CAVALIER DAY took place on October

22nd, 2010. The whole school participated in

many fun events.

Cavalier Day is a battle between the students

in grades 1-12. The students are separated

into two teams, Steel and Garnet. All odd

numbered teams are Garnet and all even

numbered teams are Steel. Teams go head to

head in competitions that include the potato

sack race, pillowcase race, obstacle course,

water balloon toss, crazy hat race, basketball

shootout, and tug-of-war. In these games, the

teams compete for the right to claim the title

of champions. The competition was very

close, but in the end, Steel won it all. At the

end of the day every team member was given

ice-cream and we all lived happily ever after.

The Halloween Parade was a success as always. The

Lower School Students dressed in various costumes.

They included Ninjas, Nerds, Football Babies, Roller

Skaters, Clowns, and many others. Here are some

pictures below. Written by: Jordan Dawson, 5th Grade

Halloween Parade

Volume 1, Issue 1

Fall 2010

Girard College Lower School Fall 20

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Cavalier Day

I can’t believe the first marking period is over! It has been an exciting couple of months. We have enjoyed having sixth grade in the school and welcoming teachers from the Upper School to the Lower School – Ms. Carelock, Mr. Giorno, and Mr. Cordero. In addition to welcoming these teachers, we welcomed Mr. St. Cyr as our new Science/PE teacher. The Lower School has also been excited to have some new faces from Educa-tion Works with us – Mr. John, Ms. Shantair, and Ms. Taja. We will welcome two new team members in the coming month. In keeping with Girard’s Fit Campus, we have started a new snack program featuring fresh fruits and vegetables at least twice a week. As you will read in the following pages, the students have really enjoyed many academically stimulating events and they have also been able to just plain have fun. We are looking forward to even more academic challenges and fun in the coming months!

It was great to see the Upper School

students interacting with the Lower

School students.

Hopefully, in the future, other grades

will be involved.

If you want to see more pictures and

videos please look in the O drive.

The first and second graders went on a field trip to Merrymead Farm. It is loc a te d

i n th e he ar t o f Mon t g om er y C ou nt y . Th i s i s a fami ly own e d a n d

o pe ra t e d wo rk i n g d a i r y fa rm a n d far me rs ma rk e t . Merr ym e ad i s

o n e o f P en ns y lvan ia ’ s c e nt ur y fa rms a n d ha s be e n i n

t h e s am e fami l y fo r ov e r 10 0 y ea rs .

This year the 1st and 3rd graders

are being taught Spanish, every

other Wednesday, by Ms. Alvarez-

Spychalski and a group of Upper

School students. They have

learned how to say colors in Span-

ish. They learned a song, did col-

oring worksheets and worked

with little cardboards with the dif-

ferent colors. The colors pre-

sented were azul, anaranjado,

rojo, verde, violeta, rosa,

, .

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cold, and had a funny smell.

We learned that there was

barely any light in the mines

so the miners had to wear a

light on the top of their hel-

mets to see better. Also, if a

miner got trapped under the

coal, they had to wiggle their

fingers to show that they were

still alive so someone would

save them. They worked from

dusk to dawn and were paid

$0.30 or less an hour. After

coming up from the coal mine,

we took a tour in the museum.

We got to feel the different

types of coal and learn inter-

esting facts.

At the end of the day, we agreed that it was a very fun way to learn about the Penn-sylvania coal mines.

Written by: Tiyanna Williams, Samese Smith,

Mary Nguyen—6th Grade

On October 20th

, the 6th

grade

students went on a trip to the

Lackawanna Coal Mine. After

we arrived, we rode in a cart

half a mile underground into

the coal mine. Our tour guide,

Slats, was super funny. He

treated us like we were work-

ers in the coal mine. He

showed us all the different

jobs miners did in the mines.

Inside the mine it was dark,

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First Grade Spanish club

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First Grade—Damir Williams (14)

Second Grade— Ryheem Williams(24)

Third Grade—Kristina Nguyen (32)

Fourth Grade—Terry Nguyen (37)

Fifth Grade—Siniyah Chapman (35)

Sixth Grade—Teyah Stephens (40)

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After school activities

Winners: Typ ing Test

First Grade—Damir Williams (46)

Second Grade— Angelo Leon (344 points)

Third Grade— Kristina Nguyen (342 points)

Fourth Grade—N/A

Fifth Grade— Deassath Kouakou (1206 points)

Sixth Grade—Taylor Jackson (342 points)

V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Winners: F irst in Math

Students in grades 2—8

are participating in a

make a video contest to

win many prizes. The

video must show how

they will fight obesity in

children. This includes

eating healthy foods and

exercising.

The video must be two

minutes or less in dura-

tion. It can be an individ-

ual or group effort.

The first place prize is

$2,500 dollars.

Written by: Mary Nguyen and Sierra Walker, 6th Grade

R ece ss Rocks

work. When I am done with

my homework I

read books and

play board

games. Written by:

Hafizah Boyd, 5th Grade

Fitness: My after school activ-

ity is fitness. I picked fitness

because I want to stay fit and

healthy. Mr. Realer is our fit-

ness teacher. We do push ups,

sit ups, and stretches.

Written by: Taahir Bloodworth, 4th Grade

Soccer: In soc-cer we have to run many laps. We have to be aware of our surroundings so another player doesn’t take the ball from us. One trick we learned was the

Cheerleading:Cheerleading is

an after school program that

takes place in section. It is

scheduled on Mondays and

Wednesdays.

We have to be

flexible and

know how to

do a flip. We

do fun cheers

and have lots

of perform-

ances. Cheerleading is really

fun.

Written by: Khayla Bohenek, 5th Grade

Dance: Dance is another after

school activity. It is great exer-

cise because you

burn a lot of calories.

Written by: Kaylah Ortiz, 3rd

Grade

Dreamcamp: I go

there to do my home-

sneak dog. It is when you sneak up on someone and take the ball then kick it up field.

Written by: Zamir Levy, 6th Grade

Tennis: . Our in-structor is Mrs.Nicole. We play and race. We get candy and get prizes. We play monster tag and four under hand games. I love ten-nis and you should too. Written by: Jada Boykin, 5th Grade

Yoga: My favorite after school

activities is

yoga because

it helps you

relax and exer-

cise.

Written by: Mbornie

Conteh, 3rd Grade

Halloween is about candy!

Halloween is about cavities!

Halloween is about costumes!

Halloween is about fun!

Halloween is about scaring others!

Halloween isn’t only for kids,

It’s for adults too!

Halloween is about ghosts and monsters!

From the parade to the parties!

To the parties to the haunted house!

Halloween is about hayrides and apple cider!

You carve your pumpkin and watch for witches!

Halloween is for me and

It’s also for YOU!!!

Mary & Sierra, 6th Grade

Halloween is near, everyone cheer!

Halloween is fun, but makes everybody run.

Halloween you get candy

and can dress up like Billy & Mandy.

Halloween can get scary, and some people are hairy!

Halloween you bob for apples

and drink some Snapple.

Halloween you wear costumes

some may dress up as opossums.

Halloween people eat candy corn and babies are born.

Werewolves come out and everybody shouts.

Vampires aren’t bats they come and bring rats.

Ghosts are bright white and without light

there is a fright.

Zombies come from the dead

and scare the kids into their beds.

This is when Halloween becomes

the best time of the year.

For adults and for kids.

Everyone says HAPPY HALLOWEEN

-Rashae Benbow, 6th Grade

Moonlight Daequan Bullock, 5th Grade

The moon shines nice and bright

all I love is the moon light

When you see me really sad

the moonlight will make me glad

I sit all noon waiting for the moonlight

to shine nice and bright

My Teacher Ate My Homework

By Chivvhung Eng, 6th Grade

My teacher ate my homework, I know it’s odd but it’s true

First he sniffed it and took a bite.

He thought for a while as he chewed

Then he took a bigger bite and

Said “UUUMMM this is good”

Then he told me “You pass”

I guess that’s how they grade you

When you’re in 6th grade!

I Love Pumpkins Teyah Stephens, 6th Grade

Pumpkins, Orange

Pumpkins, Big or Small

Pumpkins, Short or tall

Pumpkins, Scary or sweet

Pumpkins, Smashed

Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins

Pumpkin, Pie

Pumpkin, Seeds

Pumpkin, Cake

Oh... Pumpkins

I love you so much!!

On October 18th, 2010, The U.S. Air Force Band And Choir came to Gi-

rard College to perform. It was really interesting and had great music!

The day after Julianna Arnold, Darrin Brooke, Emery and John Romano,

four clarinet players, came and played amazing songs for us at school.

Some songs that they performed were: A Walk to the Bunkhouse, Ma-

zurka in A flat, and other classical music. An Air Force choir member,

Shani Prewitt ,who has an amazing voice, sang a spiritual song and told

us to “ keep on dreaming”. Oh, let’s not forget Tabitha Haynes, who also

has a lead in the band and choir, she has taken this group to where they

are today. Let’s all give them a round of applause and a big thank you for

supporting and fighting for our safety in the United States Air Force!

Written by: Shirla Hector and Nazir Brown, 6th Grade

Terrapins are here!

The 7th grade team came to the Lower School Auditorium to teach about terrapins, a type of

turtle. The guest speakers told us that terrapins are an endangered

species and need our help to survive. Terrapins hatch their eggs far

away from the water. They hatch 19 eggs or more at a time. Baby

terrapins have to survive a lot of obstacles on their way back to the

water, which is why they are dying out. Some get hit by cars because

they are trying to get to the other side of the road where the water is

located. Many others get eaten by predators. Some of the terrapins

that do make it to the water get caught in crab nets and suffocate be-

fore getting free. Terrapins also like to bite each other’s heads off.

Also, they get killed by motorboats. The 7th graders will care for the

terrapins. They are no bigger than a quarter right now. In the spring

they will be able to survive in the estuary.

We have started Student News. An-

chored by Jennifer Nguyen, Aaliyah

Williams, and Samese Smith. They will

present current events and activities in

the Lower School. Their videos are al-

ready playing in www.Edmodo.com.

Log in and see what’s happening.

Written By: Jennifer Nguyen, Aaliyah Williams, Sa-mese Smith and Barra Lo, 6th Grade

G i r a r d C o l l e g e L o w e r

S c h o o l

Written By: Sean Poole, 5th Grade

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THANKS TO OUR STAFF!!!

Rashae Benbow Mbornie Conteh Mary Nguyen Tyressha Wilkerson

Taahir Bloodworth Jordan Dawson Jennifer Nguyen Tiyanna Williams

Kaylah Bohenek Chivvhung Eng Kaylah Ortiz Aaliyah Williams

Hafizah Boyd Shirla Hector Sean Poole

Jada Boykin Tamara Josey Samese Smith

Nazir Brown Zamir Levy Teyah Stephans

Daequan Bullock Barra Lo Sierra Walker