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The Truth About Black Cats By Chloe Choe

There are many myths about black cats that people believe in. Some people who lived in Medieval France and Spain considered a black cat as bad luck if one ever stood in their lane. The idea of black cats being a sign of bad luck in our country, was started by the Pilgrims of the Plymouth colony. The Pilgrims of the Plymouth colony did not trust anything associated with witches and sorcery. Sorcery also meant black cats. But some people who lived in British Islands thought the opposite. They thought that if a black cat occupied their house they would become rich.

After the frenzy against witches and sorcery had been done away with in the colonies, it only remains today as a legend for most people. It is now common to see black cat as decorations for Halloween because of its past history. This Halloween, try thinking about adopting a black cat from a animal shelter or rescue service. If so, an animal without a loving owner will be saved. Happy Halloween!

Dear 4th and 5th grades, your P.E. teachers, Mr. Sandoval and Mrs. Todd. They have some tips for you on tennis and football. Here are some tips from coach Sandoval: 1.You must learn how to pace. 2.You must learn how to breath correctly when you are running. 3.You must sustain pace for a long time while you a run 5.Work well with your team and try your best. Here are some tips from Mrs. Todd: 1. You must always be ready. 2.You must always watch. 3.You racket must be in level contact. 4.Always drink water between games if you can.

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Tips for P.E. By Anahit Sinanyan

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Takis and Hot Cheetos By:  Emily  Khachatoorians

Kids in the world love Hot Cheetos and Takis. Even some of the teachers like them too. Sometimes at lunch, you can eat them but don’t eat them by themselves. Maybe you can eat it with an apple, grilled cheese, bagels, pizza, or a burger. As someone wouldn’t eat them at school. Just make sure you don’t eat Takis that much because they cause you ulcers (ulcers are a sore, which means it’s an open, painful wound) and can cause cancer. Always be safe, not sorry.

If you want if you want an amazing book to read then you should read Princess Grace. It's about a little girl, Grace, who thinks, pink and perfect things are for princesses. She slowly learns that it's not just all about pink items. She also encounters another problem. Grace would like to bet Natalie in a contest on who is going to be crowned princess for the school parade. Grace is going to be dressing as an African princess. For Grace, her winning was a benefit for the whole class not just herself. In Natalie’s mind, she is the most perfect girl in the world and she better win at the contest. A reason for this is her dad always stated she is the most perfect child and is a princess. Another reason Natalie thinks she is a princess is her looks reflect how storybook princess are described.

Princess Grace By: Negar Rafe

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HALLOWEEN

by Emilie Shahvosian and Cora Kendrick

For example, on All Hallows’ Eve (shortened Halloween) English folk wandered house to house begging for food and money. Irish folk also had traditions, like carving strange faces into turnips, rutabagas, and potatoes. Both English and Irish dressed up at this time of year.

After a while Irish immigrants brought Halloween to America. Their practices became combined into American culture. Slowly Halloween became a holiday mostly for children, costumes, and trick-or-treating. A huge part of this evolution occurred because of the money that could be made off the holiday, according to scholar Regina Hansen. Halloween is now often considered an American holiday, because Halloween assumed its popular form in the United

States. However, as history shows, this holiday was once more than just costumes

and candy.

Have you ever wondered why Americans dress up and go trick-or-treating on Halloween? The Story of Halloween by Carol Greene gives an interesting history of this holiday. Halloween started over 2,000 years ago in Great Britain, Ireland and Northern France. People known as the Celts believed that they should thank the sun for their harvest. They did this by having a fire ceremony. The Celts also believed that ghosts would come out on Samhain (which means “summer’s end” and took place on October 31, the last day of their year) and that the bonfires would protect them. Later on, Christians told them about a different God. Slowly the Celts adopted the Christian religion. Because Christianity’s All Soul’s Day was at the same time as the pagan feast of Samhain, the two became All Hallows’ Eve. But the people in Great Britain still kept some of the older traditions.

JOKES OF THE MONTH

Q: What goes up but never comes down?

A: Your age!

Q: What can you catch but not throw?

A: A cold!

Q: Mary’s father has five daughters that are called Nana, Nene, Nini, Nono. What is the fifth daughter’s name? A: It is Mary!

Q: What type of key opens a banana? A: A monkey!

Q: What do you get when you cross a giant ape with a dance step? A: A King Konga

Q: How do you know when your cat has been on the Internet? A: When the mouse has teeth marks in it.

By Caroline Grigorian and Vivian Shahjanian

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Goals for this year By Anais Mardirosian

Finally! Awards are here! This year you can earn an award. Anyone will do, but if you don’t work hard, of course you won’t get one. Ms. Siegal and Ms. Worley noticed that there are no awards at Mark Keppel. They were right, except for the cougar pride assembly. So, they decided that they should have awards at Mark Keppel. Ms. Worley and Ms. Siegal thought of some really cool awards. First, they thought about what they liked to do, like playing party games! Therefor if your teacher notices that you are being helpful, kind, or you are helping each other out, then you might be able to play with the principles! So, their first idea was “play with the principles day!”

Their second idea is called “caught being good”. And what that means is all Keppel staff will have stickers with them. And so, if they catch you doing a good deed, they would give you a sticker! I mean like, who would not like a sticker for being good? I would like a sticker for being good!

Remember, all Keppel staff will have stickers with them, so wherever you are (depends if a teacher is there and if you're doing something good), you’ll get a sticker! Awesome right?

Okay, now we’re on there last idea. All teachers will be getting two of “YOU'RE A STAR AWARD!” You can get a star award by turning in your homework, being nice to a friend, or anything your teacher thinks is a good idea! If you do get one, your name will be announced on the loudspeaker. Okay, let’s just copy down the awards in our head, “play with the principals day,” “caught being good stickers,” and “YOUR A STAR AWARD.” You should try to get these awards but, if you don’t and you were doing what you're supposed to be doing, hey, at least you were doing what you're supposed to be doing. Oh, and you can’t pretend to be doing the right thing, no fooling the teachers around here!

Meet The New Teacher! By Anais Mardirosian

Ms. Consalvi is the teacher of the month! She is a new teacher here, so I think everyone should be pretty interested in what she is like. Ms. Consalvi is a fourth grade teacher at Mark Keppel. She is super funny, and makes us laugh! Her favorite color is purple. She loves watching football. Every teacher has a favorite subject, and Ms. Consalvi loves reading and loves teaching in the reading category. Ms. Consalvi has taught two types of grades, 4th grade and 5th grade. She started teaching in 2009. This is her seventh year teaching. She has one older sister. There are four

people in her family including her. Her favorite type of food is Italian. Ms. Consalvi’s favorite dessert is gelato, an Italian ice cream. Her favorite thing to do when she has some free time is that, she loves to hang out with her friends at the beach. Ms. Consalvi’s favorite place to go is Bora Bora. And what’s her favorite book? Now, I’m sure lots of people love this book, wait for it, wait for it - Ender’s Game! So it was pretty hard for Ms. Consalvi to decide her favorite singer but, I think you guys are going to like this one. Sara Bareilles! Awesome right? Next is her favorite holiday. It was a

tie between Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. Ms. Consalvi’s favorite movie is called Love Actually. Interesting, right? Her favorite type of flowers are orchids. Her birthday is on January 25th. This is one of the last sentences of this article - okay, here goes nothing! Ms. Consalvi is excited about teaching at Mark Keppel, and she likes it so far! Oh, and this is a motto that Ms. Consalvi created, and I would like to share it with everyone. Ms. Consalvi says “I Consalvi your problems.” Well that is it folks. You guys have heard about our new teacher,Ms. Consalvi!