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5 Live! News

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Stories from February 26, 2010 Newscast

Game Day - Garrett vs. Mr. Casey

Good morning, Madison, this is Game Day on Sports Center! (Video)
We're here, LIVE! in Mr. Casey's room, on the day of the big match.
That's right, this may not be Sports Center, really, but it IS game day. Garrett the 5th grader, versus Mr. Casey in the wrestling match of the year!
We will be back in a while with more game day LIVE from Mr. Casey's room. When we return, we will have a guest to help us analyze how the match will go.
But first, back to our own H- D- TV, Hammy and Dory with 5 Live! News.

Book club Visits Barnes & Noble

The book club for fifth grade girls is almost over. The girls read a book called Judy Moody: is in a Mood. Then they acted like they were the characters like when the characters in the book ate pizza and so the girls ate pizza. Mrs. Druschel picked the girls that are in the club. Yesterday the girls went to Barnes and Noble to get one free book each. Hope you girls had fun!

Mrs. Lynch Visits

We had a visit from Mrs. Lynch on Wednesday. Do you guys know who Mrs. Lynch is? Well, we had some reporters go ask Kim who she was, and this is what she said. Kim said that she used to be a counselor at Harrison Elementary, but now she is a Program Facilitator, and a really, really nice person. Welcome to Madison, Mrs. Lynch!

Gymnastics Meet Fun

Last week, 4th and 5th graders attended the district gymnastics meet for elementary schools. The kids did a great job. Mr. Park and Mr. Murray were there to cheer on all the kids they got to work with. It was a lot of fun. As always, 5 Live! News was there to get the highlights. Let's take a look. (video) That looks like a fun day.

Student Council Working Hard

The Student Advisory Council has been doing a great job! The kids who were selected from the 3rd through 5th grades, represent the whole school, and they have had a lot to do. This is the first year for the student council. It was started by Mrs. Druschel. Next month, a new set of kids will be on the council for the rest of the year.

Plenty of Pennies for Patients

And speaking of Mrs. Druschel, she stopped by to tell us how much we have collected so far for Pennies for Patients. She said that the school has raised more than $1,200 for the cancer patients. Mrs. Patterson/Mrs. Engelbrecht 's class is in the lead for most collected. Great job, everybody.

More Game Day

We're back at game day, awaiting the big match. We have as our guest, Kaleb, who is a friend of Garrett. Good morning Kaleb.
Good morning, Cheese.
So Kaleb, tell us how you think this match is going to go. And who do you think will win?
Well. . . I like Garrett's chances.. But let's ask the crowd. Who do you think is going to win? (cheers ) the crowd definitely likes Mr. Casey in today's match.
Well, you heard it! We are moments away from the big match. That's it from game day, live! from Mr. Casey's room. This is the Big Cheese. Back to you, Hammy and Dory!

Lets go live to the Mustang Gym in Cedar Rapids, and, man, it should be tough! Here's round one of the fight! (Video)

Superintendent, Dr. Benson, Visits Madison

Speaking of visitors, we have an important one this morning. The superintendent, the big boss of the school district, Dr. Benson is coming here for a visit at 9:30 this morning. We hope he has a great visit! We also hope he sees how proud we are of our community here, and maybe he will even see 5 Live! News.

Spring is coming!

Can you believe that spring is coming? Yep, that's right, it is almost March and the snow is finally starting to melt. kind of. We have hope. Temperatures in the upper 40's are coming real soon. Keep up the hope and maybe the snow will melt!

Book Fair Open for Business

Isn't the Book Fair exciting? We think it is. Kids from all classes have been in the library making their wish lists. Those are lists of books we would like to get. Then yesterday we were able to buy books, if you brought money. The fair will be today, and all next week. Bring your parents in there when you are at your conference. Mrs. Rose and Mrs. Jennings are doing a great job with the fair. Enjoy your books!

Students & Teachers begin Conferences!

This week conferences are starting up again. This week and all of next week, teachers will be having conferences with their students, but not on Wednesdays after 6:00, because it is considered church night. Conferences are for parents to see how their kids are doing in school. We asked some kids if they liked conferences: some said they kind-of liked them, one said yes and one said no. Hope you guys have great conferences!

New EAA Classes Set to Begin

There are new EAA classes here at Madison. They start next Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. EAA class is a class where kids can express their artistic side, whether it is in music, dance, or art. The classes are: Guitar class, Creative crafts, and Jazz dance. The Creative Crafts class filled up in less than an hour! Each class is from 3:45 to 4:45. They are once a week for 8 weeks. Hope all you guys have fun!

Pact/Prime Time Update

In prime time, 2nd and 3rd graders are working on global literature, 4th grade PACT is working on math challenge, and 5th grade is finishing up math Olympiad. Right after spring break the reading unit starts. They are not screening, but the teachers are sending out their students needing a reading challenge. Good luck guys!