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RHES News Team 6

2012-01-26T13:31:00.001-05:00

This team, from Ms. Scott's class, produced and presented the news from January 30-February 17, 2012.

The Water Cycle

by Mizell

The water cycle has four different stages. The first is evaporation. Evaporation is when the sun comes out and the sun heats the air and it heats the water and it rises. When it gets too warm, the water evaporates. Condensation is when water droplets in clouds gather on dust particles in clouds and make bigger water droplets. Precipitation is when it rains, snows, hails, or sleets - whether it is wet precipitation or solid, it falls from the clouds to Earth.

RHES News Team 5

2012-01-03T15:39:00.002-05:00

This RHES News team, from Ms. Esser's class, presented the school news from January 9-27, 2012. Great job, students!

Marco Polo
by Brynn
Marco Polo grew up in the middle ages in Venice Italy. At that time, most people in Europe didn't know much about the rest of the world. Travel was much slower than it is today, and very few people traveled to other continents. The printing press had not been invented, so there were not many books available tot read about far away places. However Marco Polo grew up knowing more about other parts of the world than most young men. Venice was a large trading center on the Mediterranean, and his family was in the business of trading with other countries. Both his father and his uncle were merchants who had traveled far.

Marco's father and his uncle had already traveled far into the continent of Asia, and they had gotten to know the great Asian leader of the time, Kublai Khan. He was the emperor of the Mongol Empire, which includes what is now China. When Kublai Khan invited them back to continue their trading business, Marco Polo was allowed to go along. He was 17 years old at the time. The Polo's traveled from Europe through Asia to China along the Silk Road. This was the road used by merchants that had been used for some time to trade with the far East. They called it the Silk Road, because silk was some of the favorite products to buy while in China. So, Marco was not setting out to discover a new land, but he was taking a trip that only a few people of his time ever had the chance to take. Marco Polo, his father, and his uncle continued on their journey until they had traveled farther into China than any of the other merchants.

Science
by Bryson
In science, I learned new things. One new thing was about weathering, erosion, and climate. In weathering, I learned 32 degrees is very cold, and in Florida, it rarely snows. I made a water erosion paper, and it turned out very good. I did it at home. I hope to see you soon on the RHES News. I had a good time these three weeks on the news and I hope to do it again!

Social Studies: Explorer Marco Polo
by Jared
We are studying explorers, and I want to talk about Marco Polo. He was born in Venice, Italy. At that time, this was a major city of trading. When he was 17, he went traveling to China with his Dad and Uncle. He was thrown into jail because his town was being attacked by another city and they captured him. While in jail, he met a writer. He told him about his adventures and he wrote them down and published the book. While traveling he got lost and some think that is why the game "Marco Polo" was invented.

Rocks Go Around
by Tori
All rock are alike in some way. They are solid. Most rocks are very hard. Rocks are nonliving. They are not made by people, but by nature. Rocks are all around you. They are on the ground. They are in the soil. Rocks are also found in the Earth's crust. The Earth's crust is the solid part of the Earth's surface. It is like the skin on the Earth.

Snow and ice may cover rocks. Some are under deep layer of ice. Plants may grow on top of rocks. Large trees to small flowers may grow on top of rocks. Rocks may be covered by water. They are in streams and in lakes. They are also in the ocean. Some rocks form large mountains and are under water.

Rocks are not all the same. They come in all different shapes, sizes, and colors. The colored parts of rocks are the minerals. Minerals make up the rock. Some rocks are made from only one kind of mineral. These rocks have the same color. Other rocks are made from many minerals. These rocks may have many colors.

RHES News Team 4

2012-01-03T15:38:00.002-05:00

These students in Ms. McNamara's class presented the news from Dec. 5 through Jan. 6, 2012. They were wonderful! See their reports below.

Land and Water

by Noah

The first thing I learned about land and water is that water can weather and erode the land. Erosion is when water carries sediment. Next, deposition happens. Deposition is when sediment is dropped off in an area called a delta. A delta is a fertile piece of triangular shaped land where the sediment from the water is dropped off. That is what I know about land and water.

Math

by Triston

I enjoy a lot of subjects, but my favorite subject is math. I enjoy working with numbers. I think numbers are fun! I'll always be able to use math for the rest of my life. When you learn simple arithmetic, like addition and subtraction, you keep on adding harder arithmetic like fractions and decimals. That's why math is my favorite school subject.

Dogs

by Christin

My essy is about dogs. There are many different types, heights, and furs. First, I would like to tell you about their types, like bulldogs, sheepdogs, and shizues, etc. Their furs are not the same, either. Their fur can be rough, soft, and in between. They can also be in different colors. They can be different height's, but still are the same . One example is a shizue and a sheepdog. The sheepdog is bigger. Another example is a shizue and a minature poodle. They are about the same. In conclusion, this essay is about general facts about dogs.

Math

by Tierra

My report is on math, we did fractions. We added fractions and subtracted some. Some fractions were improper, so we had to change it into a mixed number. We also learned how to put fractions into least to greatest or greatest to least. I find fractions easy, because I'm used to them. I didn't get how to add fractions at first. My favorite subject is math. That's why I do it alot.

RHES News Team 3

2011-11-17T14:44:00.001-05:00

This team, from Ms. C. Parker's class, did a great job presenting the news!

Dolphins
by Zakira
Dolphins and whales are part of the same family. Their ancestors lived on land. They are mammals. They breathe air from on top of the water. They need to breathe every six minutes. River dolphins are blind. The Ganges river dolphin can live up to twenty-eight years. Dolphins are smart animals. They communicate by squeaks and clicks. Each one has a different whistle. The dolphin's colors are gray, black, white, dark brown, and pink. A bottle nose dolphin can weight up to four hundred forty pounds and be three feet long. Dolphins can grow up to seven feet long. Dolphins eat shrimp, small fish, and small squid. Sometimes they catch fish by whacking the fish with their tail. Bottle nose dolphins live in all oceans of the world. Dolphins swim close to the shore. Dolphins will swim very close to the shore as you walk by. River dolphins have long beaks and can turn their heads up, down, and sideways. River dolphins live in Asia and South America. They travel in a way called proposing, which means they travel together in pods and jump out of the water. They follow and race boats looking for unwanted fish thrown overboard. Baby dolphins are born not hatched from eggs. Mothers have babies every two or three years. They drink their mother's milk. People pollute the water and dump poisons in it. Dolphins can get stranded on the beaches. Some think the dolphins strand themselves because of the poisons that get in their body. Dolphins also die because they get caught in nets or hooks of fishermen. Tuna fishermen accidentally catch dolphins in their nets. The dolphins die because they can't breathe. And that's why dolphins are unique animals and that's why we should protect them.

The Water Cycle
by Hannah
In the water cycle, the sun evaporates water from lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and oceans. The water turns into tiny drops of water; this forms condensation (clouds). The drops that the water vapor formed, falls to land as precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, or hail). When the precipitation falls on mountains or hills, it soaks into the ground forming ground water. The runoff goes into lakes, streams, or oceans. The water cycle continues over and over again and never stops.

The Water Cycle
by Isaac
The water cycle is a continuous system so it never stops. Do you like to make snowballs, play in puddles, or just watch it rain? Well, none of that would happen if it weren't for the water cycle. It uses evaporation, condensation, and precipitation as the main factors in the process. Do you like to swim in lakes? Well, without precipitation, we wouldn't have them, either. Let's just admin it, the water cycle, it's a big deal.

RHES News Team 2

2011-11-04T09:12:00.003-04:00

These students, from Ms. Scott's class, presented the news. Super job, students!

Southwest Region Native Americans - Religion
by Andrew
Their religion has to be in a church, full time, or they have to have shrines with them. They believe in an Almight spiritual force that is a source of life. This force is formless and exists in the universe. They pray for the Almighty and the sun is the sign and symbol for that. Their religion has less interest in after they die unlike Christians. After they souls die, they believe they go to another universe. When they're in the new universe, they start their new life and still follow their religion.

Erosion
by Jessie
My name is Jessie and I am in 5th grade. We are learning about erosion and many other words. Erosion means a rock that has been moved from a place to another place by something. Erosion happens everywhere around the globe. Another word is weathering; it means to break down something. Like rocks, they bread down and after awhile they crack. Erosion is made up of four casuses: wind, water, gravity, and ice. Gravity helps by pulling rocks and other things around. Water helps by having waves, because waves push rocks. Over time, rocks can be "weathered" away. The wind helps by moving sand around that helps erosion (the sand is rough and moving over the rocks and water wears it down). Glaciers move and as they slide or move, there can be mud slides and other forms of erosion.

Dylan
My current favorite subject in school is social studies. I like this subject because my class has recently started an ancient civilization course. We have just finished studying the Olmer's and that was pretty interesting. Next, we're going to study the Maya's. I hope you enjoy ancient civiliztions, too.

Jacob

RHES News Team 1 - 2011-12

2011-10-18T13:34:00.002-04:00

The first RHES News team this year -- these students have done a fantastic job! Their reports follow.

Ecosystems
by Ethan
An ecosystem is both the biotic and the abiotic things together. A food chain and a food web show the flow of energy, but a food web is a bunch of food chains put together. Then we made ecocolumns. Half were plants and bugs and the other half was water with fish, water, plants, and snails. Currently, we are learning about biomes. Biomes are large scale ecosystems. Now we are working in groups, using tri-fold boards to tell about the biome.

Yorkie Poo's
by Lyric
A Yorkie Poo was made by the crossing of two dogs; Yorkshire Terriers are crossed with Poodles. They tend to weigh between 7 and 14 pounds. They can be apricot, white, black, silver, blue, or tan. They also can be distinctively marked. Yorkie Poo's do not shed. Their coat is soft and silky. It could be straight, silky, or wavy. A Yorkie Poo's temperament is great; they are loyal, loving, and feisty.

I know personally that these facts about Yorkie Poo's are true, because I have one. My Yorkie Poo's name is Peanut. He loves to run and play. He is very active. He loves to eat Beggin' Strips and to gnaw on rawhide bones. There are some things about Yorkie Poo's that are not good. They tend to bark a lot and are difficult to train.

Yorkshire Terriers
by Halee
The first Yorkshire Terriers came from Yorkshire, England; they are now called Yorkies. A long time ago, Yorkies hunted rats. Today they are very friendly lap dogs who love to be around people. Some Yorkies compete in dog shows, and some Yorkies get a lot of ribbons. Some judges also give prizes to the most beautiful dogs. Newborn Yorkies are so small that they are the size of a mouse. Their eyes don't open until they are just a few weeks old. Black and tan covers the little Yorkies body. Their fur is short and frizzy when they are young. Adult Yorkies grow long and silky hair.

Abbilee

RHES News is Back!

2011-09-12T13:34:00.000-04:00

The students are thrilled that RHES News is back! The fifth graders are working in teams to present a daily, live morning news program for the school. This great activity allows our students to share the communication skills that they have learned - writing, speaking, voice tone and level, facial expression, and presence on camera. Besides announcing, they also rotate through jobs as computer tech (scrolling through the teleprompter), and producer. We have a weather segment, cafeteria menu, birthdays, Pledge of Allegiance, and moment of silence.

Hurray for our students - they do a grand job!

Program Ends

2010-11-17T15:19:00.000-05:00

Our live daily program has ended. With new technology in the grades 3-5 building and older technology in the K-2 building, the principal has chosen not to use the web based technology available on our mediacast cart. We are returning to intercom announcements. These include student birthday announcements and the Pledge of Allegiance. The announcement responsibilities will be rotated through all classrooms instead of focusing on the oral communication and presentation skills of our fifth graders. Farewell.

August 23, 2010

2010-08-22T18:55:00.002-04:00

RHES News has been on hold since March 2010. We moved from the 1950 building into a new state of the art tech building. As we waited for all equipment to be installed, we hoped to return with our news program, of 10 years, this fall. As it turns out, the new equipment will only show our live programs easily in the new building (grades 3-5). We hope to be "back on the air" in the future with our student broadcasts.

Old Building into New

2010-04-02T16:52:00.001-04:00

Mrs. Scott's students have been working on the school news from the end of March into April. Their reports on weather are below.

Air Pressure
by Lamont
Air pressure is the force by the weight of tiny particles of air (air molcules), although air molecules are invisible to our eyes. There are several types of air pressures, low pressure, atmospheric pressure, and barometric pressure. Another fact about air pressure is that a barometer is the instrument that measures air pressure, also air pressure pushes against our bodies and is all around us. Air contains the oxygen we breathe, that keeps us alive.

Clouds and How They FOrm
by Felicity
The water cycle is a big part in forming clouds. Evaporation is when water turns into water vapor. Condensation is when the water vapor turns into water droplets. This process forms clouds. Stratus clouds form when warm air pushes on cold air. The weather it produces is a light rain or snow. They are clouds that forms in layers because the word stratus means layers. They can also be called fog when near the ground. The next cloud is cumulus - these clouds form when large bubbles of warm air rise rapidly into the atmosphere. The weather it produces is a light rain or snow shower. Cumulus clouds may bring fair weather, too. They look very puffy, too. Cumulus means heap. The next cloud is cumulonimbus. It is a type of cumulus cloud that brings thunder storms and hail. They can also be called thunderheads or thunderstorms. The next cloud is cirrus, the highest cloud. It is formed of ice crystals. The weather it produces is usually fair weather, but a change is coming. Cirrus means curl of hair. Cirrus clouds look thin and wispy. So this is how clouds form and what they look like and what weather they produce. Meteorologists study weather conditions all the time and clouds are a big part of it.

Air Pressure
by Blake
Air pressure is the weight of the air. Air pressure can be measured by using a barometer. Air pressure is also in the two layers of the atmosphere. There are two types of air pressure. The first is high air pressure which is cool air. The type of winds that high air pressure is associated with is low winds. The second type is low air pressure. Low air pressure is usually warm air. The type of wind that low air pressure is associated with is high winds. Air pressure is on the inside and the outside of us. We don't notice it because it is balanced on all side of us. Have you ever noticed that when you go up higher in the elevation your ears start to pop? That happens because the air pressure on the outside and on the inside are unbalanced. So air pressure is all around us. We just don't notice it.

Clouds
by Mikayla
There are four different types of clouds. Stratus is the first one and it forms by warm air pushing up over cold air and forms in layers. The weather it produces is light rain or snow. Stratus clouds are known as fog. The second cloud is cumulus. Cumulus clouds are formed by large bubbles of warm air rising rapidly into the atmosphere and they look puffy. It usually means fair weather, but can produce light rain or snow. The third cloud is cumulonimbus. It is formed by low-level water droplets, high-level ice crystals and look puffy. The heaps can be dark. The weather it produces is thunderstorms and hair. Their nickname is thunderheads. The last cloud is cirrus. It is made of ice crystals and it is wispy. It produces fair weather, but a change is coming.

Precipitation
by Sheyla
The oceans, lakes, and rivers have vapor and we have vapor, too, because when we breathe or talk, our air goes up in the sky and goes to the clouds to make water inside the cloud. When the clouds are full of water, it rains.

RHES News - March 2010

2010-03-12T07:01:00.001-05:00

Four students in Mrs. C. Parker's class and one student in Mrs. McNamara's class presented the news through March. Their reports were on weather.

Weather
by Katlynn
Some weather occurs in the lowest layer of air, or atmosphere that surrounds the Earth. The troposphere is where most clouds are formed. Little weather occurs in the stratosphere. From the stratosphere to the edge of space there is no water and too little air for any weather to occur. The atmosphere stretches about 620 miles from the Earth's surface to outer space. The troposphere is about 9 miles at the equator. More important is the stratosphere's ozone layer -- it is about 4 miles above the Earth's surface. Ozone protects life on Earth by absorbing some of the sun's harmful rays.

Instruments used to measure weather are thermometers, barometers, rain gauges, wind vanes, and anemometers. A thermometer measures air; a barometer measures air pressure; a rain gauge measures precipitation; a hygrometer measures humidity; a wind vane shows the direction of the wind. The reason we use these are to predict what the weather is going to be.

Weather
by Nick
There are five different climate zones. We live in the temperate zone which means we have warm summers and cold winters. We have moderate precipitation. Another zone is the desert zone. It has very hot summers and cool winters. It also has very little precipitation. The tropical zone is the closest to the equator. It is hot all year and has heavy precipitation. The mountain zone has cool summers and cold winters and moderate precipitation. The polar zone is very cold and it has light precipitation.

Clouds
by Andrew

Andrew's poster has this information on clouds:
Stratus: layered or spread out sheets of clouds, made of water droplets, blocks some of the sun.

Cirrus: feathery, curly, or hair like. Wispy and feathery looking.

Cumulus: heap or piled up; fluffy; fair weather clouds

Nimbus: rain producing; dark clouds; clouds that birng precipitation, usually start with nimbo or end with nimbus.

Clouds
by Tahja
Clouds are droplets of ice crystals and water. Clouds are formed with ice crystals, water, and dust. Clouds are so light they can float in the sky. Clouds move with the wind. Cirrus clouds are the most common clouds. They're the highest level of clouds. The highest levels of clouds show the weather changes. Alto is the middle cloud that let you know it's either going to be rain, snow, or a thunder storm. Stratus is the lowest loud. Stratus clouds tell you that there is the chance of drizzle or misty. The sun helps the clouds form their white color by beaming all the colors of the rainbow through the clouds. Thunderstorm clouds are so think that light can not shine through. That is how thunderstorm clouds become dark and gray.

Clouds
by Francisco
Cirrus clouds generally tell of atmospheric changes. If you see them, it means a lot of wind is coming. They sometimes form sheets of clouds called cirrostratus. A pattern of small cloud tufts, including droplets of supercooled water makes us a cloud.

2010-02-09T08:56:00.001-05:00

This news team has worked through snow and sleet -- we missed 4 days of school last week due to the weather! These students worked hard and presented the news on camera and over the intercom in February.

Rivers
by Melissa
Rivers give us food, energy, recreation, transportation routes, and water for irrigation and drinking. Rivers form by collecting rain, water, or snow melts and forms tiny streams called gullies. Gullies grow larger when they collect more water and become streams themselves or meet streams and water already in the stream. When a stream meets another they merge together, the smaller stream is known as a tributary. The two meet at a confluence. It takes a lot of tributary streams to form a river. Then the river grows larger as it collects water from more tributaries. Streams form rivers in the higher elevations of mountains and hills. A river in the mountains or hills will usually have a deep steep V-shaped valley as the fast moving water cuts away at the rock as it flows downhill. The wide and flat valley of the plains takes thousands of years to create. Here, river flows slowly, making S-shaped curves which are known as meanders. When the river floods, the river will spread out over many miles on either side of its banks. During floods, the valley is smoothed and tiny pieces of sediment are deposited, sculpting the valley and making it even smoother and more flat. From mountains to the delta, a river does not just flow--it changes the surface of the earth. It cuts rocks, moves boulders, and deposits sediments, constantly attempting to carve away all of the mountains in its path. The goal of the river is to create a wide, flat valley where it can flow smoothly towards the ocean.

Oceans
by Cody
Oceans are vast wonderful places full of beautiful creatures. There are four oceans. The Arctic, Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. There are also places like the Black Sea, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Andaman Sea, Sea of Japan, and the South China Sea. The ocean covers about 72% of the earths' surface. Oceans are also very deep. Oceans also connect to places called gulfs. Like the Gulf of Mexico. Gulfs are large bodies of water usually larger than bays.

Floods
by Jermaine
A flood is a form of a natural disaster when there is nore water than the lakes or ocean can hold. When there is too much water, a flood gathers. After a flood comes, the place it hits is messed up. A flood can kill people. The only way to survive a flood is to be prepared to evacuate and to have a full tank of gas. If you live in a low lying area, you are at risk for flooding. Although floods can effect anyone, it is these areas that are the first to be hit. Prepare a disaster survival kit. Devise an emergency plan with your family. Make sure you discuss a meeting place should you become separated, as well as an evacuation route out of your home should flood waters begin rising.

Tributaries
by Savannah
A tributary is a small stream that flows into a larger one. A tributary is a stream that flows off of the main stream and never rejoins. Tributaries are like branches. Tributaries pick up soil and carry it down to the delta; there it drops off the sediment. Tributaries aren't straight; they branch out in all directions.

Tributary Fun Facts:

Cape Fear river in NC is the main tributary of the states largest river basin. Cape Fear river is 200 miles long.
Tributaries can run off of tributaries.
The Savannah River basin has five tributaries.
There are seventeen rriver basins in NC

Bowen/McNamara News Team - January 2010

2009-12-23T10:23:00.008-05:00

Stream Systems
by Avery
There are many different parts of a stream system. There are tributaries, also meanders, as well as the mouth or delta. Another is oxbox lake. This is when too much deposit material is left on a curve in the stream. The Mississippi River is a good example. Also there are flood plains. This type of system is where water floods the banks of low-lying land. A river has a source, or beginning. Confluence is where two rivers meet. Another one is a drainage basin. This is where an area of land is drained by a river. These are some of the parts of a stream system.

Mountain Facts
by Dawson
A mountain is a landform. Some have trees on the side, very high ones have snow on the peak. Mountains exist in every continent, even under the oceans. Mountains provide 1/10 of homes for people. The 14 highest mountains are found in the Himalayas. Mountains are formed by slow giantic movements of the earth's crust. There are also different types of mountain like volcanic mountains, dome mountains, block mountains, folded mountains, and plateau mountains. One of the most common mountains are folded mountains. Fold mountains are formed when two plates collide head on. Block mountains are formed when there are faults or cracks in the earth's crust. Dome mountains are formed by the great amount of molten rock (magma) deep in the earth erupts and piles upon the surface. Plateau mountains are not formed by internal activity. Instead, they're formed by erosion.

Glaciers
by Aalilyh
Glaciers can be found at the top of mountains. It is known as a slow moving river of ice. It looks really pretty when the sun is setting, because the colors glow in the water. The temperature at the top of a mountain is very cold--that's why glaciers are made of ice. Glaciers also take up 10% of total land area mostly located in areas like Antarctica or Greenland. Although glaciers change very slowly over long periods, they may contain very important climate signs. There are many types of glaciers, like retreating glaciers, piedmont glaciers, ice field glaciers, and hanging glaciers. They have different locations, shapes, and sizes.

Valleys
by Will
There are many different things to know about valleys. There are lots of different kinds of valleys like conejo valley, yosemite valley, fech valley, sun valley, silicon valley and rhine valleys. A valley forms when mountains are far apart. Valleys are U shaped landforms that contain a river or stream. These are the 9 valleys in North Carolina: Yadkin valley, Willow valley, Sapphire valley, Roanoke valley, Panthertown valley, Moor's valley, Maggie Valley, Love valley and Death valley.

Oceans
by Trinity
The ocean is about 14 million square miles or 71% of the earth's surface. The average depth of the ocean is 12,200 feet or 3,720 meters. Scientists think the deepest ocean site is 36,198 feet in Mariana trench in the western Pacific. More than 97% of the planet's water is in the oceans. The top ten feet of the ocean contains as much heat as our entire atmosphere. Less than 10% of the ocean has been explored by humans.

Mrs. C. Parker's News Team - December 2009

2009-12-12T19:22:00.001-05:00

Valleys
by Emilee
A valley is a hollow surface of the earth between hills or mountains. Valleys are made by water and ice erosion. Valleys extend through plains, hills, and mountains. At the bottom of the valley is soil that is rich and makes good farmland. Valleys on dry land are made up of running water, streams, and rivers. The bottom of a valley is called the floor. The valley sides are called valley walls or slopes. V-shaped valleys are caused by erosion and rivers. U-shaped valleys are caused by huge bodies of ice that moved along. Valleys are usually in the u-shape form. Narrow and deep valleys are sometimes called canyons. In the mountains, valleys are deep and narrow. Erosion from rivers is the main former of valleys. Other ways valleys are formed is the movement of the earth's crust and glaciers. When erosion comes down, it carries soil and sediment along with it.

Glaciers
by Dillon
Glaciers are large formations of ice. They need a lot of ice and snow to form. They form when snow stays in the same area year round. Each year the snow is pressed into the glacier. The pressure causes the snow to crystallize. For large glaciers, this can take 100 years. Glaciers cover large areas in the polar regions of the world and form on mountains. They are found on all 7 continents. The glaciers on mountains have special rocks on the bottom so they can slide down the bottom. When they break off, they form a u-shaped valley. Glaciers move over long periods of time, but not all glaciers move. A slow moving glacier experiences a greater increase in the flow rate. Some move 10 to 100 times faster than normal. Some glaciers move around in water and are dangerous to boats. When glaciers float in water, they are called icebergs. Global warming has changed the amount of glaciers in the world. In the ice age, 32% of the world was covered with glaciers, but now only 10% of the world is covered in glaciers. Glaciers make up from 70-80% of fresh water in the world. With the warmer climate, glaciers are breaking apart faster than expected. Melting faster and evaporation decrease our fresh water.

Cliffs
by Tamia
Cliffs are formed by erosion and weathering. A cliff is a steep face of rock and soil. Many cliffs consist of a stream or a stream flowing into a tributary. Some of the largest cliffs are found underwater. The largest cliff in the world is in Narga Parbat's Rupal Flank i nthe Himalayas. It rises to 4600 meters.

Loess
by Rebekah
Loess is a deposit of silt or material which is usually yellow or brown. It is also moved around by wind. It's sedimentary material that is smoother than sand, but rougher than clay. It doesn't have many small clay pieces to hold it together. It is formed mostly of quartz crystals that slide against each other. Loess developed during the ice age when glaciers covered much of the earth.

Mountains
by Mike
Mountains are tall. Older mountains are rounder and shorter. Some mountains have snow at the top. Some mountains are steep.

Ms. Scott's News Team - Novemer 2009

2009-11-17T11:50:00.000-05:00

Ms. Scott's fifth grade news team in November 2009 wrote reports on biomes.

Taiga

by Brianna

The taiga is found in the northern hemisphere. It is found in North America, Asia, and Europe. The climate is very cold and it has short days in most areas. In the summer, it is very hot and and has long days. Some of the animals seen in these areas are moose, deer, and bears. Some of the smaller animals are bobcats, squirrels, chipmunks, ermine, and moles. Since the taiga is very cold there are four main types of trees: evergreens, spruce, fir, and pine. The soil conditions in some parts of the taiga have permafrost which means is is permanently frozen. It's uncommon soil makes it unique. The soil is made up of different bog stages. Sometimes the tiaga gets up to 20 hours of sunlight, whle in the winter, it gets 20 hours of darkness.

Desert

by Mitch

The desert is a place where there is not much rain. It has hot summers and warm winters. Not many animals can live there. A few of them are the horned lizard, jack rabbit, and rattlesnake. These animals use rocks or cactus for shelter. They can use the cactus for water and the rocks for protection from preditors.

Tropical Rain Forest

by Ana

The tropical rainforest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50-100 inches of rain falls there annually. Rain forest biome belongs to the wet climate group. The temperature in a rainforest rarely gets higher than 93 degrees F or drops below 68 degrees F. Most of the tropical rain forests are very humid because they are near the equator. They cover less than 6% of the earth's lalndsurface. Scientists estimate that more than half of all the world's plants and animals live in tropical rain forests. They produce 40% of the Earth's oxygen. There are more types of trees found here than anywhere else on earth.

Tundra

by Justin

the tundra is the ocldest of all biomes. The tundra is located in the northern areas of the world. The temperature is freezing and below. There are few plants and animals there.

Ms. Bowen's News Team - October 2009

2009-10-29T09:06:00.002-04:00

Deserts
by Jasmin
A hot and dry desert is as you can tell from the name, hot and dry. Most hot and dry deserts don't have very many plants. They do have some low down plants though. The only animals they have that can survive have the ability to burrow under the ground. This is because they would not be able to live in the hot sun and heat. They only come out in the night when it is a little cooler. A cold desert is a desert that has snow in the winter instead of just dropping a few degrees in temperature like they would in a hot and dry desert. It never gets warm enough for plants to grow. Just maybe a few grasses and mosses. The animals in cold deserts also have to burrow but in this case keep them warm, not cool. That is why you might find some of the same of the same animals here as you would in the hot and cold deserts. Deserts cover about one fifth of the earth's land surface. Most hot and dry deserts are near the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn. Cold deserts are near the Arctic part of the world. Hot and dry deserts temperature ranges from 20-25 degrees. The extreme maximum temperature for hot desert ranges from 43.5 to 49 degrees C and in the summer from 21 to 26 degrees. The precipitation in hot and dry deserts and the precipitation in cold deserts is different. Hot and dry deserts have very little rainfall and or have concentrated rainfall in short periods between long rainless periods.

Tundra
by Destiny
Tundra Fast Facts

The tundra is at the top of the earth.
The animals have to deliver and teach their young.
The dundra's rainfall a year is approximately 10 inches.
the soil is always frozen; this is called permafrost.

The tundra plants grow during the short summer. They mostly have dark red leaves to absorb the heat from the sun. Seeds are carried from place to place by birds that eat them, such as snow bunting and ruddy turnston. Lichen is a type of plant that grows on the rocks. It is fungis and algue living together. It is eaten by caribou ad oxen.

Mammals
plant eaters: musk ox and caribou
meat eaters: polar bear

Rainforest
by Dara
My report is about the rainforest. Tropical plants in the rainforest comprise about 160,00 of the estimated 250,000 species of plants on Earth. The largest seed in the plant kingdom looks like two coconuts joined together. Eventually it can grow to 100 feet, leaf blades to 20 feet and 12 feet in diameter. Wow! One member of the grass family is the sugar cane. This grass plant can grow up to 10 feet tall and are rich in sugar. It can be crushed to squeeze out juice. A member of the orchid family is vanilla. It is native to Mexico. It was introduced to Europe in the mid 16th century by the Spanish.

Grasslands
by Ferris
In the grasslands you see very tall grass. The temperature is moderate and the rain is very light. The grasslands are found everywhere expect Antarctica. The grasslands have adaptations to live without water. The long leaves allow not much water loss. The trees that grow are found near the river. A little number of animals live there such as: rabbits, praire dogs, gophers, badgers, and rats.

Temperate Forest
by Joseph
The temperate forest is like an ecosystem. It has living and non-living things in its environment. The temperate forest has four seasons, spring, summer, fall, and winter. The average teperature is 50 degrees with rainfall between 30-60 inches. Rainfall includes rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

The animals in the temperate survive by migration or hibernation. The mammals have fur to keep them warm in the very cold winter. Bears can often be seen in the temperate forest. Some animals are in serious danger when summer ends and fall begins. This is because leaves fall from the trees making it easy for predators to find them. with the leaves gone, the animals do not have their safe hiding places.

North Carolina is in the temperate forest. The only continents that are not temperate are Antarctica and Africa.

Ms. C. Parker's News Team

2009-09-24T19:57:00.005-04:00

Marine Biome

by Cheyanne H.

The marine biome is the largest biome of them all. The plants it has are kelp, algae, phytoplankton, coral weed, and seaweed. It has lots of different animals. The different kinds of fish are sword fish, red snapper, tuna, sea bass, and grouper. It has echinoderms like starfish and sea urchins. Also it has arthropods like crabs and lobsters. The marine biome doesn't have a climate. It's temperature depends on how deep it is and where it's at. The marine biome covers three fourths of the earth. Some of the reptiles are sea turtles and sea snakes. The marine biome also has coelenterates such as corals, and mollusks like clams and mussels.

Grassland Biome

by Savannah P.

A grassland is a biome where there is usually a lot of grass. Many animals live and graza here. There are also three different types of grasslands. (1) savannah - It is a hot, dry grassland with seasonal droughts. Plants can adapt to that climate though, even with the lack of moisture. The savanna is inhabited by birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles. (2) prairie - A humid climate - the prairie is covered with tall, dense grasses for small carnivores to hunt with few trees and rich soil (good for framing). The prairie, like the savanna, has many grazing animals. (3) steppe - The steppe has a dry climate with shorter grasses than the prairies. It is inhabited by many grazing animals and burrowing mammals, though it is threatened by over grazing. It could also become a semi-arid desert.

Taiga Biome

by Noah

The taiga has many plants like coniferous trees such as pines, firs, and spruce. There leaves are needle like and have dense canopy. It also has many animals. It has small predators such as wolverines, minks, ermines, and sable. It also has birds such as the finch, sparrow, raven, grosbeak, and pine siskins. It has large herbivores like elk, red deer and beavers. It also has short summers and long severe winters. The temperatures are mostly below freezing.

Deserts

by Adam

The desert is the hottest of all places. They are really big. They cover about one-sixth of the earth. Deserts have extremely low rainfall measurements. They are categorized as arid deserts, semi-arid deserts, coastal deserts and cold deserts. The desert is home to very few plants and animals. They have cool and short winters. It does not have many clouds to shield sun. Deserts have rocky and sandy soil. They have dry and hot winters. Animals include birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects.

Tropical Rain Forest

by Savannah N.

Around the equator, tropical rain forests cover about 6% of the Earth's surface. Tropical rain forests have warm and very moist climate all year long. They support over 90% of animal and plant life. They have 4 differnt layers to support plant and animal life. These layers are called the forest floor, understory, canopy, and the emergents. The forest floor has little sunlight, few plants, thin and poor top soil. Constant heat and humidity, insects and spiders, and large animals such as gorillas, anteaters, wild board, tapirs, and jaguars live there. The understory has small trees, not much wind, high humidity, shade, supports insects. The canopy has dense layers of trees up to 200 feet high, blocks sunlight from reaching down low. It supports plants and animals. The emergents have tall trees, widely spaced, trunks that are smooth, low root system and this is home to birds and insects.

Ms. McNamara's RHES News Team

2009-09-24T19:37:00.005-04:00

From September 14-25, Ms. McNamara's fifth grade news team produced, directed, and performed the school news. The students came in early and had extra homework to study the scripts. Below are their reports.

Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers
by Carson
Producers, consumers, and decomposers are the different levels of food chains. The producers are plants, such as trees, flowers, and grass. They are at the bottom of the food chain. Producers are called producers because they produce their food from photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is when plants make nutrients from the sun to make their own food. Consumers are much different. They have to hunt for their food. They eat other animals mainly, unless they are herbivores or omnivores. Herbivores eat only plants while omnivores eat plants and animals. A carnivore eats only meat. Decomposers, such as mushrooms, get their food from decomposing things like dead wood and dead animals that are decomposing in the soil.

Aquariums

by Andrew L.

Aquariums are just terrariums with water. They can hold fish, snails, and algae eaters. The tanks can be decorated with plants, ornaments, stones, and exotic fish. The tanks can be all different shapes and sizes. they can be made of glass or plastic. If you do not cleanout the tank, a microscopic plant called algae will grow and kill the anmials in your aquarium. All aquariums need to be cared for.

Aquariums

by Andrew H.

The ancient egyptians are generally believed to be the first "true" aquarium keepers. Fish keeping spread from Rome to the far East. Public aquariums began to show up in Europe in the late 1800's. The most popular and practical of aquarium is a freshwater system. Room temperature is important, too cold 20 degrees or below will freeze the water and the fish. If the temperature is too hot it can cause various types of disease. Poor water conditions such as fluctuating temperature can lower the fishs' immune systems and increase their risk of contracting disease. Manufactured gravel is usually available in pet stores. Aquariums must have adequate lighting, room temperature, location, size, stand, chemicals, power sources, decorations, tpes of fish, cleaning systems and foods.

Ms. Scott's Team Aug. 31-Sept. 11, 2009

2009-08-28T19:40:00.007-04:00

Paul Revere
by Trinity
Paul Revere is an American Revolutionary War hero. His 1775 ride, on horseback, warned American troops that the British were coming, and it made him famous. He was born in 1734 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the oldest son out of 12 children. Mr. Revere married Sarah Ome in 1747. However Sarah died shortly after the marriage. Before the Revolutionary War, he worked as a copper plate engraver and a dentist. He retired from copper plate engraving in 1810 at the age of 76. Paul Revere died in 1818 at the age of 83.

Roger Sherman
by Darnell
He was born on April 19, 1721 in Newton, Massachusetts. He grew up to be a wonderful lawyer from Yale. He participated in the new country by signing the Constitution in 1754. He represented New MIlford in 1755-58 and again in 1760-61. Then he started a job as a commissary for the Constitution Troops in 1759. He was a judge in the Superior Court in 1766-1789. He was elected to Congress in 1774 and served from 1774-81 and again in 1783-84.

Patrick Henry
by Mark
Patrick Henry was born on May 29, 1736. He failed as a farmer and a storekeeper. So, he became a lawyer. He gave a famous speech; the one he is known for is his "Give me liberty, or give me death" speech, which he gave two months before the Revolutionary War. He fired the first bullet in the war. The higher ranked authorities gave Patrick Henry less authority due to the reason that he was unpredictable (new at the occupation of soldier). Patrick Henry had a big part during the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence was signed by most of the people on August 2, 1776. Patrick Henry put a lot of thought and effort into the Constitution. Patrick was against the Constitution for two reasons. One was he thought the federal government would have too much power. In the Constitution, it says that the government has limited power. He thought it was too much. So James Madison, known as the father of the Constitution, cut the power of the goernment. The second reason is that the Constitution did not have a Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights had no effect on Virginia until Henry stepped in. References: www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/henry.htm and www.angelfire.com/f15/seasons4/Timeline.htm

Molly Pitcher
by Felicity
Moly LUdwig Hays McCauley was born as Mary LUdwig on October 13, 1754. In 1769, at the age of 15, she moved to Carlisle, PA to work for Dr. W. Irvine. She did not like working for him and soon after, she met and fell in love with a barber named Jhon Casper Hays. She left working for the doctor and married Jhon. Mary and Johon loved each other very much and were always with each other. Johon Hays enlisted in the army in 1775 and Mary packed up and followed himn to the battlefield. Mary became very helpful right away. She served as a helper in the freezing cold weather at Valley FOrge before the Battle of Monmouth. By carrying pitchers of water to the soldiers, she earned the name "Molly Pitcher." She would also carry the men that had gotten hurt on her back to get them away form the battlefield. By doing this she earned the mens respect. Her husband was a member of the First Pennsylvania artillery and was working one of the cannons when he was shot and hurt. Mary ran over to him and after checking on him, she took his place at the cannon. She loaded the cannon fire after cannon fireand helped the whole day, being very brave. After the battle, she met George Washington. He commended her for her courage and honored her by making her a non-commissioned sergeant. Jhon Hays died in 1789. A few years later she married a man named George McCauley. In 1822, the Pennsylvanie legislature decided to award her with a pension of forty dollars a year. She died 10 years later on January 22, 1832. She was buried in Old Carlisle Cementary in Pennsylvania with a flag staff, a cannon, and a monument put there to remember her courage.

Ester Reed
by Leticia
Ester Reed was born in the city of London, on the 22nd of October, 1744. She died at Philadelphia on September 18, 1780. Her 34 years of life were full of adventures and heroism. She was an only daughter. Her father was a british merchant, and a man of high character. He was largely interested in colonial trade. He descended from the Huguenots, or French Flemings. The war for independence waas in its fifth year, longer than anyone had expected it to last. Ester Reed, and other women in Philadelphia, formed the Philadelphia Association, which was the largest women's orgnaization during hte Revolutionary War. They raised money to give to the freezing soldiers. They made warm shirts for the troops. Each woman stitched her name on the collar of the shirt she made for the soldiers.

RHES News - May/June 2009

2009-05-20T14:46:00.005-04:00

This team from Mrs. Smith's 5th grade will complete our school year. We've had a great year of student participation and collaboration. The following are the student reflections of being a fifth grader on the school news, and some are their reflections of elementary school as a whole.

Josh
The things I like about RHES News are when the jobs switch out, and it is an easy and fun thing to do. The jobs I like the most are producer and speaker 3. The producer gets to hold the weather report to show speaker 3 what to say. Speaker 3 also gets to hold the GLOBE flag and point to the weather charts while reading the GLOBE report. The job is fun because you can sing birthdays, say the lunch menu and have a puppet on your hand! The birthdays are nice to hear so the person feels good about their birthday. The lunch is a good thing to hear, just so you know what to choose. There are a lot of puppets to choose and some are very interesting, from Bob the Building and Wendy to an armadillo! I hope the next fifth grade will have fun on RHES News. I have had a lot of fun this year with RHES News.

Cheyenne
My fifth grade year has been awesome. Recently I was picked to be on the news twice. At first, I was nervous, but as I was there, I realized that it was soooo much fun. You get to play with the puppets and eat breakfast bars. While I was there, I also got to know Mrs. McDermon better, she is really nice. You also get the opportunity to work with your classmates. I have had so much fun. I was so excited to be on the news twice. It was also very exciting to be the president and vice-president while at Rural Hall. In fourth grade, I was lucky to be chosen for vice-president, and now in fifth grade I was lucky to be chosen for president. I have enjoyed my years at Rural Hall with our past principal, Mr. Holcomb, and our past assistant principal, Mrs. Sim. I miss them a lot. Now we have a new principal, Mrs. Holmes, and she has been great, and our new assistant principal, Mrs. Cotton has also been great. I have loved all my teachers, Ms. Beverly and Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Doub, Mrs. McLelland and Mrs. Clifton, and Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Edwards. I have loved being at Rural Hall for the past four years. I have had a wonderful time! As we say in our school cheer: Rural Hall is the BEST, we can put it to the Bulldog Test, if you want to be COOL, then go to Rural Hall School! (Home of the Bulldogs)

Jed
I loved doing the RHES News this year. I made a lot of friends. The only hard part was the weather forecast. We had a lot of fun. Whoever does this event will have a great time next year. Thank you, Mrs. McDermon, and I will never forget this school.

Victoria
I love being on the news at school. It is awesome. You get kind of nervous at first knowing that a bunch of people are watching you, but you get used to it after awhil. My favorite thing is putting on the puppets. The puppy is best. Being the computer tech is kind of hard. Sometimes I go down too far and it takes me forever to get where I was before. Also I like being the GLOBE report person. This is why I like being on the school news.

Ms. Scott's RHES News Team

2009-05-12T13:12:00.001-04:00

This news team wrote reports on states in the U.S.

Ms. Bowen's & Ms. C. Parker's Team

2009-04-17T14:22:00.005-04:00

These students are participating in the news program April 20-May 1, 2009.

Joules
by Daniela V.
A joule is a unit that you use to measure work; work is when you apply a force over a distance. You find it by multiplying the force times the distance. THe distance is usually in meters. The force is in newtons. One example of a joule is when you do force (10 n.) times distance (6 m.) it will equal 60 joules.

Newtons
by Tucker
Did you know that scientists measure weight in newtons instead of pounds? A newton is named after Sir Isacc Newton. He was an English scientist and mathematician. You probably have heard the story of Sir Isaac Newton sitting under the apple tree when an apple fell and hit his head. That's when he realized that the earth's gravity pulls objects to the ground. Thanks to hm, scientists today use a formula that says gravity pulls on an object weighing one pound with a force of about 4.5 newtons. To say it simple, a newton measure force.

Work
by Miranda
Work. Some people think work is where you go to a job. But if you're thinking about science, it's not! Work is the force moving objects through a distance. Let's say there is a woman trying to push a tree over with her bare hands and there is a man riding a motorcycle. Which do you think is doing more work? Even though the woman is exerting more force, the man is moving himself and the motorcycle through a distance, so therefore, he is doing more work.

Friction
by Taylor
Friction is a force that opposes a motion when two surfaces rub against each other. An example of a surface that has more friction would be grass, carpet, gravel and so own. The reason it has more friction is because it has a rough surface. An example of a smooth surface with less friction would be ice, tile, hardwood floors, and so own. The reason it has less friction is because it is smooth. When you slide on gravel, friction is greater so you slow faster.

Power
by Daniela S.
Power is not like when you turn on the lights, no it is something that helps work look easier. Like some kind of machine or robot. Example: a man is trying to pull a tree out by pulling it with his hands and a girl is passing by with a tricycle. Who is doing the more work? Answer, the man because he is pulling something with his hands and the girl is just paddling, so the man is doing more work.

Ms. Scott's & Ms. Smith's News Team

2009-04-10T09:01:00.002-04:00

Students in Ms. Scott's fifth grade class and Ms. Smith's fifth grade class combined for a news team April 6-17, 2009.

The 4 "R's"
by Sadie
This stands for: reduce, reuse, recycle, and recover. Reduce can mean to reduce pollution or reduce trash. Reuse can mean to reuse trash for fertilizer or reuse something in a different way. Recycle can mean taking an old cracked cup and turning it into a a pot for a plant or someone other useful object, or collecting newspapers, magazines, plastic bottles, cans and using them in different new objects. Recover can mean recovering the trash off the side of the roads or highways. It also could be using something that would be thrown away in a new form. Some shoes use tire treads for the base of the shoe. Using things in new ways. I think this is a very important topic that some people just over look. I will try my best to do the 4 r's every chance I get.

Landfills
by Michelle
Landfills are used by communities for trash. Landfills are taking a lot of good land and using them to bury trash. The more we can recycle, reduce, reuse, and recover, the less land we will need for landfills.

Water
by Tomya
Water is a limited resource. Even though 2/3 of the earh is covered in water, most of it is salt water. Fresh water, that we use for drinking, bathing, cooking, etc. is much more limited. This is not something we make. Water goes through the water cycle (precipitation, evaporation, condensation) over and over again. The supply of fresh water is treated either by people in community water treatments or by the Earth in the layers of rock and soil and then wells, as it is used again by people. Reduce your usage of fresh water whenever possible. Use rain barrel collectors to save the rain water from your roof and use it for gardening. There are many other ways to save water.

Ms. Bowen & Ms. Scott's Team

2009-03-22T15:44:00.005-04:00

This combination team is doing a great job presenting the school news. They have completed their first week. You can see their vidcast on the school podcast link.

Clouds
by Peyton
There are three main types of clouds, cirrus, cumulus, and stratus. Clouds are water vapor that "sticks to dust" particles. The dust is what makes the clouds look visible. The highest clouds are cirrus clouds. Cirrus clouds are the smallest clouds. They are thin and wispy and mean "curl of hair." They also always mean fair weather. Cirrus clouds are made entirely out of dust and ice crystals.

The next cloud type is cumulus. Cumulus clouds are large and puffy and sometimes produce rain. They look like cotton balls and are white in color. Cumulus clouds are the biggest clouds out of the three main types of clouds.

The last main type of cloud is the stratus cloud. Stratus clouds are the lowest clouds and are formed in layers. They usually produce rain but they can mean fair weather. They can also be fog. Stratus clouds are gray in color and are long and thin.

There are other types of clouds too, but they are all formed by combining these three main types of clouds.

The Water Cycle
by Tucker
The water cycle is how Earth's water moves through the environment. It does this by going through three steps: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. While the cycle can start with any of these steps, they have to stay in the same order. For example, the water cycle can start with precipitation, but it has to be followed by evaporation and it cannot be followed by condensation, ever. Evaporation is the process in which a liquid (in this case water) changes to a gas because it was heated by the sun. Condensation is when the water vapor, or the gas, turns back into liquid water because it was cooled. Finally, precipitation is any form of water that falls from the clouds like rain, sleet, snow, or hail. The Earth has a limited supply of water. It just goes around and around in a continuous cycle. Mother Nature does her own recycling and this is called the water cycle.

Air Pressure - Barometer
by Haley
Today I'm writing about air pressure. Air pressure is when you try to tell if it is going to rain or not. You use a barometer (instrument) to measure the air pressure.

Humidity
by Sabria
What is humidity? Where does it come from? Humidity is moisture in the air and if you ever go outside and it's foggy, then you will feel wet, but your skin is actually moisturized by the air. Humidity is really clouds from the sky that come down and sometimes cause fog. Humidity comes from the lowest part of the atmosphere.

Temperature
Audrey
Temperature is the amount of warmth or coldness of an object and the air around us. You measure temperature with a thermometer. You use Celsius and Fahrenheit. Celsius and Fahrenheit are similar but Celsius always has a smaller number. You can tell a lot with temperature like what to wear or what to do that day. Temperature affects our lives in very many different ways.

Ms. C.Parker's News Team

2009-02-20T15:15:00.004-05:00

Ms. C. Parker's fifth grade students begin the RHES News on Monday, February 23, 2009. Watch for their reports here soon. The team has decided to write a skit on bullying. We'll tape it and show it on one of our newscasts and possibly make a vidcast out of it. We will upload the script here, too.

Ms. Smith's News Team

2009-02-17T10:29:00.006-05:00

Ms. Smith's 5th grade team wrote reports as part of their two week contract for the school news.

My Happiest Memory
by Mia
My happiest memory was last Christmas. I remember running up stairs and looking at all the colorful presents. It was exciting. I got a Nintendo DS, clothes, shoes, money, gift cards and hugs. My family came over and ate dinner. It was very delicious. After that we talked, opened more presents and played board games. It was the best Christmas ever.

My Happiest Memory
by McKenzie
I have many reasons why my birthday makes me happy. My birthday was awesome because I got an ipod. I put so many songs on it my favorite song is "Pink So What!" My birthday cake was decorated with all types of groovy stuff. It even had a red punch bug on it. All of my best friends were there. One of my best friends was acting crazy. My other best friend is really calm so it's smetimes difficult to get them to get along. It was my best birthday party ever.

My Favorite Memory
by Tanner
My happiest memory was this past weekend when I rode my cousin's dirt bike. It was so very interesting that saying it was fun would be the biggest understatement in the history of understatements. My uncle told me to make sure I let off the clutch very slowly. The problem was that I wasn't paying any attention what so ever. When I got on the bike, I dropped the clutch, revved up the engine, and popped a wheelie. Unfortunately that made my uncle very vexed and I am not allowed to ride again. Well, at least I had fun.

My Happiest Moment
by Cheyenne
My happiest moment was last Christmas. I have a lot of reasons why I love Christmas. I loved opening presents that had the Jonas Brothers on it. One thing I got was a Joe Jonas long sleeve shirt. My family and I love to get together and play games. Last Christmas, we mostly played Rook, a really fun card game. My family is really good at playing it. One day I want to be as good as them. The last reason I like Christmas is because of the awesome food. Every Christmas we have a delicious home cooked meal. We usually have green beans, mashed potatoes, and some type of meat I love doing all thee things with my family on Christmas day. I had so much fun last Christmas! My family rocks!

My Favorite Moment
by Christian
My favorite moment was when I rode rides at the fair. I invited a lot of friends. It was so much fun. First we ate and then we went to ride some rides. We paid 25 cents just to go see the smallest lady on earth. I didn't believe it, I think that there was a whole in the couch and that she was in it. I also think that they just wrapped her arms in a huge blanket. Then we saw the smallest horse on earth. That was my favorite memory that I have had in my whole life.

Ms. Scott's RHES News Team

2009-01-16T11:23:00.005-05:00

Ms. Scott's team shares their "compare and contrast" writing as they work on the school news beginning January 20. (Snow day on January 20 so out of school.)

Selena Gomez & Miley Cyrus
by Melanie

Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus have many things in common. They both appear in Disney Channel shows. Both girls have CD's that are available in stores. Both girls have appeared on magazine covers, posters, and junior novels. Selena and Miley are both in movies. Selena is in "Another Cinderella Story" and Miley's voice appears in "Bolt." Miley and Selena are both 16 years old.

Selena and Miley are also different in many ways. Selena has black hair, and Miley has brown hair. Miley has been on a concert tour and Selena is not quite there yet. Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas and now still lives in Texas. Miley was born in Nashville, Tennessee. Miley now lives in Toluca Lake, california. Selena has brown eyes and Miley has blue eyes. Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus are alike and different in many ways.

Spiders and Cheetahs
by Elizabeth

Spiders and cheetahs have something in common. The common this is that both are animals. Then they both eat meat and eat animals that have meat. Spiders use the net to get their preditors tied up and when he has enough, he eats them. After the animals look for more food.

To contrast two animals, you have to find the difference between them. A spider has six legs. He uses them for trapping the spider's predators. After that he traps the predators and leaves them in the web. After that, spiders are very slow. A cheetah has four legs. When the cheetah is looking for food, he hides in the grass and sneaks up on his prey. He shares his food with his family. Cheetahs are very fast.

Beach and Mountains
by Kaylee

I am comparing and contrasting my two favorite places. My two favorite places are the beach and mountains. The two places are alike because they both have amusement parks like Family Kingdom and Dollywood. They are also alike because they both have swimming pools and hot tubs. Also, they both have awesome shopping centers.

They are different because one has an ocean and one has mountains. Also they are different because one is hot and one is cold.

Pugs and Cats
by Sarah

Pugs and cats both make very good pets. They also have very good hearing. They both like each others food as much as their own, plus, if you put one of each kind and they have been around each other for a long time, they will get together fairly well. They are very protective, too.

Pugs are a smart breed , but cats are very intelligent. As I said, before pugs are very good listeners, but sometimes they hear something that's not there. Cats, if they hear something that scares them, they hiss, but they just don't hiss for no reason. Cats are very skiddish, but unless something really scares a pug, they won't do a thing. If you scare a cat, it will probably hiss or scratch you. Pugs are the complete opposite. When you scare it, it doesn't even snip (unless it's been abused like one of my dogs). That's all I know about comparing pugs and cats.

Baseball and Football
by Tyler

The two favorite sports of the American people are baseball and football. These two games are similar and different in many ways.

In comparison of these two great sports, they both attract many fans to come and watch a live game or even on television. Many towns have junior leagues were children as young as five years old can learn to play the game, just like the guys and girls they watch on television.

Even though both of these games are a lot of fun to play and watch there are many differences. First, baseball is played with nine people whereas football is played with eleven people. Second, baseball is played on a diamond in a park and football is played on a gridiron in a stadium. Lastly, these two games both use a ball; in football the ball is an oblong shape and each team tries to get the ball into each others goal. In baseball the teams hit the ball with a bat and the runner tries to run the four bases to score a run.

Ms. Bowen's RHES News Team

2008-12-13T08:12:00.007-05:00

Ms. Bowen has a new RHES News Team that will present the school news from December 15-19, 2008 and Jan. 5-9, 2009. These five students have started practicing and are excited to complete their work.

Ecosystem
by Taylor

An ecosystem is a community in which living and non-living organisms live together. In an ecosystem, every organism has it's own role and that's called a niche. In an ecosystem there are many different types of organisms and one organism is called an individual. If there are many of the same individuals in the same place, that's called a population. Many different populations living in one place make up a community.

Everything in an ecosystem works together to help each other. An example of this would be that the "terrarium." It had crickets and isopods which gave the plants rye grass, alfalfa, and fertilizer, which in turn provided the animals with food. The aquarium had plants, algae, elode and duckweed, which provided the fish food and oxygen, which in turn provided the plants with fertilizer to grow.

What are Land Biomes?
by Koron

A biome is a large-scale ecosystem. It's climate and the plants and animals adapted to living in that climate is what makes it different from other biomes. The Earth has six major types of biomes: tripical rain forest, deciduous forest, grassland, desert taiga, and tundra. Each type of biome occurs in several places on Earth. For example, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia all have desert biomes. A certain organism may live only in a particular desert biome. For instance, lizards live in both Australia and North American deserts. But the collared lizard lives only in North America, while the frilled lizards live on ly in Australia. So, that is what a land biome is and North Carolina is in the deciduous forest.

Vanishing Habitats
by Isabel

Changing the condidions of an ecosystem could be dangerous and cause the ecosystem to disappear. Many populations decline and become smaller. Many populations disappear. In 100 years, human beings have destroyed nearly half of the world's rainforests. Humans have polluted coral reefs and pisoned forests in Europe. Many of Africa's grasslands have disappeared because of mankind. There are many vanishing habitats, and hopefully that will stop.

How Do Organisms Compete and Survive in an Ecosystem?
by Hannah

Plants and animals compete, or have a contest, for food, water, sunlight, and shelter. Successful organisms are the ones that are stronger and bigger. They are often able to get to resources more quickly than other organisms so they are more likely to survive and reproduce. That's why there are predators, that hunt, and prey, that are hunted.

Cooperation means that organisms share resources. An example of cooperation is an African plain. Three different species may share trees growing in the plain. Giraffes use the highest branches, antelopes eat the middle, and rhinos eat the lowest branches.

Symbiosis is another kind of cooperation in an ecosystem. One example is the clownfish that receives shelter from an anemone while the aneome gets food that are attracted to the clown fish. Another word for symbiosis is interdependence. Each is dependent on the other.

Plants that are crowded in one area compete for resources. Their seeds may be carried by animals or the wind to a place with more resources.

An ecosystem has a balance of organisms and resources. Only a certain number or organisms can survive in an ecosystem.

What Eats What in an Ecosystem?
by Gabrielle
In an ecosystem different things eat different things. Scavengers eat dead plants and animals. Example: vultures eat dead animals. Herbavores only eat plants. Herbavores are also called vegetarians. Carnivores only eat meat. It doesn't matter that it is raw (uncooked). Example: alligators and crocodiles. Omnivores eat plants and animals. Example are humans and monkeys and mice. Lots of different things eat different things.

Ms. C. Parker's News Team

2008-12-07T08:50:00.008-05:00

Ms. C. Parker's RHES News Team produced and announced our school news from December 1-12, 2008. Following are the student reports.

Mass Movement
by Gabrielle

Mass movement is defined as when soil and rock moves downhill. In 1997-1998, rain fell so hard that some families heard loud sounds. To their surprise, a huge amount of mud slid down the canyon and landed on houses and crashed the houses. This happened in California during the winter. A mud slide is a type of mass movement. It is a down hill movement of soil. Some call this a landslide. Landslides can change shape or form.

Glaciers
by Torie

Glaciers are really big; you can usually see them in places like Greenland and Antarctica. Glaciers are just frozen rivers of ice. Glaciers form at latitudes on elevations above the snow line. Glaciers can change there sizes too. To be called a glacier, the ice must be moving or a water area that can be frozen. The main two glaciers are continental and alpine glaciers. The weather really has a lot to do with glaciers forming. Most are found in regions in high snowfall.

Erosion
by Daniel

Erosion is the process that breaks things down. Erosion is the breakdown of the continents and the land around you. Weathering is the process of breaking big rocks into little ones. Air, water, ice, and gravity are the cause of weathering. Even the Grand Canyon was formed by weathering.

Weathering
by Hailey

Have you ever wondered how rivers, streams, waterfall, and canyons get their shape? Well, they get their shape from heavy rains and floods. When there is a heavy rain and it makes a stream and then the next day there's another heavy rain and it goes on the same stream. Then it starts creating a river. This is called weathering. Weathering basically just means when there is a rapid flow of water (and it starts to create a river) it carves into the soil (and rock) forming a river (stream and such). For example, the Grand Canyon is carved by the Colorado River. You may not notice what rain and streams are doing, but after a long period of time you'll take notice. For instance, it took from 200 to 2 billion years for the Grand Canyon to form.

How is weathering different from erosion?
by Victoria

Weathering is breakind down rocks into soil, sand, and other particles. Water is a very important cause of weathering. Water weathers rock in several ways. Fast rivers can carve canyons in rock. Ocean waves can weather cliffs and make them fall into the sea. Water can weather rock in other ways, too. If water freezes in tiny holes or cracks, it expands, causing the rock to weather or break.

Erosion is moving sediment from one place to another. Just like weathering, water is a very important cause of erosion. Wind is also an mportant cause of erosion. Erosion is a serious problem in many parts of the world. Eastern Asia, Australia, Nortwest China, Southern South America and North America all have problems iwth erosion. Erosion is a major problem on about 75 million acres in the United States. About 5 million acres are damaged each year. Erosion caused by wind removes the most fertile soils of some fields.

That's how weathering is different from erosion.

Ms. Pearman's News Team

2008-11-14T10:20:00.008-05:00

Decomposers
by Chase

Decomposers are creatures that recycle dead plants and animals into chemical nutrients. Decomposers are also called saprotrophs. Some types of decomposers are bacteria, fungi, and earth worms. Decomposers are like recyclers. They eat dead meat and plants and turn that into chemical nutrients like carbon and nitrogen that they release back into the soil, air, and water.

Bacteria live everywhere. Some are helpful and some are harmful. But, bacteria is a decomposer that helps to break down dead animals and plants. Fungi is like mushrooms, mildew, mold, and toad stools. They are not plants. They release enzymes that decompose dead plants and animals. Some fungi are edible and are used in making food and penicillin. There are other fungi that are helpful. Earth worms eat dead plants and animals then they excrete the waste in the form of casts. Casts are rich in nutrients. Earthworms live in rich moist soil and loosen up the soil so air can circulate. This helps plants to grow.

Without decomposers, nutrients would not recycle back into our environment and waste would not just pile up. That's like if we did not recycle plastic and cans we would eventually run out of room in our land fields and we would run out of material to produce them in the future.

Herbivores
by Trae

Elephants, giraffes, panda bears, orangutangs, and chimpanzees are all called herbivores. Herbivore means to eat only plants. Some plants are leaves, herbs, ferns, and grass. My favorite one is the chimpanzee. I've learned that the chimpanzee's favorite food is leaves. This herbivore is my favorite because when they are young, the parents stay with them as much as they can. I think this is the coolest herbivore I have learned about.

Ecosystems
by Erick

Ecosystem means small changes in climate, in soil condition, or in plants and animals population changing an ecosystem. Gradual change in an ecosystem occurring over thousands of years is called sucession. But they're only two types of sucession. The first one is primary and it occurs on bare, newly formed land. EVentually, there is enough soil for a second community of plants, such as reeds and cattails, to take over. Oer time, the pond ecosystem grows smaller and a land ecosystem takes it's place.

Producer
by Emma

A producer is an organism that makes it's own food out of basic materials, which would be water and sunlight. Plants are producers. They take energy from sunlight, grass and any green plant's like algae. Producers own their own food because it is only energy. They change the carbon dioxide into sugars by photosynthesis. Producers provide food for consumers and decomposers. Producers do not kill food, because they need no food, only basic materials like water and sunlight. These are the thing I have learned about a producer!

Ms. Bowen's News Team

2008-10-25T07:29:00.008-04:00

Erosion
by Ty

Erosion is when earth materials are picked up and moved from one place to another. It could be caused by wind, water, ice, and gravity. Erosion moves faster on a slope tthan on the ground. At the end of a stream, erosion occurs and it forms a delta. Glaciers pick up materials and erode them to a lower elevation. There are all different types of erosion, such as gravity erosion, water erosion, shoreline erosion, ice erosion, wind erosion, and soil erosion. At the top of a dam, erosion occurs more and when it gets past the dam, erosion happens less.

Floods
by Thomas

Floods are one thing that can increase erosion. A flashflood is a fast moving flood that happens when a stream overflows; usually this happens quickly. A flood plain is a plain near a stream formed from sediment; usually in a low elevation area. Dams which hold back water can cause floods when the dam has broken or the flood overfloods it.

Oxbow
by Brandon

An oxbow lake is a u-shaped lake water body formed when a wide meander from the mainstream of a river is cut off to create a lake. This landform is called an oxbow lake for the distinctive curved shape that results from this process. In Australia, an oxbow lake is called a billabong. By itself, the word oxbow, can also mean a u-shaped bend in a river or stream, whether or not it is cut off from the mainstream.

Tributary
by Sara

A tributary is a stream or river, which flows into a big body of water. A tributary doesn't flow into a sea. Tributaries flow into the ocean or some other large body of water. The word tributary comes from a Latin word tribute that means, "to allot or distribute." As tributaries met up with each other, they become larger, until they reach the main trunk of the river. Along the way, sediment settles out of the water, leaving rich silt behind, along with any other materials, which the tributary might have picked up. Eventually, the water reaches the oceans and evaporates, and the cycle starts all over again. There is an opposite of a tributary. It is called distributary. Instead of flowing into a big body of water, it flows away from the big body of water.

Canyons
by Daniela

A canyon is a V shaped cut in the earth's surface. It usually has a river going through it. One of the most famous canyons is the Grand Canyon. It has a river called the Colorado River running through it. Canyons are very big. The Grand Canyon is the biggest canyon. People also say canyons are deep valleys between cliffs. Canyons are usually formed in wetter areas than in drier areas. There are also canyons that are formed under water, usually int he mouth or end of a river. Canyons can also form in mountains. Usually a river or stream and erosion carve splits between mountains. Some examples of this are the Rocky Mountains, the Alps, and the Andes. Most canyons were formed by erosion and weathering. Slot canyons are very narrow canyons and they usually have smooth walls. Canyons can have landslides. Some examples of these canyons are the Black Canyon, the Colca Canyon, the Kings Canyon, the Fish River Canyon, the Tara River Canyon, the Blyde Canyon, the Nine Mile Canyon, and the Palo Duro Canyon.

Ms. C. Parker's News Team

2008-10-14T16:42:00.007-04:00

Cirrus Clouds
by Conner
There are four different types of clouds. One type of cloud is called cirrus. The word cirrus comes from a Greek word meaning “tuft of hair”. These clouds can look like thin white hair or white feathers covering the sky. Even though cirrus clouds usually appear thin and white, they can also appear in a magnificent array of colors when the sun is low on the horizon. Cirrus clouds are the most common form of high-level clouds. They are higher in the troposphere than any other type of cloud and are usually found at 20,000 or more feet above the ground.

Most cirrus clouds are made of tiny ice crystals instead of liquid water because the temperatures at that height are below freezing. It is colder than zero degrees Fahrenheit at that elevation. Wind currents twist and spread the ice crystals into wispy strands. Cirrus clouds are sometimes referred to as “cirrocumulus” or “cirrostratus”. Cirrocumulus clouds are tiny, puffy clouds at a very high altitude. Cirrostratus clouds are a thin layer of cirrus clouds covering part or all of the sky.

Cirrus clouds form because of moist air that rises slowly from the lower or middle troposphere. Sometimes these clouds are caused by mountains or tall thunderstorms. Cirrus clouds usually occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation. If there are many cirrus clouds in the sky it may be a sign that a frontal system is approaching. This usually means the weather will change within the next twenty-four hours. So look for a change in the weather the next time you look up and see thin, wispy, feathery, white clouds in the sky.

Stratus Clouds
by Jonathon
A stratus cloud is lower than 6,500 feet. They are grayish clouds. Sometimes they will drizzle rain or mist. Stratus means layer or blanket in Latin. They can bring snow. The stratus clouds can warm the air so the snow will come in flurries. The clouds could look like fog that doesn't reach the ground. It covers most of the sky. They form in front of weather systems depending on the temperature, pressure, and humidity.

Barometer
by Miranda
Air pressure is the force pressing against us by the weight of tiny particles of air. These are called air molecules. Even though air molecules are invisible, they have massive weight and take up space.

Weather forecasters measure air pressure by using a barometer. The barometer is used to find out the current air pressure in a particular location.

This instrument has a glass column about 30 inches long, closed at one end with a mercury filled reservoir. Barometer is usually measured in millibars and inches of mercury.

The mercury in the tube adjusts until the weight of the mercury column balances the atmosphere's force put on the reservoir. High pressure forces the mercury higher up. The lower the pressure, the lower the mercury gets.

At the end of the process, we must seal the top so changing pressure does not change the current one we have.

Cumulus Clouds
by Kyle
This type of cloud has vertical development and clearly defined edges. It is often described as puffy or cotton-like in appearance. This cloud may appear alone or in lines, or in groups They are often precursors of other types of clouds, cush as cumulonimbus. When weather factors such as instability, moisture, and temperature change, cumulus clouds develop into other clouds. Cumulus means "heap" or "pile" in Latin. Cumulus clouds typically form when warm air rises and reaches a level of comparatively cool air.

Ms. Pearman's News Team

2008-10-03T12:21:00.007-04:00

Cyclones
by Jed

Cyclones are formed from an area of closed, circular motion moving in the same direction as the Earth. There are 6 main types of cyclones. The names of them are polar cyclones, polar lows, extra-tropical cyclones, sub-troopical cyclones, and meso-cyclones. Polar cyclones are usually in the artic areas. Polar lows are on a small scale with a short amount of atmospheric low pressure system. Extra-tropical cyclones are a synoptic scale of low pressure weather systems. Sub-tropical cyclones are based on a weather system that has a little bit of the characteristics of extra-topical cyclones. A meso-cyclone is a vortex of air approximately 1.2 to 6.2 miles in diameter with a convective storm. Extra-terrestrial cyclones are not unique to Earth. Cyclones can be formed outside Earth. Storms on planets are known because the white cloud in the middle looks like an eye.

Volcanoes
by Victoria

When heat in the earth melts rock the rocks turn into a hot liquid called magma. When magma rises to the surface it bursts through the hole in the volcano, and clouds of ash go shooting into the sky. Red hot lava slides down the side of the volcano and the gas fills the air. Some volcanoes erupt with no noise. Others do, because when two plates under the crust of the earth press together, they stick. When the bottom plate melts because of the magma, the other one bursts, which makes a loud noise as the volcano erupts.

Tornado
by DeLa

Tornadoes are kind of like hurricanes, but tornadoes don't have the water in them. They only have dust and air. Hurricanes are made with water, dust, and air to make a really strong wind. What the wind does is make the eye of the tornado. Tornadoes are stronger than hurricanes because they carry a lot of dust and rocks and the wind does a lot of damage. They are usually in Florida, Texas, and an area called "tornado alley." I just hope none of them ever come around here!

Lightning
by Josh

When a storm comes, do not swim because you an get hurt. I was almost in a storm once. I was swimming and when I was almost home, it was raining and lightning. Luckily, I never got hurt. Another thing you should not do during a storm is electronics because the power lines could spurt and shock you. Do not use water during a bad storm. Lightning is very dangerous and can kill people. Do not leave animals outside with lightning. Lightning starts with the negatives charges attracting to the positive charges and that makes lightning. Years ago people thought the gods were angry when lightning bolts shot down to earth.

Mrs. Scott's News Team - Reports September 19, 2008

2008-09-19T16:56:00.008-04:00

Abigail Adams
by Sydney
My report was on Abigail Adams. She was born on November 11, 1744. She was married to the second President of the United States, John Adams. She had seven children. Her first son, John Quincy Adams, became the sixth President of the United States.

Abigail Adams was most known for the letters that she wrote to her husband while he was away from home serving the country and during his time as the President. She wrote over 2000 letters to John Adams, her friends, family and to Congress during her life. In her letters, she told them what was going on with the family and her views of the world. Abigail Adams home schooled her children. She thought that a kid should have a good education. Abigail thought that slavery was wrong. She taught her children that it was wrong. She thought it was wrong because nobody should tell another person what to do. Abigail was one of the first women to speak out about slavery and women's rights. She thought that a woman should have all the same rights as men, such as voting, owning land, and being able to go to school.

Abigail Adams was a very interesting person. I admire her because she stood up for women's rights and slavery. I hope that if I lived when she did I wold have the courage to do what she did.

Penelope Barker
by Abby
Penelope Baker is famous for hosting the Edenton Tea Party in Edenton, NC, to protest the unfair taxation on British tea and cloth.

Penelope was born in 1728. She outlived three husbands and all of her five children. She first married John Hodgson at a young age, he died when she was nineteen, leaving her with two children. Then she married Javes Craven, a wealthy planter, he died four years later. Leaving her with all his inheritance, she became the wealthiest woman in North Carolina. In 1757, she married Thomas Barker. Thomas died in 1789 leaving her his property of two town lots, 2 plantations, 33 mahogany chairs, 53 slaves, horses, watches and 400 books.

Tired of the British taxing the colonist, Penelope wrote a public statement supporting a boycott of tea ad other British products, such as cloth. Shortly after the Boston Tea Party, Penelope organized her own tea party for October 25, 1774. At this meeting Penelope and 50 other women signed a petition.

Penelope said "maybe it's only been men who have protested the King up to now, that only means we women have taken too long to let our voices be heard. The British will know who we are."

Leading the way for women, Penelope Barker made history. She died in 1796. She is buried next to Thomas Barker at Hayes Plantation in Edenton, NC. The Barker House is a historical landmark and you can visit it Monday-Saturday from 10AM to 4 PM.

Roger Sherman
by Francisco
Roger Sherman was born on April 19, 1721 in Newton, Massachusetts. When he was little he worked a a cordwainer and a cobbler on his family farm in Stoughton, Mass. In 1743, he moved to New Milford, Conn., where he was working as a surveyor, storekeeper, almanac compiler, and lawyer. He also began his long career as a public official, serving as a juryman, deacon, town clerk, school committeeman, justice of the peace, assemblyman, and commissary officer for the Connecticut militia. He served long terms as a member of the upper house of the Connecticut Legislature and as a judge of the superior court, while also acting as treasurer of Yale College, from which he received an honorary master's degree in 1768. As the Revolution approached, Sherman opposed the Stamp Act, supported the Sons of Liberty, enforced non importation agreements, and headed the New Haven Committee of Correspondence. He served in the Continental Congress for 8 years. He signed the Articles of Association of 1774, the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. At all events, he was toward the end of the Revolution perhaps the most influential figure in Congress. After the war, he returned to New Haven, where he was faced with financial reverses stemming from his support of the revolution.

Samuel Adams
by Jared
Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts. Long before the Declaration of Independence, Samuel Adams wrote a school paper about the right for fairness and justice in government. Samuel went to Harvard College in the 1740's to study the theories of John Locke. After college, he began to work for his father. Samuel and his father spent several years trying to prevent British officials from taking their home and land. Samuel believed the colonists had a right to elect their own government officials. He wrote newspaper articles and essays and promoted his ideas at taverns and meetings. As a result, he formed the Country Party, which included farmers who supported his ideas. Samuel proposed a meting with representatives of all the colonies to discuss their problems with the British Parliament. He promoted his ideas for independence with the other delegates. They adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and Samuel signed it. Samuel spent the rest of his life as a voice for reform and he died in 1803. His strong belief in independence and his ability to persuade support for the cause of freedom earned him the name "the Father of the American Revolution."

Gouveneur Morris
by Nolan
Gouveneur Morris was born in New York on January 31, 1752. Morris graduated from Kings College at the age of 16. He worked as a lawyer in New York City in 1771. Morris lost his leg in a wagon accident. His leg got caught in the wheel when it was moving. So they had to replace it with a wooden leg.

Gouveneur Morris is best known as an author for many sections of the Constitution of the United States. He wrote the doucment's Preamble: "We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union..." He was elected to represent his family in the New York Provincial Congress. He was responsible for making New York an independent state and the 1777 constitution of New York. After the Battle of Long Island in August 1776, his family's estate was taken over by the British. He could not be on the New York state legislature. He was appointed to the Continental Congress on January 28, 1778. He was also selected to be in charge of coordinating changes in the military. He was defeated in re-election in 1779 so he moved to Philadelphia to work as a lawyer and a merchant. He was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1787. He was also a good friend of George Washington.

At the age of 57, he married Anne Cary Randolph, who was the sister of Thomas Mann Randolph husband of Thomas Jefferson's daughter Martha Jeffeson Randolph. Gouveneur Morris died on November 6, 1816 at Morrisania, the family estate, and is buried at St. Ann's Episcopal Church. He was an important landowner in New York. The Town of Gouveneur and Village of GouveRneur are named after him. His half brother was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Morris' great-grandson was named after him. In 1943, a U.S. Liberty Ship named SS Gouveneur Morris was launched; she was scrapped in 1974.

Ms. Dudley's Team - April 14-25, 2008

2008-04-23T18:35:00.005-04:00

Rosa Parks
by Jessica
In Alabama, a baby girl was born, her name was Rosa Parks. Her childhood was rough. She had to live through segregation. It meant that white were separated from blacks. As Rosa was growing up, she had to take care of her Mom because she was very sick. Rosa was 12 when her Mom died. When Rosa Parks was 20, she didn't give up her seat on the bus to a white man. This started a boycott. The day it began was when Rosa got out of jail. Rosa Parks got married in college.

Science
by Haley
My report is about science--clouds. The different kinds of clouds are cirrus, stratus, nimbus, cumulus, and mixed versions of these. Cirrus clouds are high up in the sky and are thin, whispy clouds. Stratus clouds have layers and they look like blankets. Nimbus are big clouds that are tall that can make rain, snow, and thunderstorms. Cumulus are the large, puffy clouds, like cotton balls or cotton candy. You can also see shapes and things out of cumulus clouds. There are also the "mixed" type of clouds, like cumulonimbus.

Science
by Matthew
You can learn a lot about landforms and energy and motion in science. You can have fun doing all the experiments. The most fun I've had in science was the land and water experiments. we got to use sand, clay, rock, and water. we got to make dams, streams, meanders, gradual slopes, and deltas, too. I also liked ecosystems. We planted grass and built a terrarium. We also built an aquarium. We put roly-polys and crickets in the terrarium. We put fish and snails in it, too. We put rocks in the aquarium to hold down the plants so they wouldn't move in the water.

Pablo Picasso
by Jewel Crews
Pablo Picasso was born in Spain in 1881. He was the son of Jose Ruiz and Maria Picasso. He took his mother's last name instead of his father's. Pablo Picasso was the most famous artist of the 20th century. He made not only paintings, but sculptures and collages. One of his most famous pieces of art was about a war. He died in 1993 at the age of 91.

Jackie Robinson
by Bryson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was born in 1919. He had 4 other siblings. He started early playing sports. He became the first athlete to win varsity letters in 4 different sports (baseball, basketball, football, and track). In 1941, he was named to the all American football team. He was forced out of college and eventually decided to go in the U.S. Army. He played one season the the Negro league and traveled all over the midwest with Kansas City Monarchs. In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers president asked Jackie to join the team. He was the first to integrate the segregated league. He became the National League Rookie of the Year.

Ms. Moody's & Ms. Pearman's Team - March 24-April 7

2008-04-07T08:28:00.004-04:00

The Biosphere
by Cydnee
The biosphere is completely about life. Physical geographers use the word biosphere to describe our living world. This is where all the trees, bugs, and animals live. The biosphere extends all the way out to the atmosphere, where birds and insects can be found. It also goes down deep into the ground at a dark cave, or to the bottom of the ocean at hydrothermal vents. The biosphere extends to any place that life of any kind can exist on Earth.

Tornadoes
by Josie
Most tornadoes are formed by thunderstorms. This happens when the moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool, dry air from Canada meet. When these two air masses meet, it creates instability in the atmosphere and a violent rotating column of air extends from the thunderstorm to the ground. THe wind speeds can reach up to 300 miles per hour causing major destruction. Tornadoes are most likely to occur in the southern states. They can occur any time of the day, but mostly between 3 and 9 PM. There are more than 500 tornadoes that occur in this area year by year. This area is called Tornado Alley and is in the middle of the U.S. The heart of "Tornado Alley" includes Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Eastern Colorado, and South Dakota. The less dangerous states of "Tornado Alley" are Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Iowa, Tennessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
A "tornado watch" means that a tornado may occur, so stay tuned to local weather forecasts. A "tornado warning" means that a tornado has been spotted on the ground and you should take shelter immediately.

Jhon Michael Osborn
by Michael
Jhon Michael Osborn was born on December 5, 1948 in Birmingham, England. He has songs from the 70's and still sings today. Jhon Michael Osborn had a rough life. His family was very poor and he was a disruptive student in school. At 15, he dropped out and got a job as a plumber's assistant. He made an album with Black Sabbeth. He was kicked out of this group because of his growing alcohol abuse problem. Sharon Ardon (Sharon Osborn) left with John and is now the manager of Ozzy Osborn and is John's wife. In 1982 Randy Rhoades died in a plane crash. He was the former guitarist for Ozzy Osborn. "Crazy Train" was a tribute song for his fallen friend. He has six children and lives in Holywood today.

Andrew Jackson
by Sarah
Andrew Jackson was the 17th President of the United States. He was president from March 4, 1829 through March 4, 1837. He was born in Waxhaw, South Carolina. Andrew Jackson died near Nashville, Tennessee. He was married to Rachel Donelson Jackson. His nickname was "Old Hickory." This was because he was renowned for his toughness.
Jackson was the first presidnet associated with the frontier. Although born in South Carolina, he based his career in Tennessee. He was the youngest of 3 brothers and was born just weeks after his father's death. Andrew and his brother Robert went to prison and nearly starved to death. It was all because Andrew refused to clean a British official's boots. The irate Redcoat slashed him, leaving scars on his left hand and head, as well as an intense hatred for all British. Both boys caught smallpox while imprisoned and Robert died just days after their mother secured their release. Jackson sadly became an orphan at age 15. His entire family died from wartime hardships which he also blamed on the British.
Jackson received sporadic education, while in his late teens and later in life he became a lawyer in Tennessee. Since he was not from a distinguished family, he had to make his career by his own merits in frontier law. He was elected Tennessee's first Congressman when it became a state in the late 1790's. He became a U.S. senator in 1797 but resigned within a year. In 1798, he was appointed judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court. Jackson was also a veteran of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1815. He was also known for running the British out of New Orleans in 1815.
Jackson governed the Florida territory from 1821 through 1823. The confusion of the 1824 election led to the House of Representatives electing John Quincy Adams over Andrew, but later Jackson won the election of 1828 and denied Adams a second term. Jackson was re-elected in 1832. He chose not to seek a third term.

Ms. Scott's News Team - March 2008

2008-03-18T06:39:00.003-04:00

Darkness
by Sarah
In my mystical world darkness lurks everywhere. There's no turning back once you've entered the mystical and magical world. Darkness can strike at any given time with no warnings at all.
Darkness is the storm that passes through, and he's in the darkest cloud in the sky. If you look up in the sky and you see a black streak that looks like a scar that means he's going to scar someone that night.
There are only four witches that can stop the darkness. They are mostly in by family. Their names are Sydney, Ashlee, Arelli, and of course, Sarah. We are the only four witches that are left on this planet that can save us all.
The other 16 witches and wizards on this planet died while in battle against the darkness. Yes, the darkness has a name and his name can not be said or written out on paper. Even today the battles continues between the light and the darkness.
I have the strongest magic for doing battle with the darkness. My power is the sun. I can not control if the sun is rising or setting, only how bright it always is. My magic is just regular day magic not like changing stoplight or making people change their minds. Those kind of things aren't magic.
Not all witches and wizards are bad people like you just say we are. We can't fly or change a sign, or even change the color of things we don't like.
The sun, I forgot to mention, is the only power that can hear the wind and understand it. For instance, the wind is saying for me no, to step outside right now, until the dark clouds go away because if the darkness can scent me or any other witch, we are all doomed.
The second witch is Ashlee. She has the second most powerful powers or magic. Her power is the light of the moon. She does not control if the moon is full or new, or if it glows bright or dull. Most people would call her a dull witch, but she really isn't.
When the moon is full all witches and wizards of every galaxy must attend a witches gathering that lasts from midnight until 4 AM. If you don't come you get sucked there against your will.
Both the sun and moon go hand in hand. They go hand in hand because after the sun sets, Ashlee gets almost every last drop of magic, my magic gets taken by pulling me to the ground and rising my chest toward the sky.
The third force is Arelli and her powers are the stars. Once again all she does is find at least one star and say a spell, and by saying one spell along with the other two witches, they can try to defeat the darkness. I've given you lots of facts about us witches so far.
The final force of the remaining witches on this planet is ... you guessed it, Sydney. Her force is the wind. And, YES, she can control the wind! If she gets mad or frustrated, the wind blows hard, if she's happy, the wind blows softly. If she has no feelings at all, the wind DOESN'T blow at all.
That's all you need to know about each of these four witches. As for the Darkness, when the power of all four witches say one spell, the Darkness is defeated, only to return again each night.
Please take care of our Earth. We pull our magic from it's center. Once gone, the darkness will win. If the darkness wins, we will loose heat and all life will die. If you do your part, then as you sleep, we will fight for you. Be resourceful, be thankful, and sleep.

Forces & Motion
by Kalynn
The science subject we are learning about is forces and motion. For example, most people think acceleration is just speed, but it also means a change of direction. I also learned about the three laws of motion. The third law of motion is there is an opposite reaction. There are so many interesting things just waiting to be discovered in science.

Juan Ponce de Leon
by Jesse
Juan was born into a family where he would be a soldier. He was a soldier until he was 20. At 18, he was in a war. When he was 20, the war was over. He decided that he wanted to explore. So when Christopher Columbus came back from his voyage to America, Juan decided to go with him on his second trip. When Juan arrived in America, he made himself a family. He had two sons and three daughters. While he was living there, he heard of an island called Bimini. Bimini was supposed to hold the fountain of youth. This held that if you bathed in it, it made you young again. Juan devoted his life to find this fountain. Except, he was never able to find it. While he was looking for it, he was attacked by a native tribe. He was shot with a poisonous arrow. Juan was not able to survive the shot and soon died. Today, in France, they have a statue of Juan Ponce de Leon.

Abigail Smith Adams
by Summer
Abigail Smith Adams was born on November 11 1744 and died on October 28, 1818. Abigail married John Adams in 1764. John Adams was the second president of the United States and she was the Mother of John Quincy Adams, the 6th president of the United States.
For 10 years, beginning in 1774, after the birth of 4 children, Mrs. Adams was largely separated from her husband at the family home in Quincy, Massachusetts. Abigail took care of the family and the farm, keeping her family away from bankruptcy. She was a prolific letter writer. During the separation period from her husband, Abigail wrote many letters that she is now famous for. Her letters talked about current politics and expressed her opinions. She really tried to get women more rights and equality even though the American Revolution didn't do very much in that respect. It was clear in the letters that Abigail wrote, that she was a Federalist. Many consider her letters to be invaluable eyewitness accounts of the Revolutionary War home front as well as excellent sources of political commentary.

Ms. Dudley's News Team - February 19-29, 2008

2008-03-03T10:55:00.002-05:00

Jo Ann Robinson
by Jewel
In class we were learning about Jo ANn Robinson. She was visiting her family in Minnesota and got on a bus. She sat in the "white only section" and didn't know. Jo Ann was from the north and they didn't have segregation there. She was forced to get off the bus. She joined the WPC (Women's Publicity Club) to stop segregation. This group wrote letters to the mayor and gave speeches. Jo Ann was elected president of WPC. Because of the speeches and letters, schools were mixed with both white and black students.

Forces and Motion
by Cameron
In science we are studying Forces and Motion. A force is a pull of push changing direction. We learned about unbalenced forces. It is a force that is greater than the other, opposing force. We are just beginning motion. Net force is the total force of everything. The formula is force x distance of N x M + V. This is the 3rd quarter science.

Ms. C. Parker's News Team - Feb. 4 - Feb. 15, 2008

2008-02-16T05:55:00.003-05:00

Giovanni de Verrazona
by Autumn

Giovanni de Verrazona was well known for being the discoverer of New York Bay, and mistaking the Pamlico Sound for the Pacific Ocean. Giovanni set out on a voyage on the "La Dauphine," that he used on all of his expeditions, and met 3 tribes of Indians on his trip. The reason that Giovanni was sent on a journey is because of King Francis. The king wanted a share of an oriental trade to finance his armies. King Francis' flags weren't the colors of France, instead, they were the colors of a company. The company's name was Dutch East India company. Giovanni explored the eastern coastline of North America from North Carolina to Newfoundland. Soon, Giovanni returned to France to report to the King. After, he made two more voyages to find a water route to Asia. Even when searching on both the coastlines of all contenients, Giovanni failed to find a water route to Asia.

Chimpanzees
by Bradley

Humans are a big relative to chimpanzees. Chimps live in communities of about three dozen. Chimpanzees main habitat is the African rain forests. Chimps live in either woodlands or grasslands. Chimpanzees main source of food is frut or plants. But sometimes chimps eat insects, eggs, and meat. Chimpanzees are smart. They know how to shape sticks to make them fit in between cracks to retrieve insects. Some chimps are taught to use human sign language. Chimpanzees can stand upright by swinging from branch to branch. A chimps life span is usually 45 years. Male chimpanzees are not really an adult until age 16. Humans and chimpanzees both had the same ancestor. Scientists believe it was over eight million years ago. Chimps stay on their mother's back until they are at age two. When chimpanzees are on their mother's back, they can see, hear, and touch objects around the chimp.

Ballet
by Mary

Ballet started furing the Italizn Renaissance period, which was around the 15th through the 17th century. It was then further developed in France and Russia. Ballet is a very technical form of dance. It even has its own vocabulary and many of the words used in ballet are French. For example, plie (prounced pie a) which means "to bend" and grand jete (pronounced je tay), which means "big step." Many of the most famous ballets are Russian. The "Nutcracker" and "Swan Lake" are probably the most famous. Usually dancers earn their pointe shoes (or toe shoes) at twelve years old. These special shoes allow the dangers to balance on their toes. Even if you don't like ballet, your favorite dances, like hip-hop and jazz, use some of the classic ballet techniques.

Ms. Moody's Team - Jan. 14-Feb. 1, 2008

2008-01-27T15:11:00.000-05:00

Ecosystems
by Paul
In an ecosystem there are carnivors, herbivors, producers, consumers, and decomposers. A carnivor is an animal that eats other animals, but don't eat grass or vegetation of any kind. An herbivor is a vegetation eater only. Producers are plants of any kind. Consumers eat each other and producers. Decomposers are animals (bacteria) that eat the left overs of consumers and producers, and return minerals to the ground.

The Tropical Rain Forest
by Lauren
The tropical rain forest is an area around the equator. It is a place that is warm and humid. In this place, it rains nearly every day. The rainfall it gets in a year is about 1500 mm, and 2500 mm. The trees there have canopies on top of them, and that protects animals from the scorching sun. Under the trees and canopies there is green vegetation. A few of the animals that live in the tropical rain forests are butterflies, lizards, jaguars, monkeys, and gorillas. Over 75% of the earth's animals live there. A nickname for the rain forest is the "Earth's Lungs." It is called that because it takes in large amounts of carbon dioxide and when it comes out it is clean. In the rain forest there are four different layers. They are the canopy, understory, emergent, and the forest floor. Different kinds of plants live on each layer. The emergent layer is the top one and receives the most sunlight. The canopy is the next layer. It looks like a lush green garden. The next layer is the understory. It has plants and trees, but does not receive much sunlight. The last layer is the forest floor. Not many plants live there because there is no sunlight. Every day the rain forest is disappearing, so we must all do our part!

McKenzie
What I want to be when I'm older is a teacher. The reason I want to be a teacher is because Ms. Smith, my fourth grade teacher, inspired me. She showed me how fun it can be. Yes, I want to be a teacher. But I want to be an art teacher. The reason I want to be an art teacher is ecause I had one of my drawings on our school's Christmas card. But the main reason is because my uncle is an awesome drawer. That's what he does for a living. That's what I want to do when I'm older.

Destiny
I am in 5th grade and live with my Mom, Dad, and twin brother. I used to live in New York. I have lived in North Carolina for five years. I am a fashion queen. I love to dress, and I love doing RHES News with my friends. When I grow up, I will be a doctor because it looks like fun. I will be able to help my Mom and Dad when they get sick. Maybe I will open a doctor's office one day. If that does not work out, I will like to run for president. I would lower gas, food, doctor, house, and water, and light bills.

Matthew
I'm on the RHES News. My hobbies are playing basketball and football. My favorite food is seafood. When I grow up, I want to be a pro football player. I want to be a football player because I'd make a lot of money and it's what I've always wanted to do. The position I would like to play is wide receiver, because I can catch anything that is in my range. My favorite college basketball team is the Duke Blue Devils and my favorite college football team is the LSU Tigers. My favorite pro basketball team is the San Antonio Spurs. My favorite pro football team is the San Diego Chargers! Oh, did I mention I like sports.

Ms. Pearman's RHES News Team - Jan. 10

2008-01-14T18:59:00.000-05:00

Rain
by Aliyah
When rain comes, the humidity is high. Several things can make the rain, mountain low pressure, cold fronts, and even the jet stream. The movement of the jet stream further north this year is why we have so much less rain and a drought in the southeast. The jet stream being further north is caused by La Nina. Rain drops are very small. They are smaller than a centimeter. When the clouds get higher and higher, the air gets colder. When the water vapor in the clouds becomes to heavy, it falls back to the ground as rain or snow.

Aquarium's and Terrarium's
by Tatianna
A terrarium is a dry land type of place where bugs like crickets and other critters live. There are plants and animals in a terrarium. An aquarium is a water environment. It has fish, crabs, snails, and could have water birds.

Weather
by Summer
Weather works in a cycle like the water cycle. In the water cycle there is evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Frogs
by Nikki
The frog is in the amphibian group. Frogs can live double lives, living on land and in water. Frogs can be predators by eating other small animals and insects. Frog's can lay 4,000 eggs, but only a few survive. Baby frogs start out as tadpoles that look like fish, but as they grow arms and legs, they don't look like fish anymore. Some frogs have to worry about their skin drying out because it is not water proof.

RHES News
by Hailey
I learned about all the different jobs on the RHES News. The first job I had was the computer tech. This job uses word processing to scroll down the script in very large text, for the announcers to read. You also play the birthday music. The announcers sit on stools and are positions 1, 2, and 3. Each reads from the script on the computer. If you are the producer, you correct people when they make a mistake, point to certain people to start the tape and begin and end the production.

Mrs. Parker's RHES News Team Reports

2007-11-04T09:09:00.000-05:00

Clouds
by Olivia
What are clouds? A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air. How are clouds formed? All air contains water, but near the ground, it is usually in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. When warm air rises, it expands and cools. Cool air can't hold as much water vapor as warm air, so some of the vapor condenses onto tiny pieces of dust that are floating in the air and forms a tiny droplet around each dust particle. When billions of these droplets come together, they become a visible cloud. Why do clouds turn gray? Clouds are made up of tiny water droplets or ice crystals, usually a mixture of both. The water and ice scatter all light, making clouds appear white. It the clouds get thick enough or high enough all the light above does not make it through, hence the gray or dark look. Also, if there are lots of other clouds around, their shadow can add to the gray or multicolored gray appearance. Why are clouds white? Clouds are white because they reflect the light of the sun. Light is made up of colors of the rainbow and when you add them all together, you get white. The sun appears a yellow color because it sends out more yellow light than any other color. Clouds reflect all the colors the exact same amount so they look white. Why do clouds float? A cloud forms when air is heated by the sun. As it rises, it slowly cools; it reaches the saturation point and water condenses, forming a cloud. As long as the cloud and the air that is made of is warmer than the outside air around it, it floats! How is fog formed? There are many different types of fog, but the fog is mostly formed when southerly winds bring warm, moist air into a region, possibly ending a cold outbreak. As the warm, moist air flows over much colder soil or snow, dense fog often forms. Warm, moist air is cooled from below as it flows over a colder surface. If the air is near saturation, moisture will condense out of the cooled air and form fog. With light winds, the fog near the ground can become thick and reduce visibilities to zero. How do clouds move? Clouds move with the wind. High cirrus clouds are pushed along by the jet stream, sometimes traveling at more than 100 miles-per-hour. When clouds are part of a thunderstorm they usually travel at 30 to 40 mph.

Terrarium
by Olivia
What is a terrarium? Terrarium is a name for a small garden. The word terrarium comes from the Latin word terra. Small land animals can be in a terrarium. Some bridges and paths could be included. Terrarium means earth. How to make a terrarium. Wash out the glass container or a bottle with hot soapy water. One inch layer of stones on the bottom of the jar or bottle. Add a half-inch layer of charcoal. Spoon in a two to three inch layer of soil. Pile the soil higher on one side to make the plant visible from a side view. Dig small holes for roots. Take the plants out of their pots, remove extra plants away from other roots and trim damaged leaves. Do not over water the plants. You can decorate with pretty rocks, animal figurines, some garden gnomes. Place in indirect sunlight, water, when your terrarium gets dry.

Tropical Rain Forest Ecosystem
by Bradley F.
Tropical rain forests are one of the most important areas on earth. The rain forest has different kinds of trees than you would climb in your back yard. They are so tall that one tree could cover your house. There are so many trees in the rain forest that if you would fly a plane over it, you could not see the ground. The average rain you would get in the rain forest a year is eighty inches. The tall trees form a roof and keep smaller plants and trees from growing. Places where the sun can come through are full of plants. There are so many different kinds of plants in the rain forest that you could not put it all on one paper. The rain forest is a special ecosystem because it has so many plants that grow constantly for the animals to eat. There are four very distinct layers of trees in a tropical rain forest. These layers have been identified as the emergent, upper canopy, under story, and forest floor. The rain forest floor is very muggy.

The Aquarium
by Madison
A tank, bowl, or other water filled enclosure in which living fish or other aquatic animals and plants are kept. Some aquariums are large enough to exhibit aquatic animals from all over the ocean. North Carolina has a public aquarium at Fort Fisher.

What is a Hurricane?
by Rachel
A hurricane is a very dangerous type of storm. This type of storm forms over warm waters. The water temperature has to be 80 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer. This provides energy, which causes more evaporation making humid clouds and air. When the winds come together they force all the air upward. The winds flow outward above the storm so more air can rise below the storm. When the humid air rises it forms the cloud of the storm. All the winds that are outside of the hurricane steer the storm and allows more room for the hurricane to grow. The higher the hurricane rises the cooler the air becomes. But all the winds must be blowing in the same direction for the hurricane to rise above the surface of the ocean. The largest a hurricane can grow to be is 600 miles across. The speed of the wind has to average from 75 to 200 miles per hour. Winds rotate around the center of the storm, which is called the eye. It is the calmest part of the whole storm. The air is light and the weather is calm inside of the eye. Hurricanes are placed in categories that are numbered from 1 to 5. A number 1 storm would be the calmest and a number 5 storm would be the roughest. People who are called hurricane hunters go into the eye of the storm and place the hurricane into categories, get wind speeds, and determine the pressure of the storm. Hurricanes are very strong when they are still hovering over the ocean. But when the storm hits land it slowly starts to decrease in strength due to low water supply. Hurricanes can still cause a lot of damage and are very dangerous so that is why we always need to be prepared for a hurricane because you will never know when one may hit your hometown.

Grasslands
by Bradley
Grasslands are open and fairly flat areas of grass. They are located between temperate forest at high latitudes and deserts at subtropical latitudes. These short grasses have roots that extend up to three feet deep. The temperatures are below twenty degrees Celsius to thirty degrees Celsius. Grasslands receive five hundred to nine hundred millimeters of rain every year. Temperate grasslands have cold winters and warm summers. A few trees may be found along streams, but not many because there is not enough rain. Grasslands are known by many different names. In North America, they are known as prairie, in Asia, steppe, in South America, the pampas and in South Africa a veldt. The grassland soil is deep, dark, and rich and is called mollisols; in drier regions it is called aridisols. Grasslands are now major regions for growing crops like wheat, corn, and other grains.

Mrs. Moody's News Team Reports: Weather

2007-10-11T18:39:00.000-04:00

Hurricanes
by Taryn
Think hurricanes are dangerous--well, they are. During a storm water waves can reah up to 100 feet high! About as high as a tall building. Hurricanes are also known as tropical cyclones and typhoons. Hurricanes produce very stong rains and winds. Hurricanes begin over the oceans in warm water. Hurricane season in the United States is June 1 through November 1. Hurricanes move in a circular formation and gain strenth over the water.

Basic Cloud Formations
by Audra
When you look up into the sky you probably just see clouds. White puffy clouds. Well have you ever thought those clouds have a special name? Well they do. The basic types of clouds come in these names: cirrus, cumulous, stratus, and cumulonimbus. Some mean good weather and some mean bad weather. Cirrus clouds are probably the highest clouds in the sky. Their figure is nice and thin and wispy. They are seen in good weather, but can be known for a slight temperature change. Cumulous clouds are formed with hot air bubbles rising rapidly into the atmosphere. They are probably the clouds most people think of. They are pure puffiness. Cumulous is another word for heap. Once again this is a good weather cloud, but they can also bring little showers. A stratus cloud is a lot of warm air pushed upwards over a mass of cold air. Stratus is also known as layer. They are basically fog due to the fact they are so log to the ground. This is our first bad weather cloud, the cloud can bring hard rain or snowfalls. Our last cloud is cumulonimbus. Sound familiar? Well it is! Cumulonimbus clouds are a type of cumulous clouds. These are big and bad clouds for they can bring thunderstorms or even hail. Another short word for this cloud is thunderhead or thundercloud. Well, now we need to know how these clouds form. They don't just appear out of the sky. The two simplest words to explain this is evaporation and condensation. Evaporation is where water from water sources such as th ocean heats up and causes the water to change into an invisible gas called water vapor which rises into the air. The condensation part is where the water vapor comes together and forms clouds. These are the basic formations and types of clouds. So you see there is a lot more to the white fluffiness in the sky than you think there is!

El Nino
by Carly
El Nino is a rapid change in climate over a year or so. It is driven by reversal in usual wind patterns. Causing major changes and many disasters El Nino occurs every two to ten years. It occurs in the Pacific Ocean, affecting California, Mexico, and the Southeast Asia's countries. Changing ocean currents in the Pacific Ocean cause El Nino. The normally dry California and Mexico's west coasts, become wet like Southeast Asia's countries. Southeast Asia's countries become dry like California and Mexico's west coasts. El Nino causes many things, flooding, mudslides, and hard conditions for humans (sometimes). Mudslides can take whole houses and floods will ruin almost anything in its path. Erosion on banks of rivers can destroy mostly everything. Also, El Nino is the abnormal warming of the surface of ocean waters. In the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean is where El Nino will and does occur. Now, scientists still don't really now or understand how El Nino forms. Some believe El Nino could have contributed to droughts in Africa, Australia, and South America. Also EL Nino could have contributed to 1993 Mississippi and 1995 California floods. El Nino could have also caused good things. It might have caused a lack of bad hurricanes in North America. Jacob Bjerknes during the late 1960's found a connection between certain reversed weather patterns and the El Nino current. He was a professor at the University of California. It took 50 years for him to put the whole picture together, as a meteorologist. EL Nino is a climate change that has much more to find out about. Thanks to Mr. Bjerknes we know more than we did before his discovery. El Nino is one of many amazing weather conditions.

Water Cycle
by Austin
The water cycle is th movement of water from the surface of the earth, into the air and back again to the earth. There are three parts to the water cycle: evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Evaportation is when liquid changes into water vapor. Water vapor is an invisible gas that forms when the sun heats the oceans. This gas rises into the air. When the air becomes cooler, the water vapor turns back into drops of water and forms clouds. This is condensation. The last part is precipitation. The cloud drops of water form together and fall to surface of the earth. Precipitation falls in the form of rain, sleet, hair, or snow, depending on the temperature in the clouds.

Water Cycle
by Reese
A water cycle has three main parts. Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Evaporation comes from large bodies of water. It is when liquid water changes to water vapor and rises on dust particles. Then the water vapor turns back into liquid. Condensation is when the liquid droplets fall back to earth. After precipitation, the water cycle has been completed. the the cycle starts over again.

Mrs. Pearman's News Team Reports: Weather

2007-09-30T16:41:00.000-04:00

Weather: Clouds
by Lindsay

Clouds form with fog and liquid droplets and the droplets rise to the sky and form into clouds. There are many different kinds of clouds. Cirrus is the feathery white cloud that is wispy; it runs like a stripe. Sometimes cirrus clouds are class cirrus stripes or "fall streak." Cirrostratus clouds are crystal clouds that spread like a milky sheet of ice crystals. It is the only cloud that has a ring or halo around the sun or moon. Cirrocumulus is a cluster, small, white roundish patches. Cumulus is the flat bottomed cloud with a high top. Nimbostratus are rain and storm clouds.

Temperature
by Tameka

Temperature is a measure of cold and hot. Temperature is usually measured in Farenheit or Celcisus. When it is hot, you usually wear t-shirts and shorts; when it is cold, you usually wear long pants and sweaters.

Barometer
by Samantha

Barometer is the instrument used to measure air pressure. The barometer uses water and air to measure the pressure. A lot of pressure can change the weather. A lot of measurements of air are used within surface weather.

Humidity
by Nicole

Humidity is water vapor in air. The water heats up and makes clouds. Warm air can change into cold air.

Precipitation
by Miriam

Precipitation is rain, freezing rain, sleet, hail, drizzle, and snow. When precipitation occurs the air is rising. When the air rises, the air expands and it gets colder. Mountains can make the air rise. Cold fronts and the jet stream can also make the air rise. We need precipitation because without it, how would we grown the fruits and food that we need. Precipitation is any kind of falling liquid.

Mrs. Scott's News Team Reports: People in History

2007-09-13T16:13:00.000-04:00

James Madison
by Christian Miller

James Madison was the 4th President of the United States. He was an American politician from 1809-1817. He was known as the Father of the Constitution. In 1791 the last ten proposed amendments were ratified and became known as the Bill of Rights. Madison was known as the author of the Bill of Rights. When Madison left office in 1817 he retired to his tobacco plantation in Virginia not far from Jefferson's Monticello.

Mercy Otis Warren
by Natasha Gray

Mercy Otis Warren was born in 1728 into a family of all boys, and there were many of them. She was born in Massachusetts. Mercy became a patriot writer and she wrote plays, poems, and lots of other writing that supported independence. In November 1754, she married James Warren. She had dark brown hair and her favorite color was blue. She loved wearing blue dresses with lace edges. She had three sons named James, Winslow, and Charles. Mercy continued to write and publish and in 1790 her collection to write poems were published in Boston. In 1805, her history of "American Revolution" was published.

Emily Geiger
by Sierra Herrera

Emily Geiger was born in 1760. She lived in Orangeburg, South Carolina. She was popular and believed in the Revolutionary War. She died in 1890.

John Adams
by David

John Adams was born October 30, 1735. He was a Vice-President and a President. He was the Vice-President when George Washington was President. John Adams like being President more than Vice-President. John Adams was the first President whose son also became President. His son was named John Quincy Adams. He died on July 4, 1826.

Governor Morris
by Mario

Governor Morris represented Philadelphia. He was elected to Congress. He was in the Continental Army. In 1778 he took his seat in Congress. At the end of his life he became discouraged with the Presidency.

Mrs. Parker's RHES News Team

2006-10-23T11:07:00.000-04:00

This team reported on places and interests of coastal North Carolina.

U. S. S. North Carolina
The U.S.S. NOrth Carolina is a ship that weighs 35,000 tons. It's length is 728 feet and 9 inches. It's speed is 27 knots. It was sent out on June 13, 1940. On August 24, 1942 this ship was in the Battle of Eastern Solomon's, islands in the South Pacific. The ship's nickname is "Showboat." You can visit the U.S.S. North Carolina in Wilmington, NC.
Reported by Stephen

Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Cape Lookout Lighthouse is on the coast of NC. Our state is know for it's lighthouses. The paint pattern of Cape Lookout is referred to commonly in the diamond pattern. Cape Lookout is also unique because the pattern indicates compass directions. The black diamonds are oriented in the north and south direction. The white diamonds are oriented in the east and west direction.
Reported by Jordan

Hurricanes
The low pressure, calm center is called the eye of the hurricane. Hurricanes begin in a tropical region where there is warm water and moist air. The equator winds also occur during a hurricane. Most Atlantic hurricanes start off of the west coast of Africa. They start as thunderstorms. A hurricane has 5 categories.
Reported by Savanna

Volcanoes
About 80% of the earth's surface is volcanic in origin. There are 500 active volcanoes in the world. On May 18, 1980, the eruption of Mount St. Helens caused 1.2 billion in damages. The rock debris traveled as fast as 250 miles per hour.
Reported by Vernon

Price's Creek Lighthouse
The county where Price's Creek Lighthouse is located is Brunswick. Price's Creek was built in 1848. Price's Creek is at the Cape Fear River. The color of Price's Creek is a redish brown colored brick.
Reported by Courtney

Mrs. Moody's RHES News Team

2006-10-23T10:55:00.000-04:00

This team choose to report on some basic computer terms.

Spreadsheet
The boxes in a spreadsheet are called cells. A row goes across. A column goes down. A cell address uses the numbers and letters to locate an individual cell.
Reported by Laura

Home Row Keys
Do you know the "home row keys?" Home row keys are the keys where you place your fingers on the keyboard. The left hand goes on keys A, S, D, and F. The right hand goes on J, K. L, and semi-colon. The thumbs rest on the space bar. You should use both hands to type on the keyboard.
Reported by Brooke

Page Layout
My special report is on page layout. This is something you choose in a word document, or excel spreadsheet, or publisher flyer, or other documents that you plan to print. Page layout tells you what the page is going to look like when you print it out. This is called portrait layout (hold up sample). This is called landscape layout (hold up sample).
Reported by Samuel

Cursor
Our team is defining some computer terms. My definition is for the word cursor. The cursor is a movable, sometimes blinking symbol that indicates the position on a computer monitor. It show the entry point, where the next character that is typed will be displayed.
Reported by Tori

Alignment
Alignment can be left, center, or right. There is also justified, but it is mostly used in printing of books or newspapers, not in general use. Left alignment means that the typing goes back to the left margin on each line. Center alignment is usually used for a title and means the typing is centered on the middle of the page. Right alignment is also rarely used. It means the typing begins on the right side of the paper. This is usually used for page numbers or dates.
Reported by Clay

Mrs. Pearman's RHES News Team

2006-10-23T10:42:00.000-04:00

This RHES News Team reported on weather terminology that is used in our daily GLOBE reports.

Precipitation
Precipitation can be in the form of water, such as rain, or hail, sleet, or freezing rain. Precipitation falls from clouds, usually nimbostratus and cumulonimbus. Precipitation is part of the water cycle. We measure the precipitation in the GLOBE report each morning.
Reported by Caleb

Clouds
Clouds are a layer of mass of vapor and mist in the sky. There are 3 main kinds of clouds: cirus, cumulus, and startus. Cirrus clouds are the highest clouds, sometimes called "mares tails" because they look like a pony's or horse's tail flying in the wind. Cirrus clouds are up to 55,000 feet from earth. Cumulonimbus clouds are next, up to 45,000 feet from earth. They are also the largest cloud. Cumulus is the regular looking cloud with the flat bottom and fluffy top. Stratus clouds are the lowest clouds and are usually flat and gray. There are also combinations of these main kinds of clouds, such as the cumulonimbus clouds that signify a storm.
Reported by Dalton

Barometer
A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure. Air pressure is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth. The first barometer was invented in 1643 by the Italian scientist, Evangelista Torricelli. Today, we use a small station on a pole in the courtyard to measure our weather electronically and send the data to a computer in the distance learning classroom. This is the information used each day on our GLOBE reports.
Reported by Abbie

Humidity
Humidity is the dampness in the air, sometimes called relative humidity. Relative humidity is the ratio, in percent of the moisture actually int he air to the moisture it would hold if it were saturated at the same temperature and pressure. Saturated air has a relative humidity of 100%; then it is raining!
Reported by Jocelyn

Hurricanes
Hurricanes in our part of the world start from water like the Atlnatic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea or the Gulf of Mexico. The wind storm becomes a hurricane when it reaches 74 miles per hour. It has a very powerful wind that can destroy anything in its path, even us! Hurricanes loose their power when they travel over land, but this happens gradually. Hurricanes get their power fromt he water.
Reported by Javier

Mrs. Scott's RHES News Team

2006-10-23T09:53:00.000-04:00

These reports were about people who lived during revolutionary times in colonial America.

Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson was born on December 17, 1760 in Massachusetts. She was the oldest of 6 children. Her father left the family when she was 5 years old and her mother could not take care of the kids, so she was sent to different homes. From age 10-18 she was an indentured servant. She went to school during the winter because there was not a lot of farm work then. Deborah tried to enlist in the army in 1780, but was caught. She pretended to be a man and joined the army as Robert Shurtliff. She was wounded twice. In 1783 she was a personal servant to General John Patterson; this was a high honor for a soldier. She came down with a high fever and was sent to the hospital. There it was discovered that she was a woman, not a man. After recovering, she received orders to deliver a letter to General George Washington. She received an honorable discharge on October 28, 1783 and given money to go home. Later she married a farmer and had 3 children. She became a school teacher. She died on April 29, 1827.
Reported by Kayleen

Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross was the first person to make the American flag. Betsy grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born on January 1, 1752. She loved reading and writing. She even went to school on Saturday. She wanted to work in an upholstery shop. She even learned how to wash, iron, and mend clothing. When Betsy was a teenager, colonists were talking about independence. She died on January 30, 1836.
Reported by Melanie

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most well know founding fathers. He was born on the 17th of January in 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He died April 17, 1790. His job was being a printer. Ben Franklin's wife was Deborah Read. He was well know for all of his accomplishments. He was the one who invented the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, and published Poor Richard's Almanac and the Pennsylvania Gazette. He built the first public lending library, the first fire department, and started a political discussion club. From 1775 to 1776, Ben Franklin was postmaster general under the Continental Congress from 1785 to his death in 1790. He was President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvannia. He was interested in science and technology.
Reported by Cody

Patience Lovell Wright
Patience Wright was born in 1725. She was well known for being a sculptor. She was married and had 5 children. Her husband died before the American Revolutionary War began. She had to find a way to support her children, so she began molding wax into human sculptures. Her figures were very life-like. She moved to London, England. Benjamin Franklin introduced her to rich people in London and she made wax figures of them. Patience always remained loyal to her "dear America." She overheard many stories and facts about troops, so she hid messages inside wax figures that she sent to America. She was a good spy. Patience had a very bad fall and died in London in 1786.
Reported by Merritt

Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American silver smith. He learned this trade from his father. He also had a variety of skills like designing engraving plates, bell foundery, and dentistry. He was a soldier during the French and Indian war. He joined the Sons of Liberty and took part in the Boston Tea Party. He was also a courier in 1774 for the Massachusetts communities as they tried to stay in contact with one another.
Reported by Felix

School News Begins in September 2006

2005-09-18T14:19:00.000-04:00

This school year's RHES News teams will begin in September 2006. All fifth graders who choose to be on the school news should return a permission slip and complete a report from the list of topics given by their classroom teacher.

Mrs. Scott's 5th Grade News Teams

2005-04-07T12:34:00.000-04:00

Jessica
The most fun thing I did in news was speaking in front of the camera. The hardest job to do was probably rolling the script because sometimes you went to far down and you had to keep up with everyone. The most surprising thing about news was that it was easy. I thought it was going to be really fun.
One thing I learned was that you had to speak really loud so everyone could hear you. I really enjoyed the experience. I am not really interested about learning more about TV news production. I also probably would not like a career in TV news production. It was really fun being on our school news!

Cody
The most fun thing about being on the news was speaker, the 3rd one. The first speaker had to speak in Spanish. I had to speak in Spanish at the beginning. I learned to say the day and time in Spanish. I enjoyed it very much.

Stephanie
The most fun was being able to tell your fellow students the news information. The hardest job was the scroller. If the announcer is a fast speaker, you have to keep up with them. The most surprising thing about the news is you learn so much and you actually have fun with at least one thing in school! One thing I learned was that no matter what job you have, that job always plays an important role in reporting the news. I enjoyed the times I was on the news very much. From this experience, I would love to learn more about TV production, but I do not think I would like a career in it.

Melissa
I really enjoyed being on the news. My favorite part was being a speaker. The hardest job was being the scroller. The most surprising thing about the news was that we got to see the weather station and figure out what the weather would be. Something that I learned was that it is to always try your best on the news. Yes, I did like all the experiences. Yes, I am interested in learning more about TV news and production. Yes, I would like to have a career in TV news and production.

LeeAnna
The part I enjoyed the most was being on TV, because people are listening to you. The hardest job to do was the announcer. Peope are watching you and you have to do your best. It surprised me when there was a lot more to it than I thought. I learned that it is harder than it looks. I really enjoyed this experience. I wish I could do it again. I would love to learn more about TV news. I think it would be interesting to have a job in TV news.

Nikki
While I was on the Rural Hall School News, I learned a lot of things. One being more about Black History and how hard they had it and what they had to go through. I also learned how to cooperate better with others! Now I am better at standing in front of a lot of people. I had a lot of fun, also! Practicing with my friends, everyone was laughing and giggling -- it did not even feel as if it was school. I enjoyed playing with the puppets and the sounds that they could make. The best part of it all was relaxing with my friends while sipping hot cocoa, watching the recording of the day. So, over all, this was the best experience I've had in a long time learning and having fun at the same time!

Hannah
The most fun about being on the news is being the announcer. The hardest job for me was the scroller. The most surprising thing about being on the news was that we did it for two weeks. I learned what to do when yuo get on TV. I enjoyed the experience very much. I want to learn more because I might want a job in show business or singing. Being on the news was a lot of fun for me.

Victoria
Doing the news was great. The most fun was the speaker, because you have a part to say and it feels like you are on a special TV station. The hardest job is the speaker because you get in front of a bunch of people on TV and if you mess up, everyone sees you and you get really nervous. The most surprising thing about the news is the room is so small and we were able to do all that in such a small room. I learned that the news is hard work and practice. I loved doing the news. I don't think I want to be on real TV when I get older.

Kedrick
My most fun thing to do when I was on the news, which is RHES News, was getting out of the classdroom. My second reason was it was fun when you got to say the news and be on the computer. The hardest job on the news was when you had to read. Reading the news on the computer was hard. My sescond reason was when you had to get on TV. Everyone in the school saw me do the announcer job. My most surprising part was being asked to be on the news. I learned many things. I learned how to use a computer on the news. I am interested in learning more about TV news.

Mrs. Moody's 5th Grade News Teams

2005-04-07T12:32:00.000-04:00

Aaron
I really liked being on RHES News. My favorite thing to do was to the announcer. I really liked finding out what we were going to do the next day. The hardest job was probably being the scroller. I hope I can do it again.

Tyler
I really enjoyed my experience doing the RHES News. I think being the announcer was the most fun, because you get to sing the birthday song. I also think being the announcer was the hardest job, because you had to pronounce a lot of different names. Some of the names were hard to say. The most surprising thing about the RHES News to me was the producer's job. I thought the producer would have to do way more than he had to do. I learned that reporting the news can be fun.

Christen
It is an honor to be on the RHES News. But it's fun, too! My favorite job was the announcer. As announcer, you got to be on camera. Being behind the scenes is important, too! I thought the hardest job was the scripter. You had to focus and keep up while listening. I learned that it takes cooperation from about five people. I loved being on the news, but I don't think I would like to have it as a career. I had so much fun! Thank you Mrs. McDermon!

Mrs. Pearman's 5th Grade News Teams

2005-04-07T12:23:00.000-04:00

Joel
The first time I was on the RHES New, I was excited and nervous. The thing that I liked to do the best was using the puppets and being able to announce on the news. The hardest job to do was scrolling. You have to have a steady pace and not get ahead of your partners, the announcers. The thing that surprised me was you look different and your voice may not be the same!
Next, I learned it is hard work and takes determination that makes you achieve your goal. You have to be patient, considerate, and listen. I enjoyed my time on the news because I had a challenge, and something fun to do. It might be fun if I went on the real news, but it is dangerous! If I had a job on the news, I would do the news in a room, not outside where a tornado, hurricane, or earthquake happens! This is how I felt about the news.
The news is a thrilling experience and I hope other people feel the same!

Griselda
My experience on the RHES News was incredible. The fun part about being on the news was being an announcer, because I got to be on TV all over the school and I got to read and sing the "Happy BIrthday" song. The hardest job to do out of all was being an announcer because I usually made a mistake when we were on live. The thing that surprised me most was that we had to dance around when we said the birthday names. I didn't know we had to do that. I had the experience of being on TV and that it pays off to be good. I really enjoyed this experience and I would love to be able to do it again. I would be interested in learning more about TV news. I would like a career in TV news because I would be able to be in TV shows. That is why I like the ezxperience on being on the RHES News.

Courtney
When I got picked for news, I thought it would be hard. In the end, it was fun. The fun part was being the announcer. Getting to be on the TV news was very cool. Even though we were only on school TV, lots of people saw it. The hardest part was being the scroller. I mean having to keep up with the announcers was very difficult, for me at least. The most surprising thing was how much fun it turned out to be. Everybody was nice and helpful, especially the teacher, Mrs. McDermon. She's the best when it comes to computers. I learned a lot about computers and being on a news team. Lots of teamwork was included in this job. I enjoyed this experience because I got to be with my friends. It also gave me ideas for what I want to be when I grow up. So, these might be hope for a career in TV news or production. I'm just glad I got to do this job.

Mrs. Parker's 5th Grade News Teams

2005-04-06T11:07:00.000-04:00

Tre-Quan
I had a great time on RHES News. I think the most fun job was announcer because you are reading and to me reading is easy. The hardest job was scroller because you couldn't look at the people reading. You had to listen to them while watching the computer.

Sydney
Doing the RHES News was almost the most fun thing in this school. But there were hard things to do; but to me being the scroller was the hardest. The most surprising thing on it was the fact that we could just be ourselves. Not some snob on TV. I learned that later, after the day is over, you can learn from yourmistakes andjust laught at them. Man, I really enjoyed the experience. I'm interested in learning more about TV news and production and a job doing it.

Hunter
My name is Hunter and I was on RHES News, our school TV. It was probably the most fun thing I've done in school. It was fun because we got to take a break from the classroom and got to play with puppets. Not only was it fun, but some things were hard. The hardest job was producer because you had to press the buttons for sound and it came on like 5 seconds later. It was also surprising we got Quaker bars to eat after the show. While I was on the news, I learned about weather. I enjoyed it a lot. I'm very interested in being a meteorologiston the weather channel or just a news announcer. Anything to get on TV. I would love a career as a TV news person.

Lindsay
I had fun playing with puppets and being able to goof around while also being serious. I also got to have fun with my friends being on the news, also. I did think that the hardest job was to be scroller. If you mess up, you make everyone else look bad. I didn't enjoy it. I thought the most surprising thing was that it wasn't scary to have the whole school watching you. I used to think it would be so scary, but it wasn't. I did learn more about technology and I'm always interested in those kinda things. I love computers! I really did enjoy that job as an RHES News student. I really do want to learn more about TV news and stuff. I do not want a career doing that because I can handle a school watching me, but not the whole world.

Alisha
Before I start to say what ws the hardest and what was the most fun, I want to say thank you to Mrs. McDermon for giving us this experience. Every morning when we got done with the news she would give us a breakfast bar and muffin and let us watch ourselves on the news.
Furthermore I think the most enjoyable thing about it was being speaker #3 and being able to stand up and do the GLOBE report. Personally, I think scroller was the hardest job because you accidentally could hold the button down too long and mess up the whole speech! When we accidently skipped a part and we were reading all the wrong parts was the most surprising. I certainly enjoyed the experience.

Jessica
I found that my RHES News experience was enjoyable knowing that I was going to be working with you. The most surprising thing I learned was the weather report we did on the TV. My hardest job I had to do was when I was on camera as an announcer. Yes, I would be glad to learn more about that, but then again, I do not want to! The most fun I had was when I got to sing the Happy Birthday song. I would not like to do the TV news on the regular TV.

Keenan
I found my RHES news experience very enjoyable. I found the announcing job the most fun and nervous because you're being watched by the whole school. The hardest job was the scroller because you had to keep up twith the announcers. The most surprising thing was that the whole school was watching you. I learned that you had to work as a team to make the news crew. I am not that interested in learning more aobut TV news and production. I also won't want a career in TV news and production.

Brannon
The most fun part about the news is the scroller. You have to scroll for the news speakers, but you don't get seen on TV. The hard part is the 3rd speaker--when you have to do the GLOBE report--that's hard and takes lots of practice. The most surprising thing about the news is the 1st speaker. He/she has to say the first announcement in Spanish and English. What I learned was how to read the weather.

Allison
I think being a speaker was the most fun job. I liked speaker because you get to go on the TV. I think scroller was the hardest job. I think this is because you have to keep up with the people and you can't hold the mouse down. I learned that we all have to work together as a team or it won't go right. I really enjoyed the experience.

Jared
The most fun I has was being able to scroll because I didn't really like talking on the TV. The hardest job to do is to be the announcer. I always thought a kid was to control the camera, but it is switches to push. I learned that speaking in front of a camera is harder than I thought. At first I thought that being a TV host would be cool, but I'd rather be a lawyer.

Shantiqua
I really enjoyed doing the morning news. My favorite part was scroller, because it was easy. The job that was hard was producer because it was a lot that you had to do. Something that I learned is how the news works behind the scenes. I really did enjoy doing the news. There were things that were easier than others. There were things that were harder. I learned many new things.

Andrew
I really enjoyed being on the RHES News team. I think the most fun thing was playing with the head banging chicken. The hardest job was scroller. I was really surprised at how easy it was. I didn't know there was a scroller (thought you had to memorize the script, but you don't). I learned that I loved doing this.

Devin
I got to go on the Rural Hall Elementary School News. I have wanted to go on RHES News since 3rd grade. My most fun part about going on the news was being the announcer. My most favorite spot on the announcer positions was the 2nd announcer. The hardest job for me was being producer. I had forgotten to say my name at the sign-off. My most surprising thing on the news was scroller. It takes a lot of hard work and practice. I learned how to project my voice while I was on the news. I enjoyed my experience on the news. I had very much fun. I am not interested in learning more about news or production. I would not like a career in TV news or production.

News Teams

2004-10-03T19:01:00.000-04:00

Mrs. Scott's fifth grade has been respresented by a News Team September 7-17. Mrs. Pearman's first News Team presented September 20 - October 1. Both teams have done a fantastic job rotating through the various jobs on the team and were excellent examples of student leadership.

Get Ready - RHES News Begins in September

2004-08-24T05:09:00.000-04:00

The fifth graders will begin the daily in-house broadcast of RHES News on Tuesday, September 7, 2004. Watch our channel 65 broadcast.

Welcome to RHES News!

2004-07-18T15:43:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the RHES News blog where students write about their experiences on the RHES News.

Fifth graders use their communication skills of reading, writing, speaking along with organizational skills, and good common sense when they work on our local daily in-house live broadcast. They rotate through these jobs: announcer, producer, and scriptor.