The Conversation
Caton
Fall 2022
The PS249 Student Newspaper
The Faces of Newspaper Club
By Newspaper Staff
This year newspaper club was excited to begin the year in November. Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 applied to join our staff. When asked what made them want to join 4th grader Sara Nureldin said she was excited to share her writing with the school.
5th Graders Research Social Issues
By Newspaper Staff
This fall 5th graders jumped into researching social issues. These are problems that affect many people in our society. Students began this work in November by brainstorming what topics or issues that they cared about and wanted to know more about. (Continued on page 2)
This fall 5th graders jumped into researching social issues. These are problems that affect many people in our society. Students began this work in November by brainstorming what topics or issues that they cared about and wanted to know more about. (Continued on page 2)
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Mental Health is Important By Diara Dollar, 5th Grade
Important terms of mental health are abuse and suicide. The problem is kids are dealing with a lot of problems. They feel depressed and stressed.
You can solve this at home, and also through counseling. Anybody at home can read a book to help with their mental health. Or this may be shocking (we all love this) you can use fidgets. Its calms your mind and helps you settle down.
Do you know that your mental health can be dangerous its very serious ?
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Immigration
By Gianni Russell, 5th Grade
Have you seen the border between the United States of America and Mexico ? At least a picture ? Well that border is to keep immigrants from Mexico coming to The United States of America illegally. Every year millions of immigrants from Mexico and Central America try to come to America for a better life but they get caught by the Border Patrol.
Do you even know what immigrant actually is ?
Immigration is when someone from a different country comes to the United States of America. There are all sorts of immigrants. For Example there are Temporary Immigrants, Undocumented Immigrants, and a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) according to MigrationPolicy.org
By Gianni Russell, 5th Grade
Have you seen the border between the United States of America and Mexico ? At least a picture ? Well that border is to keep immigrants from Mexico coming to The United States of America illegally. Every year millions of immigrants from Mexico and Central America try to come to America for a better life but they get caught by the Border Patrol.
Do you even know what immigrant actually is ?
Immigration is when someone from a different country comes to the United States of America. There are all sorts of immigrants. For Example there are Temporary Immigrants, Undocumented Immigrants, and a Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) according to MigrationPolicy.org
Immigration
By Gianni Russell, 5th Grade
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Sometimes people come illegally, meaning without permission. Even though they come to the country illegally they still give the country some benefits. They help the country greatly socially and economically. Illegal immigration is a problem the US needs to face.
Why do they come?
Immigrants come to the United States of America mainly when there are natural disasters in their home country or civil unrest, which is problems that the government of their country can't control. Immigrants who come to the United States of America while breaking the law are coming because it's better to come to a place where your life isn't in danger every day.
About 2 million immigrants work in jobs growing, harvesting, processing, and selling food in the United States of America serving an essential role in feeding America according to MigrationPolicy.org. They also make the United States of America more money seeing that in 2019 they made the United States of America $1.6 trillion according to MigrationPolicy.org This shows that immigrants can be a positive influence in our country.
By Gianni Russell, 5th Grade
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Sometimes people come illegally, meaning without permission. Even though they come to the country illegally they still give the country some benefits. They help the country greatly socially and economically. Illegal immigration is a problem the US needs to face.
Why do they come?
Immigrants come to the United States of America mainly when there are natural disasters in their home country or civil unrest, which is problems that the government of their country can't control. Immigrants who come to the United States of America while breaking the law are coming because it's better to come to a place where your life isn't in danger every day.
About 2 million immigrants work in jobs growing, harvesting, processing, and selling food in the United States of America serving an essential role in feeding America according to MigrationPolicy.org. They also make the United States of America more money seeing that in 2019 they made the United States of America $1.6 trillion according to MigrationPolicy.org This shows that immigrants can be a positive influence in our country.
Ways people can help immigrants
By Amelia Bowen, 5th Grade
People who want immigration to change make different organizations and protests. Some examples are “the best charities for helping undocumented immigrants" they are United We Dream and Movimeinto Coseha. These organizations are platforms for immigrants empowerment and immigrants in general.
Organizations are willing to help undocumented immigrants. Another detail according to www.nilc.org it states “immigrants advocates and community members marched in D.C. to demand that congress includes a pathway to citizenship in the budget.” This tells me that people are protesting to get immigrants to the point of citizenship and help those in need.
By Amelia Bowen, 5th Grade
People who want immigration to change make different organizations and protests. Some examples are “the best charities for helping undocumented immigrants" they are United We Dream and Movimeinto Coseha. These organizations are platforms for immigrants empowerment and immigrants in general.
Organizations are willing to help undocumented immigrants. Another detail according to www.nilc.org it states “immigrants advocates and community members marched in D.C. to demand that congress includes a pathway to citizenship in the budget.” This tells me that people are protesting to get immigrants to the point of citizenship and help those in need.
Katherine and Apollo 11
Katherine Johnson is an African American women and loved numbers and math. She loved it so much that she even growing up she would count everything! She would count the steps, the doors, and the dishes but the only thing she didn't count was the stars. She thought only a fool would count the stars.
Because Katherine loved math she got to skip 3 whole grades past her brother. He wasn't to happy about that.
Because Katherine loved math she got to skip 3 whole grades past her brother. He wasn't to happy about that.
By Salmana Diallo, Grade 4
Katherine Johnson lived from Aug 26, 1918 to Feb 24, 2020 in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
By the age 10 Katherine was ready for high school but back then american was legally segregated by race. her town high school didn't accept any black students. Katherine burned all she wanted to do was to keep learning than any else ''Count on me'' Katherine's dad said to her
The next day Katherine's dad earned enough money to move to a town with a black high school nearby
The next day Katherine's dad earned enough money to move to a town with a black high school nearby
Katherine Johnson is mostly known by using her calculations to help the US launch its first astronaut into space in 1961 and safely land Apollo 11 to the moon in 1969. Katherine show us do anything you need to do to accomplish your goals.
Katherine's dream was to be a research mathematician but in her days there were no jobs of research mathematician for women, most jobs were for men.
By the age 10 katherine was ready for high school but back then american was legally segregated by race her town high school didn't accept any black students. Katherine burned all she wanted to do was to keep learning than any else ''Count on me'' katherine's dad said to her.
The next day Katherine's dad earned enough money to move to a town with a black high school nearby.
The next day Katherine's dad earned enough money to move to a town with a black high school nearby.
Katherine was an inspiration to many women.
Día de los Muertos
By Sophia Hans, Class 4-302
Learn about the DAY OF THE DEAD
a traditional Mexican holiday!
a traditional Mexican holiday!
A traditional ofrenda
Have you ever heard of an ofrenda? It's a big part of Día de los Muertos. It is an altar where you set up favorite foods and desserts for ancestors that have passed away. You use a special bread called pan de muertos. People make an ofrenda for the loved ones to have one meal when their spirit visits. The ofrenda includes their favorite things, like flowers, calaveritas (small sugar skulls), and candles.
People make the ofrendas to lure spirits back from the land of the dead. Sometimes people write poetry about the loved ones to remember them. Lastly, in Mexico the relatives of the loved ones that passed away gather at the graveyard for a picnic.
People make the ofrendas to lure spirits back from the land of the dead. Sometimes people write poetry about the loved ones to remember them. Lastly, in Mexico the relatives of the loved ones that passed away gather at the graveyard for a picnic.