Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies - Excalibur Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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If you could make a cartoon, what would it be? If I could make a cartoon of my own it would be about little foxes. They would be good characters in a comedy. I picture them with good senses of humor, said How- ard Seaman. I ' d make mine about ex- tra-terrestrials. They would look like humans but would have special powers like be- ing able to fly. The police would be after them all the time, said Lee Griewicz. FIFTH GRADE Saturday? Cartoon day! It ' s bright, sunny Saturday morning and you ' ve just awaken from a night of slumber. It ' s a perfect day for baseball! For playing with friends! For running around in the fresh air! Why. this morning you could do just about anything! But then again . . . you wouldn ' t want to miss Pee Wee ' s playhouse or Garfield . . . ah what the heck! Let ' s sit around and watch television! Saturday mornings are re- served for cartoons! Cartoon Comparison — Fifth graders Stephanie Baulista. Manoj Karnani. Dan- ' el Shea, Roice Choi, Michele Deul. and Lee Gronkiewicz discuss their favorite car- ' oon characters during a class break. Sat- urday morning shows were as funny and ■yopular as ever this year. Yes. let s face it. Most fifth graders spend every Saturday with their eyes glued to TV sets. Cartoons such as Alf, The New Ghost Busters, the Smurfs, and Gummi Bears have become the most popular form of Saturday morning en- tertainment. With the VCR craze currently happening, some kids even tape their fa- vorite shows! When all of this is considered, one question comes to mind. Why? I watch cartoons because it ' s fun. It ' s pretty much all I do on Saturdays. I like to laugh! was Charles Chumly ' s reply. Most fifth graders watch about three hours of cartoons every Saturday, from about 7:30 when they wake up to around 11:00 when the car- toons end. The primary attrac- tion of cartoons lies in their ability to tickle the funny- bone. Everybody enjoys a good laugh, and what better way to wake up? The comedy element is not the only thing kids like, however. There are many oth- er important aspects. I like all the colors and the way things look. I also like the way they sound, said Carol Avalar. Comedians aren ' t the only cartoons out there, either. Lately, action cartoons have become more and more promi- nent. Old action shows such as Mighty Mouse and Superman are making a comeback, and new ones like Ghostbusters are turning into big hits. Who would have heard of ecto- plasm ' ten years ago? New characters such as the Gummi Bears and Chipmunks are teaming up with old standards like popeye and Bugs Bunny to make this an action packed season with plenty of giggles. By Dan Mayer. Fifth grade 1 C ' T Faces 13

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There is no frigate like a book, — Emily Dickenson. — Michelle Deul is now in a world of her own surrounded by images in her mind placed there by letters, words, sentences, and paragraphs from the pages of her favorite book. FIFTH GRADE Reading is entertaining When one reaches high school and college, reading has become a way of life. Some of these students complain that reading is pointless, boring, and pleasure- less. Fifth graders do not view reading as a boring task. To fifth grade stu- dents, books are more than a mandatory reading assignment given by teachers to increase one ' s homework load. Books have become a valued source of enter- tainment and enjoyment to fifth grade students. From A-Z — Whether it ' s an adventure story, mystery, or comedy, each book pro- vides a fifth grader with their own source of entertainment. Reading, is beneficial to students because it alerts their mind and increases their vocabulary and spelling skills. In fifth grade one develops an appreciation for literature and an awareness of themes which seem to be interest- ing. One ' s favorite book may be the stereotypical fifth grade favorite Charlotte ' s Web. I like it because it ' s inter- esting to read because this girl tries to keep a pig from getting killed and tries to raise it and her father tells her to sell the pig and enters him in the coun- ty fair and won first prize. A spider that helped him all the way dies at the end it ' s really sad, said Natalie Vasser. Mystery, action and in- trigue are themes which cap- ture a fifth grade audience. ' ' Harry Houdini is my fa- vorite book because it ' s about this guy who does lots of magic tricks and he can get out of chains with his hands tied be- hind his back, said Howard Seaman. Doll House Murders is my favorite because it ' s about a girl named Amy. She goes to her aunts house and she cleans « ■•R KSifca out the garage. Amy sees a doll ' s house and likes it. When her aunt was thirteen she got the doll ' s house for her birth- day but she thought she was too old for it. I don ' t know what ' s going to happen yet, I haven ' t finished it, said Re- becca Molina. Fifth graders may not be reading the works of William Shakespeare, but they are reading. Reading skills will later benefit them in high school and college. By Lea Ja asins.he From all the books you ' ve read, which one do you like the most and why is it your favorite? Paul Bunion, it ' s fun to read, said Vanderbelt Thompson. All the Har- dy Boys books because I like mysteries, said Chad Silverstein. The Trumpet of the Swan, it ' s exciting, said Eric Eisner. Old Yeller. it ' s exciting, said Drew De- vine. Curious George bt- cause he has lots of adven- tures, said Jeffrey Gore- lick. Fifth grade Faces 159