New Ross, New Newspaper!

Mr. Millett’s Grade 5-6 class at New Ross Consolidated School is revving up to publish their newspaper. Check out their practice interviews!

Tim interviews Sophie. Photo by Olivia

Tim: So Sophie, what are you planning to write about for your newspaper story?

Sophie: Well, the program Girl Talk that happens every Monday at the resource centre.

Tim: And why is that topic of interest to you?

Sophie: I was in it once and I found it was really cool because you got to do crafts and you got to hang out with a bunch of girls around your age. They talked about self-esteem and they did stuff like making a box where you hid your secrets in it. It was really good.

Tim: Thank you for the interview.

Aiden is interviewed by Casper. Photo by Bryce

Casper: Aiden, what are you doing for your newspaper report?

Aiden: A newspaper report on the New Ross Fair.

Casper: Is there anything interesting you’d like to tell us about the New Ross Fair and what you like about it?

Aiden: What I like about it is the fact that my 4-H club gets to participate in it.

Casper: What things does your 4-H club get to participate in?

Aiden: We get to serve food at a canteen, and we have a 4-H barn where we get to present animals in the ring.

Casper: Do you guys get any prizes for participating?

Aiden: I believe you get ribbons. I have in the past.

Casper: Thank you.

Bella, left, is interviewed by Natalie. Photo by Emily

Natalie: Can you tell me what you’re doing for the newspaper?

Bella: We’re doing it about the winery.

Natalie: Can you tell me a few things about this winery?

Bella: It’s red and it’s big.

Natalie: Thank you for your time, Bella.

Wild West Northfield!

Let Mrs. Lemire’s Grade 6 class tell you what it’s like to publish a newspaper.

Brand new newspaper for a brand new school!

We’re at the freshly minted Bluenose Academy in Lunenburg so that Ms. Hunt’s Grade 6 class can publish a newspaper.

Tim interviews Ethan. Photo by Leeya.

Tim: Ethan, what are you writing about for your story?
Ethan: We’re writing about Bluenose Academy pros and cons.
Tim: That’s interesting. What are some of the pros and cons that you’re thinking about right now?
Ethan: Well, we like that it’s a new school and there’s lots of new opportunities but one of the things is with the playground; you only use it one day a week and when you’re not using it, it gets kind of boring outside.
Tim: Excellent, thank you very much.

Marlow interviews Shane. Photo by Aila.

Marlow: I would like to know what you are doing for your article.
Shane: I’m doing Bluenose Academy, cons and pros.
Marlow: What is one of your cons?
Shane: Well, we found it really unfair about how there’s two wifi things here and they’re both locked. They should make one that everybody can use.
Marlow: And what are your pros?
Shane: They should really give out passwords for the wifi or keep one that’s not locked.

Alana interviews Ben. Photo by Tyler.

Alana asked Ben some questions about his group’s story on comparing hunting in Canada and the United States. Ben thinks things are stricter for hunting in Canada.

A successfully published newspaper!

Mrs. Lemire’s Grade 6 class pulled it off! Watch this video to learn how they did it.

6L @ West Northfield is In The News!

Mrs. Lemire’s Grade 6 class is gearing up to publish their 2012 newspaper. Stay tuned!

Tim interviews Paige

Tim: What are you writing about for your story?

Paige: The horses at Blair’s farm.

Tim: What kind of things do you think you’re going to write about when you’re talking about horses?

Paige: Well, I’m probably going to write about Blair and how he takes care of them, and some other things about them.

Sophie gets interviewed!

Reporter: What are you doing your topic on?

Sophie: Julian and I are doing our topic on authors and books and stuff like that.

Reporter: That sounds like a pretty good topic. Thank you for meeting with me.

Dylan interviews Tyler.

Dylan: What are you doing your topic on?

Tyler: I don’t know yet.

Dylan: What do you think you’re going to do your topic on?

Tyler: Dirt bikes.

Mr. C’s class is In The News!

Check out this video from 6C at Bayview Community School to hear how they published their own newspaper!

Mr. C’s class is In The News! from Tim Reeves-Horton on Vimeo.

More updates from Bayview!

Mr. Chiasson’s Grade 6 class at Bayview Community School has some words of encouragement for anyone wanting to publish a newspaper:

Photo by Robin

Michelle: What would you like other students to know about writing an article?

Emma: It’s fun but sometimes it can be hard to pick a good topic. But it’s fun.

Michelle: What about the five Ws and the H?

Emma: That’s going to be a hard part getting those but if you really think about it, you can get it done pretty easily.

Riley interviews Curtis. Photo by Tim.

Riley: So, what do you have to say to the people who are going to do articles in the newspaper next?

Curtis: For picking a topic, I would say pick something that you’re interested in and you know about. And maybe if there’s some news around town, just talk about that, with the five Ws and the one H, and the SW … so what!

Ethan interviews Lacy.

Ethan: What can you say to other students to encourage them to make a newspaper?

Lacy: It is a little hard but it also is a lot of fun. I think the writing part will be tricky to put it together but I will enjoy it.

Watch for their newspaper next week!

Mr. Chiasson’s Grade 6 class at Bayview

There’s another group of reporters at Bayview Community School! Jonathan Chiasson’s Grade 6 class is getting ready to publish their own newspaper in the Progress Bulletin. Check out their practice run at doing interviews and taking photos:

Tim interviews Emma. Photo by Michelle.

Tim: Emma, what is your story going to be about?
Emma: Something about the environment.
Tim: Why are you interested in writing about the environment?
Emma: We’re thinking of doing something on oil and coal and how it’s nonrenewable, how after awhile we won’t have any left but we could use renewable stuff like wind power.

Mariah interviews Myah. Photo by Curtis.

Mariah: What are you doing your newspaper article on?
Myah: Bullying.
Mariah: Why did you choose bullying as your newspaper topic?
Myah: Well, some people don’t know if someone’s bullying them or if they’re just joking around, or if joking around goes too far.
Mariah: Do you have anybody in mind who you are going to interview for your newspaper article?
Myah: Mr. Breugh, the school counsellor.

Lacey interviews Riley.

Lacey: What is your newspaper article on?
Riley: My newspaper article is going to be on Facebook and Facebook friends and how sometimes they’re not actually your friend.
Lacey: Do you use Facebook often and have you been a member for a while?
Riley: I’ve been a member for a while but I don’t go on as often as some people do.
Lacey: Did you ever notice how you can’t have a full conversation with someone without them going on Facebook or Twitter?
Riley: Yeah, that’s really annoying.

Bayview reporters

Ms Dunn’s Grade 6 class at Bayview Community School stepped in front of the camera to tell you about their newspaper publishing experience!

Check out 6D at Bayview school!

Maggie interviews Damien in the 6D classroom at Bayview Community School on January 11. Photo by Dylan.

Maggie:What’s the hardest part of making a newspaper?
Damien: I’d probably say, like, finding the facts and interviewing people.

Haile interviews Ben in the 6D classroom at Bayview Community School on January 11. Photo by Bronson.

Haile: What are you doing for your newspaper article?
Ben: I’m doing my story on our basketball coach and why he became a coach.

Savannah interviews Eva in the 6D classroom at Bayview Community School on January 11. Photo by Leah.

Savannah: What are you doing for your newspaper article and why?
Eva: We’re doing an article about what it’s like to be a firefighter and I’m working with Jillian so we’ve interviewed her dad who is a firefighter.

Brandi interviews Cierra in the 6D classroom at Bayview Community School on January 11. Photo by Kayla.

Brandi: How do you like doing the newspaper article?
Cierra: It’s fun.
Brandi: Why is it fun?
Cierra: Because you get to go on the computer.