
BOOK REVIEW
TEACHER INTERVIEW OF THE
MONTH
COMICS OF THE MONTH
CLASSY POETRY
Mercy Times press: Pictured
Lily Coughlin
Cate Rose
Nicole Curley
Maria Zerhusen
Not Pictured:
Alton Headworth
Zoe Cummings
Liam Kinnard
Nick Heitkamp
Carter O’ Daniel
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Wicked Pic!
Look at your poll
results!!!
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month’s
paper!!!
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ISSUE NUMBER. 2
THE MERCY TIMES
MERCY MONTESSORI NEWS PAPER./2014
Fun Places To
Go In
Cincinnati
One fun place to go in
Cincinnati is Union
Terminal at the
Museum Center. It
has places for the
little ones, but also
has places for people
wanting to learn
more about
Cincinnati’s history.
Another fun place to
go is the Zoo! The
Cincinnati Zoo has
Bengal Tigers; that’s
why Cincinnati’s
football team is
called the Bengals. A
list of some other
places can be seen on
the side.
Other Fun Places
1. Bengals and
Reds games
2. Sawyer Point
3. Washington
Park
4. Mt. Adams
5. Skyline
6. Bike Trails in
Armleader
Park
Mini Wicked Review
By Nicole Curley
Wicked is a play based on a book by Gregory Maguire. The
musical was in Cincinnati and was flawless. From the high
notes to the low, all notes were hit. The musical is the story of
The Wizard of Oz told by the
wicked witch, Elphaba. It is a
heartwarming story about love,
rivalry, and change. I would
HIGHLY recommend it.
What Field Trips Do We Want to Go On More
Often By Zoe Cummings
I interviewed two very charming kindergartners named Maevry and Eve about their favorite and not so
favorite field trips. This year the kindergartners to the Planetarium, California Woods and Imago Earth
Center. Maevry said that her favorite field trip was California Woods. Maevry liked when they got to go
the garden at California Woods. Eve liked the Planetarium most. She said that the best part of the
Planetarium was the popup book that they got to see. Eve liked it when they got to see the big screen at
the Planetarium. Eve said
that if she got to pick where
she wanted to go she
would pick the Cincinnati
Zoo. Maevry said that she
would want to go to the
Children’s Museum.
They both thought
that the field trips that they
went on were very fun
and enjoyable, and would
be happy to go on all of
them again.
Poll Results for
Upper and Lower
Elementary
GOOD FOOD
Pasta
Meat
Lettuce
Blueberry
What were the favo
rite
field trips?
345 voted
Nature Preserves
Cincinnati Zoo
Parks
Farms
Other
By: LIly Coughlin an
16%
32%
19%
12%
21%
d Zoe Cummings
By Nicole
RIDDLES AND POLLS
The upper el students voted on if they like
cookies or ice cream
Cookies 22%
Ice cream
78%
Jovial Words and Their Meanings!
Batrachomyomachy - Making a mountain out of a molehill
Kerfuffle - Nonsense, balderdash
Fartlek - An athletic training regime
Collywobbles - Butterflies in the stomach.
Hobbledehoy - An awkward or ill-mannered young boy
RIDDLE OF THE MONTH
Pronounced as one letter,
And written with three,
Two letters there are,
And two only in me.
I'm double, I'm single,
I'm black, blue, and grey,
I'm read from both ends,
And the same either way.
By: Liam Kinnaird and Carter O’ Daniel
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ILLUSIONS OF THE MONTH
Which one is it?
If only that was my neighborhood.
I think I’m seeing things (rainbows).
Book of the Month:
Warriors
By Erin Hunter
Rusty is a perfectly normal
Book 1: Into the Wild
house cat. That is until he
hears rumors about forest
cats. He is warned not to go
into the forest, but like the
saying,“curiosity killed the
cat,” he couldn’t help but
check out the forest. That
saying almost came true
when he was attacked by a
forest cat, who’s name was
Graypaw. Some forest cats
(who had been spying on
the battle) saw potential in
the young house cat and
invited him to join their
clan, in the forest. Graypaw
soon befriended Rusty, but
unlike Graypaw, some cats
didn’t quite approve
of Rusty. Now, how
far could that
disapproval go?
Read and find out!
By: Liam
Kinnaird
Rusty and Graypaw
TEACHER
INTERVIEW
This month our
Melissa loves all of the
Melissa is quite the
interview is on Melissa
Montessori materials.
teacher!
Himmelbauer. She has
“It really speaks to the
been at Mercy for 12
children,” she says.
years. She has taught
She has not always
-By Maria Zerhusen
K-3 and 7- 8. First, she
been a Montessori
and Nicole Curley
taught with Lisa at
teacher. She is
DeColores Montessori
interested in all
for 2 years. Then she
religions and is
came to Mercy and
very spiritual.
taught with Phyllis for
Zen activities are
10 years. She has been
enjoyable for her
teaching with Noreen
as well. Melissa
now for 2 years.
claims her
Mostly, she teaches
favorite color is
math and cultural. Her
rainbow. When
favorite book is A
Melissa taught at
Wrinkle in Time and
a mainstream
reads that to the third
high school she
graders every year
wanted a change
and hosts a party to
because she had
watch the movie, after
over 180
they finish the book.
students a day!
POETRY
Organized by Carter O’ Daniel
Stop!
Stop! Take a minute, will she care? Will he find out?
Stop! Give me a minute, will they notice? Or will they just pass by?
Stop! I need a minute, do I want this for them? Will this cause
problems?
Stop! Stop! Stop! One more minute, will this hurt? Will this give them
lots of stress everyday?
Stop! I need to think for one more minute. Should I hide it? Should I
hide it? Should I fight it? What is best?
Stop! Let me think. I should fight it, tell them, be as brave as I can, be
honest, love them with all my heart, be a role model, and that is what is
best. - KT Headley
TEN THINGS ABOUT SUMMER
It’s hot,
You can ride a bike,
You don’t have to leave the house,
It’s not cold,
You can go for a walk,
next,
You can go on vacation,
Watch fireworks on the Fourth of
July,
And you can sleep all day!
By Khalil Lucas
By Kyle Morath
By Grace Yi
Recipe of the month: Eggs with vegetables*
*optional
Eggs
Step 1. Crack eggs into most of the pan.
the large bowl.
After the butter is in
Step 2. Put some milk the pan, put the mix of
bowl. Put as much as you
want in the bowl.
Step 3. Beat the egg(s)
until the egg (s) are
thoroughly mixed
Step 4. Turn the stove
on to a medium-high
temperature.
the melted butter covers
in with the eggs in the
eggs and milk in the pan.
Step 7. Wait a few
minutes and then take a
spoon and drag the sides
of the eggs to the middle.
Step 4. Put the veggies
on the warmer zone and
set it to low. if you don’t
have a warmer zone, put
the bowl on a separate
burner and set it to
medium low.
Step 5. Put the
vegetables in the eggs,
and enjoy!
Step 8. Wait a few
minutes and then flip it.
Step 9. Serve and enjoy :)
Recipe by Alton Headworth
Vegetables
1. Butter
butter on the knife and
Step 1. Dice the
2. Butter knife
touch the butter to the
vegetables. If you don’t
3. Egg(s)
pan. If the butter starts
know how to dice, ask
4. Bell peppers* to sizzle, put the rest of
your parents.
5. Onions*
the butter in the pan. if
Step 2. Put the
6. Medium sized
pan Step 5. Put some
not turn the stove up to a vegetables in a pan.
higher temperature.
Step 3. Heat the pan up
Step 6. Once the butter to high. Cook until they
is in the pan, tip the pan
around. Make sure that
slightly turn brown.
7. Milk
8. 1 small bowl
9. 1 large bowl