001The temperature will have cooled down. The monsoons will have not yet begun. And Dvali, the festival of lights is at hand. [Music] Dvali is to many Indians what Christmas is to Christians. In essence, it commemorates the victory of the forces of light over the forces of darkness. To experience it fully, get up before dawn and head for the flower markets. Here, flower vendors work feverishly to create garlands of fragrant jasmine that Indians will use to adorn their homes. By dawn, they'll be sold out. [Music] Next, head for one of the temples, but go early. Later on in the day, they'll be packed. On your way over, you may see a curious sight. People hunched in front of their doorways, pouring colored sand on the ground. The sand takes the shape of a lotus blossom, a
002symbol of welcome. And today, millions of symbols of welcome will grace the nation's doorways. Indeed, Dvali is all about sharing. If you're staying in a private home, don't be surprised if the neighbors show up with plates of delicious holiday treats. >> Happy. >> It's also customary for >> middle school morning. Please stand for the pledge. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Welcome to the Elms morning news show. I'm your host, Jeffrey. Today is Monday, October 20th, and we'll be following a B2day schedule. Please stay tuned for our administrators. having a nice weekend. >> It was good. >> Good. >> Nice and cool outside, which I love. >> Yeah, it
003was it was a gorgeous weekend. Yeah, it was it was nice. And I guess I'm glad if it has to rain, it's a Monday morning raining. But >> listen, we do have um a lot of our staff that is out or in and out of the classroom. So, there are a lot of guest teachers, a lot of staff helping out um especially during learning lot this morning. So, if our students can be helpful to our teachers, I'm not sure you heard the message. class link right now is down. Uh our it sent an email so just so that you know they are trying to work out um whatever technical difficulties are happening with that um as well. Um so thank you for your patience. Stay tuned and hopefully that will be up and running later
004today. >> Yeah and thank you to our students too for your patience with that last week and it was a lot and class link now is going to affect you as well. So just continued patience and working through and >> I guess yeah and I guess my understanding is it's not just here. There are many school uh systems in the surrounding area um that are being impacted. So um >> just hang in there. All right. Have a wonderful Monday everybody. >> Attention fifth and sixth grade math students. The junior math club is almost full. Before school started today there were only three spots left. So you've been thinking about joining. Act now. Any fifth and sixth grader who likes math and enjoys the challenge of problem solving would enjoy this club. The junior math club
005will be meeting on Tuesdays after school. Our first meeting will be next Tuesday, October 28th, in Miss Donahghue's room in the Seahawks Cuda Ka. >> Oh, what is happening? >> Lunchtime report with Nathaniel. Today's lunch is chicken nuggets and um tomorrow's lunch is going to be a hamburger or cheeseburger. Uh today's weather is going to be a high of 64 degrees with lots of rain. And um tomorrow's weather is going to be a high of 65° and sunny. Now back to Jeffrey in the studio. >> Attention all students who applied for the morning news club. Please check your Google Classrooms to see if you are admitted to the club. Our first meeting is Tuesday, October 21st after school in the Teched wood wood shop. If you cannot make it this meeting, please see Mr. Grant
006as soon as possible. Unity Day is coming up on Wednesday, October 22nd. We're excited to celebrate this special day as part of National Bullying Prevention Month and to share an important message. Our school and community are united for kindness, acceptance, and inclusion. Let's ready to show that Elm stands together against bullying. We're excited to announce this year's Veterans Day essay competition. This is your chance to honor the brave men and women who served our country and protected our freedoms. Essays are due this Thursday, October 24th. Your essay should be typed in a Google Doc no more than 250 words and shared with Shannon. Saglio at elps12.org. Please stay tuned. >> Oh, never mind. Miss Dhan's lessons today are fifth grade flutes during learning lab. Miss Wendelyn's lessons are unknown. This concludes the Elms morning news
007show. Have a Monday. party.