The Ripples of Sinking Springs - Projects

Track Meet Lunch Discussed at YAP meeting

5/16/2018

The track meet is coming up this year and the lunch offered at the track meet will be so amazing! Mrs. Barshinger and Mrs. Beverson, the head cooks at Sinking Springs and North Hills, thought that a homemade lunchable was the best thing to do. The lunchable will have all of the items on the food plate below in the picture.
We all know that the lunch is a lunchable, but what is in the lunchable? It has some whole grain crackers, ham and cheese to put on the crackers, cookies, a yogurt stick, and carrots. There will also be a juice box or milk.
At YAP, the students that were chosen get to chat about the new food that is going to be on this month’s breakfast and lunch calendars. When we were guests at the YAP meeting, the council talked about what will be served at the track meet. They collected information to tell their classmates and will share that with their homerooms.
The track meet is going to be a good one and so will the lunch!

Student was honored as a finalist in the "Hershey Story" writing contest.

5/16/2018

Anna Scott was awarded an Honorable Mention in a local writing contest. Below is her writing piece that won her this honor.

Alexander Hamilton
   He was Washington’s right hand man and a person that copious amounts of historical figures counted on. Due to Broadway, Alexander Hamilton is now back in American history.
   Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755, in the British West Indies. His parents are Rachel Fawcett Lavien and James Hamilton. His parents were never actually married, but on their island they were considered as married. James Hamilton left in 1765 when Alexander was ten years old. Three years later his mother passed away, leaving Alexander and his brother in the custody of aunts and uncles. Knowing life could be better in America, Hamilton wrote an essay that sold very well. It raised so much money that he was then sent to the U.S.
When Alexander Hamilton moved to the United States, he started at an academy in New Jersey. A year later, Hamilton was accepted into King’s College, now known as Columbia University. He was only in college for two years. During those years, Hamilton wrote speeches, studied math, and wrote essays about the Continental Congress.
   It is known by many that Alexander Hamilton started the US Treasury. He also was the first Treasury secretary from 1789 - 1795. This was a big deal because the government had found a way to pay national debt as well as town revenue.
          Hamilton is commonly associated with money because he started the first bank. The bank was a replica of a bank in England. Going along with Hamilton’s name and money, he can be found on the ten dollar bill. Alexander Hamilton resigned from Treasury in 1795, due to his salary of 3,500 dollars. He went back to law to earn a bigger salary of 12,000 dollars.
   In January of 1782, Hamilton petitioned to get permission to practice law. In October, he passed the last exam needed to start practicing law. Hamilton was a New York Lawyer along side of Aaron Burr. As for politics, Alexander Hamilton was apart of the Continental Congress. Hamilton was given the pleasure of signing the constitution for New York. Hamilton was apart of the very first cabinet. Due to the fact that Hamilton was exposing cabinet secrets to Major George Beckwith from England, Hamilton wasn’t the favorite anymore.
   Alexander Hamilton did in fact have a family. He married Elizabeth Schuyler on December 14, 1780. They had eight children together. One of the things that I found to be very interesting was that one of Hamilton’s children died the same way as their father. Philip Hamilton got into a duel with George Eacker about his father. Alexander and Philip both died in duels in almost the same location. Alexander Hamilton died on July 12, 1804 in Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton got into a duel with Aaron Burr a fellow lawyer.
   Hamilton was an amazing lawyer, but he also was an amazing author. Hamilton wrote 51 out of the 85 Federalist Papers. The fellow authors were John Jay, who wrote 5 essays and James Madison, who wrote 29 essays. Alexander Hamilton also started The New York Post. he was offered many more writing jobs but turned most of them down.
Hamilton was celebrated more when he was living but as his career slowed down and he died, he kind of faded away. I chose Alexander Hamilton because I like to learn about history. I also really like the music from the musical, Hamilton. The musical isn't a traditional slow music Broadway show. It's more of a up beat, hip hop, rap musical. It made me very interested in learning more about Alexander Hamilton.

Interesting Interview with Mrs. Dick

4/25/2018

by Anna, Christian, and Taylor

Recently, Sinking Springs Elementary acquired a new principal, Mrs. Heather Dick. Even though Mrs. Dick is a new face to the principal’s office, she is a familiar face to those around Central York School District.

A few of us recently had a chance to sit down with Mrs. Dick and find out a few interesting things about her to help us get to know her on a more personal level. Here is what she had to say.

The first question we asked was, “Have you had any past jobs?” Mrs. Dick answered, “Yes, I was a middle school math and science teacher for ten years, and assistant principal at Hayshire Elementary. I taught at SSE as a fourth grade teacher, and a math coach.”

The second topic was her favorite childhood television show. Our new principal answered with a quick, “Happy Days.” We were astonished and didn't even know what Happy Days was. Happy Days was a 1950s sitcom.

To continue the interview we asked, “What school did you go to for elementary school?” She said that she went to a small school in York called St. Joseph School.

After that we asked our new principal, “Who was your favorite teacher and why were they your favorite?” She paused for a moment and replied, “Mrs. Altizer because she taught us with creative ways. One time we had a school band and we were even on local news.”

Our next question was, “What was your dream job?” She answered with a very excited, “A rockstar!” but she then said, “If I was a rockstar I wouldn't know who my real friends are.

Moving on, we requested her answer to was, “What is your favorite grade to teach?” She replied with a quick, “4th grade.”

Going on, we inquired, “Do you enjoy being a principal more than being an assistant principal?” She responded, “Yes.”

We wanted to find out the answer to the question, “Do you have any pets.” Her face lit up and she exclaimed, “I have a dog. It's a Labrador.”

After that, we asked her “Did you play any sports as a kid?” She smiles longingly and replied, “Softball and Basketball.”

The last question we asked her was, “As a principal, what is your favorite part of the day?” She answered with a very quick and happy, “Being with all the kids.”

2018 Jeffrey L. Fox Memorial Track Meet

4/25/2018

Ava, Vivian, and Molly

The track meet is always the highlight of the year. This year the track meet is on Friday, May 18, 2018. The founder of the track meet is Mr. Fox and Mr. Wisler. The reason Mr. Fox is honored as one of the founders of the track meet is he was passed away of cancer at a very young age. He loved athletics and students as well.

For any student to prepare for a “main” event, you will try out for all of the events feature in the track meet in gym. To get into an event, you have to have some good scores in the event. If you don't get a good score in one event, you probably got a good score in another event. There are no new events this year, but sometimes in past years there have been new events. Speaking of events, Mr. Wisler’s favorite event is the high jump because he thinks it's a fun event to compete in it.

Sometimes there are some funny things that happen. The two liter bottle race is one of the funniest events at the track meet. The two liter bottle race is a race that you have a cup of water and a teammate that has a cup that is empty. When the teammate tries to pour the water into the bottle, sometimes the water gets everywhere and the student underneath the bottle gets soaked!

Mr. Wisler does not know if there will be any new high scores this year. The records that were broken last year were the 440 and the shot put for the boys. If records aren’t broken, it will still be fun to watch team relays, slingshot football and one of the most popular events, the Tug-Of -War.

We will see what happens on May 18th when all the athletes come together to compete!

Lunar Learning

12/13/2017

by, Catie and Anna
As you probably know technology is becoming a more used method of learning at Sinking Springs, and although iPads are helpful sometimes, it’s always nice to do things the old fashioned way. Students in Mrs. Reichard’s 6th grade class were assigned groups to complete a S.T.E.M project on Lunar Phases. Each project was required to clearly show each of the moon phases and how they look from Earth. Each group of students were allowed to be creative with the project, as long as they met the guidelines. So each project was very different. Some of the project materials included Model Magic, string, Oreos, and paint. Some, like Ty’s, used light to demonstrate the moon phases (photo above). Alora, Alem, Noah, and Christian all used technology. Alora and Alem made a very creative video showing the scale of the earth, sun, and moon to help present their project. While Noah and Christian made a Kahoot. Meanwhile, Alyssa made the moon phases out of Oreos and the sun out of Model Magic. Jillian’s group had a hanging model fixed in a cardboard box. Katie’s group had models of the sun, moon, and Earth stuck into styrofoam with skewers. Even though each project was different they all had one thing in common. All of them showed the lunar phases and all of the students had fun being creative while learning.

Tough Talk with Tech

11/15/2017

By Ava, Vivian and Elliot

Calling all iPad users, do you like iPads? If you do, read this interview! We went down to the technology office to interview, Mrs.Becker, our Technology specialist. At Sinking Springs each student has an iPad as a tool to aid in the learning process. Mrs. Becker is the person that helps us with our technology problems. Mrs. Becker’s favorite apps that we use are Schoology and Notability. She believes that all schools should have iPads but that it shouldn't be the only teaching tool. Her favorite part of her job is learning with the students. Mrs. Becker’s least favorite part of her job is dealing with misuse of the iPads. Please be sure to take care of your iPad by not leaving it on the floor, in the hallways, or hanging off of your desk.Thanks for reading!

Salute Crew by, Christian and Molly

11/15/2017

Loretta Claiborne

3/28/2017

by, Catie, Christian, and Favor

Imagine that Loretta Claiborne, a Special Olympics athlete and inspirational speaker, came to your class. She talked about her childhood and how the Special Olympics helped her. She discussed perseverance and how she never gave up. Surprisingly, this really happened to some students in Mrs. Antoun’s class. Everyone really enjoyed Loretta’s visit for different reasons. ”My favorite thing that Loretta said was ‘If you look your best, you feel your best, and you do your best,’” said Mrs. Antoun. Although Loretta coming was fun, it was educational, too. Mrs. Antoun learned that even though Loretta’s mother seemed very sweet in the movie of Loretta’s life, her mom was actually quite strict in real life. Loretta taught everyone that even though overcoming obstacles isn’t easy, it will be worth it in the end.

The Salute Crew

2/21/2017

by, Alivia, Alex, Luke

There is a new and exciting group called The Salute Crew at Sinking Springs Elementary. The Salute Crew is a committed and honored club of boys that put up and take down the flag every morning and afternoon. Mr. Otterson is the leader of the crew. There are eleven boys in total in the Salute Crew. Those eleven boys are Zach, Ryan, Aidan, Luke, Josiah, Conner, Robby, Devon, Ben, Kevin, and Josh.
Question: How did you come up with the Salute Crew?
Mr. Otterson: I came up with the Salute Crew because in elementary school our school put the flag up everyday. I remember having fun doing it and I wanted to try it at Sinking Springs so we could show respect for our country.
Question: How did you choose the helpers for the Salute Crew?
Mr. Otterson: With the help of our Team S teachers, we picked respectful students that are male because there are other special activities set aside for girls only.
Question: What's the hardest part of folding the flag?
Aidan: Folding the flag is very hard because it gets hard working with others and folding it together.
Question: What's your favorite part of being in the Salute Crew?
Kevin: I love raising the flag because it's such a honor to raise the flag for our country and school.
Question: Does the Salute Crew have assigned days?
Devon: Yes we do have assigned days. The only time that we don't go is if we have orchestra or band. If someone's not there then we will substitute for the others.
Question: How long have you been doing the Salute Crew?
Mr. Otterson: This is only the second year for the Salute Crew. We are hoping to teach some 5th graders at the end of the year so this can continue.
Question: Do you put the flag up when the weather is bad?
Kevin: We don't put the flag up when it's raining. We asked Mr. Otterson if we should put it up. We need to make sure that it won't be bad weather later that day.
Question: What's your perspective on working with others in the Salute Crew?
Devon: It's very fun but also hard because we all fold the flag differently. We sometimes argue because we all work and fold the flag differently.
Question: Have you changed your perspective on the Salute Crew based on years prior?
Mr. Otterson: Now the veterans from the local VFW in Manchester come through every year to help the crew. They teach others how to fold and respect the flag. The rest of the responsibility is up to the Salute Crew.
Question: Is it ever hard to remember the certain days that you must go out and do the flag?
Aidan: Yes, it is very hard in the beginning because personally I forgot. I feel bad when I forget because it's a huge responsibility.
These 3 boys did an excellent job at the interview. All of us are very proud of our fellow students that commit so much for their country.

Ripples Presentation for the School board

2/21/2017

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