THE
SeasideTimes
Issue 20
October 2015
Welcome Back Seaside Dolphins!
Parker Osborne
Editor in Chief
Welcome back Seaside students! A lot of exciting things are
coming up this fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving. Many
fantastic school events are coming up too including: the
Monster Mash, the Halloween Parade, and Family Movie
Night on October 2nd! My favorite thing to do in fall is to
decorate my garage with orange and purple lights for
Halloween. I also enjoy eating anything pumpkin flavored
and other seasonal sweet treat. Every October my mom and
I go to Trader Joe’s to try all the new pumpkin flavored
treats. My favorite is Pumpkin Spiced Granola, you should
give it a try!
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would like to introduce the new fifth grade Seaside Times staff: I am Parker Osborne the Editor in Chief, my
Assistant Editor is Kelly Gee. Our Staff Reporters are: Tyler Gibbs, Alexander Lee, Lilly Pirotto, Rebecca Hsu,
Leighna Kim, Isabella Pirotto, Chase Kneller, Jasmin Coriz, Viviana Park, Keira Ungar, Laila Gibbs, Allison
Hamilton, Haley King, Abigail Peterson, Aleen Khedesian, and Pranathi Senthil-Kumaran. Thank you all for
being part of the Seaside Times this year.
This year I look forward to new and interesting articles and my goal for the year is to improve the paper and to
inspire fourth graders to join the paper next year. Have a great October!
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CALENDAR
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EVENTS OCTOBER
10/2
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT & PICTURE DAY
10/9
BOX TOPS DUE
10/12
COLUMBUS DAY- NO SCHOOL
10/13
NO SCHOOL
10/14 -27
BOO GRAM FOR SALE
10/25
SKECHERS WALK
10/26 -30
RED RIBBON WEEK
10-28
REFLECTIONS DUE
10-30
HALLOWEEN PARADE & MONSTER MASH 6-8 PM
Seaside Times Staff
Editor in Chief – Parker Osborne
Assistant Editor- Kelly Gee
Staff Report – Chase Kneller
Staff Reporter- Abigail Peterson
Staff Reporter- Viviana Park
Staff Reporter- Leighna Kim
Staff Reporter- Alexander Lee
Staff Reporter- Jasmin Coriz
Staff Reporter- Tyler Gibbs
Staff Reporter-Laila Gibbs
Staff Reporter- Haley King
Staff Reporter- Aleen Khedesian
Staff Reporter-Allison Hamilton
Staff Reporter-Lilly Pirotto
Staff Reporter-Isabella Pirotto
Staff Reporter-Pranathi Senthil-Kumaran
Staff Reporter-Rebecca Hsu
Staff Reporter-Keira Ungar
What’s happening at Seaside...
California Drought!
Chase Kneller, Staff Reporter
Aleen Khedesian, Staff Reporter
Guess what’s coming up? It’s the spookiest time of the
year - it’s the Seaside Monster Mash! If you paid your PTA
membership, then you will gain free access to this awesome
event. The Monster Mash goes from 6-8 p.m. on Friday,
October 30th, in the Kindergarten playground. Are you new
to the school and don’t know what the Monster Mash is?
The Monster Mash is when kids come to school in their
costumes and dance, play games, eat, and of course, have
fun! Last year there were games like:Twister and ring toss,
and they give free prizes to the winners. There will
be food for sale, including: hot dogs, popcorn and
treats by the Fifth Grade Champs as well as glow toys.
A DJ will be there with his cool music,
rad lights, and there will be crazy dancing. It is
always a blast for the kids and even the
parents. Come to this year’s Monster Mash!
Hello Seaside!
Some of you might not know that
California is currently in a drought for the
fourth year in row. The word ”drought”
means that the earth does not get rain for
a long period of time. Some of the things
that can waste a lot of water are grassy
lawns, leaky faucets, and taking long
showers.
Here are few little things you can do to
help save water. Take shorter showers,
turn the faucet off when you brush your
teeth, and while you rub your hands with
soap. Let’s all be kind to our
environment and help save water.
Getting to know the New Kindergarten Teacher
Allison Hamilton & Abigail Peterson, Staff Reporter
1. What is your name? “Leeann McConnell”
2. Do you have any brothers or sisters? “I do not, I am an only child.”
3. What is your favorite part of teaching kindergarten?
“When the children learn or finally understand something.”
4. What is your favorite color? “Pink”
5. Do you have any pets? “I do, I have two dogs”
6. What is your hobby? “Bike riding with my husband and family”
7. What is your favorite subject in school? “Journalism”
We are lucky to have Mrs. McConnell here at Seaside. Thank you for
letting us introduce you to the students of Seaside!
Photo by: Allison Hamilton & Abigail Peterson
How Halloween Started!
Pranathi Senthil-Kumaran & Rebecca Hsu, Staff Reporters
The legend of Halloween states, that on November 1st, spirits of the dead would move between their world and our
world. They called this day Samhain. The Celts would provide sweets and offerings to the spirits to keep them away.
This later evolved into Trick-or-Treating. Eventually, the Christians came and told them what they were worshiping
was bad. Then they changed the name Samhain to All Saints Day, which turned into All Hallows Eve, which became
Halloween.
Later on, the Irish immigrated to America and spread the holiday of Halloween nationwide. Kids dress up as many
different monsters and other creatures because of the tradition that in which the Celts dress up to
scare the bad spirits away. Jack-o-lanterns are a symbol of the mean spirits. They are named
after a myth called Stingy Jack. Halloween isn’t proved to be an actual holiday, so it’s just a day
for kids to have fun.
The Heat!
Lilly Pirotto
Staff Reporter
The heat! It can be hard to be active at recess and it may feel like you want to sleep.
You should always sit and rest if you get a headache. The water fountains around
the school aren’t just sitting there for no reason; they’re there for you to drink water.
You should be drinking at least the amount of two small sized water bottles a day.
Make sure you sit out a round or a few minutes of what you
playing if you get hot.
Don’t wear to much black! The color black sucks up the
most heat in the air making it the hottest color. White is the
best color to wear because it reflects of the most heat.
Remember to drink lots and lots of water!
Who Am I?
Tyler Gibbs
Staff Reporter
This mystery student is in 5th grade, whose favorite color is purple. This student’s
favorite subject is Social Studies. He/she had the most exciting time at Hawaii last
summer and would like to visit Mexico someday. His/her favorite sport is soccer, and
he/she would like to be a soccer player when he/she grows up. The mystery student’s
favorite athlete is Hope Solo. He/She is a big fan of the Seattle Seahawks football
team.
Can you guess who this month’s mystery student is?
(Turn to the last page to find out.)
WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN?
Isabella Pirotto, Staff Reporter
Halloween is coming up, and people are figuring out who or what they’re going to be. But, not everyone can decide
on which cute Halloween costumes is for their animals (pets). I have created a survey on the cutest animal
Halloween costumes, to help all those humans with their loveable pets.
The cutest animal Halloween costume turned out to be a banana, with a high score of twenty votes. The bee
buzzed its way to second place, with a score of fifteen votes. The teddy bear crawled its way into third, with a
score of five votes. There was a tie between the panda and the present in fourth, with four votes each.
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Google Has a New Logo!
Keira Ungar, Staff Reporter
Have you noticed that Google’s new logo changed from a fancy Serif font to a more basic Sans-serif font? Google
says that the new logo will be rolling out across all their products. Google has changed their trademark g to a
capitol G. You can see it now by going to Google.com.
You might be wondering what the difference between a Serif font and a Sans-serif font is. Well a Serif font is a
fancy font like the old Google logo. You can tell a Serif font by the little feet on letters like m and n. A Sans-serif
font is a more modern font. The Serif font originated as a font they used in the Latin alphabet. Serif font is mostly
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used for body text. The first Sans-serif font used was in the 18 century. It became popular in the 19 century.
About 3.5 billion people see Google’s logo every day.
That’s more people than any other logo. If Google didn’t have
this nice logo maybe people wouldn’t want to see it every day.
Think about other logos you see on stores and products.
Google’s logo is important because a company’s logo is what
gives people a first impression.
Where at
Seaside?
Alexander Lee
Staff Reporter
Read the clues to figure out what Seaside object I am and where I can be found.
1. Every student goes in this room.
2. You come here once a week.
3. You must use hand sanitizer, it is a rule.
4. It is close to the drop-off zone.
5. There is one teacher.
6. If you are the last class in this room, you stack up the chairs.
(Turn to the last page to see where at Seaside I’m located.)
Jack-O-Lantern Pie!
Jasmin Coriz & Laila Gibbs, Staff Reporter
This month with Halloween coming up, we thought this would be a fun and creative dessert. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
Deep-dish baked pie shell
¾ cup sugar
3 large eggs
1 can [15 ounces] pure pumpkin [not pumpkin pie mix]
1-cup cream
1½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
½ teaspoon salt
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Butter and flour your pie dish.
3. Line tin with pre rolled pie dough. Then, line with parchment and fill with rice to blind bake. Then, bake for 10
minutes. After that let cool for 10 minutes.
4. In a large bowl whisk eggs and sugar until smooth. Add cream pumpkin spice and salt. Whisk until combined.
5. Reduce over temperature to 350 degrees. Pour filling into pie shell.
6. Bake for 55 minutes. Refrigerate for 3 hours and serve with whipped cream.
Painted Jar Luminaries for Halloween!
Haley King, Staff Reporter & Kelly Gee, Assistant Editor
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Here’s what you’ll need:
Clean glass jars
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Acrylic craft paint- whatever color you like!
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Rubbing alcohol
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Paintbrushes- a flat brush and a liner brush
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A Sharpie marker or any kind of permanent marker
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Glaze (preferably Krylon Triple Thick Crystal Clear Glaze)
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Tea lights (small candles) or LED tea lights
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A lighter- a long handled lighter if you are going to use flame tea lights
Follow these easy instructions to make the Halloween Jar Luminaries!
Use a flat paintbrush to paint one layer of acrylic craft paint on the OUTSIDE of each jar. One layer of paint will help the
candle to shine through as best as it can!
1. Draw a face or any kind of pattern on the jar with a Sharpie marker. You can also create stencils out of cardboard.
2. Paint the faces with black paint using a liner brush.
3. For a better look, paint the jar rims with black paint. Let them dry for about half an hour. Then, spray the jars with glaze
(two layers). Wait around 20 minutes between each layer. Let the jars dry for several hours.
4. After letting the jars dry, have some fun displaying them! You can place regular tea lights inside the jar and use a long
handled lighter to light them. (Just for safety!)
Math Fun!
Leighna Kim & Viviana Park, Staff Reporters
Here are two fun Math Puzzles we hope you enjoy them!
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I am Cody Lindeman 5
Grader.
Photo by: Tyler Gibbs
I am the......
I am computer lab.
Photo by: Alexander Lee