December

CHEETAH CHAT
The Cheetah Chat needs reporters; one from each class would be great.
These reporters will be responsible for writing a paragraph every month
telling us about what is coming up in their classrooms or what they
learned this month that was really cool. Sometimes, they will have to
do special assignments, like interviewing someone, or taking pictures at
an event.
I am also looking for some students who are really great at writing
and helping friends solve problems. Well, you see, Sometimes I get
emails from students who have problems and are asking for advice. The
problem is that I would LOVE to help them, but I am just a cheetah!
What do I know about real people problems? (Not much!) That is why I
need YOU!
Any students, who are interested in being a reporter or writing an
advice column for the Cheetah Chat, please send me an email at
[email protected] (get permission first) or write me a note and
put it in the white mailbox in the office by December 20th.
Thanks – SPEEDY!
GUESS WHO…
I will give you 3 clues about a teacher in your school and you have to guess
who it is. (HINT: Use the Teacher Spotlight for information.) Put your guesses in
the box out front of Mrs. Stevenson’s office by the 20th of each month and there
will be a random drawing for a winner. The prize will be a gift certificate to
spend at the school store.
This teacher’s favorite animal is the polar bear.
This teacher has 1 sister.
This teacher’s favorite color is blue.
WRITING CONTEST
Write me a story about your family’s holiday
traditions and put it in the box in Mrs.
Stevenson’s office by December 20th and the
winning stories from each grade will be in the
Cheetah Chat next month.
CHEETAH CHALLENGE
Send me your answers by December 20th and there will be a
drawing for a winner. (Don’t forget to put your name and
section on your paper.) The prize will be a gift certificate
for the school store!!
Johnny's mother had four children. The first
was April, the second was May, and the third
was June. What was the name of her fourth
child?
SPEEDY’S SECRET
Unscramble each of the clue words.
Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.
RD
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GRADE WAS ASKED…
“IF YOU WERE A BIRD, WHERE WOULD
YOU FLY TO FOR THE WINTER? WHY?”
3A
3B
Rajeev Bagaria – Florida because the
weather is beautiful
Dayna Balasa – California because it is
“cool” there.
Spencer Beidner – Florida because it is
warm in Florida.
Micah Bootman – North Pole because it
is cold and I can make snow
angels.
Riley Brady – Hawaii because of all the
water.
Abbey Broderick – Hawaii because it is
hot there.
Shannon Clancy – California so I can see
all the new movies
Emma Dall – Maryland so I can see my
cousins more
Alyssa Dixon – New York so I can visit
my grandma
Andrew Molish – southwest because it is
hot
Sam Moss – Canada because it is a
really warm temperature
Jewel O’Bott – Hawaii because the
temperature is warm
Dominic Plano – South Korea because
there are a lot of tall
buildings
Ashton Portnoy – Canada because there
are a lot of good site seeing
spots
Jacob Rossman – Argentina because that
is where my mom was born
Matthew Sharkey – Virginia because it is
warm there
Lee Vighetti – China so I can learn
Chinese
Jazmin Williams – Jamaica because it
never rains and I can see my
family
Eugene - South because if you head
south it's warmer
Erica Rouse - North Carolina to see my
cousins
Josh Asaraf - Florida because I want to
see my cousins and I want to
go on their boat.
Alli Rock - Florida because Disney World
is there.
Brian Hug - California because I would
get to see my cousins that I
hardly ever see.
Rachel Kim - Texas because there is a
water park there that I love!
Aniya Dennis - Florida because half of
my family lives there.
Yea-Daam Kim - Korea because that's
where my family lives.
Jason Paul - Florida becasue my
grandparents own a home on
a golf course.
Kevin Oskowiak - Africa because I would
like to see a tiger!
Bryn Malizia - Africa so I could see all
of the animals
Bryan Huynh - Los Angeles because of
the good weather.
Allison Horn - Idaho because that;s
where my baby cousin lives.
Jaden Price-Whitehead - California
because I would like to go to
Disneyland.
Nafece Smith - Ocean City because some
of my family lives there.
Mrs. Tozzi - Alaska so that I could
observe its natural resources
and wildlife.
3C
3D
Sammy Caplan – Jamaica, because it is
really good looking and it is warm.
Camryn Clifford – Jamaica because it is
really warm.
Joelle Cohen – Florida because it is hot
Noel McKay – Jamaica because it is
warm there.
Kailee Pileggi – Florida because I want
to see the water.
Drew Smith - South because that is
where all the other birds are
going.
Seth Faberman –Florida because I would
still be in the USA
Abigail Michalek – Hawaii because it is
very hot.
Brianna Doan – Florida so I can see
Disney world.
James Fitzmaurice – Africa because it is
warm there.
Christopher Gress – Florida because I
have never been there and I would
go to the beach.
Ashley John – India because it is very
hot and because I miss my family
and I would get to see them.
Mario Pineiros – Galapagos Islands so I
could be with the other wildlife
and it is hot.
Samantha Shaller – Oregon because they
have beautiful mountains
Kyla Congleton – South because it would
be warm and not cold.
Seth Miller – Florida because it is mostly
hot all the time.
Luke Rappaport – California because it is
warm and there are famous people
there.
Jasmine Thek – Florida because it never
snows there.
Anthony Fatiga - Hawaii because of the
beaches.
Alfonso Livrieri - Brazil because there
are lots of people who could sing
songs and there aren't many cars
Rachel Bilger - The south because it's
really, really warm and I will be
safe sleeping in a tree and
protected from the snakes on the
ground
Nicole Lippo - Florida because it is
pretty much hot down there
Martin Lee - The south because it will
be really warm
Jack Aronow - The desert because it is
really hot and not cold
Antonio Tassi - The south because I
wouldn't want to be cold so I
would be warm
Griffin Johnson - Florida because it is
warm there
Lauren Melick - California because it's
warm there and if I stay here my
wings could get cold and freeze
Benjamin Sirota - Florida because it is
really hot there
Emma McGinly - California.. I don't
really know why
Karolina Bocul - Dominican Republic
because I have been there before
and it is really nice and not cold
Caitlin Burmester - Arizona because I can
relax on the beach and swim in
the water
Devon Palmer - South because I heard
it’sreally nice there in the winter
Matthew Swift - I would fly to Arizona
because it is a desert and hot
there
Maura Bowers - California because it is
usually really, really hot there
Adam Weiss - Germany because my great
grandma is part German and I
want to see what it is like
Stefano Sciarrino - Texas because it is
warm
Marissa Bevilacqua - Florida because it is
nice and warm there
NEXT MONTH’S QUESTION
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GOES TO 1 GRADE:
“WHAT IS YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION?”
CHECK IT OUT…
This is our
new rock wall
in action!
Thank You to
all the
parents,
teachers and
staff who
supported the
effort to get
this great new
PE addition
installed in our
school!
First grade had Justin
Drabick from CBS 3 visit and
teach them about weather
and meteorology!
ACTS OF KINDNESS…
These were Thomas Fitzwater’s Kindest People
in November!
KINDERGARTEN – TIMOTHY STANLEY (KB)
1ST GRADE – DREW MALIZIA (1A)
2ND GRADE – EMILY MARSHALL (2D)
3RD GRADE – CAMRYN CLIFFORD (3C)
4TH GRADE – CHARLIE HUG (4A)
5TH GRADE – QUINTON DERR (5A)
STAFF MEMBER – MRS. STEVENSON
NOVEMBER CONTEST WINNERS
Andrew Marcus (4B) won a gift certificate to the school
store with his “Guess Who” answer.
It was Mrs. Windheim!!
Check out the Teacher Spotlight to learn more about her.
Emily Marshall (2D) won a gift certificate to the school
store for the Cheetah Challenge crossword puzzle!
CONTEST REMINDER
All contest entries are due by December 20th. Please
put them in the special white mailbox in Mrs.
Stevenson’s office or email them to me at
[email protected]
ART CONTEST WINNERS…
Natalie Marshall
(KC)
Ashton Portnoy
(3A)
Kathryn O’Halloran
(2D)
Megan O’Halloran
(4A)
REMINDERS…
IF YOUR CHILD IS GOING TO BE LATE OR ABSENT,
PLEASE CALL THE CHILDWATCH LINE AT
(215) 784-0381. PRESS OPTION #2 FOR ATTENDANCE.
REGISTRATION FOR AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES IS DUE
BACK BY DECEMBER 15TH. NO EXCEPTIONS.
CLASSES ARE FILLED ON A FIRST COME FIRST
SERVED BASIS.
HOLIDAY SHOP WILL BE DECEMBER 15TH AND 16TH!
DECEMBER CALENDAR