Spartan Insider Issue 3: March 2011
Mr. Euglow’s Interview Inside this issue: Studying tips
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If I were principal
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Change
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My Story
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Recipe
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Reviews
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Ask Kamal
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Art & Comics
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Staff: Kyle Alger Steven Alger Jesse Allard Abishek Arokiadoss
Question: Why do you want to become a P.E. teacher? Answer: I have always loved sports and activities. I also love working with children, and I worked at a lot of summer camps. Question: Did you choose to work here at Whitin? Answer: My college chose this school for me to teach at after Mrs. Hill offered.
Question: What grade do you like teaching best? Answer: 5th grade but I love teaching all grades.
like tennis, but you play on a smaller court and you use a wooden paddle.
Question: In the future, would you like to work at Whitin?
Bonus Question: What do you do outside of school?
Answer: Yes, I would like to work here!
Answer: I work a
Question: Whatâ€&#x;s your favorite activity to teach?
hang out with
Answer: My favorite thing to teach is pickle ball. Pickle ball is kind of
lot of
lot, and I like to friends and do a physical fitness.
The New and Old Uxbridge High School! So word on the
through twelfth grade will
can choose from regu-
Courtney Bond
street is that they are
be located there. Then
lar class, medium class,
Callie Bucchino
creating a new high
sixth through eighth
advanced class, and the
Lucais Cannalonga
school. What is going to
grades will go to the old
skillsbuilder class.
Olivia Caldwell
happen to the old high
high school. Third grade
HOPE YOU ENJOY!
Alese Cone
school? Where is this
through fifth is going to be
Brianna Doherty
school? Why is it dif-
at Whitin Middle School.
Kyle Gauthier
ferent than the old
Lastly, kindergarten
school? My partner and
through second grade will
I plan to tell you all
stay at Taft. This new high
about this BRAND
school is on Quaker High-
NEW HIGH SCHOOL!
way. It is way more ad-
Cailee King Alanis-Lou Langlois Sophie Lynch Jessica Rice Jacob Robbins Matthew Robertson Kayte Rooney Kamaldeep Sidhu Cassie Snay
This school has
vanced than the old high
three floors. There are
school because there are-
so many more classes
more choices for classes.
to choose from. Ninth
For almost every class, you
By Courtney Bond and Brianna Doherty
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Studying Tips You have a big test coming up and you have no idea what to do! Its already Wednesday and you have baseball on Thursday and basketball today after school. How can you fit in everything by Friday? Just follow these steps and you’ll be ready for that test on Friday.
-Study on the way to your practice or dance class. -When you have free time in school, try to fit in some studying. -If you have directed study, try to fit in some studying after you work on some homework.
-Call up a friend and ask if you can study with them. -In free time, have a classmate quiz you. Good Luck!
If I Were Principal... If you were principal in Whitin for the day, what would you do? We interviewed some students to ask them what they would do for a day. “If I were principal for the day, I would give out free candy and have no homework. ” -Callie Bucchino “I would make the lockers bigger and extend lunch time.” -Courtney Bond “Shorten up the homework, make lunch more fun, have a long recess, and shorten up the time for subjects.” -Lucais Cannalonga “Cancel School.” -Sam Nolan
Rachel’s Challenge by Callie Bucchnio On April 20, 1999, the worst school shooting in the United States happened. The shooting was at Columbine High School in Colorado. Many people were killed and a few were injured. The first person to be shot was Rachel Scott. She was sitting outside eating lunch with a friend when the shooters came out of the entrance to the school building because they planned to kill all the students rushing out of the building. Rachel never got a
chance to run away. She always dreamed big and encouraged others to dream big too. She and her brother loved to wear hats. If you were feeling down, Rachel would try her best to cheer you up. Rachel had a dream that she would change people’s lives. On the back of her dresser in her room she traced her hands and wrote, ‘These hands will someday touch the hearts of many and change lives.’ Somehow she knew that she was going to change many people and the way they live. Rachel
Scott was a real role model and will still be remembered today.
“We could start a Chain Reaction” - Written in Rachel Scott’s Journal
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Change Chapter 4 The Changing World is what the society of my kind is called. Yeah, my kind. It still sounds weird to me. We live secretly; for the first thirteen years we are dormant. We look the same as any other human, and our power has not awakened. On the night of a Changling‟s thirteenth birthday, they have a Dream. The Dream is one of those dreams you will remember for the rest of your life, and it is usually the best dream you will have. Some people dream of shape shifting, like me, or others dream of flying; some dream they can control water, air, earth, and fire, but it all depends on your first power. Every month you have another dream and a new
A Fiction Story By Sophie Lynch
power is added to your abilities. There is also a cycle. If a Changling gets elemental powers, the next in the cycle is flying, then invisibility, and so on. On the second month, a new power is added to the repertoire of the person. They will have two abilities. Once Changlings have the dream and has met their teacher, they start lessons. The lessons include Managing Your Powers, Changing World Terms, and Purpose. At every Changling‟s birth, they are given a Purpose. A Purpose is what you are going to do with your powers, your destiny, and your life— which is mostly planned for you. Caitlyn‟s Purpose is to help me with mine. What‟s mine? No clue. She would
not tell me! “Okay, so let me get this straight,” I say “I have an extremely important Purpose but you can‟t tell me? Why?” “C„mon, Aleeya! We‟ve gone through this! I don‟t know!” she shouts exasperated. “So, you‟re my teacher, right? When does „school‟ start?” I ask. “We can start today if you want,” Caitlyn shrugs. “Sure, my house or yours?” I say as we start to walk. “My mom knows about this, so it should be my house,” Caitlyn explains. “Okay.” We walk down the road in silence. I‟m wrapped up in my thoughts. How
did this happen to me? Why doesn‟t my
mom know? What‟s my Purpose? So now I can control elements… how does that work? We are blocked by a large plowed snow bank. I picture it melting in my mind. It suddenly starts to get smaller and smaller and water pools at our feet. Caitlyn looks at me quizzically. “Did you do that?” she asks. I grin at her. “Yup!” I reply. “Good job, but you can‟t use your powers in public like that. People don‟t know about these things,” Caitlyn scolds. I apologize, and we continue on to my house. When we get to my house my mom still isn‟t home, so we go up to my room to start lessons. “What‟s first?” I ask. Caitlyn shrugs so we decide together. Eventually we decide on Managing Your Powers.
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My Story By Emily Fernandes Every night you close
bus, waiting for your
your dogs, and Ozzy
your eyes, but what
stop, but it never
is your fish. Your fa-
do you see? Nothing.
comes. You wish you
vorite
But what if you saw
were home by the
yourself is your jazz
something other than
fire with your Aunt
hat. You love every-
black? What if you
Libby. You miss her a
thing about how it
saw yourself, sitting
lot right about now.
suits you. You love
on a bench? Just sit-
She
makes
everything, but your
ting there...and then
you feel wanted and
pets are your only
you see a strange
loved. Still, your stop
friends, so is your
man. A man who gives
hasn‟t come yet. You
Aunt Libby….
you a feeling that you
wonder why. Usually
know
he
you‟re home by now
doesn‟t know you. You
with Aunt Libby and
wait for a hello, but
your
nothing is said. Then
Ozzy,
you find yourself on a
Jasper and Harry are
him,
but
always
pets,
Jasper,
and
Harry.
thing
What if you saw that?
about
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Volume 1, Issue 1 Newsletter Date
March Sweet Treats This gourmet Banana Bread recipe was sent in from a fifth grader at Whitin Middle school. I have made this banana bread, and it is awesome. I loved it. It reminded me of a very special place. Keep sending in the recipes, and I will test each one and put it into the newspaper. By Lucais Cannalonga Ingredients:
8. 1 teaspoon of vanilla
1. 1/2 cup of Crisco
9. 1 cup of mashed Bananas
2. 1 1/2 cup of sugar 3. 2 eggs ( well beaten )
Mix together.
4. 2 cups of flour
Directions:
5. 1/2 teaspoons of baking soda
Bake in a 350 degree oven. Bake for 50-60 minutes.
6. 1/4 teaspoons of salt 7. 1/2 cup of milk
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Reviews of the month Video Game Review by Jacob Robbins This is the 3rd video game review and in my opinion the best. A recognizable name for HALO fans everywhere is the platinum selling HALO WARS. This RTS (real time strategy) game is not like the normal HALO game. The game puts you in the place of a high ranking commander. You can create, and command your Spartan or Covenant army with the click of a button. Though people will tell you that the game is horrible, it is almost a re-creation of RTS, plastic army men. It is sold everywhere, so play and destroy the Profit of Truth.
Book Review Bridge To Terabithia This book is about a boy named Jess who became very good friends with a girl named Leslie. They created their own world called Terabithia. They had their own castle and spirits. One day it was raining and Leslie tried to go to Terabithia but slipped and died. Jess was very upset. To find out more about the book‌‌.
READ IT!!!!
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Ask Kamal Hi, Kamal.
more respect for you.
I am having a problem with my friends forcing peer pressure on me. I end up making decisions that I don‟t want to make because they think it is a good idea. What should I do?
From, Kamaldeep Kaur Hi,Kamal. I have a problem with someone in my class. He keeps saying things to me that he knows really get on my nerves, but it is not enough to be considered bullying. How do I deal with it? How do I tell him to stop?
I think that you should stand up for yourself and say that you don‟t want to do that. This is very important because if they make you do something bad, and you get caught, you could get into serious trouble. Also, by standing up for yourself, you will build up self-confidence, and your friends will have
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I think at first you should try your best to ignore him. However, if it gets too serious, try to talk to him or her and explain how
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it really gets on your nerves. If he or she still does it, your next option would be to tell a teacher, but before doing that, try to make it stop on your own. A fact to be noted is that a bully usually wants you to react, but if don‟t give him the time of day or just laugh at what he says, he will move on.
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