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Rainbow International School<br />
<strong>RIS</strong> <strong>Echo</strong><br />
Seoul, South Korea<br />
Volume 1, Issue 2<br />
Awesome Artwork<br />
Staff Writer: Mine Park<br />
During semester one, <strong>RIS</strong><br />
students worked hard in Art<br />
class with Ms. Kate on all<br />
kinds of art projects. Let's take<br />
a look at what some of our <strong>RIS</strong><br />
artists did in each grade!<br />
Grade 1<br />
All of the students in Ms.<br />
Thompson's grade 1 class<br />
worked hard to make this cool<br />
neighborhood scene out of<br />
paper!<br />
Grade 2<br />
Look at the beautiful drawing<br />
that Asiya made. It's so<br />
colorful!<br />
Grade 3<br />
Abdulelah shows pride in <strong>RIS</strong><br />
music with his great art project<br />
made out of colored paper.<br />
Grade 5<br />
January 2015<br />
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Staff Writer: Roanne Banks<br />
Q: How do you make the<br />
number one disappear<br />
A: Add the letter G and it’s<br />
“GONE”!<br />
Check out June's great<br />
drawing! It's got terrific colors<br />
and has a beautiful flower at<br />
its center.<br />
Inside this Issue:<br />
School Life<br />
Pages 1-2 .. Awesome Artwork<br />
Pages 2-3 .. Science Field Trip<br />
Page 3 .............Winter Concert<br />
Student Life<br />
Page 4 .......... Student Council<br />
Page 4 ...... Student Problems<br />
Riddles, Reviews, & Advice<br />
Page 5 .......... Riddles & Jokes<br />
Pages 6-7 ......... Book Reviews<br />
Page 8 ............... Ask the <strong>Echo</strong><br />
Grade 4<br />
This creative sculpture shows<br />
great action in its figures! It<br />
was made by Mohammed.<br />
Grade 6<br />
Jihan did an amazing job at<br />
showing depth and dimension<br />
in his picture of a street view!<br />
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SCHOOL LIFE<br />
Grade 7<br />
Arva's intricate drawing shows<br />
<strong>RIS</strong> spirit, with a girl in our<br />
<strong>RIS</strong><br />
uniform!<br />
Staff Writer: Semanur Saglam<br />
Grade 8<br />
Joshua Seo's self portrait shows<br />
him sporting a taekwondo<br />
uniform. It even has the Korean<br />
flag! Great attention to detail!<br />
On Wednesday, November 19,<br />
2014, <strong>RIS</strong> took a field trip to<br />
the Gwacheon National Science<br />
Museum! All grades, 1-8,<br />
participated and had a full day<br />
of fun and learning at the<br />
science museum.<br />
Let's look at some of what <strong>RIS</strong><br />
students experienced on this<br />
great field trip!<br />
Doctor fish, we need your help!<br />
Third graders learn about Garra Rufa, also<br />
known as doctor fish. These fish nibble<br />
away and help give you a manicure!<br />
Hang tight, second graders! Mrs. Holmes and her second grade class see<br />
what a real typhoon might be like. Looks like their experience got them pretty wet!<br />
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Staff Writer: Roanne Banks<br />
Q: A monkey, a squirrel, and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the<br />
banana first - the monkey, the squirrel, or the bird<br />
A: None of them! You can’t get a banana from a coconut tree!
"It was such a<br />
fun day! We even<br />
saw a live shark!"<br />
exclaimed Onur<br />
from grade three.<br />
"It was<br />
awesome!"<br />
<br />
Staff Writer: Roanne Banks<br />
Q: What can you catch but not throw<br />
A: A cold.<br />
SCHOOL LIFE<br />
Hold on to something!<br />
Middle school girls are enjoying the<br />
wind and experiencing the power of a<br />
cyclone in the typhoon center.<br />
"It was a great way to have<br />
students connect to what we're<br />
learning in our classrooms,"<br />
said Mrs. Ahn. "We really love<br />
to go on field trips and see in<br />
person what we've been reading<br />
about."<br />
Fun in the sun! The fourth graders enjoy some<br />
happy moments in the sun and relax outside at the field trip's end.<br />
Our Winter Concert<br />
in Review<br />
Staff Writer: Arva Bulut<br />
This year <strong>RIS</strong> performed its<br />
Winter Concert in a single<br />
theatre, including all grades<br />
performing. The main characters<br />
featured were the seventh and<br />
eighth graders. The idea was that<br />
they went on a field trip in which<br />
they get lost. The seventh and<br />
eighth graders created the order<br />
and events that would happen<br />
during their Performing Arts<br />
classes throughout semester 1.<br />
The seventh graders also designed<br />
advertisements for the Winter<br />
Concert, and the best poster<br />
designed was sent to parents and<br />
was also hung throughout the<br />
school halls. Other posters were<br />
also highlighted!<br />
All grades practiced very hard and<br />
put on a beautiful show for<br />
everyone!<br />
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In case you missed our show,<br />
these were the performances in<br />
which each grade showed off their<br />
talents:<br />
Grade 1) Reindeer Hokey Pokey<br />
Grade 2) Handbells<br />
Grade 3) Singing and Air Guitar<br />
Grade 4) Playing the Drums<br />
Grade 5/6) Poetry Set to Music<br />
Grade 7/8) Acting Out the Story<br />
(based on a school field trip)<br />
As the <strong>RIS</strong> <strong>Echo</strong>, we interviewed<br />
Ms. S, the art teacher who was in<br />
charge of the Winter Concert. She<br />
happily reported, "I hope everyone<br />
was ready for and enjoyed all of<br />
the suprises!"<br />
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STUDENT LIFE<br />
Student Council:<br />
Community<br />
Involvement<br />
Staff Writer: Aleena Faisal<br />
Student Council is trying to<br />
help the community by calling<br />
some orphanage centers and<br />
asking them how we can help<br />
them. Members have also been<br />
looking into finding out if we<br />
Caring for the<br />
Community: Student<br />
Council President, Joshua<br />
Seo, says that he has big<br />
plans to get out school more<br />
linked with our community!<br />
Have any suggestions for<br />
Student Council E-mail us at<br />
student.council@rischool.org!<br />
can vounteer. If<br />
this is possible,<br />
we will have<br />
<strong>RIS</strong> students<br />
visit orphanages<br />
on several<br />
occasions.<br />
We want your ideas!<br />
We are thinking about<br />
students' safety and<br />
about helping the<br />
students learn about<br />
character education.<br />
We want to teach<br />
children at orphanages as well as<br />
<strong>RIS</strong> students the character education<br />
words and ideas in an easier way.<br />
We are also planning to start a<br />
fundraiser to collect funds so that we<br />
can make a donation to orphanages<br />
and other places that are in need.<br />
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Student Problems<br />
Staff Writer: Humayra Sharipova<br />
As students, it is natural that<br />
many people have student<br />
problems. We students can<br />
sometimes be under a lot of<br />
stress!<br />
I went out into our school to survey<br />
and check out what our biggest<br />
student problems are these days.<br />
Let's see what some hot issues are at<br />
<strong>RIS</strong> and see if we can fix them! If<br />
you have an idea for how to help<br />
this student problem, please write to<br />
student council or a letter to the<br />
editor of our newszine!<br />
Problem One: A big concern<br />
from grade 5 to 8 students is that<br />
our MacBooks have a limited<br />
time for us to work, and<br />
sometimes the students need extra<br />
time to work on their homework.<br />
They really need this great<br />
technology! They should be able<br />
to use it!<br />
For grade 2-4 students, our iPads<br />
only slide and unlock. No limited<br />
time; we can open our iPads<br />
whenever we want! Is this fair<br />
Solution One: One idea is that<br />
the MacBooks should open at<br />
least at 8 a.m. Also, maybe<br />
having a "lockout time" isn't<br />
a good idea since our MS<br />
students have so much homework.<br />
Any other ideas Write us!<br />
Problem Two: The second<br />
biggest problem at <strong>RIS</strong> for<br />
students is that grades 3-8 cannot<br />
eat second break snack. As you<br />
know, grades 1 and 2 can eat it.<br />
Sometimes they even get muffins<br />
for their second snack and not<br />
fruit!<br />
Solution Two: One way to solve<br />
this is to give grades 3-8 a snack<br />
during second break. It could<br />
even be optional for students who<br />
don't want it! We could also<br />
change the snack times so that it<br />
isn't right after MS students'<br />
lunch. Again, if you have any<br />
other ideas, write us. Please!<br />
Problem Three: Another hot<br />
issue in our student body is that<br />
middle schoolers have too much<br />
homework. Here are few ideas on<br />
the subjects of their homework<br />
every night: Math, Social Studies,<br />
Reader's Workshop, Writer's<br />
Workshop, ELA, and Science.<br />
Every day! Is this too much<br />
Solution Three: Teachers give<br />
less homework to our students!<br />
How else can we fix this If you<br />
have an idea, tell us so that we<br />
can spread the news!<br />
**Survey Time**<br />
I surveyed our teachers and<br />
students about these problems.<br />
Let's hear what people said!<br />
Ms. Keeney: If students had<br />
problems, and if they came to me,<br />
I would try to fix them.<br />
Ms. Alison: Well, I'd just remind<br />
them that students and teachers<br />
are here for you, right Even if<br />
it's a problem at school or it's a<br />
problem at home, we can solve it.<br />
Aleena, G. 7: I would ask the<br />
teacher for help, or I would take a<br />
little break and do something fun<br />
like playing soccer.<br />
Humayra: I would take my mind<br />
off of it and think of cupcakes.<br />
*Contact us: echo@rischool.org<br />
<br />
Staff Writer: Roanne Banks<br />
Q: Which eight-letter word still remains a word after removing<br />
each letter from it<br />
A: Starting-Staring-String-Sting-Sing-Sin-In-I.
RIDDLES, REVIEWS, & ADVICE<br />
Riddle: What word in<br />
the English Language is<br />
always spelled<br />
incorrectly<br />
Answer: Incorrectly<br />
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Riddle: Poor people<br />
have it. Rich people<br />
need it. If you eat it you<br />
die. What is it<br />
Answer: Nothing<br />
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Riddle: In a one-story green<br />
house, there was a green person, a<br />
green cat, a green fish, a green<br />
computer, a green chair, a green<br />
table, a green telephone, a green<br />
Staff Writer: Arva Bulut<br />
shower– everything was green!<br />
What color were the stairs<br />
Answer: There weren’t any stairs,<br />
it was a one story house!<br />
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Riddle: What has 4 eyes but can’t<br />
see<br />
Answer: Mississippi<br />
Riddle: Mr. Blue lives in<br />
the blue house, Mr. Pink<br />
lives in the pink house, and<br />
Mr. Brown lives in the<br />
brown house. Who lives in<br />
the white house<br />
Answer: The president of<br />
the United States!<br />
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Riddle: : How do you make the<br />
number one disappear<br />
Answer: Add the letter G and it’s<br />
“GONE”!<br />
<strong>Echo</strong> Jokes<br />
Staff Writer: Bilgesu Balci<br />
The teacher to a student: Conjugate the verb<br />
"to walk" in simple present.<br />
The student: I walk. You walk ....<br />
The teacher interrupts him: Quicker please.<br />
The student: I run. You run ...<br />
"I was born in California."<br />
"Which part"<br />
"All of me.”<br />
A: Hey, man! Please call me a taxi.<br />
B: Yes, sir. You are a taxi.<br />
A: Why are you crying<br />
B: The elephant is dead.<br />
A: Was he your pet<br />
B: No, but I'm the one who must dig his<br />
grave.<br />
Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with<br />
an "I".<br />
Student: I is the....<br />
Teacher: Stop! Never put 'is' after an "I".<br />
Always put 'am' after an "I".<br />
Student: OK. I am the ninth letter of the<br />
alphabet.<br />
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RIDDLES, REVIEWS, & ADVICE<br />
Book Review:<br />
Savvy by Ingrid Law<br />
Staff Writer: Miju Rahman<br />
Savvy By Ingrid Law<br />
Summary:<br />
Savvy by Ingrid Law is a fantasy<br />
book about a girl who is going to<br />
have an advanture. This girl<br />
called Mibs is the main character<br />
if the book.<br />
Mibs is going to have her<br />
13th birthday. What will happen<br />
on the 13th birthday A big<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
mistake happened on her<br />
birthday. Her pappa had an<br />
accident and is in the hospital.<br />
Who will be able to wake him<br />
Mibs' mom tried to wake him up,<br />
but he didn't wake up. Who will<br />
be able to Mibs will get her<br />
savvy, so will she able to save her<br />
father<br />
<br />
<br />
Review:<br />
Rating: 5 out of 5<br />
I rate it 5 out of 5 because it has<br />
a clear background and a great<br />
beginning. It is one of my<br />
favorite<br />
books. Now, you read it!<br />
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Staff Writer: Roanne Banks<br />
Q: A man was driving his truck. His lights were not on. The moon was not out. Up ahead, a<br />
woman was crossing the street. How did he see her<br />
A: It was a bright and sunny day!<br />
Q: What has Eighty-eight keys but can’t open a single door<br />
A: A piano<br />
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RIDDLES, REVIEWS, & ADVICE<br />
Book Review: The Alchemyst:<br />
The Secret of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel<br />
by Michael Scott<br />
Staff Writer: Miju Rahman<br />
Summary:<br />
Sophie and Josh Newman have<br />
discovered a great secret about<br />
the well known man Nicholas<br />
Flamel. He is a man who<br />
traveled through Earth, and he is<br />
famous in this book.<br />
There is an adventure for Sophie<br />
and Josh to attend. A big<br />
mystery. They both meet<br />
awesome characters that will<br />
surprise you. The protagonists of<br />
the book are Sophie and Josh.<br />
They will soon notice something<br />
about themselves -- that they are<br />
not just humans, but special.<br />
They are so special that they<br />
might be able to save the world<br />
from the hands of John Dee.<br />
Who might be John Dee<br />
John Dee is the antagonist of the<br />
book. He is after the book called<br />
the Codex, also known as Book of<br />
Abraham. Nicholas Flamel has<br />
the book, so what will Dee do to<br />
get the book to make himself<br />
immortal and live for an eternity<br />
life<br />
The protagonist will soon find<br />
out that they will be able to save<br />
the whole world Nicholas<br />
Flamel is an immortal person<br />
who is more than hundreds of<br />
years old.<br />
You need bravery to go to an<br />
adventure. Will Sophie and Josh<br />
will be able to do it Will the<br />
twins be able to save the world<br />
that is in the hands of Dee<br />
There is Ghosts, Monsters,<br />
Vampires, Witches, Magic and<br />
Supernatural.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Staff Writer: Roanne Banks<br />
Q: What is so delicate that saying its name breaks<br />
it<br />
A: Silence.<br />
Q: What starts with the letter “t,” is filled with<br />
“t” and ends in “t”<br />
A: A teapot!<br />
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Review:<br />
Rating: 5/5<br />
I rated 5 out of 5 because the<br />
author used good techniques to<br />
write this book. I like the<br />
settings,<br />
characters, the problem and the<br />
writing. The genre is Adventure,<br />
Series, and Fantasy.<br />
The Secret of the ImmortalNicholas Flamel<br />
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RIDDLES, REVIEWS, & ADVICE<br />
Ask The <strong>Echo</strong><br />
Staff Writer: Bilgesu Balci<br />
Any time that you're feeling<br />
stressed, confused, or troubled,<br />
ask The <strong>Echo</strong>! With our "Dear<br />
<strong>Echo</strong>" section, you'll get great<br />
advice in each edition from our<br />
wonderful staff writers!<br />
I am having trouble remembering to unpack<br />
my homework.<br />
I think you might want to have a list of<br />
things that you need to unpack everyday.<br />
Before doing your homework, you can have a<br />
list of saying things that you did for<br />
homework, and need to take it tomorrow.<br />
Also for your homework, you can have a<br />
homework notebook, so you know what to do<br />
when you are at home.<br />
One teacher gives a certain grade more work.<br />
If you think that is unfair, you should talk<br />
to that teacher and learn why he or she is<br />
giving you more work. You can also claim<br />
and ask why other grades didn't get it, and<br />
your grade got it. If he/she says it is for<br />
standards and your learning, then you should<br />
just accept it. Life is not fair sometimes.<br />
I have a book I really want,but the librarian<br />
says no. One day I stole the book, and now<br />
the librarian is searching for it. What do I<br />
do<br />
Just tell the truth.<br />
I cant keep my self focused while using the computer and doing<br />
Homework.<br />
That is ok. Most of the students in <strong>RIS</strong> have the same problem.<br />
Even I do. Maybe you can start by closing other windows that are<br />
not related to homework, and you can have an adult next to you<br />
when you study, so if you do something that is not about<br />
homework, he/she can tell you. Also you can record yourself, and<br />
if you do something that is not related to your homework and you<br />
don’t realise it, then you can see it, and try to fix it.<br />
Some of my friends are so annoying. They talk a lot!<br />
If you are annoyed by your friends, you can ask them why they<br />
are talking a lot in a joking way. But remember, you must not<br />
hurt their feelings by saying rude things to them directly. Try to<br />
ask it in a joking way, but you must make them understand that<br />
you are serious by the way of saying words, or with your actions.<br />
I can't sleep at night! I always sleep after 3 or 4 in mid-night! Do<br />
you have any advices<br />
I think you must listen to a music that can make you sleep, or<br />
read a book before sleeping. You can also watch a movie, and<br />
when you are tried, you can go to sleep. If you go to sleep that<br />
late because of the chores/homework assignments/grading, then<br />
you should have a studying plan, and you must decide what will<br />
you do in a time period that will be enough you to finish all your<br />
chores/homework assignments/grading.<br />
Girls and boys are always fighting in my classroom. They are<br />
always taking sides by boys and girls.<br />
That is normal. When they fight, they should discuss why are<br />
they fighting, but not in an screaming-or making fun way. They<br />
should discuss their problem calmly, and try to solve the problem.<br />
As the part when they take each boys and girls side. That is<br />
normal too because boys can think like other boys, and girls can<br />
think like other girls.<br />
Invitation to Submit<br />
Letters to the Editor<br />
Are there problems that you're<br />
having Are you passionate<br />
about making a change in our<br />
community and the world<br />
Would you like to share your<br />
opinion and gather support<br />
Staff Writers:<br />
Bilgesu Balci<br />
Arva Bulut<br />
Photographers:<br />
Aleena Faisal<br />
Mine Park<br />
Logo<br />
Designed by<br />
Mine Park<br />
8<br />
It sounds like you should write a<br />
letter to the editor!<br />
Submit your ideas to<br />
echo@rischool.org today!<br />
Miju Rahman<br />
Roanne Banks<br />
Aleena Faisal<br />
Humayra Sharipova<br />
Elif Semanur Saglam<br />
Faculty Adviser:<br />
Ms. Alison