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6/7th Grade Dance by Kathy Crowell
 
               On Monday, June 21, after school, Golden Springs will hold a dance for the 6th and 7th grade students. It will take place in the Golden Springs cafeteria.
                     To celebrate the fast approaching summer, the theme of the dance is Island of Paradise. Students can dress in Hawiian clothes and may wear leis that the students in Leadership are making. 
                     Committees in Leadership are in charge of certain things like music, food, decorations, and selling tickets. Students will be selling the tickets during the 6th and 7th grade lunches next week.
                     "I'm really excited for the dance," says 6th grader Souraya Al-Katib, "It sounds like a lot of fun!"

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Golden Springs Open House by Victoria Merrill

 

(6:30 P.M. June 3, 2010; Golden Springs Academy) Teachers opened their doors to let parents and relatives of students into their classrooms. Parents got to see their childs work displayed around the room along with the work of other students.

Hot Dog on-a-Stick served food to visitors on the schools blacktop. People enjoyed their corndogs as they wandered from class to class. Benches to eat on were set up as well.

Book fair was being held in the school library. Students who had missed out when their class went got another chance to buy books. Parents could get themselves books, too!

Everyone enjoyed this years open house. The students hard work from throughout the year was the centerpiece of the entire event!

The whole second grade class is going to do a project which is sewing a dinosaur! They will start it in the beginning of April and make out of fleece. It will take about two weeks to make. There will be parent helpers who will help them sew their dinosaur together.
They will first choose a dinosaur they want to sew and are going to use a real needle and a lot of thread. They will sew it about half way then they'll stuff in with cotton until the dinosaur is completely full. After they finish sewing the dinosaur, they will add on two googly eyes on its head.
You will probably see students focused on their own dinosaur and hear them helping each other. Also, the adults will be showing the students how to sew and fix problems they may have like knots. They will feel happy, excited, and frustrated when they are trying to sew their dinosaur into one.
Each student will get to take their dinosaur home at the end of the year. Doing this project is important because they are studying life in the past, such as dinosaurs. The teachers say that it will be a good experience for them and that the students will have a lot of fun.
For a total of three weeks from February through March, the whole fourth grade learned about electricity and the importance of it. In rooms 16 and 17 at Golden Springs, the fourth graders learned about electric material. The fourth grade teacher Miss. Korol said, "They get to do a hands on experiment and thats the best way to learn." Students used batteries, small light bulbs, and wires to do their experiments. 

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kindergartens 100 Day
By Christine Castro, Sarah Muzquiz ,and Francisco Castillo
On Febuary 18, 2010, the kindergartens celebrated the 100 day party. When Zero the Hero comes to the classroom of Ms. Hanzel,he leaves a small treat for the children. Ms Hanzel and Ms. Perkins set this party for the kindergartens to love the 100th day of school. They did projects like dot to dot to the number 100 and they made red and brown headbands with the number 100.
The kindergartens ate licorice, cheetos, m&ms, raisins, coco puffs, fruit loops, goldfish crackers and pretzels. Kindergartens got all the yummy treats from the small white bags that Zero the hero gave them. As the children ate their delicious snacks, they hoped they would have more fun.
The kindergartens felt very excited at the party. They were very anxious because they didn't want the 100 cups they were stacking to fall. They were very antsy for the party to begin. After the long dance, the kindergartens were very sweaty.
What was seen were the children dancing to the Zero the hero stomp. What was heard was the tune to the Zero the hero stomp. Also the crunching sound of the cheetos from the children. What was smelled was the chocolate from the m&ms.
In room 21, one the kindergarten teacher, Ms. Hanzel said,"It was a good day to recognize the number 100 and to have fun with that number."

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Walk Through the Revolution By: Anthony Imperial, Estefania Millan, and Alec Randles On February 23 and 24, 2010 the fifth graders of Golden Springs Academy had their field trip called Walk Through the Revolution. It was at the Golden Springs cafeteria. Mr. Lopez, Ms. Cook, and Ms, Saenz class went to the cafeteria, but each class went at different times. Each student had to memorize a card or two and recite it. They also had to act out a battle scene. The group with best performance would earn the most points, giving them a better chance of winning the competition. The Walk Through the Revolution was very good for learning more about our history. In the end, they would give out a certificate to each team whether they lost or won. The teams were the Red Coats, the White Torries, and the Blue Rebels. These teams would be given a battle scene to act out in and a captain to lead them to victory. The teams would be given points based on how well they performed and how well they memorized their cards. In Mr. Lopez's class, the Red Coats won first place with seven hundred ninety points, the White Torries came in second with seven hundred sixty-five points, and last but not least were the Blue Rebels with six hundred points. The fifth graders did this as a fun way of learning more about our history. All the fifth graders did a good job even if they didn't win. By the end of the day the fifth graders were all very happy because of all the fun they had. The fifth graders also enjoyed their lollipops which some students got for doing a good job.The teachers were all proud of the students since they did a great job memorizing teir parts and acting in the battle scenes.

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The Getty Villa
by Mia Haynie and Devin Aggeler
On Thursday, March 4th, the students of Golden Springs 6th grade got on the school bus at 8:45 A.M. Where were the students going? To the Getty Villa in Malibu, named after J.Paul Getty! They were there to look at art. The art was ancient Greek and Roman art. There was ancient statues, pottery, ancient money, mosaics and gardens. Obviously, it was a school field trip. The bus ride took 2 long hours. By the time they got back it was 4 P.M. The bus ride back was slowed by traffic. They got back late after school. We interviewed some students who went on the field trip. Mia Haynie," I thought it was really interesting.