MK News-Press

February 2015

This Month’s Theme: February Fun

In this issue: A Healthy Heart

Written by Eric

Abraham Lincoln

written by Cora

Friendship of the Month

written by Anais

February Fun Craft

written by Vivian

Jokes and Riddles

Atom Shahoian

February Poem

written by Cora

Person of the month

written by Anais

Teacher of the month

written by Anahit

February Fun Fashion

written by Luiza

February Facts - Sharks

written by Sean

School and Local Events

Mrs. Lori Sinanyan

MK News-Press editor

Anahit

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How To Keep Your Heart Healthy Written by Eric You need to eat healthy food. For example, fruit and water are good things for your heart. You need exercise, such as jump rope. You should watch your weight. Do not smoke at all. Do not drink alcohol. Make sure to not eat off the ground. Do not eat junk food. Do not drink coke. Do not have food that is bad for you to eat. Do not take drugs. Do not touch the ground and then lick your fingers. If you follow these things your heart will be healthy.

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Abraham Lincoln Written by Cora

Abraham Lincoln is one of the presidents we remember on Presidents’ Day. He was the 16th President of the United States. Lincoln is best known for having been the president who freed slaves and stopped slavery, but he did many other amazing things. He served as president during one of the worst wars in American history: the Civil War. After the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania (a turning point about halfway through the war), Abraham Lincoln gave a speech that lasted less than three minutes and used only 272 words, but its meaning was very powerful. The most important five words he used were “ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL.’’ This all started when Abraham Lincoln was a kid who stood up for fairness. As he was growing up, he saw a group of slaves chained up in a boat on the Ohio River. That memory would haunt him until he actually could do something about it by freeing the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863. All of Lincoln’s accomplishments are even more amazing because he taught himself by being a big reader. If you want more information, you can read a book about Abraham Lincoln. I enjoyed reading a book called I am Abraham Lincoln by Brad Meltzer.

Friendship of the Month Ethan and Aleek

Written by Anais Ethan and Aleek’s favorite color is blue. Both of their favorite foods are spaghetti. Their favorite dessert is ice cream. Ethan’s favorite place is San Diego and Aleek’s favorite place is the beach. Aleek has a sibling named Julia who is 16 years old. Ethan has a sibling named Jayden who is 7 years old. Their most favorite subject is science. Both of them are in Ms. Camelio’s 5th grade class. Their hobby is tech team. Aleek’s favorite movie is Despicable Me 2 and Ethan’s favorite movie is Big Hero 6. Now you might wonder how Ethan and Aleek became friends. Well this is how it started… Ethan’s good friend, Angelo, moved to Hawaii last month. Aleek transferred from our school from Balboa. Ethan was sad that his best friend had to move, but he was able to make another friend. That is the friendship of the month.

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Valentine’s Day A Valentine’s acrostic poem

by Cora

V alerie A dmires L etters and E nvelopes N icely T rimmed I n N eat hE arts

February Fun Craft Two Hedgehog Shaped Patterns With Legs written by Vivian

I am going to explain to you how to make a fluffy buddy.

Here are the instructions: 1-Get a thin piece of cardboard. Cut out four rectangles about a half inch long. Two pieces of cardboard will be the front leg, the other two will be the back legs. 2- Glue those two parts together, but leave the half inch legs on both sides unglued. 3-Fold the four legs facing out. Cut two straight thin pieces of cardboard, put the two hedgehog patterns facing out. Stick them together and they become two parts. Then put the straight thin layer under the two bottom patterns you cut out. 4-Take a lot of brown pipe cleaners and cut them short pieces (to about 3 inches long each). If you can’t poke through the cardboard with the pipe cleaners, you can use an object to poke holes in the cardboard for the body, but leave some blank space near the face. Stick the pipe cleaners through the holes and cover the whole body of the hedgehog (see the picture example). 5-In the blank space, color a nose with a black marker, a mouth with red marker, and put googly eyes one on each side. 6-Enjoy playing with your new fluffy buddy.

1 What basketball team loves music?

2 What kind of puppy lives in the sea?

3 When lighting strikes an orchestra who gets shocked first?

4 What is a dinosaurs favorite basketball team?

Jokes & Riddles Written by Atom

Answers

1. Utah jazz

2. A shark puppy

3. The conductor

4. The raptors

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Teacher of the Month FLAG Korean Teacher

Miss Hwang Written by Anahit

Person of the Month

Christy Orujyan Written by Anais

The person of the month is Christy Orujyan. Her favorite holiday is Christmas. Christy’s favorite color is light blue. Christy is Armenian. Her favorite dessert are cupcakes. Her best friend’s name is Adele Gharibian. Her favorite kind of sport is soccer. Her favorite month is March. She loves cute little dogs. Christy is in Ms. Manukyan’s 1st grade class. Her favorite hobby is dancing. Her most favorite movie is ‘Big Hero 6.’ She is six years old and has a big brother that is nine years old. He is in 4th grade and his name is Alex. Her

favorite subject is math. Last but not least, her favorite place to go in the summer is Palm Springs. She is the person of the month.

Q. What is your favorite color?

A. Red

Q. How many years have you been teaching? A. 7 years

Q. Why did you become a teacher?

A. I love working with children, and I believe that my love for visual and performing arts would be valuable tools in effective teaching.

Q. What are some of your hobbies?

A. I love playing the piano, singing, dancing, and drawing.

Q. What is your favorite food? A. Thai food!!!

Q. What is your favorite place?

A. I love any place that provides nature (mountains, beach…)

Q. Have you ever taught of another grade besides 5th grade? A. I have taught all grades from K to 5!

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February Fashion Fun Written by Luiza

It’s February and it is time for some passion for fashion! This month you can wear hearts in any color because this month we celebrate Valentine’s Day! Most people wear T-shirts with cupids on it. Others just wear white shirts with hearts on them. My favorite one is hearts around the whole shirt. February is the month which has only 28 or 29 days so, you have to be quick at getting dressed. Time is running out! February also is the last month of winter. Unlike, Southern California, where it is very most days, Northeastern USA is

VERY cold in Winter. For people in the Northeast, I will say, “Wear very warm clothes, so you don’t get a cold.” That’s the fashion scoop for the month of February.

SHARKS written by Sean

Sharks are amazing creatures. Many people are afraid of sharks but really there is nothing to be afraid of. There are 100,000,000 sharks killed each year and 70 shark attacks each year. There are 350 kinds of sharks, 25 of them are predatory including Bull, Blue, Mako and the Great White Shark.

Great White Great White shark is the most feared predatory shark on earth, but it still has enemies like the 30 foot long Killer Whale which normally attacks small Great White Sharks. A Great White Shark can eat 7 whole tuna in one day. If they feed on a sea lion, the Great White Shark can last a month or two without eating another big meal. An adult Great White can grow to 22 feet long. Baby Great whites are known as pups when they are born and measure 5 feet long at birth.

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Keppel Book Fair Week: Feb 23 - 27, Keppel with Family Reading Night on Feb 26, 5 - 6 pm Keppel Free Dress Day: Feb 27 Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration: Feb 28, 12 - 4 pm, Glendale Galleria, Bloomingdale’s Wing, Level 1 Montrose Harvest Market: Mar 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 9 am - 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (every Sunday) Central Library Play Day: Mar 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 10 am - 12 pm; Central Library Kids Room (every Monday) Keppel 5th Grade Comm Mtg: Mar 2, 9 6:30 pm Americana Kids Club: Mar 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 11 am - 1 pm, Americana (every Tuesday) Americana Kids Yoga: Mar 4, 11, 18, 25, 11 - 11:45 am, Americana (every Wednesday) Keppel PTA Association Mtg: Mar 4, 6:30 - 7:30 pm Keppel Minimum Day: Mar 6, school ends early Camp Hollywoodland: Mar 6 - 8, Mother Daughter 2015 camp weekend, Griffith Park Celebrate Dance 2015: Mar 7, 8 pm - 11 pm, Alex Theatre Glendale Youth Orchestra: Mar 8, 7 - 10 pm, Alex Theatre Keppel Art Works Displayed: Mar 9 - April 3, Glendale Unified District Office, 223 N. Jackson St., Glendale (ongoing) Keppel Dining Out Night: Mar 11, Habit, 103 E. Alameda Ave., Burbank Keppel Cougar Pride Assembly: Mar 13, 8 am, Hoover Auditorium Artsakh Chamber Orchestra: Mar 13, 8 pm - 11 pm, Alex Theatre Central Library Book Sale: Mar 14, 9 am - 12 pm; Central Library (1x per month) Chevy Chase Lego Club: Mar 14, 3 pm - 4 pm, Chevy Chase Library (1x per month) LA Chamber Orchestra: Mar 14, 8 - 11 pm, Alex Theatre Glendale Arts Story Time: Mar 14, 28, 10:30 am, Bloomingdale’s Wing (bi-weekly for kids <10) Life 100 Art Exhibit: Mar 15 - April 30, Brand Library, 1601 W. Mountain (ongoing) Keppel Spring Break: Mar 16 (Mon.) - Mar 23 (Mon.)

(more ideas at http://redtri.com/los-angeles/100-things-to-do-los-angeles-kids) Camp Dino: Mar 20 - 21, Natural History Museum sleepover night for boys and girls Camp Hollywoodland: Mar 20 - 22, Girl Getaways 2015 camp weekend, Griffith Park Boys Camp: Mar 20 - 22, Pirate Adventure Mother/Son camp weekend, Griffith Park LA Ballet Sleeping Beauty: Mar 21, 7:30 - 10:30 pm, Alex Theatre Keppel Free Dress Day: Mar 27 Keppel Founders Day Dinner: Mar 27, 7 pm - 2 am, Brandview Collection Jelly Belly Art Experience: Mar 28 - 29, 10 am - 4 pm, LA Zoo Keppel Teacher Treats Week: Mar 30 - April 3 (ongoing) MKS Apex Fun Run: Mar 30 - April 10 (at Keppel during recess and lunch) (ongoing) Keppel Spring Photos: April 1 Americana Kids Yoga: April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 11 - 11:45 am, Americana (every Wednesday) Keppel Dining Out Night: April 2 TBD Keppel 5th Grade Colonial Day: April 3, TBD Camp Dino: April 3 - 4, Natural History Museum sleepover night for boys and girls Montrose Harvest Market: April 5, 12, 19, 26, 9 am - 2 pm, 2300 block of Honolulu Ave (every Sunday) Central Library Play Day: April 6, 13, 20, 27, 10 am - 12 pm; Central Library Kids Room (every Monday) Keppel 5th Grade Comm Mtg: April 6, 13, 6:30 pm Americana Kids Club: April 7, 14, 21, 28, 11 am - 1 pm, Americana (every Tuesday) Move It or Lose It by Ignite Dance: April 10, 7 - 10 pm, Alex Theatre Central Library Book Sale: April 11, 9 am - 12 pm, Central Library (1x per month) Symposium re Arm. Genocide Centenary: April 11, Brand Library, 1601 W. Mountain (ongoing) Chevy Chase Lego Club: April 11, 3 - 4 pm, Chevy Chase Library (1x per month) Arturo Sandoval Big Band Concert: April 11, 8 - 11 pm, Alex Theatre Glendale Arts Story Time: April 11, 25, 10:30 am, Bloomingdale’s Wing (bi-weekly for kids <10) Keppel Block Party: April 18, 11 am LA Chamber Orchestra Presents Mozart: April 18, 8 -11 pm, Alex Theatre Toll Middle School Open House: April 23 Armenian Genocide Student Holiday: April 24 Camp Butterfly: April 24 - 25, Natural History Museum sleepover night for girls only Boys Camp: April 24 - 26, Griffo’s Guinness World Records Boys Break Weekend, Griffith Park Keppel Spring Orchestra: April 30, 5 pm Sources: http://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/library-arts-culture/calendar http://www.markkeppelelementary.org/apps/events/ http://www.downtownglendale.com/events http://shopmontrose.com/upcoming-events/ http://americanaatbrand.com/calendar.php http://www.nhm.org/site/activities-programs/overnight-adventures http://www.lazoo.org/events/ http://www.laparks.org/dos/camps/camps.htm

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MK News-Press February 2015 Volume I, Issue 5

Mark Keppel Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School Third Grade Authors

Vivian Shahjanian

Cora Kendrick

Eric Davoudian

Atom Shahoian

Anais Mardirosian

Anahit Sinanyan

Luiza Galayan

Sean Fox

A special thanks to Lori Sinanyan for editing the MK News-Press.

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