June 1

Events: Graduation Ceremony To Be Held At Telecommunications

A sneak peak inside Telecommunications High School auditorium, the site of PS 102’s Fifth Grade Moving Up Ceremony.

by Zameen

Ms. Sichenze recently met with the Journalism Stars club. When asked why she was willing to talk to them about the upcoming 5th grade graduation, she confessed that her major was in journalism and that she loved to see such budding young writers.

One of the things that the club learned was that 5th grade graduation isn’t really a graduation at all – it’s a Moving Up Ceremony. “You get your first actual graduation in 8th grade,” she explained. But that doesn’t mean that the 5th graders can’t treat it like one!

This year, for the first time ever, 5th grade students won’t graduate in P.S. 102. They’ll graduate at Telecommunications High School. P.S. 102’s auditorium just isn’t big enough anymore to fit all 240 or so students as well as 2 guests for each student. But Ms. Sichenze is positive that this year’ graduation will be good.

The important thing, anyway, is not the room, but the graduates in it. Ms. Sichenze is extremely proud of all the diversity in our school. “There are at least 22 languages spoken under this roof,” she says. “It’s amazing how it’s so multicultural.”

This graduation is sure to be a special one.

 

 

Photo Credit: http://archinect.com/stv1/project/high-school-of-telecommunication-arts-technology-brooklyn-ny

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May 31

On My Mind: Recycling

by Sama

Here I am reading my “Do Not Litter essay.” My essay was one of the finalists.

We have to do something about littering now. I would like to share my essay that won as one of the top finalists for the “Do Not Litter” essay contest. I hope you enjoy:

Littering is a big challenge we face now in our world. We all need work together to find some solutions. I would encourage the kids who are the same age or bigger than me to help clean up in my neighborhood (under supervision) for at least 2 hours every weekend to give people the idea to stop littering. I would also put up these signs everywhere that would say “Stop littering! Keep the world healthier and stronger for our future!” I would also spread out the word of the idea that each person should carry an  empty bag to put his or her wastes in it instead of throwing them on the ground. We can also persuade the government to make a law that who ever litters, has to pay a fine,and has to help the community for cleaning for at least 10 hours. We have to do something or we might not have a tomorrow! Communities can’t clean themselves, which is why we have to help make our community a better place! Maybe you can also help spread the word,tell everyone around you, so we can all have a better, brighter, cleaner future!

 

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May 4

Game Review: Minecraft

by Rhea

Guess what; there’s a new addition to Minecraft PC.. llamas. They now have llamas!

We all know that in Minecraft you can fly, kill monsters, build, and even farm. but now you can tame and possibly ride llamas. Llamas I tell you, llamas.

But sadly as of today. its not the most bought app in the App Store. The most bought app is LightX. However, Minecraft is still my favorite game.

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May 3

On My Mind: An Interview with a Book Fair Volunteer

by Maissaa

The Scholastic Book Fair was back at P.S. 102 last week! This was the second fair we had this year . There were a lot of interesting books. I interviewed Rana Abu-Sbaih, who is volunteer for the school Book Fair, as well as a P.S. 102 parent.

I asked Rana if Book Fairs are held in other schools . She said yes. She went or volunteered at the book fairs at I.S 30, P.S 170, and McKinley JHS. She really enjoys working at the book fairs because she loves reading, books, and children. She loves and enjoys working with Scholastic. She has been working with them for 10 YEARS !!! She must be an expert on how the Book Fair runs .

I didn’t have any money to buy any books, but Rana allowed my friends and I to take any book from their mini library. We even got to keep the books if we wanted!! We also got small key chains just for coming. The Book Fair was really interesting this year.

What are your thoughts on the Book Fair? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.

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April 8

Fifth Grade Events

 

by Stella and Sara

There are many upcoming events for the fifth grade including Arista Archon, the dance, the senior trip, and graduation!

Arista Archon will be held on May 18 in the auditorium. There are two parts of the program, the Arista program, and the Archon program. To get into Arista, you have to achieve Honor Roll. In order to get into Archon you have to do community service. You have to do at least 2 hours per month. If you get over 50 hours you will get a pin and special recognition.

There is also the dance which will be on May 19, and which many fifth graders are excited for. Sara and I
both are also very excited, considering music is rarely ever played during school hours, we get to be with our friends, and we get to eat pizza and other delicious treats! Also, each fifth grader will be getting their own yearbook, in which will hold many memories throughout their time at PS102.

 

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April 6

Game Review: Overwatch

by Nico

Overwatch is a fun game for the PS4 or the Xbox One, which are two gaming consoles. If you want a far-future battle, Overwatch is perfect for you. Overwatch has multiple characters that you can choose from and master.

The only thing that I was upset about was that Overwatch is only one player. I would suggest to the creators of Overwatch to add 2 players on one console except PC. It should also have you versus your friend on the same console kind of battle.

Overwatch is also impressive because it was voted best game of the year. Although Overwatch can have some improvements, I rate it 5 stars.

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April 6

On My Mind: State Tests

by Liam

For 3-5th graders March 28-30 were very important. These were the dates of the ELA state test.The ELA is an assessment that measures a students understanding of a text.

There is a lot of backlash against the tests. Some parents think that too much pressure is put on kids with the tests. I agree that there is too much pressure on kids with the tests. The entire school year is about one moment and if you fail at that one moment you’re done. No matter how well you did on practices, if you fail that 1 time your grades are ruined, and then you’re in trouble and because you failed you may not get into the middle school you wanted to go to.

In the comments below, please tell me how you feel about the tests.

 

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March 28

Game Review: Splatoon

by Nico

Splatoon is a very fun game, only available for the Wii U. This game is about shooting  your enemies with ink, and turning into an ink-squid.The object of the game is to shoot as many people as you can with your team. The abilities of being an ink-squid is: to get more ammo, hide, and climb up walls. Splatoon may be a very fun game, but the controls in my experience are hard to get used to. There is nothing bad about the game in general, but it would be more fun to spread the popularity if it were on different consoles (or gaming systems) that can handle the controls. I like this game a lot, but it’s not one of my favorites. In my opinion, I would rate this game 4 and one half stars

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March 3

Around P.S. 102: Robotics Club

by Sara

Robotics club is an after school club open to fifth graders in which we learn to build robots. It’s actually more interesting than you might think.

During our first few weeks, we had to collect many different pieces from boxes that we needed to build a robot.
After that, for about 2 or 3 weeks my partner and I had to use a website that showed us instructions on how to put all of our pieces together. When we finally completed building our robot, our teacher, Ms. Scarpa, told us to watch videos from a website about how to teach our robot to do certain things. First, we had to teach our robot how to go straight. Then, we would go out into the hallway and use a measuring tape to tell how long our robot could go for a certain amount of time. After teaching our robot to go straight,we moved on to telling the robot to turn and follow a light sensor.

Fortunately, we haven’t finished the program yet. We have about three more weeks. I will make sure to keep you updated about what’s happening.

 

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