By Jane Smith
QA Students had a blast Monday at the big Halloween party!
They got to dissect owl pellets, which were very gross and very interesting!
They got to carve pumpkins and play games.
They got to eat lots of yummy food, much of it pumpkin themed and got to drink pumpkin juice and butterbeer.
They got to travel through a dark maze full of spiders and spider facts and fight a giant black widow spider.
Little acorns got to go trick-or-treating, while the big ones got to watch movies.
But, best of all, they got to show off their very creative costumes!
Which was your favorite costume of the day? Write to The Leaf and tell us why!
Results will be in next week’s issue!
Ravenclaw Challenge
Answer to last week's challenge: Lynx, Lion, Whale
Who can these three brothers be?
Find the answer, share with me.
Minerva Bronte
Three brothers share a family sport:
A non-stop marathon
The oldest one is fat and short
And trudges slowly on
The middle brother's tall and slim
And keeps a steady pace
The youngest runs just like the wind,
Speeding through the race
"He's young in years, we let him run."
The other brothers say
"'Cause though he's surely number one,
He's second, in a way."
Chivalry Vs. Werewolves By Anna Petersen
Once upon a time. (Horrible beginning, I know, but we are talking about knights with armor and swords). A chivalrous and courteous knight said to a random girl “you are beautiful my dear.” And kept walking while the full moon was rising and night was approaching. Many people were sneaking into the woods randomly as they did every full moon. The knight was gathering his forces to protect the common people from the imminent werewolf attack. The full moon hit the top of the trees and ghastly howling split the air. “Arm yourselves!”called the knight. The werewolves came out of the darkness and a fierce battle began to rage. The werewolves attacked, with savage joy and instantly overcame the knights leaving nothing behind but blood, gore, and a few scraps of armor.
Later as the pretty little girl from the village was heading to the pond to take a bath. She was startled as a villager raced past her running and screaming . “hm” said the maiden but but before she could say any thing else a werewolf leaped on her. She didn’t even have time to scream before her throat was ripped out and her skin cracked. Blood dripping from his muzzle the werewolf lifted his head and howled, a howl that filled every one who heard it with dread all the way down to the bottom of their souls. to be continued . . .
A Hunt for Love By Bradley Palmer
One day in Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood was out hunting when he met a beautiful woman hunting. Robin thought her to be dressed beautifully, and frankly, she was. She was wearing a lovely spring green hunting suit, which he adored. When he found that she was Maid Marian, who was the daughter of a nearby Earl, he knew he must meet her at once. After many "dates" the two adored each other very much. Nervously Robin asked Marian to marry him. An overjoyed Marian replied of course, yes.
However, something terrible happened. Robin had lost every thing had, even his house. Sadly, he knew he must live in the woods alone. He did not want Marian to have to live in the dangerous forest. Unfortunately and sadly, he wrote a letter to Marian saying how sorry he was that he had to leave. Robin left the letter at the Earl's castle and left. When she had read this Marian was very sad. She cried of a broken heart. Because of this Marian, who at this point was so devastated, she thought she would "explode", decided she needed to look at Robin just once more.
Sherwood Forest was very far and Marian knew it was not safe for a maiden to travel alone. Because of this she dressed her self a knight and quickly set off. Robin liked to dress up and he dressed himself as a dashing knight and went of searching for adventure. The two crossed paths and dueled. Marian, who was smaller, battled very well for her size. For anyone really. After an hour of fighting powerfully and greatly, Robin had forgot he was using an accent spoke in his real voice. When Marian heard this she removed her helmet to show it was her. Robin then removed his helmet. They cried tears of joy and embraced each other. Robin now believed she could live in the woods. The two soon were married. Robin brought her to Sherwood Forest. She teaches the merry men archery and dueling skills. They all enjoy the rest of their time going on many adventures. And so is the tale of Robin Hood and Maid Marian.
A Weekly Column By Damarco Montoya
Narrow Escape?
Halloween is a holiday full of creepy crawly things, ghost legends, scary costumes, parties, costume parties, and stories that are meant to stand your hairs on end (or more typically referred to as causing ‘goose bumps’). In my line of work I come across many stories that fall into all of the above categories. Some are silly and ridiculous and some a little more frightening. I’ve got to say that if you’re reading this today you and all you see narrowly escaped dangerous times this Halloween.
I don’t have to tell you about all the possible dangers you might have narrowly escaped since you know about most of them, you lived through them. Every time you turned the corner and something caught your eye you couldn’t quite explain, or all the times you just didn’t feel right about something or someone . . . These are times though you walked away unscathed you are lucky to be alive.
Now all you have left to worry about is all the monsters trapped in your candy. “Monsters trapped in my candy? What is he talking about?” There aren’t real monsters hiding in your candy bags. No, those creatures have probably long since evolved and been absorbed by your more porous candy in order to unleash their monster-like tendencies into your body making YOU the monster. Let me explain.
The way it works is these are special kinds of monsters. They are all very different in appearance, not that anyone really knows since they’re invisible to the naked eye. I suppose if you had some very special monster viewing goggles, the light blue lens variety, that you’d be able to see them if you look really hard (squint). Once they are absorbed by your candy, though they become next to impossible to detect. If you want to detect monsters in your candy you’ll need to locate or make your own geigmonstinor to measure the very specific levels and types of monster that might be living within your individually wrapped delights.
If you are absorbing a monster of your own and someone notices, they can very easily become infected since all it takes is one little piece. One thing the monster is good at is being greedy. The monster wants to eat candy over and over until it renders its hostage sick. Every once and a while a part of the person behind the monster is able to take over. The person instinctively knows to get rid of the candy, only the monster will only permit parting with but a small amount of the infected candy. The small amount that is “shared” is then permitted to enter the mouth of another unsuspecting individual only to unleash another monster within someone else. That is how this becomes a post Halloween epidemic. If you happen to have a monster living inside a piece of candy and you decide to eat the candy you will discover that changes will take place almost immediately. Your teeth will mash the sweets into bits, allowing the monster’s venom to seep into your digestive system and blood stream more quickly (you won’t be saved from the monster if you decide to swallow your candy whole and you could choke, so don’t do that). As your body absorbs the monster your mood will change in the blink of an eye, and you will instantly feel the urge for more candy. You’ll find yourself consuming piece after piece as you pile the empty wrappers in a great big stack (your candy trophy). The monster will also cause you to be short tempered with parental figures and friends. All of the sudden rules just won’t apply and consequences are completely acceptable (of course, that’s until they are enforced).
Have you narrowly escaped all dangers this Halloween? You might have reason to be on your guard, lest you fall victim to one of the billions of the monsters who regularly infect boys and girls of varying ages through candy. Keeping that in mind, enjoy the spoils of your trick or treating (I’m talking about your candy).Star Wars By Robert Petersen
My Favorite Star Wars is the second one, Attack of the Clones. It is my favorite one because it is the one that the clones come to destroy the droids. I also the like the end when Anakin and Padme get married. My favorite character is Yoda because he trains the Jedi really well. Attack of the Clones is the best Star Wars movie.
Acorn Spotlight By Jane Smith
Last issue we learned more about our youngest acorn, Sophie Morphis of Ravenclaw. This week, let’s spend some time with our oldest, Bradley Palmer of Hufflepuff House!
How would your friends describe you to someone you that have not met? Funny, trying to be friends with everybody, making sure everybody is happy, trying to be friends with everybody he can.
Is it easier to give help or receive help?
Receive help, b/c I need it more than I can give to other people, I want to give it to other people but I need to learn first.
What activity did you used to do as a child but no longer do?
I played Tee Ball and Little League for 8 years at least, but I did it for so long that it kind of got boring to me, I think I might try golf next.
Where is the scariest place you have ever traveled to?
We found a cave one time near our campsite at Calico, it was pitch black in the cave, you had to feel the walls to know where they were, I was pretty freaked out the whole time.
What rule do you like breaking?
Watching TV when I am not supposed to.
When you pack for a trip, do you pack light or heavy?
Light, mostly because I don’t add stuff to my packing list and I often forget stuff.
What book inspires you?
The Once and Future King because it was showing how there is a lot of bad stuff in the world, but you should always try and overcome that.
When are you at your best? Activity or time of day? Activity would be
when I’m hanging out with my friends and time of day would be morning.
What is your favorite way to spend a Saturday? Playing with my friends especially video games.
What goals do you have for your education?
I want to learn as much as I can on math because I want to go into computer programming and graphic design, so math and computers and anything that can help me in that field.
If you could have lunch with anyone living who would it be?
Tetsuya Nomura, director of Kingdom Hearts.
If you were to write a novel what would it be about?
It would be a science fiction trilogy about a guy who does a lot of missions for another guy, but he doesn’t really know what’s going on. He ends up in this civil war on his planet and then has to leave his planet, which gets destroyed. He ends up living on another planet, very similar to his home planet.
What was the first thing you ever won? Two years ago my little league team made it to the play-offs, we won the division title.
What do you like about Hufflepuff House? The fact that everybody is outgoing and has a good idea of friendship, and likes being friends with everyone.
What do you like about QA?
I like having the visits from professors and visitors from the time periods, learning about where they are from and all the inquiries we do and the feasts, and the idea of the house points b/c most of the kids in the families are from different houses so the competition gives them the motivation to work on inquiries, and that has really helped me.
Leaf Challenge
Did you know that November is National Novel Writing Month? Let’s celebrate with creative writing! You can write a whole novel, a funny limerick or anything in between!
I'll be participating at http://nanowrimo.org/ and I am hoping to be able to hit 50,000 words by the end of the month. Cheer me on by submitting your own works of fiction to The Leaf! I'll be sharing some excerpts from my new novel throughout the month.I can’t wait to hear from our QA Acorns & Oaks!
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