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The Lucky Issue Doral Academy Elementary March 2011
Volume II, Issue IV
The Dragons’ Tale reporters would like to
bring you a little luck and laughter just
before the FCAT and SAT.
Good Luck!
LUCKY CHARMS
By: Andrea Guerrero
The Four-Leaf Clover
It is a tradition that this clover will bring good luck to the
person who finds it, especially if it is accidently.
The first leave is for hope
The second leave is for faith
The third leave is for love
The fourth leave is for good luck
The Dream Catcher
The Miccosukee Indian’s tribe, uses the dream
catcher to “catch” nightmares, especially for
kids. You place the dream catcher on top of
your bed. And in the morning you shake it to
take the nightmares out.
Lucky Penny
The penny gives you luck if you find it,
especially if it is heads up. If it is heads down
you should turn it to heads to gives luck to the
next person who finds it.
“Find a penny, pick it up
and all day long you’ll have good luck”
$2.00 Bill
The $2.00 bill is very rare in the United States. If you
ever get a two dollar bill you should keep it to get good
luck.
Lucky Clothes
Everybody usually has clothing that brings you luck
when you wear it. You must pay attention
of what you are wearing when you
have a really lucky day, and try to use the
same clothes on different occasions
in order to find out if that is lucky clothing. It
can be a shirt, socks, hat, belt, shoes….anything!
Lucky Pencil
Did you ever notice if one of your pencils gave you luck
when taking a test? If you have a lucky pencil, take care
of it, you’ll need its help because… FCAT tests are
almost here!!!
Good Luck!
All About
St. Patrick’s Day
By Marcos Rodriguez
Every March 17th we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Did you ever ask yourself…Why?
Why the Color Green? Green stands for the land. Ireland is a very grassy place. Green doesn’t really connect to St. Patrick. It connects to fairies, angels, and other Holy things. Green is associated because it’s the color of spring, Ireland, and the shamrock.
Why a Four-Leaf Clover? It is known to bring good luck. It is known that St. Patrick would feed his llama some clovers.
Why Leprechauns? It is associated with luck, good or bad. It is said if you find a leprechaun; it will lead you to a pot of gold. But be careful, they can be very sneaky. In 1959, Walt Disney published a film called: “Darby O’ Gill and the little people”. It had a cheerful, friendly leprechaun throughout the movie however, leprechauns were meant to be mean, little, creatures.
Why do We Celebrate it? It is the day of the national holiday of Ireland. It is meant to be a holy day for groups in Ireland. People in the United States celebrate it to honor the Irish culture and the many immigrants that came here from Ireland.
Happy
St. Patrick’s
Day!
The Lucky Issue Doral Academy Elementary March 2011
Volume II, Issue IV
The Luck
of the
Leprechauns
By: Frances Chavez Diaz
I‟ll never forget the day I met a leprechaun.
This is how it all started. Sierra looked out the
window and sighed. “Serena, it‟s raining. Rain is bad”
she complained. I looked up from my magazine and
tried to look as annoyed as possible. “Sierra, rain is
good, it makes the flowers grow and blossom,” I
explained. She looked puzzled, “No it isn‟t, and it
ruins a perfectly good day and cancels your plans of
playing hopscotch!” she argued with me. Before I
could open my mouth to respond, the rain stopped
and the clouds parted to reveal a golden, shining sun
with a colorful rainbow. “Serena, look! Now we can go
and find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow!”
Sierra exclaimed. “Sierra…” I stopped myself before
I could say anything else; I really didn‟t want to stay
inside the house all day. “Sure thing, sis,” I said
sarcastically. She obviously didn‟t understand the
sarcasm, because she got up from the living room
couch and ran up the stairs to put on her boots.
Once we were all dressed, we quickly ran
outside. Sierra splashed around in the puddles and
plucked daisies while I pulled the wagon and kept the
compass pointed north, the direction the rainbow
was pointing at. After ten minutes of walking, we
came across Flower Bud Hill. “Sierra, it ends right
here, there is nothing around for miles!” I yelled.
Sierra gave me a look and ran down the other side of
the hill. “Serena! Get over here right now!” Sierra
yelled. “Coming!” I yelled. I quickly ran down to see
what she was fussing about. What I saw was amazing
and infuriating to me. Standing right in front of
Sierra was a great big pot filled with gold shining
coins. I stood watching in amazement as Sierra
danced around and yelled, “I told ya so! I told ya so!”
The only thing I could do was follow her lead.
“Common! Let‟s get this „thing‟ in the wagon!” She
exclaimed. I thought for a second, how would a kid
her age respond to this? “Sierra, why don‟t you just
leave it here, I‟m sure the leprechauns will go
bananas looking for it when they find out that it is
lost!” I suggested. “No Way! Just a minute ago, you
didn‟t even believe in leprechauns! Now, help me get
this „thing‟ in the wagon!” she demanded. I wondered
what a little kid her age would want with a pot of
golden coins. I solemnly helped her get the “thing”
into the wagon, and hauled it home.
When we got home, Sierra demanded that we
carry it up to her room. I grabbed the pot and
carried it upstairs. When we were done, I went back
downstairs and drowned myself in the glamour of the
magazine. An hour later, I heard a knock on the door.
Sierra ran down the stairs and yelled, “I‟ll get it!” I
got up and ran to the door to see who it was. I
looked down to see the strangest pair of little
people. It is quite freaky to see two short guys on
your front porch wearing green tuxedoes, green
pointy shoes, a green top hat, and sporting long
beards. I squinted my eyes and saw that on their
tuxedoes, there was a little green badge with a four-
leafed clover that read: “Pot „o‟ Gold inc.” The only
thought that came to my head was: LEPRECHAUNS.
What kind of a sick joke was this? I took one more
look at them and noticed that there was a pudgy one
and one that was quite skinny. “We know ye took our
gold!” the pudgy one said in an Irish accent. The
skinny one gave the pudgy one a disapproving look.
“Hi, my name is Patrick, and his name is Felix, I‟m
sorry for his rudeness, he‟s a bit agitated.” Patrick
said. “Am not agitated!” Felix retorted. “Yes, well, we
just came wonderin‟ if ye‟ve seen our gold coins.”
Patrick said politely. “We didn‟t come wonderin‟! We
know they‟ve got our pot „o‟ gold!” Felix yelled. “One
second!” Sierra said as she ran up the stairs.
A minute later, she sent the pot of coins
flying down the stairs. She beckoned me to help her
bring it to the door. When it was safely on the
porch, Patrick said, “well...since you‟ve kept it safe
for us, here you go,” he handed us each a handful of
gold coins. “Thanks!” Sierra and I said in unison. They
bring ye good luck,” Felix added as they skillfully
picked up the pot and carried it down. “Bye!!” Sierra
said as they walked down the steps. “Goodbye!”
Patrick said. I watched in amazement as they left. I
closed the door and tried to forget what I had just
seen.
The Lucky Issue Doral Academy Elementary March 2011
Volume II, Issue IV
Your amazing teachers have given you
lots of knowledge and tips to get you
ready for the big test! Here are a few more tips:
Tips
By: Alessandra Gazzo
Read the article very carefully.
Read each question carefully.
Go back to the article to find the answer. Don’t
forget to underline your answers.
When you are done, go back and check your answers. Prove it to yourself! Circle keywords in Math problems and show your work to avoid mistakes. If you have extra time, check and recheck your answers to every problem. Get a good night rest the night before the test. Don’t forget to have a good and healthy breakfast every morning.
Believe in yourself!
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The Celebration for
by: Jewel Walden
Dr. Seuss is a very well-known and
beloved author. Doral Academy couldn’t
let his birthday pass without a
celebration. To celebrate Dr. Seuss’
books our school did a Bulletin Board
Contest based on the marvelous books
of Dr.Seuss. The winning classes received
green eggs and ham for breakfast, the
food was AWESOME! (Now Dr.Seuss has me liking green eggs and ham.)
The next thing the school did was
the Word of the week. Some of the words
were so wacky that I just had to laugh
out loud!!! The definitions were incredibly
hilarious; I bet a lot of kids laughed at
them too.
Finally, on Friday it was CRAZY SOCKS
DAY. There were lots of funky socks all
over the place. We also had guest
readers come to our classes and read to
the students. That was great! Some of the
readers were even wearing the “Cat in
the Hat” hat (get it?). This sure was a
wacky but great week!
Books
Visit our school library
today to check out
these books and
many more!
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Earth-Friendly Dragons!
On April 22nd the whole country will celebrate
Earth Day. What can you do to help the Earth?
Plant a tree in your backyard.
Throw your garbage in the trash not
on the floor.
Teach others about taking care of
our planet.
Recycling Tips! By: Nicole Trino
Remember to turn off the lights when you leave a room.
Always unplug things that are not being used.
Plant a community garden.
Use both sides of your paper.
Use organic items made from recycles products.
Don’t waste water.
Don’t litter.
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle…Yea!!
Doral Academy Gardens
By: Michelle Do
I was walking down the hallways to Ms. Alvarez’s room to do an interview about the reading and science garden. I was so nervous as if I was going to take the hardest test in the world. It was my first time doing an interview. As I walked in, I told Ms. Alvarez, I will be asking her about the science and reading gardens. I first asked her, “Why did you create the reading and science garden?” She said “Because our school is in the Fairchild Challenge. The Fairchild Challenge is a garden in Coral Gables that challenges different elementary schools to be more environmental.”
I was so curious about how Ms. Alvarez made the garden so I asked her. She told me that along with the garden club, Home Depot came and helped make the garden for our school. I questioned “Did you buy all the supplies that were needed for the garden?” She answered “No, The Fairchild Challenge gave our school money to buy the supplies for the garden. I asked her “Where is the garden located?” She replied “It is in the back field and there are eight garden beds set up.” Then she showed me a picture of the garden beds She continued, “The classes go to the garden and start planting whatever they want.” Then, I asked her “Does anyone help you take care of the gardens?” And she said “Ms.Chamorro and Ms.Ruiz help me in the Fairchild Challenge meetings. Also, we have the Garden Club and Ms.Barnes told me that the National Honor Society members will help in the garden as well.” I was glad to hear that because I’m a member of the National Honor Society and helping in the garden sounds like fun!
I was finally done interviewing with Ms.Alvarez and all the butterflies that I had on my stomach were gone! My interview with Ms.Alvarez was fun and I was really delighted because I learned a lot about the science garden!
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Volume II, Issue IV
Do you ever wonder how the world
was created? Many people have different
opinions but have you ever heard the
story from a kid’s imagination?
According to Natalia Escobar
Many centuries ago, a tiny speck of rock
floated mindlessly in space. Suddenly, 2
seconds later, a tree sprout popped out of the
rocky earth of this crumble of rock. Before you
could blink your eyes, a colossal star hit this
miniscule piece of rock and something reacted
instantly. Just then, this rock grew a 100 times
its size and guess what? So did the tree
sprout! This oversized rock which in modern
times we call a “planet” was overflowed with
something we all need, called oxygen. A
humongous rain cloud began to inch toward the
“planet” and rain fell covering parts of the land
creating huge bodies of fresh water. Wait?
What was missing? Ahh, right! Who or what
would live in this “planet”? Rocketships flew
across the sky like shooting stars, and what do
you know? They were full of humans, animals,
and sea creatures. Soon this “planet” was
called Earth. This is how I think the planet we
live on today was created. Strange and magical
I know, but amazing!
Nutty FunnIES By: Alessandra Gazzo
What fish makes the best sandwich?
Peanut Butter and Jelly-fish sandwich!
Did you hear about the two peanuts that were
walking down the street? They were
"assaulted”
(salted peanuts). Get it?
How do you catch an elephant?
Hide in the grass and make a sound
like a peanut!!
Did you hear about the joke about peanuts?
I’m not telling you. You might spread it!
What kinds of nut always seem to have a cold?
Cashews!!....Bless you
Where do peanut drivers go to fill their tanks?
The shell station!!
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