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SAS STUDENT ADVOCATE St. Aloysius School May 2018 Issue 10 of 2017-18/20 Grades 5-8

“The American incarnation of Mother's Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and was established as an official U.S. holiday in 1914, by President Woodrow Wilson. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday's commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. The nation's first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washington. However, it was not until 1972, 58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day official, that the day honoring fathers became a nationwide holiday in the United States.” www.history.com/topics/holidays

Mothers -Bookworm 5th Mothers are the best thing that has ever happened to us. Just think about how your life would be without a mother. She does every-thing for you. She feeds you. She does your laundry. She puts a roof over your head. Without her you would not be here! Always show your Mother how much you love her! Do the same for your Dad, too! Faculty Graduating to Retirement You each have blessed all of us at St. Aloysius much more than you can ever imagine. THANK YOU for being you! We will miss you Tiffany Brown, Carolyn Guelfo, Gay Hebert, Jackie Higdon, and Annette Raterman. You have our hearts and prayers always as we wish you great happiness in your retirement.!

Ode to St. Aloysius Students - VL 5th S - Selfless, placing others before self T– Tasteful, odes of style .

A - Amazing, so inspiring L - Loyal, a worthy friend O - Optimistic, unbeaten by adversity Y - Youthful, energetic to move forward S - Scintillating, you shine brilliantly I - Innocent, pure in goodness U - Unforgettable, you leave a deep impression S - Skillful, ever up to the task

CONGRATULATIONS!

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Farewell to 8th Graders We will miss you, 8th Graders, and also those 7th graders who are moving on to 8th grade at another school. We wish you a happy, safe, and successful adventure in high school and give you our blessings. The following are a sample of quotes taken from Our Favorite Quotes, a compilation of 117 submitted quotes, one from each 8th grader in the Class of 2018.

Tips for Incoming Eighth Graders -CA 8th As the year comes to an end, a new school year creeps slow-ly around the corner. The 2018-19 school year is a special one for me; it is my first school year in high school at SJA. I am so excited to get a new start at a new school with new friends and teachers, but my 8th grade year will always be special for me. Here are a few things to know for the 8th grade class of 2019 about the tips and tricks of their last year at SAS. Most importantly, keep an open mind! There is going to be a lot of material that you may not have even heard of, so try to listen and pay attention to the best of your ability, and your understand-ing will come in time. Secondly, be ready to do MATH. In 8th grade, the science class is entirely physical science, so in every chapter there is at least one formula that you have to memorize and apply. Thirdly, algebra is very different from pre-algebra that you take in your 7th grade year, so don’t panic if you don’t under-stand what you’re learning about. Lastly, Ms. Coxe is going to try to prepare you for high school and add some grammar and Eng-lish into your reading tests. Have a great year; I sure did!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THESE FACULTY MEMBERS IN MAY!

5/1 Ms Merritt Guercio 5/2 Mrs. Mimi Caballero 5/7 Mrs. Nancy Dawson 5/10 Mrs. Aimee LeBlanc

5/10 Mrs. M. E. Bernhardt 5/17Mrs. Stephanie Gonthier 5/20 Mrs. Phyllis Champagne 5/21 Sr. Teresa Eceizabarrena

5/22 Mrs. Tracey Barhorst 5/25 Mrs. Jackie Higdon 5/26 Mrs. Cheryl Frost 5/31 Mrs. Gwendolyn Viguerie

Happy Mother’s Day!

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Don’t forget our Dads on Sunday, June 20

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” -Oscar Wilde

"To a great mind nothing is little." -Sherlock Holmes

"Happiness can be found in the darkest of times if one only remembers to turn on the light."

-Albus Dumble-dore

"The education of a person is never completed until the person dies." -Robert E. Lee

"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." -Ferris Bueller

"Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me." -Michael Scott

"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take." -Wayne Gretzky

Class Projects St. Aloysius School May 2018 Issue 10 of 2017-18/20 Grades 5-8

May Student Calendar Tu 5/1 Choir Concert 6:30pm W 5/2 8th Awards at Assembly F 5/4 All School Mass/8th Blessing, F-Tu 5/4-8 8th Exams –Dismissal10:50am F-Tu 5/9-11 7th Exams –Dismissal10:50am Tu 5/15 8th Breakfast & Practice 8am W 5/16 8th Mass & Closing Ceremony Th 5/17 1—6th May Crowning 10am F 5/18 Spirit Shirt Day Tu 5/22 Challenge Day F 5/25 Last Day of School—Dismissal 10:30 Exam Advice for New7th graders for the 2018-19 School Year -ES 7th The first thing I would tell you is NEVER EVER WAIT UNTIL THE LAST DAY TO START STUDYING. It is a good idea to start just after Thanksgiving. Just flip through old study guides for 20 minutes a day! It isn’t hard to start ahead of time so that when Christmas gets here you aren’t stressing! It is just as easy to let time pass you up and you fail all 6 exams. Start over Thanksgiv-ing filling out exam study guides. Do not wait until the day before they are due! Next, I would like to tell you about exam point val-ues. Math is the smallest coming in at about 102 points, Reading depends on which teacher you have, Mrs. Dozier’s was worth 108 points, Social Studies was worth 105 points, Religion about 128 points, and English counts for about 140 points. Yes, Wordly Wise is on your exam. DO NOT STRESS JUST BECAUSE OF SCIENCE! It is worth 260 points but the questions are worth 2 points each making it about equal to the other subjects in the number of questions. Teachers allow about a month to complete exam study guides. These are just some of the details about ex-ams. Mrs. Guercio will do a guidance lesson about taking ex-ams. Remember, exams are cumulative so you have already learned it once! Remember also, a piece of paper does not make you who you are! SAS Band -KL 6th SAS students can join Band beginning in 5th grade. This year Band was offered during 6th grade Enrichment. There are lots of instruments in Band. You can play trumpet, trombone, saxo-phone, flute, and clarinet. Percussion is offered in 7th grade. Our 5th-8th Band Concert was held on Monday, April 22. This included flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, and trombones. Band is a fun and an adventurous Enrichment. It is rewarding to hear each player doing his/her part and we keep getting better and better.

Ways to Keep Learning with Online Resources Over the Summer for Students and Teachers Want to have fun and keep learning new things over the sum-mer? The following are amazing websites for all ages and all subjects and most of the links are free. The SAS Advocate Staff recommends the following websites. http://www.lpb.org/index.php/education https://artsedge.kennedy-center.org - Click on Educators,

then Lessons for Middle School https://www.readworks.org/ - Click on Find Content https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/quill— Let

students do the writing to make grammar lessons more meaningful

https://edpuzzle.com/ - Make any video your lesson https://go.penpalschools.com/projects—All projects promote

language, tech, and social-emotional skills https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/diy— De-

sign, build, and share new things offline and online https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/facing-

history-and-ourselves - A wealth of resources explore rac-ism, prejudice, and anti-Semitism

https://www.commonsense.org/education/top-picks/cool-math-games-for-middle-school - Promotes problem-solving and logic skills ..

Powermylearning.org—has many educational games and drills for K—12 students in all subjects.

https://lpb.pbslearningmedia.org/resource NOVA Black Holes App Educator Guide, Grades 6-12: Students can learn about the life cycle of a star, different types of celestial objects and their properties, and where black holes come from! Download the free iPad game, ‘NOVA Black Holes'! https://commonsense.org/education/top-picks

Music: The Song -CK 8th The wind blows in the trees, Whistling like an angel summoning a pegasus. The keys of the piano ring out like the tears that fall down the cheek of a mother. A string vibrates like the wings of a dragonfly. Goosebumps run down my arms, I’m falling for the notes again.

Seeing Aly Raisman -CA 8th

On April 11, I went to the LSU PMAC to see Aly Raisman, a 2012 and 2016 Olympic gymnast Gold medalist, speak about her expe-riences during her gymnastics training. She spoke about her book and how she tries to empower women and girls all around the world. She wants everyone to feel happy with who they are and take advantage of who they can be. Seeing her was really

inspirational, and the advice she gave I will keep forever.

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Advice/Commentary/Opinion St. Aloysius School May 2018 Issue 10 of 2017-18/20 Grades 5-8

Ode To Eighth Graders -SH 7th

You’ve been waiting for this, The day you leave, The day you move on, To better places, New opportunities, We’ll miss you, When you leave, We believe, You’ll be great!

Hyperthermia -TO 7th

Hyperthermia is an exceptionally high fever especially when in-duced artificially for therapeutic purposes. The body gets danger-ously overheated, usually in relation to long, hot, and humid weather. Hyperthermia occurs when the body’s heat regulation mechanism doesn’t work correctly. Aging (60+), some illnesses, and medications increase the risk of hyperthermia. Temperatures of 104 F (40 C) or larger are life-threatening. The symptoms are confusion, nausea or vomiting, and rapid breathing. If you have hyperthermia it is important to move to a cooler place and seek medical attention or emergency care. It is most common in people from ages 6-13 and 14-18. Be sure to stay hydrated and cool dur-ing the summer. Being in the hot sun for too long in the summe is the main cause of hyperthermia! Some people often get confused between hyperthermia and hy-pothermia. Hyperthermia is when the body overheats while hypo-

thermia is when the body gets too cold.

Bad Hurricane Season for 2018? -ES 7th Currently, weather experts are saying 2018 will be just as bad or worse than 2017! This year and future years could bring worse hurricanes than Harvey, Irma, and Katrina to slam the coast, de-stroy it , and cause the coast to erode! A bad hurricane season makes lots of people think about moving out of the south! “Global Weather Oscillations (GWO) was recently cited by news media as ‘being the only major hurricane prediction organi-zation that correctly predicted the hyperactive 2017 Atlantic hurri-cane season’.” These predictions are why we should build barriers to prevent the coast from totally disappearing. It has been getting worse every single year for the past few years because of global warming! “GWO produces accurate hurricane predictions 9 months in advance for 11 United States zones from New England to Texas. GWO not only predicts how many named storms there will be, but also where they will landfall.” Maybe our cold winter and spring will have cooled down the oceans so the weather won’t be quite as severe as the predictions. All we can do is pray for the best. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/12/prweb14976275.htm

Air Conditioning Hack: The $7 Air Conditioner –NK 6th

Have you ever wondered why is air conditioning so expensive? Well, it is not exactly running it ; it is maintaining it. Do you think it is time to find a new cooling system? Here are the instructions to make

a $7 air conditioner. First go to Walmart and get the following:

1 styrofoam ice chest or regular ice chest

1 fan

2 dryer pipes

a roll of duct tape

and a bag of ice for each day you use the air conditioner. To start get a pencil and trace a hole on the lid about 1 inch smaller than the fan. Then cut two holes on the lid the size of the dryer pipes. If you use a regular ice chest you need to use a saw. Then put the fan over the hole. Add tape it so it stays in place. Do the same with the dryer pipes. Fill the chest with ice, put the lid on, plug in the fan, and turn it on. Now you have air conditioning for your room, outdoor fort, or your house. If you need to make your entire house cold, do this again with more ice chests. You may also want to know how to apply this information to make an air conditioner for your tent or fort outdoors when you have no electricity. Get a take out box, put a hole 1 inch smaller than your battery powered fan, put a hole on the other side, put a toilet paper roll holder and fill the box with ice. Now you have air conditioning for your tent or outdoor fort.

Words of the Month By: Thomas O’Connor Ex/pi/ate

Expiate - Verb! Obsolete; to put an end to. To extinguish the guilt incurred by; to make amends for.

He/ro

Hero - Noun! A mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability; an illustrious warrior; a person admired for achievements and noble qualities; one who showed great courage. The princi-pal character in a literary or dramatic work; the central fig-ure in an event, period, or movement. An object of extreme admiration and devotion.

Earth/quake

Earthquake - Noun! A shaking or trembling of the earth that is volcanic or tectonic in origin.

Son/ic

Sonic - Adjective! Utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves. Having a frequency within the audibility range of the human ear. Of, relating to, or being the speed of sound in air or about 761 miles per hour at sea level at 59℉.

Over the summer, remember to be safety smart, protect our earth, and be kind to all!

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Play/Pray/Live St. Aloysius School May 2018 Issue 10 of 2017-18/20 Grades 5-8

Life -WS 7th Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorrow, overcome it. Life is a song, sing it. Life is a struggle, accept it. Life is a tragedy, confront it. Life is an adventure, dare it. Life is luck, make it. Life is too precious, do not destroy it. Life is life, fight for it. Pinterest.com

Favorite Flavor OF Ice Cream -CP 5TH COOKIE BUTTER-2 SALTED CARAMEL-1 MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP-2 STRAWBERRY-1 BRIDES CAKE- 4 REESES-1 COOKIES AND CREAM-1 CHRISTMAS COOKIE-1 CHOCOLATE-1 ICING ON THE CAKE -1 THE WINNER IS -BRIDES CAKE WITH FOUR VOTES!!! Jokes -WS 7th What did the left eye say to the right eye? Something between us smells. Why did the student eat his homework? He ate it because his teacher said it was a piece of cake. Two pickles fell out of a jar and fell on the floor. What did

one say to the other? Dill with it. How do you make a lemon drop? You just let it fall. What did the limestone say to the geologist? Don’t take me for granite. http://redtri.com/best-jokes-for-kids/

LSU Baseball Stats -ML 7th LSU baseball was bitten by the injury bug this season. Sophomore right-hander Eric Walker is out all season due to ‘Tommy John surgery’ (TJS) at the end of last season. Shortstop Josh Smith was out early in the season due to a back injury. Center Fielder Zach Watson was out for nine games, and second baseman Brandt Broussard was out for 3 weeks with a broken thumb. The Tigers have only had three men on reserve for most of the season: senior Nick Coomes, and freshmen Braden Doughty and Nick Webre. With all sorts of other injuries raining down on the team, they have been stretched thin. The Tigers have had their fair share of wins and losses this year. They are currently 9-9 in the SEC and 24-17 overall. GO TIGERS!!! +This is as of 4/22+

Children’s Choir Reflections -CR 5th Children’s choir is a great way to let your inner voice shine! We met every Wednesday after school to practice for an hour. On the first Sunday of every month, we sang at 11:00 AM Mass. Choir is

so much fun! Here are some opinions of my choir friends: “My favorite thing about choir is singing together. I love this be-cause I find that singing as a group is easier than singing alone.”

-Allison Reily, age 10

” To me, my favorite part about choir is singing together in harmo-ny and hearing many different voices.” -Mrs. Eleanor Bach, our

choir director ”My favorite part about choir is that we are familiar with all of the

songs!” -Annabelle Sheets, age 11

”My favorite part about choir is that we get to sing fun songs!”

-Ava Greenup age 7 ”My favorite part about choir is learning new songs and getting a head start on performance choir which starts in 7th grade.”-Cate

Arms age 14

If you like music and expressing your emotions through song, then

Children’s Choir is for you.

Appreciating Staff At SAS -AR 5th Workers and our teachers here at SAS do so much for us. They deserve more appreciation. Cafeteria staff cook the food we eat for lunch; that’s pretty important. They also clean up all the messes that we spill on the floor, and we all know that is a whole lot. Mr. Quirk’s maintenance crew keep all of our buildings and grounds in top shape from changing lighting to AC and electrical maintenance. Mr. Al is in charge of making sure all of our comput-ers and software are running smoothly. Our reception staff in the front office is fantastic! Just tell them how much we appreciate their service! Don’t you agree? We need to appreciate them more because they do so much for us! Thank you to all of the SAS staff ! During the summer, remember to thank all the people in your life who make a difference for you.

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