Have you ever felt like

you wanted to help but

you can’t because you

feel too small? Feed My

Starving Children lets

you help no matter how

big or small you are. Feed

My Starving Children is

an organization that gives

food to children all over

the world who need it.

To feed that many

children, they need lots of

volunteers.

Volunteering for this

organization is fun for the

family. There are many

jobs to give everyone a

choice. One job is a

stamper. The stamper’s

job is to put a sticker on

the packages before they

are filled with food.

Next, the packages go to

the filling stations. At the

March / April Issue Volume 5 Issue 5

Gecko Gazette

Inside this issue:

Valentines Day 2

Drama Show 2

Dr. Suess birthday 2

Lyndsey Fry 2

Lost and Found 3

Interview with Lindsey 3

Presidents 4

Geckos on Safari 5

Lindsey Fry

Lost and Found

Fun Facts about our

Presidents

will be fun and you’ll be

helping children around

the world. You will love

Feed My Starving

Children!

filling stations, there

are people who fill the

bag, weigh the bags

and seal the bags.

Then the bags are

packed into a box.

The box is carried to

the packing stations

where many boxes are

counted and put in

bigger boxes.

Whatever job you

choose, just know it

Our school has a Decade’s

Dance every year, it’s always

on a Friday night after a

week full of the 50’s, 60’s,

70’s, 80’s and 90’s. It is a

very fun week and every day

the teachers and principles all

dress up to the decade of the

day. At lunch they play

music and show pictures

from that decade. All

week long our wonderful

music teacher teaches us

songs that will be played at

the Decade’s Dance. This

year the most popular song

Decade’s Dance By: Emma Dinnan

was “What Does The Fox Say.” Then on

Friday at the dance everyone dresses up, you

can hang out with your friends, dance and play

outside. At the Decades Dance they had food,

toys, and music it was so much fun. I went to

the Decades Dance and I thought it was so

awesome.

Feed My Starving Children By: Paige Shurman

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Drama Show & Valentines Day By: Jake Hayenga

I thought the drama show was neat.

I was one of the narrators, it was

hard to memorize all the lines. The

most fun I had was practicing

because I got to do many different

things. I would encourage everyone

to join next year.

Lyndsey Fry Olympic Medalist By: Emma Dinnan

The XXII (22nd) Olympic

Winter Games ended a couple

weeks ago. The winter

Olympics took place in Sochi,

Russia from February 7th –

23rd . The opening

ceremonies were great and

this year they even added 12

more events! The winter

games happen every 4 years.

At the winter games they had

15 sports and some were

skiing, snowboarding, ice-

skating, and ice dancing. In

Sochi they built 10 new

buildings just for the winter

games! At the games they

compete for medals, there is

first (gold), second (silver),

and third (bronze). The U.S.

I don’t know about you but I had a

great Valentines day. I got a tone of

candy It’s always nice to get

valentines from your classmates.

I’m surprised I didn’t get any

pencils or erasers. I can’t wait till

next year.

won 28 medals and they also had a

great time at the games. The next

winter games are going to be in

South Korea in 2018. Even though

the winter Olympics are very

competitive they are also a time of

peace for the world and I think

they really showed that this year in

Sochi, Russia.

Dr. Seuss Birthday By: Julia Klob

March

is Dr.

Seuss

birthday

month. Theodor Seuss

Geisel was born March 2,

1904. He was an

American writer, poet,

and cartoonist. He was

most widely known for

his children's books that

he and illustrated . He

loved to go to zoos and

loved children. Some of

Dr. Seuss books are:

Hop on Pop ,Fox in Socks ,Cat in the Hat

Green Eggs and Ham, Horton hears a Who!

Are you my Mother? ,Lorax ,How the Grinch who

stole Christmas ,Oh the Places you will go,

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

Dr. Seuss was an amazing author and everybody

loves him!

Lost and Found By: Emma Dinnan

Lyndsey Fry Interview By: Emma Dinnan & Paige

Shurman

Where are we going to keep all

these hats, jackets and

sweatshirts? No no! Come to

the lost and found and get all

your clothes back. If you're

walking through the hallway

make sure to take a look down

at the lost and found. We have

so much stuff there. But that

stuff does not belong to us it

belongs to you, so come get it

back. Since it's been so cold in

the morning people

have been leaving their

jackets outside. You

should wear a jacket but

don't forget to bring it

back into your

classroom. If you don't

go to the lost and found

now you might not be

able to get your clothes

back. When there is too

many clothes in the lost

and found we give it to the Kyrene Resource

Center. So come get your clothes back NOW!

As you all know Lyndsey Fry,

Silver Medalist in the Sochi

Olympics, came to our school on

March 18 to talk about herself.

During the assembly Lyndsey

wore her jersey and silver medal

she got in the Olympics. We also

got to see videos of Lyndsey

playing hockey.

We learned that she first started

by playing roller hockey. She

has been playing hockey her

whole life and is on the girl’s

college hockey team at Harvard.

She was encouraged to try-out

for the Olympics because it is

the highest level of girl’s

hockey.

Paige Sherman and I got to do,

an interview with Lyndsey Fry

and these were some of the

questions we asked her.

Emma/Paige: When

did you start playing

hockey?

Lyndsey : When I

was four years old.

Emma/Paige: What

ice-skating rink did

you start to play

hockey at?

Lyndsey I started

playing at Polar Ice,

which is now called

Ice Den.

Emma/Paige: What do you do

for fun?

Lyndsey : I like to play music,

juggle, and spend time with my

family.

Emma/Paige: Do you have any

siblings?

Lyndsey : I have one brother,

who loves to watch me play

hockey.

I hope you enjoyed learning

about Lyndsey Fry! I loved

learning about Lindsey and her

hockey adventures.

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Fun Facts about our Presidents By: Rackhi Raman

Did you know that Andrew Johnson,

the 17th President of the United States,

was a tailor before he was President ?

Or that one of George Washington's

favorite foods was ice cream? Jimmy

Carter, the 39th President, was a peanut

farmer. Ronald Reagan, the 40th

President, was a movie actor and

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President,

once worked chopping rails for fences.

According to John Riley of the White

House Historical Association, Harry

Truman was a haberdasher. A

haberdasher (HAB-er-dash-er) is

someone who deals in men's clothing

and accessories, particularly hats.

Once in the White House, each

President made his mark in different

ways. In fact, before Theodore

Roosevelt, the 26th President, came to

office, the White House wasn't even

called the White House! People called

the building the President's Palace, the

President's House, and the Executive

Mansion. Roosevelt officially named it

the White House in 1901.

Theodore Roosevelt wasn't the only

President to invent a new expression.

Martin Van Buren, the 8th President, is

sometimes credited with creating the

word "OK." Van Buren was from

Kinderhook, New York. During

his campaign, Old Kinderhook

(O.K.) clubs formed to support

the President. Later, "OK" or

"okay," came to mean "all right."

There have been many other

interesting presidential firsts.

James Polk, the 11th President,

was the first President to have his

photograph taken. Theodore

Roosevelt was the first President

to ride in a car while in office. His

fifth cousin and the 32nd

President, Franklin Delano

Roosevelt, was the first to ride in

an airplane. Thomas Jefferson

read Greek, Latin, French and

English. Andrew Jackson was the

only president to ever kill a man

in a duel.

Abraham Lincoln was six feet

four inches tall, the tallest

President so far. Ulysses S. Grant

was arrested for speeding while

driving a horse and buggy in

Washington, DC. He had to pay a

fine of $20.00 and walk back to

the White House. Benjamin

Harrison was afraid of electric

lights that he used to have the

White House staff turn them on

and off.

Warren G. Harding once lost all

the White House china gambling,

on one hand of cards. The teddy

bear was named after President

Theodore Roosevelt. Franklin

Delano Roosevelt was the only

President elected to four terms.

(1933-1945). Dwight David

Eisenhower liked to play golf a

lot that he had a putting green

built on the White House lawn.

Lyndon Baines Johnson used to

go through the White House at

night turning lights off that

were not needed. He did not

want to waste the taxpayers

money.

Gerald Ford also loved golf, but

spectators had to watch

carefully because the President

was known for conking people

on the head with his wild shots.

President Ford was the only

President not elected to office.

He was appointed Vice

President by President Richard

Nixon and then became

President when Richard Nixon

resigned. Ford was a model for

Cosmopolitan and Look

magazines in the

1940's. Ronald Reagan

announced Chicago Cubs

games for WHO radio in Des

Moines, Idaho. Later he became

a famous movie and television

actor.

George Bush was the captain of

the baseball team at Yale

University.

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The next Gecko Gazette meeting is April

30th at 7:15 am in Mrs. Audsley’s room.

All are welcome!

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