SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015
© 2015 by Vicki Whiting, Editor
Jeff Schinkel, Graphics
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Vol. 31, No. 46
Each black cat below
has an exact twin
except one. Can you
find the unique black
cat? Good luck!
Some people believe this.
It is a superstition.
Ask a friend to find each
type of word on the blanks
below in the newspaper. Use
these words to fill in the blanks.
Then read the story aloud!
The clock chimes twelve times
as my cat walks softly up the
______________ . Late at night,
Some people believe that a black cat crossing their
path is good luck.
Misty loves to __________ around
the _______________ . It is
What you believe might depend upon where
you live. People in Britain and Japan think
black cats are good luck. In Germany,
some believe that black cats
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walks from left to
right, they believe it
brings good luck.
Halloween night, and she’s still
excited from all the ____________
trick-or-treaters she saw.
Misty loves Halloween. From her
perch in the front _____________ ,
she will watch all the ___________
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_______________ as they come to
our door. She is not afraid of these
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In early Egyptian times, dating
back as far as 3000 B.C., cats were
adored like ______ stars of today.
Rats and _______ would eat
the crops of Egyptian _________.
Wild cats would keep these
_________ in check, so cats were
welcomed and befriended by
grateful farmers. It was thought
that if you saw a cat in your
___________, there would be
a good harvest.
_______________ visitors.
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In the fall, Misty spends a lot of
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When we watch football games,
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her naps are often interrupted by
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the _________ or our cheers. She
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time asleep in her ___________ .
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doesn’t care much about football.
Tonight, Misty is wide awake,
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To kill a cat was a crime,
punishable by _________!
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Standards Link: Find
similarities and differences in
common objects.
listening to the __________ in the
trees. The __________ is bright,
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casting Misty’s shadow on the
____________ of my bedroom.
Look through the
newspaper for an
adjective that
describes each of
these Halloween
nouns:
Help this unlucky
mouse escape the
black cat by finding
your way to the
finish in under
60 seconds! GO!
Once she has finished looking
around the _______________, she
will curl up on my _____________
by my feet, purring happily.
I know that some people think
____________ cats are unlucky,
but not me. Misty is an important
Standards Link: Research:
Use the newspaper to locate
information.
member of our ______________ !
Having a pet like Misty is a
_________________ treat.
Draw the jack-o’-lantern face that should come next to continue
the pattern in each row.
Standards Link: Complete patterns.
Standards Link: Grammar: Understand and
use nouns, adjectives and verbs correctly.
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ADORE
The verb adore means
to love and respect.
Logan adores his grandpa
and they often go fishing
together on Saturdays.
Try to use the word adore
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Halloween News
Rewrite a fictional Halloween story as a
news article. Be sure to start your article
identifying the who, what, when and
where. Write a headline for your article.
ANSWER: A spooKEY!
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write in a variety of forms
and genres.
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Down darkened streets
As a bat flies past the moon.
The wind makes leaves
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