In the Feb/March issue:
Page 1
Newsletter
Future Fun Stuff
Cool Links
Gabrielle's Grab Bag
*Page 2*
Book Review
Poetry Corner
Math Challenge
Page 3
Current Event
edited by Nancy Mercado
One of my favorite stories from the book is "Apple Blossoms" by Terry Trueman. The story is about Jason, who sees himself as the class clown. He does everything from walking like a gorilla to acting like a thousand-year-old man. He loves having everyone, including the teacher, laugh at him. The teacher even encourages him to perform "skits" for the class! For the next class assignment, each student must give an oral interpretation of a poem about war. Jason realizes this isn't a funny subject, and he sets out to find the easiest, shortest poem he can. Since he thinks it is easy, he doesn't even bother to practice. When the day of the oral reading arrives, Jason suddenly wishes he had practiced more. As Jason begins reciting, an unfamiliar feeling of being nervous causes him to mess up. The class thinks it is all a typical Jason joke! Jason doesn't find it funny, and neither does his teacher!
A cheese-filled tunnel, long and fat,
Sauce draped on top like a wedding veil.
Served on a silver platter earth
with fork and knife moons.
Cheesy pasta happiness going down
creamy and good.
One minute it's there, the
Next it's not.
Yum!!
Manicotti!
Mr. Bob owns the longest hotel. It houses 1,000 people, including Mr. Bob and his staff. There are 1,000 light bulbs with pull string switches in a long line down the hall. Mr. Bob has numbered all the lights from 1 to 1,000. He has lined up all the people at the hotel and given them a number from 1 to 1,000 to play this game. When the game starts, all the lights in the hall are off. The first person walks down the hall and turns on all the lights. Then the 2nd person starts at light bulb number 2 and pulls the switches of every other light, thereby turning them off. Then the third person starts at light #3 and pulls the switches on every 3rd light, turning some off and putting others back on. The 4th person will start at light bulb #4 and pull every 4th string; the 5th person at light bulb #5, pulling every 5th string, and so on until every person has had a turn. When all 1,000 people have gone, which lights will be left on?
Please e-mail me when you think you have the answer, or if you want a hint!
At my New Year's party there are 37 guests, 74 noise makers, 32 rattlers, 42 hats, 21 balloons and 53 streamers!