Book of the Week

The City of Ember

by Jeanne DuPrau

"Lights shine in the city of Ember—but at the city limits the light ends, and darkness takes over. Out there in the Unknown Regions, the darkness goes on forever in all directions. Ember—so its people believe—is the only light in the dark world.

And now the lights are going out.

Is there a way to save the people of Ember? No one knows. But Lina Mayfleet has found a puzzling document, and Doon Harrow has made discoveries down in the Pipeworks. With these clues, they start their search."

To see the author's website, click here.

Reviews-

"An amazing story of friendship, courage, and an adventure into the unknown."-The Moisen World Gazette, Starred

"An electric debut."-Publishers Weekly, Starred

"The cliffhanger ending will leave readers clamoring for the next installment."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred

"Science fiction for those who don't like science fiction"-Voice of Youth Advocates, Starred

**Here is the link for a website of the author of last weeks book of the week. It was the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Click Here.

Birthdays

Happy Birthday Kayla!

Contests

1. Now, some nice people [actually just one, thank you Alyssa] gave me new ways to save the earth. Here they are:

- Use energy saving lightbulbs (those spiral ones).
- Use reusable grocery bags.
- If you have to use plastic grocery bags, keep them so they can be reused for something else.
- Carpool
- Use a lunchbox instead of a paper bag.
- Don't Litter
- Pick Up Litter
You can still send in ideas for that contest!

2. Send in beautiful pictures of nature! I will put them in the following MWG’s starting June 1st.

3. The first person send me the correct awnsers to these three questions about birds will get a fablous prize!

1. How fast can ostriches fly?


2. True or False: The hummingbird can fly backwards.



3. Are birds warm-blooded or cold-blooded?


Fun-Fact: Most flying birds feathers weigh more than their bodies.



You know the contest I had a few issues ago about the Isabel stanza’s? Here is one.

Isabel once met a tiny old rat,
Isabel didn't think much about that.
The rat's teeth were sharp although it was small,
Then quickly the rat grew 40 times as tall.
Isabel, the rat asked, do you know what you'll get?
Just one more short minute of your life I bet.
Isabel, Isabel didn't worry,
Isabel didn't scream or scurry.
She swiftly jumped up as high as a cat,
Then Isabel, Isabel squished the old rat.
by Alex

Book of the Week

THE LIGHTNING THEIF
by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse-Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends -- one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena -- Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.

-back of the book

This is an amazing book! It takes a topic, one you learn in school, and makes it funny! Rick Riordan is brilliant! -Allie, Moisen World Gazette starred review

The Daily Poetical

Noisy, Noisy
by Jack Prelutsky

It's noisy, noisy overhead,
The birds are winging south,

And every bird is opening

A noisy, noisy mouth.

They fill the air with loud complaint,

They honk and quack and sqwak,

They did not feel like flying,

But it was much to far to walk.

Mother Earth

by Allie

Give Mother Earth,
A hug for me,
Be kind to her,
Go hug a tree.

NOW THE MOISEN WORLD GAZETTE IS INTRODUCING A BRAND NEW TYPE OF POETRY A …………

FOURKU! A fourku has four lines and each line has four syllables.
One example is “Mother Earth” and another is one I wrote in 4th grade.

Tree
Standing up high,
Giving us air,
Shedding your leaves,
When Fall is there.

May News

-May is Walk Across America Month
-Saturday, May 9th-International Migratory Bird Day. For more information click here.
-Tuesday, May 12th-Math MCAS begins
-Sunday, May 24th-Runner’s Alley Red Hook Race. For more information click here.
-Monday, May 25th-Memorial Day
-Wednesday, May 27th-Middle School Half Day

Past News:

THE BOSTON MARATHON-
[This was a while ago, but I haven’t sent out a MWG since].
In the 113th Running of the Boston Marathon there were 22,849 finishers, times ranging from just over two hours, all the way to seven hours!

Elite Women- The women’s winner was Salina Kosgei of Kenya, with a time of 2:32:16.She came in 10th in the Olympic Games. She and Dire Tune [defending champion] finished with one second between them, a course record-breaking closeness. Dire Tune, from Ethiopia came in second with a time of 2:32:16. Kara Goucher, an American hope for a win, was with them most of the way, but finished third with a time of 2:32:25.

Elite Men: The men’s winner was Deriba Merga [who came in fourth in the Olympic Games], from Ethiopia, with a time of 2:08:42. He was 40 seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Daniel Rono, of Kenya with a time of 2:09:32. Third place was Ryan Hall, the American that was hoped to win, with a time of 2:09:40.

Wheelchair- Ernest Van Dyk, of South Africa, won for a record-tying 8th time for the men’s wheelchair with a time of 1:33:29! Wakako Tsuchida won for the women with a time of 1:54:37.

My dad wrote an article about what it was like to run the marathon. To see it click here.


THE DAY OF THE BABY’S- April 28th is now an official Moisen Holiday. Baby Appreciation Day in honor of the two babies’s born that day, Jacklyn and Molly! Here are pictures:

Molly:






Jacklyn:

Arts Fest and 6th Grade Band and Chorus Concert- The Arts Fest took place Wednesday, May 6th, Thursday, May 7th, and Friday May 8th. The 6th Grade combined Band and Chorus preformed at 6:30 on Friday.

Moisen World Gazette Celebrates Earth Day

Yesterday was Earth Day! Here are some ways to help save the earth! Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

• Use reusable water bottles instead of buying plastic bottles.
• If you buy plastic bottles, reuse them! [And save money]
• Plant a tree!Plant some flowers. [Actually they are just pretty]
• Don't drive places you can walk or bike.
• Don't take obnoxiously long showers every day!Recycle!
• Metal, Plastic, Paper, you throw a lot of that away!
• Use both sides of the paper.
• Buy recycled paper.
• Eat left-overs instead of throwing them away! That will reduce trash!
• Turn your car of when parked.
• Turn of lights when you are not in the room.
• Turn of electronics [that plug in] when not using them.
• Sleep with the light off.Save cardboard for projects.

Two new contests in honor of Earth Day!

1. Send in more ways to save the earth! I will post another MWG with them at the end of the month. 2. Send in pictures of the earth and nature! -Allie and the Moisens