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JR. SEAHAWK NEWS
ARBOR HEIGHTS SCHOOL - March, 1995 VOLUME 4 - ISSUE 5
STORIES, POEMS AND ARTICLES BY ARBOR HEIGHTS STUDENTS
Sudent editors: Jacob, Sonya, Jing Wen Niu
Editors: Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Shaw, Communication Center
Snake Alive! Room 16 - Amazing Story by Mallory & Danny
Two months ago someone let our snakes out. One snake died and
the other one was lost. We were all sad.
On Feb. 14th Danny found the regular corn snake behind the
math shelf. It was cold and hungry so we fed it a mouse, not to
be mean, but to keep the snake alive.
We named the snake
Valentine!
e-mail address:
rfemiano@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Mr. Wilkie’s Computer Trivia.....
HERE WE GO... I’m going to give you two questions ,
one is for the younger kids and the other for the older
kids.
1. How many keys are there on a standard IBM keyboard?
Hint: The next time you have class, count the keys.
2. In newspaper, TV, and magazine ads they talk about
8088, 286, 386, 486 and Pentium. What are
these things and what do they do?
e-mail address: dwilkie@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Matt’s Write-a-Rama -
Editorial by Matt
Hi, it’s me again, Matt,
the kid with a new opinion.
This week, I mean month, I decided to write about why kids are just as
capable as adults. If I were president, Congress would be getting a lot
more done. I could vote and that person, Newt, you’ve got to wonder
about a guy who is named after a reptile, would not be in office. I
would be Speaker of the House. Next, I would run for president and I
would win because kids would vote. I tell you that there are enough
kids in the U.S. to get me in office. Now that was propaganda, and this
is the whole truth.
Kids six and over would be able to vote and kids would be able to run for public office.
This is my reason. If the adults elect someone who get us two quadrillion, million dollars
in debt, the adults would all be in rest homes, while we, the ex-kids, would be dealing with
a life of poverty.
So I need support. I need a lot of people to join the Republicrat Party. (Officially the
Republican-Democratic party) I could win this, so write to me, please. I’m begging you.
You wouldn’t want me to go insane would you? (Don’t answer that!) Wait, I am insane.
Well, just write, O.K.? P.S. If you are at this school, drop it off in Mr. Wagner’s box.
If not, send me e-mail.
gwagner@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Raindrops in Seattle
by Huy
“Five hundred feet more to fall
Nothing in our way at all,”
Said a raindrop to its friend,
Falling near the Space Needle.
Said the second, “Here we go!
That’s Seattle Center below.”
Said the first one, “There’s a hat.
Watch me land myself on that.
Three hundred feet isn’t far
One hundred, here we are...
Fifty, forty, thirty, ten”
“If we make this trip again,”
Said the second, “We must fall
Near a Needle twice as tall,”
“What a time to think of that,”
Said the first, and missed the hat!
This writing was inspired by a poem called, “Rhyme of Rain,” by John Holmes from On City
Streets.
The Wind -
by Christina
The wind blows you
And it blows me
It’s strange you cannot see
It blows the leaves, and also bees
And even blows the clover
It blew today, not yesterday
It blows and blows all over
It’s strange I cannot see it
But I think you’d best believe it
For trees they bend and in the end
The wind did all things hit
It blows each day and every night
In fact, it’s quite a sight
No wind I see, I wonder why?
The wind should hide alone in the sky
True Story: About My Dog -
By Koriann
Did you know that my dog, Char, ran away? (She came back, of course.) She
did that for a while, but now we hope she won’t anymore. Char is a black
German shepherd. She is a year and some months. She likes the color red,
and likes to chew on her back. One night my family and I went over to my
grandparent’s house. When we got back there was dirt on the floor, and the
couch had a big hunk CHEWED out of it! Well, that’s all for now.
Do you have any pets, and do they have funny stories? E-mail me at :
mahlness@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
and send to Koriann !!!
Arbor Heights Cool Writers
On Valentine’s Day, our Pen Friends came from the Bon Marche. It was fun.
We had a tea in the lunchroom around 10:00. We had some treats and talked for
awhile. They came to our classroom with us. We did some fractions in math.
Some left at lunch, but others stayed longer. The people with pen friends that
came to school got presents. Others were not as lucky.
Hi! It’s me again. Well, let’s start with the good news. Jonathan got a letter
from North Carolina. We might all have pen-friends from Nova Scotia. My
teacher is waiting for a response. OK, now for the bad news. The bad news is
(drum-roll, please)..... there is no bad news! Now there is nothing for you guys to
feel sorry for. Oh well, maybe next month’s issue. Speaking of next month, I have
more good news. Now I get to hold you in suspense for a month. I am going to
be the editor of the Editorial Page (My mother will be very proud!) What’s an
editorial page? Look for The Editor’s Page in next month’s issue, or ring me
some news on the Internet. The rest is history.............
gwagner@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Hi, I’m Chris. We have finished the book, Liars. Today we are meeting our pen friends, but
my pen friend could not be here. After having juice and scones, we went to the classroom and
played a math game!
Room 24, and 25 are looking forward to the trout farm fieldtrip.
Can you make this look like a trout?
E-mail: ddorr@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Rm. 23—Reggie, Adam, gr. 5
Last Tuesday my pen friend came from the Bon Marche. Her name is Julie.
We got together in the school lunchroom with all the other pen friends for a pen
friend tea. We had scones which are like a biscuit with raspberry jam in the
middle. Then Julie came upstairs to my classroom. She helped me do math.
Since it was also Valentine’s Day, we bought imaginary items at a Valentine
shop and figured out what we had to pay on the calculator. I like having a pen
friend because we write letters back and forth and Julie is nice.
Rm. 18—Machaela, Andy, Gr.2
We made a poster called “Stomp Out Put-downs”. First we started by making
a whole lot of put-downs. Then we traced our feet and glued them over the put-
downs and wrote put-ups on them. It’s supposed to cover up put-downs. Then we
stomped on them on the floor.
We did a DOL (daily oral language) test to show how much we’ve learned.
Out teacher was sick for a while with a cold. The substitute’s name was Mr. B.
He told us the story about Raven and showed us cool stuff about Indians on the
Northwest Coast. Find the Northwest Coast in WA.
Rm.16—J.J., Danny Gr. 1,2,3
We interviewed the school day custodian. He said, “His hardest job is to do his
best.” There are two custodians, one in the day time and one in the evening. The
thing Tua likes to do best is to fix things. He has been a custodian for 11 years
and has worked at a lot of schools. He likes his job and we like our custodian.
How many custodians
does your school have?
rfemiano@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Room 14—Dustin, Katrina, Gr. 2
We went to the Seattle Art Museum to look at Indian art. We saw masks,
robes, and totem poles. The totem poles were brown, white, and yellow. The wolf
mask was cool because of the sharp teeth. We also liked the Thunderbird that
was on top of a totem pole. There was a basket woman on a pole, too. She is an
enemy to everybody. Mr. Baldwin came and talked to us about canoes. He told
us how they were made.
Room 12—Brian, Stephanie,
Gr. 3
We made stuff out of clay. Then Mr. Alhness fired the clay in a kiln. We
painted them with a glaze to make them shiny. Mr. Alhness fired them again.
Then we taped them to a
a board and named them.
Mr. Ahlness went to the NCCE computer conference. Our substitute had really
long fingernails on his right hand. Why? ...
Well, he plays the guitar and doesn’t like to use a pick. He has to pluck all of the
strings at once. What was your favorite substitute like? Please write and tell us
about substitutes.
mahlness@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Room 9—Wesley, Gr. 3
We went on a field trip to the International District. We had lunch at a Chinese
restaurant. In reading, we are doing cinquains. In math, we’re working on
multiplication. We are also working on our Chinese masks in art. Our class wrote
about “Green” for the Jr. Seahawk News.
Room 8—Dana and Ratty, Gr. 4
We are learning division in Math. In reading we can choose any type of book
report. Some kids do oral, others do written or posters. We have done puppet
shows. In Social Studies we are practicing states for a states test.
pluke@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Room 7—Cameron,
Alexandra, Gr. 4
We are doing Jump Rope for Heart. It’s kind of fun. We are still jumping rope
in gym. People donate money for our jump roping time, and if we get a certain
amount of money, we get prizes.
In class we are doing the Penny Drive. We are going to the Northwest Ballet to
see the “Firebird.”
Room 15—Jed, Serena, gr.1
We had an earthquake in Seattle. My house and the plants shook all over.
The TV almost fell off the stand. My brother, Ben, put his bike helmet on. We got
most of our valuable stuff and went under the table.
We have practice in Room 15 about earthquakes. In an earthquake, all the
stuff falls down and gets broken. Things crash into people and they get hurt. I
was so nervous. When I was eating, I felt a moving sound.
Ms. Long has safety things. Safety things for us are: space blankets, water,
and some food we brought. I hope we don’t have an earthquake!
cslong@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
Rm.17—Danielle,Taylor, Gr.1
We made dioramas. We have more than six books with dioramas. We have
been having fun.
At recess we play two square and four square on the playscape.
We have a new student. Her name is Tiffany and we have a new math station.
It’s really fun. It has all sorts of things. There’s a new bead adding board.
We’re reading a book called, In the Attic.
Rm 4—Allison, Kellen, K
We’re practicing our numbers to one hundred. Mrs. Broome puts them on a
chart on the overhead and we write the numbers on our own chart.
We also have a new puppet. Her name is Porky Pig. She’s pink with purple
polka-dots and has a peace sign on her chest.
In gym we play hockey with pucks and hockey sticks. It’s fun.
We’re on letter “P.” We brought 100 things for the 100th day in school.
Heather brought 100 beads and Sara brought raisins. I brought 100 noodles and
Cara brought M&M’s. We counted and sorted them.
Rm 1—Hilary, Steven, gr. 1
We are counting in Spanish to 100. It is fun. On President's Day, we got to
pass out candy to celebrate. We celebrate all the holidays. We made a
monument of the things George Washington did. Washington liked math and
horses. He was the 1st president of the U.S. His best friend was his brother.
They liked each other as friends, a lot.
Green Is.....
by Tommy
Green is the chalkboard. The chalkboard is part of my
everyday life. It has the A.W.P. and the Homework!!!! Just
saying that word makes me shudder. Just think...... What
would this world be like without green? How would you
know when someone is seasick?
How would Mr. Dorr see his earwax? Where would the 7up
and Sprite companies be when they made their bottles? The
bottles would be clear!!! If it weren’t for the label people
would think 7up and Sprite were carbonated water!!!
(Write to Tommy and tell us what you think we would miss without green...
The editor)
ddorr@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
As of being a Kid-Star All-Star, I get a neat magazine. It’s really cool, but I don’t have
time right now to explain. There is a way to get in touch with the Kid-Star radio team on
the Internet!
Okay, on with my story. I got my magazine in the mail, and there are some cards that
come with it in every issue. Well, I looked on the back, and what do “ya” know! There
was an Internet address on them! I couldn’t wait to get back to school (a true miracle in
my opinion!) Well, the next day, I went to Ms. Thompson and told her about my great
discovery in my magazine. She was thrilled about the idea. So, that my friends, is how
this article came to be.
I’ll tell you about the radio station. It is Kid-Star 1250, Radio Just for Kids! It is on
the AM band and it might be a little scratchy. You can listen 24 hours a day and they
play kid songs. Now, for the Internet addresses for the following:
Anni Rae: annirae@kidstar.com
Jimmy: jimmy@kidstar.com
Mike: mike@kidstar.com
Great Scott: gscott@kidstar.com
Maura: maura@kidstar.com
And there they are, folks. Try them on the Internet sometime.
Green is ... the color of jade
...Cool as a snake (David)
...Bunches of ivy (Lauren)
...My favorite color (Ralph)
...Money to buy food (Ralph)
...The color o Shawn Kemp’s jersey(Wesley)
...The color of my mom’s eyes (Wesley)
...The color of the Celtic’s jersey (Wesley)
...Sweet grapes (Justin)
...Sweet pickles (Justin)
...The stuff I like, green trees (Tristan)
...A pretty, grasshopper bug (Dayna)
...A sour, salty, pickle (Jamie)
...Mossy, grass and weeds (Kassandre)
...Grapes and limes (Sandra)
...Frosting on cookies (Sam)
...Lime, chewy, gooey creatures from Dr. Dreadful Drink lab (Jeremy)
...Green, tricky, leprechauns (Eric)
...Lucky, St. Patrick’s Day (Thu)
...A poisonous snake (Shawn)
...The Sonics jersey (Emmanuel)
...Pretty, beautiful eyes (Elysia)
...Chocolate, mint ice cream (Giang)
...Color, green crayon (Janae)
...Beautiful jade (Nicole)
...A lucky, four leaf clover (Ashley)
...Pinching on St. Patrick’ Day (James)
...Slimy, wet, ocean seaweed (Mark)
...St. Patrick’s Day (Ashley)