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NFL Player Fred Baxter Visits Veazie

By: Isabella, Damieon, RJanae, Carmello Veazie welcomed a Patriots Football Player! Fred Baxter really made the Grade 2 Veazie students smile when he came to visit our school. Who is Fred Baxter? Fred Baxter retired December 1st 2005 from his football career, his position was tight-end and played for multiple teams, but mainly Patriots. Fred Baxter retired the year after the Patriots won the Superbowl. His super bowl championship ring for the Patriots weighs 1 pound! He came to Veazie Street School to teach kids about wanting to learn, and listening to teachers and other important adults in their lives that inspire them. He actually played for twelve years until his leg injury led him to retire. People called him Fred the Falcon Baxter. He read a book with the theme that sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Fred Baxter was great to have at Veazie Street!

Volume 1, Issue 2 April 2014

Inside this issue:

Veazie Lions Basketball Eat Healthy RI Guide Dogs Bullying What to Eat 2nd Grade Bird Exhibit 1 1 2 2 2 2

Fred Baxter with Veazie News reporters and Ms. Chin

Veazie Lions!
By: Alberto and Dilan Veazie lions are undefeated and they are good! Every game they have played they won! The Veazie Street cheerleaders have really helped by cheering on the team. They are helping the team to not be nervous. The players on the team are all from the 4th and the 5th grades. The Veazie Lions made it into the basketball playoffs, which was Wednesday at: 4:30pm. To find out if the Veazie Lions won ask a team member today!

Tip off at the first playoff game

The Veazie cheerleaders score big with this timeout cheer! They really kept the team and crowd motivated at the April 16th game.

Eat Healthy Rhode Island

By: Rjanae, Natalia, Amaya On March 11, 2014 Mayor Taveras visited Veazie Street School again! The assembly began with the author of the book Is Your Hair Made of Donuts? introducing herself and asking some questions based on eating healthy. She asked questions like What is healthier? She allowed students to answer questions and one student even received a t-shirt for a correct answer! When the author was finished, the Mayor read the story to the students. As he was reading the story we were able to see the pictures from the book on the projector with Mrs. Alexandres help. After the last page the Mayor put the wig full of doughnuts on his head! He said it was very heavy! When the story was finished we learned that you are able to grow your own healthy foods using seeds, light, water, and soil. You are able to grow healthy foods such as vegetables and fruits. The Mayor also took some pictures with a few students! If you want to know more about the book Is Your Hair Made of Mayor Taveras with author Joy Feldman and Veazie students Donuts you can find it at your local library or book store!

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Bullying
By: Serenity, Natalia, Gabriel, Jose , and Koung Did you know that anyone can be the victim of bullying? Many schools across the nation are taking a stand against bullying. What is bullying? The definition on stopbullying.gov: Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school Be an Upstander! aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance. The behavior is repeated, or has the potential to be repeated, over time. Bullying includes actions such as making threats, spreading rumors, attacking someone physically or verbally, and excluding someone from a group on purpose. Bullying can take place online, at school, on the bus, or even at the playground. How to stop it from happening? Be proactive and speak up! Talk to a teacher or an adult. Dont be a Bystander, be an Upstander! Here are 5 easy ways to be an Upstander: 1. Educate yourself. 2. Help others and be respectful of differences. 3. Stop harmful messages from spreading. 4. Get friends involved in being an upstander. 5. Make friends outside of your circle.

Guide Dogs
By: Jayonna, Isabella, Imoni, and Isabella Today were talking about animals and guide dogs. Animals are very important to our world, and help us live. Like bugs, (we think that bugs are gross!), but some bugs eat other bugs and weeds that keep gardens safe and healthy. Animals are smart, helpful, and fun! Animals are lurking at any and every corner and even scare us sometimes, but not all animals are frightening. They can be very helpful!

Guide dogs are helpful in guiding people that are visually or hearing impaired. Dogs can be guard dogs too! Dogs also have different jobs. Dogs mean a lot to people. Dogs make their owners happy, most of the time, and they will always be there when youre sad. Dogs are like our furry BFFs. Guide Dog in training

2nd Grade Bird Exhibit

By: Carmello, Isabella and Dameion Second graders learned about these 6 exotic birds: Flamingos, Parrots , Toucans, Pheasants, Falcons, and Hummingbirds from near and far. Mrs. Donelan and Mrs. Alexandre worked together on the project with 2nd graders. They learned about drawing, writing, presentation and research. Second graders also researched the natural habitat of these birds. This display was held in the library April 14-18.

The exhibit featured student research sheets, drawings and 3-D models.

What to Eat, What Not to Eat

By Jayden, Jazhari, Amaya, and RJanae We are writing about things you should eat and things you should not eat so much of. The things that are under should eat are healthy and good to eat. DO NOT EAT LOT OF JUNK FOOD BECAUSE IF YOU DO YOUR STOMACH IS GONNA HURT!

Foods You Should Eat

Dairy Milk Cheese Eggs Yogurt Fruits Apples Bananas Pears Oranges Vegetables Broccoli Carrots Potatoes Spinach Protein Chicken Beef Fish Beans Grains Rice Bread Pasta Cereal (without lots of sugar)

Foods You Shouldnt Eat a Lot Of

Pizza Bacon Candy Street Food Hot Dogs Brownies

Ice Cream Gum Cookies Donuts French Fries Chips

Grapes Melon

Corn Peas

Pork

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