MK News - Press December 2014

MK News-­‐Press December 2014

THEME OF THE MONTH The Holidays

What do 3 rd graders (and their teachers) think Christmas is about?

Natel: Christmas is about celebrating Jesus’ birthday Lilit: Getting presents Daniel, Sean, Vivian & Mackenzie: Spending time with your family Anahit: Giving presents to friends and family and kids who are less fortunate Talia: Having fun Ms. Joboyan: Believing in Santa Claus Ms. Duncan:

Christmas Traditions

by Vivian Shahjahanian

Everybody doesn’t celebrate Christmas, but if you do, you might do some of these things. For Christmas, people decorate, bake cookies for Santa, get gifts for each other, spend time with family and friends and last but not least open presents from Santa. I know I do these things, but most importantly, I love spending time with my family and having fun. These are some things we do with family: watch movies, drink hot cocoa, play and eat feasts together. Happy holidays for one and all. I wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Volume I, Issue 3

I Believe Santa and Rudolph Are Real

by Anais Mardirosian

Most people think there is no such thing as Santa Claus. I think they are wrong. I asked many fifth graders who all told me they think that their parents put gifts under the Christmas tree and say they are from Santa. I think children should believe in what they want, but I know Santa is real. I don’t really know why people think Santa is not real. I've heard on the radio people try to make kids think Santa Claus is real by telling fake stories about Santa Claus. But you don’t need fake stories.

Santa eats the cookies and milk, he puts the presents under the tree, and when it’s New Years, Santa always drops his hat at our doorway. Now let’s talk about Rudolph the red-­‐nosed reindeer. I wouldn't blame people who don't think Rudolph has a red nose and that reindeer can fly, but my only question is “where do the reindeer get their magic to fly?” I love Christmas and I always will.

FACTS OF THE MONTH Holidays in Winter

By Anahit Sinanyan

Did you know Hanukkah and Kwanzaa are both holidays in December like Christmas? And Armenians celebrate Christmas in January? Hanukkah is a holiday where Jewish people light a candle every day for eight days, starting this year on December 16th. Traditionally people eat foods cooked in oil such as potato pancakes called latkes to celebrate the miracle of the Festival of Light; they also play a game with a dreidel (which looks like a spinning top). Unlike Christmas and Hanukkah, Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday. Kwanzaa starts on December 26th and lasts for seven days. Similar to Hanukkah, each night of Kwanzaa a candle is lit, but the candles are green, black and red for the colors of Kwanzaa. Each day (and each candle) is dedicated to a different principle of Kwanzaa. Armenians celebrate Christmas (Sourp Dznount) on January 6th. Historically, Christmas was observed on January 6 but then changed to December 25 to replace a pagan holiday on the same day. Armenians continues to celebrate Christmas on January 6th. For Armenians, celebrates the birth of Christ and also his baptism by John the Baptist.

ANIMAL OF THE MONTH Wolves

By Atom Shahoian Wolves are the dogs of Mother Nature. In each pack, there has to be a male and female alpha (who are the father and mother). All the rest are sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters or any other members of the family.

The cubs are the ones that the other wolves have to keep protected because many animals, like cougars and black bears, try to devour the cubs. The wolves eat lots of animals, including buffalo, deer, moose, and raccoons.

This may sound crazy, but wolves helped change the shape of rivers! Here’s how it happened. People were hunting wolves, but in 1995, people reintroduced wolves back into Yellowstone National Wildlife Park! So the deer that ate the grass near the riverbank had to hide, so with the deer gone, more grass grew. As the grass grew, it gained strength and strengthened the banks of the river, and the grass grew high enough to change the shape of the river! So then more plants grew. With more plants, more herbivores came, and with more herbivores, more carnivores came. That’s how wolves helped the river and how wolves and Mother Nature connect.

PERSON OF THE MONTH

FUN THING TO DO ON WINTER BREAK

Sawyer Hollis

SKIING

Sawyer Hollis is in Mrs. Buckhoff’s Kindergarten class.

He is six years old. His birthday is on September 2nd.

He has two brothers. Christmas is his favorite holiday.

He loves to open presents. For Christmas, Sawyer would really love to get an Xbox 360. His favorite color is red. He also likes chocolate. He enjoys going to the zoo. His favorite food is pasta and his favorite subject is art. Sawyer is the person of the month.

TEACHER OF THE MONTH Mrs. Brohier Mrs. Brohier has been working at Mark Keppel for 14 years and her favorite colors are blue and green. Her favorite hobbies are reading classics, listening to classical music, and traveling around the world so she probably has been to a lot of places. She has taught K-­‐ 5th grades. Her mom first inspired her to be a teacher when she was about 5 years old. She is teaching 1st grade right now and she loves it. She has one child who is three years old. When she is at home she likes to spend time with her son and do fun activities. She plays badminton and soccer; if you don’t know what badminton is, it is just like tennis but smaller.

Some people are going skiing on winter break.

Maybe you will be going to skiing. Some people do not like skiing because they are scared to ski high on the mountain or slip on ice. Skiing is a very fun thing to do but takes a lot of practice and skill. Skiing can be dangerous too so it is important to be careful and safe. It is very cold up there on the mountain so it is important to be warm too. If I went skiing, I would go to Big Bear.

UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS

Santa/Shrek Experience: now thru Dec 24, Glendale Galleria Snowfall at Americana: nightly at 7pm and 8pm, now thru Dec 25, Americana Reindeer Romp:

now thru Jan 4, 10 am – 4 pm, LA Zoo Zoo Lights:

now thru Jan 4, 6 pm – 10 pm, LA Zoo Cougar Pride Assembly: Dec 19, 8:30 am Glendale Arts Story Time: Dec 20, 10:30 am, Bloomingdale’s Wing (bi-­‐weekly for kids <10) Montrose Old Town Xmas: Dec 20 and 21, 11 am – 3 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave Candlelight Tours: Dec 20, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, Doctors’ House Museum, Brand Park Winter break:

Dec 22 – Jan 6 Americana Kids Club: Dec 23, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Armenian Fairytales: Dec 23, 7 pm, Alex Theatre (Hekiatne kanchum) Taline Armenian Xmas Show: Dec 26, 6 pm, Alex Theatre The Greatest Cartoons Ever: Dec 27, 2 or 7 pm, Alex Theatre Montrose Harvest Market: Dec 28, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Armenian Fairytales: Dec 28, 5 pm, Alex Theatre (Hekiatne kanchum) Americana Kids Club: Dec 30, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Montrose Harvest Market: Jan 4, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Americana Kids Club: Jan 6, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Montrose Harvest Market: Jan 11, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Americana Kids Club: Jan 13, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Montrose Harvest Market: Jan 18, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Americana Kids Club: Jan 20, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Shanghai Circus:

Jan 23, 2 or 8 pm, Alex Theatre LA Chamber Orchestra: Jan 24, 8pm, Alex Theatre (Vivaldi & Schubert) Montrose Harvest Market: Jan 25, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Americana Kids Club: Jan 27, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Les Miserables:

Jan 30 and 31, 8pm, Alex Theatre Parent’s Night Out: Jan 30, 6 pm – 12 am, Pacific Community Center, 501 S. Pacific (games, activities, movies, and dinner for kids; call (818) 548-­‐4098) Billy Elliot, The Musical: Feb 21, 8pm or Feb 22, 3pm, Alex Theatre Montrose Founders Day: Feb 22, 9 am – 4 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave

Resources:

http://www.downtownglendale.com/events/list http://www.glendaleca.gov/residents/calendar http://shopmontrose.com/upcoming-­‐events/

http://www.americanaatbrand.com http://www.alextheatre.org/events http://www.lazoo.org/events/

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What fish can see the clouds?

What kind of wolf draws maps?

What food is a man’s best friend?

What kind of dog can open doors?

What is a snowman’s favorite winter dessert?

Who loves to live in the snow?

1. A flying fish 2. A “Where” wolf 3. A hotdog 4. A HusKEY 5. A cupcake with FROSTING 6. Firemen

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