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wildcat pride rhes reaching high expecting success magazine volu me 3 i s s ue 4 j an u ar y 2 012

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page 2 chinese new year by katherine bader do you know a lot about the chinese new year here are some facts it always falls on a different date each year because of solar movements another name for it is lunar new year it is not an official holiday in australia canada and the united states on the day the people in china eat fish dumplings and spring rolls they always wear red clothes decorated with poems on red paper they do lion and dragon dances the chinese new year is the most important chinese holiday remember these facts so if anyone doesn t know about chinese new year then you can tell them these facts save the eagle day did you know that save the eagles day is on january tenth there are 70 species of eagles the national symbol for the united states is the bald eagle eagles use by rhiannon joacbsen to be endangered species bald eagles are protected but are still endangered you can own an eagle but you have to have a permit eagles were once endan gered the later part of the 20th century but in 2007 the bald eagle the national bird of the united states of america was removed from the list of endangered species so why not be a help save the eagles and help the world german shepherds german shepherds are very intelligent dogs they have very big coats so you need to brush them a lot they also need to feed every day and night a good wildcat pride by abby graham dogs and they are very good at finding bombs guns and drugs they are also very good protectors and good with kids time to train a german shepherd is at a young age they need a lot of exercise like walking jogging running and hiking they belong to the herding group as you know german shepherds are police

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volume 3 issue 4 page 3 national soup month by layla murray some people believe that soup stems from the word sop others believe the soup stems from the slurping noise while sipping from a spoon soup can t cure the common cold or flu but it can help before soup was around it was just broth the most common soup company is the campbell soup company soup has been around a long time these are the five most popular soups potato soup tomato soup chicken soup french onion and tomato bisque national hugging day national hugging day was created in 1986 by reverend kevin zaborney from caro michigan national hugging day is on january 21 national hugging day is a different form of sharing when you hug some by taylor boram give people hugs it can mean that you want them to feel better it means you love them or it means to say goodbye or to say hi in a different way one it warms their relationship and their heart when you give someone a hug you receive a hug as a different way of saying thank you hugs also make you and other people feel warm inside when you penguin awareness day did you know penguins are endangered animals penguin awareness day is january 20th penguins eat fish squid and krill they live in antarctica south africa the coast of south america australia new zealand chile peru the falkland by elizabeth glass open their feathers to get fresh air penguins appeared 40 million years ago wear black and white and tell a penguin joke or two islands and the galapagos islands penguins can go as fast as 15 miles per hour november through january is the penguin breeding season they live in groups called rookeries penguins have layers of air skin and blubber to keep them warm they

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page 4 christmas cookies by avery zieba the history of christmas cookies goes back to 10,000 years ago lebkucken or gingerbread was the first cookie found at christmas the dutch brought the earliest christmas cookie to america the word cookie comes from the dutch word koeptje which means small cake by the 16th century christmas cookies were all the rage in medieval europe in the united states children have been leaving cookies and milk out for santa claus on christmas eve since the 1930 s that s roughly 84,000,000 cookies he s enjoying in one night merry christmas winnie the pooh day who is the cutest bear of all times winnie the pooh we celebrate winnie the pooh day on january 18.the idea came from a black bear named winnie the pooh part came from a swan named pooh the winnie the pooh book was first published in 1926 not only does it only celebrate winnie the pooh but it celebrates a.a milne s birthday too he is the author of the book here are ideas to by abbye morgan celebrate the day have cupcakes with the characters have a party and watch all those movies with little pooh bear the cute little fictional bear is heartwarming with a touch of humor enjoy your favorite bear bubble bath day did you know there is a holiday for a bath tub well there is it is called bubble bath day and it is on january wildcat pride by ethan fisher lax you can fill the tub with bubbly water and enjoy yourself if you are a man you can get permission and jump in don t forget your rubber ducky 8 you can fill the bath tub with bubbles and toys and jump in if you are a kid if you are a lady it is time to re-

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volume 3 issue 4 page 5 rocks soil and minerals by grant mahaffey on december 5th 2011 mrs bell came to our class to tell us about soil worms and rocks first she showed us a slideshow about how soil is made and used some types of soil like humus and loam are great for growing crops and plants then she took us outside to hold worms look at different types of soil and look at rocks at the worm center kids were afraid to hold the worms because they thought it was slimy at the soil center someone showed us different types of soil and we had to guess which two were the same guess what it was clay last at the rock center our teacher let us hold different types of rocks the hardest rock there was quartz by javier layne go to page 9 for the answers

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page 6 no name calling week by myah mccottry no name calling week is a week where nobody calls anybody names james howe came up with this week because people called the misfits names he thought that name calling could really hurt some people name calling is a form of bulling if you are being bullied remember to stay safe say what you feel ask for help find a friend exit the area no name calling week goes from january 23rd to january 27th no name calling week is an opportunity to get away from name calling how students drive their teachers crazy by felicity gentry do you drive your teacher crazy teachers say this about their students every day here is what some students do to drive their teachers crazy they tell her or him that they don t have nice hair or clothing they shout out question to the teacher students aggravate other students they ask to go to the bathroom every minute they play around in the bathroom students tattletale on other students as much as possible they ask how do you spell while the teacher is giving a spell test when she or he says the next word they tell her or he is going too fast they sharpen their pencil when the teacher is talking student place tacks on his or her chair so he or she gets poked when he or she sits down don t do this at home or school you should be nice to your teachers seahorse facts seahorses mostly live in the tropics or along temperate coasts seahorses usually mate under a full moon mate means pairing up during mating they utter musical sounds soon after mating the female seahorse will lay eggs then the fewildcat pride by grace conn which means they are plants and meat to eat they use their long snout to suck up food but some people think they re safe but they are not because they are endangered save the seahorses male seahorse deposits her eggs into the male s small pouch to keep them safe to protect their family they can change colors to blend into their surroundings they have to eat too if they want survive they are omnivores

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volume 3 issue 4 page 7 by zion sims answers on page 11 christmas lights by myah mccottry

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page 8 sea turtles by abigail goldner do you know how low sea turtles dive for food they dive more than 1,000 feet to get food they spend most of their time in water but they can only dive for 5 minutes depending on the type they can live 50 to 80 years in the wild there are 7 species of sea turtles you can t really tell male and females apart they face dangers such as being hunted their eggs being taken and getting caught in fishing nets cheetahs do you know how fast cheetahs are i do they are the fastest land animal on earth cheetahs can go 75 miles per hour a cheetah s acceleration could leave automobiles in the dust they by megan black got trained by egyptians they eat a variety of small animals cheetahs eat antelopes baby zebras frogs and rabbits their habitat is open plains cheetahs weigh 110 to 140 pounds their lifespan is 10 to 20 years cheetahs predators are humans hyenas eagles and lions november jokes 1 why did the turkey play the drums in the band by alexia paredes 4 what did the turkey say 8 what do policemen eat on before it was roasted thanksgiving 9 when a turkey picks his nose what comes out 10 where should you bury your thanksgiving potatoes if they die turn to page 12 for the answers 2 if april showers bring 5 why did the turkey may flowers what do may cross the road flowers bring 6 teddy bears have what 3 what do you get when in common with turkeys you cross a turkey with an 7 what sound does a turoctopus key s phone make wildcat pride

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volume 3 issue 4 page 9 the polar bear plunge by isabella melton the polar bear plunge day is an event to raise money for charity and the homeless it is held on january 1st every year people go swimming in the winter in very cold water there are always a lot of people there over 200 armed service men and women take part in it in afghanistan the very first polar bear plunge was in san diego there were 3,000 people that did the polar bear plunge in san diego tybee island and tybrisa island are two of the beaches that do the polar bear plunge near savannah it is an unorganized new year s eve party challenge this year tybee island had the largest number of people wearing swimming caps for a guinness world record tybee has done it for three years now this year they started it at 11:45 a.m and it lasted for 10 minutes i sure would be very cold if i did the polar bear plunge i hope you don t do it or you would be freezing answers from page 5.

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page 10 january is bath safety month by madeline morrow when we think of january we mostly think of a new year we also think of martin luther king jr but not many people think of january being bath safety month bath safety month may not feel important to some people but it really is the first rule before getting in a bath is to test the bathwater with your hand before you get in it the same thing goes for showers too many people have burned themselves because of this next you should remember that you should always gather everything you need before you get in the bath say you live in one of the most expensive houses in the world all of the furniture and the house together cost $1 billion one night you were in the bath on the 4th floor of the house you forgot your rubber duck it was in the basement you ruined almost 95 of the house because you were wet you had to pay a million dollars for it one of the most important rules to bath safety is to never leave a child under six years old unattended in the bath the bath may not sound as deadly as it looks but if you only look away for a ½ second a baby could have slipped under the water and the child could drowned hope you ll follow these precautions so you can have relaxing baths harry potter sorcerer of stone a book review by sienna harrold have you ever read harry potter and the sorcerer of stone well i have the author of this book is j.k rowling it is about a boy named wildcat pride harry potter he lives with his uncle and aunt and also their son dudley he goes to a magic place called hogwarts and learns magic and how to be a wizard next he gets to try to play quidditch and he makes it if you want to find out what happens then read it!

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volume 3 issue 4 page 11 national do nothing day by vanessa peres every january there is a holiday called do nothing day it is on the 16th and it s a day of doing nothing it is an unevent that you can celebrate by doing nothing it started in 1973 by newspaperman harold pullman coffin there is even a book called the donothing day it is about a stuffed bear who tries hard to decide what to do with his day never noticing the adventures he s having along the way the author of this book is joleene naylor here are some things you can do on do nothing day you could not sleep not play not watch t.v not go to the store not go to work and not go to school answers from page 7.

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page 12 november jokes answers from page 8 1 because he already had drum sticks 2 pilgrims 3 enough drumsticks for thanksgiving 4 boy i m stuffed 5 it was the chicken s day off 6 they both have stuffing 7 wing wing 8 corn on the cop 9 a gobblegoober 10 in a grave-y our fire department officer michael and officer joe told us about fire safety and what to do if you catch on fire if you do catch on fire stop drop cover your face and roll don t be afraid of a guy who looks like an alien he s there to save you if you re outside and go back in you might get trapped and die fire by ryan wiebold humongous hose is what firefighters connect to a fire hydrant there are two smaller hoses beside it and all the water from the big hose goes into the smaller hose which firefighters use to put out fires firemen also use an air tank it is used so firefighters can breathe through all the smoke it can hold air for about an hour men use a tool to break open doors if they re locked once the firefighter is in he will try to save any living beings and get them out of the house another tool is used to poke holes in the attic then the firefighters use a ladder to go into the attic and rescue anybody and put out the fire a rubber duckie day by allysa hickey rubber duckie you re the one you make bath time so much fun this is the song that ernie sings on sesame street rubber duckie day is january 13th in the late 1800 s rubber duckies were manufactured rubber duckies were made for wildcat pride toddlers and babies to enjoy during bath time on january 10 1992 over 29,000 duckies from a chinese company were washed away that was a tragedy and now there are 29,000 duckies all around the world they have traveled over 17,000 miles around the world the ducks were seen in indonesia australia south america the bering straight the arctic and eventually the atlantic ocean.

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volume 3 issue 4 page 13 new years eve new years eve is celebrated on december 31st new year s eve is celebrated after hanukkah also it is final day of the gregorian year new years by teg kular eve is also called different names in different places for example it is called hominy in scotland on new year s eve people celebrate with parties and feasts everyone has a blast the place where the ball drops is at new york new york there are a million grown-ups kids and babies there to see it christmas decorations christmas decorations add a little holiday cheer to your home or work place very few homes do not put up decorations at christmas time but even those families who are not christian still put out a few by sydney balduff the festival of christmas is certainly the biggest shopping season of the year we hope you had a merry christmas ornaments around their homes some decorations that people might use are flowers airy lights or a holly wreath the decorations are probably more to appease their children than for any reason also drinking straw day do you know what drinking straw day is drinking straw day started on january 3 1888 marvin stone invented the first drinking straws straws used to be made of hollow tubes of grass but when by alden williams the record for the most drinking straws in his mouth at one time with 259 the first straws were made by the sumerians more than 500 million straws have been used marvin stone was drinking he could taste the grass so he made the straws from paper drinking straw day is celebrated in honor of the date in 1888 when he patented the drinking straw marco hort holds

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page 14 spiderman by javier layne did you know the first spiderman movie came out in 2002 the spiderman comic book hero was created by stan lee and steve ditko in 1962 peter parker is spiderman peter parker was bitten by a radioactive spider spiderman can lift 12 tons can climb on wall and is also very fast spiderman s web takes 2 hours for it to dissolve today spiderman is married to mary jane watson ellis island day did you know that ellis island day is on april 1 another name for it is national tartan day ellis island is a small island in new york indians called it gull island the chan currie society is the one who opened tartan by katherine bader was anne moore she went through it on january 1 1892 on november 12 1954 ellis island closed twelve million people came through ellis island all immigrants came through ellis island from different countries to become americans week it was part of the statue of liberty national monument the tartan day parade has pipers highlands dancers and over 100 marchers that come out and perform the first person to go through ellis island martin luther king holiday did you know that martin luther king holiday is changed every year this happens so will be on the third monday of january even though his birthday is january 15th 1929 this year it wildcat pride by hailey macherione will be on january 16th next year it will be on january 21st martin luther king holiday is also known as his birthday it is one of the most celebrated holidays we honor him on his birthday because he is the one who got equal rights for blacks and whites there are lots of other facts about him that you can look up.

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volume 3 issue 4 page 15 national healthy weight week national healthy weight week is in the first week of january the 2nd week is break the diet week the 3rd week is celebrating healthy eating habits that last a life time which prevents weight problems if you are too fat you can get diabetes also you can have trouble sleeping and breathing so if you think that you are too fat you to go for run lift weights or take an exercise class by timothy stinson do all you can do to lose the extra weight the history of christmas trees christmas trees are also known as evergreens which mean their leaves stay green every season people used to believe evergreens would keep away ghosts witches illness and evil spirits vikings in scandinavia thought evergreens were special plants planted by balder the sun god ancient people would hang evergreen boughs over their doors and windows most 19th century americans found christmas trees an oddity the first record of one being on display was in by garner casella 1830 by the german settlers of pennsylvania today christmas trees are decorated with ornaments and are found in most american homes at christmas taylor swift by taylor swift is a very famous singer her favorite number is thirteen that is her birthday number she was born on december 13 1989 in pennsylvania her full name is taylor alison swift she is a country carson belville knows most of the country singers singer with other country singers she has many songs her first album taylor swift was released in 2006 her second album fearless was released in 2008 she is dating taylor lautner she

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