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Breakfast with Santa Front Page News with Cyanea R.!
Hi! I will be talking about Grantham’s Breakfast with Santa! This
is the second year we have done this particular Grantham Booster fund-
raising. It was really fun too! I watched the little kids’ faces light up
when they saw all the crafts and when they got pictures with Santa! For
breakfast, we ate pancakes w/butter & syrup, sausage, eggs and coffee or
juice. We painted ornament balls and made bracelets and necklaces out
of jingle bells. Colored pictures of Santa and his reindeer and wrote let-
ters to Santa! In addition, we had a lot of fun with Santa. He also gave
gift bags to the little kids who paid to get their pictures with Santa! As
you can see above, kids loved posing with a very photogenic Santa!
We want to give a shout out to the First Christian Church for letting us
borrow their round tables so the families could eat around them togeth-
er. Thank you to the community for supporting this fundraiser and
Thanks, Mrs. Heath & crew for all your hard work! This all will help
fund our new playground!
And most of all we Thank Santa for dropping down from the
North Pole for the morning to be with us!
Volume 5, Issue 4 December 18, 2015
Grizzly Kids News
BRAIN BUSTERS 2
GENEROSITY 3
BOOK REVIEW 4
Community News 4
SPORTS - HOCKEY 5
G.A.P. 7
CALENDAR 8
Inside this issue:
Special points of interest:
Student Interview w/Emma M.—pg. 3
Breeana Ragains, SLP-Page 6
Marimba’s 1st Place! - Page 7
21st Century—Page 7
Note—READ! - Page 8
Boosters meeting—page 8
Tami H.—Our Crew Leader The Kitchen Crew
The Photo Crew
By Keegan H.
Q. What kind of bird can write?
A. A pen-guin
Q. Why does Santa Claus like to work in the gar-
den?
A. Because he likes to hoe, hoe, hoe!
Q. What do the elves sing to Santa Claus on his
birthday?
A. Freeze a jolly good fellow . . .
Q: Why did the dog hang up his stocking at Christ-
mas?
A: He was waiting for Santa Paws.
Q: Why is it cold on Christmas?
A: Because it's in Decembrrrrrrrrr!
Q. What do Santa’s elves learn in school?
A. The Elfabet
P A G E 2 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 4 Brain BustersBrain Busters
Christmas Songs to Listen to!
"Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" Jimmy Fallon, One Direction & The Roots: (Classroom Instruments) https://youtu.be/CdnFrMl5kqE
Carol of the Bells - Pentatonix https://youtu.be/WSUFzC6_fp8
Winter Wonderland/Don’t Worry Be Happy - Pentatonix (ft Tori Kelly) https://youtu.be/L1nQpoAvTSghttps://youtu.be/L1nQpoAvTSg
Mary, Did You Know? - Pentatonix https://youtu.be/ifCWN5pJGIE
Hallelujah (Light Has Come) BarlowGirl - https://youtu.be/SarPJv6rUiQ
"All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Jimmy Fallon, Mariah Carey & The
Roots: (w/ Classroom Instruments)
https://youtu.be/sWEfszb9h8Q
By HAILY G., ZOEE R., &. KIANA P.
This month we are talking about GENEROSITY!!!! Below is a definition.
Generous or Generosity: Little kid definition
- Giving money or time to help others.
Big kid definition - People who are generous are happy to use their time and money to help others. So we can say sharing is generosity! What can we share this time of year?
We asked a few kids what generosity is:
Haily G says, “Helping someone!”
“Celebrating other people’s love and care!” says Zoee R.
And Zekaé and Lindsay said that they think that generosity is to be nice to others.
And Zekaé ‘s brother Dontae, He told us that, “Generosity is sharing and that that, is what some of
the kids think generosity is.”
Angelis said she thinks” generosity means giving something to someone”.
And so we hope that you have a great holiday and a great knew year and re-
member: “It is better to give than receive, it gives you Great Joy.”
In other words it does your heart good to give to others!
Keep on giving folks! ~H Z K ~
Emma M. By Angela, Alina, and Chloe
We are taking a peek at Emma M.’s life, who is a
5th
grader in Miss Van Leuven’s class. Emma is so
sweet and nice she could be jelly frosting! She is funny too! She is
very pretty and loves to dance. She has taken dance classes since she was 3 years
old! She’s done jazz, hip hop, tap, and is learning to do Pointe in Ballet! Emma is a
real friend maker, she has lots of them where ever she is. She has fun with her
friends always! She has 40 or more friends! She really loves her family- mom, dad, &
two older brothers, Brandon & J.J.! And Yes, she is the baby!
Her favorite color is blue. Her favorite movie is Twilight.
Her favorite song is Drag Me Down by One Direction. Her fa-
vorite animal is a Cougar. Her favorite food is POPCORN. Her
favorite drink is Gatorade (and also Poweraide.). Her favorite
dessert is ice cream & her favorite ice cream is strawberry. Her
favorite restaurant is Way Back Cafe. And she Loves to Read!
Whenever you see Emma, say “HI” and give her a high five!
And a Grizzly Bear hug if you dare! Thanks for reading our newspaper!
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 4 Character Traits –
THIS MONTH THE BOOK I AM REVIEWING IS
A BOOK CALLED “TURKEY BOWL”. IT IS BY AUTHOR,
PHIL BILDNER. THIS STORY IS ABOUT A BOY NAMED
ETHAN AND HE HAS WAITED & WAITED TO PLAY THE
TURKEY BOWL BUT, HE WAS TO YOUNG TO PLAY.
THEN ONE DAY HE WAKES UP AND REALIZIES HE’S
OLD ENOUGH TO PLAY BUT DUE TO WEATHER, ALL
THE ROADS ARE BLOCKED UP, SO HE GATHERS ALL
THE CHILDREN UP AND THEY PLAY IT BY THEMSELVES. THEN ETHAN RE-
ALIZIES ALL OF HIS FAMILY HAVE ARRIVED AND THEY TELL HIM THEY
WOULD NOT MISS THEIR TURKEY BOWL FOR THE WORLD!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHECK OUT ANOTHER BOOK OF MR.
BILDNER’S, YOU SHOULD LOOK AT “THE HALLELUJAH
FLIGHT”. HE IS A GREAT AUTHOR AND MRS. LAYES
EVEN GOT TO MEET THIS AUTHOR OVER AT LEWIS
CLARK STATE COLLEGE ONE TIME! I HOPE YOU ENJOY
READING ONE OF THESE BOOKS! AP
P A G E 4
Generosity in the Community by Karmen J. & Jenna F.
Sometimes we see at the grocery stores these signs that say “Help Hunger” or “Save the Whales” or “Children’s Gift Fund”, plastered all over the windows and they are raising money to help our people in our community. That is called Generosity. Our Community is being generous this season to other people by giv-ing donations to help many various fundraisings. If you what to be generous, think of some ways to be generous over the holidays by giving of your money, time, or talents, there are so many different ways in our community. Not only will it help other people, it will help you, by making your heart full of joy. Also have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, or Happy New Year! Make some ones day! Be Generous!
V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 4 Book ReviewBook ReviewBook Review
by Anna P.
by Manuel H. & Eian D.
The Sport we are going to tell you about in this newsletter is Hockey or Ice Hockey! Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in an ice rink (though in olden days a frozen over pond did the trick), in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a very hard rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. Ice hockey teams usually consist of four lines of three forwards, three pairs of defensemen, and two goaltenders. Normally, each team has five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.
Ice hockey is believed to start out from simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th century in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. These games were brought to Canada and the United States and several similar winter games using relaxed rules were developed, such as "shinny" and "ice polo". The contemporary sport of ice hockey today was formed in Canada, most especially in Montreal, where the first indoor hockey game was played on March 3, 1875. Well, time has gone by and now there are quite a few teams in the National Hockey League! Below is a listing, so do not forget to look at it!
The other reason we are talking about Ice Hockey is that we actually have the sport here in the LC Valley! Therefore, we went to an expert in the field here at our school, Mr. David Weber! Now he is in the second grade in Mrs. Stickler’s class & is 8 years old. David plays on a team called the LC Lightning Team. He says the team members play different positions so they can learn them all! He also
says, “I like to just ice skate and that is one of the skills to be learned in hockey.” The team he plays on, practices at the N. Lewiston’s LC Ice Arena (Check it out on the web) http://www.lcicearena.com. He has been doing it for two years and it is a lot of fun! The number on his jersey is 6. David has a great time playing and his team has even won some great games lately! So if you get a chance to go skating during holiday break, go have some fun with friends and family at the skating rink! You will love it and maybe you can play a simple game of hockey!
P A G E 5 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 4 Sports-Hockey!
Western Conference Eastern Conference
Pacific Anaheim Ducks
Arizona Coyotes
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
Vancouver Canucks
Central Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
Dallas Stars
Minnesota Wild
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues Winnipeg Jets
Atlantic Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
Florida Panthers
Montréal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs
Metropolitan Carolina Hurricanes
Columbus Blue Jackets
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
By M. Angelis G-R.
We have a new teacher in the building we want to intro-
duce you to her! It is Miss Breeana Ragains. Breeana Ragains is
our Speech Language Pathologist ~AKA~ SLP. She works with
children who have trouble speaking or a hard time with lan-
guage. She does tests with the kids and then she helps them im-
prove that skill that needs worked on. Her favorite thing about
Grantham is how it always feels like a family. She chose to work
in the Clarkston School District because she thought it seemed
like it was a great place to work. She is getting married in the
near future. And she someday-even plans to have kids!
She went to a few colleges. She acquired her 1st bachelor’s
degree and 2nd at Idaho State University. She complet-
ed her masters at Washington State University. And if
you were wondering where Breeana Ragains went to
school in her younger years, she went to Kamiah High
School. She loves outside activities like fishing and
boating stuff like that. Also, she loves Mexican food &
Chile Relleno is a favorite!
We hope you get to know Miss
Ragains, she’s a really nice teacher and
loves working with her speech stu-
dents! She is awesome!
Happy Holidays Miss Ragains!!!
P A G E 6
G.A.P. Grantham Arts Program by Josefina H. Grantham Arts program has been busy! Mrs. Lee & the kids have been running around the last few days getting ready for the assembly today and they’ll have a fun surprise for us! In the meantime, I want to mention the hall painting that they did. You will have to just look at their picture below. It is wonderful! It is a pretty l-o-n-g painting going down the main hall! Thanks Artists! Especially Mrs. Patti Lee! We Love You!
V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E Interview with Breeana Ragains
212121st st st Century Century Century by Sunshine S.
We have been busy in the 21st Century after school program! We have been doing Robots and Needle Arts! Here are some pictures I took!!
It is so much FUN doing this stuff! SS
P A G E 7 V O L U M E 5 , I S S U E 4
Marimba’s Roll’n! December 5, 2015, was Clarkston’s
29th Annual Lighted Christmas Parade and
Grantham Marimbas played in it. We
played Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
and Jingle Bells. We were 14th in the parade. Everyone
loved them! We won 1st Place in our category. Luckily, no-
body fell off the trailer and nobody got frostbite a~n~d
they didn’t lose any mallets. Mrs. Ronningen said we did
awesome! I enjoy playing in the
marimba band a lot and this is my
first year! Happy Holidays to you!
This is Keegan H., singing off.
January Calendar By: Kaitlyn C. & Sydney A. January 1 - Happy New Year!
January 4-
January 11- Mrs. Follett’s Birthday!
~ Knowledge Bowl 6pm - Grantham Gym
January 12- Mrs. Dolezal’s Birthday!
January 17- Mr. Call’s Birthday!
January 18- Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- NO SCHOOL!
January 19- Grinovations Bus Visits
January 20- Grinovations
January 29- GRR Assembly
1253 Poplar Street Clarkston, WA 99403 509-758-2503
Mr. Lee & Mrs. Layes
wants to remind all you kids to
remember to READ over the
holiday break! Really get into a book, use
your CIA stuff when your reading. Ask
yourself questions along the way. Just
enjoy reading and if you have trouble
reading, get with a friend/parent/sibling
and read together! Just have some fun
reading! Remember it can be the newspa-
per, magazine, a cereal box even… Just
have fun! See you in the new year!
Next Booster Meeting: January 11, 2016
Boosters E-mail:
We’re on the web!
http://ges.csdk12.org
Contact Rhonda Wells,
Parent Coordinator
Dani Layes, Advisor/Editor of Grizzly Kids News
