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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

CHRISTMAS 2

CANDYLAND 3

INVENTIONS 4

FOLSOM HILLS STAFF 5

SPORTS 6

JOKES BY ALYSSA F

Volume 1 Issue 3 December 18,2013 Advisor: Mrs. Plummer

San Francisco's many banks. Luckily Bat-Kid heard about the robbery before the money and robber disappeared. Driving to the scene with Bat-man and police right behind them they grabbed the rob-ber and locked him up. Thanks to Batman and Bat-Kid San Francisco is now

safe from danger.

The city of San Francisco was under at-tack! Two of Batman's worst enemies came to San Francisco, or actually Gotham City, which was transformed by residents. The police Chief Greg couldn’t handle the prob-lem so he had to call Bat-man and Bat-Kid! Miles Scott was diagnosed with leukemia at 18 months. When the Make-A-Wish Foundation asked him

what his one wish would be he quickly replied – to be Bat-Kid! The kind people of San Francisco decided to grant his wish. Bat-Kid es-corted by Batman, Eric Johnston, drove around in the Bat mobile (a black Lamborghini with a Batman decal).Bat- Kid saved a woman who got tied to the cable car tracks with a handkerchief tied around her mouth. A bank robbery almost took place in one of

MEET THE STAFF

Hi! My name is Amanda M. and I am in Mrs. Plummer’s awesome fourth grade class! I am 9 years old and was born in Arlington Heights, Illinois. I have an older brother named An-drew. In my spare time I like to dance (ballet and

jazz) and play softball. My favorite color is turquoise. I love to play with my two cats named Misty and Ti-ger. I like to color and write. My favorite subjects are math and science. I am really excited to be writing

for you!

My name is Alyssa F and I play basketball. I am usu-ally the center and I have played for three years. I’m in 5th grade and Mrs.Calivillo is my teacher. I love to read, write, and draw. I want to be an artist

when I grow up.

Folsom Fox News SAN FRANCISCO GOES GOTHIC

By Olivia M.

THE DISASTER IN THE PHILLIPINES By Haley D.

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Have you heard what happened in the Philippines? They had a TYPHOON! It killed about 5,600 people. It wrecked most of the houses, also water and debris is every-where. It was really bad because the Philip-pines are a series of islands, so the water did most of the damage. The good thing is that they aren’t going to live like that forever. People from all over the world are sending in supplies and money to help people who live there. You too can donate by going to a web-

site called World Vision International. Photo courtesy of Publicradio.org

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don’t stop reading there is lots more to see. Hello! I am Grant O. I am in the fourth grade Spanish pro-gram and I can’t wait to start writing for the school news-paper. I have a little sister named Anna, who is in sec-ond grade, as well as a dog

named Posey. I love to play video games, read, play sports, and play with friends. I have been going to Folsom Hills Elementary school since kindergarten. When I grow up I want to be someone who writes books.

MEET THE STAFF CONTINUED

Lights are open December 18-23 from 5-8 p.m. at the Folsom Zoo. On Sutter Street there’s the Christmas tree lighting, Friday on Christmas Eve. Mayor Steve Miklos will light the tree. The tree is in the middle of the skating rink. The event starts at

6 p.m. and you can leave whenever you want to. On the 18-21st, horse drawn carriage rides are from 5-8 p.m. on Fri-day nights. Another option is 6-9p.m. on Saturday nights. It costs $5 per person at Eldorado Hills Town Center. Enjoy

the events!

CHRISTMAS FUN By Leah

There are so many fun Christmas events! The Zoo’s Holiday

WHAT’S THE STORY BEHIND THE CHRISTMAS STOCKING? By Amanda M.

Hi, my name is Leah and I’m in fifth grade. I’m in Mrs. Calvillo’s class. My favorite sport is soccer. I love playing with my dog, Millie, and doing flips on my trampoline. In the summer, I like swimming with my friends and fam-

ily. My favorite subject

Hi reader I’m Ashlyn O. and I am in 5th grade. I am in Mrs. Windham’s, and just finished cheering for the Eagles. In my free time I like to make bracelets. You have probably seen me in the talent show dancing. That’s all I have to say now but

Why do we hang stockings at Christmastime? Let’s find out. Once there lived a kind man and his three beautiful daughters. After losing all their money, he and his three daughters had to move to a peasant’s cottage. The daughters had to do their own cooking, sewing, and clean-ing. He had no money for them to get mar-ried. One night the girls hung their stock-ings over the fireplace to dry. That same night, Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus), stopped by the man’s house. He saw

through the window that the family had gone to bed, and he noticed the girls’ stockings. Saint Nicholas knew of the family’s money problems and was inspired. He took 3 little gold sacks from his pouch and threw them one by one down the chimney and they landed in the girls’ stock-ings. The following morning when the 3 girls woke up, they found enough gold for them to get married. The man was happy to see his

daughters marry and he lived a long,

happy life.

TOFFEE TIME By Ashlyn O.

It’s Christmas time and everyone has their favorite sweets. Something I look forward to is my Mom’s Christ-mas Toffee. A quick and easy treat to have on hand, give to neighbors, or as a hostess gift for that last minute party. Here is the recipe; ½ lb. butter 1 c. sugar Saltine crackers

1 pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips Sliced almonds (or other chopped nut) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard cookie sheet (approximately 11x16, with a rim). Spray sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Lay out Saltines on the cookie sheet, covering it completely. In a saucepan, melt butter, add

sugar and stir until frothy. Pour mixture over crackers. Bake 8 minutes, Remove and distribute chocolate chips evenly on top. Return to warm oven for 1-2 minutes. Remove and spread melted chips with a spatula. Sprinkle with nuts on top and refrigerate. When chilled, break apart into serving “bark like” pieces. Enjoy!!!

What Christmas Carole is a favorite of

parents? Silent Night!

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play second base. Art is one of my favorite sub-jects in and out of school. Right now I am working on rubber band bracelets. I have a hamster named Pumpkin. For 5 almost 6 years my friends and I have been in the talent show to dance. I have a

in school is writing because it’s fun making up stories. When my older brothers get home from school I like to fight them and squirt them

with a squirt bottle.

My name is Olivia M. and I am ten years old. I love softball and I usually

little sister who is in second grade. I am very friendly and athletic. Music is one of my favorite things. I am not very good at singing, but I love it anyway. Folsom Hills is awe-

some!

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tree and put them outside, although some people put them in their house. The British way is similar, but you would put little cakes and candy on the tree. Candles are a fire hazard, so we put little

colored lights up instead.

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS By: Nikki W.

Have you ever wondered why we set up Christmas lights? Christmas light are normally set up for Christmas. People started putting up candles before lights were in-vented. Around the 20th century, they started to put up wires with electric lights on them. Now we can also detached the lights from the

What do you get if you cross Santa with a detective? Santa Clues!

CANDYLAND By Grace Z.

Why does Santa

have a garden? Because he likes to hoe, hoe, hoe!

Do you remember going to a winter candy land? That’s because it was just a few days ago. It had fun games, stores, and even Clif-ford the Big Red Dog! It was a big success, due to many volunteers including more than fifty student volunteers. Everybody that I asked loved the breakfast. The favorite place was the Cakewalk and there were enough deserts to last until 11:00! Eight out of ten people that I asked won at the Cakewalk! If people there weren’t winning, they were buying. The book fair sold a lot of books. One that seemed

to be popular was the new Wimpy Kid “Hard Luck”. This reporter had a lot of fun at Candyland. That’s all I have to say! But, if you want news our paper has it!

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The book Wonder is an AMAZ-ING book about a young kid who has a facial disorder. When August (also known as Wonder) goes to school every one makes a weird face and laughs. Since August has never been in a real school (except for his older sister Via’s school) he is not ready to go to a school. August has had friends before, but they were used to him. Since they moved away, August has been invited to a small

amount of parties. The book Wonder is

the BEST book in the world!

BEST MOVIE EVER!!! WONDER, THE BEST BOOK EVER! By Haley D By Olivia M .

I know this is not normal to be up a girl’s ally, but I really like Turbo. Turbo is about a snail who has al-ways wanted to race but he is a snail … I mean how fast can a snail be? He practiced and practiced he just was not fast enough. Until one day the incident happened. Don’t you think that would be an awesome family movie? Go grab that popcorn and I’ll get the 3-D glasses … We are going to a movie!

TWO AMAZING INVENTIONS MADE UP BY KIDS! By Grant O.

Did you know that some of the world’s greatest inventions were created by kids? The trampoline was invented by 16-year-old George Nissen. He got the idea after seeing trapeze artists fall into the safety net below and thought it would be more fun if they could keep bouncing around. When he first made the trampoline he called it the “bouncing ring”. Even in col-lege he was still perfecting it. He got the name “trampoline” by adding an “e” at the end to the Spanish word for diving board.The Popsicle was invented by 11-year-old Frank Epperson. He made it by using mixed soda water powder and water all in a cup along with the stirring stick. After

that cold winter night the mixture became solid. That was the world’s first Popsicle. The Popsicle was made in 1905 and he didn’t use idea until 1922 at a fireman’s ball. There he gave out the treat. It was originally called the “Eppsicle” and it got changed to “Popsicle” after Epperson’s kids called it the “Popsicle”. Three years later, 60 million Popsicles were sold. Now we know who invented, what they invented, and why they invented the tram-poline and Popsicle. This just goes to show no matter how old you are you can make anything.

George Nissen, a father of the trampo-line, went airborne at the top of a pyra-mid in Egypt in 1977. Photo courtesy of NY

Times

What kind of bird can write? A pen-guin!

On December 10, 2013 the 4th graders went to Coloma to dis-cover gold! If you found gold you would yell EURKA! When you go gold mining you need a pan, water, and sand with little rocks. All of the 4th graders came home rich that day!! We got to see the replica of Sutter’s Mill because the original one got torn down by a flood. We also went on a hike to see the monument of James Marshall and

his cabin. After we had discovered gold, went hiking, and saw the monu-ments, we got to make little pouches to hold our gold. We made up gold miner names and wrote the names on the pouches. For the entire day we got to pretend that we were a forty-niner from the gold rush, and make a story of how we came to Coloma and found gold. So you can see how much fun you will have when you are in 4th

grade! (You will come home rich!)

4TH

GRADERS DISCOVER GOLD AT COLOMA! By Jaida H.

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Mrs. Owens Interviewed by Alyssa F.

How long have you been working

at Folsom Hills?

19 years

What is your favorite thing about

working at our school?

Interacting with the teachers and

kids

Who do you enjoy working with

here at Folsom Hills?

Mrs.Cackler

Did you go to college? If so,

which college did you go to?

Yes, for 3 years in the northeastern

area

What is your favorite book from

your childhood?

Little House on the Prairie

What is your favorite thing to do

during your free time?

Walking my dog

What was your favorite subject in

school growing up?

Spelling

What is your favorite kind of mu-

sic?

Country

Mrs. Cackler Interviewed by Ashlyn O.

How long have you been working at

Folsom Hills?

This is my tenth year working at Folsom

Hills.

Do you like sweets? If so, what’s

your favorite kind of dessert?

Yes, I like homemade chocolate chip

cookies.

What’s one piece of advice you

would give your younger self?

I would tell myself to have more fun in

high school.

What’s your biggest fear?

My fear is to fly in an airplane.

What’s your favorite season of the

year and why?

I like Autumn because of the fall cloth-

ing and the cold weather.

Mrs. Moore Interviewed by Alyssa F.

Where did you grow up?

Corning,CA

How many years have you been

working at Folsom Hills?

8 years

What college did you go to?

Chico State

Who inspired you to work here?

My mother

What is your favorite sport?

Basketball

What is your favorite subject?

History, if it’s a good teacher.

Folsom Hills Elementary School is a great place to work!

MEET FOLSOM HILLS STAFF

What did the cow say on Christmas

morning? Moooey Christmas!

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SPORTS NEWS

Pablo Sandoval (#48) plays for the San Francisco Giants. He was born August 11, 1986. He bats left and right, and throws right handed. Pablo Sandoval has hit 782 times and has 90 home runs. He has also won some awards such as the World Series MVP in 2012 for get- ting three home runs in a game. He has won the Babe Ruth award in 2012 and was on the All-Star team two times in 2011 and 2012. He has also won the World Series Championship in 2010 and 2012. Pablo Sandoval is called Panda Because of the way he slid into home plate like one of the moves from Kung Fu

Panda! I think that’s funny. What about you? I think he is really cool and funny. He is also my favorite player on the San Francisco Giants!

Photo Courtesy of MLB Photos

Cool Panda! By Jaida H.

Wild Card or Not? By Jack G.

Coming off a Super Bowl up-set, the 49ers are hungry once again. Right now they’re working on getting into the NFC Wild Card. The Seattle Seahawks hold 1st place, but after the game on December 8th, Seattle now has two losses. Frank Gore had a 55 yard run to set up the game winning field goal. The 49ers hopefully win all of their remaining games in regular season and go get another Super Bowl win! The AFC is a hard league. You have Peyton Manning on the Den-ver Broncos, Tom Brady on the New England Patriots, and Andrew Luck on

the Colts. The AFC is all about quar-terbacks; hard throwing quarterbacks. Going into the playoffs it’s going to get cold, and it’s going to get more in-tense. Will Collin and his crews get the job done? Who will come out of the AFC on top?

Photo Courtesy of Sportslogos.net

What do you get when you cross an

archer with a gift wrapper? Ribbon

Hood!

Christmas Word Search By Nikki W.

A H L X S K V E E O D V R C H S V H A

X I O U I N O O E O T E L T S I M G E

C K E B I P O D B X Q H O S X S E F Z

O A S D R D R W Q H I V K T S G D Q H

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K H A K G V G E S L N Q T E M I C J G

I I E P N H N M E E A W J M T U O G M

E O B F I T I W E D N K C A S G R O W

S T W G D R K M R V N T E N I N A C B

B G O W D J C U T B S I N R R E T A T

F H N O E H O N S U N T E O H P E N L

X R S U L T T Q A L O L M R C P M D Z

R K J P S A S I M F I B W O Y W I Y Q

R D R W L E C Q T Z T W O X R V T C V

H A T S C R D S S Y I B N K R I T A H

N X L D S W A J I V D P S F E G E N C

J I I I R N M Z R Z A T R M M L N E X

X U L G T Y Q F H C R K J I F B S W C

F D C A N U A T C L T O G O D U O L Z

Candy cane snow bears

Christmas tree snowflake

Cookies snowmen

Decorate stocking

Hats traditions

Merry Christmas wreath

Mistletoe Santa

Mittens Sledding

Ornaments Present

Penguin Reindeer