Owl Outlook. Owl Talk- Tirza Alcala. Do You See Them Yet? The Invisible School Board by Erik for School Board Appreciation

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1 Owl Outlook Volume I, Issue 3 February 21, 2011 Do You See Them Yet? The Invisible School Board by Erik for School Board Appreciation The school board is a big part of the school. They re basically the main idea. They make up all the rules. Now, lots of kids probably don t even know where they are or even who. But they are there every day looking out for you Every single city has a school board. They are like the boat s deck or the computer s cord, You must have!! Now, there s one more thing. Are you ready? Are you set? Here it comes. Do you see them yet? NO, but they are there looking out for you! School Board Appreciation.. February is AISD Board of Trustees Appreciation month! Olsen Park is appreciating Dr. Jack Thompson! He has lived in Amarillo and participated in Amarillo events for at least 45 years! He s been in the board for at least 30 years! He was awarded the title of Master Trustee by the Texas Association of School Boards in 1997! He has several advanced decrees, and is retired from Pantex. He has 2 sons and a granddaughter. He s been married for 52 years. We owe him all our thanks. Three cheers for Dr. Thompson!!! By Adley Gray FEBRUARY FEATURES: WE ARE FEATURING FOUR 4TH GRADE WRITERS WHO WERE SELECTED BY HOME- ROOM! CONGRATULATIONS AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WRITING!! WE ALSO ARE HONORING OUR AISD SCHOOL BOARD FOR ALL THEIR WORK AND EFFORT TO MAKE AISD SCHOOLS THE BEST THAT THEY CAN BE!!! THANK YOU! Hoot Happenings In February/March 5TH TASCOSA CLUS- TER MUSIC CONCERT Feb 24 Owl Talk- Tirza Alcala 4TH GRADE WRITING Mar 1 It s February! Hope you had a great Valentine s Day! It is also the month we celebrate Abraham Lincoln s birthday and George Washington s birthday on Presidents Day. On February 24 th we have the 5 th grade Tascosa Cluster Music Concert at the Tascosa Activity Center at 7:00pm. No Bake Cookies Ingredients: 2 cups chocolate wafer crumbs ¼ cup chocolate chips ½ cup chocolate syrup ¼ cup chopped peanuts ¼ cup sweetened coconut flakes Preparation: 1.Combine wafer crumbs, chocolate chips and chocolate syrup with a wooden spoon. 2. Roll your combination into 1 inch balls. Place them on a large plate. 3. Put the peanuts on 1 small plate and the coconut flakes on the other. Roll the balls in both. ENJOY!! SPRING BREAK! 5TH GRADE MATH 5TH GRADE READING 3RD/4TH GRADE MATH 3RD/4TH READING Mar

2 Owl Outlook Snack Sale March 4th Come buy great snacks after school by the gym! Sponsored by 5th grade Outdoor Ed. Committee Amarillo College presents Bill Nye, The Science Guy Tuesday, March 8th 7:30 Civic Center Grand Plaza Tickets available at Amarillo College ******************* IMPORTANT CHANGE: SNOW MAKE-UP DAY WILL BE MONDAY, MAY 23RD!! ********************* Valentine s Day Taryn Galt. The holiday gets its name from Saint Valentine of Rome. He was a gentle priest who died more than a thousand years ago. This young priest named Valentine was put in prison in Rome hundreds of years ago because of his faith. Much later a feast was held to honor him on Feb. 14 th.the legend of Valentine says that this young priest wanted his family to know he was ok. The story says that a patch of flowers grew beyond his window. He picked some of the heart- shaped petals and wrote on them, Remember you, valentine and sent them off by a dove. No one knows for sure if this really happened or not, but it s a great story. Valentines Day has become about giving gifts, flowers, candy and cards to people we love and sweethearts. My favorite part of Valentine s Day is giving my valentines cards to my friends and family. Homework Abigail Zbinden Hi, I m doing an article about homework. Some of you groan when you hear that word, but some kids actually like it! I have been going around and asking learners and teachers what they think about homework and why they think it is important. One interesting comment that I heard quite a bit was, I like homework, but I just need it to be harder. It seems too easy to me. Here are some others, I enjoy math homework, but I want it to be easier. I like our reading log, and I don t want to change it I like homework; I just want it to be harder. I like homework, but I want more. I like homework I just want it to be harder. We don t get very much homework in my class. But I like the homework that we get. I really don t like homework, and I would like for us to not have to do it.. It is obvious that most of the Olsen learners like homework and would like it to be harder. But even if you don t like it, don t feed it to your dog! Page 2

3 Volume I, Issue 3 Crazy Mad Lib-Nancy I am a little and I live in a. I want to tell you a little about myself. I love to run and, (verb) and my favorite color is! (Adjective) I went to and got carried away and traveled much too far to. Then I went to, and I ate a delicious. Then I was sleepy so I went and slept in a.while I was waking up, another trudged up quietly and slowly behind me and fell over on my face. All of a sudden he, HAPPY (verb) VALENTINES DAY! Book Review Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink - Adley Gray This sweet younger children s book by Diane De Groat is about an opossum named Gilbert. His teacher told him to make a nice Valentine for each friend in his class. He finds it fun to do yet how can he write something nice about people who tweak his nose and make fun of his glasses? This can only mean trouble! For you older children, read Lost and Found by Andrew Clements. It s about twins, Ray and Jay. When the Jay goes to school and Ray stays home sick, he realizes that both of their information got put into one file! So they take turns going to school, thinking they ll still have fun it s only trouble! Don t forget to keep reading, it s good for your brain! Would You Rather Who would you rather meet a historical character such as Amelia Earhart, a present day celebrity such as Justin Bieber, a story book character such as Harry Potter, a superhero such as Batman, or a President such as Ronald Reagan? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly across in the Atlantic Ocean in an airplane. Was she afraid? What made her want to fly? Justin Bieber is a teen pop music star. He got famous off YouTube. Do you write your own songs? Where do you get ideas for songs? Batman flies and battles the evil villain Joker. How did he and Joker become enemies? Does he like pizza? Stephen Pulliam I would like to meet Harry Potter because he s the main character of my favorite book series in the world, and because I find him very interesting; yet I know very little about what he does. What is his favorite sport? I would like to ask him what he likes about being Harry Potter, what s his favorite food. I think Harry Potter would ask me, Why do kids sit in front of a screen all day with big controllers in their hands, staring, ever unblinking, at the flashing screen? Why don t you decide who you would like to meet, and write a paragraph about them and why you want to meet them. Send it to Mrs. Bowen, or put it in Mrs. Bowen s box, and we might put it in the news letter next month! Page 3

4 Kayden s jokes and games X R L Z F H E A R T V I D O C T I F I T Q P R R V A D L C I Z L A O D E F T E Q J Z C M F J Q J N H K F I A U M Z X I W S R Y N N R R G T X E O C T C I G D N I E E T I W M I E E R P J O C V P H V L D H A W B U Q P F A Y A M O C U T G L V B S D R I B E V O L Z P K R T C L G U L W I J A O A D N G G L Valentine s Day Jokes!!!!!!!!!!! 1.Why is Valentine s Day the best day to party? 2.What did the stamp say to the envelope? 3.What does the girl squirrel give to the boy squirrel? 4.What did the farmer give his wife on Valentines Day? 5.What did Frankenstein say to his girlfriend? 6.What did the chocolate syrup say to the ice cream? VALENTINE HEART CARD ARROW LOVE LOVEBIRDS ADMIRE ROMANTIC CUPID Answers1. Because you can party hearty. 2.I m stuck on you. 3.Forget-me-nuts.4. Hogs and kisses. 5.Will you be my Valentine? 6. I m sweet on you. Winter Wow by Cooper Newsome 4th grade writer My eyes pop open as I see the glistening world of white. I ran down the stairs and got the key to having fun in the snow a sled. I sprint outside and find the biggest hill in the neighborhood and climb quickly up to the very top. As I sit down on my sled a rush of fear and pride shoots through my veins. I push. My hair flies behind me and my mouth opens so wide a bear could mistake it for a cave. I feel like I am jello flying through the air off 1 st grader s lunch tray. Then it happened. A girl scream escapes my mouth. Not only am I petrified but now I am embarrassed too. I glance over to see what everybody is thinking. I hit a rock and flipped off my sled. I am sliding on my back and my hat slips over my eyes. I am blinded and I have no idea what was coming next. Splat! I am buried 2ft under snow but proud. At that point I realize I m not a girl. I m a man, a man who needs to change his pants.

5 Featured writer Jenna.. I step out of the limo. There are fans screaming my name. It s as if I m the sun and they re a field of flowers and are fighting to get a prick of me. In the building there are even more people. They are behind a long red velvet rope that holds them back. I swear, if I was a famous bug and they were a stampeding buffalo and they let that rope go I would go, well SQUISH!!! It s a long walk to backstage, but when I get there a lady is singing and she s almost done. The judges vote Yes! She made it! The audience goes wild! Next up on America s Got Talent, boomed a voice. I crinkled my music, I felt sweat appear on my forehead and trickle down my face and on my costume. I wipe it away with my hankie my mom gave me for good luck. I step onto the stage. The lights are piercing my eyes. I sit down at the piano and begin to play. After I m done all the judges vote Yes! The audience roars! JEN-NA! JEN-NA! JEN-NA! Then it slowly slips into reality. The faces fuzz and the shouting fades to my mom s voice. Jenna?! Jenna?! She asked shaking me. What? I asked drowsily. What happened to the music? I must have dosed off. I replied. She went back to the kitchen and I started playing Beethoven s 6 th on the piano, still keeping the constant chanting of the audience in my head, reminding me that someday I ll get there. Featured writer Alex.. What if there s no school? Aww man, do I really have to go to school I groaned getting out of bed. My mom turned around, gave me the skunk eye and told me What would it be like if we had no school? I went back to my dream about when I was 7. I walked through the leaves to school and thought why do I have to go to school? When I walked into school I vividly remember the smell of mash potatoes. I guessed that s what they were cooking in the cafeteria. I noticed the time, 7:57, I ran to class. I walked in and saw everybody sitting down, I took a seat. My teacher taught us how to use the computer like power points, typing things and the internet. I woke up and noticed that dream inspired me to go to school because computers reminded me of if we didn t have school how would we have computers or even simple thing like a Kleenex box because you have to know the perimeter and that involves math. We wouldn t have architectures because that involves adding the length and width which would be area. I now thought I guess the skunk eye works because now I am always going to school!

6 Thought for the Day by Olsen Park Learners Learning is a seed, your brain is a garden. So plant the seed and get a learning tree. Kai 4 th grade Feelings go around the world like learning goes around the world. Ezrie 1 st grade Live to learn and learn to live. Jenna 4 th grade Life is about the journey not the destination. Jenna 4 th grade You never stop eating like you never stop learning. Colton Kindergarten You never stop reading like you never stop learning. Colton Kindergarten Your heart never stops beeping like you never stop learning. Sarah Kindergarten Boats never stop rowing like people never stop learning. Matthew Kindergarten The planets never stop orbiting around the sun as you never stop learning. William Kindergarten You never stop drinking like you never stop learning. Rylee Kindergarten You never stop running like you never stop learning. Brody Kindergarten You never stop learning like wall bricks never stop sticking. Jera Kindergarten You never stop playing like you never stop learning. Kortlan Kindergarten You never stop coloring like you never stop learning. Rylee Kindergarten You never stop walking like you never stop learning. Javin Kindergarten The years never stop passing by just like you never stop learning. Bryce Kindergarten The weather never stops changing like you never stop learning. Alexi Kindergarten The world is forever spinning like time has no beginning. Jenna 4 th grade The planet never stops spinning like we never stop learning. Nathan 1 st grade When you believe, no one can stop you. When someone else believes, you can t stop them. Brinkley 4 th grade A sea horse never stops moving its fins like we never stop learning. Kayden 1 st grade If you say you can you probably can, if you say you can t you probably can. Nathan 1 st grade Learn. Reflect. Repeat. Gabby 5 th grade Sometimes you think you can t do it but never say you can t do it because you can try it. Shadin 2 nd grade If you stop thinking, you will stop learning. If you stop learning, you will stop thinking. So don t stop learning or thinking. Baron 3 rd grade You never stop changing like you never stop learning. Amiyah kindergarten

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