CARNIVAL

As you know the Student Council is planning a carnival. At this carnival we are going to have booths and different activities you can do while you're there. The carnival is going to be on June 21, 2010. This is UNMS's first carnival. The Student Council spent countless hours making this carnival possible and they worked to the peak of there creative abilities to make sure this carnival is exceptional. Many of your classmates have contributed in the making of this carnival. You will see the great effort that everyone has put in for this carnival that will be coming up. Well we hope you will join us and have a blast at the carnival. See ya! =]

Field Trip Friday!

On Friday all of UNMS is going on trips while we get Smart Boards installed! The 8th graders are going to Prospect Park in Brooklyn to have a field day. Have fun. We'll miss your presence next year. Meanwhile the 7th grade is going to Central Park for a day of outside learning experiences and the 6th grade will be visiting the Bronx Zoo.

The 8th Grade Times

This Friday, the thing we've been waiting for is finally here. Field Day! I'm not sure why, but this yearly event has always been a personal favorite, especially considering the fact that I don't enjoy being sweaty Seriously though, all Friday we get to just be outside with our friends playing games and making fun of each other. This for us 8th graders is especially important because this is it. It's the last year we'll ever get to just have it like this. Everyone all close and happy. I know that I'm going to have a great time. Not just because of the reason I just said, but also because the week ahead is going to be insane. More test prep than I'd care to do and a science exam are on the way. No pressure they keep saying, but I can still feel it. Thankfully there's a good side. Field day on Friday, a trip to Boston, and my first official prom! the other time I went to a prom it wasn't from my school. Very strange. Oh and on Monday serious changes for two 8th grade classes. I believe that these last two months are going to be the best yet.

Student Vocies: Student lunches

Have you noticed anything new about the school lunches? To me they keep getting smaller and smaller and I want to hear what you think about it. Are the lunches getting smaller and if so why?

Student Voices: Teacher Appreciation Week

This week, May 3 to May 7, is the official Teacher Appreciation Week. Who do you appreciate? Leave shout outs for your favorite teachers here!

Bake Sales Banned?

A law has BANNED bake sales in NY schools! Bake sales were banned at the beginning of this school year. From what I heard and researched was that now bake sales aren't totally banned. There are rules that have to be followed in order to have bake sales at school. These rules are that bake sales cannot sell homemade goods. (e.g. cakes, brownies, cupcakes, cookies, among other homemade sweets) . The reason for this is because nobody really knows how much calories homemade goods have. Another rule is that in bake sales you can only sell food that is healthy, low fat Doritos is a questionable example. Also you can't sell cakes, not even carrot or fruit cake. I mean we need the money for things that are school related such as our carnival and supplies. Student council wants big things for our school, but we need money to achieve it and bake sales are a consequential part in a school fund raising . A bit annoying isn't it? Well to get from another perspective I asked my mother to see what a parent thought.

Key
Q: Me
A: My mom

Q: What do you think of this new law?
A: Well I believe that this law is reasonable. I mean youth now gets the attention of sweets a lot and i understand what the board of education is trying to do. The board of education is only trying to help youth be more healthy. They are trying to lower teenagers risk of getting diabetes or anything like that.

Q: What do you think of students still doing bake sales but selling healthy?
A: Well if its that case I believe that students should do that it will not go against the new law and parents will be satisfied with the Board of Education.

Student Of the Week: Rebecca E. (802)

My partner and I are doing a student of the week column. We're 8th graders and believe that each student is wonderful in their own way and we want to interview them so that our school(University Neighborhood Middle School) can see just how great the students we interview or write about in our school are!

This week we decided to interview Rebecca from 802. This week she was really focused on her work and was barely distracted. She had participated more in class lately and I think that's a HUGE improvement because she is shy and I personally know how it feels because I am shy myself. Here are the following questions we asked her:
~Key Words~
Q=Question
A=Answer

Q: What's your favorite subject and why?
A: "Hmm. I would have to say Spanish because it's fun and I like speaking Spanish. It helps me to improve my reading in Spanish and I learn new things everyday."

Q: What do you want to major in college?
A: "Umm, it's between music and health because I like to help people and inform them about their health. I love music because every time I listen music, it gets me all pump up!"

Q:What's your dream job when you grow up?
A: "I'm not sure. Maybe a eye doctor or mechanic."

Q: What do you expect in high school?
A: " I expect to be successful and pass all my classes. Also if I have any questions i'll go to a adult or teacher and ask them what I need help with. I also don't want to get in trouble with anyone because I want to get to a good college."

Q: What do you do when your free?
A: Well I mostly go on the computer and hang out with my dad when he's working on his car. I learn more about cars when I watch him plus I like cars!"

-Jacky Li and Lizabeth Quiroz