The Dolphin Splash Fall Edition December 2, 2015 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone by: Mackenzie Williams, Taylor O Toole Mackenzie Williams and Taylor O Toole are about to tell you about a marvelous book series written by a phenomenal author named JK Rowling. Are you ready, because it is about to begin. There once was a boy named Harry Potter and he lived with his mean and disgraceful cousin, aunt, and uncle. Then one day a wizard named Rebeus Hagrid came to Harry s house and told Harry that he was a wizard! He had an invitation to go to the witchcraft and wizardry school named Hogwarts. You ll have to read the book to find out what happens next because if we keep going we would tell you a bunch of spoilers! So we hope you read the book and if you like them you should try to read the whole series! We hope you enjoyed you book review of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer s Stone! Mrs. Jackett Facts by: Desiree Williams,Ellie Depta, Hailey Reichelt,and Alyssa Havlin Have you met Mrs. Jackett? If you haven t then here are some cool facts about her! She is nice and cool! She does a good job teaching! Here are some facts about her!: Favorite color: all Colors Favorite food: pizza Favorite thing about teaching: the kids Favorite shoe: Nike Do you have kids?: 2 children Do you wear glasses?: yes Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving Favorite candy: chocolate Favorite talent: playing the clarinet Years teaching: first Year Teaches: music Did You Know? by: Elena Collier and Vivian Keene Did you know that Arctic foxes fur color changes in the winter? Did you know that snakes shed their skin every 2 years? Did you know that male caribou are called bulls? Did you know that sometimes cats can act like dogs? Did you know that for protection, walruses form a circle with tusks pointed outward? Did you know that all cats are born with blue eyes? Did you know that an hour after a baby horse is born it can walk?
Kit Kat Cookie Recipe by: Mikayla Vandergast,Samantha Dunlap,and Jackson Long Ingredients: 1 egg half cup sugar half cup of brown sugar 1 small Kitkat stick crushed 1 cup of chocolate chips 1 cup of flour half teaspoon of baking soda half teaspoon salt Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees Beat together butter,sugar,and brown sugar until creamy.add egg and beat well.add salt and baking soda,and gradually add in flour.stir in Kitkat and chocolate chips. Place small spoonfuls on a cookie sheet and bake for 9 minutes. Makes approximately 24 cookies! Fun Facts by: Alex Achtzehn, Essie Gensaw, and Cadi Eastridge A lion s roar can be heard from 5 miles away. Sneezing with your eyes open is impossible The Stegosaurus dinosaur was over 9 meters long, but its brain was no bigger than a walnut! Mercury can move around the entire sun in 88 days! The trickiest tongue twister in the english language is Sixth sick sheik s sixth sheep s sick tricky. : ) Sea otters hold hands when they sleep to keep from drifting apart. A kangaroo can jump 25 feet in the air.that s high 29th of May is officially Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day The lifespan of llamas is 20 and 30 years. LLAMAS! Mrs. Govert s Favorite Field Trip by: Noha Tebry What is your favorite field trip? I sat down with Mrs. Govert a couple of days ago and we were talking about field trips because field trips are so fun! We were also talking about what our favorite parts were. She said that her favorite field trip was the 100 A.R. points field trip to Carriage Court. She said that she loved watching all the kids having fun and seeing how hard they worked to get 100 points! I hope that I get 100 points in the spring so that I can go on that field trip! Remember keep reading! Kit Kat Cookies Page 2
Weird, But True by: Lillian Rice, Kloe Wentz, and Kaleigh Jankowski Lillian Rice, Kloe Wentz, and Kaleigh Jankowski, are about to tell you about Weird But True Facts. They might not sound true, but surprisingly, they are! 1. Starfish don t have brains. 2. There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S.A than real ones! 3. Humans blink about 17,000 times a day! 4. If you could travel the speed of light you would never get older! 5. It is impossible for pigs to look up at the sky! 6. Scorpions can hold their breath for up to 6 days! 7. An ostrich s eye is bigger than its brain! 8. A newborn kangaroo is about as long as a paperclip! 9. Gorillas burp when they are happy! 10. There are 31,556,926 seconds in a year! Hope you enjoyed our weird but true facts! You won t believe these weird but true facts! Oreo Cheesecake Recipe by: Maddie K. and Audrey W. Ingredients: 1.) A pack of oreos 2.) 3 Bowls 3.) tbsp 4.) a nice sized container 5.) spoon 6.) 250 ml of chilled whipping cream 7.) a mixer 8.) 100 g. cream cheese 9.) 3 tbsp of confectioners sugar 10.) ¼ of vanilla extract 11.) spatula 12.) freezer Recipe: First take 8 oreos and crush them up really good in a bowl. Then put in 2 tbsp of melted butter. Then mix it up until it's like wet sand. Then put it in your container and pat it down flat with a spoon. Get a separate bowl and pour in 250ml of chilled whipping cream. Mix it with your mixer until it doubles in volume ( 3 5 minutes ). Now take a clean bowl and put the following ingredients in it, 100 g. cream cheese ( room temp), 3 tbsp confectioners sugar and ¼ vanilla extract. Now mix it until a nice cream forms. Add it to the chilled whipping cream and mix it until it's nicely combined. Add it to the container from earlier, then smooth it out using a spatula. Add some oreos to the top to finish it off. Freeze it for awhile and then it's ready to eat!! Page 3
New Year s Eve by: Brooke Tucker and Mikayla Coffey Did you know that the Chinese celebrate New years on a different day each year? Here are some other facts about the Chinese New Year. The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival and runs from the last day of the last month of the Chinese calendar to the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first month, making the Lantern Festival the longest in the Chinese calendar. Each new year begins on a day between January 21st and February 20th. Do you know any Filipino New Year traditions? Well if you don t, here are a few. One Filipino New Year s custom is that they gather family and friends around a nicely decorated table and place a bowl of 12 citrus fruits on the table to represent the 12 months of the up coming new year. Another tradition is on New Year s Day people believe that they should wear polka dots because the polka dots mean lots of money! And I am pretty sure everybody wants money! Then when it comes to midnight the children should jump back and forth because they believe they will grow taller. After that they attend midnight mass and last but not least they celebrate with firecrackers to send away evil spirits! Time to let the ball drop! The ball that drops for the New Year is located in New York s Time Square. Placed on the roof of one Times Square, the ball is the most important part of the New Year s Eve celebration. The ball begins descending at 11:59pm and quickly falls 141 feet in 60 seconds down a specially designed flagpole and rests at midnight to signal the start of the New Year. In past years the festivities have begun with live entertainment performed by well known musicians. Many people around the world celebrate New Year in different ways. How do you celebrate your New year? NFL Undefeated by: Cody Turner and Brayden Zimmerman The 5 teams that started off with a 6 0/5 0 start are Panthers, Bengals, Broncos, Packers, and Patriots. The QB s that led them to a 5 0/6 0. For the Bengals we have Andy Dalton playing great this season for the Bengals he has 1,761 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. For the Patriots we have Tom Brady playing also great with 1,699 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 1 interception. For the Panthers we have Cam Newton with 1,078 yards, 8 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions. For the Packers we have Aaron Rodgers with 1,491 yards, 15 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. For the Broncos we have Peyton Manning with 1,524 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions. Page 4
DIY Christmas Gifts by: Camdyn, Izzy, and Nora Hello Lake Street enjoy these Christmas gifts that you can do with others. There is a couple of these cool,fun crafts that everyone in the family can enjoy. When you do these crafts you should have adult supervision at all times. Snow Globe Jar Use a fine tipped brush to paint small white dots on the outside of a glass jar. Fill the bottom of the jar with cotton balls or we suggest powdered sugar because it holds the items in place. Place small plastic decorations such as animals, Christmas trees, or Christmas decor, for a winter themed look. Next, tie a small card to a ribbon,preferably red, green, or white, and tie the ribbon around the jar. Now you have a great gift to give to family member or a friend! Doesn t it look nice! Snowman Jar For this craft you will need three small jars. Next fill each jar with different kinds of treats. The bottom jar should be filled with mints, the middle jar should be filled with hot chocolate mix, and the top jar should be filled with coconut or marshmallows. Then the decorations! On the middle jar glue black or brown buttons onto the center of the glass, and on the top jar use an extra jar lid and put a black cloth over top, and take a red ribbon and wrap it around the cloth so it stays on the lid. Don t forget to glue the jars together! When you glue the jars together, make sure to glue the jars ON TOP of the lid and NOT around the lid so that you can open each lid to get the treat inside. There you have it! Your homemade Christmas gift to give to a special person in your life. Would You Rather? By Emberly.C,Lila.J,Katie.M,and Macy.A. eat a hotdog or a hamburger? have roses or tulips? have a pet zebra or a pet panda? be a ballerina or a gymnast? go to indianapolis or chicago? have double point donuts or get 100 points? Our Favorites about Lake Street by Mia Witte,Bella Tufts,Lila Kale, Viviana Alvarez Here s our favorite parts about Lake Street: Special : We like art because we like to draw. Grade: We like 1st grade because it was fun learning about math. Cafeteria Food: We like Birthday cake ice cream. Subject : Math because it is fun to add. What is your favorite part about Lake Street? Page 5 End of December Edition