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

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■ a -. Jennifer Sailer Rodolfo Sanchez Stephanie Scheff Julie Schwartz Howard Seaman Nicholas Shaheen Mai a Shani u3ra STiaveP Daniel Shea Daniel Shiener Yury Shenon Amita Shenoy Bobby Sherrell Ileana Shevlin Anel Sierra Chad Silverstien Staci Simoff - Rachel Smith ! Natasha Stephan Kenya Stewart Silencer Stone rc- ' iii-C.-rt .. -fepftrntnomias-Jilia Kemia Thomas Vanderbilt Thompson ' Wendy Tobar ;| Chiquita Twyman N Michelle Vasquez . S ' Natalya Vasser Patricia Vichez Danny Vitale ' - — . ' Shanelle Wallace Matthew Wayne Adam Weber Scott Wiengarten Jennifer Weitzman V Michael Williams , Hanifa Woodbury Divita Wright Nat Yangsamran Alexander Zabala Rodolfo Zermeno bx:if ' f Uv Ahh . . . relaxation — Lying down on the cushiony couch directly in front of the T.V., Jason Ascencio watches the Monday Night football game in comfort as the Mi- ami Dolphins defeat the Cleveland Browns 38 to 31. 160 Fifth grade Faces

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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

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FIFTH GRADE Television after school First you kick the door open and throw your books self something to eat and throw yourself on the couch. When you turn the television on, you open a whole new from Mister Ed to Geraldo to MTV. These and many ifter school from 3:30 until 6:00 in the evening. After hitting the books from 8:00 in the morning to 3:10 in the afternoon, fifth graders come home exhausted and wea- ry. Kicking back in front of the T.V. to watch the variety of cartoon reruns is what they do for relaxation. As soon as I get home at around 3:55, 1 walk my dog and lo my homework till 5:30. Then [ watch the television for awhile until it ' s dinner time, said Ja- mal Bilal. Dennis the Menace , ' Punky Brewster , The Chip- Tiunks , Black Beauty , Sil- er Spoons , Ducktales , Small Wonder , Diffrent Strokes , Facts of Life , and Webster are most of the shows that are on after school. Mainly on Channel 5, 11, and 13. I get home around 4:10 to 4:20 and I watch ' Ducktales ' and ' Small Wonder ' on Chan- nel 1 1 from 4:30. Then I watch ' Webster ' from 5:30 on Chan- nel 13, said Adolfo Zermeno. Watching television after school is a good means of reliev- ing stress and some fifth grad- ers admit that ' s all they do after school. I watch T.V. for about 4 aside. Then you get your- in front of the television, world that has everything other T. V. shows are on hours and watch shows like ' Cosby Show ' and ' Webster ' until it ' s dinner time. Then I watch T.V. again until I fall asleep, said Adam Weber. Although many parents state that todays T.V. gives a bad in- fluence to many children, some fifth graders don ' t really think it does and some don ' t really care. I think parents are wrong about ' Trash T.V. ' . They should consider our point of view. Some T.V. is worthwhile, said Andy Lifszye. By Koty Mukasa What do you watch first when you get home? I watch ' Ducktales ' and ' Dennis the Menace ' because they both make you laugh. I like ' Duck- tales ' because of that one duck [Launchpad] who crashes everytime and I like ' Dennis the Menace ' because he brings trouble to anyone he ' s with, said Elvis Martinez. I always watch the lo- cal news. It informs me with what is going on and the weather forecast. Then I watch ' Fun House ' because it ' s a cool game for kids, said Stephanie Devine. I watch MTV because I like music and music videos, said Yury Shenon. Homework and T.V. don ' t mix — To Michelle Deul, This rule often told by strict parents is ignored as she finishes up her fifth grade honors math home- work and watches Ducktales at the same lime. Fifth grade 1 1 Faces 1 O 1