Patriot Times Red, White, & News!

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1 Patriot Times Red, White, & News! VOLUME 8, ISSUE 13 NOVEMBER 30, 2017 Christmas Spirit Fills the School! Christmas break is just around the corner, with only three weeks of school to go! Teachers and students are getting into the Christmas spirit. Around the school many people are putting up Christmas decorations. In the library, many decorations have been put up. The library is full of Christmas spirit, from a Christmas tree to stocking stuffers, the library has it all! Come and see the magnificent beauty of Christmas spirit as it fills the library. Mrs. Turner has decorated her tree to suit the Christmas joy that fills the air. The tree is decorated with many sparkling ornaments. In the cafeteria, a white Christmas tree has been put up and decorated. This tree will hopefully get all of the students and staff into the Christmas spirit! We hope you have a wonderful time and enjoy yourself! By: Alexis Burkhammer and Morgan Thayer Have a happy winter!

2 P ATRIOT TIMES P AGE 2 Around the School by Zach Woody and Jared Fisher New Question: Where is the South Pole? Come on, folks! Again, no one correctly answered last week s question. The bulletin board is beside Mrs. Loudin s room. This is an easy one! If you know the answer, then write it and your name on a piece of paper and put it in the Around the School box at the library circulation desk. One correct answer will be chosen. We may print that student s picture in the next issue, and the student will win a prize. Book Review: The Fighting Ground by Avi A thirteen-year-old boy named Jonathan is eager to join the Revolutionary War. His family is at first very enthused about it. His father used to help him train, but now after his father returned from a battle with a wound in his leg, he is fearful and doesn t want his son to leave. However, when the war bell rings Jonathan leaves anyway. He borrows a tavern owner s gun and begins a morning-long march to battle some German Hessians. He ends up being taken prisoner. The Hessians take him to an old house where he finds a young boy in a shed and a dead mother and father in a field. It distresses him. All the while he isn t sure if he trusts or mistrusts the Hessians, but he comes to appreciate them, at least. A Hessian soldier helps him bury the two parents. Then Jonathan escapes in the night back to the army camp. Since a Revolutionary soldier murdered the boy's parents, he knew where the house was. As the militia arrives at the house, they force Jonathan to see if the Hessians were awake or asleep. He runs into the house, wakes them and tells them to run. They decide to fight The_ Fighting _Ground.org instead and they use him as their hostage.

3 AGE P AGE 3 Students of the Week By Halee Mowery and Ashley Montgomery OLUME 8, SSUE V 13 OLUME 8, I SSUE 13 N OVEMBER 30, 2017 Virginia Eagle Favorite part of Christmas: Family Favorite Color: Pink Favorite Music: Pop and Country Place you want to go: Florida Cody Reynolds Favorite part of Christmas: Food Favorite Color: Black and Green Favorite Music: Rap Place you want to go: Amsterdam Homemade Hot Chocolate To make the basic hot chocolate, combine the milk with the half-and-half in a small saucepan. Warm over medium-low heat, and then stir in the chocolate chips. Stir until melted (though there will still be lovely particles of chocolate throughout). If it's too chocolaty for you, splash in a little more milk. Add a splash of vanilla extract. If it's not quite sweet enough for you, add 1 teaspoon or so of sugar. Serve in mugs with whipped cream. 2 cups milk 2 cups half-and-half 1 cup good semisweet chocolate chips Splash vanilla extract 1 teaspoon sugar, optional Whipped cream, to serve foodnetwork.com

4 P ATRIOT TIMES P AGE 4 Ask Phoebe Dear Phoebe, My friend discards me! She says she will eat lunch with me, but she goes over to the popular girls table. Signed, Friendless Dear Friendless, Maybe there is someone else who is also feeling friendless. Maybe someone is sitting by themselves, just waiting for you to join them for lunch. Make a new friend today and then you will forget all about that fickle friend who discarded you. Good luck, Phoebe Mystery Student of the Week Guess the Mystery Student of the Week. Write your answer and name on a piece of paper and put it in the box at the library circulation desk. One student with the correct answer will win a prize. Congratulations to Ashley Collins for guessing the mystery student, Brooklyn Turner The newest mystery student has a dog named Reese Cup.

5 P AT RIOT T IME S P AGE 5 Teacher of the Week: Mrs. Bolyard Mrs. Bolyard teaches sixth grade math at RLBMS. She has been teaching for 10 years. She loves math and teaching math. She has two children named Jacob and Madison, who both have attended RLBMS. Favorite Book: The Bible Favorite Movie: Grease Mrs. Bolyard s husband works for a forestry company. Favorite Color: Pink Favorite Food: Pizza and chocolate What was your favorite part of Thanksgiving break? Ryan Lamb I didn t have to go to school Mrs.Shields Being home with my kids Kayleeauna Simson Spending time with family Kadee Harper Family Allen Radcliff Eating with my dad Rhea Yokum No school Aidan Krinov Sleeping in Kira Boyce Family

6 P ATRIOT TIMES P AGE 6 Mystery Teacher of the Week Congratulations to Amelia Johnson for guessing last issue s mystery teacher, Mr. Radcliff Guess the Mystery Teacher of the Week. Write your answer and your name on a piece of paper and put it in the box at the library circulation desk. One student with the correct answer will win a prize. The new mystery teacher s granddaughter just turned three. Facts About Black Friday by Zach Woody and Jared Fisher Black Friday is the busiest shopping day of the year. It became the biggest shopping day in Black Friday attracts more people than Disneyland. Black Friday is actually becoming extinct. Some store have started opening stores on Thanksgiving Day. Shoppers came up with the name Grey Thursday. At one point in time people called Black Friday Big Friday. Black Friday didn t actually become a term until the 1990 s. Pictures from Google Images