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Two mystery animals are blessed in Chapel By Javier Hidalgo-Gato The Blessing of the Animals this year was fun for everybody, but mainly for the students in Preschool and Kindergarten. Every year there is a mystery animal and all the students get excited to see what it is. This year there were two mystery animals, a Fennec fox and an American alligator. Some of the animals that people brought in were dogs, cats and hamsters. There was also an unexpected centipede. Nobody brought it to Blessing of the Animals so it was quite unexpected, as I said before. On a personal note, I remember when I was in Preschool and I brought my pet dog to be blessed by Father Tobin. (For those of you who don’t remember or who weren’t at St. Thomas when Father Tobin was the priest, he was very nice and his favorite A Fennec fox candy was Snickers.) Bringing your dog in to be blessed is one of those moments you never forget. The next year, I brought my pet fish named Larry. (Don’t say it’s a weird name for a fish, even though it is.) I am a little sad, because this will be my last year that I get to see Blessing of the Animals. But I hope it isn’t yours!
Volume 26 Issue 1 October 2013
Inside this issue:
A hamster looks at Halloween
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Student Fiction: “Mouthless”
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Mystery Teacher
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Tech Avenue
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Travels With Tom and Tia
6-7
Sports Nation
8
Maze and Puzzle Zone
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Special points of interest:
A GOOD VISIT: Kindergarten students met Coral Gables Police officers and the DEA search dog at school for Red Ribbon Week.
In “The Hairy Toe,” a woman eats something she finds in her garden. Uh oh!
This is new. Write to Brooke and Bobby for advice and help.
Vegemite in Sydney, Australia has a lot of Vitamin B.
Where do baby ghosts go during the day? (Check page 9 in Riddles to find out!)