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AlphaFriends

These are the Kindergarten Alphafriends that your student learned about each week last year.  The Alphafriend will teach them about a new letter of the alphabet. Each Alphafriend has his/her own song to help the students learn the sound of the letter.

1. Sammy Seal

2. Mimi Mouse

3. Reggie Rooster

4. Tiggy Tiger

5. Benny Bear

6. Nyle Noodle

7. Hattie Horse

8. Vinny Volcano

9. Callie Cat

10. Pippa Pig

11. Gertie Goose

12. Fifi Fish

13. Larry Lion

14. Keely Kangaroo

15. Queenie Queen

16. Andy Apple

17. Dudley Duck

18. Zelda Zebra

19. Iggy Iguana

20. Ozzy Octopus

21. Mr. X-Ray

22. Willie Worm

23. Yetta Yo-Yo

24. Edna Elephant

25. Jumping Jill

26. Umbie Umbrella

The order in which we learn the AlphaFriends:

Andy Apple (to the tune of Skip to My Lou) Andy Apple is an acrobat. Andy can jump way over his mat. Ant can catch him, just like that! Andy Apple is an acrobat

Benny Bear   (to the tune of Three Blind Mice) Benny Bear, Benny Bear, Please beware! Please beware! The bee is buzzing by buttery treats. Please don't run. Eat your bun!

( to the tune of Yankee Doodle)

Callie Cat can bake a cake and cover it with candy!

Callie Cat can bake some cornbread.

Callie is so handy!

Dudley Duck

( to the tune of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean)

Oh, look at the Dandy Duck Dudley!

Dudley will dance all day long!

Dudley will dive in the water

and Dudley will dance to this song.   

Edna Elephant

( to the tune of I'm a Little Teapot)

I am Edna Elephant, watch me play

I play with Ed Elk everyday

When we sit beneath a big elm tree

we will have some eggs and tea.

( to the tune of Five Fat Turkeys)

Find Fifi Fish in the sea,

then count all the fishes you see

Fifi and the fishes will have some fun

Oh! What a family!

Gertie Goose

( to the tune of Jingle Bells)

Gertie Goose, Gertie Goose,

guards the garden gate

  so goat can't come and gobble up 

the goodies in her crate. 

Hattie Horse

(to the tune of The Wheels on the Bus)

Hattie is a hungry horse

She's hungry for her hay, of course.

Hattie is a hungry horse,

she hurries home at noon.

Iggy Iguana

Iggy has some friends you know

and they are itsy bitsy,

find the insect and the inchworm,

they are Fritz and Mitzi!

Jumping Jill

( to the tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star)

Jumping Jill can jump so high

Jill can jump in warm July.

Jumping Jill can jump so low,

Jill can jump for joy, you know.

Keely Kangaroo

( to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell)

Keely Kangaroo and Keely's kiddie too

can fly a kite and kick a ball,

and play a big kazoo.

Larry Lion likes lollipops.

Larry Lion likes lemon drops.

Larry Lion likes lentil stew

Larry Lion likes lasagna too.  

( to the tune of This Old Man)  

Mimi Mouse, Mimi Mouse, 

Minds her manners in the house.

When she sips her milk,

She never makes a mess.

Mudpies never stain her dress.

Nyle Noodle

( to the tune of The Farmer in The Dell) 

I see a noodle named Nyle,

He takes a nap for a while.

He wears a scarf around his neck

He's neat and right in style.

Ozzie Octopus

( to the tune of Down in the Valley)

  This past October, Ozzie had a big brunch.

Oscar the catfish swam over to munch.

Ozzie the octopus made an omelet, or two.

Ollie the otter made hot olive stew.

( to the tune of Hush Little Baby)

Pippa had a party for Porcupine.

Panda and Penguin came to dine.

Pippa served pizza and pasta, too.

Pieces of peaches and pickle stew.

Queenie Queen

(to the tune of On Top of Spaghetti)

 Queenie has qualified, To run in the race.

She'll run very quickly, To keep up the pace.

Queenie is quite fit, She'll stretch for a while. 

Reggie Rooster

( to the tune of Hush Little Baby)  

Reggie has a rocket that is red.

Reggie keeps it right beside his bed.

Reggie likes to listen to rock 'n roll.

Reggie plays it on his radio

Sammy seal will sail the sea

When summer is the season

Sammy Seal will sail the sea

and never need a reason.  

Tiggy Tiger

Tiggy Tiger can touch his toes.

Tiggy Tiger can tap his nose.

Tiggy Tiger can turn around.

Tiggy Tiger can touch the ground. 

Umbie Umbrella

Umbie Umbrella keeps us dry in the rain.

Umbie Umbrella will never complain.

We stand under Umbie until we see sun.

Then we thank Umbie for a job that's well done.

Vinny Volcano

Vinny Volcano is my valentine.

Vinny Volcano, oh won't you be mine?

I'll visit Vinny in the valley below.

I'll bring some violets and a new video!

Willy worm, Willy Worm, wiggles all around.

Willy likes to wink and wave and wiggle on the ground.

Willy Worm, Willy Worm, Willy pulls some wood.

Willy pulls a watermelon, it will taste so good!

Look at Mr. X-Ray what do you see?

I see Mr. X-Ray smiling at me.

X is for X-Ray that I spy

X comes before the letter Y.

Yetta Yo-Yo

( to the tune of Skip To My Lou)

Yetta Yo-Yo can yawn on cue.

Yetta Yo-Yo can yell "Yoo-hoo!"

Yetta Yo-Yo can yodel, too.

Yetta wants to know what you can do!

Zelda Zebra

( to the tune of L'il Liza Jane)

  Zelda Zebra likes to zoom, she zooms with zest.

Zelda Zebra zigzags too, she does her best.

Zelda Zebra makes one big Z, Zelda Zebra zips right past me!

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Alphafriends is a CGI Animated childrens television programme that is to teach children how to spell with letters used by the friends It is animated by Blue-Zoo and produced by Alphafriends the Alphafriends discover that whenever they make a word it comes to life, many new adventures in Alphaland can be created This is to help preschool children with learning the alphabet, spelling, reading and writing.

Characters [ ]

Edie Von Keet She likes to sing and help the other vowels. She has wings and bananas keep falling on her head. In "Prank" she discovered a red clown nose and played jokes on all of the other Alphafriends

Bell don She plays the bass guitar

Unikitty she makes cracks in the ground. she makes the same sound as Takoyaki.

Ink He is a spider and he plays the drum kit. His catchphrases include "Dont Be Shy" and "Disaster!"

Popplio He is a seal. His 'eh's echo from the megaphone he uses. He also becomes Magic Popplio who is white with a top hat to make the other vowels say their names There is also Silent Popplio. He has the same look as Magic Popplio, but he does not wear a top hat

Zubat She is flying. She is designed like a real bat. She can fly about in the air or in outer space. Her 'ffff' sound is used to represent the sound of a rocket

Grassy She looks like a plant with grassy hair. Sometimes she drinks water, and when that happens her hair grows

Torchic he likes to run, but she can get tired while running. Her 'h-h-h-h' sound is panting.

Iguana Her singing can be too loud sometimes but the Alphafriends really like her singing. She is also similar to a newt

Tweety he is a Canary. She thinks she can sing and fly like a real canary

Takoyaki He likes to kick his football. Sometimes he fights with her because Unikitty make the same sound as Takoyaki

Jigglypuff She loves to sing songs with her 'la-la-la' sound. She sings a special lullaby to help the others get to sleep

Chef Kirby he likes to eat things This can annoy the other Alphafriends

Darumaka He is quite red and negative. He says "No" If he means yes and speaks with a thick Scottish accent. In "Ants", Edie Von Keet, Bubble, Omblar, and Balloon were blaming him for nothing, which made him very upset. In "Little Red Darumaka" he faced a challenge when the dog, the cat, and the pig refused to help him make bread out of wheat. In "Band", he plays an electric guitar

Chicky He does not speak, only being able to make his sound, but he likes to investigate lots of things with his magnifying glass

Bubble he can appear and disappear by making a popping noise and it can scare the others when they are busy

Marshmallow she is a Marshmallow She is also in love with Apple Crunch, which is who she also needs to make her 'qu' or 'q' sound

Parrot Pirate he looks like a pirate he wears a pirates hat he speaks pirate words and his letter sound

Balloon She can inflate and deflate and fly about. in Clap he is sad because he makes the same sound as Unikitty

Omblar He likes drinking tea. He says "oh no" when he is out of tea

Apple Crunch he is a bit unlucky He always runs away from Marshmallow to capture him He usually says words like "unfair" or "unbelievable

Road Runner he is speedy His 'v-v-v' sound is his "vroom

Bonsly He cries when he gets hurt or when he is upset, causing floods His w w w sound is wailing 

Chick Green He is a chick called The Exciting Chick Green who is Pooping Eggs. In "BlueChick", he became Chick Blue when he accidentally hit his head on the ceiling, and he turned blue instead of green 

Peep He is the youngest Alphafriend and he makes a semi-vowel sound even if he has trouble doing things 

Snorlax He Is A Sleepy Alphafriend and can sleep almost anywhere the "zzz" sound commonly used to represent the sound of sleeping or snoring in comic books 

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Journey’s 10 Best Songs

Sure, "Don't Stop Believin'" -- but there's a whole lot more.

By Gary Graff

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Though it arrives amidst lawsuits , social media sniping and infighting, Journey is turning 50 this year.

During that half century, the group has sold more than 100 million records worldwide, logging 11 platinum-or-better albums (including Diamond certifications for 1981’s Escape and 1988’s Greatest Hits) , earning eight top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 and 25 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s also been a reliable ticket-selling act for most of its career, and in 2017, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Journey’s is the story of eras. When the group originally formed in San Francisco in 1973, original manager Herbie Herbert helped bring together guitarist Neal Schon and keyboard player/vocalist Gregg Rolie from Santana, bassist Ross Valory and rhythm guitarist George Tickner from Frumious Bandersnatch and drummer Prairie Prince from The Tubes. Prince would be replaced by David Bowie/Frank Zappa skins man Aynsley Dunbar, while Tickner would leave after Journey’s self-titled first album in 1975. The remaining quartet recorded two more albums before Steve Perry came on board for 1978’s Infinity, which began the band’s run of multi-platinum smashes — also marking the first appearance of Alton Kelley and Stanley Mouse’s iconic scarab logo for the band. Dunbar was replaced by Steve Smith for 1979’s Evolution , and Rolie would leave in 1980 with Jonathan Cain of The Babys joining to help elevate the band to even greater fortunes on Escape and Frontiers .

The palette has been diverse, but there are common elements among Journey’s best songs — sturdy melodies and sing-along choruses, usually leading into one of Schon’s majestic guitar solos. But within that mold there’s also been plenty of invention and clever arrangements that have never been as formulaic as some of the band’s detractors (particularly during their early ‘80s heyday) would have you believe.

Journey has gone through its fair share of lineups, with singer Arnel Pineda on board since 2007 — the longest continuous tenure of any Journey frontman. The group released Freedom , it’s first new studio album in 11 years, in 2022, and despite the current legal fractures (which you can read about in detail here ), still they ride, as the Escape track says — and may they keep on runnin’ for a long time.

With all that in mind, here are our picks for Journey’s 10 best songs — not all of which come from the biggest hits.

"Someday Soon" ( Departure , 1980)

This album track from Rolie’s finally studio effort with the band is a hypnotic tone poem, with a ringing, cushy ambience and a hippie kind of optimism – not to mention the best give-and-take Perry and Rolie achieved during their time together in the band. It’s of course been eclipsed by Journey’s myriad hits (“Any Way You Want It” is the enduring top 40 Hot 100 hit from Departure ), but it’s a gem worthy of discovery.  Listen here.

"Escape" ( Escape , 1981)

The title track from Journey’s Billboard 200-topping studio album straddled the hard rock/pomp attack of the group’s mid-‘70s output with the melodic sensibility of the Perry-Cain axis. Its five-minute length provides room for the arrangement to stretch out and flow from one song part to the next, with a crunch that was part of Journey’s palette at the time. Listen here.

"Of a Lifetime" ( Journey , 1975)

The Journey of 1973-77 was certainly a different creature than the hitmaking colossus so many know and love. The group’s initial lineups flexed instrumental muscles, smoothly knitting together a number of styles more interested in the journey (ba- dum ) than any commercial destination. The first track from its first album is a prototype, leaning into blues, psychedelic rock and a touch of Latin, with the first of what would become many standout Schon solos, and a tuneful sturdiness delivered by Rolie’s soulful vocal. Listen here.

"Faithfully" (Frontiers , 1983)

The melody of this top 20 Hot 100 hit came to Cain in a dream on a tour bus, and his paean to the struggle between home and the road was written in a half-hour. The result was a swoon-inducing ballad tailor-made for a sea of lighters (back then) and cellphone flashlights (now), capturing one of Perry’s best recorded performances and one of Schon’s most inspired solos. One of its great side stories is that Prince contacted Cain after he wrote “Purple Rain,” concerned that it might be too similar to “Faithfully.” Cain determined it wasn’t, but joked to Billboard that, “After seeing what it became, I should have asked for a couple of points….”

"Ask the Lonely" (single, 1983)

Recorded for Frontiers , this one wound up in the romcom Two of a Kind (starring the Grease duo of John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John) and rocked its way to No. 3 on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Like “Only the Young,” which wound up in Vision Quest two years later, it showed that Journey was on roll – and well-suited for big soundtrack moments. Listen here.

"Who's Crying Now" ( Escape, 1981)

The best of Journey’s swoon songs — started by Perry while driving into Los Angeles and finished with Cain — has a subtlety and dynamic build that sets it apart from the many others of its ilk they’d create. The verse slips into the chorus with a soulful ease, and Schon’s guitar accents deftly build up to his searing solo at the end. The Escape single reached No. 4 on the Hot 100. Listen here.

"Feeling That Way" ( Infinity , 1978)

If fans at the time wondered how Steve Perry and Gregg Rolie would co-exist, this was the answer — an ebb-and-flow tradeoff that proved they could complement each other as lead singers as well as harmonize smoothly together (first evidenced by Infinity ‘s lead track “Lights”). Its medley-like pairing with the next track, “Anytime,” was gravy that would become a motif on the next few Journey albums. Listen here.

"Just the Same Way" ( Evolution , 1979)

Journey’s fifth album had a punchier sound than Infinity — though they shared producer Roy Thomas Baker — which worked to the benefit of the album’s first single. Led by Rolie’s piano and muscular lead vocal, with Perry responding on the choruses and bridge, it reached No. 58 on the Hot 100 in 1979. In a perfect world this would have been as big as anything from Escape or Frontiers, but it’s still a convincing introduction to the Rolie era of the band. Listen here.

"Don't Stop Believin'" ( Escape , 1981)

More than a billion Spotify streams, a Library of Congress National Recording Registry placement and plays at virtually every sporting event around the world don’t lie — this one is Journey’s pinnacle of success. Created during a rehearsal at the group’s warehouse HQ in Oakland, Calif., it gave us the “streetlight people” of Hollywood’s Sunset Strip and put the non-existent South Detroit on the map. And it saves the chorus for the song’s end, after the guitar solo. A cross-generational hit? Believe it, gleefully.

"Stone in Love" ( Escape , 1981)

Schon reportedly called this “Stoned in Love” when he wrote the riff, and it’s certainly an addictive track that’s the best roll-down-the-windows-and-crank-it-up Journey fix you could ask for — not to mention a frequent show opener. A No. 13 Mainstream Rock Airplay hit in 1981, the song is practically a deep cut today. But its anthemic chorus is a spirit-lifter and the dynamic breakdown that segues into the song-closing guitar solo harks back to the ambitious musicality of the first few albums. “Stone” is a gem that still shines bright. Listen here.

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Alphafriends Cards Large (Journeys, Level K) Cards – July 6, 2010

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