Halloween Door Decorating Contest and Costumes

By: Mrs. Pick

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

During the week at Royal Time, students and teachers decorated their Royal Time classroom’s door. It was also a contest, we do not have a winner to report on yet. We will update that information in next week’s newspaper. The decorations ranged from decorating just the door, to decorating the door and the surrounding walls, to even bringing in props. All the doors were very impressive. Look for pictures of the doors in on the last pages of the newspaper. Student also had the opportunity to dress up, but their dress up day was the day before Halloween due to have a speaker on Halloween. Teachers dressed up at Emoji’s.

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Staff Spotlight:

Mrs. Barkel

By: Raegan Hill & Kaleigha Dreckman

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ann Barkel, this year’s 7th and 8th grade English teacher. Mrs. Barkel’s parents are Gordon and Geneva Barkel. She has two brothers and one sister. Her husband is Mr. Barkel, MMCRU’s superintendent. Mrs. Barkel has three children Rachal, Joel, and Luke, and she has two grandchildren, Rosie, who is three and a half, and Lucie, who is two. She grew up in Mandan, North Dakota, and now lives in Remsen, Iowa. She went to college at NWC. Mrs. Barkel would like to visit Minneapolis, because she loves to spend time with her grandchildren. Her best vacation was spent at Yellowstone Glacier Park, because it was beautiful and there was no cell phone service. She says that her mom has influenced her most, because she is kind and compassionate, and she was a teacher who always listened to her. Mrs. Barkel would most like to meet Ryan Reynolds, because he is cute and says great things to teachers. Mrs. Barkel describes herself as dedicated, hardworking, and giving. If she could spend a day any way she wanted, she would spend it at home with a book and Twizzlers. Mrs. Barkel wants to be remembered as being a caring person towards kids and a loved teacher.

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Mrs. Barkel’s Favorites:

Movie: Hallmark Christmas Movies

Book: Night and Gail

TV Show: The Good Doctor

Subject in school: Language Arts

Hobby/Sport: Reading

Food: Red Twizzlers

Color: Red

Video Game: None

Pet Peeve: Not spelling words correctly

Sports Team: Royals

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Rylie Spenner

By: Lana Jungers

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

We had the pleasure of interviewing Rylie Spenner, her nicknames are Ry and Ry-lie. She is 10 years old. Her parents are Jeff and Lori. She has three siblings, Olivia, Jayden, and Faith. She lives in Remsen, Iowa. Rylie is involved in 4-H and basketball. She would like to meet Luke Bryan, because he is her favorite singer. Rylie would like to visit L.A because of all the pretty lights. She spent her best vacation in Carney with her family. Rylie describes herself as nice, helpful, and good at paying attention. She would spend her ideal day shopping. Rylie would like to be remembered by being good at basketball.

Rylie’s Favorites:

Movie: The Great Showman

Book: Who is, Who was

TV Show: Baby Daddy

Subject in school: Math

Hobby/Sport: Shopping & Basketball

Food: Mexican Food

Color: Baby Blue

Video Game: None

Pet Peeve: Scratching on a chalkboard

Sports Team: Iowa Hawkeyes & Vikings

Career Choice: Teacher

Teacher: Mrs. Brady

Reason for teacher being favorite: She gives us candy

Carter Astidias

By: Benjamin Tentinger & Isaias Bautista

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

We enjoyed interviewing Carter Astidias. He is ten years old. His parents are Alejandro and Kari. He has two brothers and one sister, their names are Isaac, Allison, and Preston. He lives in Remsen, Iowa. He is involved in baseball and basketball. His hero is Lazar Beam, because he is funny. He would like to visit Australia, because he wants to meet Lazar Beam. He spent his best vacation in Florida. He would describe himself as funny, creative, and curious. Carter would spend his ideal day watching youtube. He wants to be remembered as being smart.

Carter’s Favorites:

Movie: Dumb and Dumber

Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

TV Show: None

Subject in school: Math

Hobby/Sport: Baseball

Food: None

Color: Blue

Video Game: Fortnite

Pet Peeve: His sister

Sports Team: Lakers

Career Choice: Engineer

Teacher: Mrs. Brady

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Autumn Sanow

By: Lana Jungers & Madalyn Johnson

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

We had the pleasure of interviewing Autumn Sanow. She is 12 years old. Autumn’s parents are Angela and JT. She has one sibling, Halle. She lives in Remsen, Iowa. She is involved in softball. Jenny Finch has influenced her the most. She would like to visit Mexico to see if if it is nice and hot. Her best vacation ever was in South Dakota. The three adjectives that she would use to describe herself are, nice, funny, and smart. She would spend her ideal day doing homework. She would like to be remembered as a nice and caring person.

Autumn’s Favorites:

Movie: God’s Not Dead 2

Book: Harry Potter

TV Show: Full House

Subject in school: Science

Hobby/Sport: Babysitting

Food: Spaghetti

Color: Teal

Video Game: None

Pet Peeve: None

Sports Team: Iowa Hawkeyes

Career Choice: Teacher

Teacher: Mrs. Crist

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Parker Loutsch

By: Hunter Staab

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

I enjoyed interviewing Parker Steven Loutsch. His parents are Jason and Stephanie. He has three siblings, Carson, Cooper, and London. He lives in Remsen, Iowa. The activities he is involved in are, football, basketball, and baseball. His role models are his parents, because they help him. He would most like to meat Darius Slay, because he is his favorite player. He would most like to go to Florida, because he wants to go to Disneyland. He spent his best vacation in South Dakota, because he went to the Black Hills. He would like to spend his ideal day at a baseball game.

Parker’s Favorites:

Movie: Star Wars

Book: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

TV Show: Sports Center

Subject in school: Math

Hobby/Sport: Basketball

Food: Hamburger Helper

Color: Blue

Video Game: Fortnite

Pet Peeve: None

Sports Team: Lions

Career Choice: Farming

Teacher: Mr. Utesch

Reason for teacher being favorite: He doesn’t give very much homework

Mason Peters

By: Max Schnepf

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

I had the pleasure of interviewing Mason Peters. Mason’s nickname is MP. He is 12 years. Mason’s parents are Chad and Shelli. He has an older sister named Regan. He’s involved in 4-H, FFA, basketball, baseball, piano, band, and showing livestock. He would love to meet Yadier Molina, because he’s his favorite catcher. He would like to visit Nashville, Tennessee, because it’s the country music capital. He spent his best vacation ever in Phoenix, Arizona. He would describe himself as short, friendly, and energetic. He would spend his ideal day showing livestock. He wants to be remembered as that guy.

Mason’s Favorites:

Movie: Happy Gilmore

Book: None

TV Show: Impractical Jokers

Subject in school: P.E.

Hobby/Sport: Showing Pigs

Food: Steak

Color: Green

Video Game: None

Pet Peeve: None

Sports Team: Iowa State

Career Choice: Farmer

Teacher: Mrs. Weber

Reason for teacher being favorite: She’s awesome

Maddison Staab

By: Hunter Staab & Anthony Francavilla

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

We had the pleasure of interviewing Maddison Staab. One of her nicknames is Maddie. She is 12 years old. Her parents are Mike and Tierny. She has one sibling, Jasmine. She lives in Remsen, Iowa. She is involved in sports. Maddie says that her uncle has influenced her most, because he is a lawyer. If she had a chance to visit Hawaii, she would. Maddison spent her best vacation in Kansas. She describes herself as being creative, weird, and jumpy. She would spend her ideal day shopping. Maddie wants to be remembered as being a kind, famous person.

Maddison’s Favorites:

Movie: 13 Ghosts

Book: Sisters Grimm

TV Show: Riverdale

Subject in school: P.E.

Hobby/Sport: Volleyball

Food: Pizza

Color: Pink

Video Game: Fortnite

Pet Peeve: Wearing short socks with basketball shoes

Sports Team: Saints

Career Choice: Lawyer

Teacher: Mrs. Weber

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KC Nicks

By: Eli Schlenger & Blake Barinsky

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

We had the pleasure of interviewing KC Wayne Nicks. His parents are Dave and Brandy. He is 14 years old. He has three siblings, their names are Brea, Madison, and Andrew. He lives in Remsen, Iowa. He is involved in basketball, baseball, football, track, and golf. KC says that Kris Bryant has influenced him most, because he loves baseball. He would also most like to meet Kris Bryant, since he is his role model. KC would like to visit Paris. The best vacation he has was spent in St. Louis. He describes himself as sporty, hilarious, and outgoing. On ihs ideal day, he would spend it on a baseball field. KC wants to be remembered as being the best he can be.

KC’s Favorites:

Movie: Step Brothers

Book: Fast Break

TV Show: Arrow

Subject in school: Math

Hobby/Sport: Baseball

Food: Lasagna

Color: Blue

Video Game: Black Ops 4

Pet Peeve: None

Sports Team: Chiefs

Career Choice: Pharmacist

Teacher: Mr. Groetken

Reason for teacher being favorite: He was funny

Emma Reuter

By: Savanaha Hinesly

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

I enjoyed interviewing Emma Claire Reuter. Her parents names are Jerry and Kate. Emma has four siblings Ellie, Blaine, Kayla, and Derek. She lives in LeMars, Iowa. The activities that she is involved in are volleyball, basketball, and track. Her mom has influenced her, because she is always there for her. She would most like to met Cardi B, because she loves her music. She would like to visit Africa, so she can see the animals. She spent her best vacation in Florida, because she spent the day on the beach. She would like to spend her ideal day on the beach. She describes herself as intelligent, ridiculous, and organized. She wants to be remembered as the best person to walk through the MMCRU halls.

Emma’s Favorites:

Movie: Blended

Book: The Thing About Jellyfish

TV Show: Friends

Subject in school: Math

Hobby/Sport: Volleyball

Food: Steak

Color: Mint Green

Video Game: None

Pet Peeve: Fake People

Sports Team: None

Career Choice: Pediatrician

Teacher: Mr. Groetken

Reason for teacher being favorite: He gave her beef sticks

5^th and 6^th

Reading - Ms. Ulfers

5^th Grade: Students continued working on reading the novel Maniac Magee. They also learned about characters and how to summarize.

6^th Grade: Students finished the novel Tuck Everlasting!

English - Mrs. Pick

5^th Grade: Students started writing another Descriptive Paragraph, this writing will go in the Remsen Bell, in the Holiday Edition.

6^th Grade: Students started working on their next writing project, a Persuasive Paper on a debatable topic such as “School Uniforms, Seatbelts on Buses, etc.”.

Social Studies - Mrs. Brady

5^th Grade: Students spent the week going over the first French and English colonies. Giving them a base knowledge of why people started to come to America and what they found when they got here.

6^th Grade: Students transitioned from Ancient India across the Himalayan mountains to Ancient China. They started working on the geography of China as we ended on India Wednesday.

Math - Mr. Utesch

5^th Grade: Checked addition fluency. Students finished and went over essential skills. 5-C and 5-B made their goal in Math Olympics.

6^th Grade: Checked addition fluency. Students worked on multiplication and division of fractions. 6-A won “Make 24” with 255,700 points scored.

Science - Mrs. Crist

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5^th Grade: Students began working on research papers. Students chose an animal from the World Wildlife Foundation’s species list (animals endangered or threatened).

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6^th Grade: Students began working on research papers. Students chose a scientist who found an element on the periodic table.

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7^th and 8^th

Reading - Mrs. Stratmeier

7^th Grade: Students spent the week working on skills like determining types of conflict and finding a theme for our story “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street.”

8^th Grade: Students spent the week reading Edgar Allan Poe’s piece titled “The Tell-Tale Heart.” They worked on a comprehension packet, took a comprehension quiz, and diagrammed the story.

English - Mrs. Barkel

7^th Grade: Students are working really hard on a sentence structure book. Simple, compound, and complex sentences have been the focus, along with whether something is an INDEPENDENT clause or a DEPENDENT clause.

8^th Grade: Students have been working on commas. We also began MUG Shot Fridays, where we make corrections and tell WHY something needs to be changed!

Social Studies - Mr. Spangler

7^th Grade:

8^th Grade:

Math - Mrs. Weber

7^th Grade: Students finished up with Chapter 3 on Solving 1 & 2-Step Equations.

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Pre-Algebra: Students finished up Chapter 4 and worked on the Chapter 4 Review, with a test Monday & Tuesday next week.

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Algebra: Students reviewed and took a test over Chapter 2 (Solving Multi-Step Equations) .

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Science - Mrs. Knapp

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7^th Grade: Students are examining the differences and similarities between the types of heat transfer; convection, conduction and radiation.

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8^th Grade: Students are exploring Newton’s Laws and how they impact our daily lives.

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Specials

Mrs. Wilberding

We are continuing to discuss Broadway musicals and what skills are needed to be in a musical.

Mrs. Everman

5th grade began learning about perspective drawings. We are practices drawing buildings and a street. 6th grade learned about parts of a landscape and began drawing their landscape. 7th grade began working in their third choice center. They also learned how to write an artist statement about their artworks. 8th grade has been practicing portrait drawings and learned about styles and themes of self portraits. They will begin drawing themselves next week.

5th & 6th Girls Basketball

5th & 6th Boys Basketball

7th & 8th Boys Basketball

By: Mrs. Pick

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

By: Mrs. Pick

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

By: Mrs. Pick

Edited by: Mrs. Pick

Teams haves started practices. Once games start, we will report on the games then.

Teams haves started practices. Once games start, we will report on the games then.

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Teams haves started practices. Once games start, we will report on the games then.

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