Volume I No. 7

Special Edition (New!!!)
Two Cover Stories!!!
Story 1: Father's Day Program
Kids organize the best gift of all...
Story 2: Ice Skating Competition
Let's see how Diane does on her second ice skating competition...

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Cover Story 1
Cover Story 2
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Cover Story 1

Ice Skating Competition

As nervous as she was, Diane stepped on to the ice. The music started and she started and she started skating. “I wasn't that nervous this time, but still really nervous. No falls. But you know what? I got third place,” Diane told Gingerbread Weekly News. “It was a hard group of people to beat; I was competing against eight people!!! Tell you something, I skipped a level in ice skating. I thought the previous level was too easy. I guess I can't always win first place. Top three good enough.”
Then, Diane had a technical or freeskate program to skate. That program was tons harder and graded on how well each little skating move was done. Diane felt confident though, because she had done well in practice. Whoops, she fell on a jump. “I would say that I was smart enough to skip a single jump and do a double in exchange. That earned me fifth place out of eleven people!” Diane also told Gingerbread Weekly News. “My best moves were a combo jump and that 'exchanged double'. I guess I was pretty satisfied with fifth place, it was my first technical competition in this level.”
Now let's talk about fun. Diane has a whole new story to tell:
“My competition was in Vacaville. My family was going to live in a Residence Inn of Marriott. As we neared the hotel, my mom shouted, 'Whoa! A deer!!!' 'It's a rabbit, Mommy! Deer aren't that small,' I said. The rabbit was pretty big, long ears, huge feet and legs. It was cool seeing it run across the street.
“I guess this wasn't exactly 'fun', but it was for my mom. She found an outlet plaza in Vacaville. You know how moms like shopping? That's what happened. It was lucky that it was hot and my mom didn't shop that long. That was the end of my trip to Vacaville. Competing is fun for me!!!”

Cover Story 2

Father's Day Program

On Father's Day, Diane and Alex's family invited Amanda and Andrew's family, Emily and Andy's family, Vicky and Nicole's family, and Snow's family. The kids played Oregon Trail, Play Station 2, made cookies, played with water guns, and watched T.V. The adults ate and talked together. When the kids got bored, they went to the Ardenwood playground with Amanda's dad. When they got back, it was dinner time. The kids ate very little and went back to playing. Diane, Amanda, and Gingy had an idea of making the best Father's Day gift ever: a Father's Day Program!!! They started making program sheets on the computer.
Soon the program started. First, Diane played a five-minute-long GuZheng song. Then Andrew played a short fun piano piece. Amanda played the famous Turkey in the Straw on the piano. Andy played the flute and Emily played a song on the piano next. Then Diane and Alex played a piano duet. Vicky and Nicole performed amazing Kung Fu moves. Next, Snow danced ballet. Then, Emily played the piano again. Diane played the piano and finally, Andy did a magic trick. It was the best gift ever!
Diane even made a DVD for the Father's Day Program. “It's harder than I thought,” Diane told Gingerbread Weekly News.

Father's Day
Program

Sunday, June 17, 2007

瑶族舞曲...........古筝 GuZheng
Diane Zhou
Scaling the Rockies..............Piano
Andrew Chang
Entrees des juines nubinees...Flute
Andy Wang
Maple Leaf Rag.....................Piano
Emily Wang
Rondo for Four Hands..........Piano
Alex and Diane Zhou

Kung Fu
Vicky and Nicole Sun

Ballet Dancing
Snow
Burlesca.................................Piano
Emily Wang
Sonata in G Major...............Piano
Diane Zhou

Magic Tricks

Andy Wang

Thanks for watching our program!!!

Try making your own program sheet! Prizes...you get it. Due July 5, 2007.

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