JR. SEAHAWK NEWS
ARBOR HEIGHTS SCHOOL
October, 1996 VOLUME 6 - ISSUE 2
STORIES, POEMS, AND ARTICLES BY ARBOR HEIGHTS STUDENTS
(Click on a reporter's name and send an email message to his or her teacher!)
Editor: Mr. Ahlness
Special this month....
Inside you will find stories from the new classroom news reporters.
Find out their favorite Halloween jokes!
Hear news on what they are learning in their classrooms.
Also, look for some very scary stories told by our Reporters!
Goodbye Mr. Dorr
by Koriann
As you know, Mr. Dorr has left Arbor Heights to go to another school. Our school won’t be the same without Mr. Dorr. The kids at the other school are lucky to have Mr. Dorr, but we all want Mr. Dorr back.
Say “HI” to the new teacher in Room 24, Mr. Jordan! We’re lucky to have him!
Halloween Safety Rules
by Bryan
If you are going to go trick or treating, here are some things to keep yourself safe:
- Don’t go into other peoples’ houses.
- Make sure you have a light so people can see you.
- Make sure you’re with an adult.
- Have an adult check your candy before eating it.
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
Room 3, P.M. Kindergarten
We painted fur and cut it to make bears. We color in our alphabet books. We are making Halloween decorations. We made ghosts jump out of cups.
A favorite Halloween joke:
What does Dracula like to eat? …..Bloodsghetti!
Room 21, Grade 5
Right now Room 21 is making patterns in art, and we are about to finish our mystery books for our book reports. Our plans for the holidays are, we will do art projects about the holidays.
Why didn’t the skeleton go to church?
Because he didn’t have an organ!
The Old House
by Adam
Once upon a time there was a boy named Scott. One day he was walking home, and he was going right past the old house. A lot of kids thought it was haunted, but he didn’t believe in ghosts. He wasn’t very popular, so he tried to get some popular kids to dare him to stay there for one night.
They did so one cold night. They went over to the old house. He got comfortable and fell asleep, but he was awakened by someone saying, "GET OUT!" And then he saw a dead person say, "GET OUT"…….. (choose your ending)….
1) …."and order some pizza!" - or-
2) ….and he ran as fast as he could, and he swore to himself he would never do something that stupid again.
Andy and Jessica
Room 9, Grade 3
In Room 9 we have game day every Friday. How it works is the teacher has a chart with the groups on it. The groups get points by being good. At the end of the week the teacher sees what group has the most points. Then they get to lead the game day and pick a game to play. They also get a treat, a homework pass, and they get to be in the front of every line. They get to do everything first.
Andy: What goes oob?
Jessica: What? Andy: A ghost in reverse!
Room 3, A.M. Kindergarten
Some things we’ve been doing in Room 3 are making Dr. Seuss books and making smiley pumpkin faces. We’re getting ready for Halloween by putting Halloween decorations up and painting Halloween pumpkins. We’ve been working on rhymes.
Courtney and Lauren
Room 15, Grades 2&3
We always have a substitute, her name is Miss Viola Swamp from the book Miss Nelson is Missing, by James Marshall. Maybe, this year Miss Frizzle will come since we have been better be-haved kids!
During Halloween time we roast pumpkin seeds, and we save our pumpkin for pie. We have some favorite Halloween books: The Witches’ Broom, by Chris Van Allsburg In a Dark, Dark Room, Teeny, Tiny (a Russian Folk Tale), The Little Old Woman Who Wasn’t Afraid of Anything, by Linda Williams.
Hannah and Demario
Room 14, Grade 2
We went on a field trip a couple of weeks ago. We went to watch the bay and drew pictures of cityscapes. We saw a huge jellyfish. It was all pink. Everyone was yelling, “Jellyfish”, and ev-eryone was running over.
We are learning different ways to make $1.00. We will be making haunted houses really soon!
The 8 Ghostly-like Hands
by Kira
In 1988 on a gloomy Halloween night 4 fifth grade boys stole some things from the school office. When the 4 boys were across the street from their house, 8 ghostly-like hands grabbed the 4 boys and pulled them in a nearby bush.
Years later in 1992 the same thing happened to 4 sixth graders. No one knew who the 8 ghostly hands belonged to, 4 ghosts, or 4 kids? 16 days later the 8 boys were found. The 4 fifth grade boys were now in ninth grade. The 8 boys were the only people who knew the whole story! The End
Olivia and Jason
Room 18, Grade2
What rides do little spirits like best at the amusement park?
The roller ghoster!
We learned about the lion-fish and regal angelfish and other animals of the sea. We are doing patterns in math and ABC patterns and ABB patterns. Tomorrow we are going to start making masks, and we are going to paint them.
Room 12, Grade 3
In Room 12 we are doing art. We are painting sea monsters. We have a world wide web computer. The world wide web computer is an interesting computer.
We are going to start science next week and computers next week. We also are writing our own personal home page.
What is Dracula’s favorite building?
The Vampire State Building!
Room 1, Grade 1
We do the calendar every day. We are learning ABC’s and our numbers in Spanish. We also are learning signing for different kinds of weather. We know snow, rain, wind, storm - also, yesterday and all night and day.
We talked about who wants to be President when they grow up. "If I were President I would respect all people", says Cameron.
Next week we are going to the Pumpkin farm, and we get to pick out a pumpkin free. We get to go into a maze, too. On the way we are going to see a trout hatchery.
What do you get when you cross Donald Duck with a Jack-O-Lantern?
A Quack-O-Lantern!
Bloody Finger
by Bronson (as told to his dad)
We were at home one stormy Hal-loween night counting our treats when the telephone rang a chilly ring! I answered the phone and an eerie voice said, "Bloody finger I am 10 blocks away" and hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 9 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 8 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 7 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 6 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 5 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 4 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 3 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
"Bloody finger I am 2 blocks away" I hung up. Again the phone rang. I picked it up and heard,
“Bloody finger I am 1 blocks away" I hung up.
There was a knock at the door. I opened the it slowly. He was right in front of me. I was so scared !!!
Then he said, "Bloody Finger, could I borrow a Band-Aid.?"
Room 7, Grade 4
Our class just finished taking the CTBS test. Fourth and eighth graders are the only grades who take it. For Fourth graders, it sees what they’ve learned first to third grade and for eighth grades, it sees what they’ve learned fifth through seventh grade. It took about a week. We missed a lot of subjects during that week.
What happens on Broadway when a ghost haunts a theater?
The actors get stage fright!
Room 16, Grades 1, 2, & 3
We are learning about symmetry. Symmetry is when you can fold your picture, and the sides match. Asymmetry is when you fold your picture, and the sides do not match.
We are also going to study x-rays for Halloween, and we are going to do Halloween cooking.
Why didn’t the vampire cross the road?
Because there were children behind him!
Room 25, Grade 5
In class we are practicing recorders. We’re practicing "The Caissons go Rolling Along" for Veterans’ Day in November. It’s fun to practice. We will be using four different sizes of recorders: number 1 Soprano, 2 Alto, 3 Tenor, 4 Bass.
We are also working on Rep-tile reports. They will be oral. For five weeks we will be having a student teacher. Her name is Ms. Tolmie. She’s here because she wants to be a teacher.
Our class’s favorite joke (drum roll, please!)….
Why did the witch invite Pin-nochio over?
Answer: Because she was out of firewood!
Ashley and Travis
Room 8, Grade 4
We are learning how to round better. We are putting to-gether recycling groups, and we are going to go to classrooms and look through their garbage and tell what can be recycled and what can’t.
What did the mom ghost say to the baby ghost?
Boo-kle your seatbelt!
October 31 is Book Character Day at Arbor Heights!
Bronson
Room 19, Grade 1
We’re going to the pumpkin patch, and we get to pick one pumpkin that we can carry, because parents aren’t going to carry it for us.
We are learning about read-ing. We read The Bus, The Fun Fish and Mat the Bat. We are learning about making books, and you have to write a story in it and make up a title for it.
Why did the Jack O Lantern smile at the toad?
We can’t remember the punch line, so please help us out!!!
Why didn’t the skeleton cross the road?
Because he had no guts.
What is the best part of Halloween? ...TRICK OR TREATING!!!
What is the best part of Trick or Treating?... "THE CANDY!!!
More Halloween Safety Rules
by Justin and Sovannary
- Always go trick or treating with an adult.
- Don’t go with anyone you don’t know.
- Watch out for cars! Look both ways before crossing the street.
- Knock on the doors of houses that have the lights on.
- Don’t wear a mask that covers your whole face.
- Don’t eat anything before your parents check it.
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