March 2015
Volume 1, Issue 3
Rainbow International School 2-32, Yangjae 1-dong Seocho-gu Seoul, Republic of Korea 137-886
Rainbow International School
RIS Echo Volume 1, Issue 3
March 2015
Second, you can't see the grass and flowers. But, even if you Staff Writer: Shakhina Sharipova see them, they're just dried up, I mean where is the good in Didn't you all just wish this year's snowless winter to end? that?!? Third, don't you want to have fun with your friends outside in the breeze, or have a picnic? Maybe, and if you ever tried in the winter, you maybe know what I mean, right? Fourth, Spring is amazing because you get to see cherry blossoms, like the Cherry Blossom Festival in Yeouido from April 10-15 this year. It is a good sight I did, maybe because it had no to see, with all those flowers in the trees. Go check it out! For snow and it felt cold for no reason. I really wanted spring people who don't like flowers, they would rather see this than to come. "hairless" trees. First, in the winter, it is really Lastly, people become sick of cold and hard to play games and do other activities outside. winter for many other reasons, You might understand on what like it isn't warm, my fingers I mean if you've tried playing are numb, I miss the outdoor on the roof in breeze and... is it here yet? That is mostly why spring is a good thing. It is as you know, too, or else we may have been waiting for glorious summer for a blast of warmth. You know that is no fun.
Spring Fever!
the morning.
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Seoul, South Korea
Speaking of summer, here are reasons why summer is great, and telling you this is
Echo Riddles Staff Writer: Roanne Banks
* Brothers and sisters I have none, but this man's father is my father's son. Who is the man? * Answers will appear in issue 4.*
strange, because most of you probably like summer and have your own reasons why, but I'll tell you anyway, so dream on! Let's move onto summer. First, who wouldn't miss the watery fun?!? You can have a
Inside this Issue: Feature Articles (1-3) Pages 1-2 .... Spring Page 2 ......... Soccer Page 3 ......... Fastest Cars School Life (4-7) Page 4 ......... Student Council Page 4 ......... Top Video Games Pages 5-6 .... RIS Recipes Hobbies (8-10) Page 7 .......... Pets Page 7 -8 ..... Pranks Page 8-9 ...... Crafts Page 9-10 .... Boredom Ideas
FEATURE ARTICLES waterfight, eat and drink things like brownies, sandwiches, and lemonade! Last, just feel that warm breeze! The trees aren't bare anymore, and the flowers and grass don't look like the boring brown ground. Do you like soccer? Do you know the how to play and follow the rules of soccer? Do RIS students like playing soccer? Let's learn about how the game is played and see what people at RIS had to say.
For these reasons, I say the warm seasons are great, even if the winter and fall might have something better. Also, by the time you are reading this, it is already spring. So, wait for summer and stay near the oven
Soccer!
and the full kitchen sink until it comes. But, my point is, warm seasons are better to wish for than freezing your hair off.
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Staff Writer: Abdullah Fadhel
Play 45 minutes, then break, and then play 45 minutes to the end of the match. If there is a Rules of Soccer: tie, they have to play extra - No touching with your hands, time, and if they tie again, they except the goalies. will play more overtime. - No tackling from behind the - Players kick the ball into the player. If you do, then you get a net to make a goal. red card, and that means you get out of the match. How to Move:
Doctor fish, we need your help! Third graders learn about Garra Rufa, also known as doctor fish. These fish nibble away and help give you a manicure!
- The player can move the ball with their feet, head, shoulders to watch soccer and teach and chest. soccer. - Goalies can catch the ball Abdur Rohman from grade 4 with everything they want. said he likes to play soccer and watch soccer, but he doesn't want to be a soccer teacher. Where to Play: Soccer EC! Elementary students play soccer on the roof for fun during EC Haroon in grade 3 said he likes - Soccer field time. to play soccer, and he would like to be a soccer coach. - 11 players are on each team. How to Win: Mrs. Ricard said she likes to - Do not say to the referee you The team that wins is the team watch soccer on TV, and she are cheating or else you will get that scores the most points and likes to be a soccer coach, too. a yellow card. makes the most goals. Will, Mohammed, Laman and How to Play: To see how RIS feels about this Fahad from grade 4 all said great sport, I did some they like to play soccer. - Time: 90 minutes playing, interviewing. Let's see what with two 45 minute halves and I think we can say that we they had to say! a 15 minute break between like soccer at RIS! them Mr. Abdullah said that he likes
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FEATURE ARTICLES
World's Fastest Cars Staff Writer: Latham Ratnam
The Hennessey Venom GT, an American made car, is now the fafstest car in the world. It's faster than the Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg, and Pagani Zonda R. The Venom GT can reach the speed of 300 MPH. Now John Hennessey, the creater of the Venom GT and the F5, said his goal is to create a new car that can drive as fast as 1,400 MPH.
Hennessey Venom GT
The Bugatti used to be the fastest car in the world until the Koenigsegg came along. Bugatti has speeds of about 268. The Bugatti has a nickname of EB. The nick name stands for the creater of all Veyrons, Ettore Bugatti. There are alot of Bugatti, some in Italy. The Keonigsegg is a Swedish car. One time the car was over speed, but the scientists counldn't track its speed. But finally, they found out the speed is 249 MPH. The builder of the Keonigsegg is Christian von Keonigsegg.
Bugatti Veyron
Echo Riddles Staff Writer: Roanne Banks
* There was a green house. Inside the green house there was a white house. Inside the white house there was a red house. Inside the red house there were lots of babies. * Ten men were kidnapped by aliens. The aliens say, "If you want to survive, you have to do this: We will put a hat on you. Five are gold and five are brown. We have ten hats. The gold will go to the right. The brown will go to the left. Here are the rules: No talking, no pointing, no clues. HOW DID THEY ALL SURVIVE? (Riddle courtesy of Mr. Oralbek.)
Keonigsegg
* Answers will appear in issue 4.* Fact courtesy of:
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SCHOOL LIFE greater is that they have even more things planned for the end of this school year. To find out what exactly has been going on with student council, I interviewed the Staff Writer: Humayra Sharipova faculty adviser, Ms. Keeney. Let's Student council has been doing some see what she had to say! great things at school! What's even Q: What are your plans so far for some possible student council led events?
Student Council Update
A: Our plans are to possibly hold a compassion game show, fundraiser for the orphanage, and a super-secret activity for the end of the year.
good role models for elementary. How have breaks changed for middle schoolers? A: To help middle schoolers help the younger students, they are now in charge of break duties during different times of the week. So far, it's going well! Q: What are some other exciitng events that student council is planning? A: In March, we have been having a big reading challenge. As a school, the plan was to try to collect 15,000 minutes of reading time. Both students and teachers are to try to persevere.
Stay tuned to see what else
Student Council: (Left to right) Aleena Faisal, Joshua Choi, Ms. Keeney, S.M. Umaid, Juel Park
Q: You are trying to get middle schoolers to student council will cook up this year! take on more responsibility and be
Top Video Games Staff Writers: June Lam & Abrulrahman Sairafi
Many of us students enjoy relaxing and playing video games. We decided to poll the RIS student body to see what the top games played at RIS are. The results came in, and the winning games won by a landslide! 1st Place: Minecraft Coming in first is the game called Minecraft. It is a game where you can build things. You can build all that you want with your own vision and creativity! 2nd Place: FIFA 15 In second place is the game FIFA 15. It's a game where you can make your own team with real soccer players!
1st Place: Minecraft
2nd Place: FIFA 15
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SCHOOL LIFE cup of cream to form soft peaks. Add sugar. Beat to form stiff peaks. Remove the side of the Staff Writers: Mine Park & Roanne Banks springform pan and place the cake on a serving plate. Pipe whipped cream onto top of cake. Have you ever made some recipes or wanted to try new recipes? Here are some great recipes that Arrange remaining halved strawberries on we found from RIS teachers and the website All whipped cream. To serve, cut into wedges with thin knife, wiping blade between cuts. Recipes! Try them at home! Picante Chicken Chocolate Burrito Strawberry Cake Prep.: 10 mins. Prep.: 45 mins Ready In: 1 hr. Ready In: 4 hrs. Ingredients: Ingredients: - 2 tablespoons of - 1 cup chocolate cookie crumbs butter - ½ cup water - ½ chopped green onion - 3 tablespoons of melted butter - 1 clove garlic minced1 clove garlic, minced - 2 tablespoons of light corn syrup - 7 cups shredded, cooked chicken meat - 2 pints of sliced fresh strawberry - 1 tablespoon chili powder - 2 ½ cups of heavy cream, divided - 2 1/2 cups chicken broth, divided - 2 cups of semisweet chocolate chips - 1 (16 ounce) jar picante sauce, divided - 1 tablespoon of white sugar - 1 cup uncooked long grain rice Strawberry Chocolate Cake Directions: - 1/2 cup sliced black olives - 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided 1) In a bowl, mix crumbs and butter to blend - 12 (10 inch) flour tortillas thoroughly. Press evenly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan. Arrange strawberry halves Picante Chicken Burrito Directions: around the pan side-by-side, pointed ends up, 1) In a large skillet over medium heat, melt with cut sides against the side of pan; set aside. butter and saute green onion and garlic until soft; 2) Place chocolate chips in blender container. stir in chicken, chili powder, 1/4 cup broth and Pour water and corn syrup into a small saucepan. 3/4 cup picante sauce. Heat through. Set aside. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 minute. Immediately pour over chocolate chips and blend 2) In a large saucepan, bring rice and remaining until smooth. Pour into a mixing bowl and cool to room temperature.
RIS Recipes
3) While chocolate cools, whip 1 1/2 cups of the cream to form stiff peaks. Use a rubber spatula or large whisk to fold 1/3 of the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate to lighten it. Gently fold in the remaining whipped cream until mixture is thoroughly blended. Transfer the mousse into the prepared pan and smooth the top. The points of the strawberries might extend about the chocolate mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 to 24 hours. 4) Up to 2 hours before serving, in a medium mixing bowl, beat remaining 1/2
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Echo Riddles Staff Writer: Roanne Banks
* The person who makes it has no need for it. The person who buys it has no use for it. The person who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it? * Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I? * Answers will appear in issue 4.*
SCHOOL LIFE RIDDLES, REVIEWS, & ADVICE 2 1/4 cups broth to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups picante sauce, cover and simmer for another 5 to 10 minutes or until rice is tender. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). 3) Stir chicken mixture into rice, then add olives and 2 cups of the cheese. Mix well. Spoon 1 cup of filling onto each tortilla, off center. Fold sides and ends over filling, then roll up. Arrange filled tortillas in two 9x13 inch baking dishes and sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 15 minutes, or until heated through.
Tip! "My family pours it into little cups that have chocolate chips in the bottom. We eat it while still warm!" Ms. Walters M&M Chocolate Cookies This is a special recipe sent into us by Ms. Ross. These cookies are SO good! Ingredients:
Vanilla Pudding "One of my favorite recipes to make!" - Ms. Walters Ingredients: - 2 cups milk - 3/4 cups sugar - 2 egg yolks - Dash of salt - 3 tablespoons cornstarch (mixed with water) - 1 teaspoon vanilla - 1 tablespoon butter Pudding Directions: 1) Mix together the milk and the sugar until it starts to steam, stirring constantly. 2) Mix some of the heated up milk with the two egg yolks until smooth. 3) Pour this into the main milk and sugar mixture. Add in a dash of salt and stir. Pour in the cornstarch mix, and stir constantly until thick. It is important that it doesn't bubble! 4) When it is thick, take it off of the heat and mix in vanilla and butter. Stir until the butter is melted. 5) Pour into bowls, and enjoy!
Step 1 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar - 1 cup packed brown sugar - 1 cup butter, softened - 1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) - 1 egg Step 2 - 2 1/4 cups flour - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 1/2 teaspoon salt - 1 cup chocolate M & M's Cookie Directions: 1) Heat oven to 375ยบF. 2) Mix sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla until smooth. (See step 1 ingredients.) 3) Add step 2 ingredients and mix well. 4) Drop from spoon onto cookie pan and bake 8 to 10 minutes and enjoy!! :)
Echo Jokes Staff Writer: Humayra Sharipova
*What do frogs order when they go to a restaurant? * Why did the fly fly? * Answers will appear in issue 4.*
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SCHOOL LIFE
Pets! Staff Writer: Humayra Sharipova
* Last, who is known for drooling and fetching balls, sticks, and bones? DOGS!
Cute Pets Aren't some pets just the cutuest? What are some common pets? Let's take a look at some of the cutest most common pets in the world. * There are lots of cute pets, and they can be posing in different ways. Let's start with a herbivore. Who eats carrots and lettuce? RABBITS AND BUNNIES! Looking my best! Rabbits are fluffy, cute, and easy to take care of!
Best Buddies! Dogs are excellent friends and love to go on walks and play in parks.
Ms. Alison, the sixth grade homeroom and middle school ELA teacher, has two pet turtles. Their names are "Dalkdo" and "Litang." They are so little!
Turtle Party! Just hangin' out with the turtles 'under the sea'!
RIS Pets We also asked a few teachers if they had any cute pets they wanted to share with us, and this is what they had to say.
Ms. Walters, the seventh grade homeroom and middle school social studies * And second, who purrs and teacher, has a pet cat. Her cat's Pranks!! drinks milk and is also known name is Yuki. Let's check out Staff Writer: Mine Park for playing with a ball of yarn? what Yuki does around the Looking to pull pranks on CATS AND KITTENS! house! people? Here are some April Fool's Day ideas that you can do on that day or any time for some laughs! FOR STUDENTS - Scare people if they are not looking Just checking my email! Cats are great pets and do lots of cute tricks!
Homework time! Here's Yuki doing some homework!
- When you're playing hide and seek, and you're the catcher, after you count, you hide, so they come out. Then, they will be the catcher! - Control someone's computer
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HOBBIES - Change someone's clock
FOR TEACHERS
- When it's someone's birthday, - When it's field trip day, tell pretend to forget it, and make a your students it is canceled surprise! - Tell them there is a test even FOR ANYONE though you didn't tell them - Glue a coin onto the floor in a hallway and see how many people try to pick it up
Crafts for You to Try! Staff Writer: Shakhina Sharipova
Do you want to make something, but have no idea what? You bored? Well, you are in the right place! Here are 3 fun craft ideas for you to try!
Elefunny Party!: You need paper, string, noise makers, tape if needed, and your buds.
Call your friends over and tell all but one friend about your idea. Tell them that you and your friends should come early and help make the masks. To King Rock: make it, cut out an elephant face. Cut a hole for the trunk, You need a rock (flat is better), and put the noise maker in markers, and anything else you there. Use tape to hold it in can use to decorate. place if it keeps bugging you guys and wear it. Wait until First, get your rock and your bud (the one that doesn’t decorate it. Make it look special know about your idea) comes in and make sure you leave space the door, and jump at him/her to write a short message on and blow your noise makers each side. while you do! See your bud’s surprised looks! Next, write something like “flip the rock!” Then, on the Surprise! If you try it back you can write “you now officially took orders from king like this, but with eye holes, rock!” Give it to someone (with they'll be sure to jump! the first side on the top) and see that person’s looks when they flip the rock!
You can do it! You can make your very own King Rock!
Lookie here! A giant pencil case!: You need paper, a long, strong cardboard roll, pencils, tape, glue, crayons, markers, and anything else to decorate with.
First, get the paper, and roll it around the roll. Cut out excess paper if needed. Glue the paper on there. Next, draw out and cut a circle a little bigger than the top of the roll. Get the circle you just cut out, and cut a line into the middle. ( Do not cut it in half.) Roll it into a cone and tape it to the top. Now draw another circle, except now the same size as the bottom, and cut it out. Tape that to the bottom too. Then, decorate it however you want!
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HOBBIES You still bored? 2 more for you then! later on. Then, glue all of them together however you Canny: want. You can use boxes instead and maybe you can glue You need cans, paint, hot glue them together to be shelves, or or superglue, and anything else a storage station! for decorating. Tree!: First, paint and decorate the cans. You do this now or it You need many plastic bottles, might be a teensy bit harder paint, scissors, and hot glue. (or superglue.) A great way to store things! In
something like this, you can really keep a lot of different things!
Boredom Ideas
Then, cut the green bottle caps and cut it up into strips and hot glue them together. Then hot glue it to your bark, and you have a tree!
Tree! You can't see the bark here, but here it is!
First, paint almost all bottles brown (that is your bark). Then paint the rest green (for the leaves). Cut the tops of the brown ones and stack them
try to make each other smile!
2. Try a random play. Tell your friends to make up an exciting play or show. Like Well, if you are bored, or thinking about what to do, and attaching glowsticks onto you and your friends and turning have no idea of what to try, off the lights and doing a then this is the place for you. stickman show. Then, invite But, I'll just list things you other people to watch! could start trying 1st: 3. Tie up your friends or 1) Read siblings and see how long it 2) Homework takes them to untie themselves. Just make sure it isn't hurting 3) Chores them or painful! If this is way too boring, or if you already tried this, then this 4. When you are taking out is somewhere to start. If this is the garbage, you can tie it up to make it look like a cat was in still boring for you, try using this to make up some new ideas there, or a desk, or surfboard. or something. Then, take it you are happy with. outside, and wait till we see the 1. Write a poem. Try to make reactions! But make sure it as funny as possible and read nothing living is acutally in it out loud to your friends! there. You could probably even get everyone to do it and 5. Tape your stuff onto the 9 Staff Writer: Shakhina Sharipova
up. Your bark is done!
wall and make a fun scene, or something that already
happened, or something you want to show. 6. Make a model or paper toy by searching it up and printing or tracing the template or parts to make it. Fold it up and glue it. It would be a great thing to keep on your desk! These ideas so far should keep you happy for now. But, if not, or if you don't have what you need to try this, then try the 2nd page with more ideas for you to try! Are you still bored, then try this list! 1.On a tree stump, play tic tac toe by drawing out the lines there, and out of sticks and twine, make the symbols, X
HOBBIES RIDDLES, REVIEWS, & ADVICE and O. Then, if you want, you day", you would have to do it. can draw a score board on the Have fun! top of the game, or on a nearby 4. Hot glue or tape lots of rope tree's bark. Who wins? all over a room, a hallway, or 2. On the ground, or on an old the entire house at night. Then mat or rug, draw or paint rows tell everyone but one person of blue, red, yellow, and green. the plan and half of you dress Then, make a spinner with up as run-away robbers, and those colors and draw out on the other half dress up as each corner which hand or leg ninjas or cops. Well, anything to use. Then, have a game of if you make it strange enough twister! to make the one person wake 3. Draw up about 10~20 boxes up or come to see that he/she and write in ideas like write a has some stuff to dodge!
bored again. So, have fun! 6. Talk to someone with a completely made-up language. Or talk to them with a different accent! 7. Invent something. Like an ice-cream flavor, or a new invention, or a different way of doing something.
8. Draw and color a picture of a toy you want (Any, even made-up ideas. It can also be something else small.). Then, ask your parents if either one poem or song and yell it out at 5. Decorate your room. Think of them can make them. If it dinner, or drop your eraser in of how you would want to do it, was a yes, you have a once your pencil case and say,"I need and think of a theme you drawing into a toy you've been a doctor! I think it fell!" Then, would want for your room. Or wanting. cut it up into cards and choose if you just start and you do I hope these gave you ideas for randomly a card and try that. something you just really, Like if you got something like really regret, you might have to what to do when you're bored! "write a story on what take longer, take the entire happened in class the other thing down, or maybe even go
Ask The Echo! Any time that you're feeling stressed, confused, or troubled, ask The Echo! Remember, with our "Dear Echo" section, you'll get great advice in each edition from our wonderful staff writers! So, message us at echo@rischool.org!
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RIS Echo Staff Staff Writers:
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Acknowledgments:
Roanne Banks
Abdullah Fadhel
Abdullah Fadhel
Humayra Sharipova
We would like to thank everyone who has supported us in creating our student-led newszine! Without the great support from the RIS community, none of this would be possible. Thank you!
June Lam Mine Park
Faculty Adviser:
Latham Ratnam
Ms. Alison
Abdulrahman Sairafi Humayra Sharipova Shakhina Sharipova