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End-Of-Year Issue Doral Academy Elementary May 2012

Volume II, Issue V

By: Patricia Duarte

It is time to say goodbye to my teacher and all my friends.

Learning and excitement will have to wait this school year now has to end.

But in two months,

after the summer ends, I will see them all again.

Graduation Surprise!.

By: Loli Biernat

It was the day of my graduation and I was

trembling like crazy. For a lot of reasons. Many

thoughts were going through my head. Like, how I

would be leaving elementary school in just a matter

of hours and how all my friends would be going to

different middle schools. I have no idea how in the

world I survived this when I was in Kindergarten

without trembling my head off. Slowly, they started

calling the names of my classmates. As they were

about to read my name, the lights turned off. I

turned my head toward where the parents were

sitting. Suddenly, everyone was screaming,

shouting, and bumping into me because nobody

could see anything. There was a small spark that I

assumed was a fire, and I started to freak out.

Where were my parents? Where was... anything?

My eyes started to blur. Then I was falling...

falling... and I was back on my chair. Was it just my

nerves? The lights came back on and everything

was back to normal! Finally, they called my name. I

stood up, walked to the stage, and... I started

crying. I could not believe I was actually

graduating, and leaving all my friends behind. My

teacher brought me a basket full of flowers and

chocolates that was meant for her. She wanted me

to have it, because she wasn't leaving the school. It

was certainly a graduation surprise I would have

never dreamed of.

5th Graders are headed to

Middle School! By: Jewel Walden

For my final issue as a reporter of the

Dragons’ Tale, I decided to do some detective

work. I was curious to know where all my

classmates would be next year so I put on my

detective hat. I asked EVERY 5th grader to tell

me what school they will be attending next year.

At first I thought it would be impossible but I

did it! Here are my results:

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The newspaper staff

would like to wish all of

our amazing 5th graders

lots of luck in middle

school next year!

We will miss you all!!


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Great Summer Vacation Spots! By: Marcos Rodriguez

Well students, it seems that summer is getting closer by the minute. What does this mean? It means it’s time for great summer vacations! Like…

Rapids

. Located 2 - 3 hours away from Miami,

Rapids Water Park located in West Palm Beach is

jammed with 30 acres of fun in the sun. Some of

the 35 waterslides include Big Thunder, the

largest water ride in Florida! Or, try one of the

water park’s newest addition, Rapids Racer! It’s

the new high-speed competition ride with a head-

first dive, radical dips, and sharp turns. The

whole family will enjoy the 25,000 square foot

wave pool that shoots waves up to 6 feet! And for

something more thrilling, try Riptide Raftin’,

where you get to experience 500 feet of twists,

turns and banks - through raging white water

and three water walls! Kids can ride the 1950

Hershell Carousel, and toddlers can enjoy the

Tadpool. Named one of the best water parks in

South Florida.

Casa Ybel Resort Sanibel Island

Sanibel Island is an interesting place.

It’s associated with Calusa Indians. Sanibel

was discovered by Ponce De Leon in 1513. A

legend about a 19th century pirate called

Jose Gaspar said that he buried

stolen treasure on Santa Isybella

Island (Sanibel). Sanibel Island is a

natural beauty with hundreds of

acres of protected nature and wildlife

preserves. It’s also home to the legendary Casa

Ybel resort. Stepping onto the resort is like

finding paradise. Explore the gulf-side

swimming pool, relax in the 14 mi

of white sandy beach, satisfy your

hunger with the Coconuts Poolside

Café and Bar, or spend an afternoon jet-skiing,

parasailing, windsurfing, or kayaking. It’s also

a great place to add some shells to your

collection. Conde Nast Traveler named Casa

Ybel resort one of the “Best places to stay in the

world.” You’ll have to stay here to believe it.

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Have a great summer vacation!

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By: Melanie Simon

June 21st is the first official

day of summer.

June was named after Juno,

Jupiter’s wife, a Roman god.

July was named by Marc Anthony in honor of

Julius Caesar.

Summer is the rainiest season out of all four.

September 20 is the last day of summer. For a

whole 24 hours, there is no season. September 21

is when autumn begins.

A day isn’t really 24 hours. It is believed that a

full day is 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 13 seconds,

to be exact. It would take 3 minutes and forty

seven seconds for it to be 24 hours.


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How does A.R. help you? AR helps your reading comprehension. It

motivates you to become a better reader by reading

more books. The more A.R. books you read, the more

A.R. points you get. The more points you earn, the more

prizes you earn. Plus, A.R. makes reading tons of fun.

Top A.R. students

Have you ever wondered which students have

had the most A.R. points during the school year? Next

year it could be you!

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How can you be a top reader? The best way to become a top reader is to find

books that interest you. Look for a great series that you

like and challenge yourself to read the whole series. If

you read at least 30 minutes

every day, not only will you

have the chance to see

your name on this list

but you will become an

awesome reader and

writer!

Good Luck!

Great Summer Reads! You can get a head start on the next school year by reading lots of books during our summer break! Here are some great books to read this summer:

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade .

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3rd Grade - 5th Grade

By: Melanie Beceiro

3rd Grade - 5th Grade

Clara Villalba

Jewel Walden

Emily Pesi

Bryan Romero

Rafaella Cevallos

Kindergarten - 2nd Grade

Fabiana Montenegro

Sofia L. Garcia

Anthony W. Libre

Luiza Kroeff

Victoria I. Hernandez


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Dinosaurs are reptiles that lived millions of

years and died out when the earth was hit by a

meteor. Some dinosaurs survived and evolved into

today’s birds. The biggest dinosaur Amphicoelias

came in at a whopping 168 tons and 197 feet long,

even bigger than a blue whale. Scientists were able

to calculate its size

based on a single

bone.

The largest carnivorous dinosaur was

Spinosaurus which was 60 feet long and 10-20 tons.

It is my favorite dinosaur and for a good reason. It

had the ability to kill a T-rex, even

though they lived in different

places. Tyrannosaurus

Rex, or T-rex for short, means

tyrant lizard king. It was given this

name because it was the largest carnivorous dino at

the time it was found. Since then many other

carnivorous dinosaurs have been found to be

larger. If T-rex had a rival it would be Triceratops

which means three-horned face. It had three long

pointed horns that could pack a punch.

The era in which the dinosaurs lived in was

the Mesozoic Era, which was divided into three

smaller eras. The first era was the Triassic; the

second was the Jurassic and last but not least the

Cretaceous.

The smartest dinosaurs were the raptors.

These animals were pack hunters and they teamed

up to kill prey. They can strangely take

down prey extremely larger than

themselves. The smartest of the

raptors and dinosaurs alike

was Troodon. It still

wasn’t very smart.

They were very fast and hostile.

The most famous of the raptors was the

Velociraptor. It was the fastest raptor, almost as fast

as the ostrich dinosaurs which can reach speeds of

up to 50 miles per hour. Velociraptor even has the

word velocity in its name. Raptors, however were

not the only pack dinosaurs.

Allosaurus was a large 40 foot long beast

that hunted in duos. Like T-rex,

it had a huge rival with tons

of defenses, Stegosaurus. It had a

spiked tail and plates running

along its back, not making it a

very tasty meal. But the master

of defenses was Ankylosaurus.

Like Stegosaurus it had bony plates. But instead the

plates were laid upon its back and more deep in the

skin. It had spikes all over its body. But its

best defense was the clubbed tail

with the club at the tip

made of 100% pure bone.

The link between dinosaurs and birds was

Archeopteryx. It bird features like flying and

feathers but had teeth, scales, and a tail too. Other

reptiles were alongside dinosaurs. They flew,

swam, or walked. The most common are

the flying and swimming reptiles.

The flying ones were

called Pterosaurs and the

swimming ones included Plesiosaurs,

Ichthyosaurs, and Mosasaurs.

There is a lot of information that has been

discovered about these prehistoric creatures but

there is still so much to be found. Scientists that

study dinosaurs are called paleontologists. What a

cool job!


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. By: Sebastian Murguia

The Miami Marlins began playing in the 1993

Major League Baseball season as the Florida Marlins.

Since their first game played in South Florida, they

played at Sun Life Stadium, which by the way, they

shared with the Miami Dolphins of the American

Football League. This year was an important year in

Marlins history because they changed their name to

Miami Marlins and played their first game in their very

own Marlins Park. It was built in the city of Miami and

took about three years to build.

The Miami Marlins celebrated opening day at

their new ballpark on April 4, 2012 against the St. Louis

Cardinals.

As part of my research, my family and I decided to visit

the new stadium to get to know

it better. After visiting the

stadium, I can confirm that this

new ballpark has very nice

features, such as, an indoor pool

next to a restaurant, a

retractable roof and outfield

glass panels among others. We

can feel very proud that Miami

has a baseball team with a very

nice brand new baseball park.

Go Marlins!!!!!

By: Andrea Guerrero

One of my favorite things about Doral Academy is

the end-of-year show that Mrs. Wheeler puts on with

the fifth graders. I thought it would be great to get the

inside scoop on this year’s show. On my way to sit

down with Ms. Wheeler, my palms started to get

sweaty. “I hope I don’t freak out!” I thought. Then I sat

down and started my interview.

Andrea: What year was the first play in Doral Academy

and whose idea was it?

Ms. Wheeler: The first show was Annie, in 2004. I had

always done an End of the Year show in

England so I asked Ms. Gomez (our former

principal) and she said yes.

Andrea: Why did you decide to do the play about

the movie Grease?

Ms. Wheeler: Many people don’t know this but Grease,

originally, was a musical. The movie was

based on the play.

Andrea: Who is the person in charge of casting for

the show?

Ms. Wheeler: Ms. Menendez, Ms. J. Alvarez, and I. I’m

actually tone-deaf so I rely on them to tell

me who the best singers are. This year, I

also had help from the voyager teachers,

Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Hernandez.

Andrea: About how many students are participating

in the play this year?

Ms. Wheeler: This year we have about 80 students.

Andrea: Who are the main characters?

Ms. Wheeler: Alexander Rodriguez is Danny, Florencia

Perey is Sandy, Thomas Savatosky is Sonny, Giuliana

Espitia is Marty, Joshua Perez is Kenickie, Annabelle

Ambrogi is Rizzo, Pedro Contipelli is Doody, Isabella

Ojeda is Frenchy, Kevin Busto is Roger, and Rebecca

Camejo is Jan.

Andrea: Sounds great! I can’t wait to see the show!

Thank you for your time.


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By: Ashley Arbelaez

It was a balmy spring morning, the flowers

vivid with color and the trees full with life when this

horrible nightmare happened. "Okay students ready

for the big announcement?" Ms. Swan asked. "Yeah!

We're ready!" Responded the whole class. “Tomorrow

is bring your pet to class day! You may bring your pet

and after lunch each one of you is going to introduce

your pet to the rest of the class!"

"Missy! Let's get that ribbon on you and into

your cage, it's time for school!

I, Victoria MacIntosh, demanded.

Meowwww!!! Once I gently

arranged Missy's red silky

ribbon around her neck, I set

her in her pink jewel-crusted

cage. Off to school with my white Siamese, Persian

cat.

When I arrived at my classroom the odor of a

farm suddenly came to mind. Woooof! Wooooof!

Chirpp! “As you all know today is bring your pet to

class day, but I suggest that we start the

presentations a little earlier than planned since all of

you are so excited!" Ms. Swan declared. My eyes

bulged out, and I started sweating. Missy, you better

behave! I thought. "All right! We'll start with...........

"Not me! Not me!" I whispered. "We'll start with

Victoria! Come up to the front of the class please and

present your pet.” Ms. Swan exclaimed. As I came up

to the front of the class, I pondered on what might

happen with Missy. Will she run away from me while I

present? Will she attack anyone? Or worse of all ...will

she start chasing the other pets? The thought of her

chasing the other pets gave

me a horrid headache

that I could barely stand!

" Umm okay... Hi everyone, this is messy here- I

MEAN MISSY not Messy!!!" Instantly the whole class

had started to laugh their heads off and a flush of

embarrassment came to my cheeks. "Missy here is a

white Siamese, Persian mix and she cherishes her

yarn like a bunny loves their carrots. Her pet peeves

include taking baths and hanging around do-

MEOOOW!!!!!

I knew at that moment

that she had eyed the bird

perching on it's stand. CHIIRP!

CHIRPP! She immediately went

after it. Suddenly, a golden retriever

went after Missy and the whole

classroom turned into a disaster.

Everyone started to shriek and the owners of

the golden retriever and the bird started to chase their

own pets. "Missy STOP!! Get over here!" I yelped.

Apparently that did not work out so well because she

had crashed into vase along with the dog and

destroyed everything in its path like a tornado. Finally

one of the owners of a fish in a blue shirt and a denim

jacket grabbed my insane cat and handed it over to

me.

"Thank you for stoping my cat."

"No problem." He replied. As soon as he

handed over my cat, all the other animals stopped

running around. "Victoria! Put that cat of yours back in

it's cage! We will continue our presentations but

everyone make sure that your animals are in their

cages PLEASE!! Ms. Swan said angrily.

After the presentation were over I was able to

relax. I was furious at Missy for doing this, although I

was not surprised. The truth is her name is Messy not

Missy. I figured Missy was a for more elegant name

for school. I thought I could keep her crazy personality

a secret but I obviously couldn’t. Meow? I know she

felt that I was mad at her but I stayed as cool as a

cucumber and replied:

. "I still love you Messy. Don’t ever do that again!"


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By: Michelle Do

All the brave dragons did not fear the dreaded

FCAT! All 3rd

, 4th

, and 5th

graders had an FCAT pep

rally to get motivated for the big test and we had an

amazing time!

Here’s what happened:

We walked in with funky crazy props that

matched our grade color. 3rd

grade was red , 4th

grade

was white , and 5th

grade was blue! First, we

performed out FCAT chants, kind of like a parody

for FCAT. We made up songs and changed the

lyrics to match the FCAT. 3rd

grade's song was based

on “Party Rock Anthem”, 4th

grade's was “Good

Feeling” , and 5th

grade was “Greased Lighting.” It

was so fun listening to all of the chants! But there was

a surprise chant that EVERYONE loved. A chant

that our amazing teachers & staff made to give us a

laugh before the FCAT. They even made a hilarious

video that featured the office staff and the special area

teachers. It cracked everyone up! After listening to all

the chants, we received our prizes. 3rd

grade won the

award for best chant, 4th

grade got the award for

having the most encouraging signs, banners and

props, and 5th

grade got the award for showing the

most school spirit! Everyone did an amazing job!!

We even had a dance party after that, and the

music just made everyone get up and dance! All the

songs we loved were playing! Finally, Mrs. Cuesta and

Mrs. Simon assured us that FCAT is a piece of cake

and everyone was prepared and ready to pass it. To

me, this was the most touching part of the whole

FCAT pep rally. For me, the FCAT pep rally was

something that took out all the stress! I honestly was

so thankful for our teachers & staff for putting this on

for us, because I know some schools don't even have

a FCAT pep rally. I want to thank everyone who put

this FCAT pep rally together for us .

Thank you!!!

Our parents are always there for us

throughout the school year and sometimes

we forget to give thanks. They love us,

support us and motivate us so I think it’s

time for us to do something nice for them.

Here are a few ideas for fun ways to show

our parents that we appreciate them.

A few special ways to say:

. By: Cosette Martinez

Make a delicious breakfast in bed.

Sing a lovely song that they like or write

a song about them.

Go on a hiking trip or go camping for the

weekend.

Paint a beautiful family portrait with all

the members of your family.

Buy him a big cake with lots of chocolate.

Give them lots of hugs and kisses.

Write them a thank-you letter or make

your own thank-you card.

Write a poem about your family.

Have a talk with your siblings and give

your parents a peaceful day at the

house.

Clean your room without them reminding

you.

Create a collage of your favorite family

memories.

Bake cookies or cupcakes. (ask an adult for help)


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Hard Work Pays Off at

Grapeland Water Park!

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Congratulations to all the dedicated students

who completed 75 or more sessions of Reading

Plus! We hope you enjoyed your fun-filled

day, splashing around with your friends!

. By: Nicole Hernandez

Solve the problems to find the letters that belong in the missing spaces.

Note from Ms. Gordillo

I hope you enjoyed reading the Dragons’ Tale

Newspaper this year! We all had a lot of fun bringing you

the latest school news and keeping you

entertained. I can’t wait to see

who is going to be a Dragons’ Tale

reporter next year!!

Have a fun & safe SUMMER!

Javier Barnes

Matthew Olivares

Jonathan Sanchez

Gabriel Rosell

Jennifer Quian

Jonathan Blanco

Nicholas Miguel

Melanie Simon

Melanie Beceiro

Diomar Vicente

Marcos Rodriguez

Kaitlyn Calero

Nathalia Compres

Matheus Araujo

Eryan Arritola

Julian Sanchez

Philip Ordonez

Gabriela Ramos

Alexandra Rusnique

Sandra Cepero

Jean Carlos Fernandez

Isabella Frias

Maria Garcia

Fernando Trino

Ramon Peon

Brian Dehrs

Jonathan Hernandez

Stephanie Garcia

Fabio Macias

Kaityln Matos

Mel Lisboa

Fernando Martinez

Daniella Tuesta

Laura Sepulveda

Gabriella Pena

Valerie Granados

Arlett Villalona

Nicole Verde

Javier Fajardo

Mateo Sara

Madeline Felipe

Nicole Delgado

Isabella Richter

Mariana Bravo

Carlos Leonor

Kevin Holman

Adam Diaz

Jose Santana

Andres Pardo

Mitchell Simoes

Megan Marin

Juliana Ortiz

Isabella Rizo-Patron

Jewel Walden

Bryan Romero

Kayla Padron

Giuliana Montanez

Thomas Savatovsky

Lily Marcelin

Rebecca Camejo

Isabella Ojeda

Emily Montero

Ani Burgos

Andrea Guerrero

Florencia Perey

Michelle Do

Valeria Ortiz

Ashley Arbelaez

Marianne Simon

Alejandra Sanchez

Dolores Vaccaro

Paola Nunez

Alexis Bolanos

Christian Acosta

Nicole Barroso

Brandon Chacin

Kiley Curbelo

Anaelis Fabal

Andres Frazzetta

Roberto Gonzalez

Jaydah Guzman

Sabrina Herrera

Stephanie Lopez

Francisco Mavarez

Megan Mesa

Andres Morejon

David Nunez

Jeremy Perez

Isabella Porcella

Gabriela Puerto

Steven Romero

Sabrina Saldana

Maria Sol

Brandon Vaz

Carolina Vientemilla

Blaze Campbell

Anthony DePaz

Joshua Gallegos

Samantha Leon

Elizabeth Perez-Hickman

Josep Prats

Elida Velado

Brandon Pacillo

Alexis Nieto

Amanda Milanes

Alejandro Viana

Yi-Lin Chang

Camila Ariano

Isidora Armijo

Alice Moreno

Rafaella Cevallos

Gabriela Newton

Carlos Restrepo

Aiden Tezanos

Alberto Alvarez

Brandon Arias

Emmanuel Castillo

Janelle Garcia

Allison Guerrero

Natalie Martinez

Ashley Melero

Nicholas Montero

Raphael Pimentel

Daniel Rivas

Victoria Romero

Christopher Perez

Miguel Rodriguez

Andrea de la Vega

Paola Bencosme

Katia Almeida

Beanys Reyes

Sophia Lopez

Julian Vargas

Kimberly Schobert

Calix Artiles

Ingrid Del Portillo

Ian Formica

Madison Gillespie

Gabriel Gutierrez

Pricilla Nieto

Ana Valencia

Marianna Viana

Indira Sassone

Daniel Pita

Juan Sosa

Brayan Zambrano

Marco Luna

Nicholas Ali

Julian Rodriguez

Clara Villalba

Deven Tamargo

Natalia Perey

Alexia Gutierrez

Laura Scarpelli

Emily Rivero

Corina Cowley

Karan Gaudi

Devin Garcia

Valerie Ramos

Valeria Espinosa

Christopher Solanilla

Antonio Alvarez

Livan Arias

Sabrina Martinez

Benjamin Hernandez

Vittorio Parravano

Brianna Martinez

Pedro Contipelli

Kevin Busto

O = ( 16 x 3 ) – 36 + 5 T = ( 16 + 12 ) - 27

A = 72 + 11 - 74 - 3 + 4

E = 23 + 5 – 12 + 9 - 10

U = ( 8 x 7 ) - 52

Good Luck!

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