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The Cherubim The Newspaper of St. Peter/St. Francis School

Senior Staff: Abbie Hanlon Olivia Matarese Christopher Sykes Matthew White James Baril Brooke Mazzarelli Catherine Rossi Staff: Paige Gutowski Maddie Bowles Clare Farrington Faculty Advisors: Miss Frauenhofer Mrs. Mastrogiovanni

Volume 7, Issue 4 Summer 2012– 2013

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Calendar, Memorial Day Class of 2013

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In memoriam Alumni news, Awards

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Teacher interviews

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Literary Corner 6, 7

Reviews 8

School House Rock 9

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Girls Scouts

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Father’s Day Field Day

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Comic 12

Recipes Kids’ Page

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DEC lxtÜá Éy Vtà{ÉÄ|v Xwâvtà|ÉÇ T he very first Holy Sac-rifice of the Mass in Torrington was offered in 1835. At that time, the few Catholics in the area were fortunate to hear Mass and receive the Sacraments once a year. In 1852, Torrington be-came a Mission from West Win-sted. In 1860, the first Church of St. Francis of Assisi was completed. Under the pastorate of Rev. Father Isaias, O.S.F., St. Francis of Assisi Parish was formally organized in 1874. The cornerstone for the present church was laid in 1886 under the pastorate of Rev. Patrick Duggan. It was the first Catho-lic church in the United States to be both dedicated and conse-crated on the same day. Father Duggan had a nine-room parish school, a convent, and a rectory completed by 1893. On August 29, the first Sisters of Mercy arrived from Meriden to staff the new school, with Sr. Mary Josephine O’Keefe serv-ing as the first principal. School opened on September 5, 1893. Because of the school’s growth, a second building was erected in 1905. When the present school building was constructed in 1962, this annex became the “Community Building.” In 1949, the parish Mothers Club sponsored a cafeteria and a gymnasium in this building. Rev. John Finn, principal from 1949 until 1952, entered St. Francis of Assisi in the national school lunch program. Under the pastorate of the Right Reverend Monsignor John J. Loughlin, a new, modern school building was erected by Oneglia and Gervasini, General Contrac-tors, on Prospect St. in 1962.

In 1954, St. Peter Parish began to develop a Catholic school to educate the children of the par-ish. The plan was to hold classes in the St. Peter Commu-nity House, beginning with kin-dergarten the first year and add-ing a grade each following year until a full complement of ele-mentary grades had been at-tained. The devastating flood of August, 1955, destroyed the Community House. The stu-dents of that first kindergarten class were forced to attend local schools. On January 8, 1956, the parish began a campaign to raise funds for the school. Two months later, $252,000 in cash and pledges had been raised. On February 20, 1956, ground was broken for the new building. Contractor Julius Bonvicini completed the job in record time, and the school opened on September 5, 1956. Among the students in that very first kinder-garten class was Jo-Anne Lovallo, now Principal Jo-Anne Gauger. Mrs. Gauger taught at both St. Peter and St. Francis.

In December, 1962, students from St. Francis of Assisi braved the cold and carried their school supplies up Main St. to the new school building, with sixteen classrooms, a modern kitchen and cafeteria, and a full-sized gymnasium. The enroll-ment was over 600 students. During the 1980s, the sister Catholic schools of Sacred Heart and St. Mary sadly closed. In 2005, St. Francis students joined St. Peter students, to be-come St. Peter/St. Francis School, with grades PK through 2 at the St. Peter Campus, and grades 3 through 8 at the St. Francis Campus. In 2009, all grades were in one building. September 5, 2013, is a truly joyous date, as the Catholics of Torrington celebrate the 120th anniversary of the opening of St. Francis of Assisi School, and, therefore, 120 years of Catholic education.

The original school building can be seen behind the church to the left, between the church and

convent.

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Class Night Monday, June 10 Golf Tournament Tuesday, June 11 Pre-K Moving Up Ceremony Wednesday, June 12, 9:00 a.m. Kindergarten Graduation Thursday, June 13, 9:00 a.m. Graduation Class of 2013 St. Francis of Assisi Church Thursday, June 13, 7:00 p.m. Last Day of School Wednesday, June 19

St. Francis of Assisi School, Class of 1913, with Reverend Arthur O’Keefe, Pastor.

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Photo by: Sister Christianna

Photos by: Mrs. Hanlon

Memorial Day Parade 2013

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Conroy chaired the Memorial Day float this year. The follow-ing people helped decorate the float: Joseph and Jordan Con-roy; Mrs. Kristin Ercoli and her children, Ellie, Ethan, Gabriel, and Lucas; Ms. Francine Gryniuk and her daughters, Bessie and Mary; Mrs. Bonnie Rossi.

Mr. Aden Ruwet, of Ruwet and Sibley, drove the truck and helped

disassemble the float. Julia Sosnowski, Abbie Hanlon, and Matthew White carried the St. Peter/ St. Francis School banner. On the float were the Albert Family, the Conroy fam-ily, the Ercoli Family, the Gau-ger Family, the Dulak Family, the Perusse Family, the Ratcliffe Family, the Reising Family, the Rivera Family, the Scherbner Family, and the Tolmoff Fam-ily. The lovely parasols were bought and decorated by Ms. Michelle Simmons.

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Name: Emily Kupcho Birthday: October 23, 1999 High School: Wamogo HS Future Plans: To be traveling vet and move to Florida with Alora Extra-curricular activities: Sports, Drama, and Student Council. Favorite Grade: 6 with Mrs. Kersey Favorite Memory: I have too many to think of one. Favorite Sport: Basketball Favorite Food: Watermelon Hobbies: Reading, drawing, sports, hanging with friends, swimming, and fun stuff!

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Name: Chris Sykes Birthday: May 15, 1999 High School: Oliver Wolcott Technical High School Future Plans: Software pro-grammer, track, and saxophone. Extra-curricular activities: Boy Scouts Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Memory: When Mrs. Kersey hit us with her rubber bat Favorite Sport: Track Favorite Music: Rock, heavy metal, Metallica, Pink Floyd, and Aerosmith. Favorite Food: Macaroni and cheese Hobbies: Fixing computers, games, running, and reading

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Name: Jack Ward Birthday: October 2, 1999 High School: Holy Cross HS Future Plans: Going to college Extra-curricular actives: Bas-ketball and baseball Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Memory: Field Day 2013 Favorite Sport: baseball Favorite Music: Rap Favorite Food: Steak Hobbies: Fishing

Name: Jake Mazzarelli Birthday: March 28, 1999 High School: St. Paul Catholic High School Future Plans: Astronaut Extra-curricular activities: Basketball Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Sport: Baseball Favorite Music: Rap Favorite Food: Tacos Hobbies: Sports

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Name: Matthew White Birthday: May 11, 1999 High School: Oliver Wolcott Technical High School Future Plans: Create a tweak for iPod/ iPad, through cydia and create other cool things Extra-curricular Activities: Boy Scout, Basketball, Soccer Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Memory: Painting Periodic Table, Field Day 2013 Favorite Sport: Soccer Favorite Music: Rock, Classic Rock, the Beatles, the Doobie Brothers, Pink Floyd Favorite Food: Mac and cheese Hobbies: Modifying computers and devices, playing games

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Name: Mariah Fiscella Birthday: December 29, 1999 High School: St. Paul Catholic High School Future Plans: Photographer, move to London Extra-curricular Activities: Piano, cheerleading, drama Favorite Grade: 5th and 6th Favorite Memory: Pig Race 2012 Favorite Sport: Cheerleading, baseball Favorite Music: One Direction, Lana Del Rey, Hunter Hayes Favorite Food: Lasagna, Nutella Hobbies: Piano, arts, photogra-phy

Name: Alora Foster Birthday: April 18, 1999 High School: Ethel Walker School Future Plans: Children’s book illustrator and a really good vio-linist Extra-curricular Activities: Drama, Girl Scouts, Youth Group Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Memory: Miss Frauenhofer said “puck’ll”, be-ing Jasmine in Aladdin; the dance 2012; laughing at lunch everyday about nothing Favorite Sport: Snow boarding Favorite Music: Contemporary, One Direction, Regina Spektar, Ed Sheeran, Disney movie songs, Rascal Flatts, Hunter Hayes, Darren Chriss Favorite Food: Potatoes Hobbies: Playing violin, draw-ing, painting, being with friends, laughing way to hard

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Name: Nick Crowley Birthday: October 6, 1999 High School: Wamogo Extra-curricular activities: Baseball, Basketball, and Stu-dent Council. Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Sport: Basketball and Baseball Favorite music: Rock Favorite Food: Fried dough Hobbies: Baseball, basketball, biking, cooking, eating, and sleeping.

Name: Matthew Brenner Birthday: April 8, 1999 High School: Wamogo Re-gional High School Future Plans: Medical degree after collage and become a doc-tor Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Memory: When I had the option to take Italian over Spanish Favorite Sport: Baseball Favorite Music: Bob Marley, Led Zepplin Hobbies: Basketball, baseball, tennis ~~~~~~

Name: Kevin Maglalang Birthday: May 28, 1999 High School: Torrington High School Future Plans: Work on cars, automotive Favorite Grade: 6 Favorite Sport: Football Favorite Music: Pop Favorite Food: Fried chicken Hobbies: Football, cars

~~~~~~ Name: Patrick Nemaizer Birthday: April 13, 1999 High School: Oliver Wolcott Technical High School Future Plans: To be a success-ful musician Extra-curricular activities: Guitar Favorite Grade: 8 Favorite Memory: Christmas concert Favorite Sport: Football Favorite Music: Blues, rock Favorite Food: Pasta Hobbies: Guitar

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\Ç `xÅÉÜ|ttÅ Regina Kozlak Cesca, July 10, 1924—April 7, 2013. She was the mother of St. Peter School alumni Claire Dombi and Peter Cesca. Richard Frigo, St. Francis of Assisi School, Class of 1952, June 27, 1938—April 26, 2013. He was the brother of St. Fran-cis School alumni David Frigo, Robert Frigo, Arthur Frigo, Ed-ward Frigo, and Mary Lach. Luigi Recidivi, June 19, 1920—April 25, 2013. He was the grandfather of St. Peter/St. Fran-cis School alumnus Nicholas Recidivi, ’11, and former stu-dent Dante Recidivi.

On May 4, 2013, the second graders received the Sac-rament of Holy Communion for the first time. The following students made their Communion at St. Francis of Assisi Church: Connor Albert, Lauren Baker, Katherine Bowles, Hope Bruzzi, Jordan Conroy, Jane Ducalo, Ava Fancher, Molly Gutowski, Madison Howe, Sophia Howe, Andrew Maiolo, Madison Miller, Leah Pergola, Madelyn Perusse, Catherine Propfe, Christian Ratcliffe, Eric Sovia, Elizabeth Speaker, Declan To-land, and Kirsten Ward. Mat-thew Crowley made his First Holy Communion at St. Peter Church.

Maria Killiany, St. Francis of Assisi School, Class of 2003, completed her studies in May at the University of New Haven. Maria will receive her B.A. in forensic psychology at gradua-tion exercises in August. In September, she will begin graduate studies at Southern Connecticut State University in the field of clinical psychology. She is a member of Phi Sigma Sigma. Rachel Elizabeth Hanlon, St. Francis of Assisi School, Class of 2002, received her Master of Science in education from Sim-mons College on May 10, 2013. Rachel has a B.A. in compara-tive literature, with a minor in elementary education, from Smith College. She also has a Massachusetts teaching license in elementary education and severe disabilities. She is pursu-ing a career in teaching, either at the elementary level or in spe-cial education. She is currently a Level 2 teacher at The New England Center for Children (NECC), in Southborough, MA. She was case manager for a year and a half. Currently she is a lead teacher/education coordina-tor assistant. Rachel is the daughter of Paul and Liz Han-lon, and the sister of Abbie, SP/SF, ’14.

On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Christopher Sykes attended a luncheon sponsored by the Al-trusa Women’s Club at bogey’s Restaurant in Torrington. Al-trusa out-going president Mrs.

English presented Christopher with $100 for his winning es-sary in the annual contest, “What Volunteerism Means to Me.” He wrote about commu-nity service in the Boy Scouts.

Photo by: Mrs. Gauger

VÉÇzÜtàâÄtà|ÉÇá Grade 8 student Alora Foster has been named a finalist in the annual eeSmarts Contest, spon-sored by Clean Energy Commit-tee, Museum Partnerships & Home Energy Reports Pilot, Conservation & Load Manage-ment, and Connecticut Light & Power/Yankeegas. Alora and her parents will attend the cere-mony at the State Capitol Build-ing in Hartford on Tuesday, June 11. The winners and run-ners-up will be announced at that time.

~~~~~~ In the Tar Wars Poster Contest for fifth grade students, Brandon Sykes was a local winner. Madeleine Bowles and Abigail Zordan received Honorable

Mention in the state contest. ~~~~~~

In the Elks Americanism Essay Contest, Samuel Mazzarelli place first, MacKenzie Gauthier placed second, and Kevin White placed third in the grades 5 & 6 division. In the grades 7 & 8 division, Jack Ward placed first, Brooke Mazzarelli placed sec-ond, and Matthew Spar placed third.

~~~~~~ In the Elks Drug Awareness Poster Contest, Madeline Propfe came in first, Maya Murray sec-ond, and Ryan Lauer third for third grade. Elizabeth Mazza-relli placed first, Jacqualyn Scherbner place second (also placed f i f th s ta tewide) , MacKenzie Shea placed third, and Sydney Bermas placed fourth for grade four. Brandon Sykes won first place, Made-leine Bowles second, Logan Bermas third, and Andre Moreta fourth for grade five.

~~~~~~ In the Elks Drug Awareness Essay Contest, Samuel Mazza-relli placed first, Bohden Arndt placed second, Abby Corso place third (also finishing sixth state wide), and Clare Farring-ton placed fourth for grade six.

Photos by: Mrs. Mastrogiovanni

Photo by: Mrs. Gauger

Teacher biographies

Photos by: Olivia Matarese

Mrs. Marnell Stover

Birthday: February 22 Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Education: Denison University, BA; Marquette Universite, MA; Loyola, JD Favorite Book: Anna Karenina Favorite Movie: A Room With A View Favorite Color: Blue Favorite Food: Steak Favorite Vacation: Paris Hobby: Gardening Most Admired Person: Michelangelo Best Advice: “Never say never.”

Miss Dona Frauenhofer

Birthday: May 30 Hometown: Torrington, CT Education: St. Francis of As-sisi School; Torrington High School;Albertus Magnus Col-lege, B.A. Italian; Middlebury College Scuola Italiana, M.A. Italian Language & Literature; University of CT, Dept. of Mod-ern and Classical Languages, 24 Doctoral credits Favorite Book: I promessi sposi by Alessandro Manzoni Favorite Movie: The Wizard of Oz Favorite Color: Green Favorite Food: Eggplant Favorite Vacation: Italy Hobbies: Tennis, drawing Most Admired Person: Grand-mother, Carmela Anzellotti Pellegren Best Advice: “Do good and forget about it. Do bad, and think about it.”

Photos by: Mrs. Lisa Coudriet

Harry Potter Books 5-7 Review

By: Matthew White The fifth book in the Harry Potter series is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Harry is at his uncle and aunt’s house when the De-mentors visit him and his cousin. In order to get them to go away, Harry has to use magic, but wizards are not al-lowed to use magic outside of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry unless he or she is a certain age. So Harry receives word that he has been expelled. While awaiting his trial, Harry is visited by his friends, godfa-ther, and some professors. After they prove Harry’s innocence, they all form the Order of the Phoenix to prove to the Ministry of Magic that Voldemort, the dark lord is really alive. Coming after the fifth book, is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. In the begin-ning Professor Snape makes the Unbreakable Vow to protect Draco Malfoy no matter what happens to him. Meanwhile, Headmaster Dumbledore takes Harry to Professor Slughorn’s house to try and convince him to be the new professor for the potions class because he knows something very valuable about Tom Riddle, a.k.a. Voldemort. Snape is not longer potions mas-ter because he took the Defense Against the Dark Arts position. Slughorn agrees to be the pro-fessor. When he tells his class to make a special kind of potion, Harry is the only one that makes the potion correctly because of the potions book he found in the cabinet. It has all kinds of spe-cial directions written in by its previous owner, the “half-blood prince.” Who the prince is re-mains a mystery throughout m o s t o f t h e s t o r y . The final book in the Harry Potter series is Harry Pot-ter and the Deathly Hallows. After Dumbledore dies, Harry

and his friends don’t go to Hogwarts for their last year because

they need to destroy the five horcruxes that hold the pieces of Voldemort’s soul. They all go to a much safer place where Voldemort will not be able to find them and start to look for the horcruxes. They have little information about the remaining horcruxes except that one is a locket, one could be a goblet, another could be linked with the co-founder of Hufflepuff, and one might be Nagini, Volde-mort’s snake. Harry, Ron, and Hermione have to keep moving from place to place to hide from snatchers. From Luna Love-good’s father they learn the true meaning of the deathly hallows and why Voldemort wants them so badly.

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Science On Wednesday, June 5, the eight graders took science class outside for an old-fashioned game of marbles. The rolling, the collisions, and the speed illustrated mass, momentum , and inertia in a fun way.

Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer

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Dear Doctor Angelina, I have discovered a new bug! His name is Mr. Zoo. He lives in a library because he likes books. And he smells like wet garbage. He’s very lazy and he’s chubby. He has a girl-friend. He’s also is poisonous. I asked him some trivia ques-tions and he got them right. Mr. Zoo is also smart and colorful. He’s brown and kind of awk-ward. Your Friend, Jillian (Jones)

Dear Dr. Joey, I have discovered a new bug. His name is Shred-der. He is a giant, scaly bug. He is very awesome. I made him my pet. He is magical, he can make rocks float! He is also spiky and will protect me. He can sometimes turn invisible so you better watch out! He is an ancient bug but he has not turned to stone yet. Shredder is a big, giant, awesome bug. Scaring people is his favorite thing. He lives in volcanic lava and swims in it too. Shredder loves to drink lava and eat it too but he hates water. He does not drink water. His favorite food is cheese. Sincerely, Dr. Nathan (Kupcho) P.S. Do not bring water!

Dear Dr. Hamm, I have discovered a bug named Wrecking Ball. Wrecking Ball has a drill, fork, and extra hands. Be care-ful! He can turn invisible. He can smell blood and can smell fear across space. He can fly across space and loves to drink venom. He lives in Sludge Marsh. He is chubby and purple. From, Dr. (Ryan) Lauer

Dear Dr. Pol and Dr. Madeline,

I discovered a bug named Mr. Grumpy Pants. He smells like men’s cologne. His teeth are venomous. If he bites you, you will be sick. You need anti-venom to cure it! His fa-vorite food is KFC. He hates stuffed cabbage. Mr. Grumpy Pants likes potato chips. His nest is made out of garbage. Sincerely,

Maya (Murray)

Dear Dr. Abby and Dr. Maya, I found a bug that is purple and blue! Its name is Bolt and when he flies by it sounds like THUNDER. It is really shy and very skinny. Bolt flies rapidly and he is brave. It zooms and he is really long. When it flies past the lake the water burns. It is really hot. When Bolt sounds like thunder it is really noisy. That’s why I wanted to tell you this. Sincerely, Dr. Madeline (Propfe)

Dear Dr. Frank, I invented a new bug. His name is Billy John Jo Sr. He is very chubby. He talks so much. He is very stinky. He has a tiny dimple. He’s got a stinger that’s poisonous and he takes massive bites when he eats. He’s a firefly. He’s an-cient. His body is every color! It is red, blue, pink, orange, gray, black, white, yellow, green, brown, purple, tan and neon. He eats butterflies. Sincerely, Dr. Katie (Sykes)

Dear Dr. Kreuzer, I just discovered a new bug! His name is Cheese Ball Jr. He feels wet and slimy. He is chubby and large with 3 heads, 3 sets of eyes, and bird feet. When he talks he sounds funny, and he likes to drink cranberry juice. Sincerely, Dr. Jason (Hamm)

Dear Dr. Pernerewski, I have discovered a new bug. It is white, gray and fluffy. If it bites you it can kill you. There are glands in his mouth full of venom and poison. The bug is also massive and young. It is very deadly and chubby. It also smells like men’s co-logne. It lives in Kentucky Fried Chicken. By the way its name is Wolf. Sincerely, Dr. (Zachary) Kreuzer

Dear Dr. Catso, I found a new in-sect! Its name is Kaboom! It is heavy. I t is colossal. It is very dirty. Its body is heavy. Kaboom is voiceless so no one hears him. It is really chubby so it is lazy. Its body is bumpy. Kaboom is very old but it’s fast. Since it is so fast, it is very proud of himself. It lives in a tree in the jungle with the snakes. From, Dr. Jovanna(Lafleur)

Dear Jeffrey, I discovered a new bug. His name is Jeffrey. He is named after you. He is poisonous and tiny. He can summon other bees for protec-tion. He has red eyes and speedy when he flies. He is black and white. He smells like pollen. He is very dan-gerous. He has sharp teeth and a stinger. He is only nice to friends. You are a friend so he will not attack you. He is feared by all animals. Noth-ing attacks him. He is also my pet. He eats flies, bears, lions, lizards, rats and does not eat frogs. Fondly, Joey (Matarese)

Dear Doctor Madison, I discovered a new animal. His name is Mr. Tiny. He smells like flowers and looks like a cheetah. He has really huge wings. Mr. Tiny lives in the woods, and he can fly really well. He lives in a sunny spot, he has really, really sharp teeth. Yellow spots cover his body, he has a tiny girlfriend, he lives in a bowl, and he can climb really high ladders. Your friend, Doctor Angelina (Mobilia)

Dear Dr. Maddie,

I discovered a new bug. His name is Cheese and he has a long tongue and a tail. He loves his tail and back-wards feet. He has 9 eyes. He’s kind and he loves his points. He loves cheese. His home is a block of sharp ched-dar.

From, Dr. A(bby) Pasko

The third graders have discov-ered new bugs! They are so excited that they decided to write letters describing them to their scientist friends.

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Red (Colorful poem)

Red is the color of blood Red is the ice cream I eat Red is the not my favorite Red is the ruler I use Red smells like drinks Red tastes like my spaghetti Red sounds like a flying ball Red looks like a picture Red feels like my cap Red makes me happy Red is my brother favorite color Ricky Gillotte

Football (Acrostic)

F un to play O ur team is very funny O ur team has fun T he team always tries their best B ryce on our team is a center A ll our games are fun L ose some games L azy sometimes Ricky Gillotte

Animals are Crazy A ctive Apes Ate B aldish Bats Bake C razy Cats Call D izzy Dolphins Dance E xciting Elephants Explore F ancy Falcons Fly G ood Giraffes Give H appy Hippos Hop I ntelligent Iguanas Inspect J ealous Jaguars Joke K nowledgeable Koalas Kick L ying Lions Lie M ad Monkeys Mine N oisy Newts Nurse O utstanding Octopi Order P retty Pelicans Play Q uiet Quails Quack R ude Rats Run S illy Snakes Slide T ough Termites Turn U gly Unicorns Unite V iolet Vultures Vacate W hite Whales Wiggle Xtraordinary Xantas X-ray Y oung Yaks Yell Z aney Zebras Zip Bryce Coudriet

Bryce Coudriet (Acrostic Poem)

B est friend is Ricky R eady to work Y oung C alled “Manchild” E xtremely good at math C omes when called O ffers a helping hand U ses time wisely D oes all his work R hymes with rice I ndependent worker E veryone thinks he’s cool T ries hard to do his best Bryce Coudriet

Brandon’s buddies Awesome Andre ate annoying ants Brainy Brandon beats buoyant Bryce Crazy Chris cuts cute cucum-bers Dandy Donna digs dirty ditches Excellent Eric eats extremely ethnic ethanol Funny Fred fries French fish Graceful Garret grips goopy goop Hearty Harrison heats hot hotdogs Interesting Isabella irons icky irons Jolly Jack jacks Jeff’s jar Kool Kim kicks kinks kindly Little Louis licks loopy lard Mini Maddie makes mad mozzarella Nutty Ned neatens neat nets neatly Outstanding Olive opens or-ange olives Perky Preston packs poppy packages Quick Quinn quilts quiet quails Rowdy Ronald rips red retain-ers Scrawny Sarah shoots stocky shotguns Touchy Tanya takes trium-phant tea Untouchable Ursula uses un-used usage Vigorous Veronica verifies vested vertigo White Wyatt weighs wiry weights Xcited Xavier x-rays Xavier’s x-rays Young Yankees yodel your yodels Zippy Zeke zaps zesty zebras Brandon Sykes

The 4 Elements (Haiku) Hot, cold, hard, breezy Fire, water, earth, and air Always there for me Maddie Bowles

What Green Is Green is like the grass on the ground Green is the color of my chicken’s favorite food, let-tuce Green is a relaxing color Green is my favorite color Green smells like the fresh spring morning breeze Green tastes like stalks of celery Green looks like candles burn-ing with flames Green feels like slime that is as squishy as a fish Green makes me feel like I’m home Green is beautful Abigail Zordan

Seals Seals are white. Seals taste like fish. They sound like boat horns. They smell like a soft spring breeze. Seals look like snowballs. Seals make me feel like I just made a new friend. Abigail Zordan

The Wacky Animals Alphabet Alliteration

Awesome animals ate Beautiful beasts bawl

Careful cats crave Dancing ducks do

Energetic elephants energize Fumbling foxes fanned Giggling gorillas giggle

Happy hippo hops Ignorant iguana intersect

Jerk jaguar jump Kind koalas kicked Latin lizards leap

Moving moose move New newt nod

Overweight octopi over eat Pale pigs pounce Quiet quail quit

Risky rodent ride Stupid swans swim

Treacherous tarantulas touches Ugly urraca undertake

Viscous viper votes Working whales work

Xenophobic xantas x-rayed Yellow yaks yield

Zooming zebras zoom

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Reading (Five Senses) Reading is multi-colored. It tastes like soup. It sounds like pages flipping. It smells like a new car. It looks like money that is spent to buy books. It makes me feel like I’m in another world. Maddie Bowles

What Is Green Green is a flopping fish Green is the color of fish Green is the color of statues on a map Green is a feeling Green smells like dead fish Green tastes like trash Green sounds like a fish plunging into the water Green looks like a fish Green makes me want to go outside Green is a common color in my life Logan Bermas

Sisterian Creature Alliteration Poem

This is a Sisterian Sisterian live in slimy sub-stances surrounding their set-up Sisterian eat slimy spaghetti and salami sandwiches Sisterian like silly songs and to spring on spectators Sisterian are slimy splotches witch are not sustainable Sisterian snored solemnly, spicy, and sleepily at us! Logan Bermas

The fifth grade took a short walk on the path to poetry. After studying the different aspects, they delved into haiku, alliteration, concrete and color poems, acrostic, and cinquain. They wrote a poem for each different topic taught and developed booklets of their own original poems.

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Oz the Great and Powerful

By Catherine Rossi Released: March 8, 2013 Running Time; 130 minutes Rating: PG Starring: James Franco (Oz), Mila Kunis (Theodora), Mi-chelle Williams (Glinda the Good), Rachel Weisz (Evanora), Zach Braff (Frank), Bill Cobbs (Master Tinker), and Joey King (China Girl)

Oz the Great and Pow-erful is based on the Wizard of Oz but a retelling of it. It is about Oz who is a conman and does magic shows having an adventure in Oz. Also, he is a player; he falls in love with all of his magic assistants and breaks ups with them afterward. He meets one of the three witches, Theodora, and he starts to fall for her also. They go to see her sister Evanora in the Emerald City. On the way he saves a talking and flying mon-key from being eaten by a wild animal. In return, the monkey becomes his servant forever.

The sisters keep on telling him that he is the wizard they have been waiting for. Evanora tells him the route to the wicked witch, her sister.

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When they reach her castle, they find out that she really is not the wicked witch. She is actually the good witch, Glinda the Good. He finds out that Evanora is really the wicked witch. Meanwhile, at the Emerald City, Evanora lies to her sister Theodora that Oz also flirted with her. Theodora gets really upset and then tells Evanora to turn her into an evil witch forever, and she does. Theodora even becomes more wicked then her sister. They both want to kill Glinda the Good. It was a very good movie, and it is recommended for everyone.

Hunter Hayes By Brooke Mazzarelli

Singer songwriter

Born: September 9, 1991 Age: 21

Albums: 3 Hunter Hayes, through my Eyes, Make a wish

Parents: Lynette and Leo Hayes Where Born: Breaux Bridge,

Louisiana, US Sighed to: Atlantic Records

Nashville 2010 Debut album: “Hunter Hayes” released in October 2011 has

sold 724,000 copies Through my eyes: released Feb-

ruary 8, 2000 Genre: country

Instruments: vocals, accordion, guitar, mandolin, keyboard, bass

guitar, piano, drums Currently on tour

He currently has three albums, Hunter Hayes, Through My Eyes, and Make A Wish. His debut album, Hunter Hayes, was released in October 2011 and has sold 724,000 copies. Through My Eyes was his first independent album that was released on February 8, 2000, when he was only nine years old. His second independent album, Make A Wish, was re-leased on November 6, 2001.

Hunter Hayes was born on Sep-tember 9, 1991, in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, to Lynette and Leo Hayes. He is a country, singer-songwriter who was signed to Atlantic Records in Nashville in 2010. He plays many instruments including guitar, accordion, mandolin, keyboard, bass guitar, piano, and drums.

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Soul Surfer By Paige Gutowski

Soul Surfer is an autobiography about a girl named Bethany Hamilton. She was only 14 years old. Her family said that she had salt water in her veins because she loved to surf. One day she got attacked by a shark and lost her arm, but she still had so much faith in God. She woke up in the hospital, and her mom was already there. Her family and friends said that she was so lucky to be alive. She was afraid that she would never surf again, but, even with only one arm, she was able to do it. She is so happy that she did not have to give it up. Soul Surfer is number one on the New York Times best sellers list. Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer

Studying momentum and col-lisions in physical science.

Oobleck By Maddie Bowles

Grade five made a gooey, sticky, and watery substance in the science room on April 10. Oobleck is a solid and a liquid made out of corn starch, water, and any food coloring. It is su-per fun to play with! The origi-nal idea of Oobleck came from a book by Dr. Seuss called Bar-tholomew and the Oobleck. Try it some time!

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Photos by: Mrs. Hanlon

Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer

School House Rock Live! Jr. Nineteen students from grades three through eight joined this year’s drama club to participate in the annual school production under the direction of Darren Farrington, father of Clare, grade 6, Mrs. Propfe, teacher, grade 4, and Miss Visentin, teacher, grade 3. The show was performed on May 17 and 18 and is based on the award-winning television show from the 1970s. A huge television screen framed the stage as the cast sang and danced to several gen-res of music while giving lessons about science, English grammar, law, and mathematics. Giant books served as the background to the colorful performances.

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

By James Baril

Feast day: July 14 Patron of the environment and ecology 1656 - April 17, 1680 Beatified by: Pope John Paul II Canonized by: Pope Benedict XVI October 21, 2012 Kateri’s mother was a Chris-tian who had been captured by the Iroquois and saved from a captive's fate by the father of Tekakwitha, to whom she bore a son and a daughter. When Kateri was about four years old, her parents and brother died of small-pox, and the child was adopted by her aunts and an uncle who had become chief of the Turtle Clan. Smallpox had marked her face and seriously impaired her eyesight for the r e s t o f h e r l i f e . In 1667 the Jesuit missionar-

.From them she received her first knowledge of Christianity. Although she eagerly accepted it in her heart, she did not at that time ask to be baptized. Some time late, the Turtle clan moved to the north bank of the Mohawk River, the "castle" being built above what is now the town of Fonda. Here, the young woman lived a life of virtue, and was not only a Chris-tian but a Christian virgin, for she always resisted all efforts to induce her to marry. When she was eighteen, Father Jacques de Lamberville arrived to take charge of the mission that in-cluded the Turtle clan, and from him, at her request, Kateri re-ceived the sacrament of baptism. Afterwards, she practiced her religion, until finally her uncle's lodge ceased to be a place of protection to her and she was assisted by some Christian Indi-ans to escape to Caughnawaga on the St. Laurence. Here she lived in the cabin of Anastasia Tegonhatsihonga, a Christian Indian woman. Tekakwitha had attained the most perfect union with God in prayer. Upon her

deputies who had been to Que-bec to conclude peace with the French, spent three days in the lodge of the young girl’s uncle.

Girl Scouts By: Abbie Hanlon

The Girls Scouts of America was founded on March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Georgia, by Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low. She saw what the Boy Scouts had done and wanted something like that for girls. Girl Scouts of the USA was chartered by the United States Congress on March 16, 1950. There are 3.2 million total Girl Scouts, 2.3 million girls and 890,00 adults. There are seven levels of Girl Scouts. The lowest is Daisies. Daisies are for girls in Kinder-garten and Grade 1. Brownies are the next level. It is for Grades 2 and 3. Juniors are for Grades 4 and 5. Cadets are for Grades 6 to 8. The next level, Seniors, is for Grades 9 and 10. Ambassadors are the second highest level and are for grades 11 and 12. After completing the last level, a woman can become a Girl Scout Leader for the rest of her life. There is Girl Scout Camp every summer. The camp is open to all girls, whether they are a Girl Scouts or not. There are a num-ber of locations, including sev-eral locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts. In August 2012, there was an International Camporee in Lebanon, CT, where there were girls and adults from all around the world. Some of the countries included were Canada, Britain, Australia, China, Japan, Ger-many, and many more. There was a visiting day when parents came to camp, and booths were set up to learn about other coun-tries. This was a once in a life-time experience and a fun one, too. All camps, every year, are exciting and offer great experi-ences. Girl Scouts is a good experience for girls of any age and a great way to make many new friends. Anyone who might be interested in joining, should be encouraged to do so.

10 Stocking Salmon On May 15, Bryce and Mason Coudriet participated in the deep salmon fry stocking program. Six people stocked 33,000 fish that day. Bryce, Mason, and their mom stocked 5,500 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. in North Granby.

Home & School Association

Congratulations to the newly elected officers for the 2013-2014 academic year: President: Jaime Michalec Vice President: Kristen Harmon Secretary: Mary Albert Treasurer: Jennifer Toland Publicity: Jennifer Hayes More parents are always needed to chair an event or fundraiser. Interested parties may contact the officers or call the school office. The Scrip fundraiser runs all year round, so gift cards may be purchased in the summer, as well. It is a great way to sup-port the school with no out-of-pocket expense.

U|Üà{ A son, Zachary Brian, was born to Brian and Nicole Gauger Du-lak on May 8, 2013. He weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz., and was 22” long. Nicole is a 1994 graduate of St. Francis of Assisi School and the daughter of Alan and Jo-Anne Gauger.

Father’s Day By James Baril

Most people have heard of and think of Father’s Day as a day to honor fathers, but when did it start? Why did it start? Well, Father’s Day started about 100 years ago. Back then, fathers were viewed in an unfavorable light. Most of the reasons for their bad behavior were due to problems with money and pay-ing the bills. However, the bad name of men changed when Mrs. John B. Dodd finally got a day to honor her father and all the other fathers. Originally, her plan was to reserve a day to honor her dad, who was a civil war veteran. The day was origi-nally supposed to be on the first Sunday of June, her father’s birthday, but the counsel could not get the resolution through until the third Sunday of June. Also, people in other towns wanted a day to honor their fa-thers, too. Afterward, many different towns had a father’s day on the third Sunday of the month. This new holiday reached the president, Calvin Coolidge, who supported the idea. Then, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed a presi-dential proclamation declaring the third Sunday in June as Fa-ther’s Day.

Field Day was held on Friday, May 24. This year’s theme was from the TV show “Scooby Doo.” Once again, the teams had to solve a mystery. This time, the alumni photo-graphs from around the school had disappeared! After earning clues at the various game sta-tions, the yellow team, “Scrappy Doo,” solved the mystery. Miss Frauenhofer had stolen the pic-tures with a backpack in the eighth grade classroom. In the afternoon, the eighth graders won the annual volleyball com-petition against the faculty, two games to one.

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Photos by: Miss Frauenhofer

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Photo by: Clare Farrington

Guess what this edition’s mys-tery photo is! Please submit entries with your name and grade by Tuesday, June 11, to Miss Frauenhofer. Nathan Kup-cho was the winner to last edi-tion’s photo: Mrs. Gauger.

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Cheezu, we got the egg now! Let’s go save your mama! Wait. . .

Where Are you?

Well, I’ll go save your mama when you should! Seriously.

Wait

… The egg is … a robot…? I… don’t ...

how…? Why .. the.. we .were..I don’t

...Cheezu did this!

Don’t Lell me ...

This was a BIG PRANK?! This was

a fake... I’m so SAD!

This isn’t Over!!

Does that mean I don’t Have to give more money away? I love

My Money!

Do Not Forget the School Store

The following items are still available: Silicone bracelets $1 Ruler $1 Rootbeer Smencil $2 Orange Smencil $2 2 Pocket Folder $2 Lanyard $2.50 Pen $1 T-Shirts $10 Cookbooks $10 Items are on display across

from the office.

Loretta’s Language Lessons

Tina sat between Selena

and I. Who did you tell? We have swam in that lake

many times. The teacher left their brief-

case in the library. Their not leaving until the

day after tomorrow. Where’s the cookies? I need a new refrigerator

very bad. Larry kept it to hisself. Walk slow down the hall. I already made the pie be-

fore you invited them. Tina sat between Selena and me.

Whom did you tell? We have swum in that lake

many times. The teacher left his brief-

case in the library. They’re not leaving until

the day after tomorrow. Where arethe cookies? I need a new refrigerator

very badly. Larry kept it to himself. Walk slowly down the hall. I had already made the pie

before you invited them.

???????? Loretta’s Language Answers

I love my Money!

Cheezu

There was a money prize, though.

This isn’t over!!

$$$

fâÅÅxÜ exv|Ñxá Citrus Surprise

Ingredients:

16 ounce can frozen

limeade concentrate

1/4 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons kosher

salt

½ lime, cut into 4 equal

wedges

4 cups ice cubes

Directions:

Moisten the rim of the serv-

ing glasses with a little lime

juice. Next, put the salt in a

large saucer in a shallow pie

pan. Dip each glass into the salt

and gently twist to coat the rim

with salt; this step is optional.

Place the limeade concentrate,

orange juice, and ice cubes in a

blender or frozen drink mixer.

Blend at high speed until it is

thoroughly mixed. Pour and

enjoy.

(thawed)

Tiramisu` Ingredients:

6 large egg yolks 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup whole milk Four 8-ounce containers mascarpone cheese, at room temperature 1 1/2 cups espresso or strong coffee, at room tempera-ture 1/2 cup brandy or cognac 30 to 32 crisp Italian lady-fingers (savoiardi) 1/4 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder Bittersweet chocolate, for shaving Directions: Line an 8-inch-square baking dish with plastic wrap, leaving a 3-inch overhang on all sides. Fill a large bowl with ice wa-ter. Make the custard: Whisk the egg yolks and sugar in a heat-proof bowl set over a saucepan of barely simmering water (do not let the bowl touch the wa-ter) until the sugar dissolves. Slowly whisk in the milk and cook, whisking constantly, until the custard is light and foamy, about 10 minutes (a thermometer inserted into the mixture should register 170 degrees F). Remove the bowl from the saucepan and set in the bowl of ice water; whisk until the cus-tard is cool, about 1 minute. Put the mascarpone in a large bowl. Fold the custard into the mascarpone with a rubber spat-ula until almost combined, then whisk until just smooth (do not overmix or the custard will be grainy).

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Combine the espresso and brandy in a shallow bowl. One at a time, dip the ladyfingers in the espresso mixture until soaked but not soggy; arrange 2 rows of about 5 biscuits each in the baking dish. Spread one-third of the mascarpone custard over the ladyfingers. Repeat with a second layer of espresso-dipped ladyfingers, arranging them in the opposite direction. Top with another one-third of the custard. Repeat with the remaining ladyfingers, alternat-ing directions. Spread the re-maining custard on top and dust with the cocoa powder. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 4 hours, or overnight. Invert a plate on top of the tira-misu, then flip the tiramisu with the plate. Remove the baking dish and plastic wrap. Invert a serving plate on top of the tira-misu and flip again so it is co-coa-side up. Remove the re-maining plastic wrap. Shave curls of chocolate on top with a vegetable peeler.

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Double Chocolate Malted Shake

Ingredients:

½ cup chocolate ice cream ¼ cup chocolate milk or chocolate soy milk 1 teaspoon malted-milk

powder

Preparation: Blend ice cream, soy milk, and malted milk powder in a blender until smooth. Great in the summer heat.

1 Serving Active Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 5 minutes

Easy Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Ingredients:

2 cups 2% milk 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon peppermint ex-tract 3 drops green food coloring (optional) 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips Directions: In a large bowl, stir together the milk, cream, sugar, vanilla ex-tract, and peppermint extract until the sugar has dissolved. Color to your liking with the green food color. Pour the mix-ture into an ice cream maker and freeze accordant to the manufac-turer’s instructions. After about 10 minutes into the freezing, add the chocolate chips. After the ice cream has thickened , about 30 minutes later, spoon into a container, and freeze for 2 hours. Enjoy!!

Summer Fruit Smoothie Ingredients: ¼ cup plain low-fat yogurt 2 tablespoons of your favorite

fruit spread ¼ cup sliced strawberries ½ cup milk 1 tablespoon oats Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Thin with additional milk if desired. Makes one (1¼ cups) serving. DO NOT FREEZE.

Hidden Picture! Find 15 ice cream cones (besides this one!) in The Cherubim.

Good luck!!

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