Volume 1 Issue 2 November 2015 The Brisas/Aprende Fall Book Fair: by Mathangisree Balamurugan The first day of the Book Fair was really fun. There were lots of books to choose from at the Book Fair. There were easy reads, cartoons, dramas, comics, adventures and even animals. The Book Fair was the best place to shop for books because they were cheap and school appropriate. The fair also sold toys; like pens, erasers and markers. There were even posters! The Book Fair is a really cool and fun time of the year. Hope you had fun at the Book Fair, too! Goosebumps: Mathangisree Balamurugan The movie Goosebumps was awesome. It was released on Halloween, Saturday, October 31, 2015. Goosebumps was based off the book series. It was mostly themed on the Goosebumps monsters that are cruel. The second half of the movie was hilarious. It was not at all scary. Plus, it was really cool with the effects! The monsters may be scary, but they don t harm anyone in the movie. There is a boy, his friends, a girl and her father, that are the main characters in the movie. I give this movie 5 stars and I recommend you go see it!
The Pumpkin Walk: by Emily Hirsch The Pumpkin Walk is an annual tradition here at Brisas, it is always held the day before Halloween. The morning of the Pumpkin Walk, all students carved their pumpkins during class. Before school let out all 800 plus pumpkins were walked out and placed on each class s assigned tables to showcase them that night. If you were able to attend the Pumpkin Walk you saw tons of friends in Halloween costumes like zombies, ghosts, police, clowns, etc. It was so fun seeing everyone in their costumes. One of the best parts is always when the Mallet Masters play! It was so great being able to see all the creative pumpkins lit up at night and get to venture into the Book Fair too! Hopefully, everybody had a safe and enjoyable Halloween night! Do you like writing? Are you interested in current events? Do you like to tell your friends about what is happening at school? Then you need to be a reporter for the Gecko Gazette! Every day there are stories to write about, books and movies to share with your friends. There are people to interview and events happening that need to be reported. If this sounds like something you would like to do, then you should attend our next meeting!! We will be meeting on, Thursday, January 7 at 7:15 in Miss Burt s room #22.
Stuffed Animal Day: by Emily Hirsch We just had stuffed animal day! It was very fun. Most of our school brought stuffed animals! I brought an alien from Toy Story. There were lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! We got to hold them all day long. Little kids did activities like measuring, weighing, and finding things out about their stuffed animals. We earned stuffed animal day because we earned 30 peace days! Let s keep it up! Let s earn 45 peace days next so we can vote for our special day! So behave well and let s have a peaceful day every day at Brisas! The 21st Annual Turkey Trot: by Zamira Wells Brisas Geckos trotted their way to the Thanksgiving Turkey trot starting line. Each grade level had their own race. Before we started trotting, all students warmed up with the Chicken Dance. All grades participated as they trotted their tails to the finish line to the finish line. Once you reached the finish line you could receive a special certificate if you were the first boy or girl from your class. Even if you walked, skipped or ran, everyone was a WINNER! I had fun, and I hope you all did too!
My Fall Break: by Madeeha Akhtar During my Fall Break I celebrated my sister s birthday, we went to the Phoenix Herpetological Society and to Mt. Lemmon. My older sister, Serene, turned 11 years old during Fall Break. We got Serene s favorite cake, Mint Chocolate and we also got glow in the dark balloons to decorate with. Later, we went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. I really liked their quesadillas. Then we watched the movie Dragon Heart 3. It was about a boy who had to help a dragon and it was really cool. Serene loved her party. My favorite part about my Fall Break was going to the Phoenix Herpetological Society, I got to feed a crocodile named Mr. Stubbs. I also got to pet an alligator and the second biggest lizard in the world. I got to feed tortoises and my little sister got bit by an otter! After that we got food and my dad got me 5 real alligator teeth and Serene got a shirt. We also drove to Tucson to visit Mt. Lemmon. It was cold and windy. When we took pictures my hair was flying wildly. Sometimes we would stop and hike up steep mountains. It was very beautiful. We went and ate pizza and also ordered 2 giant chocolate chip cookies. After that we went to the gift shop and I got a stuffed animal. It was really fun! My Fall Break was very exciting. Having birthday parties is always fun. Going to the Phoenix Herpetology Center was a great adventure. Visiting Mt. Lemmon and hiking was cool. I hope that my next break from school is just as fun.
Featured Journalists Meet Zamira Wells! Zamira is a 4th grader in Miss Klotz s homeroom. Zamira is involved in many activities at Brisas. She is part of Mallet Masters, Girls on the Run, and Girl Scouts. Her hobbies include volleyball and running. This is Zamira's first year as a member of the Gecko Gazette team! Meet Mathangisree Balamurugan! Mathangisree is a 5th grade student in Mrs. Noppenberg s homeroom. She is an active member of Spark, STEM, and drawing class at Brisas. Her hobbies include reading, swimming, dance, and drawing. This is Mathangisree's first year writing for the Gecko Gazette.