Dolphin Splash Welcome back to the student newspaper, the Dolphin Splash. We have a

new crew of 4th and 5th grade students who are coming up with wonderful article

ideas, brainstorming questions and interviewing both staff and students. They

have created a series of informative and entertaining articles for you to enjoy. We

want to welcome back our veteran Newspaper Club members who have joined us

from last year and welcome our new journalists.

Sit back and enjoy their efforts.

Thank you,

Mrs. Hartje (4th Grade) & Mrs. Ranucci (LMC)

Party Time at Young By: Sean B., Alissa R., Cameron V.

Pumpkins and leaves everywhere. Doesn’t this make you think of the fall parties? On Friday, October 28th the fall parties at Nancy Young happened. All the students and PTA made the exciting parties. Didn’t you love all the students’ costumes? Ms. Benzin liked the Elvis Presley costume, and Mrs. Prabhu liked the banana costume. Mrs. Prabhu would rather have apple cider, but Ms. Benzin liked the water just the way it was. They liked reading the story with all the kids in the classroom’s names and seeing the students in their costumes. Instead of Oreos, they would rather have pumpkin pie slices and cinnamon rolls. Mrs. Prabhu and Ms. Benzin would have loved to carve a giant pumpkin as a craft. They also wanted to play teachers V.S. kids sharks and minnows, tag, or football. Mrs. Prabhu and Ms. Benzin thought the

scariest costume was a phantom, and the funniest costumes were a PTA mom dressed as a grandma, and an inflatable sumo wrestler. I think everyone loved the fall party this year. I know I did, and I hope you did too!

Guess Who? By Aditi P., Jaime S., Ray N. and Justin K.

Do you want to have some fun with riddles? Then today is your lucky

day! We have a couple clues to help you guess our mystery teacher.

1. Whose favorite book is A Collection of Short Stories by Jack London?

2. Whose favorite grade was 6th grade?

3. Who loves Social Studies as their favorite subject because they love

history and making it come to life?

4. Who loves steak?

5. Who spends his free time playing with his daughters?

6. Whose hobbies are running, biking and going to the beach?

7. Who used to coach a college soccer team?

8. Who taught at Georgetown and also taught 4th grade?

9. Who’s a male teacher?

Answer on Page 6

I start with a c and end with a p.

I’m round, with a handle.

You drink out of me.

Fill me with juice, or with peppermint tea.

Or your favorite drink.

What can I be?

Answer on Page 6

From Alphabet Riddles by Susan Joyce

Compiled by Sean B.

Band and Orchestra By: Palash B., Justin L. & James L.

Cellos, trumpets, bases, flutes! All of these are

instruments in band and orchestra. Band meets on Monday

mornings at 7:50 AM. Orchestra meets on Thursday

mornings at the same time.

Mr. Pakkebier is the band teacher. He has taught band

for twenty years, so you can tell he has experience. An

instrument he recommends for students that have never played

is whatever they want to play, as long as they are good at it

and love playing it. When the kids picked their instruments,

Mr. Pakkebier told the kids some similarities and differences,

such as:

• most instruments in band produce sound with wind and

vibration

• some though, work with breath

The orchestra teacher is Mrs. Pearson. She has been

teaching orchestra for five and a half years. If anyone who

has never played an instrument wants to play one, she suggests

anything they like the sound of. Some similarities and

differences she taught her students about the instruments are:

• all instruments have strings

• music is produced with a bow

• some instruments rest on the chin whereas some rest on the

ground.

If you think band and orchestra sounds fun now, just

wait for middle school. They meet every day, there are more

concerts, and they go on field trips. Talk about exciting!

The Awesome Field Trip of The Awesome Field Trip of The Awesome Field Trip of The Awesome Field Trip of the Kindergartenersthe Kindergartenersthe Kindergartenersthe Kindergarteners

By: Sarat S., Andrew L., Sankalp G., Mackenzie L. “Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!” the kindergarteners cheered as they were coming

home from the field trip. But that is the present. Let’s go back into the past.

The kindergarteners went to the DuPage Children’s Museum in

September. They had lots of fun doing the hands-on math

activities. Some of the activities were pattern sorting, counting

numbers, and putting numbers in order from least to greatest.

They learned through exploration at the museum and they went to the new train

exhibit. The kindergarteners thought it was very awesome and cool down there. They

also went to the water slide part where they learned about the waters of

Mother Earth. They had very interesting times there and they all

participated with excitement. The kindergarteners learned lots about

water and how important it is. They were very interested after getting

back to school and they all wanted to go again. They sure had lots

of fun during the field trip. Everyone learned something new and that’s good news.

In conclusion, the kindergarteners had an awesome time at the museum. They

would love to go to the awesome museum again if their teacher gave the offer, so that

shows that they are very eager to go back.

Second Grade Update By: Riya S., Krisha C., and Aubree C.

Have you been wondering what second grade is doing right now? Second grade is doing lot of different things this year. Some things include sink and float, which many of you third, fourth, and fifth graders remember. They are now in the midst of planning a new trip as they unfortunately cannot go where they thought they would go. In Art, they are currently doing their annual “glue-line pumpkin” project. Second graders also have had lots of learning opportunities. For example, second grade recently had their P.E. Night, focusing on the fitness that they do in P.E. In addition to that, they had their fire assembly. Go Fire Safety!! Most of you 3rd, 4th and 5th graders remember the friendly letters that second graders will be doing soon. Social Studies is mainly about history, but not this unit! Instead, they are focusing on communities. You probably do not remember the stories from the second grade reading basil, but once you see their chameleons, you are sure to remember that funny fantasy. Second grade is clearly having fun, so first graders, start learning so that you

can be prepared for……….SECOND GRADE!!!!!!!

Danada FarmDanada FarmDanada FarmDanada Farm Have you ever been to the Danada Farm? It’s the new 4th grade

�ield trip. They went on September 21st and September 23rd. Dan

and Ada Rice were husband and wife and had acres of land and

turned it into a farm. The farm was called Danada Farm because

they combined their names together because they both owned the

interesting farm.

Fourth graders went to the �ield trip because they were

learning about farming in the Midwest, plus it was FREE! They saw

so many interesting things like horses, race tracks, crops and the

starting gate for horse races.

Wow! The fourth graders had a great

time. It was exciting being on a farm that

started in 1929.

By: Advin P., Manal Z. and Ryan K.

Third Grade Habitats Rule! Written by Kriti P., Kriti C. ,and Aabha V.

Did you know that the 3rd graders are learning about the habitats? All

the classes have a different environment. There are polar, ocean, desert, forest,

woodland, and rainforest. All the kids have different animals too! We just

interviewed some 3rd grade teachers and students about the 3rd graders’ project.

The students made dioramas to show what their animal is and where it

lives. Making dioramas helped the students to be interested to learn more about

habitats. Students hope to keep learning about habitats throughout the year. We

interviewed Mr. Hood and he said, “Third graders need to learn about habitats to

understand about the world and other areas that need our protection.”

We interviewed some students and asked them some questions. We

asked a third grader what was the most interesting thing you learned so far? The

third grader said “The most interesting thing I learned was how

and what the animals eat.” Some third grade students like learn-

ing about animals and their different

habitats.

The third graders had lots of

fun working with habitats. They would

like to learn about habitats while their

school days keep passing by. Teachers

loved it too!

By Jake L. , Jorge D., and Alexis H.

So far, Mr. Shuman has taught the students in 4th and 5th

grades songs in chorus. They meet on Tuesday at 7:50 to 8:45

a.m. A few weeks ago, we interviewed Mr. Shuman. Now you

can get the scoop on chorus.

The interview results were significant! Mr. Shuman was very

excited for the interview. Mr. Shuman answered many

questions. He enjoys the tongue twisters part in chorus. His

favorite song to teach his students is “Shout!”. He will always

remember all the students he has taught this year in chorus. It

sounds like Mr. Shuman is enjoying chorus so far.

We didn’t just interview Mr. Shuman; we also interviewed a

fourth grader. His favorite song that he learned was, “Hot

Chocolate” because it reminded him of hot chocolate on a

winter day. His most challenging song that he learned was the

joyful song, “Shout!”.

Tuesday mornings sound busy for the students in chorus.

They are eager to learn new songs this year. The winter

concert is coming up and we are looking forward to hearing

them sing.

CUP

Guess Who answer:

Riddle answer:

MR. EGGERT

Laura Numeroff By: Aimee P., Safa Z. & Saher Z.

Laura Numeroff came to visit Nancy Young Elementary on Friday, October 7th.

All the Kindergarteners, 1st graders, 2nd and 3rd graders got to see her at an assembly. She

is a children’s author who has written 37 children’s books.

Laura Numeroff was born in Brooklyn, New York. She is 58 years old and is still

coming out with new books! As she was growing up, she played the piano. After she

graduated from high school, she went to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. She had taken

courses in college to become a fashion designer just like her older sister, but she chose to

be an author instead.

She started writing and soon came out with the

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series. She currently lives

in Brooklyn, New York with her cat named Cooper. Laura

Numeroff‘s motto is to “Never give up.”

She is an out-of-this-world author.

Jonomac Apple Orchard Jyotsna B., Luke M., and Saif K.

The 1st graders went to Jonomac Apple Orchard for their 1st field trip. They went in September 2011. They had a good time. The trip was full of different activities. One of the activities the 1st graders did was watch a movie about how the orchard was brought to life. Also, in the movie, they saw the types of traps the orchard uses to trap bugs. One trap is shaped like an apple and is sticky on the inside, so the bugs get stuck. Another activity they did was taking a walk through the orchard. They saw a huge refrigerator that carries products that the orchard makes. They also saw different types of apples and pumpkins. They learned some facts, too, such as: if an apple doesn’t have at least 10 seeds, it is a bad apple. After that they ate lunch. After they ate lunch, they went in a cornfield maze. “It was just like recess, except it was more fun,” said a 1st grader. Once they got back to school,

they got a snack of an apple, an apple donut, and a cup of apple cider. It sure seems that the 1st graders had a lot of fun. What do you think happens to an apple without 10 seeds? Ask the 1st graders, they know.