Come back to get the ‘woof’ about the Golden Retrievers.

By the 2014-2015 Miner's Scribe Writers

Our first year of blogging is coming to an end, but we are looking forward to finding reinforcements for next year to make our blog BIGGER and BOLDER in September!!

While we will miss our fifth grade team, we know new writers will give us different ideas and fresh eyes. As we look back on our first year, we realize we have learned a great deal. We know we have a big responsibility to know our audience, inform them of what is really happening at Gold Rush, and provide a kids’ perspective of our school.

To quote our first post, “Come back to get the ‘woof’ about the Golden Retrievers.” 
See you in September!

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Book Fair

By Joseph Armstrong & Myleigh Donohoe

They are sure loving these books!

What an exciting book fair this year! Although it is only day 3 of the book fair, they have already had to order popular books twice. The most popular books are: Ranger in Time, Plants vs. Zombies, The One and Only Ivan, and Duckling gets a Cookie. 25% of the money goes back to GRE, but we get 50% if we buy Scholastic books. The total sales from Monday and Tuesday are $7,000. The hours left are: Wednesday from 8-5, Thursday from 8-7 and it is the Legend Art Honor Society students’ craft night, and Friday from 8-5.

                                             Ah! Another day at the Book Fair

Community Garden

By Lilly Rowell & Lynlee Fitches

How it Started:

Have you heard about the community garden that the school is trying to make? If you have, this is how it started. Mrs. Shepperd’s class schemed up the idea to grow a garden with fresh fruits and vegetables to sell in the lunch room. They were doing a writing project and ended up talking about vegetables. Many kids wanted fresh picked vegetables in the lunch room and they decided to do research. They calculated the costs for the garden and tools for it. Then, they wrote a persuasive essay, drew  landscaping plans, and presented these materials to Mrs. Brown, the principal, and the PTO. Unfortunately, they immediately turned the idea down because too many kids could be allergic or people could come and vandalize the fruits and vegetables. They did suggest the idea of gathering the fruits and vegetables when they are ripe and delivering them to the Parker Task Force to give to homeless people and families in need. Mrs. Shepperd and her class agreed to that idea so, the PTO donated 1,000 dollars to the cause to jump start operation Fresh Fruit. They still need 900 dollars or more so our smart thinkers in student council have drummed up an idea to host a read-a-thon fundraiser on Friday, April 17th just for the cause.You can bring in some change and wear your pajamas. All the money you bring in will go towards the garden, and soon we will be on our way to giving back to our community.

New Rock Wall in the Gym

by:Lynlee Fitches and Ellie Williams

It seems like the Digger Dash was forever ago, but all that running really paid off. After the Digger Dash, we used most of the money raised to install a new rock climbing wall in the gym. So far most of the classes have used it, already playing multiple games. One of those games is actually hide and seek. Everyone seems to love the new climbing wall.  This wall is a new favorite thing to use in the gym. It has even gotten more popular than the ropes. But this wall is more than it seems. If you really look close at it, you can see that all the different colors form shapes of mountains.  But be careful not to pass the red line! That I assure you is a bad idea. To make things even better, the wall is not only for the kids to use, the teachers have used it too! If you have not gotten the chance to use the wall, you should really look forward to using it, and if you have used it, I’m sure you are excited for the next time.

Math Olympiad

By Joseph Armstrong

Math Olympiad has had an amazing year. Starting on October 7, we have been competing with kids all over the country. We practice with difficult problems that use critical thinking. We have done 4 of 5 contests with five questions each. We have about 40 kids that participate in grades 3-5. Two parents, Mr. Holt and Mr. Anderson, help us each week. The teachers in charge this year are Mrs. Barta and Ms. Meredith. We will meet until spring break, and then have a celebration in May.

Lego Club Comes to GRE

By Joseph Kirschbaum

There is now a new Lego Club at Gold Rush Elementary. If you like legos this is the club for you. All you do is build, build, build legos non stop.  You build huge lego buildings, lego planes, and you can even build lego cities with friends. It is a really fun club to be in. If you like legos you should try to join. There are not many people in the club yet, but when you are done reading this article I hope there will be.

I talked to fellow GRE student Connor Milligan, and he said, “The Lego Club is a great place to excel in building up your creativity and imagination. If you love to build legos this is the club for you. It is the most fun club I have ever been a part of.”

I also talked to fellow GRE student Deidra VonFrame, and she said, “Lego club is a great place to build up your imagination and not only think up the stuff you want to build but also see it out of your mind. This is a great club if you love to work with Legos.”

I sure hope from these words of wisdom you have built up the courage to join the Lego club.

New Instruments in the Music Room!

 

 By: Lilly Rowell

Even though the Digger Dash seems like a while back, your hard work is still paying off! Mrs. Petty, the music teacher, just received a new set of drums bought with the hard earned Digger Dash money! They are tunable, and come in various sizes for maximum comfort to people of all ages! I for one had a blast performing my canon with the new drums! They are a bit heavier than the original drums. Personally I think that makes it easier to play. It’s a tad more grounded and doesn’t move as easily. I hope you get the opportunity to enjoy these new drums as well. But wait, there’s more! Teachers and staff have been able to use the drums as well! On Friday, February 13, a teacher work day, many members of the Gold Rush staff got to try out the new drums with Mrs. Petty! They had a blast creating and performing music and I can almost guarantee you will have fun too! See you in the music room!

Greek Mythology in the Library

By: Michael McGinty and Joseph Armstrong

Do you like author Rick Riordan, famous for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Kane Chronicles series, and Heroes of Olympus series? Well those series are based off of Mythology. The GRE library has just added a new series of Mythology books, and if you liked Percy Jackson, Carter Kane, and Jason Grace, they’re in the 390 - 393 section. Go find your books! Some of the books you might like are the Greek Mythology, Egyptian Mythology, and don’t forget the Norse Mythology.

Battle of the Books School Finalists

by Jackson Perez and Kira Zahniser

Congratulations to the Book Worm Ninjas who won the Battle against the Marvel Cheese Ninjas. They will be moving on to compete against other schools and hopefully make it to the very end of the battles, and bring home the winning trophy.The last two weeks the Book Worm Ninjas Lost to Mammoth Heights and Challenge 2 Excellence. They are battling Parker Core Knowledge tonight. We hope that everything turns around in The Battle of the Books

Congratulations to the Golden Retrievers for winning the inter-school battles. They will move on to battle other schools and hopefully win the finals. The inter-school battles lately have been exciting. Gold Rush beat Mammoth Heights 36-33.  The next week, Gold Rush beat Challenge 2 Excellence 44-36. This week we beat Parker Core Knowledge 59-35. It was truly amazing.

One Extraordinary Sock Hop

By Grady MacDougall and Myleigh Donohoe

A lot of kids (and some parents) got their socks on and hopped down to Gold Rush on February 6th for our school’s annual Sock Hop! They all enjoyed fun games like the Cake Walk and got their groove on, on our dance floor. They ate a filling dinner of pizza and free root beer floats. Some participated in contests like the Hula Hoop contest or dancing contests for prizes. They hung out with their friends until they couldn’t dance on the dance floor anymore. While the outside world turned pitch black, we hung out with Gold Rush’s one and only D.J. as he jammed the night away.  We all sure did have fun.

The Spelling Bee

by: Ava Nordgren and Tanner Cohrs

On Friday, January 9th at 2:30 pm the Gold Rush Elementary Spelling Bee took place. Everyone was excited to see who would win. In the Bee there were many good spellers from fourth graders to fifth graders, but Tanner Cohrs was the one who ended up winning. Everyone did a great job spelling challenging words in front of all the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. All of the spellers thought it was very nerve-wrecking, which also caused them to misspell words. Everybody’s teachers were proud to see their students compete in the bee.

On February 7th, Tanner Cohrs moved on to the district bee and got into the top 25. This means he is going to go the Colorado State Bee on March 14th.  At the state Bee, he will be competing against his older brother Dallas Cohrs, who won the bee at Cimarron Middle School.

Miner's Scribe Writers

The School Blog Is Coming To A Town Near You!

The Gold Rush Kids Blog’s first entry is coming!

Our blog will blow you away and you will be sure to come back for more. In January, you will hear what is going on in so many different areas. We promise the best quality reporting and the truth at all times. You can hear things like the finalist of the spelling bee and how many Battle of the Books wins we have succeed in. In addition, photos will help you picture that event in your head. You can always come back to us for this online newsletter and no matter what, you can know what is going on in other grades.

This is the first ever blog at our school written by kids, for kids, and their families. Best of all, you can access it from anywhere! It is online unlike old timey newspapers. You can get there with a tap, click, or a press of a button.

Remember, come back to get the “woof” about the Golden Retrievers!