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June 2017 Lincoln School Newsletter, Vol. 9

National Day National Iced Tea Day by Jonathan Pashalian by Joshua Pashalian

Happy National Doughnut Day! National Doughnut Day is Happy Iced Tea day!!!! You are probably wondering what a day of appreciation for Salvation Army volunteers who is this day? This holiday is on 10th. This day is set aside distributed to servicemen during World War I. Just to celebrate one of summer’s favorite drinks. Whether it is in case if you don’t know what doughnuts are, they are fried sweetened or unsweetened, with or without lemon, it is loved circular pieces of dough that are usually topped with sugar by many and enjoyed by the glass full all summer long. Iced tea syrups, chocolate, nuts and other flavorings. National Doughnut can be found in many flavors including lemon,peach, raspberry, Day is always celebrated on the first Friday of June. This year, lime, passionfruit, strawberry and cherry. the date of this holiday will be June, 2nd. So let's give out some One really popular and healthy tea that people purchase and facts about this day of the doughnuts! love across the world is green tea. Iced tea grew rapidly after it was introduced at the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. Ever since On National Doughnut Day, you may receive some that time in history, this drink has been shared throughout the discounts on all types of doughnuts from different bakeries. whole world. Just remember, you probably won’t find iced tea This is a great chance to make your friends and loved ones at a lemonade stand! happy by picking up a large box of doughnuts to share with them. Also, talking about eating doughnuts, over 61 percent of American households eat doughnuts. That’s a lot of doughnuts! by Kevyn Ramos National Doughnut Day is the day to eat doughnuts like you’re Homer Simpson. Enjoy! As June arrives there is one special holiday to celebrate.

That day is Flag Day. It is on June 14th. It is the day when National Best Friends Day Americans celebrate the American flag and its proud and by Briana Soto glorious history. It was at the lead of every battle fought by Americans and many people have died protecting it. It even On June 8th, we should all take a moment, and appreciate the stands proudly on the surface of the moon. People on this day amazing people in our lives, that we are glad to call our best should have a flag flown in front of their homes to show how friends. These are the ones who we make the best memories proud they are of the flag and the U.S.A. with, share the best laughs with, and who we’re the most comfortable being our true selves around…..like Spongebob and Patrick. The inseparable bond between close friends, is something everyone should get to experience in their lives. National Say Something Nice Day Without them, who else would tell you if that shirt looks good by Aliya Laliwala on you, or know just the right words to cheer you up when you’re feeling down? On June 1st, National Say Something Nice Day is Tru pals are hard to find, which is why we should never take celebrated. On this day, we have an opportunity to be extra them for granted. Whether you only have one close friend, or pleasant for everyone. The purpose of this holiday is to three of them, show them your love on this exciting holiday. If counteract bullying and the lack of civility and common you love seeing your besties happy, which everyone does, tell courtesy that is growing among people in today’s world. them how much you care about them on this special day. Trust Hopefully, the practice of saying something nice today will me, it’ll definitely put a smile on their faces. continue throughout our lives. Use #SaySomethingNiceDay to post on social media. You can celebrate this day as follows:

1. Thank your teachers for teaching you new information this year. You have gained incredible knowledge in one year.

2. Thank your friends for being there for you and their Ms.Brueck: wonderful company. 3. Thank your parents for all that they do for you and giving Question: May you describe/sum up this whole year in 1 to 2 you a wonderful life. sentences from/in your experience? 4. Complement those who have shown kindness to you. Always Ms. Brueck: “Each year represents a journey based upon be grateful. unique variables. This years' journey has opened the door to 5. Thank all the wonderful people who have made an impact in different ways of teaching and learning which makes the your life. future hopeful and bright.”

Question: May you give advice that is very crucial, necessary, Father’s Day and/or helpful for 7th Graders going into 8th grade next year? by Ashanti Sattan Ms. Brueck: “My advice to the incoming 8th graders is : be Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! This year responsible, understand that there are consequences for Father’s Day is celebrated on June 18th. There are two stories actions, become an independent learner and have a vision for of when the first Father’s Day was celebrated. The first Father’s the limitless possibilities of the future.” Day was celebrated in Washington state on June 19th, 1910. A Mrs.Messina: woman by the name of Sonora Smart Dodd came up with the idea of honoring and celebrating her father while listening to a Question: May you describe/sum up this whole year in 1 to 2 Mother’s Day sermon at church in 1909. She felt as though sentences from/in your experience? mothers were getting all the acknowledgment, but fathers Mrs.Messina:“This year has been an exciting academic were equally deserving of a day of praise. She initially experience for me. I hope that my students enjoyed learning suggested June 5th, the anniversary of her father’s death to be through connecting outside of the ELA box.” the designated day to celebrate Father’s Day, but due to some bad planning, the celebration in Spokane, Washington was Question: May you give advice that is very crucial, necessary, delayed to the third Sunday in June. and/or helpful for 7th Graders going into 8th grade next year? The second story of the first Father’s Day in America Mrs.Messina: “It is necessary to always extend your thoughts happened all the way on the other side of the country in beyond just yourself. Even if you are bored with what you are Fairmont, West Virginia on July 5th, 1908. Grace Golden doing, remember there is always a skill being taught in every Clayton suggested to the minister of the local Methodist lesson. It may be more than academic; sometimes it's simply church that they hold services to celebrate fathers after a humanitarian. Think deeper.” deadly mine explosion killed 361 men. In 1924, President Calvin “Silent Cal” Coolidge recommended that Father’s Day Ms.Gonzalez become a national holiday, but no official action was taken. In Question: May you describe/sum up this whole year in 1 to 2 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson, signed an executive order sentences from/in your experience? that designated the third Sunday in June as the official day to celebrate Father’s Day. However, it wasn’t until 1972, during Ms.Gonzalez: “The force was definitely with me this year.” the Nixon administration, that Father’s Day was officially Question: May you give advice that is very crucial, necessary, recognized as a national holiday. Don’t forget to wish your dad and/or helpful for 7th Graders going into 8th grade next year? a Happy Father’s Day, and thank him for all that he has done! Ms.Gonzalez: “My best advice is to go to 8th grade with your Memories priorities straight, and academically straight before you get “8th grade-itis.” by Pelin Cokuslu

As the school-year approaches an end, students and teachers begin to reminisce all the memories and moments that happened Summer Soltice throughout out this wonderful school year. With 8th Graders by Diana Perez leaving this beloved school and starting a new journey in their lives called “high school”, and 7th graders beginning to get Summer Solstice is on Wednesday, June 21st .The summer anxious, and excited to enter their last year of middle school, it solstice marks the first day of summer. The official date for the is no wonder the school-year coming to an end is sad, yet first day of summer varies depending on the country’s climate. exhilarant, as well. Though, have you ever thought what our It is the day when we get the most daylight of the year. After hard-working teachers think about this School-Year? I did, so June 21st , the nights will began to close in and we will slowly my curiosity “struck”, and I asked a few teachers two questions begin to lose sunlight as our planet rotates away from the sun. about their thoughts this of School-Year, and the upcoming one for 7th graders. Here are my questions, and their answers: festivities are held across the world in many We got to go to the Capital, The Tomb of The Unknown different cultures. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you Soldier, and The White House. We also went to see many might notice the early dawns and late sunsets, and the high arc memorials. This trip was great because we were able to share of the sun across the sky each day. You might also see how high the experience with our friends and create wonderful memories the sun appears in the sky at noon. of our last year at Lincoln School. The End of Eighth Grade by Katherine Saravia by Dunia Darwich June! It's the month that flies by so fast. All 8th graders will be going to their dinner dance and graduating, creating their last Did you know Juneteenth is right around the corner? What memories with Lincoln School! The dinner dance will be held on June is Juneteenth you may ask? Well, Juneteenth is celebrated on 16th at La Fortuna. Make sure to dress appropriately and comfortably. June 19th. Juneteenth is celebrated because on June 19, 1865 Graduation will be held on June 22nd at #6 School in Cliffside Park at was when slavery was banned. This holiday was observed by 6:00 P:M. Make sure to tell your parents to get off work to make some the residents of the United States, especially by African- time to see you! Also, the 22nd will be the last day of school. It’s a time for looking forward, a time to set new goals, to dream new Americans. dreams, to try your wings, and see what lies beyond.

Juneteenth is also called Freedom or , not to Congratulations to all! be confused with the Emancipation Proclamation which became official on January 1, 1963. Juneteenth was created at the end of the Civil War in 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston, Texas, with his Union soldiers. There are several stories as to why the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation took so long to take effect in Texas, but since General Lee surrendered in April, 1865, and Major General Granger and his army finally made their way into Texas, slavery was eventually banned.

Take your Dog to Work Day by Medina Ilijazi Photo credited to Ms. Gonzalez We all heard of “Take your Child to Work Day”, but have you heard of “Take your Dog to Work Day”? Like the title says, you take your dog to work. It sounds pretty cool, but how did Spring Concert come to existence? Well it all started on June 24, 1999. The by the Tiger Tracks Staff holiday was created by the Pet Sitters International.

“Take Your Dog to Work Day” was created to promote dogs The annual spring concert by the Lincoln Chorus, under the th being adopted from local shelters and having a bond between direction of Ms. Christine Shawala, was held on May 25 in dogs and their masters. The holiday is celebrated around the the Lincoln School gym The group entertained their audience world every year on June 24th. So, when you’re going to work with a unique selection of songs such as “Canons”,”When I on June 24th, make sure you take your dog too! Close My Eyes”, “Maliswe”, a wonderful rock medly, and concluded with “Fly to Paradise”. The Lincoln Chorus certainly has a very talented group of performers. Bravo!

Washington D.C. Field Day by Roberto Argueta by Afrodite Hryssomallidis

The school trip to Washington D.C. is such an amazing trip. Every year in Lincoln School we have annual event called The eighth graders went for three days from May 10th to May Field Day. If you are unaware of Field Day, it’s basically 12th. The buses were comfortable and we had a good tour towards the last week of school. Every grade takes a day off guide. Washington is such a big place to visit and definitely from their normal schedule and goes to the our local park to worth the trip. play games. It’s a great way to end the year in a good note by taking one day off and spending it at the park doing fun activities together. It’s a fun and competitive way to go against other classes. Each grade has a separate day from others. For Summer Recreation example, eighth graders don’t go the same day or time as sixth by Alexa Bigler graders go.

Once we arrive at the park, our gym teacher is usually the Lincoln School students’ it’s time to put our brains to rest! person who explains the rules for each activity. Our teachers The 2016-2017 school year is coming to an end. Before we make sure we are doing them correctly. Some of the activities know it, June 22nd will be here and shortly after summer we do are basketball, dodgeball, and others. When we’ve recreation will start on June 26th for children ages 5 to 13. completed the activities, the winners of each class gets Fairview summer recreation offers children of the town a announced. After a long day, we take our water or snacks and chance to hang out with their friends at Columbus Park, go on drink or munch on them. Then we have a couple of minutes to a bunch of amazing trips, and enjoy the new sprinkler park. do whatever we want, such as go on the swing sets, go down You can sign up at Borough Hall located at 59 Anderson slides and etc. Then we call it a wrap and walk back to the Avenue on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:00- school and to be dismissed. 9:00pm. There is no greater in-town opportunity than what the recreation program has to offer for kids this summer. Not everyone has the privilege to go on vacation or day trips, so taking advantage of this affordable program will allow children to experience this at a low cost.

Other benefits of the summer program is to meet new friends and create memories. Children develop social skills, problem solving and creativity all while being supervised. What more can you ask for?

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