Spartan Insider Issue 5: May 2011
Mr. Ewart’s Interview Inside this issue: Change
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Hamster Facts
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Poem
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Middle School
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Funny Facts
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Recipe
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Reviews
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Beauty Tips
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Art & Comics
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Q: How long have you been a teacher ?And if this isn‟t your first school, where were you before? A: I've been a teacher for 41 years. I worked previously at Gallagher Middle school in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Q: If you could go back in time, what period of history do you find fascinating? And why? A:The Civil war. I like studying it.
Q: What‟s your favorite state? And why? A: Florida. I like vacationing there.
By: Jessica Rice, Shlee Morin and Ally Langlois
Q: In geography, what is one place you would want to go? A: England—because of the history there. ******Bonus****** Q: What do you do special out of school? A: I coach cross country and track.
Staff: Kyle Alger Steven Alger Abishek Arokiadoss Zachary Boisvert Courtney Bond Callie Bucchino Lucais Cannalonga Alese Cone Brianna Doherty Kyle Gauthier Cailee King Alanis-Lou Langlois Sophie Lynch
Wolf Facts
By Alese Cone
The wolf has rounded ears. A wolf may spend as much as a third of its time on the move. The only substantial population of wolves left at present in the contiguous 48 states inhabits northern .Minnesota. Wolf pups are born in April and May.
Kayte Rooney
Although wolves are feared throughout much of the world, documented attacks on people are extremely rare.
Kamaldeep Sidhu
Wolves actually have a
Ashlee Morin Jessica Rice Jacob Robbins Matthew Robertson
Cassie Snay
low hunting success rate. Wolves can live up to 13 years in the wild, but the average is only 6 to 8 years. The wolf has 42 teeth. The wolf has extremely powerful jaws capable of generating 1,500 psi pressure. The wolf's pointed premolars and molars are useful for tearing and shearing once the prey has been killed. In scenting an animal, wolves must usually be downwind of the prey. Wolves are often confused with Indian
dogs, huskies, male mutes and German Shepherd Dogs. The gestation period for the wolf is 63 days. The wolf has a broad heavy muzzle. The coyote evolved separately from the wolf over 500,000 years.
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Change Chapter five “C‟mon! You did it earlier! Burst into flames again!” Marie yells. “I can‟t!” The only sign that I can burst into flames is smoke coming out of my ears and nose. “It‟s not the easiest thing in the world to do! I could only do it when I was really mad before! Now I‟m mad at you because you‟re pressuring me! I CAN‟T DO IT!!!” I burst into flames. “Oh, would you look at that. I can.” “My plan all along.” Caitlyn says smugly. Then she sprays me with a fire extinguisher. “Hey! What‟d you do that for?!” I yell at her. My fire is extinguished and I don‟t think I can do it again. Caitlyn laughs and says, “You need to try again.” I start complaining that I‟m all wet and of course I‟ll never catch on fire until I‟m dry. “Then you‟ll have to dry yourself off,” Caitlyn shrugs. “But this is so tir-
A Fiction Story By Sophie Lynch
ing! I‟m exhausted!” I say exasperated. “Can we take a break? Pleeeease?” I whine. I flop on my bed and pretend to snore. “At this rate, you‟ll never master your powers before December 15th!” Caitlyn scolds. I stop mid-snore. “What‟s December 15th?” I ask. “Oh,” Caitlyn looks embarrassed. “Ummm… I shouldn‟t tell you… Oh, well, I‟ve always been bad at keeping secrets. Soooo… I‟ll tell you. It‟s the day you realize your purpose and fight our only enemy. This is part of your purpose, but only part.” “What is our only enemy?” I ask slightly scared. As I‟m thinking: bad at keep-
ing secrets? You didn‟t tell me I had all these amazing powers for my whole life!
“No one knows, he‟s just been stealing Changelings ever since you were born. He knew what your purpose was and I guess is trying to find you. Well, at least that‟s what he said before he disappeared. He was in town once and someone saw him and, well, now that guy has gone completely nuts. He was
pretty much brainwashed.” “And I‟m supposed to defeat him!? Me? The girl who trips over a ladybug? How??!” I yell. Caitlyn shrugs and just like that we go back to trying to make me burst into flame.
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Hamster Facts by Alese Cone Hamsters are common household pets. They are inexpensive, friendly, and fairly easy to care for. Life span: 2-3 years Cage temperature range: 65-80° F Litter size: 5-10 young The average life expectancy of a hamster is between 2 and 3 years of age. The most commonly encountered bacterial infection in hamsters is "wet tail." The precise cause of the disease is not fully under-
stood. If they get it, take them to a vet and a Pet Smart store where they sell a medicine called wet tail medicine and try to feed it to your hamster. Hamsters can be tame or wild. They can travel up to eight miles per hour in a single night! That‟s a lot of running for such a small creature. Hamsters are actually native to parts of Asia. Their names can be, Oswald, Alex, King, Fluffy, Polly, and Ashley.
Winter white, Russian dwarf hamster 5 to 8 centimeters when grown. The basic feeder should include lean seeds
Poems by Ashlee Morin………A Secret Poem There once was a guy named Darian He was married to the libraian His secret job was being a barbarian
(not oats) that are rich in carbohydrates. Clean their cage once a week or else they can get sick. This information is for my hamster, Oswald. Alese Cone
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Middle School Advice By: Zachary Boisvert Difficulty with Homework If you have trouble with homework, do the following: Look up the answer online Ask an adult for help If it’s vocabulary, use the dictionary
Friend Fights If you have a friend fight, do the following: Apologize Talk it out with your friend Forgive each other
Bullying If you are being bullied, do the following: Tell an adult or teacher Ask the bully to stop bullying you
Funny Facts In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. When George Lucas was mixing the American Graffiti soundtrack, he numbered the reels of film starting with an R and numbered the dialog starting with a D. Sound designer Walter Murch asked George for Reel 2, Dialog 2 by saying "R2D2". George liked
the way that sounded so much he integrated that into another project he was working on. The youngest pope was 11 years old. Mark Twain didn't graduate from elementary school. Proportional to their weight, men are stronger than horses. Pilgrims ate popcorn at the first Thanksgiving dinner. They have square watermelons in Japan - they stack better. Iceland consumes more Coca-
Cola per capita than any other nation. Heinz Catsup leaving the bottle travels at 25 miles per year. It is possible to lead a cow upstairs but not downstairs. Armadillos can be housebroken. The first Fords had engines made by Dodge. A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night. Peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite. Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone.
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Volume 1, Issue 1
May Sweet Treats
Newsletter Date
This month’s sweet treat is Bread Pudding. You can get it at the Valley Café in Whitinsville and here in the Whitin Middle School newspaper. This bread pudding is magical. You will love this bread pudding because it has a special taste, smell, and texture. I love bread pudding with its real custard. I guarantee you, it will be good! By: Lucais Cannalonga Ingredients 1.
4 cups of milk
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4 eggs
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1 cup of sugar
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1 teaspoon of vanilla
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1/2 teaspoon of salt
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2-3 cups of any kind of bread, Danish, or doughnut, must be dried and in cubes.
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1/4 teaspoon of any jelly Steps
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Mix the milk, sugar, and vanilla together in a bowl
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Add the eggs (beaten) to the milk, sugar, and vanilla
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Pour into a grease casserole dish
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Add the cupped bread, Danish ,or doughnut
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Put casserole dish in a bath of hot water
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Bake at 325°F for 1 hour or until set
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Let cool and enjoy!
The Valley Café Whitinsville, MA 508-234-2180 Serving Breakfast & Lunch everyday until 2:00 Friday‟s Fish „n Chips until 8:00 Friday‟s are BYOB and Wine We cater for all occasions! Open 7 days a week….Weight Watcher Friendly
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Reviews of the month Video Game Review by Jacob Robbins and Trevor Benoit This week, we are reviewing the famous Wii game Ghost Squad. In this game, you are part of an elite squad that not only is a part of three military operations, but saves the president two times! The game features 99 levels to level up. There are nine or ten costumes that you can unlock. The last costume that you unlock is a gold costume. Once you get the game, you will not stop playing it. Have fun.
MY SIMS KINGDOM Review by Kyle Alger This fun, amazing, lifelike, “problem solving,” game is for the Wii and all sorts of DS‟s. In this game, you can create your avatar and decorate your house, help people play various mini games, and create things with an invention that uses cretin manna types. Someone has stolen everything in the kingdom, and you have to re-create everything that he stole. Now I‟m not going to spoil any more for you, you‟ll have to find out yourself!
Book Review by Kyle Alger This week‟s book review is on an AMAZING book called The Maze Runner by James Dashner. This suspenseful book is about Thomas, a boy sent to a GIANT moving code (The Maze), but what they don‟t know that the maze IS the code until the only girl and the last person to come in the maze arrives. These monsters called Grievers always try to attack the kids in their “town” but they never come in the town unless the “Creators” tell them to. They are completely safe from the Grievers at night because of the almost physically impossible walls that move every night when the Grievers come out to wander about the maze. So why is it called the Maze RUNNER? Thomas will soon be the maze runner‟s keeper—and it is really hard to become a runner, never mind the keeper. There is a lot of little and yet VERY VERY important details (but I don‟t want to spoil it for all of you) in it plus how they get out of the maze and only sixteen out of kids survive their way out. I would very much suggest buying or borrowing this book.
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Beauty Tips Why hurt your skin, hair, and nails when you can use natural home remedies to make you more beautiful? In this article, I will tell you all the home remedies that you can use instead of toxic chemicals and skin drying creams. As I was surfing the web, I first saw a sight called pioneerthinking.com. So, ladies, do you have to many split ends? Take small sections of hair and carefully twist them in a gentle downward motion. Any split ends will automatically stick out. Carefully snip into the twist with sharp scissors. Don't cut right through; just cut into the thickness to remove the damaged cuticles and give a natural layered effect. Be careful to cut roughly the same amount from each twist. Remember, sometimes the simplest, and least expensive, ideas are the best. So
get trimming! TIPS TO GET RID OF THIS NIGHTMARE: 1. Use specialist products that are designed to seal the splits temporarily in order to catch any splits that are shorter than the length you want to cut your hair to and to allow your hair to grow a little longer before you trim. 2. Go for deep conditioning treatment every week, if possible and especially if your hair is prone to splitting, chemically treated or treated by ceramic straighteners. Conditioning is mandatory every time you have a chemical. 3. Have a trim regularly. 4. Avoid excess heat and too much brush-
ing and combing and please don't brush, scratch or shampoo hair and scalp before any chemical service. Never hesitate to invest in quality combs and real bristle brushes. 5. Do shampoo your hair after a workout or strenuous exercise. The salt from perspiration will erode your hair. If you work out more than once a week, consult your stylist for your particular needs. If you want to know more go to www.pioneerthinki ng.com.
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