The Chicks have Hatched

by: Alex Lumme

In 4th grade, we hatched baby chicks. They hatched on May 4th and May 5th, 2009. Some were experimental eggs. These hatched with colors other than yellow. The experimental eggs were all different colors, brown and black mixed into chipmunk patterns on their backs! One of the most amazing things about the chicks is that they could run really fast, and they could escape easily out of student’s hands. Some facts are that it takes about 21 days to hatch. During the first day of incubation, they start to form their eyes and their heads. Chicks that have still not hatched after day 21 are usually not healthy and vigorous. This year we probably had one of the best hatches ever, 32 out of 36 chicks had hatched! The percentage of chicks that had hatched was 88%. Do you think you would like hatching baby chicks? Please respond.

A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room Book the Second by Lemony Snicket
by Camille

This book is amazing! This book is deciated to readers who love drama, comedy, adventures, and Good! The story is about 3 kids, Violet, the oldest, Klaus, the middle child, and Sunny, the youngest, having to deal with the person who treats them horribly: Count Olaf. They lived with him once and hated him. He comes back, and this time he does somethign even worse, he kills their most trusted guardian, Dr. Montgomery. They have to deal with this and handle it. (Read the first book to understand.)

Mrs. Fitz
By: Claire

Ms. Fitz has been around for about 50 years. Ms. Fitz is a rummage sale, with incredible deals! They had everything for sale: bikes, huge card table, scooters, phones, clothes, tons of toys, frames, and more. Ms. Fitz is one of Countryside’s fundraisers. Many people come to Ms. Fitz: seniors, toddlers, middle aged people, and the kids from Countryside School. Many people volunteer their time. I worked there on Saturday for four hours. We have many fundraisers at Countryside, but my favorite is Ms. Fitz. So next year go to Ms. Fitz!

James Ransom Came to Countryside School
By: Hannah

About two weeks ago on a Wednesday illustrator James Ransom came to Countryside School. He did a presentation on the steps of illustrating a book. He answered many questions we had and even drew some pictures! I was one of the lucky ones to enjoy a lunch with him. What a treat. It is great to have illustrators and authors come to our school. Please comment.

118 Elements!
By: Maddy

There are 118 elements in the Periodic table and other elements are still being discovered. Most of the elements are found in nature but some are found in laboratories. Everything is made up of elements! There are many elements that you know, some of which are found in your house or in your area, such as: Gold (Au), Silver (Ag), Iron (Fe), Lead (Pb), and so on, but there are A LOT more. Like did you know the potassium symbol is K? Or that it is found in bananas? Or that Chlorine is found in your local swimming pool to keep it clean? All elements are different: some have Latin symbols; oxygen is in air; Argon is found in light bulbs.
Now let’s try guessing. I’ll give you a clue and you answer. Here we go!
1. I live in a blimp
2. I got my name from a U.S coin
3. I’m in your teeth
4. Don’t have too much of me or you will die from heart attack but you do need to eat me.

Comment back to me by typing in your answers to see if you got it right. Look for the answer in the Comments section in the next few days.

By Mackenzie

When I was in third grade we studied the planets.
So now my sister, Madeline, is studying the planets.
They are learning many facts, such as the age of

the Sun, and the planets all belong to a system called the Solar System. They made display boards of their planets.

Good luck Third Graders.

Come down and enjoy this third grade planet fair.

Pictures coming soon!