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SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL CHANNEL

GO HIGHLANDERS!

MARCH 7– MARCH 11

HAVE

A

GREAT WEEK

WORD OF THE MONTH

• MARCH• PERSEVERANCE

Working hard and not giving up

MARCH6th Grade STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

AMBER GORDON

NOAH RUMSEY

MARCH5th Grade STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

SHELBY DAHLEM

SHELBIE FORD

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

KRISTA MARQUIS MITCHELL HAMMOND

TRIVIA QUESTION• Mardi Gras" actually means:

• "Merry Times" • "Fat Tuesday" • "Spring Welcome"

TRIVA ANSWER• Mardi Gras" actually means:

• "Fat Tuesday”

• Mardi Gras" is French for "Fat Tuesday," the day before Ash Wednesday. As the last day before the fasting season of Lent, it is the last time to feast and be merry.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUMONDAY, MARCH 7

• BREAKFAST ($1.25):

Flap Stick w/syrup/fruit juice/milk• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Chicken Sandwich/French Fries/Fruit/Milk • LUNCH BAR($2.50):

SALAD• LUNCH BASKET ($2.50):

CHICKEN SANDWICH W/LETTUCE,TOMATO AND CHIPS

• FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUTUESDAY, MARCH 8

• BREAKFAST ($1.25): Breakfast Pizza/Fruit Juice/Milk

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25): Pigs in a Blanket/Baked Beans/Fruit/KrispyTreat/Milk

LUNCH BAR($2.50): SALAD

• LUNCH BASKET ($2.50): CHICKEN NUGGETS/OKRA/ROLL

• FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUWEDNESDAY, MARCH 9

• BREAKFAST ($1.25): Egg and Cheese Biscuit/Fruit Juice/Milk

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Enchiladas/Buttered Corn/Frozen Fruit Bar/Hot Roll/Milk

• LUNCH BAR($2.50): Salad

• LUNCH BASKET ($2.50): Pizza and Salad

• FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUTHURSDAY, MARCH 10

• BREAKFAST ($1.25): Dutch Waffle w/syrup/Juice/Milk

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Chicken Strips/Mashed Potatoes & Gravy/Fruit/Hot Roll/Milk

• LUNCH BAR($2.50): SALAD

• LUNCH BASKET ($2.50): Hot Dog and Tater Tots (every other week it will be corn dog and tater tots)

• FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUFRIDAY, MARCH 11

• BREAKFAST ($1.25):

BISCUIT & GRAVY/FRUIT JUICE/MILK

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):• Beefy Macaroni/Garden Salad/Chilled Peaches/Bread Stick/Milk

• LUNCH BAR($2.50): SALAD

• LUNCH BASKET ($2.50): Chicken Strips and Fries

• FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.

TRIVIA• New Orleans and Mardi Gras are often

associated with this type of music:• jazz • French folk songs • opera

TRIVIA ANSWER• New Orleans and Mardi Gras are often

associated with this type of music:

• jazz

• Around 1900 in New Orleans there was increasing interaction between poor black musicians, whose drum playing was influenced by African musical styles, and mixed-race Creoles, who were trained in European classical music. The fusion of the various traditions created jazz, which soon spread up the Mississippi River to Memphis and Chicago, and across the country to Harlem, New York. Today many marching bands play New Orleans jazz, or Dixieland, when they march through the city during Mardi Gras.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY• 1782• A peaceful settlement of Delaware Indians were massacred by

militia at Gnadenhutten in Ohio.• 1917• Russia's February Revolution, which eventually led to the overthrow

the csarist government, began.• 1945• Phyllis Mae Daley, the first African-American nurse to serve in

World War II, received her U.S. Navy commission.• 1948• The Supreme Court ruled that religious instruction in public schools

violated the Constitution.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY• 1950• The Soviet Union claimed to be in possession of the atomic bomb.• 1965• First U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam. • 1983• President Reagan called the USSR an "Evil Empire."• 1999• Baseball Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio died.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Library Open Checkout Times• Tuesday: 2:30-3:00

• Wednesday: 2:30-3:00• Friday: 2:30-3:00

ANNOUNCEMENTS• Band Students will have Library Open Checkout

on the following days:• Tuesday: 12:15 – 12:30 (Gregory/Kareus/Fretheim)

• Wednesday: 12:15 – 12:30 (Warnock/Riggs/Ball)• Friday: 12:15 – 12:30

(Goodpaster/Marion/Kneeland/Perkins)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Don’t forget to check LOST AND FOUND for coats, lunch boxes, backpacks, etc.

• LOST AND FOUND is located in the office.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• If you have a Facebook account, you can add Northridge by searching for Northridge Middle School and selecting the page with the Highlander on it and clicking on it.  This will be a great way to keep up with news and announcements! 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Anyone having 3 on 3 tournament entry forms with them, please bring to the office – orders for tournament t-shirts will be made this morning!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MARCH 7 – 11• NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK

• BE A “BREAKFAST DETECTIVE” …..

ANNOUNCEMENTS• LITTLE MISS VAN BUREN PAGEANT 2011

• SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 @ 2:00

• DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION IS MONDAY, MARCH 14

• PICK UP REGISTRATION/INFORMATION PACKETS IN LIBRARY AND OFFICE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MARCH 7 -9• WELCOME JR. HIGH COUNSELORS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MARCH 10• 5TH GRADE SPRING PICTURES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MARCH 11• 6TH GRADE SPRING PICTURES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MARCH 14 – MARCH 18• BRING YOUR FAMILY TO SCHOOL

WEEK• MARCH 14: HOT CHOCOLATE• MARCH 15: 5TH GRADE BREAKFAST• FAMILY GAME NIGHT 6 – 7:30• MARCH 16: 6TH GRADE BREAKFAST• MARCH 18: EAT LUNCH WITH STUDENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MARCH 16• REPORT CARDS

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

• procrastinate

Which of these students had a tendency to procrastinate:

• Evelyn, who was first in her class.• Fred, who always did his homework at the

last minute.• Margaret, who was allergic to chalk.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ANSWER

• pro•cras•ti•nate

v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.

—v.i. to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.

—v.t. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.

WEATHER HEADLINES• An EF2 tornado slammed the southwestern Louisiana town of

Rayne on Saturday, March 5, killing a woman and injuring 12 other people. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them destroyed and about 1,500 people were evacuated because of natural gas leaks. Debris was littered throughout Rayne, a town of about 8,500 people, after a line of violent thunderstorms moved through the area and left behind a swath of damage about 300 yards wide by 5 miles long. Pieces of homes were strewn about the tops of trees, and power lines were down.

TRIVIA

• King Cakes are a popular Mardi Gras tradition. Inside the cake is hidden a:

• plastic baby • silver dollar • treasure-hunt map

•

TRIVIA ANSWER

• King Cakes are a popular Mardi Gras tradition. Inside the cake is hidden a:

• plastic baby

• King Cakes are large, round cinnamon rolls covered with white icing and sprinkled with the Mardi Gras colors. A plastic baby the size of an almond is hidden inside. Whoever finds the baby is the next king or queen and must host the next King Cake party.

BOOK OF THE WEEKDiary of a Wimpy Kid

Jeff Kinney

• Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be?

•  • Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties,

increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth”?

• CHECK IT OUT IN THE NORTHRIDGE MEDIA CENTER!!!

MATH: PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

• Casey took a piece of paper and wrote all the numbers from 300 to 400 on it. How many times did she write the digit 3?

• GOOD LUCK!!!!

MATH ANSWER

•   TURN YOUR ANSWER INTO THE OFFICE.

• Don’t forget…• Your name

• HR Teacher name• Show/Explain ALL of your work • Submit entry by Friday @ 12 p.m.

• GOOD LUCK ☺

FUN SCIENCE FACTS• DID YOU KNOW??????????

• It takes approximately 12 hours for food to entirely digest.

ANALOGY OF THE WEEK• HESITANT : UNCERTAIN :: _____ : spin

• positive• twirl• dance

ANALOGY OF THE WEEK ANSWER

• TWIRL

• The best answer is twirl. The relationship between the first pair of words, hesitant and uncertain, is that of synonyms—words that have similar meanings. Therefore, the second pair of words must also be synonyms. Twirl is a synonym for spin.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS• Leland Stanford

1824–1893, American Railroad Builder.• Oliver Wendell Holmes

1841–1935, American Jurist.• Bobby Fischer

1943–2008, American chess player • Liza Minnelli• 1946 - ; Actress

James Taylor• 1948 - ; Musician

Shannon Miller• 1977 - ;Gymnast

MARCH BIRTHDAYS!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

• Julie Bynum(1st)• Kathleen Covington(30th)

Let’s Have a Great Week!