Autumn

Leaves of red, orange, brown

Dot the country side

Hearing them bustle in the

wind

Makes you wish you were

outside

Raking and raking

Piles up high

Trying to make them touch

the sky

Smells of apples and

pumpkin pie

It’s time for me to say good-

bye!!!!

By: Kayla Andrews

That One Beautiful

Tree

Colors, colors all through town,

But only one tree makes me

frown.

That one tree is so dull and green,

And all the other trees are

covered in leaves.

Bright colors like orange, green,

and red,

Oh my gosh! Look at that tree

ahead!

It’s very bright colors light up the

sky,

As if everyone going by will go

behind.

That one beautiful tree is packed

with leaves,

Some people rake the ground

below it with please.

I will go home now it has been a

long day,

Are you coming with, to go

home, and stay?

We will have some hot cocoa, is

that okay?

-Casey Williams

When we go back to

school in September I look

forward to fall. Fall is my

favorite season. It is my favorite

season because of all the leaves

changing colors. I love when I

rake up leaves and I jump into

the crunchy and colorful pile.

Fall also means

football and soccer season! I

love going to home football

games. There is always

something to do. I play football

with my friends, watch a little of

the game, and raid the snack

shack. I like playing soccer. It

gives me something to do. I like

it when the coach puts me in

midfield or defense. Those are

my favorite positions to play in

soccer. Fall is also a good time

to make a fire outside. I love

making s’mores even though it

gets kind of chilly, the fire keeps

us warm.

Another thing about

fall that I like is Thanksgiving

dinner. My favorite part of the

dinner is the stuffing. My

favorite dessert is pumpkin pie!

One time when I was in

Tennessee I ate six pieces and I

was awake the entire night

without feeling sleepy at all.

I saved the best part for

last. It is the only day of the year

that is totally dedicated to

dressing up as anything you want

to and the people give you candy!

It is Halloween!!! I love dressing

up as something scary and going

trick-or-treating with my friends.

It is one of my favorite nights of

the year. This is all that happens

in fall, my favorite season!

Photo Taken By: Thomas

Steward

Fall By: Dylan Rychcik

R A N D O L P H C E N T R A L

S C H O O L D I S T R I C T

Randolph’s Got Topics O C T O B E R 2 0 0 9 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

Picture Drawn By: Hadden Brooks

As you may know

October is the month of

fall. So this month we are

stating with fall for our

new newsletter called

“Randolph’s Got

Topics.” Mr. Halpainy’s

ELA and reading group

came up with the idea of

having this newsletter.

This newsletter is a way

to get your work

published!

Each month we will

assign a new topic and we

set a deadline date for

submissions. This month

we opened the writing up

to just the sixth grade. I

guess you could say it was

our test run.

For November’s issue,

the topic will be

sports. That means

you can write a story,

write a poem, draw a

picture, or take a picture.

You can pretty much do

anything as long as it goes

with the topic of sports.

We are easing our way

into this, so if you are in

fifth or sixth grade and

would like to submit an

original piece of work,

you have until October

30, 2009 to submit you

writing or picture. You

can give it to your teacher

or bring it to Mr.

Halpainy, room 86, and

tell him it is for the

Randolph’s Got Topics

Newsletter.

All work will be looked at

by our class and the best

will be chosen to be in the

newsletter. Your work

must be school

appropriate, about the

topic and writing pieces

can be no longer than

600 words.

Thank You,

P A G E 2

Fall Red and golden trees,

Gently dance to the breeze.

Falling leaves and nuts

everywhere,

Pumpkins and gourds here

and there.

Baking apple and pumpkin

pies,

Smells rising to fill the skies.

Children playing all around,

Leaves make a crunching

sound.

Pumpkins carved with funny

faces,

Left in all sorts of places.

Animals collecting food,

Puts us all in the mood.

It’s all happening much too

fast,

But we’re having such a

blast.

Aren’t we glad it’s still fall,

Before winter makes its call.

By: Abigail Roy

Drawing By: Dylan

Brooks

Fall Thunder Storm By: Charley Kight

Fall By: Peyton Terrette

It is such a beautiful time of year.

Everybody will want to cheer.

Play and jump in the leaves.

See all the leaves in the breeze.

Feel the wind blowing around.

It is really quite a nice sound.

Rake and rake the leaves galore.

Rake and rake until no more.

See the Fall change to winter.

Feel the temperature drop much quicker.

Start to see the first snow fall.

Watch and be the first of all.

The sun came out, to fall again.

You do love Fall don’t pretend.

Once again you rake, rake, rake.

After this you can maybe bake.

This is part of football season.

Here you go there’s a reason.

That is why you know you love Fall.

Another reason is baseball.

Go Yankees they’re the best.

They will beat all the rest.

You know you love fall I do to.

Go Fall, Woo Hoo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

orange and pink autumn

colored sunset, the tall trees

that towered over him, and the

steep cliff that over-looked the

raging river. The surface of the

river displayed the red, brown,

orange, and yellow leaves that

were still attached to their trees

on the highest mountain of

Wyoming across from the

stallion. He then looked up

ahead at the path with leaves

that were stirring at the

movement of the chilly wind.

Soon, he came to an

iron gate that had bordered a

gigantic, ancient looking

mansion with four stories.

Without stopping at the gate,

which had leaves stuck

between every design, he kept

going. The golden stallion

made a sharp turn and headed

toward the steep cliff. Every

chance he got he would jump

ahead of time and land in a pile

of leaves that seemed to scatter

like a cat when it saw a big

hound dog. Out over the cliff,

the autumn storm had given up

its long lasting job and the sky

turned light blue with small,

white, fluffy clouds that were

shaped like little cotton balls.

Without thinking of where he

was, the gorgeous stallion with

a mane, tail, and shining coat

that seemed to blend with the

yellow autumn leaves was

gone. He had jumped off the

edge of the cliff and died.

Amazingly enough, the last

thoughts he had in his life was

“Autumn is an amazing

season.”

BOOM! As the

stallion’s hooves hit the muddy

ground the sound seemed to

echo in the loud, head banging

thunder. It was a beautiful,

chilly, and windy autumn

storm, The first one of the

season. BOOM! CRACKLE!

CRACKLE! BOOM! The

golden stallion’s front hooves

lifted off the ground at the

terrifying sound. His cream

colored mane seemed to flow

like the roaring river and his

tail was blowing in the harsh,

whistling autumn wind.

Soon, all was calm.

The gorgeous horse looked up

at the tall trees where the red,

brown, orange, and yellow

leaves seemed to form a soft,

slow tornado. It was the most

amazing sight he had ever

seen. As the leaf tornado drew

closer, he froze as if the chilly

wind had turned him to ice.

Closer and closer the leaves

came, until it finally met the

golden stallion’s soft muzzle

and his warm breath. He darted

for the tall mountain in the

state of Wyoming. As he ran,

he gazed at the beautiful,

R A N D O L P H ’ S G O T T O P I C S

Drawing By: Brittany Phanco

Drawing By: Kelsey Barrus

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Drawing

By: Alexis

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Goodbye Fall! P A G E 3

Trees Are full of many leaves,

Orange and Red,

Yellow and Green.

Watch them fall, twirl around,

Quietly as they touch the ground.

Rake them up in a pile.

Let the kids jump in for a while.

Step on them and hear them crunch,

See the kids in a bunch.

The air gets cold,

The kids go inside.

Goodbye Fall,

We’ll miss it all.

By: Ashley Pitchford

Drawing by: Miranda Gross

(who also came up with the

newsletter name!)

It’s Fall By: Karly Studley

All the kids playing together,

Under the leaves in the so chilly

weather.

Time to have fun in the not-so-

bright sun,

Under the sweater and inside we

come.

My mom tells me the fun is not

done,

No you still get hot cocoa my

little one.

Fall is Here!

The leaves are changing, the air is crisp,

Every morning fog spreads out in a great wisp.

The days full of wind and rain,

Bring me feelings of intolerable pain.

As the days get shorter and older,

My soul, somehow, gets darker and colder.

I know it’s only a time of year,

When people say “Fall is here!”

But there’s something about this season,

I don’t quite have a reason.

When I catch those words, “Fall is here”,

It makes me uneasy just to hear.

This time of year dims my soul,

Like all my emotions were just stole.

Maybe there’s something on my mind,

That makes me act of this kind.

Perhaps it’s just the season,

For there is no other reason.

As of now I pay a toll,

Living with a stone cold soul.

-Nolan Ditcher

Don’t Forget to get your work into your teacher or Mr.

Halpainy by October 30, 2009. Maybe your hard work

will be published in next month’s issue!

Silent footsteps make tiny prints in our earth. Fall is

an amazing time of year, when all those colorful leaves just

tumble down, landing where they may. Sometimes life is like

fall, you just got to roll with the punches, and let the chips fall

where they may. Plump pumpkins with wondering faces stare

back at you from the houses on the dimly lit streets. Nights in

fall are eerie, and nip at you with cold whispers that hit you

with a cooling effect. It is a wet time when tourists we, like to

call “leafers,” come to observe the beautiful change in the

leaves as the loose their chlorophyll and show their “true

colors”. Fall is my favorite time of year, and I hoped that I

shared enough with you to help you understand why.

Fall By: Holly Graham

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