HALL HAPPENINGS 

Written by: Makaley, Charliann, Freya, Jazmin, Vellinie and Keila  

Contents for April Newsletter: -Important Dates and Events-

-New Health Curriculum- -Advice Column- -Culture Corner-

-Inspirational Quotes- -Weather-

Important Dates and Events 

● April 20: Family Dance ● April 26: Crazy Hair Day ● April 27: No School ● May 18: No School

New Health Curriculum

We would like to invite families to preview the new health curriculum resources that are being considered for adoption. The materials align with the newly revised Oregon State Health Standards and were selected from the Oregon Department of Education approved curriculum list. Sample materials will be available for preview in the school office during regular school hours from April 25 – May 2. If you have questions about the materials, please contact:

Angie Kautz, Director of Elementary Teaching and Learning kautz@gresham.k12.or.us or 503-261-4584.

Advice: By: Charli and Makaley   Cyber bullying is when someone bullies you on the internet like if they post something bad about you or they spread rumors about you. Also, they could text you bad stuff on social media or email you bad

stuff and that is still considered cyber bullying. If someone starts cyber bullying you then tell an adult right away. If it continues to happen then if it is on social media block them. Also, do not listen to them if they say bad stuff about you, you are amazing no matter what people say. They also might call you names and bad words but you have to either tell an adult or ignore it. We hope this article helped you solve your problem.  

 

Culture Corner 

-French Culture- 

By Vellinie and Keila  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food: 

The top 2 most popular desserts are macarons 

and crêpes. Macarons are very popular in 

France. A macaron is a sweet and tasty, 

meringue-based confection. They are made 

from egg whites, icing sugar, granulated 

sugar, food coloring, ground almonds, or 

almond powder. A macaron could be many 

different colors and shapes. Crêpes are thin 

pastries with filling. Crêpes are either round, 

triangular, or flat. They are normally filled with 

fruits, chocolate, whipped cream, or frosting. 

 

Language: 

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended 

from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. 

French has evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and 

more specifically in Northern Gaul. In French, “bonjour” means “hello.” 

French is considered one of the easiest languages for a native English 

speaker to learn. The grammar and sentence structure are different from 

English, but simpler. Because both languages have Latin roots, they also 

share thousands of cognates – words that sound the same and have the 

same meanings. 

 

Architecture: 

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in 

Paris, France. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose 

company designed and built the tower. The Eiffel Tower is 984′, 1,063′ 

to tip and was built on January 28, 1887. The Eiffel Tower is made out of 

iron pieces and is used for a transmitter station. 

Inspirational quotes  

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I'm possible’!” —Audrey Hepburn.  

“the sun is jealous and hides beneath the clouds knowing it won’t shine as bright as you.” - Justin Timberlake 

April Weather: By: Makaley and Jazmin

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This month there’s a bunch of things happening like we come back from Spring Break and there’s Easter on April Fools Day! Also it’s Spring so there’s a lot of things growing and I know a lot of people have allergies. It’s nice to have things growing back… well not if you have bad allergies. Everything is so nice! It’s going to be rainy, sunny, cloudy and maybe even be hot.

The Positive About Rain   

Rain can be positive if you think about it. Rain helps things grow like flowers and trees, and brings fresh water to the ground. We live in Oregon so their is a lot of rain going on. You can jump in puddles, you can make a paper boat or can get a toy boat--all of those work. There are other things you can do and maybe you can make up other things. One suggestion is wear a raincoat and rainboots (if you have them).