Staff of the Month by:Taryn Burns, Oĺexa Vanalysyne.

Pieter B. Coeymans Students Get Ready to Launch School Newspaper

4th grade editors, writers, interviewers and artists had been working together as a team all winter in a race toward a deadline. Their goal was to launch the first edition of Pieter B.’s Keeping Up With The Bees school newspaper by March 26. As the team continued to make final edits on the last days of school, student printers and deliverers were standing by. This group of dedicated journalists were all waiting for word that the first edition was ready for release.

With the school’s closing on March 13 due to the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak, production has been halted.With a mostly edited newspaper, we chose to publish the newspaper on the school’s website.

Spring Has Sprung!

On March 19, 2020 we celebrated the first day of Spring! The first day of spring, the vernal equinox, has 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness. The term vernal is Latin for “spring” and equinox is Latin for “equal night“. In spring, the Earth's axis is tilted toward the sun, increasing the number of daylight hours and bringing warmer weather!

Pieter B. Coeymans Student NewspaperMarch 25, 2020

Music with Adam

Hi my name is Adam Gardner and I am going to share one of my favorite hobbies with you. I generally like music and I play music on an instrument called the ukulele.

My favorite song to play is “Run Around” by Blues Traveler. If you don't like it, which I'm sure most of you won’t, it's okay.

This month I’m going to teach you how to play it. I am not saying that you have to go to a music store and buy a ukulele. This is optional. But I would like you to follow along if you are interested and you actually want to play ukulele.

Here’s how: Go to Youtube and check out both of these videos:

“Jellynote how to play 6 easy ukulele chords'.

To tune your ukulele, check out:

“Mykola mr hard guitar best online ukulele tuner”.

To tune a Ukulele you turn the knobs at the top of the ukulele. Be careful because they are very sensitive. You want the sound of the strings to match the sound of the strings on the video by Mykola Mrhard Guitar Best Online Tuner. All it takes is a little time and effort.

Recipes of the Month

Apple pie

By Matthew Witten

Ingredients • 1 bag empire apples (10-12 apples) • ⅔ cup sugar• 1-9 inch regular pie crust in tin • ¾ tsp Cinnamon • 1-9 inch rolled pie crust for top • ½ tsbp Lemon juice • 3 heaping tbsp flour • 1 egg mixed with cinn/sugar to coat the top crust.

Directions:-Peel and cut apples-Put lemon juice in large bowl and add cut apples and mix-Add sugar,cinn,flour, and mix well. You can add more sugar + cinn if you like.-put mixed apples in pie shell-cover with top crust,mix egg,cinn, and sugar and brush over top crust.-cut holes and slits in top of pie-bake at 400° for 30 min then at 375° for 30 min, when browened it's done.

Pumpkin PieBy Taryn Burns

Ingredients:● 1 ½ t Pumpkin Pie Spice● ½ t salt● 2 eggs ● 1 ¼ cup sweetened

condensed milk● ¾ cup sugar● 15 oz can pumpkin● crust

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 425 deg.F

2. Whisk pumpkin with sweetened condensed milk, eggs, spices, and salt in medium bowl until it is smooth.

3. Pour into crust 4. Reduce oven temperature to 350 deg. F and continue baking for 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted 1 inch from crust comes out clean

7. Garnish as desired

Color: German Shepherd

Animal of the Month:

DogBy Maizey Biers

The dog’s scientific name is Canis lupus familiaris. There are 360 officially known dog breeds.

Fun facts about dogs: ● Puppies love games such

as hide and seek.● A big happy “helicopter” tail

wagging dog is one sign of a really nice dog, so next time you want a perfect dog... find that kinda dog!

● A dog can smell about 100,000 times better than a human can.

● Puppies are blind, deaf and toothless when born.

● Your adult dog is about as smart as a 2-Year-Old

Toddler.

Lab

Project Focus: Weather in Mrs.Boehm’s Class

. For another part of the project,

her class used their own thermometer to record the

weather. She says they are the smartest kids. They know a lot

about weather and science because weather is science.

Next, the students are trying to use what they know about

weather to find agood island for orangutans.

By Devonn and Madelene

Hi! Our names are Devonn and Madelene. We had an interview with Mrs. Boehm and her students. They are

doing a project about weather and we think the whole third

grade is doing it. We interviewed Mrs. Boehm first.

She said they invited a meteorologist to visit their classroom. Her name is

Jesper Gantie and she put the third grade on the news. She works on a lot of computers and it was Mrs. Boehm’s first time doing the project with a

meteorologist.

Our Local Community HeroesBy.Franceska Knapek

Interview with Jamar Williams, Ravena Fire Department

Q: How much training do you need to have to be a firefighter?

A: It takes a lot of training. We have to climb walls, go out windows, rescue people, go to car accidents and escape burning buildings.

Q: How long have you been a firefighter?

A: 11 years. I was a firefighter in Hudson before last year. I’ve been in Ravena for a year.

Q:What would happen if there was a huge fire so big that you couldn’t put it out?

A: We call in more firefighters. If we need more trucks and more help, then we fight more. Once we used all 8 of our Coeymans trucks. There were 40-50 people on one fire about a month ago on Pulver Ave. right in the village.

Q: What is your favorite part of being a firefighter?

A: Helping in the community and doing things for other people. I’m a volunteer. That means I give my time to help.

Q: What is the most recent call you had?

A: Today we had a gas leak call.

Q: What was the biggest fire you’ve ever fought?

A: At a warehouse in the city of Hudson. There were over 50 firefighters there.

Newspaper Art Team Works with TU Graphic

Artist to Create Newspaper Logo

Times Union graphic artist, Carol Farley made a second visit to the Pieter B Coeymans Elementary School last month. She met with the newspaper art team to assist them in creating their own newspaper logo.

Caught Being Good By Isabella Deyo

and Anthony Rabideau

Ms. Farley reported that the students really had a “good feel for mixing movement with text and images.” She commented that she was very impressed with their focus and determination to create a good logo for the newspaper.

See these students? They are working hard and focused on their work. In our next edition of “Caught Being Good” we will give you more photos of students that are doing the right thing.

Staff of the Month by:Taryn Burns and Oĺexa Vanalysyne

We chose the four names out of a hat for Staff of the Month! We interviewed them. These 4 staff members are amazing and an awesome part of our school!!! And the winners are…

Mrs. CrownMs. Crown is a great 1st grade teacher. She loves all of her students and helps them become smarter. Her favorite project this year has been teaching her students coding using the Ozobots. She says her best teaching strategy is to never give up in any situation. Her favorite part about working with 1st graders is how they are always eager to learn. Mrs. Crown’s students say that she is always hard at work and helps them when they need it.

Mrs. LaFranierMs. LaFranier is our amazing guidance counselor. She teaches kids how to be a better friend and how to stop bullying. She is great at doing all those things! Abigail and Olivia from Mrs. Cebula’s class say that she teaches us how to be kind and not be a bully. She helps kids to solve problems when needed and conflicts. We are so lucky to have a great guidance counselor at PBC!

Ms. KreinMrs. Krein works in the office. She is an awesome hard worker and loves her very busy job. She also loves the people who work with her in the office! Students say she is funny, knows how to tell awesome, funny, hilarious jokes and makes everyone laugh- especially the kids. She has great self-esteem and she’s always nice to people. We love Mrs. Krein and her beautiful smile every day!

Mrs. KratochwillMrs. Kratochwill is a super Pre-K teacher! She is a great teacher because she loves her job and all her students equally. She loves what she does because she gets to help her students to learn so many things for when they get older. There is so much to learn in pre-K with Mrs. Kratochwill and she loves to work with Mrs. Travis every day! Her students say that she teaches them about legos and reading.

NBA Legend Has DiedBy Nate Appleby

Kobe Bryant has died! His death took place in a helicopter crash. He died on January 26, 2020. He was going to travel to a basketball game with his daughter.

Kobe Bryant was one of the best NBA players to ever set foot on the court. He was a great man on and off the court. Kobe played for the Charlotte Hornets, LA lakers.Kobe bryant was so good that the NBA took him right from High School!

Kobe was famous for his tough defense and vertical leap.This Hall of Famer may be the closest to Michael Jordan(the best basketball player of all time).

His death is a huge tragedy.All around the country people have honored him as a husband, a father and as a basketball player. Kobe Bryant is gone but his spirit is still alive.

April Fools Word Search

Tech Talk

Tik Tok

*TIC TOK is an app used to create dance videos. Children under the age of 16 are not allowed to use this app. Here is an article for adults and children to understand about why: Why Tic Toc Isn't Good For Kids by Scholastic

HONEY By Nathan

Do you like shopping online? I sure do. The reason I do it is because you don’t have to go anywhere. The problem is that the prices can be high. I use HONEY to save money.

Honey is a browser extension that automatically finds and applies the best coupon codes with a single click. Honey has saved its users over $170 MILLION That’s insane, and that's only in 2017. That’s all for this month.

Here's how you can save: Go to: https://www.joinhoney.com

Sully’s Movie Review

The Lion King (1994)

The Lion King for me is definitely a classic. First I will give you my pros and then my cons.

Pros:The Songs Are GreatThe Characters Are FunIt Has A Good StoryIt Has One Of The Best Openings Scenes In Movie HistoryIt Has Been The Highest Grossing Movie In The Box OfficeThe Animation Is GreatThe Voices Are Good

Cons:None!

Overall I Would Give The Movie A 100% Perfect Score! Thanks for Looking!

Jokes of the MonthBy Jacob Maxstadt

Q What did the left eye say to the right eye?

A Between you and me something smells..

Q: What happened to the thief that stole the calendar?

A: He got twelve months.

Q: What do you say when food can run?

A: That’s some fast food.

Knock Knock: Who’s there? Frank. Frank who? Frank you for being my friend.

Knock Knock: Who’s there? Hawaii. Hawaii who? I’m fine, Hawaii you?.

Knock knock. Who’s there? Hatch. Hatch who? Bless you.

We’d love to hear your questions, comments or suggestions about our school newspaper! Please email:Keeping Up With The Beeskthibault@rcscsd.org

PBC Clubof the Month

NATURAL HELPERS

Q&A

Q: What is it like to be a Natural Helper?

A: Natural Helpers help kids when they need it. They help adults out when needed. They also help the school.They go to each grade and to see what the classes are doing to see if they need help or not. Q: Who are the members of your club?

A: Anyone in 5th grade can join that wants to help others.

Q: What kinds of things do the students do in Natural Helpers?

A: A lot of different things. They welcome new students to our school. They help in classrooms. They mentor younger students and help with assemblies. Basically they do anything to make our school a better place. Q: What activities do they do?

A: There are a lot of volunteer jobs. They make welcome kits for new students. They meet every month to plan and do volunteer projects.Interview with

Teacher Leader:

Miss Barry

By:Connor Howe

Word Search

...Coming Soon!!

Dear Abigail….

Advice Column

Coming Soon

Ryan Fitz Comics

Student of the Month march

Roehr: Bella WhitingBiel: Brendan PaulyAngle: Caeden MaroneyKing: Lucas ChurchWright: Bailey DohertyCrown: Paris BushnellRagotzkie: KylIe EwersRogers: Ashley Castro-LemusTravis: Cole ConradCebula/Tobliffe: Rose AnthusEmerick: Darius VincentKoblenzer: Ellie DelgadoStott: Abigail LogenBoehm: Angelina AlbertsVilla: Logan Billetts,Logan Wolfgang,Evan GallagheiSanders: Elaina Deites White: Hannalee PurificatoBiernacki: O’lexa VanalstyneMaroney: Chevelle PercivalMulderry: Jacab Troyilla-LoaingSollien: Sadira Horne-Johnson

Bunny coloring page

Flower Coloring Page

Sonic the HedgehogColoring page

LIzard Coloring Page

Birthday Word Search

A little word from Gabriella Alberts

Pieter Bees are the best!

Our school is the BEST!!!!!!

Thanks for reading the first edition of our newspaper!

Keeping Up with the Bees is brought to you by students in

PBC’s 4th Grade.

We’re busy as bees working on our next edition from home! For any questions or

comments about Keeping Up with the Bees Newspaper Club, please contact

Contact Mrs. Thibault at kthibault@rcscsd.org