Waste Free Wednesdays

By Emma C.

Waste Free Wednesday has been something that I, personally, look forward to. Even though waste free Wednesdays are supposed to be all about being waste free, most people just do for the stamps. Recently I started to ask for stamps on my forehead. Now most people do it on their foreheads, cheeks, and other obvious places.

One of the stampers, Bess Celio, told me that one forth grader wanted a stamp on their armpit!!

A few ways to be waste free are:

1. Use containers that can be used again.

2. Get a lunch box instead of paper bags.

3. Try to eat all your lunch so you don’t throw away as much garbage.

4. Compost at home.

5. And most importantly…….RECYCLE!

Bullying

By Maddie L. and Izzy L.

Schools around the world have seen an increase in bullying, and Holmes is no exception. One common insult is “Did you forget the Y in stupid?” The bullies say things like this to people who dress differently, speak differently, are from somewhere else, or just don’t fight back. Teasing is a form of bullying. Just tiny mean little jokes can go a long way.

It’s our generations job to end that. Everyone can help bring these children up to speed. We can teach people about bullying and how to stand up to it. We can help people catch up with work. Lots of people are creating new programs or murals in their school to discourage bullying. We can educate ourselves. But there is one thing that is so easy to do, it could stop bullying for good: STAND UP FOR YOURSELF AND FRIENDS!!!!!! It’s that easy, people!Just walk up to that bully and say;

“Please leave me alone. You are hurting my feelings,” And walk away. Not guaranteed to work. But, if said multiple times, the bully WILL leave you alone. Or school’s social worker, Ms. Flemming, says “Bullying is a difficult task to end, but with an education on how to stand up for ourselves, we can stop bullying!”

The Writing Celebration

By Grace S.

   This year, as always, many great entries were submitted to the 6^th annual Writing Celebration. Mrs. Circo and Mrs. Linss admitted that, writing-wise, this was one of the best years. Congratulations to the young authors who submitted this year’s winning entries. Anyone school wide can submit an entry. The accepted writing types are prose and poetry. A panel of judges selects the writing pieces. This year’s panel was Mrs. Circo, Ms. Linss, and Mrs. O’Malley.  The winners are as follows: For 1^st grade, the winner was Lauren K., with her story, Nutcracker. The 2^nd grade winner was Sophie B., with her story, Sophie and the Cool Rollercoaster. For 3^rd grade, the champ was Matthew S., with his story, Othamus and the Tiki God. In 4^th grade, the winner was Natalie U., with her story, Delila. Finally, the 5^th grade winner was this author, with her story, Two Journeys. Congrats again for the great stories, everybody! Keep on writing!