DREWICZ DOLPHINS DIGEST
December 2015
Dear Drewicz Community,
I hope you have been having a wonderful year so far. The Newspaper Club has been
working really hard to bring you a first edition of the Dolphin Digest. We are happy to
bring you the lastest school and world news, as well as riddles, facts, and pictures! We
would love to hear from you and what you think!
Happy readings!
Mrs. Adario
Dia de los Muertos
By Nasley Severino
Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and acknowledged around the world in other cultures. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. It begins November 1st and ends November 2nd.
The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to celebrate friends and family members who have died, and help support their spiritual journey. Here at Drewicz Elementary School, instead of celebrating Halloween, since not everyone celebrates Halloween, we celebrated Day Of The Dead instead.
In 5th grade, we made skeleton
bodies out of Q-Tips:
We also colored in paper skeletons head!
We also made Pan De Muerto with play-doh this image shows the actual Pan De Muerto:
Alters, are decorated with the person's picture, candles and different things the person liked:
This is what we do at Drewicz Elementary School.
Letter from the Editor
The Topsfield Fair
By EMILY DE LEON DIAZ 312
One of the best places to be there are rides, like the Ferris wheel. There is fried dough so sweet it will make you happy! Another thing about the Topsfield fair is you get to see the animals like the pigs and cows and many more. You also get to go to the flower garden and see very cute bunnies. If you go to the TOPSFIELD FAIR you are going to have a great time.
Candied Walnut Pumpkin Pie
By Kenny Hernandez
Ingredients
1 unbaked 9- inch (4-cup volume) deep-dish pie shell
1 1/4 cups coarsely chopped walnuts
1/3 cup packed SPLENDA Brown Sugar Blend
1 can (15 oz.) LIBBY 100% Pure Pumpkin
1 can (12 fl. Oz.) NESTLE CARNATION Evaporated milk
1/3 cup SPLENDA sugar baking
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
¼ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoon butter, melted
Preheat oven to 425°F
Mix walnuts, SPLENDA, Brown Sugar Blend in small bowl. Place 3/4 cup of nut-sugar mixture on bottom of pie shell. Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, SPLENDA Sugar Blend. Baking, eggs, pumpkin pie spice and salt in medium bowl; mix well. Pour batter over nuts.
Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Combine butter and remaining nut-sugar mixture; stir until moistened. Sprinkle over cooled pie. Broil about 5 inches from heat for 2 to 3 minutes or until bubbly. Cool before serving.
Cookie Butter Cheesecake
By Kianny Villar
Ingredients:
1 pkg. (7.7 oz.) European style cookies for coffee
(speculoos cookies) divided
4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILEDELPHIA cream cheese
(softened)
¾ cup graduated sugar
¼ cup packed dark brown sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
4 eggs
¼ cup European-style cookie butter (speculoos cookie butter)
Heat oven to 325 F .
Bake 1 hour or until center is almost set. Run knife around rim of pan to loosen cake. Cool before removing run. Refrigerate cheesecake 4 hours.
Roast Turkey
By Kaelyn Duok My
1st step is to get a 10 to 12 inch turkey
2nd step is you need sausage, pumpkin, corn, and bread stuffing
3rd step is to put 2 tablespoons of olive oil
4th 2 table spoon of chili powder
5th kosher salt
6th freshly ground back pepper
Our Favorite Holiday Recipes
Babies in Costume
Dia De Los Santos
Dia De Los Santos is a Guatemalan tradition that is like Dia De Los Muertos. Dia De Los Santos means "Day of the Spirits." So basically you go to a cemetery and you decorate the grave of someone who passed away in your family. You can leave food for them and the spirits are supposed to eat the food. In Guatemala there is a big festival and it is very fun.
Riddles
By Laura Aguilar
What kind of tree can give you a high five?
What has a head, a tail but no body?
What kind of ball can you serve, but not eat?
What is black and white, and read all over?
What is the easiest way to double your money?
What is worse than being with a fool?
Where do fish keep their money?
DinoWorld Coloring Contest
