MK News-‐Press November 2014
THEME OF THE MONTH
Volume I, Issue 2
FRIENDSHIP OF THE MONTH
Soccer and Track
Amanda & Kristen
Last school year, 3rd level was all asphalt, and the only game students could play was basketball or climb on the domed jungle gym. Today there is a soccer field, a racetrack, and basketball courts. A newly-‐built ramp provides easy access to this level. Every day 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade student can play soccer. You can also see many people on the track every day. Early morning arrivals also get to exercise on the new track. The 3rd level is a great improvement to our school.
Amanda Bystrom is in Mrs. Choi’s 4th grade class, and Kristen Marshal is in Mrs. LaCom’s 4th grade class. Amanda and Kristen have been friends for 1 year! They met in 3rd grade in Miss Duncan’s class. They play together at recess and lunch; their favorite game is Pacman. They also like the game tag.
INFORMATION OF THE MONTH Clean Up Your School You should not litter at our school because we want to keep our school clean. You can get a white slip for littering. Some people clean after others, but you should clean after yourself. Our custodians are nice enough that they clean the lunch tables. Mrs. Duncan’s class sometimes works together to do trash pick-‐up. Let’s be good citizens and for once give them a break and clean up after ourselves.
PERSON OF THE MONTH
TEACHER OF THE MONTH
Angela Karapetyan
Mrs. Winder
Angela is in Mr. Hewitt’s 5th grade class. She participates in after school programs such as Drill Team and Suessical Master Class. Sometimes Angela walks to school. Her favorite color is gold and blue. Her best friends are Emma (in Ms. Cannon’s 5th grade class) and Ruth (in Ms. Hewitt’s 5th grade class). Angela’s favorite food is pizza, and her favorite dessert is Nutella. She loves gymnastics. She’s been a student at Keppel since Kindergarten and next year she is going to Toll.
EVENT OF THE MONTH
Father-‐Son Dinner We’re sure all the boys had fun at the Father-‐Son Cowboy Hoedown on November 14. Besides the food and desserts, Keppel dads and boy students played lots of carnival games like ring toss. There were cowboy games too, like a mechanical bull that you could ride and rope spinning. At the end, everyone went home with a goody bag and smiles!
Mrs. Winder is a 3rd grade teacher who has been teaching for 10 years. She decided to become a teacher because she wanted to inspire children. Some of her favorite things are: the color green, Mexican food, photographing, and helping her daughter with homework. She likes going on vacations to Hawaii.
ANIMAL OF THE MONTH Bats By Atom Shahoian Bats are amazing animals. People might say bats are bloodsucking monsters but they are amazing and fascinating animals. There is only one type of bat that sucks blood and it is the vampire bat but it usually sucks from goats and cows. There are 1200 different species of bat! One of my favorites is the brown bat. When people look at bats they might say bats have wings but they don’t, they have fingers with skin that stretch between them. Most bats are insectivores some of them eat fruit and like I said before there is only one bat that sucks blood, the vampire bat. The next time you see a bat don’t get scared be happy that you got to see it!
FACTS OF THE MONTH Planets in Space By Anahit Sinanyan
We have 8 planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet. The planets orbit around the sun. The sun is a big star full of different gasses. You can see the sun during the day but, at night, you see only the moon. Do you know why? The moon actually reflects sunlight; what we think of as moonshine is actually sunshine reflected by the moon. The sun doesn’t shine bright in the sky at night because the earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours (1 day); as it rotates, you see sunlight in the day time and darkness at night. Each planet has its own moon and some planets even have more than one moon. Some planets, like Saturn and Jupiter, also have rings. People have only been able to travel in space for a short period of time. Astronauts go to space, but more often NASA sends rovers, which are small high-‐tech machines which can collect and take picture of space.
UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS Santa/Shrek Experience: Americana Tree Lighting: MKS Read-‐A-‐Thon: Barnes & Noble Story Time: Glendale Arts Story Time: Montrose Harvest Festival: Glendale Youth Orchestra: Thanksgiving break: Americana Kids Club: Reindeer Romp: Zoo Lights: Montrose Harvest Festival: PTA Toy & Book Drive: Americana Kids Club: Glendale City Tree Lighting: Barnes & Noble Story Time: Barnes & Noble Night: Glendale Arts Story Time: Montrose Holiday Parade: Nutcracker Ballet: Bird Walk on Riverwalk: Montrose Harvest Festival: Americana Kids Club: Barnes & Noble Story Time: Parent’s Night Out:
now thru Dec 24, Glendale Galleria Nov 19, 7:30 pm Nov 20 Nov 20, 7 pm (weekly event for kids 4+ yrs old) Nov 22, 10:30 am, Bloomingdale’s Wing (bi-‐weekly for kids <10) Nov 23, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Nov 23, 7 pm, Alex Theatre Week of Nov 24 Nov 25, 11am – 1pm (weekly event) Nov 28 – Jan 4, 10 am – 4 pm, LA Zoo Nov 28 – Jan 4, 6 pm – 10 pm, LA Zoo Nov 30, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Week of Dec 1 Dec 2, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Dec 3, 6 – 8 pm, Glendale City Hall, 613 E. Broadway Dec 4, 7 pm (weekly event for kids 4+ yrs old) Dec 5, 6:30 pm Dec 6, 10:30 am, Bloomingdale’s Wing (bi-‐weekly for kids <10) Dec 6, 6 pm Dec 6, 7:30 pm and Dec 7, 2 pm, Alex Theatre (LA Ballet) Dec 7, 7 – 9 am, Glendale Narrows Riverwalk, 300 Paula Ave. Dec 7, 9 am – 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (weekly event) Dec 9, 11am – 1pm (weekly event) Dec 11, 7 pm (weekly event for kids 4+ yrs old) Dec 12, 6 pm – 12 am, Pacific Community Center, 501 S. Pacific (games, activities, movies, and dinner for kids; call (818) 548-‐4098) Nutcracker Ballet: Dec 12, 8 pm, Alex Theatre (Red Chair Production Co.) Christmas Spectacular: Dec 13, 7:30 pm, Alex Theatre (LA Premiere Orchestra) Jingle Bell 5k Run/Walk: Dec 14, 8 am Nutcracker Ballet: Dec 14, 1 or 5 pm, Alex Theatre (Red Chair Production Co.) Americana Kids Club: Dec 16, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Barnes & Noble Story Time: Dec 18, 7 pm 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) Winter break: Dec 22 – Jan 6 Americana Kids Club: Dec 23, 11 am – 1 pm (weekly event) Taline Armenian Xmas Show: Dec 26, 6 pm, Alex Theatre The Greatest Cartoons Ever: Dec 27, 2 or 7 pm, Alex Theatre Resources:
http://www.downtownglendale.com/events/list http://www.glendaleca.gov/residents/calendar http://www.montrosechristmasparade.com/
http://www.americanaatbrand.com http://www.alextheatre.org/events http://www.lazoo.org/events/
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What does a cow say on Halloween? What fruit do ghosts like best? When do people turn into werecows? If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? What key won’t open any door? Why did the turkey cross the road twice? What happened when the turkey got into a fight?
OUR AUTHORS
Names Anahit Sinanyan Anais Mardirosian Atom Shahoian Cora Kendrick Ixel Randolph Luiza Galayan Mackenzie Bonilla Marion Amirian Sean Fox Talya Gregorian Tessa Cuccia Vivian Shahjanian
Teacher Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Hong Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan Ms. Duncan
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