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!

The movie Goosebumps was awesome. It was released on Halloween, Saturday, Octo-ber 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!

Goosebumps: Mathangisree Balamurugan

Volume 1 Issue 2

The Brisas/Aprende Fall Book Fair: by Mathangisree Balamurugan

November 2015

The Pumpkin Walk is an annual tra-

dition 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.

The Pumpkin Walk: by Emily Hirsch

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.

It was so fun seeing everyone in their cos-

tumes. 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 ven-

ture into the Book Fair too! Hopefully,

everybody had a safe and enjoyable Hal-

loween night!

We just had stuffed animal day! It was very fun. Most of our school brought stuffed ani-

mals! 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 spe-

cial day! So behave well and let’s have a peaceful day every day at Brisas!

Stuffed Animal Day: by Emily Hirsch

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 certifi-

cate 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!

The 21st Annual Turkey Trot: by Zamira Wells

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 alliga-

tor 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.

My Fall Break: by Madeeha Akhtar

Meet Zamira Wells! Zamira is a 4th grader in Miss Klotz’s home-room. Zamira is involved in many activities at Brisas. She is part of Mallet Masters, Girls on the Run, and Girl Scouts. Her hobbies in-clude 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.

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