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Open House

By GWN Writer Olivia Li

On Wednesday, May 21, it was Open House at Olivia Li's school! (Pioneer in Union City) Olivia is in Rm. 43, the last room in the school. It's a combo class, so there's 4th and 5th grade work displayed. Olivia's teacher is Mrs. Kochar, who's been teaching for a long time.

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Young Author's Fair

By GWN Writer Nicole Tong

On Thursday, May 22, it was the Logan Young Author Fair. Nicole Tong's book was chosen to go, because her pictures were so good. (Mrs. Engberg, media teacher, said.) Also, her book teaches about a family that fights a lot, but finally understands about love. Many people gave good comments about it.

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Open House

Written and Typed by GWN Writer Chloris Li

On May 13th, 2008, my school had an Open House. While I was inside the car, I saw GWN Reader Deanna Wong right behind my aunt's car. I waved at her and she waved at me! When I reached there, I saw GWN Editor Diane Zhou. I also saw her brother Alex Zhou holding Gingy the Gingerbread. First, I walked to my classroom (Room 31). My mom checked in and she walked to my desk. I saw GWN Reader Susan Pham at her desk. YAY! I showed my mom my Science Project, History Report and Map, Reading Packets, and the song I made up. Mr. Gracey (My Teacher) told me to put it on my desk so everyone can see. After that, I went to the Science Lab and the Computer Lab. Finally, I left for Dance Class because my dance class begins at 7:00p.m. and it was around 7:15p.m. I hope I won't be that late.

Jokes!

Yiming Ye is our new joke maker! Here are the jokes he made up this week:

• Why did the vacuum cleaner cross the road?
  Because it sucked almost as much as you.
• What do you get when you cross the road with a water balloon and a porcupine?
  You get wet.
• Three hunters came upon strange tracks. The first on said “Those are bear tracks”, The second on said, “Those are mouse tracks!”. The third on never got to say anything... because he was hit by a train. Those tracks were train tracks!

Origami: Praying Mantis

(continued from Diane Zhou's story from 2 weeks ago)

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One day, during Science Lab, Mrs. Kagel gave us a paper about an event happening at Ohlone College. Then, since I was bored, I made a paper heart out of that paper. When Science Lab ended, I showed everyone my paper heart. Later, Diane said, "I could make that!". So, she did. Then, our teacher, Mr. Gracey, gave me and Diane a book. On the front cover, there was a Praying Mantis. Later, Diane started making the paper heart. She then saw Mr. Gracey coming her way. Diane tried to hide it under her desk. TOO LATE!! Mr. Gracey had the idea of us (Diane, Susan, Chloris, Deanna, and some sixth graders) making a paper Praying Mantis by looking at the book, and seeing Diane making paper hearts. He now calls us the "Praying Mantis Club". The next day, Diane brought instructions on making a Praying Mantis. It had 100 steps! It took days and days to make it. But, we thought it was too hard to do. We only went to step 9. Even Diane's dad couldn't finish it. Finally, Diane said she was going to learn how to make an easier Praying Mantis at her afterschool. So, on May 29, we finally learned how to make a Praying Mantis! Even though it didn't really look like it, it was better than having nothing!

The Concert

Written and Typed by GWN Writer Chloris Li

On May 15th, 2008, it was a really busy day for me. I went to school from 7:30-2:50 that Thursday. Normally after school, I go to the School Library to start on my homework with my friend Deanna but that special day, I just went into the library and started looking at books. Why? Well, there was a Book Fair. At 3:20, I left the Book Fair to walk home with my Grandma. Once I was home, I ate lunch and then went to the eye doctor. This is really where the story really begins.
Where I go see the eye doctor is like across the street from Washington Hospital. That is really far from American High School. I needed to get to AHS (American High School) by 6:30p.m. but I was still at the eye doctor's at 6:00p.m. After I was finished with my appointment, my dad drove me to AHS for my band concert. GWN Reader Emily Wang, Andy Wang, and Cynthia Yao was at the band concert too!

At the concert, it was really boring but really interesting. The Thornton Junior High (TJH) Band was pretty amazing! The director was Mr. G. Mr. G then directed the TJH Choir. They sang beautifully! There was also an elementary school choir [that wasn't directed by Mr. G] and they sang wonderfully! The AHS Band was awesome! I thought I was at an orchestra when I heard them! The director was Mr. Wong. Later on, they connected the two bands together. WOW! I don't know how to describe how great they played. I am all out of words =D! The AHS Choir was fantastic! My sister was in it! She sings the alto part or the 'low girl voice' because her voice is not considered high. The director was Mr. Wong. I think it was after that, the AHS Choir and TJH Choir joined together. Together with a beautiful and a fantastic choir, it makes the best choir!

Finally, it was our turn to play. All the elementary school
band kids walked 'down' to the stage and sat on their seats. [If you ever went to the AHS Gym before, you will know what I am talking about.] While I was walking down the risers, one of my books fell under. I couldn't pick it up because I had to go. The concert we did went well but we messed up at one part and had to start that part over. When we finished playing, I placed my trumpet into my case and placed my books inside the bag. I later went under the risers to look for my book and it wasn't there! I saw some kids walking under there too! They picked it up and placed it back on the risers. I looked on the risers and couldn't find my book (I didn't need that book for the concert but I brought it in case.). I was really worried but finally, I found my book on the risers. YAY!
When I was heading home, my sister asked me if I knew Cynthia Yao. Later on, I discovered her friend is my friend's sister! WOW! What a day!

Memorial Weekend

By GWN Writer Nicole Tong

For me Memorial Weekend, it was completely fun! First of all, I had my 2nd interview with a talent director from Hollywood. I made it through and I'm going to have an 18 week boot camp for modeling, singing, acting, and dancing. Then, we went to Gilroy for 8 hours and bought a lot of stuff. At about 9:00 p.m., we went to my friend, Tailey's house. We spent the rest of the night there. It was so fun! Then my grandparents came back from China and brought back 2 whole suit cases of food and clothes. We celebrated from Sunday to Monday night. I almost fainted. All I can say is that my Memorial Weekend was awesome!

Sorry, there will be no Turtie's Kitchen Announcement this week!