College Awareness Contest by Brody

Attention ESMS students! 

Starting March 23rd, we will be holding a college awareness contest. Students will be asked to 
find a staff member that went to a certain college(s) such as UCM, MSU, etc. The college mascot is 
on the name plack outside each staff member’s door.  The student will come to make a guess to 
Ms.Travis what staff member went to the college(s). If they are right, they get to pick college 
memorabilia, but be careful, you only get one guess. If no student guesses which staff member, 
that staff member gets to pick a prize. This contest will go one until we run out of staff members.  

Good luck on finding out what staff member went to what college!

Book Recommendation by Josie

The Testing

The Testing is a science fiction book by Joelle Charbonneau. In The 
Testing a girl named Cia from 5 Lakes Colony and some of her friends 
get chosen from their graduating class to go to Tosu City to be tested to 
go to the university. But, what will the test be like? Just paper tests? Or 
something else….. I recommend you read this book if you like science
 fiction or mysteries. If you have read the series The Hunger Games and 
enjoyed it I also recommend you read this book. By Josie

Book Recommendation by Jameson

On The Run: Chasing the Falconers

   

This book is about these kids named Margaret and Aiden Falconer who 
were sent to a Farm Camp because their parents were framed and got 
sentenced to life in jail, So Aiden burns down the farm and escapes with 
Margaret, and they are off to attempt to get there parents out of jail so
 they can live normal lives. While they are on their adventure they encounter
 a guy named Emmanual Harris, an FBI agent, who opened the case of Dr.
John and Louise Falconer and sent them to prison. I don't want to spoil the 
rest of the book so you can find out more by reading the book it is in the 
learning commons

Book Recommendation by Cameron

Allies

     Allies is a book about a U.S soldier named Dee who took part in D-Day with his friend, Sid, by 
his side. It took a lot of bravery to get to the seawall. Would he get pelted by a storm of German 
bullets or would be the lucky soldier to make it? Samara is a child who is on her own after her mother 
got caught helping a family escape. She has to help deliver a message to the Resistance with a 
companion named Cyrano. She wants to save her mother, but will she in time? Henry, a medic, 
was running around to save his fellow soldiers that lay on the beach. He only could save a few at 
a time. Would he rescue them in time, or would he watch them die in his arms? So many things 
to do with such limited time. Alliesis packed with action. It is also about WWII and its historical fiction. 
If you like stuff like that, this book is for you. You can find it in the Historical Fiction section in the 
learning commons. That's all for now. Bye! :) by Cameron

Book Recommendation by Lundyn

 Because of Mr. Terupt

By : Lundyn 

I recommended this book “because of Mr.Terupt” by Rob Buyea because it really inspired 
me by the way I think of people. It is kind of a sentimental book but it can be a mystery 
sometimes. This book is about kids in fifth grade with an awesome teacher. There are a 
total of 7 kids Jessica (new kid) Alexia (the bully) Peter (troublemaker) Luke (smart kid) 
Danielle (shy kid) Anna (outcast) Jeffery (hates school) with their own little secrets. Their 
teacher Mr. Terupt changes them into a better person and makes the classes fun. They 
have a cool program where if they have a good day they put a link then they get a free 
day. They finally got a free day after a good 27 days and decided they would go outside 
and have some fun in the snow…well there was an accident.

Blog by Trent

Last week we had the NWEA. I did pretty good one the nwea. 
Thunderbird has had a test in ela and ss. 

We have half day Thursday and no school Friday. On Thursday 
we have career day.  We are going to have all different careers 
coming. 

Well that’s all for today bye.

Career Day by Katie

This Thursday is a half day! But not only that but we are also having career day that day! 
That is when some parents come in and share about their jobs! My dad is going to come in too! 
Some other parents are going to come in too to help explain their jobs. Career day is also on a half
 day but it is also said to be cold, so bundle up. Career day could also be cancelled but I hope not
 because it really is enjoyable. It can be fun to hear about future job ideas and keep an open mind to
 your future. That is what Career day wishes to teach us after all. So make sure to keep an open mind 
and you may find your new dream job to work towards!

Teacher Feature/Staff Spotlight by Lundyn

Interview

By: Lundyn

I think the idea of interviews of teachers are super cool, and we get to learn about the 
teachers in our school. Sydnie did an interview with Ms.P and I had no idea she had been 
working for that many years. When we are done and you share it with your friends then 
only your friends know. But what is awesome is when our interviews are done Ms.Travis 
post it on the school Facebook page to share with anyone who is following that page, and 
they get to learn new stuff about their kid’s teachers. I love this idea and I hope we will 
continue this program next year.

Blog by Braedyn

02/10/20:
This upcoming Thursday is showcase. We will be having a half day on Thursday and it’s career
day. We will also not be having school on Friday because of showcase.
To add to this we will have no school next Monday as well because it’s Presidents’ Day. So this
will give us a 4.5 day weekend. Friday is also Valentine’s Day so we can celebrate that.

Journey by Cameron

     There's nothing better than going on a great adventure. Or what feels like an adventure. The 
VR Goggles are great if you want one of these experiences! With lots of stuff that you can look at, 
you could go on for hours without taking them off! The modes are kaleidoscope, Arctic journey, Explorer,
Exhibit, and Urban Hike.

     Starting off with Kaleidoscope. This mode is where you fill your screen with different colored shapes.
 As you move your Goggles, the shapes move position. If you push the button on the Goggles, it freezes
 the shapes in place and you can look around at the shapes.

     Now with Explorer. This mode sends you to different places and museums to look at different stuff. 
If you look around and push the button on your Goggles, it sends you to a different place for you to 
explore.

     With Exhibit, you can look at different ancient items and sculptures that people made. If you look 
around, it turns the object. If you push the button, it sends a new item for you to look at.

     Urban Hike is a mode that lets you look at pictures from around the world! It tells you where 
you are if you look down. For example, you can be in Paris, Ile-de-France. If you look down and 
push the button, it puts you in a different location. If you look at the arrows on the ground and push 
the button, you can move around in the location.

     And last but not least, Arctic Journey. This mode has small modes inside the mode. You can fly 
with birds in the sky, you can fish on a boat, and more! This mode can help you relax and is really 
cool since it uses shapes to make the area.

     I think you should try the VR Goggles. They are really cool and don't take much effort to get it 
working and it’s easy to use. This can also help you relax if you are stressed over something. I 
recommend the VR Goggles for people who like to explore and look for something fun to do. That's 
it. Goodbye! :)     

Trying the Guitar by Emma

Trying The Guitar 

The other day I tried the guitar and it was pretty cool.  If you just close your eyes, you can think 
of so many random songs or notes to play. I would really recommend trying out the guitar sometime.
 It's really neat.  I don't have any experience, but I think I did pretty well. So I really recommend you 
try this out sometime. :)

Chiefs Parade by Josie

“A Red Snow Day”

By: Josie Casler

On February 2, 2020 the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl against 
the San Francisco 49’s. The following Wednesday February 5 our school
 had a “snow day” for the Super Bowl Champions Parade! On that day I 
woke up bright and early to go to the Chiefs Parade! My dad and I left the 
house at 7:30 and drove to Worlds of Fun to hop on a shuttle that would take 
us to the parade. We got to the stop and had to walk a mile to where we would 
wait for about 4 hours for the parade to start at 11:30. It was a long 4 hour 
wait, but luckily my mom was prepared and packed me and my dad some 
granola bars, Doritos, and water. We stood at our spot for about 3 and 
a ½ hours in the cold, when the parade started, but it didn’t get to where I 
was standing for about 30 minutes. Once the parade started I was a few rows 
back and couldn’t see much. At first it was cheerleaders and other workers. 
Then KC Wolf rode down the road followed by Andy Reid and Clark Hunt 
with his family. Finally, the players started walking and riding down the road 
on their double decker buses! I saw Tyrann Mathieu, Harrison Butker, Patrick 
Mahomes, and my favorite player Travis Kelce. The bus stopped by where 
I was standing and the players had to stop to go to the bathroom and that’s 
when my magical moment happened. First, a tall man in front of me let me 
get in front of him and his girlfriend, so I was in the front row! Then, Travis 
Kelce came out of the bathroom and started giving out high fives, and I was 
someone who got one!! Then, the parade ended and I was so happy!! So, 
if you’re reading this random man and girlfriend; Thank you for letting me in 
front of you!!!

blog by Sydnie

Blog

Thursday 1/16/20 we did a fruit loop project and it was so fun, but there were sometimes 
people who had to ask a lot of questions about some of the things because sometimes it 
was kinda confusing. We had to make a prediction of the quantity, we had to put them into 
fraction, and then we had to put the fractions into percentages. We knew where the numbers 
went because of the colors so like red, orange, yellow, green, purple, blue. Then we had to write 
down the real quantity of the colors, the right fraction, decimal, and percent.

Then after we found those out we had to find out the percent error and we had to show our work 
for each color. How you had to find out the percent error was to take your guess subtracting it by 
the real quantity, next you had to take the real quantity times p would equal the answer you got for 
subtracting, then you had to take the real quantity and divide it with the answer you got with subtracting, 
finally you take your final answer and it's a percent.

Teacher InService by Tanya

February 24th

We will have a teacher inservice day on February 24th. 
That means students will get a day off. Teachers will be 
learning how to improve their teaching skills. They will 
also be looking at student data, to help improve our 
scores.   By Tanya

Upcoming Events by Jaylenn

On Thursday, February 13, 2020 we will be having a half day

for the parent teacher showcase. On the 13th will be getting out at 11:30 a.m. 
The parent teacher conferences go from 1-7 p.m. Friday, February 14, 2020, 
we will not have school so I hope you all enjoy having Valentine’s Day off. 
On Monday, February 17, 2020, we also will not have school because of 
Presidents’ Day. I hope everyone enjoys their 4 day weekend!

Blog by Sydnie Speakman

Blog

Thursday 1/16/20 we did a fruit loop project with a partner and we would have to guess how 
many red, orange, and just each different color that was in there and then we had to separate 
the colors out and put the right amount.