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October 2007

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Animated_skull Halloween, or Hallowe'en, is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31. Traditional activities include trick-or-treating, Halloween festivals, bonfires, costume parties, visiting "haunted houses", carving jack-o-lanterns, and viewing horror films. Halloween originated from the Pagan festival Samhain, celebrated among the Celts of Ireland and Great Britain[citation needed]. Irish and Scottish immigrants carried versions of the tradition to North America in the nineteenth century. Other western countries embraced the holiday in the late twentieth century. Halloween is now celebrated in several parts of the western world, most commonly in Ireland, the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the United Kingdom and occasionally in parts of Australia and New Zealand.

The term Halloween (and its alternative rendering Hallowe'en) is shortened from All-hallow-even, as it is the eve of "All Hallows' Day",[1] also which is now known as All Saints' Day.

Many European cultural traditions, in particular Celtic cultures, hold that Halloween is one of the liminal times of the year when spirits can make contact with the physical world, and when magic is most potent (according to, for example, Catalan mythology about witches and Irish tales of the Sídhe).

More Facts about Ghandi!

Old_man_lecturing_lg_clr_14064 Ghandi is known as the father of the country in India and on 10/2 (his birthday) it is a national holiday called "Ghandi Jayanty." The U.N .G .A (June 15) declares it as the " international day of non violence."

     He died in New Dheli, India on Jan. 30th, 1948 when he was 78 years old.  He was a vegitarian, and only wore simple cloth.  He made that one pair of white cloth pass all 78 years. ( His life)

Did you know that he was nonviolent because he had never touched a harmful weapon in his life!

Football_guy_wrapped_around_post_lg Interview with RYAN HOLLIDAY!

                                                        His favorite thing about being star student is that he gets a homework pass and the cool chairs that he gets to use!

Ryan's favorite kind of food dishes are chinese and japanese food and that he loves to study social studies, that is his fave subject!  Ryan likes to shop at american Eagle, and that two of his fave colors are red and black, you may be surprised about the red part, but there is no wonder in the black part, he uses that in his everyday life. Ryan likes to read books and his favorite genre is action-mystery, that we all can tell. Five of Ryan's friends are: Wyatt, Harrison, Bailey, Harry, Collin, Ben, Dominick, and Aaron, and all of these people are from our class only. Some other people from the whole 5th grade who are his friends are, Ryan Puffer, Josh Mcgrath, And Josh and Jake Burnstien. One thing he likes about 5th grade are the fun field trips, and what he likes about our class are the nice friends and awsome teacher. The two grades that he liked best were 4th and 5th grades.

Ryan does not play any instrument and his fave sports are: lacross and football, and he also loves physical education.

Interactive Math Fractions Games

National Library of Visual Manipulatives

Interview with Nicholas Magarian!

Sheena M. has picked another star student, and the lucky winner is NICK!!!

Let us start of by saying that his favorite teacher is his beloved 5th grade teacher Ms.Seymour.

His fave thing about this class is the class bird-BELLA.

Nick wants to walk in his dad's footstep, and design parts for the super bowl, how cool is that, great for him!!

Fave snack to eat are cupcakes, he must love them!

fave subject is recess, even though that is not a subject, he loves it!!

He loves to watch funniest videos on the T.V.

Two of his best friends are HARRISON and JOSH!!!

Now, he says that that his favorite thing about being "star student" is that he gets to sit on the Hawaii chairs whenever he wants to!!

I bet you have learned a lot about him a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chorus members

singers in Ms.Seymour's singing class!

These people are:Yuthika Agarwalla, Jessica Cramer, Sydney Stein, Kya Roundtree.

WISH THESE WONDERFUL SINGERS AS MUCH LUCK AS POSSIBLE!!!!    

Mrs.Popek, one of the great music teachers here, is their coach for singing, also please wish her luck too!!

Algebra Practice Using a Balance

    http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_201_g_4_t_2.html?open=instructions

This Week's Star Student is me, Jessica!

       Animated_tennis_court       My favorite food is a Japanese dish called " koroke". ( as you all probably know by know, i'm Japanese!) My favorite thing to do is to play tennis, 24/7.  Some of my friends are Manon Semrau, May Sasaki, Cara Seckman, Yuthika, Sheena, Kelly, Kya, Sydney, Ansley, Devyn, Sheena, Essence, Annake, and Joan. I can't wait to use the ice- cream pass because I rarley ever get ice- cream!

Smarties are Student Teachers!!

Lg_animated_girl_studyingTuesday: October 16th

News Flash:  Wear a team jersey tomorrow for Drug Awareness Week. Please turn in your notorized Medical Release Form (Jekyll)

Reading:  Shades of Gray Novel Study - DUE FRIDAY (Oct. 19th) Read Chapters 14-17. 

Complete Handout DUE FRIDAY (10/19): Answer Vocabulary (page 17), Questions  #1-6, Questions for Discussion #1-4 (pages 17 & 18), Literary Devices: Simile, and Literary Element: Theme. REMEMBER to answer comprehension questions in complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper.  All handouts are to be kept in binder.  Do not throw handouts away!  These handouts will serve as your study guide for culminating test. Every Friday we will have book club discussions.

Spelling: Study Spelling Words for Friday's test

English:

Wordly Wise: Lesson 5, Sections D & E due Friday (10/19)  Wordly Wise Test on Friday (Oct.19th)  Need help studying for the WW test on Friday?  Go to the "Fun Websites to Explore" button and play the game!

Science: Finish summary and questions (Cronin)

Social Studies:  Practice, practice, practice your Soc. Studies project.  Do not read straight from your notecards.  KNOW your topic.

Math: Create your Think.com page for the first 3 Essential Questions. (Refer to your handout for the EQ's)

Special Projects: Hug your parents!!!

Parent Homework:   Please notorize the Medical Release Form in the blue Jekyll packet and return back to school. 

Please Help!  Supplies Needed: Protective Sleeves, Red Pens, Scotch Tape, Highlighters, Jolly Ranchers (hard candy). Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for any contribution.  All needed supplies will be put to GREAT use.