March 2013

Table of ContentsLocal News Pg. 2FYI Pg. 3A Kids Point of View Pgs. 4-9Sports Pg. 6Comic Strips Pg. 10

To help the children develop new interests and skills, the after school program has introduced a ‘Journalism Club’.

This month the children had their kick at the can. They where given the task of investigating and writing the articles for this month’s newsletter. There are a few different pieces that the children came up with by themselves. They worked hard and should be praised for their efforts. Next month we will have a new group of children show us what they

can do. They have a tough act to follow.

Thank you, Mr. Paul.

Other Important Dates to Remember

March Break – March 11 - 15, 2013

Daylight Savings – March 10, 2013

St. Patrick’s Day – March 17, 2013

Good Friday (Centre Closed) – March 29, 2013

Easter Sunday – March 31, 2013

Brought to you by The Journalism Club

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Grades 3, 4 & 5News

This month the 3, 4 and 5’s began three new clubs, Cooking, Drama and Journalism.

We saw the drama club doing 4 plays, the name’s are: Small Act of Kindness, One Step at a Time, Bad Company and Wolf, Wolf.

In the Cooking club they are making some tasty treats. On of their recipes was …

Noodle Winnies. You need: a knife, cutting

board, a pot, hot dogs, n o o d l e s ,

w a t e r , cheese and vegetables. If you want know how to make it ask someone from the cooking club.

In Journalism Club all the kids were busy writing articles for the newsletter. If you want to read any of then, we made this month’s newsletter, I hope you enjoy it.

This month’s winner for the teams will be announced March 4. Right know the standings are:

Lions 985 Eagles 1190

Dolphins 1145Bears 985

By: Francesca and Aidan W.

Grades 1 & 2 News

First off we would like to wish a happy birthday to Stefan,

whose birth day is on March 2.The themes of the month for

March are: Oceanography, sports, space and architecture. Also we do whatever the kids like. They are going to compare salt water to fresh water as a science experiment, fun!

We learned some interesting facts about the grade

1 & 2s’. We looked at the attendance and there are 32 kids in the 1& 2 program. We then took a survey of the group’s favorite colors. The most popular color was blue followed by red, purple and turquoise.

In February the 1& 2’s did lots of crafts about the year of the Snake. They made a snake for creative, where they made a spring out of paper for the body, googly eyes for the eyes and red paper for a snake like tong. On Valentines Day, they played freeze dance, painted and had loads of sugar!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The 1 & 2 teachers would like to remind parents to please bring extra shoes.

By Claire and Jasmine

Kindergarten News

We would like to start with the birthdays this month. First

comes Abby .T’s birthday on March 11 and Sloane on March 29. Happy b-day to them both. We learned some interesting facts

from the kindergarteners. First off their favorite snacks are pancakes, popcorn, pretzels and pizza. They all start with p. Now let’s talk about the kindergartens favorite games outside. They love to play games like playing in t h e sandbox, freeze tag and in winter sled races, snowmen, snow forts, adventure playground, riding cars and bikes and sometimes playing in the burns.During the end of January the

kindergartens enjoyed learning about the dinosaurs and how they used to live! Now let’s talk about special

occasions coming up. They are celebrating Valentines’ day with decorating cupcakes, dancing, listening to music and singing and having a Valentines party . Also the kindergartens favorite books are by Robert Munch they love it so much. In March the kindergartens and a local high school arts class are working together on an art project. We are very excited to see the end results of this creations.

By Ema & Madison

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F.Y.I. (For Your Information )

March Break

March Break is the week of March 11 - 15.

For march break, we are going to some great places. The first one is atrip to Legoland in Vaughan. Legoland is the first on in Ontario but

there is also one in Orlando and San Diego.But we are only going to the one in Ontario. If you want to drive there,

you should already know where Vaughan is. If you go on the website you can plan a visit, you can find out the events, the latest news, you can see the cost of the annual passes, special offers, and the ticket prices. You can find

out about the attractions, a school field trip, parties, other groups going and you can shop there.We are going to Stage West Hotel,

Stage West Hotel is in Mississauga near Regional Road 4 and Dixie road. when we are there we are watching a movie and eating at the same time.We are also going to Centennial

Park, centennial park is in centennial park road, close to Holly crest school and close to Rathburn. Centennial park is a park with a hill.

Letters to the editor or staff

If you have any comments or questions about the newsletter or

any other inquiry please feel free to contact us at:

rosethorne@bellnet.ca 416.239.8464

Thank you for your time.

Paul Gauchi: Editor n’ Chief

Fee Error

Please be aware that

an error occurred with February’s fee

schedule. February was a 4 week period and 5 weeks was withdrawn from your

account. As a result of our error, May’s payment will be withdrawn as a 4 week payment rather then 5 weeks. We apologize for any inconveniences.

Just A Reminder

For those of you that need or want to contact the after school

program you just have to call, text or leave a voice mail to the follow-ing numbers 416-209-4717 after 5:30. You can also call 416-239-4682

anytime but maybe not every day.

By Tyler K.

11MAR

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Hotel Transylvania

Genndy Tartakovsky is the director of Hotel Transylvania

and his own version of ‘Star Wars: Clone Wars’. This movie has an amazing cast who include: Adam Sandler as Dracula, Andy Samberg as Jonathan, Salena Gomez as Mavis and last but not least Kevin James as Frankenstein. In the movie, Dracula wants to

protect his daughter Mavis (Salena Gomez) from the humans. He builds a hotel for monsters only called Hotel Transylvania. Though Mavis wants to go into the world for her birthday so he decides to let her, but secretly he sets up a fake village with zombies acting as the humans. Just as he planed, she got so scared.

Mavis flew back home as hard as her little bat w i n g s c o u l d , c ry ing . W h e n she was back she cuddled with her dad and told him the story h o w a w f u l t h e humans

(zombies) are. He smiles.Then not long after the terror, a

human named Jonathan (Andy Samberg) found the castle. Dracula discuses him as Frankenstein’s right

Les MisérablesCharacters: Jean Valjean (Hugh

Jackman), Javert (Russell Crowe), Cosette (Amanda Seyfried), Marius (Eddie Redmayne), Madame Thénardier (Helena Bonham Carter), Monsieur Thénardier (Sacha Baron Cohen), Éponine (Samantha Barks) and Fantine (Anne Hathaway).

Setting: France (Montreuil-sur-Mer and Paris), 1815 – 1832

Les Misérables is about a Frenchman named Jean

Valjean who stole a loaf of bread. After nineteen years in prison he is released on parole by a prison guard named Javert. But, Valjean did not report to the parole officer so Javert swore to find Javert and bring him to justice. Nine years later, Valjean is the owner of a factory, the mayor of a city called Montreuil-sur-Mer and a wealthy man. When one of his workers dies, Valjean feels obliged to protect her child. And that is

hand cousin. That is when the fun begins. I Sofia personally liked this movie

because I found it very interesting and funny too! My fav part was when they tell us about the legend, it was very weird. I Dominique liked the movie too

and I liked the very same part as Sofia, who’s awesome just like me/Dominique. Ps. The movie got so popular that

Mc. Donald even started selling toys like the characters. By: Sofia & Dominique.

where the adventure begins…

I thought that this movie was excellent. I’ve heard that it is very alike to the stage production (I’d really like to see the stage production). When I heard that Les Misérables was originally a book, I guessed its author right away – Victor Hugo. I noticed his style of telling stories (at the end, almost everyone dies!). My favourite scene was when Madame Thénardier and Monsieur Thénardier do some smooth thieving. If you see the movie, you’ll see what I mean by smooth thieving. I would recommend this movie for ages ten and up because the movie includes vicious gunfights/violence and adult situations.I’d rate this movie 4 out of 5

because it was very exiting, but also very sad.By Luke B.

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The Mark of Athena

Written By: Rick Riordan

The Mark of Athena starts when the Argo II, the ship

that Leo made for the seven (Percy, Annabeth, Leo, Hazel, Frank, Piper, and Jason.) in the prophecy:

Wisdom’s daughter walks alone, The Mark of Athena burns

through Rome. Twins snuff out the angel’s breath, Who holds the key to endless death. Giants’ bane stands gold and pale, Won through pain from a woven jail.

In the beginning of the book the Argo lands in the Roman camp. Percy and Annabeth finally reunite after a long time because Hera (the

Eragon Written By: Christopher Paolini

One boy…. One dragon… A world of adventures…

Eragon a 15 year old farmer that finds a dragon egg (one of the last of its kind). He doesn’t know that it’s an egg; he thinks it’s a stone…. a blue stone. When his dragon hatches he names her Saphira and Eragon has to hide her. Eragon and Saphira go on an adventure to find the rebels of the empire. They need to rescue the princess of the elves so they can oppose the evil king and free Alagasia of his evil reign of terror! The story takes place in the Middle

goddess of marriage and the wife of Zeus) wiped his memory. Percy and his new friends had to go on a quest to regain it but that happened in The Son of Neptune.In this book the seven in the

prophecy have to close the doors

of death. Also, Annabeth has to go and find the statue of Athena, after it has been stolen by the Romans demigods from the ancient times.The mark of Athena is the third

book of the Heroes of Olympus. This is a good book and I would strongly recommend this book for Greek mythology lovers, but you should read the other books like Percy Jackson and The Olympians that come before The Mark of Athena. If you don’t then you will not get The Mark of Athena. I rate this book 10/10, but it has a huge cliffhanger (it’s when a book cuts off and gives a lot of suspense so you can’t wait for the next book). The House of Hades is next in line and it comes out Fall 2013. Can’t wait for The House of Hades to come out! By: Tara L.

royalty. This book has a lot of suspense but above all it’s a good book. There are four books, if you can’t

wait for them to come out you don’t have to. The last book came out on November 8th 2011, I really enjoyed this book, you people out there in the world who loves suspense, adventure, action, and fantasy then this book is for you! I would recommend this book because I love fantasy and mythology. I would rate it 9.5/10 because it’s a little long but it is a real time filler.

By: Tara L.Ages when there were still dragons, elves, evil kings, poor people and

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‘The one constant through all the years, has been baseball. North America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This game: it’s a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good and it could be again.’

Quote from Field of Dreams Terence Mann: (James Earl Jones)

Yes there is a special feeling in the air. The snow has melted,

the birds are chirping and baseball season is about to begin. The after school program will be

starting up our annual ‘Baseball & T-Ball House Leagues’, in addition to our regular program. Baseball is more than just catching,

throwing and hitting a ball. This is a sport like any other and it requires practice to develop the skills required to play the game. These skills will help the children in many

different areas. From increased gross motor skills, to patience and developing pride in ones own accomplishments. Training camp will begin the week

of April 8, 2013 for three weeks and the season will begin the first week of May and go until the end of the school year. A letter will be sent out to all parents after the March Break with more information and a month-by-month schedule. More over, this experience is meant

to be FUN, as well as educational for

Curling

Curling, the game of sweeping and sliding. Now curling is a

sport where the curler (player) tries to slide the curling stone across a sheet of ice into a four ringed circle called the “house”. The middle of the circle is called the “tea”. The person who slides the curling stone is called the “curler”. There are also 2 extra helpers that increase the accuracy of the curling stone by sweeping the ice. The curling stone is 17 to 20 kilograms of granite with a hard plastic handle. If you are wondering, there are different sized brushes just incase you needed a taller or shorter brush.Where the ice is brushed, it will get

warmer which reduces the friction for the curling stone to move faster. If you curled inaccurately, brushing will also help make the curling stone

move as close a possible to the tea.Curling is for ages 8 years and up,

but if the curling player is young you should make sure that they can skate. If they can’t skate, they might fall on the curling stone which will hurt. You can pay for lessons or even go to a public ice rink to learn how to skate. While you are there, you can teach them how to drop to there knees when he or she needs to when they slide the curling stone.There are also some tips & tricks

with curling which will give you an edge on your opponent. If you are curling the stone you should concentrate because if you are rushing you might slide the stone too far. When you rush you move quicker than normal. If you see the other team goofing around, it can give you an advantage. Also before you slide the curling stone think about how much power you should

put into the slide. If you overshoot the slide, you will just waste a shot that could possibly change the rest of the game.I think if everyone that has the

time and money should at least try curling. The gym teacher Mr. J even got someone to come and set up a small curling game for the kids to try it out. Maybe some of the kids in the school could be a professional curling player one day!

By: Aidan S.

all involved. To cover the costs of team t-shirts and medalions we are asking the children to bring in $15. Each child will wear their shirt for the games, which they will get to keep at the end of the season. Each player will recieve a medalion at the end of the season regardless of their standings.If you have any questions please

feel free to ask any teacher.

Thank You Mr. Paul Gauchi

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Dragon’s Den

Dragons Den is a T.V. show where entrepreneurs from all

over Canada come to talk to the Dragons.The dragons are not real dragons,

they are business people. They try to sell part of their company to the Dragons. Currently, the Dragons are named

Kevin, Jim, Arlene, Bruce and David. Kevin likes to criticize the entrepreneurs. He also likes to tell the other Dragons that they should not invest in a company. Arlene, on the other hand, says what she thinks in a kinder way. Jim has been there a long time and is normally the quietest. He invested in Boston Pizza. Bruce is one of the newer dragons. He has children and often speaks of them. David is the newest Dragon. He is also known as “The Wealthy Barber”. I do not have much to say about him because he is so new.One example of a successful

entrepreneur is a woman who came in with an idea to give kids a schedule of their day. Kevin loved the idea and invested in it. In a special edition showing companies after their visit to the den, the woman was so happy that she was crying. An example of

an unsuccessful entrepreneur is a man who wanted to start a country club. He asked for $200,000,000. His business was just an idea he had not started building anything. He needed the money

to build the country club. Obviously, the dragons turned him down. After all, he had asked the dragons for more money than anyone ever had asked for before and he didn’t even have a business started.If you want to start watching

Dragon’s Den, it is on CBC. The American version, called Shark’s Tank, is on CTV. I would recommend watching the special editions. They can be very interesting. Here are some fun special editions: the second chance edition is where entrepreneurs who have been in the den before. They were turned down and come back to try to get an investment again. There is also the special edition that is out of the den that I talked about earlier.Bye for now.

By Jack W.

Video GamesMinecraft

Minecraft is a game made out of pixilated cubes. You’re a

guy named Steve. You have to build and survive in survival mode. In hardcore mode you have to do the same thing in survival mode, but

when you would die that would be the only time. Their are three different dimensions

the Aether, the Nether and the End. The Aether is a dimension in the clouds, there are little buildings their. The End is a place were all the Enderman came from the End and the ender dragon lives there too. You have to beat the ender dragon to beat the game. The Nether is were zombie-pigmen or pigmen and the Ghasts are. There’s something called the Wither it’s a black skeleton with three heads and it explodes

stuff and it protects the Nether. You can fight the Wither for fun. There’s something called a Slime. Slimes are green blobs that jump around the area. Slimes can be smaller than a block or the size of a block and biggest size is 4 blocks high.Their are 5 tools in minecraft

there’s is a pickaxe for mining, and a shovel for digging, and a sword for combat, and a hoe for farming and an axe for cutting trees or wood. How to make an End portal is to put ender portals with an ender eye inside of each one. How to make an Aether portal is with glowstone. And how to make a Nether portal is with obsidian.I like minecraft because it’s fun.

I recommend everyone should to play it.

By Jack M.

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By Spencer L.

1. Where did you work before you came to rosethorn?Before I came to Rosethorn I

worked at another after school called Braeburn neiborhood boys and girl club. 2. How do you like rosethorn

so far? I really like Rosethorn so far3. What’s your favorite part of

this job? I like working with the kids a lot

there really fun 4. What do you do in your

spare time? In my spare time I like to ski or

swim

MY INTERVIEW WITH MS. LESLEY5. Do you have any pets?I have one hairless cat named

Hairless Potter6. What’s your favorite sport?There is to many sports I like

them all.7. What’s your favorite food?There is so many foods I love a

lot of them.8. Are you afraid of anything?I’ m afraid of bears.9. Do you have any talents?I might have a talent but how do

I know.10. What’s your favorite

colour?

My favorite color is blue.11. Do you have any hero’s?My hero is my mom. 12. What’s your favorite

movie? My favorite movie is Silence of

the Lambs. 13. If you won 1,000,000 dollar

what would you do with it? If I won 1,000,000 dollars I

would give some to friends and family and go on a big vacation.14. What’s your favorite

book? I like any critic book.

Ms. Susan

My name is Susan Mohammed and I am excited to be joining the Rosethorn Satellite Child Care Program. My

love for children and a strong passion for quality education, led me to pursue studies to become an Educator. It is my view that children are unique and have varying abilities to accomplish a sense of achievement within an environment that supports learning. I believe that children who participate in a sound, high quality education program within the early years of learning will develop self-confidence and lifelong learning skills. I will be directly involved in everyday routines of the school including, planning and implementing age appropriate activities for your children. It is my intention to assist your children in promoting their thinking and excite their imagination in their academic journey towards a lifetime of success.

Welcome

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I’ve Won the

Stanley Cup!

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By Paul Gauchi Feb. 2013

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