Hoodoo's Winter Carnival

by Addison (grade 4)

This year Hoodoo had an amazing winter CARNIVAL!! At the carnival there were many attractions. There was a Dummy Downhill competition, snow sculptures, skiing and fun.

This year BBS competed in the Dummy Downhill with a dummy we named Buszilla. There were multiple contest entries for the dummy downhill. The Dummy Downhill is a contest where you try to get the most cheers as your dummy goes off a jump. You build something with a mannequin (aka a dummy) and it skis down a hill and goes over a jump. The biggest crash with the most cheers wins. These are some quotes that I got from my classmates Emily says “It was cold but the Dummy Downhill was fun to watch.” Also Jojo says “The part when the motorcycle dude crashed off the jump was crazy cool.” Mia says “The Dummy Downhill and the snow animals were really cool.” Also Keanan says “ It was exceptional and my favorite part was watching the Dummy Downhill.”   

There were two snow sculptures. One was a spiky alligator. The other was a Winnie The Pooh with a big honey jar and people could crawl into the honey jar.

Skiing was very fun. There were many people snowboarding and skiing down the hill. It was crowded and sometimes you would almost crash into somebody. There was day and night skiing and bonfires and fireworks.

So next year if you can take a trip to Hoodoo winter carnival, it’s super cool. Have fun!

Science & Art (SciArt)

by Athan (grade 5)

The SciArt contest at the Sisters Science Fair this year is broken into two different categories, one for students in grades K-5, and another for students in grades 6-12. Each has its own approach to the basic ideas of finding science in art. In SciArt we have to take pictures, sculpt, draw, or paint. I don't know how many people from Black Butte School are going to enter, but I know I am going to enter two drawings. The SciArt contest is put on by the Sisters Science Club.

We can enter at the most of two pictures/sculpture, drawing, or painting. The winners of the contest get cash prizes of $75, $50, and $25. First place gets $75 second place gets $50 and third place gets $25. In SciArt we have to take pictures, sculpt, draw, or paint something to do with science and art. Like taking pictures, sculpt, draw, or paint something of the forest like some plant or animal. Below is one entry from a BBS student. I hope it wins!

Climate Change

by Audrie (grade 5)

Winter of 2018 has been going through some tragic times. Our current weather pattern has been seasonally warm, with unpredictable weather, that has people questioning how it will affect the future.

Finally we had enough snow to sled by the end of February!

This year the Sisters and Camp Sherman areas have been waiting for snow since November 10th, we had a few small snowfalls since November, but just recently we got about 5 inches of snow. (Since the writing of this blog on February 22, Camp Sherman got another 12 inches of snow!)

In 2017 we had a different problem with winter we had TO MUCH SNOW. Last year we had to delay our winter performance because of the road conditions. But this year we hardly had any snow on the performance or on Christmas, New Years, and Groundhog Days. We had some snow on Valentine's Day and Presidents Day, lets hope this weather will stay snowy (luckily it did! and then warmed up and now its mostly melted).

Before we got our snowfall we were having 60° weather. People were wearing shorts and tank tops. Then out of nowhere we got WIND and more WIND and RAIN and more RAIN and than SNOW and more SNOW. I wonder what kind of weather our changing climate will bring us next winter.

Snowboarding with BBS!

by Scott (grade 6)

Here's me shredding the gnar!

Black Butte School's students have had the chance to ski and now we can snowboard for the first time ever! We have ten snowboarders Scott, Rope, Athan, Weston, Ace, Kennan, Wesley, Paisley, Michael, and Xzavier. The youngest two groups are on the bunny hill but the older group will be going on the run Blue Valley on Friday. Both groups have come very far and we are all waiting to see how they do at the end of the year.

Sherman Poppen with snurfing prototypes in 1965
http://www.mashf.com/snurfing%201966.htm

The first name given to snowboarding was snurfing. A surfing freak named Sherman Poppen invented it. It was a toy for his two daughters. He made it by fastening  two skis together and adding rope to it to help steer. It became so famous that other people wanted to do it as well. Soon it became so popular that other peopole made their own versions. Snowboarding is a lot like skateboarding since you steer by shifting your weight. You stay in control by making turns and going as fast as you like and being able to slow down. The conditions at Hoodoo are pretty good and there is enough snow that we can go the whole 8 weeks we planned.  We are all glad to be able to do this and do what we want. We hope to see you on the hill!

Lower Grade Math Geniuses

by Talon (grade 4)

The lower graders have been learning about subtraction and fractions. Ms. Steele is really pushing the lower graders to learn time. And the students are adapting quickly. The lower graders have also been working a lot in their textbooks. The lower graders have really been doing some hard work. Today the lower graders are working on a fraction pizza, a fraction pizza is where you put toppings and you record the fraction of each topping. I am really starting to think that the lower graders are learning faster that it takes for a lightning bolt to hit the ground.

2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

https://viamediatv.com/pyeongchang-2018-winter-olympics/

By Cody (grade 8)

This year the Winter Olympics have been held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Before we get into the details let's talk about the history of the olympics. The first olympics was held in Ancient Greece. During the olympics the cities would stop all wars and go into the Olympics. Then in 1924 people had the idea of creating a separate olympic games in the winter. This made people who were good at winter sports work to get better and have something to show how good they were.

In the Winter Olympics (as of this writing on February 27th) Norway is leading with 29 medals followed by Germany with 23 and Canada with 19. Russian athletes are still competing even though their country was banned from the olympics due to doping. This year North Korea participating. The North put their differences aside and went to South Korea.

Also, this year Shaun White was able to complete with a gold from the men's halfpipe. His metal was the United States 100th Winter Olympics gold medal. This was historical and big for the U.S. and Shaun White.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/other-sports/2018-winter-olympics-shaun-white-triumph-caps-golden-century-for-united-states/story-1Di0KlGkZVKasUFvhZJb5J.html

Lastly, this year Lindsey Vonn won a bronze medal. It was great that she was able to get on to the podium after her injury skiing. Overall this year has been one of the most historical Winter Olympics ever.

http://www.sportingnews.com/athletics/news/winter-olympics-2018-lindsey-vonn-reacts-ester-ledecka-win-pyeongchang/141fq0wdzw9e51j48hwh5jdj28

Valentines Day

by Jo Jo (grade 5)

Valentine's Day is one of the top producers of candy,gifts,and cards. One of the most common thing given on Valentine's Day is candy, in the united states 600 million pounds of candy is bought just for Valentine’s Day. Most of candy is given to another person as a gift. Also a lot of the candy is bought by parents for their kids to bring to school. Most schools in america have some sort of Valentine's Day thing at school like some give out candy and some have a party. Most of the time kids give cards and other treats out to the other kids in there school.

A lot of the money spent on Valentine's Day is on gifts. Most Americans spend their money on jeweled items such as rings, necklaces, bracelets, and flowers. Some Americans get together on Valentine’s Day and propose. Also some Americans get married on Valentine's Day. One of the most popular gifts for Valentine’s Day is flowers, which are a sign of love and friendship.

Valentine's Day is full of love and friendship but it also has different ways of connecting people like cards-giving. Everyone likes cards and they can show feelings too. That's why over 1 billion cards are bought and sold each year for Valentine's Day. Valentine's day is important because it brings people together and creates friendship. It teaches us that giving is as important as receiving.