If you like having fun and like math

come to Family Math Night. Math

night is on Thursday, Feb. 23, from

5:30 - 7:00. We all know how

much you like M&M`s, so come

play “M&M math”! Next you can go

see Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Rodriguez

in the computer lab to play on the

Smartboard and Brainpop. Walk

around the corner to “Crayon

Logic” with Mrs. McKelvain.

Then go to the cafeteria to play

“X’s and O’s”, “3 Digit Scramble”

and “What’s Missing” with Mrs.

Rosenfeld, Mrs. Sullivan and

Mrs. Franco. Walk down the hall

to No Price Books and find the

games “Amazing Area and

Perimeter” OR go to the stage

and see how you “Measure Up”

with Mrs. Williams. PTO will also

be selling pizza by the slice,

drinks, and candy. Finally, each

grade level will have a guessing

jar of candy for you to win by

making your best estimate of the

number of pieces of candy in

the jar. Hope everyone comes

out for the fun!

Family Math Night by Rachel McWilliams & Katy Hall

Congratulations to the people who participated in the

Spelling Bee .The Spelling Bee was held February 2,

2012. Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth graders from

Emma and Brawner participated. There were 26

students in all! The three judges were Mrs. Jenkins,

Mrs. McRenolds, and Mrs. Foster. All of the

participants received certificates and the 1st and 2nd

place winners received trophies. The 1st place

winner was

Jaden Couto in

4th grade. He

will represent our

school in the

District Spelling

Bee. The second place winner was Leah

D’Souza. Picture by Jaden Ford

Fifth graders had their DARE graduation

January nineteenth. They were awarded with a

certificate, a shirt, and a trip to the DARE store

where you could get five to six items. Certain

students wrote an essay and four were chosen

to read it. DARE included

twelve lessons that were

about drugs and bullying.

Some drugs included

marijuana, crack cocaine,

and inhalants. These drugs

can give you side affects

such as sweating, yellow

teeth, brain damage, and it

could paralyze you.

There are tons more

side effects to these

drugs. Fifth graders

enjoyed DARE and

would not change a

thing. For Granbury,

officer Hastings is the dare officer. On

the day of the graduation he dressed

up like a girl for the fifth graders. We

hope you all have fun with officer

Hastings when you get to fifth grade.

Pictures by Jacob Carr

Spring Creek Spirit Night Winners Are: Mrs. Moody’s Class Mrs. Brassie’s Class Mrs. Jenkins Class

Next Spirit Night is March 20. Come support our school by going to Spring Creek that night. You might WIN!

February 21, 2012

Volume 2 Issue 4

Publisher: Stacie Brown Editor-in-Chief: Lorna Cockerham Photography/Pagination: Brenda Browning

Brawner

Coming Events

Family Math Night

Feb. 23

Skate Night Mar. 1

Book Fair Mar. 5 - 9

Open House Mar. 6

Spring Break Mar. 12-15

Spring Creek Spirit Night

Mar. 20

Health Fair Mar. 23

The Spelling Bee by Daniel D’Souza & Nala Anzures

Drug Abuse Resistance Education by Kelby Been & Jacob Carr

Each student in the class won a T-Shirt, cup, pen, free ice-cream, AND a $10 gift card.

(Cont. on pg. 3)

Most people think video games have no benefits,

but they don’t realize that games can improve eye-

hand coordination. When it’s cold outside, video

games are the best things available. If you have an

X-box Kinect it can benefit your physical health. You

don’t just sit, you move around. Although video

games may damage eyesight, it also builds

creativity. Video games help create more

strategizing. Sometimes it helps you memorize

certain things like the controls so your fingers work

Gaming Benefits? By Marcos Perez & Whitney Carroll Graphic by Kyli Purselley

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faster. Out of 70 people Guitar Hero was most

preferred by Brawner students. Others like Mario

Kart and Rock Band,

but Guitar Hero was

apparently the best

in benefits. The

majority of people

think video games

have benefits.

Graphic by Kyli Purselley

Do You Know Mrs. Foster… by Eunice Parks & Adrian Perez

before Jump Rope For Heart. They

worked with us during our P.E. time

showing us some different tricks.

We did Jump Rope For Heart to raise

money for heart cancer. Mrs. Phillips

asked everybody to bring at least $5. All

the money went to the American Heart

Association. Everybody was jumping

with a jump rope. Jump Rope For Heart

was very fun. I hope you had as much

fun as we did!

Picture by Amanda Peterson

Did you like Jump Rope For Heart this year?

If you did, you probably like jump roping. There

was a jump roping team that was here the week

JUMPING TO SAVE by Lilli Fuller & Grayson Orcutt

Mrs. Foster likes reading so start reading this

article!!! Her favorite book is To Kill A Mocking Bird.

Her favorite color is yellow and her favorite animal is

a giraffe. She has 3 kids. Leska, her daughter, is 25.

She teaches at Oakwoods. Haley, her other daughter

is 21. She is in college. Clay, her son, is 14 and he is

in Tolar High School. Her favorite sport is football.

She likes the Texas Tech and Red Raiders. Her

favorite player of all time is Roger Staubach. On her

free time she likes to read and hang out with her

family. Did you know she is almost finished earning

her masters degree in counseling? She thinks that

the world would be better if everyone was educated

so they didn’t do crazy stuff. She really loves Italian

food. Mrs. Foster just loves kids and enjoys

coming to school everyday! Picture by Adrian Perez

Science Fair Winners 5th Gd.: 4th Gd.: 3rd Gd.: 1) Alaya McKinzie (How To Make Gas) 1) Kaylie Webb (Electro Magnet) 1) Alyanna Bhaloo (Fat In Your Meat) 2) Anna Christi (Go With the Electron Flow) 2) Casy Pierson ((Get Off the Couch) 3) Avery McLain (Flushed Away) 3) Tyler Ellis (Bacteria)

Group Projects: 1) Hannah Lankford & Sarah Petty (Solar Panel) 2) Melia Durham, Savannah Smith, & Trinity Barnard (Volcano) 3) Paige Hamm & McKenzie Gunter (Magic Milk)

Warriors : Into the Wild

Warriors is a book written by the author Erin

Hunter, who also wrote the Seekers Series. You will

need to read them in order. There are four series out

now. The 1st series has a point of view of one of the

characters, Firestar. He is determined, he doesn’t

give up, and he’s a strong character.

The story setting takes place in the woods, where

they work to protect their boundaries.

If you like science fiction and adventure, you will

enjoy this series. You can find this book or any of the

Warrior Series in your own Brawner Library.

Book Review by Jacob R., Grant, Eunice, Adrian

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Sweet tarts

Sweet hearts

Valentines day

Sour, sweet,

And tasty treats

That won’t

Expire ‘till May

Sweet Tarts by: Tyler, Nathan, Lilli, Grayson & Amanda

Dear Polly Parrot,

It’s hot like Africa in our

class room.

Your Friend,

Heat Burns

Dear Heat Burns,

Ask your teacher to turn

the heat down whenever

you are hot.

Your Friend,

Polly Parrot

Dear Polly Parrot,

Boys are calling me a nickname

that I do not like.

Your Friend,

Nickyname

Dear Nickyname,

Tell your teacher that boys are

calling you a nickname that you

don’t like and that you really want

them to stop.

Your Friend,

Polly Parrot

Comic Strip: by Anna, Kyla, Kelby & Jacob C.

The Spelling Bee lasted for about 3 hours!

The first place winner (Jaden Couto) went

to the District Spelling Bee to compete with

other schools. If you see Jaden Couto in

the hallway, tell him good job for getting

that far. And tell these kids good job for

participating in the Spelling Bee, They

are…….Anna Christi, Jaden Ford, Caitlin

Green, Mj Manbeck, Will Little, Kyndell

Wolf, Kyla Asante-Wiredu, Lupita Chavez,

Brelin Tidwell, Rileigh Holems, Eunice

Park, Treven Jorden, Tyler Ellis, Courtney

Gilley, Hanna Lankford, Annika Price, Sam

Taylor and Kristian Tucker.

The Spelling Bee (cont. from pg. 1)

Dear Polly Parrot by Whitney, Eliseo, Alyanna, Clayton , Hannah

Math Puzzle

by Peter, Cameron, Rachel & Katy

Arrange the numbers 1-8 in the boxes

so that no number is touching another

number that is one greater or one less.

A touch is either horizontal, vertical, or

diagonal [for example, 3 cannot touch

Classified Ads

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Help Wanted

Library Assistance

Mrs. VanZandt needs assistance on Mon.

and Wed. at 2:40 to straighten books.

(purple applications available at news stand.)

Book Custodians

Wanted: 2 kids on Tuesdays in the gym to

pick up books and straighten carts. (blue

applications available at news stand.)

Statistician

Help Mrs. Phillips with filling in the Miler’s

Club chart. (green applications available at

news stand.)

Messengar

Help Mrs. Salazar deliver messages in the

afternoon. (yellow applications available at

news stand.)

Music

Helpers wanted in music room to help clean

equipment. Must be willing to work during recess.

(red applications available at the news stand.)

Lost and Found

Coats, Caps, Umbrellas, and Lunch Boxes

For Sale

Speed Stacks, T-Shirts, Magnets, & Sweat Shirts

Personal Message

Thank You Mr. Esidrio for all your hard work and

always smiling.

From Everybody!

professional athletes, we still need some practice no

matter how well we know something. Even though most

kids say, “No we don’t need homework”, we still need the

practice! Different people have different opinions.

Respect each other even when you don’t agree!

What do you think about homework?

Some say we should have homework

some say we shouldn’t. We do need

some homework because it can help

with things we don’t know or what we

are not very good at. Just like

Homework– How Much is Too Much? By Avery McClain & Rileigh Holmes

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Remember the Valentines Crossword Puzzle

Word Box:

Heart

Love

Cupid

Red

Pink

Handsome

Pretty

Sweets

Arrow

Feelings

Valentine

Music

Kiss

Spark

Together

Letter

Roses

Kind

Across:

4. a pumping blood muscle

7. a color that resembles blood or a ruby

8. will you be my…

9. a loving touch on the lips

10. to give off or cause to give off sparks

11. having a pleasing or impressive appearance

12. pleasing to the eye or ear

Down:

1. to hold dear

2. wanting or liking to be good

3. a state of mind

5. in or into one group, body, or place

6. a lighter shade of red

7. a red flower that grows on a prickly shrub

10. pleasing to the taste