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Old Town Times Student Newspaper
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Old Town
Times
“ By kids, for kids!”
Volume 10 issue 2
December 2012
Pearl Harbor Day
By Geoffery Pearl Harbor day is the day to mourn the thou-sands of Americans servicemen that died at Pearl
Harbor December 7, 1944. Pearl Harbor was the
way the Japanese surprise attacked the U.S. fleet, and therefore we declared war a little bit after the
attack on Pearl Harbor. The attack on Pearl Harbor took many ships, aircraft ,and men. The attack on
Pearl Harbor led to many victories, including D-Day, and
eventually the winning of World War Two.
The USS Shaw violently ex-
ploding after being hit by many Japanese bombs.
Written by: Tara and Hannah First you draw a circle attached to an oval to make the head and the body. Next you
can create any type of arms and legs you want. Then you put a triangle on top of the circle to make the hat. Now to create the eyes you may do any design you would like.
After that you can add gloves to your Santa’s arms to make sure his hands are nice and toasty. Next, make his jacket you put lines on the arms to make the sleeves. Then you draw 2 lines to the chest. After that you draw 1 more line on the waist, lastly you put 3
dots in the center of the chest to make the buttons. Now you put the fluffy ball on the tip of the hat (optional). Now draw any type of mouth you want. Happy, sad, curious or anything you want! After that you put the pants on Santa, do any type of pants you prefer. At last you add the shoes, feel free to make any kind of shoe you would like.
There you go, your own personal Santa Claus!
School Choir Program By: Garrett
Guess what? The play is
coming, the play is coming! The
school play has finally arrived. Out-
standing actors will be performing on
December 13th. Many people will be
coming. I hope the actors will be pre-
pared because they will be in the spot-
light the whole time. This program is
called “Paint The Town Decem-
ber”. I cannot wait to see this per-formance! I hope you feel the same.
JINGLE BELL RUN
By: Peyton and Drew
We welcomed the yuletide season with a nice one mile jog! This
year at Mcneil High School everyone joined the fun. This event took place
Dec.8,2012. The admission was five dollars. The jog included:
Medals for every age group winner
400 meter dash participator under 12 recieved a medal
Petting zoo
Winter Wonderland costume contest
Sound fun? We hope to see you there next year! Thank you Mrs.
Hicks for the information!
:by: Krista
Have you ever wondered what people call
Santa in Germany or in France or any
other place? Well your about to find out.
USA- Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas
Brazil- Papai Noel China- Dun Che Lao Ren
England- Father Christmas Europe- Saint Nicholas France- Pere Noel Germany- Saint Nikolaus
Hawaii- Kanakaloka
India- Santa Claus, Baba
Italy- Babbo Natale
Japan- Hoteiosho
Russia- Ded Moroz Spain- El Nino Jesus
Well have you had fun looking at the list if
you want to find out more ways of how to
say Santa Claus go on Mrs. Mustain’s
website then go on links and go to safe
google search and type in ways to say
Santa Claus in different countries then
your there. Have fun!!!
Merr:y Christmas
Protesting in Egypt: The Cost of Free-
dom
By Peyton
Once again chaos has broken
out in Egypt. In 2010 Egypt overthrew
President Hosni Mubarak because he
was a dictator. Now, in 2012, the new
president is not any better. Protesting
has broken out in Tahrir square and
Cairo University. Twenty three oppo-
nents of Mohamed Morsi were claimed to
set fire in his party’s office in many differ-
ent Egyptian cities.
All the Egyptians want is to
have a good president for once, not a
president that dictates your every move!
Many people who are protesting have
been injured. At one point the president
even released tear gas. More news will be
stated later. I just have one question for
Mr. Morsi: Do you really believe that
violence is a good way to solve problems?
Good luck to Egypt protesters.
Catching Fire
By:Emily L. and Mattie G.
We have read the book catching fire by Suzanne Collins.
It is the second book in the Hunger Games trilogy.
Katniss is back and she thinks her journey is over until
the quarter quell comes around. The game makers have
decided that they will again choose a boy and girl from
each district to fight in the Hunger Games, but this time
the tributes come from the pool of victors! It’s now
official Katniss and Peeta are back in the games to fight
for their lives once more! Once Katniss enters the arena
of beaches and forests were a deadly surprise awaits you
each hour. She teams up with Finnick, Beetee ,Wiress
Johanna, and last but not least her district partner Peeta.
There alliance continues until the day they come up with
a plan to eliminate all the other tributes. When the time
comes to put the plan into action. Johanna starts to act
strange can Katniss really trust her? Read the
book to find out!
F S A N T A T C G C
A O T M Y U N N S S
M S A N R P I O N R
I H N K E K P O S E
L E E O C S W A Y E
Y Y E O W C E R H D
F J T R A M R R Z N
L S O S T E A H P I
E P T Y M X I N O E
S L L A B W O N S R
E G L O W I N G G E
By:
Krista
Hous
e Have
you
ever won-
dered
what peo-
ple
call Santa
in
Ger-many
or in
France or
any
other place
?
Well your
about
to find
out.
USA-
Santa
Claus
or
Saint
Nicho
las
Brazil- Papai Noel Chin
a-
Dun
Che
Lao
Ren
Eng-land- Father Christmas Europe- Saint Nicholas France- Pere Noel Ger-many- Saint Niko-laus Ha-
waii-
Kana
kalo
ka
India-
Santa
Claus,
Baba
It-
aly-
Bab
bo
Na-
tale
Ja-pan- Ho-teiosho
Rus-
sia-
Ded
Moro
z Spain- El Nino Jesus
Well
have
you
had
fun
look-ing at
the
list if you
want
to find
out
more ways
of
how to say
Santa
Claus go on
Mrs.
Mus-tain’s
web-
site then
go on
links and
go to safe
googl
e searc
h and
type in
ways
to say Santa
Claus
in dif-
ferent
coun-tries
then
your there.
Have
fun!!!
Merr
y
Chris
tmas
M
B G I P K H R H E Y S N S J O Y K U Q
G E M N G R E N L D L A L T U U T J T U
F X R W I I E T T Y I N V O R P L L G A
A M Z R N W S S E P M T H C T G P X E F
I G W D Y A O K E H A A Y K C E M J L X
S Y E S C B R L J N F U F I T B R O L Q
X E X W C U B W G F T R C N A M W O N S
R L O S T M E Z Y L L S M G E E R T N N
S N O W B A L L S E L A H G S K G O I Y
S M U H A P P Y L N H F P L M R W H F Q
Santa Grams! By: Mia and Kellen
Student council has a new fundraiser for Sandy
victims. What are Santa grams? Santa grams
are little candy canes with a small message on them. You can give them to teachers, friends,
and others in Old Town. How much will it cost?
Just one small amount, a dollar! When will they
be sold? You can find these small candies in the
hallways. Make sure to bring a pass! Santa
Grams will be sold December 10th between the 21st.
A $ a day keeps Sandy away!
By: Peter M and Mathew L.
-Did you always want to be assistant princi-
pal? No! I wanted to be a superhero!
-Do you like interacting with children? Of
course! I love to!
-Have you ever taught older kids in older
grades? No, only 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th.
-Did you play sports in school? Yes, I played
soccer, basketball, and ran cross country!
-What is your favorite movie? The Empire
Strikes Back!
-How do you get to school in the morning?
Ride Bike and Car!
-What do you want for Christmas? Bike stuff!
Christmas
ELF FAMILY GLOWING
HAM HAPPY JOY
MERRY NOSE PRESENTS
REINDEER SANTA SNOW
SNOWBALLS SNOWCAS-
TLE SNOWMAN
STOCKING TREE TURKEY
The Mysterious Website
By: Garrett M.
Some fifth grade classes have been playing on a new
website called Sum Dog. On this website you can
customize your own avatar, buy stuff in the store,
and play awesome math games against people
across the world. You can even play this website at
home. To find this mystery website with your teach-
ers or parents’ permission go to the old town web-
site. Next click on “For Students” and finally click on
Sum Dog. Have fun!!!
CHRISTMAS IS HERE
NO MORE HOSTESS? By: Bailey Every company has to come to an end. But who knew Hostess’s would come so soon? That’s right, Hostess
has gone out of business. For good this time. After more than 80 years of Twinkies, Ding Dongs, and Ho Hos,
nobody thought that would end any time soon. With a dramatic loss of nearly 20,000 jobs Hostess is gone.
Who to blame? US. The world is changing and so are we. People are starting to be concerned about health
and calories. Which Hostess has to much of in the opinion of adults. So children
prepare yourselves for a life with- out Hostess.
Elf on the shelf
By: Madeline and Emily The elf on a shelf is a magical Christmas tradition. Families all over the world
have an elf. Our elf’s names are Ricky and Simon. I don’t know about you but
our elves are pretty mischievous! Every night the elf’s meet up at the north
pole and report to Santa how their how you have been behaving. But when you
wake up he has found a new hiding spot. Who can find him first? You cannot
touch your elf or he will not come back. Your elf will arrive anywhere from
thanksgiving to December 5th. The elf’s are lots of fun so we hope you get one
soon!
MONTHLY SURVEY #1
TEACHERS FAVIROTE BOOKS
BY : DREW AND PETER
TEACHERS NAME: FAVIROTE BOOK:
MRS.LEAL THE GLASS TOWER
MRS.VARGAS RALPH AND THE MOTORCY-CLE
MR.JENNINGS WHERE THE RED FERN GROWS
MRS.VANDIVER CHARLITTS WEB
MRS.CALLAWAY THE HUNGER GAMES TRIL-OGY
MRS.THRIFT HARRIOT THE SPY
MRS.HUDDSON THE GIVING TREE
Formula 1 is mostly a sport well known in other countries across the world. Now for the
first time since 2008 F1 is coming to the United States. The best part is that it is right here
in Austin. It is not exactly in Austin it is just outside of Austin. My Dad went to one of the
races on the second day. He said it was very loud so to warn those of you who do not like
very loud things. Most of the tickets sold for about $ 1500! Although, others that cost less
like some go for about $ 100. Lewis Hamilton was the first winner at the Circuit of the
Americas track. In November the world champion of F1 was crowned.
His name was Sebastian Vettle and his sponsor was Red Bull and now
Red Bull is one of the world’s most popular brands.
Formula 1 comes to Austin by Jack
A home for the holidays By: Katelynn ou may always here on T.V, “Adopt a pet for the holidays!” Many families what to buy a pet but don’t know where to go. Here are some places where you can save a pet in Texas.
Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter in Georgetown
Austin Dog Alliance
ASPCA in Austin
Austin pets alive
Bark n Purr Pet Center
Welcome back to girl’s time. its Christmas and I am happy my birthday is coming! That why I have a special article just for you. I’m kaitlyn and we’re going to have some fun! Meg carson is an 11 year old and has trouble knowing her mom is away in war. Now it is Christmas and Meg is waiting for her mom to come to the snow man party with her. Right now she is enjoying the time with her dad and two sisters: miles and lilyanna, her dog ,cub and many of her friends. Then on Christmas day in a blissful snow upon the clouds Meg’s mom walked up with a greeting smile and all was well. They had a fun daffy of a time… Well have a nice Christmas and a
happy new year!
By: Bryson
HOHOHO!
THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.
CAN YOU HEAR ? THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE.
ALL THE REINDEER HOHOHO!
DON’T YOU LOVE THE HOLIDAYS? IF YOU DO, THEY ARE HERE.
ALL THE ELVES PREPARING THE REINDEER HOHOHO!
SANTA IS HERE GET IN THE SLEIGH TO SAIL WITH THE REINDEER
Ho ho ho ho! Alright you
Little elves
WORK
Tonight is
This year the fifth took a field trip to the
Blanton Museum of art. The Blanton is located at the
capital of Texas. The fifth grade went in separate
groups. On the fourth Mrs.Leals class and Mrs. Calla-
way’s class went to the Blanton. On the sixth Ms.
Cox’s and Mrs. Vargas’s went to the Blanton. Lastly
Mr. Jennings class and Mrs. Vandivers class went to the
Blanton. We saw many different exhibits. One of the
exhibits is the pennies (the room in the picture). There
is exactly 600,000 pennies that equals $6,000! The
object going down the middle is called communion
wafers. You find communion wafers in a church as the
body of Christ. Lastly the objects hanging from the top
are cow bones. Hope you had fun fifth grade!