October 2012 Volume One Number 1

LCEC IS A PBIS SCHOOL! Ms. L. Ferguson, School Counselor

This year you will be hearing a lot about how LCEC is a Positive Behavior Intervention School (PBIS). LCEC is committed to implementing this 3-tier level program with integrity and fidelity. PBIS is a proven system that promotes positive behavior in our students, and over the next 3 to 5 years the program will be fully implemented. Our focus this year is to implement the facets of the first tier, the Universal Level, whereby we redefine our current systems on how we teach and re-teach expected behavior throughout the school, encourage appropriate behavior, discourage inappropriate behavior, and how we communicate with home, as well as involve the community. Our students are learning specific “DRAGON RULES” on how to be RESPONSIBLE, RESPECTFUL, and SAFE in ALL areas of the school to include classrooms, restrooms, hallways, cafetorium, playground, etc. So as you have probably gathered, this program does not only involve the LCEC staff and students, but it also involves parents and the community. Everyone has a part in making LCEC a successful PBIS school. Together, we can make it happen!

Welcome to the Dragon Times Newspaper!

This is the first edition of Dragon Times, the Lucas Crossing School Newspaper. In addition to the flyers and letters sent home throughout the school year, the Dragon Times Staff looks forward to providing you with the latest in school news, events, learning activities and much more on a monthly basis. Happy Reading!!!

Ms. Martin

September 1st Makenzyi Brown

Jakel Fletcher Jaron Mitchell Tyler Thomas

2nd Kavien Brew-Gillespie Anyah Hackney Italia Miller

3rd Jonathan King 5th Germontez Hemphill

Steven Johnson Gerelle Pickett Deondra Thomas

6th Taryah Burrell Stuart King Amia Lee Cynthia McGee Kevin McGee

8th Jamariah Hawkins Sierra Owens

9th Ariina-Rose White 10th Latouria Hood 11th Marquise Evans

Jamiah Mitchell 12th Shy-Anne Hughes

Errol Peyton 13th Zy’Khi Barnes

Stephon Clark

14th Maleah Bond Maliah Hayes Terrance Smith

15th Demonte Cook

16th Makyah Redden

Taylor Richards Nysland Wise

17th Ena McMiller

Elijah Reed Amiah Simpson

18th Mya Brown

La’Don Hughes

19th Tavion Lee 20th Arionna Stansbury

Treviona Williams

21st Tequirra Blanks 23rd Lihanna Groves

Daniel Lopez Pinacho Heaven Johnson-Quinn Kennaisha Winfield

24th Monquala Walker Makayla Woods

25th Abriah Martin

Sya Powell Zariah Taylor Deairra Walton

26th Jayla Morman Brynel Pirtle

27th Jalen Jackson Carlos Hernandez-Ruiz

28th Averionna Jordan Chase Massey Antwon Smith Tyler Williams

30th Aaliyah Allred

October 1st Devin Crisp

Aubryia Hutchinson Demetri Scott

2nd Tramell Mooney Jose Morales Courtney Triplett Zakiya-Amira Williams

3rd Jaxon Lay Janiya Stevenson

4th Warren Lawrence 5th Javion Scott 6th Courtney Hammonds

Jeremiah Howard

7th Alphonso Phillips Diamond Stevenson

8th Damesha Wesley 9th Nuri Broady

Mister Butler

10th Sadia Bauer Re’Niyah Hackney Tristian Lewis

11th Deanthony McJames

Briana Smiley 12th Earl Bickley

Dawan Lomax Dianna Townsend

13th Cozenna Appleby Dontay Stewart

14th Kayla Griffin-Lett Mia Scales

15th Ashanti Dalton

Antonio Jackson Terrence Williams

17th Reondez Martin

18th Keonian Walton 19th Talia Jones

Kevin Lee

20th Madyson Perks 21st Roy Foote 22nd Justin Coleman

De’Sia Jones Diamond Leak Laila Mason Jaiden McKinney Jenise Williams

23rd Anyjah Fox

Jainah Goldsby Keisha Hill Michael Johnson Michaela Johnson Riquel Peak Kenjaya Williams Traveon Williams

25th Christen Nettles 26th Demetria Scott 27th Rehanna Allen

Darrick Guthrie Aniah Johnson Ean McMiller Jayla Mullins

29th Jayla McConnell Love Rankin

30th Annaleisha Brantley Jalaysia Gibson Darrell Thomas

31st Alysea Hill Tuquan Love Lawton McKinnies

Dragon Times Newspaper Editor

Ms. Martin Lucas Crossing Administrative Team

Ms. S. Harvey, Principal

Ms. T. McConnell, Assistant Principal

Mr. D. Thomas, Assistant Principal

Dragon Bucks

are back!

Just a Reminder School Uniforms and Clear Book Bags are Mandatory in All Normandy Schools. All students are REQUIRED to wear school uniforms. The uniform consists of solid navy blue, black or khaki bottoms and white, navy or powder blue tops.

No-Bake Dragon Snacks

AWESOME ENERGY BARS

Source: recipegoldmine.com 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/4 cup margarine 1 bag miniature marshmallows 2 1/2 cups Cheerios 1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup peanuts 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions

1. Melt peanut butter, margarine and marshmallows over double boiler (or microwave).

2. Place cereals, raisins, peanuts in large bowl. Stir in peanut butter mixture and mix all together.

3. Press into a buttered 13 x 9-inch red pan.

4. Cool then cut into bars.

NO BAKE COOKIES allrecipes.com

2 cups white sugar 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup milk 3 tablespoons cocoa powder 3 cups quick cooking oats 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions 1. Mix together sugar, butter or margarine, and milk in a

saucepan. Bring to a boil and boil for one minute, stirring constantly.

2. Remove from heat and mix in cocoa, quick oatmeal and vanilla. Drop by spoonfuls on waxed paper. Yields 3 dozen.

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson, in St. Louis, Missouri on April 4, 1928. She is an author and

poet who has published six autobiographies, five books of essays, several books of poetry and appeared in over twenty movies. She has received dozens of awards and over thirty honorary doctorate degrees. Ms. Angelou is best known for her series of autobiographies, which focuses on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), tells of her life up to the age of seventeen, and brought her international recognition and acclaim. In 1993, Angelou recited her poem "On the Pulse of Morning" at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton, becoming the first poet to make an inaugural recitation since Robert Frost at John F. Kennedy's inauguration in 1961. In 1995, she was chosen to recite one of her poems at the Million Man March. Most recently, in 2009,

Angelou wrote a poem entitled "We Had Him" about Michael Jackson, which was read by Queen Latifah at his funeral.

Maya Angelou is good friends with television personality Oprah Winfrey. Oprah has organized several birthday celebrations for Ms. Angelou, including a week-long cruise for her 70th birthday in 1998. How old is Maya Angelou today?

Alec Burks was born July 20, 1991 in Grandview, Missouri. He is a professional basketball player who plays for the Utah Jazz. He attended Grandview High School, where he was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in the state of Missouri. His senior year he averaged 23.0 points per game, in addition to 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per game. He was also named the Kansas City Star and Metro Sports Player of the Year during his senior year. Alec played college basketball at the University of Colorado at Boulder, receiving many accolades including the Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Year Award. Burks was selected to play professional basketball by the Utah Jazz in the 2011 NBA Draft. He was the 12th overall pick. During his rookie year, The Jazz made the playoffs, but they were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round. In his first career playoff game, he scored 6 points. His free-throw percentage for the 2011-12 season was 0.727 (72.7%) but during the

playoffs it was 0.857 (85.7%). How do you write 0.857 in expanded form?

J. C. Penney was born James Cash Penney on September 16, 1875, on a farm in Caldwell County, near Hamilton, Missouri. He was the seventh of twelve children born to his parents. Jim’s father was a poor farmer and a Baptist minister. The Penney’s raised their large family to believe in self-reliance, self-discipline, honor, education and the Golden Rule (treat others how you want to be treated). J. C. Penney became a successful retail businessman when he founded the J. C. Penney Company, a nationwide chain of stores that sells a wide variety of products. The first store he opened, on April 14, 1902, was a one-room wooden building where he and his family lived in the attic above the store.

The Penney family believed in the Golden Rule. In what way is the Golden Rule similar to the Dragon Rules at Lucas Crossing Elementary Complex?

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Yummy!

Cheeseburger Book Report

Poetry

Class Gas By Kenn Nesbitt

The teacher passed out and fell right off her chair. My classmates are crying and gasping for air. The hamster is howling and hiding his head. The plants by the window are practically dead. There's gas in the class; it's completely my fault, and smells like a chemical weapons assault. So try to remember this lesson from me: Don't take off your shoes in class after P.E. A Bad Case of the Sneezes by Bruce Lansky

Last night I had the sneezes. I was really very ill. My mother called the doctor who prescribed a purple pill. At eight o'clock I went to bed. My mom turned out the light. I used up one whole box of Kleenex sneezing through the night. I sneezed my brains out in my bed. I didn't get much rest. So that's the reason, teacher, that I flunked the spelling test.

I Wrote an Awful Poem By Kenn Nesbitt I wrote an awful poem; it was bad in the extreme. I showed it to my sister and it made my sister scream. I gave it to my mother and she promptly flipped her lid. My father blew a gasket, and my baby brother hid. I brought my poem with me when I came to school today. My teacher nearly fainted and my friends all ran away. I never knew a poem could be such amazing fun, but that was such a blast, I think I'll write another one.

Get your Book Review featured in the November edition of Dragon Times Newspaper. Trace this cheeseburger onto notebook paper and fill it in with notes about the book you are reading. Turn your notes into a book report (paragraph form) and turn in your notes and paragraph to the Dragon Times Mailbox in the main office.

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poetry? Submit your

poem and we will

publish it in the Dragon

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Riddle Me This…

1. Why isn't your

nose twelve inches long?

2. Bobby throws a ball as hard as he

can. It comes back to him, even though nothing and nobody touches it. How?

3. What is the quickest way to

double your money?

4. What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?

October Word Search

Acorn

Apple

Autumn

Cider

Cobweb

Cold

Cool

Crisp

Deciduous

Fall

Feast

Football

Gourd

Halloween

Harvest

Hayride

Leaves

Maize

October

Pumpkin

Raincoat

Rake

Reap

Scarecrow

Season

Spider

Squash

Five Little Pumpkins Sitting On A Gate

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate,

The first one said,

"Oh my, it's getting late."

The second one said,

"But we don't care."

The third one said,

"I see witches in the air."

The fourth one said,

"Let's run, and run, and run."

The fifth one said,

"Get ready for some fun."

Then whoosh went the wind,

and out went the lights,

And five little pumpkins rolled out of sight! Read more at www.theholidayspot.com/halloween

S i g n i f i c a n t E v e n t s & P e o p l e i n A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n H i s t o r y

October 1, 1940 - Charles Drew named supervisor of the "Plasma for Great Britain" project.

October 2, 1986 - President Ronald Reagan appoints Edward J. Perkins ambassador to South Africa.

October 3, 1956 - Nat King Cole becomes first Black performer to host his own TV show.

October 4, 1864 - First Black daily newspaper, The New Orleans Tribune, founded.

October 5, 1872 - Booker T. Washington enters Hampton Institute in Virginia.

October 6, 1917 - Political activist Fannie Lou Hamer was born.

October 7, 1934 - Playwright-poet Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones), author of Blues People: Negro Music in White America and The Motion of History, was born.

October 8, 1941 - Rev. Jesse Jackson born in Greenville, South Carolina.

October 9, 1888 - O. B. Clare patents the rail trestle.

October 10, 1899 - Isaac R. Johnson patents the bicycle frame.

October 11, 1887 - Granville T. Woods patents the telephone system and apparatus. October 12, 1904 - Physician, author, educator W. Montague Cobb was born.

October 13, 1579 - Martin de Porres, the first Black saint in the Roman Catholic Church, was born. Garret A. Morgan patents the gas mask.

October 14, 1964 - At age 35, Martin Luther King, Jr. becomes youngest man ever to win Nobel Peace Prize.

October 15, 1991 - Clarence Thomas confirmed as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, the second African-American to serve on the court.

October 16, 1995 - Million Man March held in Washington, D.C.

October 17, 1888 - Capital Savings Bank of Washington, D.C., first bank for blacks, organized.

October 18, 1948 - Playwright Ntozake Shange, author of “For Colored Girls…” was born.

October 19, 1943 - Paul Robeson opens in Othello at the Shubert Theater in New York City. The show runs for 296 consecutive performances.

October 20, 1898 - The first African-American-owned insurance company, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, founded.

October 21, 1917 - Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, pioneer of "bebop" jazz, was born.

October 22, 1953 - Clarence S. Green becomes first African-American certified in neurological surgery.

October 23, 1947 - The NAACP petitions the United States on racial conditions in the U.S.

October 24, 1980 - U.S. District Judge Patrick Higginbotham rules that Republic National is guilty of discrimination against African-Americans and women.

October 25, 1992 - Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston becomes first African-American to manage a team to the World Series.

October 26, 1911 - Mahalia Jackson, gospel singer, was born.

October 27, 1954 - Benjamin O. Davis Jr. becomes first African-American general in U.S. Air Force.

October 28, 1981 - Edward M. McIntyre elected first African-American mayor of Augusta, Georgia.

October 29, 1949 - Alonzo G. Moron becomes first African-American president of Hampton Institute, Virginia.

October 30, 1979 - Richard Arrington elected first African-American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.

October 31, 1896 - Actress, singer Ethel Waters was born.

www.camden.k12.nj.us/S/ECMS/Black%20History%20-%20October%20Page.htm

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What happens to the leaves of a deciduous tree in autumn?

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