The Woodward Weekly NewsJune 15th,2015

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1) What do you love most about being a father?  Mr. Ruthfield:  My father Barry Ruthfield showed me the way of being a dedicated, supportive, and loving husband and father to my wife Lori and son's Zach and Josh.  He was an example on how to strive for greatness in whatever it is you want to do by being a leader that people respect.   I love having the ability as a father to instill support and dedication possessing goals to strive for greatness in whatever they have an interest in doing.  I want my boys to take pride and be true leaders in whatever it is they are passionate about.2) What is your favorite thing to do with your children on weekends?  Mr. Ruthfield:  Coaching my son's Zach and Josh in soccer and basketball.  I used to play these sports growing up as a kid.  Since they have a passion for soccer and basketball as well, I love watching and supporting their development.  Zach and Josh are much better at their ages at 7 and 11 respectively than I was when I was when I was their age!3) What would be your ideal father's day?  Mr. Ruthfield:  I would like to sleep until 7am, wakeup, and then go for a 4 mile jog.  I would then like to go out to Mauro's for breakfast with my son's Zach and Josh.  I would then like to get a one hour massage at Massage Envy in Westborough to relieve stress in my neck/shoulders/back from my job and staring at a laptop screen every day.  After that, I would like to go to my friend James' house so our families can hang out on his lake in Marlborough going for a boat ride, jet ski ride, swimming, and just relaxing.  Then I would like to BBQ at Zach and Josh's grandparents house in Framingham for dinner.4) If you could have any father's day meal what would it be?  Mr. Ruthfield:  One large pepperoni and onion pizza with extra cheese from Southborough House of Pizza.5) What are you most proud of about Zach?  Mr. Ruthfield:  I am most proud of Zach as he always tries to give his best effort at everything he does including at school, when playing sports, and at home.  Zach is a good boy that means well and I am extremely proud of him.  Zach is also a character and has a unique personality of his own which I admire.

Lead Story……In honor of Father's Day we will spend the last two weeks of the year featuring a different dad each week. This week the Spotlight is on Mr. Ruthfield.

Zach R's Dad!!!!

The Second Grade Class goes to the Roger Williams Zoo!!!!!

This week we got to take a bus down to Rhode Island and see the Zoo! It was my first time going to the zoo and I thought it was GREAT! My favorite animal was the giraffe and the funniest part was when the elephant stuck his tongue out at me! We asked several students questions about the zoo and here is what they had to say….

Questions…..What was your favorite animal classification or specific animal at the zoo?What animal are you most afraid of ?Is this your first time going to the zoo?

Mimi Bond: Mimi did not have a favorite type and is not afraid of any animals either! This was not her first trip to the zoo!Annalise Gingrish: She likes the mammals! She is not afraid of any of them and has been to zoos before.George Skafidas: George said the reptiles are his favorite classification of animals! He is not afraid of any animal and he has been to the zoo before.Anya Jandu: Anya's favorite classification is fish! She is not afraid of any of them and has been to the zoo before.Shayna Rose: This was Shayna's first trip to the zoo! Her favorite classification is birds and YES, she is afraid of a lot of animals !!!Elsie Stein: Elsie's favorite animal is the pigeon! She is not afraid of any animal and has been to the zoo before!Hannah Munsiff: Hannah's favorite animal is the horse! She is afraid of any animal that can eat you and she has not been to a zoo before!Calla Torres: Calla's favorite animal is the elephant! This is not Calla's first trip to the zoo and she has no fear of animals.Claire Devlin: Claire's favorite animal is the monkey! She is afraid of snakes and she has been to the zoo before.Brooke Melo: Brooke's favorite animal is the giraffe. She is afraid of the lion and she has been to the zoo before.

This week we conducted an important poll. Here are the results…..What is your favorite sandwich???

1)Grilled Cheese 8 votes!!2)Ham and Cheese 5 votes!

3)Peanut butter and jelly 3 votes4)Peanut butter and fluff 2 votes

5)Turkey or chicken sandwich 2 votesThe following all received one vote….

BLT(Bacon, lettuce & tomato)humas & turkey

cheese and NutellaSubway Sandwich

peanut butter and honeypeanut butter

cheese and beef

The Woodward Weekly Book Review"Princess Bess Gets Dressed"

Princess Bess has loads of clothes that are very bold! But her favorite outfit is not as bold as all the others!

Some of the clothes she wears are ball gowns when she dines on muffins with the queen, or a pink tutu for dance class with Madam Sue! For Lunch with the prince she wears pink pantaloons! For art class she wears a Frock!

At a joust she wears a pail blue gown. At dinner she wore a muslin gown a velvet cape and a ruby crown!

But when she goes to bed she gets to wear her favorite clothes!! Read the book to see what those are!

Funny…..3 out of 5 starsScary……0 out of 5 stars

Illustrations….5 out of 5 starsExcitement….2 out of 5 starsOVERALL….4 out of 5 stars

The Woodward Quote of the Week

The Woodward Weekly Sports!!Vincent has a BIG passion for soccer. He follows many leagues around the world

(Spanish, German, British, American, Italian, etc) and knows the name of a lot of players neither of his parents have even heard of (they are both soccer fans). Vincent

gets to play on leagues with some of our other Woodward 2nd grade boys too, including Zach R. and Zach K!

A few Sundays ago he even got to go to a New England Revolution game and he met LEE NGUYEN! NICE

GOING VINNI!! The best goal scorer in the WHOLE MLS league!!

Woodward Joke of The WeekWhat is a Boxer's favorite drink?

(PUNCH!!)

Editor In Chief….Shayna Rose

Key Contributors….Sasha Namdyala, and Amelia SinclairSpecial Thanks….Katie Richman and Ella Poultney

Stay Tuned for next week as it is our FINAL issue….We'll continue our profile on dads and say goodbye to second grade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!