Upload
voliem
View
217
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
The fifth graders of West
Clay Elementary School
were extremely excited
when their new science
projects arrived, Anoles
the lizards! The students
enjoyed making the
anoles’ terratiums for
them to live in. Anoles
need to be fed crickets,
which in turn ate grass in
the terrariums, and earth-
worms were added to
aerate the soil in their
habitat. This project
helped the fifth graders
understand about food
chains, consumers, pro-
ducers, decomposers
and learn an important
lesson in nature: Eat or
be eaten!
Learn more about what
an anole is in the article
“The Green Anoles”
Where did you go
over fall break? I went
to Sandusky, Ohio! It
was soo much fun.
My family and I
stayed at the Kalaha-
ri. I guess the only
reason why we
stayed there was be-
cause my younger
sister had a dance
convention. The con-
vention was called
Show Stoppers. I
thought it was going
to be boring, but it
wasn’t because Show
Stoppers brought
some pretty special
guests like, Dena Riz-
zo, mother of hip-hop,
Blue, Hurricanes
Masterpiece, and my
heroes Kent Boyde
and Kelltie Kalue!
Kent Boyde was the
runner-up on So You
Think You Can
Dance! Kelltie Kalve
is an awesome danc-
er and Kent’s girl-
friend. After 7 hours
of dance we went to
the waterpark. It was
super fun! I hope my
little sister sticks to
dance and travels to
different conventions
because I’ll be with
her! Unless the con-
vention isn’t hosted
by a hotel with an
amusement park!
Show Stoppers By Izzy Weber
Invasion of the Green Anoles By Alex
Lee
West Clay Elementary
November 2011
Volume 1, Issue 1
The Wolf Pack
News
Newspaper Positions
Editor in Chief– Addison Milton
Design Editor– Izzy Weber
Production Editor– James
Stiggleman
Photo Editor– Paige Thompson
Copy Editor- Rilee Wilson and
Emma Harmon
Blackberry Crash 2
Earthquake 2
Steve Jobs 2
Sports 3
Veteran’s Day 4
Music/ Comics 5
Reviews 6
Inside this
issue:
As some of you may know
last month Black-Berry had a
HUGE crash that impacted
service in Europe, the Middle
East, Africa and parts of the
U.S.
This problem began at 11
a.m. on October 12 when
Black Berry’s databases
failed. The outages lasted up
to two days in some areas.
As a result over 70 million
subscribers and costumers
were affected.
People were relieved when
Black-Berry said they had
fixed the problem. It turned
out that was false, they prob-
lem was not fixed quickly.
Customers could not believe
how long it took to resolve.
Now everything is fine and
using your Black-Berry is
easy once again.
tion company that produced Toy
Story, Finding Nemo and other
well-known movies. Jobs
helped to form the digital world
we live in today.
On October 5, 2011,
Apple Computer Inc. suffered
from a great loss; its former
CEO Steve Jobs died. Jobs had
been battling cancer since 2004.
Steve Wozniak and Jobs co-
created the Macintosh comput-
er. Jobs didn’t stop; he later in-
vented the iPod, iPhone, iPad
and iTunes. Jobs also created
Pixar, an animated film produc-
Page 2 The Wolf Pack News
Blackberry Crash By Addison Milton
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs By Ben Ring and Brett Liebros
disaster has risen to more
than 300. They are still
rescuing more survivors
from beneath the rubble. A
two-week-old baby girl, her
mother and grandmother
were found alive by rescue
workers among the 2,000
buildings that are now rub-
ble.
On October 23, 2011 an
earthquake hit eastern
Turkey. At 7.2 it was the
worst earthquake to hit the
area in decades. Turkey
officials' have promised
that 12,000 or more tents
would be delivered for
those without shelter. The
death toll from this natural
Earthquake in Turkey By Bryce Castle
Volume 1, Issue 1
All my 5th graders in West Clay
would 100% agree with me, on
why we need school sports. I did
a little research about these bril-
liant students and have few com-
ments myself. First I interviewed a
5th grader with some striking
comments. Ike Manlik said, “I be-
lieve we should have soccer
Fields because it is too crowded
on the basketball courts and I
don’t want to get hurt.”
Now, I wanted to have
a volleyball court in the gym, so
every recess we can play. I bet
most boys would want football
team plus girls and boys could
share a basketball team too. Now
I know that every one has an en-
ergetic sports player right inside
of them and that is why West Clay
should have sports teams!
he broke many records during his
thirteen seasons in the NBA!
Many people believe that Michael
Jordan was one of the greatest
basketball players in the world.
Michael was born in 1963 in
Brooklyn, New York. He moved to
Wilmington, North Carolina with
his parents and four siblings. After
playing basketball for two years in
high school and three years in
college, he joined the Chicago
Bulls in the NBA. He won six
world titles, 6 MVP awards, and
Page 3
Michael Jordan by Jackson Frank
Why West Clay Should Have Sports Teams by Emma Harmon
The Colts are off to their worst
record of their franchise. The
Colts have a lot of players that
are hurt and the most important
one is Peyton Manning. No one
knows if he will play this season
or if he will stay out. If the Colts
continue to have a poor season
they might get the number 1 pick
in the NFL draft. Rumors are their
choice would be Andrew Luck,
Stanford’s quarterback. I guess its
just the luck of the draw!
Where Have the Colts Gone To? by Kamryn Kichefski
Jokes and Riddles By Rilee Wilson
Q: What happens when you throw a
yellow rock into a purple river?
A: It makes a splash
Q: What has a jacket but no pants?
A: A book
Q: What sits at a window, goes to the
table for dinner, but hides at night?
A: A fly
Due to their size, personality,
structure and habitat, anoles make great
visual pets. They are adept jumpers and
swift runners and can easily escape
your grasp. They are also extremely
fragile in structure. In fact, their bodies
are designed to drop off their tail
should they be threatened by a per-
ceived predator. The tail will then wig-
gle for a time as a form of distraction to
allow the anole to escape.
The Veteran’s Day Program
is a performance the elemen-
tary schools do to honor peo-
ple who have served in the
Air Force, Navy, Army.
Coast Guard and the Marines.
Third graders sing and dance
for the Veterans. The choir
even joins in to sing. The vet-
erans also get a thank you
certificate. The schools hope
the veterans enjoy all the
songs and dances the third
graders have done.
the facts about the amazing anole are
simply fascinating
Anoles are amazing crea-
tures. Sleek, and swift, they are also
shy and extremely fragile. They are not
related to chameleons in any way but
are able to change colors for camou-
flage, as a result of temperature. They
can appear bright green, or change their
color to a lovely shade of brown. How-
ever should the anole stay that brown
hue; it my be a sign of distress.
The anoles are in the King-
dom of Animalia, Phylum Chordata,
their Class is Reptilia, Order Squamata,
Family Polychrotidae, Genus Anolis,
Species Carolinensis, and Binomial
name Anolis Carolinenses.
They are usually delicate,
shy, intriguing and mysterious; the
green anole makes for quite an exotic
pet. Yet, the green anole anatomy is
something to think about when consid-
ering this pet for you or your family.
From color changes to separating tails,
Page 4 The Wolf Pack News
Veteran’s Day Program By Anna
Berger Romou Photo By Olivia Ice
The Green Anoles by: Alex Lee
Did you work hard on your
“veteran project” at art? I know I
had! I've seen many awesome
pictures on their way to the judg-
es! If your art work didn’t make it,
well don’t worry it will be a part of
the gallery our school will have to
honor our Veterans. It will show
everyone how creative you got
with all your wonderful colors.
Their Service, Our Freedom By: Joie Cao
Starting the first of October, Ms. Trimble selects an Artist
of the Week. Congratulations to our Artist of the Week so
far. Keep up the great work!
1. Kate Belanger
2. Joie Cao
3. Neha Nagaraj
4. Helena Abbott
5. Ryan Chau
Volume 1, Issue 1
In school, we have
specials. There are five spe-
cials. There are gym, music,
computer lab, library and art.
My favorite one is music. In
music, we play lot of instru-
ments including xylophones,
drums. And occasionally the
piano. We learn music and
we have a “performance day”
where we can play any in-
strument and we can perform
any piece of music we know.
That happens twice a year .
In school , music class comes
every week on a certain day
excluding the 4/5 GT class
who has a six day rotation.
If you play some kind
of instrument, what you learn
in music class might be old
stuff you learned while you
were learning how to play
your instrument. But remem-
ber, your classmates might
not know about the treble clef
or anything about time and
key signature so be careful
what you say just be respect-
ful.
During your fourth
grade year, in music class
you will start something
called Recorder-Karate. Rec
order– Karate is when Mrs.
Scheoff assigns you to re-
corder music. The goal is to
finish it and reach a black
belt (there are levels). Maybe
you will reach black belt but
if not, keep trying.
Page 5
Specials: Music Class By Evan Zhang
Advice From Bertha and Henry
Dear Bertha and Henry,
The person that sits next to me thinks we are best friends but were not and I don’t want to hurt her
feelings. What should I do?
Signed,
Confused 5th Grader
Dear Confused 5th Grader,
You should tell your friend the truth about what you think. It should all work out.
From,
Bertha and Henry
Dear Bertha and Henry,
My friends kicked me out of playing kickball. What should I do?
From,
Bob
Dear Bob,
You should ask your friends if you can play and if that fails you could tell a teacher or find a different
game.
From,
Bertha and Henry
If you have a problem, Bertha and Henry will help you!
Gaea (the earth goddess)
from awakening.
Dolphin Tale By: Addison
Milton
This movie is a must see!
Stars: **** ½
Dolphin Tale is about a boy
names Sawyer who's cousin
goes away to war. While the
he's away Sawyer find a dol-
phin, Winter, caught in the
rope of a crab trap. Winter
is transported to the Marine
Hospital.
The next day Sawyer visits
Winter, this becomes a daily
routine. Sawyer helps find a
man to make a prosthetic tale
for Winter, and organizes a
fundraiser to save the Marine
Hospital. Dolphin Tale is a 2
Thumbs Up, Family Friendly
Movie.
and found as a demigod
and put into a Greek demi-
god camp. The second
book is the opposite. A
Greek demigod is sent into
a Roman camp. There, he
goes on a quest with two
friends (Hazel and Frank)
and they have to stop
Book Review By: Evan
Zhang
The Son of Neptune is the
second book in The He-
roes of Olympus. The first
book explained how a Ro-
man demigod got sent on-
to a bus without a memory
Page 6 The Wolf Pack News
Reviews: Movie, Music, and Books
ings on iTunes it got 4.5 out of 5 stars.
There are 16 songs on the album. It has a vari-ety of Christmas songs. Some of the songs have guest musicians.
Check this out and other up coming music. Happy holidays!!!!
Music review By: Emily Da-vison
Many artists are get-ting ready for holidays by writing new music. Have you heard any new music?
Justin Bieber re-leased a new Christmas al-bum called “ Under the Mis-tletoe” on November 1, 2011. Out of 2,113 customer rat-
Volume 1, Issue 1
West Clay has done it
again….. Winning First
place in the Ghost and Gob-
lin 5k-2k. Nice going
Wolves!
Page 7
Ghost and Goblins 5k-2K By: Leo Zhou
The people in the 2K walking/ run-
ning to the finish line.
The people of the 5k in the
ghost and Goblins are at
the starting point and get-
ting ready to run!
Suduko
By Ajda
Berker
Comics By Jackson Frank and Bryce Castle
Most Popular Girls’ Names By Avery Pyle
1. Isabella
2. Sohpia
3. Emma
4. Olivia
5. Ava
6. Emily
7. Abigial
8. Madison
9. Chloe
10. Mia
Colts Schedule (Till December)
By Nitesh Naren
Sunday
November 27 Panthers at colts 1:00
Sunday
December 4 Colts at Patriots 8:20 pm
Sunday
December 11 Colts at Baltimore 1:00 pm
Sunday
December 18 Titans at Colts 1:00
Thursday
December 22 Texans at Colts 8:20