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Book review: ‘Wonder’

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“Don’t judge a boy by his face,” “Wonder” by R.J. Palacio, is about a boy named August Pullman. He does normal things such as eating pizza or playing video games. The only abnormal thing about August is his face. He was born with a disease that makes his face look different. August has dealt with [...]

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Who’s your favorite superhero?

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Question: Why are superheroes so important? Answer: Because they are amazing and they save us! Everyone loves superheroes. Who doesn’t? We surveyed four classes at HMS about their favorite superheroes. Here are the results. Mrs. Clegg’s class results: Flash-2, Iron Man-2, Superman-7, Batman-1, Spiderman-5, the Hulk-7. Mrs. Bailey’s class results: Flash-0, Iron Man-2, Superman-0, Batman-8, [...]

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Getting to know Mrs. McGee

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We’ve decided to interview Mrs. McGee to see what it’s like to take on the new job at Hampden Meadows School. We know that the parents and kids wanted to know more about the new principal and we have your answers. Q: How is Hampden Meadows different from Colt Andrews? A: Hampden Meadows has only [...]

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Most popular sport at Hampden Meadows School

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Barrington is a very popular town for sports. It has many sports including basketball, baseball, lacrosse and many others. At HMS, we went around to a few classrooms to ask what sport they liked the best. According to the results, soccer pulled ahead with 41 votes. Surprisingly, cheerleading came in second place with 17 votes. [...]

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And the favorite QB at HMS is …

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The quarterback is most important position in a football game. This is because they run the plays and make the plays happen. But if your team has bad lineman the QB will be tackled. We surveyed 89 HMS students on who is their favorite NFL quarterback besides Tom Brady. Results 1. Eli Manning, 27 votes [...]

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Lego interview

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People around the world like Legos and so do we! We like Legos because they are fun to build and you can create stuff with Legos by using your imagination. We interviewed one boy who loves Legos. Q. How many Legos do you have? A. A lot Q. How long have you had them? A. [...]

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Reasons why HMS is an awesome school

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A lot of third-graders are a little nervous to come to HMS as fourth-graders. So we interviewed a couple of new students and mostly everything was positive. They said that HMS is an awesome school. Of course you might be a little scared but after a day at HMS you will feel welcomed and glad [...]

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Fourth grade has welcome assembly

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To make the new fourth-graders less nervous, Hampden Meadows held a welcome assembly for them. Some fourth-graders got surprise envelopes from Mrs. McGee with paw stickers on them. Inside there were questions about Mrs. McGee, which she answered. We found out that her favorite holiday is New Year’s Day because it also happens to be [...]

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What’s your favorite sport?

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Driving through town you may have noticed football and soccer practices. Fall is a time when a lot of sports go into session. What’s your favorite sport? Most kids believe that soccer is the most popular sport, but we believe that the kids who play soccer don’t watch soccer. In addition to soccer, many children [...]

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Awesome RISPCA

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The RISPCA is home to many animals. Some animals you can adopt are dogs, cats, and bunnies, even litters. Some dogs up for adoption are Molly, an adult Terrier Chihuahua, Riley, a Yorkshire Terrier, or Nora, a young Boxer Pitbull Terrier. If dogs are not for you check out the cute and lovable cat. A [...]

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