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FRIDAY MAY 1, 1998
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The Enrichment Cluster Program has taken hold in Bayville's primary and intermediate schools, thanks to Principal Nora Friedman's initiative and the cooperation of her staff. The program offers a multitude of subjects, facilitated by local residents with special skills, or by teachers endowed with dormant talents which find no outlet within the confines of a school curriculum. The students may choose whichever topic most appeals to them, and they are being guided through six one-hour sessions.
My subject was "Got a Nose for News." Four 3rd grade students and one 5th grade student chose to attend. Their motivation is expressed in their own words: "I choose this cluster because I thought maybe it would be fun to interview people and write about people's lives." Or: "I like to write articles about sports and movies." Or: "I like writing about people, hobbies, activities, and important information." Or: "I like to write stories and I thought it would be a new thing to try." The choice of topics was up to them, but once they had made a decision they had to stick to their project, because of time limitation - and journalists have deadlines to meet. Most of the young reporters enjoyed drawing, and I encouraged them to include illustrations with their reports. During the final two sessions a few chose to visit other clusters and report their observations. I kept editing to a minimum (mostly spelling) and left the text of interviews untouched.
I like my sister because she is very sweet. Sometimes she's a pain because when I put my stuffed animals on my bed she kicks them off. I don't know why, but she was crying one day. I love my sister because she is a lovely person. She is five years old. She has red hair and blue eyes. When I play with her we dance to the radio. Whenever she has a friend over, she acts funny because she jumps on me and hangs onto my pants. Natasha Heintz describes a cluster called "Private Eye" and interviews Devon about this cluster: "Private Eye is about a cluster which looks at objects through a jewelers' lens and discuss what it reminds them of."
When I go to Brownies my leaders always keep me busy with fun stuff to do.
Titanic is great for its effects and graphics. It is also a love story and the actors and actresses did a great job. It is about a rich girl and a third class passenger street boy who got his ticket in a poker game. When they meet it takes time, but they become friends. Over the course of time while the ship was still afloat, their relationship started to grow. Then they eventually fall in love with each other. Will they be able to survive the massive crash, or sink? The Wedding Singer is about a guy named Robbie Hart who makes a living by singing at weddings and parties. He is engaged to be married but his bride-to-be doesn't show up. In the meantime a waitress named Julia is engaged also, but her fiance won't set a date. When Julia and Robbie meet they become friends, because they can understand each other's feelings. All in all, it is a great movie. Better go see! The movie is recommended to all because there are a lot of laughs. Kids especially will love, and I mean love, this movie. It will be a good way to get out of the house. This story is great because it is about little people called the Borrowers. The Borrowers have to move out of a soon to be wrecked house, along with the family that lives there, without being discovered. The boy who lives there sees one of the Borrowers and helps them without letting his parents know. When the move comes, the two Borrower kids get left behind. It is a race to save the house and the Borrowers. Wow, did I see a Borrower? Yes, on the big screen. Once there was a Lego man named Bob. Bob was a train engineer. The train's name was Willburg. Bob's friend Dan gave Willburg octane gas. Bob called to the passengers: "All aboard, track 103 now boarding." Pepper, Nick, and Dutty got on the train. They went to Lego Island. A few hours later, the train crashed into mountainside because someone threw a switch. Dr. Clicket drove his ambulance to rescue the passengers. Bob said the Brickster had thrown the switch. He was hiding in the box car. Nick and Dutty caught the Brickster and brought him to Lego court. The Brickster didn't have a lawyer. Nick put him in a cage inside prison. The end. * * * Once there was a Lego boy named Pepper. He delivered pizzas on his skateboard. One day Pepper was delivering a pizza to the jail, for Nick. Nick was a policeman. When Pepper got there, he saw a sign that said "no pizza." So he waited for Nick. He stood close to the jail and the Brickster grabbed the pizza. The Brickster was a bad guy. He stuck the pizza into the lock and broke out. Can you believe it, kids? He took the chopper and broke the power brick off the informanics tower. Then Nick came and Dutty, who is also a policeman, called. He said the Brickster stole the ambulance from Dr. Cricket. Nick said, pick up everything he drops. He picked up everything he dropped and they fixed the chopper. Then they caught the Brickster and ... had a party at the informanics.
Champion Chocolate Company is a cluster at Bayville Intermediate School. They make chocolate. Then when the chocolate is finished they pack it either in a box, or they wrap it in plastic and ribbon. When they go near the chocolate they have to wear hair nets. Sometimes half of the cluster makes chocolate and the other half go to our computer room and make advertisements for when they sell it at open house. With the money they make, they're going to give it to charity. The Bayville Free Library presents a storytime program by The Epilepsy Foundation on Wednesday, May 6 at 4:30 p.m. for children 3 to 6 years of age. Registration is required, please call Jan Friedman at 628-2765 for information. The library is located at 34 School St., Bayville. |
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