3rd Cole D.

Fourth Grade Girls:

1st Haley, 2nd Reanna T.,

3rd Gia S.

Fourth Grade Boys:

1st Trey B., 2nd Jalen R.,

3rd Jack B.

Fifth Grade Girls:

1st Erin D., 2nd Kieran B.,

3rd Erica H. Kamila R.

We asked Mrs.

Sherman what her favorite

part about the Pumpkin Run

was. She told us that she

liked observing students

showing great sportsmanship

and cheering for their friends.

She also liked seeing Mr.

Gromek run all 12 races.

The Annual Pumpkin

Run

By Jenny G. & Cheyenne L.

The 4th annual Pump-

kin Run this year was excit-

ing. During the Pumpkin Run,

you run around the baseball

diamond. This event is about

having fun and exercising. The

first person to cross the finish

line gets a medium pumpkin.

The second and third place

winners get paper medals.

Mrs. Sherman says all runners

who competed in the race

and tried their hardest were

considered winners. See

below for the winners in each

grade.

Kindergarten Girls:

1st Amelia P., 2nd Sabina S.,

3rd Genevieve K.

Kindergarten Boys:

1st Ethan R., 2nd Jacob D.,

3rd Jackson B.

First Grade Girls:

1st Andrea W., 2nd Olivia A.,

3rd Megan I.

First Grade Boys:

1st Tyler M., 2nd Nate M.,

3rd Kieran M.

Second Grade Girls:

1st Elizabeth P., 2nd Dyan D.,

3rd Lisa M.

Second Grade Boys:

1st Timothy B., 2nd Sammie

W., 3rd Trevor G. & Zion C.

Third Grade Girls:

1st Jada I., 2nd Aislinn M.,

3rd Corynne B.

Third Grade Boys:

1st NyGuel J., 2nd James A.,

News Around CVE

I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

Art Report 2

Book Talk 2

Rooms of CVE 3

Staff Interview 4

Sports Recap 4

Comics 5

Puzzles & Jokes 6

Word Search 6

CVE is

Green!

C R O M W E L L V A L L E Y

E L E M E N T A R Y

Cromwell Times W I N T E R 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 1

S P E C I A L

P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

This year, the

Cromwell

Times is

brought to

you entirely

by a fourth

grade staff of

journalists led

by Ms. Clas-

son and Mrs.

Keeney

We hope you

enjoy the new

format and

article

changes!

P A G E 2

“But in the end,

she said to read

what you like.”

Mrs. Rogers

Book Talk

Art Report By Erin M. & Aylica W.

We interviewed

Mrs. Rogers about the mys-

terious artist of the month.

One question we asked

Mrs.Rogers was what meth-

ods the artist used. She

said that the mystery artist

used good coloring tech-

niques and that the land-

scape was really nice. The

artist used the 3 parts of

the landscape: background,

middle ground, and fore-

ground. The artwork was a

drawing using colored

pencils to show prehistoric

dinosaurs in

different

perspectives.

The mystery

artist’s name

is Daniel

Mirahmadian.

Daniel named

his picture

“Prehistoric

Earth.” He is

in grade three, and his

teacher is Mrs. Casserly.

Baby Mouse, Dork Diaries,

books by Mo Willems such

as Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive

the Bus, Junie B. Jones books,

and No, David! books. She

also recommended Black

Eyed Susan books,

Newbury books, and

Caldecott books. But in the

end, she said to read what

you like.

After that I asked

her if she was going to get

any more books this year.

Some are already bought,

but she said she would also

get more graphic novels,

like Diary of a Wimpy Kid,

Dork Diaries, sports books,

and whatever looks good at

the book fair. When that

was finished, I asked Mrs.

Groth what her favorite

Black Eyed Susan book was.

She replied back that her

favorite everybody book

was Chester, and her

favorite chapter book was

The World Accorded to

Humphrey. I wondered if

she thought any of the

books she recommended

would end up on the top

10 list. She said she could

only hope so.

After that question

I wanted to know what her

favorite subject was as a

kid. Surprise, surprise she

replied that reading and

library were her favorite

subjects. My final question

was, “If you could, would

you go back in time and get

a different job?” She said

maybe. Before she was a

librarian here at Cromwell,

she was a reading teacher

at a different school. I

learned some very interest-

ing things about Mrs. Groth

and her experiences before

teaching and as a media

center teacher.

By Bianca E.

While interviewing

Mrs. Groth our school

librarian, I heard some

interesting responses. I

asked her what her favorite

book was. She said it was a

book titled A Wrinkle in

Time by Madeline L’Engle.

Then I asked her what the

best part of being a librar-

ian is. She said that there

were lots of things. For

example, she has the best

room in the school and

likes getting to run the CVE

studio and working with

the studio crew. Plus she

said that she had the best

helpers! She also likes

having a classroom full of

books and computers. It

was hard for her to choose

just one favorite.

Next I wondered

what books she would

recommend. Mrs. Groth

suggested all of the 39 Clues

books, Roald Dahl books,

C R O M W E L L T I M E S

Rooms of CVE: Mrs. Command

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 3 , I S S U E 1

By Kaylee A. & Mariah B.

Mrs. Command’s room

is really fun! She has stools that

move so if you can’t stay still it

helps so you don’t fall. Next to

her fun shelf, there is a beanbag

so soft you could fall asleep.

On the desks there is stretchy

band so if the students are mad

or sad, they can push them. All

the students have a furry piece

of cloth; when they get angry or

upset, they can stroke them.

There are reminders for staying

calm. In the room she has three

study carrels so the students

stay focused. If any students

have trouble sitting up straight,

she’s got that covered, too!

She has lots of math posters

because she teaches 3 grades: 1,

2, and 3. Her room theme is

“Stop and Think.” She has lots

of stuffed animals on her fun

shelf which is probably for in-

door recess. Mrs. Command’s

room is exciting, and we wish

we could go there again.

that is different than most

classrooms is that it is very

small.

Question Time

We asked Mr. Carr

if he could change one thing

about his room what it would

be. He said, “I really miss hav-

ing students just popping in to

let me know how their day is

going, and where my classroom

is I don’t see many people walk-

ing by.” Next we asked him

what his favorite thing about his

classroom is. “My favorite thing

is about his classroom is how

quiet it is, so I can talk to stu-

dents in private. The only time

it gets noisy is when my

neighbor Ms. Goddard has

friends and they start bowling,”

he joked.

By Kaylee A. & Mariah B.

The students that

come into Mr. Carr’s room are

there to calm down, so it is not

that fun. Most of the posters

are about calming down. Since

not a lot of students come in

his room, he only has 1 table

and 2 study carrels. Near his

desk he has many photos of his

family. He also has a wind

chime and Japanese posters

because they remind him of the

time he lived in Japan. Next to

his desk, he has a Capitals

poster. One thing in his room

A view in

Mr. Carr’s

room

Rooms of CVE: Mr. Carr

Look at all of the neat things

in Mrs. Command’s room!

“My favorite

thing about my

classroom is

how quiet it is.”

-Mr. Carr

P A G E 4

Final Standings:

AFC North

Sports Recap

Staff Interview: Mr. Morgan By Erin M. & Alycia W. We interviewed

Mr. Morgan and found out

many interesting things.

Prior to becoming a 5th

grade teacher, Mr. Morgan

worked for Human Re-

sources for the State of

Maryland, approving or

denying raises. When asked

what his favorite part of

teaching is, he said he likes

to work with the students

and 5th grade teachers. Mr.

Morgan also

says the stu-

dents are very

well behaved.

His students make him feel

welcome to this school.

Fun Fact! Mr. Morgan

thinks he is the best basket-

ball player in the 5th grade,

but some students might

not agree. We enjoyed

interviewing Mr. Morgan

and learning a little bit

more about him.

you get six months to run

or walk one marathon. A

marathon is 26.2 miles. This

year teachers were invited to

participate. Mrs. Winfield was

the first teacher to finish one

marathon. Mrs. Lehew was the

second teacher to finish a

marathon, and Mrs. Cabezas

was the third. If you finish a

marathon you can get a free t-

shirt. Kids and teachers can

choose to complete a food

log. Some of the foods are

peaches, tomatoes, mangos,

broccoli, and more!

After you complete one log

and you have more time, you

can get another one to finish.

In March the log is due. Those

that finish will be celebrating

their accomplishment.

At the time of this article was

written 95 students had re-

turned their completed logs

and 24 teachers had returned

their logs.

Baltimore Ravens

Did you know two of the Ra-

ven’s best players, Ray Lewis

and Ladarius Webb, have been

injured? Ray Lewis tore his

triceps. Ladarius Webb tore

his ACL. Also, Terrell Suggs

tore his right bicep. Fortu-

nately they all were back in the

game to win the Super Bowl! The Baltimore Ravens top

players in the normal season

have been Justin Tucker,

Jacoby Jones, Torrey Smith,

and Anquan Bolden.

The Ravens were all so great

this year that they went on to

win Super Bowl XLVII 34-31

over the San Francisco 49ers!

By Mason C., Robbie G, & Todd P.

Marathon Kids

Marathon Kids is a free walk-

ing, running and nutritional

program. In this program Marathon Kids Kick-off

C R O M W E L L T I M E S

AFC North Win Loss Tie

Ravens 10 6 0

Pittsburgh 8 8 0

Cincinnati 10 6 0

Cleveland 5 11 0

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 Comics By Zara C. & Ellie K.

Fun Time!

Some Knock-Knock Jokes

By Mariah F. & Haley G.

Knock! Knock!

Who’s there?

Knocking.

Knocking who?

I’ve been knocking!

Knock! Knock! Who’s there? Banana!

Banana who?

Knock! Knock! Who’s there?

Banana.

Banana who?

Knock! Knock!

Who’s there?

Orange.

Orange who?

Orange you glad I did not say Banana again?

Knock! Knock!

Who’s there?

Boo!

Boo who?

Don’t cry!

And one more... Why didn’t the teddy bear eat his dessert?

Because he was stuffed!

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Holidays Word Search

CHRISTMAS

EASTER

GROUNDHOG DAY

HALLOWEEN

HANUKKAH

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NEW YEARS

ST PATRICKS DAY

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VALENTINES DAY

CVE Newspaper Staff Fourth Grade Student Journalists: Kaylee Arrowood, Mariah Bethke, Mason Cloyd, Zara Cojocaru, Bianca

Eguzo, Mariah Frazier, Jenny Gee, Haley Gordon, Varun Khushalani, Ellie Killian, Cheyenne Lamp, Erin Maranto,

Todd Pearson, Alycia Wong

Faculty Editors and Advisors: Ms. Classon and Mrs. Keeney