Spotlight on The East Somerville Community School Phoenix News
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The East Somerville Community School Phoenix News was established when the new school building opened in the fall of 2013. The online student newspaper was named by asking students for nominations and then asking the entire ESCS community to vote on the proposed names.

This year, an afterschool club to support the student newspaper has been meeting every Thursday right after school. All interested 4th through 8th graders are welcome to join. In addition, all ESCS students may write for the Phoenix News, whether or not they choose to join the club. Reporters should give their work to their teachers or email it directly to kid@12zine.com.

NEWSPAPER CLUB

First Day

by Bridelia, Joseph and Idalia

Thursday, October 2, 2014. The reporters sat at a round table rolling around thinking of ideas and having fun in the rolling chairs.

Briselda spilled her orange pineapple juice and asked for a new piece of paper. Are we rolling now? Idalia said to Alan, “You’re the first person who said my name right in their first try.” Joseph took a lot of pictures.

We rock! So now we are rocking and rolling.

Welcome Brown School 6th graders

by Drea Zaniboni

Somerville, Thursday, March 12, 2015. The Brown School students have to find a new school for a month. They have to find a new school because the roof of the school collapsed into a girls’ bathroom. It happened a couple days ago.

Everyone was lucky because no one was in the school because it was at night. It happened because the snow and ice just fell because it was probably really heavy.

The 6th graders are going to the East Somerville Community School. The kindergarteners are going to the Capuano, and the 1st through 5th graders are going to the Edgerly School. Now people are rebuilding the bathroom and fixing the roof, so, that’s going to take about a month.

Our guests will start here on Friday or Monday. Kids in the ESCS sixth grade have made a welcoming sign. We look forward to making new friends.

Homework

by Kyissa Almeida and Misghana Sengal

Now everyone has an opinion about homework, what is your opinion? We think we shouldn’t have homework, but let’s hear both sides of the story. Let’s start with why we should have homework. Homework is a review and practice of what we learn during school hours. Homework helps us remember what we learned in school. It usually has a little lesson you can learn that might add to what you learn in school. So in many ways homework can help us advance in school.

Now let’s move on to why we shouldn’t have homework. Homework can be very stressful especially after a whole day of hard work in school. It means that school does NOT end at 2:35. It is good to focus on school and learning. It’s also nice to focus on something you enjoy so you can take a break from school and have fun.

Homework can cause a strain in the relationship with your parents; for example you might want to watch TV and your guardian might want you to do your homework and that is the beginning of a fight. Now we will let you decide if you want homework or not.

2014 Wrap-Up

by Kaylee Estevao

In School

In the E.S.C.S, 2014 was pretty awesome. We had the book-fair, new teachers, field-trips and so much more. It was for the good and bad. 8th graders left and kindergarteners came in. There were many projects, dances, and awards. Many people transferred away, many people transferred here. From snow days to fun days, good days to bad days. Dismissed from sick days to appointments at the doctors. Being late to early to on-time to school. From test days to a day-off. This year has been fun.

Out of School

Out of school there have been good and bad discoveries. The good: The Winter Olympics, The Mocking Jay, Frozen, World Cup, Flappy Bird, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, The Black and White Challenge, The Sims 4, XBOX One, Minecraft, Alex from Target, Meghan Trainor Chipotle and much more. The bad? Ebola, Robin Williams suicide, bullying, ISIS, and more.

Welcome to the Book Fair

by Kyissa A. and Kaylee E.

Welcome to the book fair! This year in November there was a book fair that has not been running for 5 years because the school burned down in 2007. But the best part is that since it did so well it might come back in May 2015. We did an interview with the creative mind that would bring back the book fair.

Kaylee and Kyissa: so to begin what is your name?

Founder: My name is Carly Iappine

Did you create the fair with anyone else?

I created the fair with the help of PTA

What was your motivation?

When I was little I loved book fairs but they did not have one since 2007 and I wanted my son to enjoy book fairs, and give precious reading memories to other students and children.

Do you work for Scholastic?

No I do not. I am a parent volunteer for my son Tyler Yearley in the first grade.

Is this the first year of the book fair?

This is the first book fair since 2007.

Will you be back next year or later this year?

Well we might have one in May.

Do you think the fair was a success?

Yes we raised $1,500 for the school.

Can you tell us why you think kids should come to the fair?

Well, reading is important and can help with everything

plus this generation is hung up on technology and kids

need to know how important reading and books are.

If you had one word to describe the book fair what would it be?

I would say energetic because all the kids are full of energy.

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Middle School Writers’ Den at the central Somerville Public Library

Wednesdays. 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM

No meeting April 22 (school vacation)

Are you in 4th through 8th grade (or, of corresponding age)? Do you love to write? Join us at our middle school Writers’ Den 6:00-7:00 pm at the central Somerville Public Library. At the Writers’ Den, writers meet informally to share our work, workshop ideas, learn some tips, hear readings for writers, and participate in publishing. There always is writing and discussion of writing.

Please pack a pencil or a pen, a notebook or a pad. Please also bring a short completed piece of writing.

Poetry, fiction, nonfiction, school newspaper reporting – what’s your interest?

Contact: Alan Ball, 617 636-9033, aball@tuftsmedicalcenter.org (not the library, please!)