| 03 Jun 2009 by ppowierza |
| Boy Found at Home | ||
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October 15, 2009, a boy was reported missing from the family's home. He was supposedly in his father's balloon made of tin foil flying around in the basket hanging below the balloon. The 6 year-old's brother, who is 7, told his parents that he saw the child let the balloon loose and so the parents took immediate action and sent out rescue squads. Airports in Denver had to delay flights so that they wouldn't run into the balloon. The mother was on a realitly show, Wife Swap, a few years before this incident. After several hours of searching, the rescuers popped the balloon and saw that the chilld was not there. Right after this, the child appeared from a cardboard box in the attic of his own house. Police say that the child hid in the attic because he was afraid that his parents would be mad because he let the balloon go. This morning, the family was on the Today Show, and the child vomitted on air. We are not sure if the whole incident was rigged in order for the family to be on TV, but it sure seems like it because the family and the police did not look in the attic, even though they searched the house twice. |
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| Trainwreck Miracle | ||
| A little child was in a stroller at the train station, then when the mother turned away, the stroller rolled into the train tracks carrying the child. The mother watched in horror as the stroller with her child inside was being run over by a big train. After the train went by, I'm sure that the mother ran to her child but found that her baby only had a bump on his head. | ||
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| Issue #4 -- New Beginnings | ||
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With Issue #4 students are learning about posting articles AND making comments. While many students used the after-school club time to read and make comments on articles posted the previous week, we are still waiting for students to log in from home and read and comment. Remember Hammond students, the "hit counter" at the bottom left-hand corner of the newspaper tallies the total number of visitors to the page. In addition, the number beside "comments" for each article reveals how many people have read and commented on the article. So, read the articles and POST COMMENTS! |
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| Issue #3 -- They're Learning | ||
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With issue #3 students at Hammond are beginning to get the idea of how to put together a newspaper. They still have not quite figured out the "comments" part to posting articles. Most newspaper writers wait until the following Friday to write comments on other people's articles. They haven't quite figured out that they can log in from home to read the newspaper and comment on articles. Hopefully, this will change over time. Currently, a few eighth grade students are learning about Pivot, so we hope to have some new cartoons in the near future. |
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| 1st Issue -- Hammond Skyhawk News | ||
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Seventh and eighth grade students at Hammond met on Friday, September 18th for the second meeting of the newspaper club. Students have created their login names and passwords and began writing articles on 9/18 for the first time. It's early yet for a complete newspaper, so students focused on sections that interested them. Look for new articles posted for each blog. |
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| Mr. C. | ||
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We know him as Tom Tom, others know him as Thomas Cooke Clauset, and others still as Mr. C. Thomas has been an inspiration throughout Hanes history. Mr. C also has some dark secrets only a few know, like he USED to watch Jon and Kate plus 8. As most people know, Mr. C. is moving to South Carolina at the end of the year and retiring from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth Co. School System. Hanes will definately miss Mr. C as the school year ends. Mr. C has been working for Hanes since 1996, 13 years ago. Mr. C's favorite songs are by Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones. His favorite movie isn't the Notebook, unfortunately. After asking him what his favorite movie was he said, "Umm... I don't know." Everyone remember to wish him the best of luck and try not to cry. Hanes will truly miss Mr.C. |
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| Newspaper Party | ||
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"Get your newspaper people!" Man, we are going to miss students saying that! Actually, we might not, but we will miss the weekly newspaper -- "Navigator News" -- that students have written articles for this year. Next week is the last newspaper meeting for this school year. Everyone who has written and published at least one article during year is invited to come to the last meeting -- Wednesday, June 3. There will be a party in Mr. C's room. Everyone is allowed to write their last article for the year. See you there! |
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| EOGs Are Over!! | ||
Finally, the EOGs are over. After about 5 hours of hard work, we are done. It all started out on Monday with the reading comprehension. Then on Tuesday we had the calculator active test. I always find in the calculator active test that the questions usually don't always need a calculator. Finally today we had the last of the tests, the calculator inactive. Unfortunately sometimes, I find that the inactive questions NEED a calculator. But anyway, we are done with the tests! Yayyy!!!!! |
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| Swine Flu | ||
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Think twice before you say who cares when someone tells you to wash your hands because there is a new flu on the loose. You might think it is crazy that people are having flu in spring, but this isn't regular flu. This is swine flu, otherwise known as H1N1. The flu is part pig, part bird, and part human flu. Health officials predict that there might be a pandemic in the future. Although, the flu isn't that bad yet, the numbers are multiplying daily. As of today, 41 different states have the flu, including North Carolina. North Carolina has had 7 different cases arrive, which isn't bad compared to Illionois. Illionois has a whopping 122 cases, the highest of all the states. New York is next with 97 cases. The US has a total of 642 cases increasing daily. A couple days ago a little toddler in Texas died. He was the first person to die in the US. His parents had come from Mexico to Texas to visit Houston. Today, an actual US resident has died. Just after delivering birth to a baby girl, Judy Trunnel died. Judy was a schoolteacher who lived near the border of Mexico. Many relatives mourn after her. Across the world, people are getting more sick. Scientists are working on a new vaccine. Previously in 1976, President Gerald Ford had demanded that everyone be vaccinated, but it turned out the vaccine wasn't that good and caused a number of things. In Korea, people who have a temperature are not allowed to ride on their planes. If you are riding in a plane watch your hands many times and keep a hand sanatizer bottle with you. Also, try not to travel to Mexico because there is a high chance you will get the flu. If you do go to Mexico bring many face masks. You need to change the masks every 2 or so hours. Most importantly, remember to watch your hands anywhere you go. |
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| Star Trek Movie | ||
Many nerds, geeks, and trekkies alike are all anticipating the new Star Trek movie. The 11th film in this most excellent series is coming this Friday to theaters. This film will be the prequel to the original series in which we find out how Kirk, Spock, "Bones", Scottie, and the rest of the Enterprise's most excellent and legendary crew all meet. This is sure to be a great film and I hope everyone goes to see it whether you're a fan or not.  |
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| British Woman Wows the World | ||
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You can have anything you want if you believe. Dreamers and believers come from anywhere, and can be anyone. We know this to be true, but it was confirmed just recently on the British show, "Britain's Got Talent". A nobody, a 47-year-old woman who lives with her cat, Pebbles and who has never been kissed named Susan Boyle (remember that name) gave a performance that made me cry.
Susan sang "I Dreamed a Dream" from Les Miserables (a certainly appropriate-for-the-situation-song) and knocked it out of the park. If I have ever heard a perfect voice, that was it. The judges all stood up, admitted to being "cynical" and gave her "the biggest 'yes' they have ever given" and Simon told her, "You can go back to the village with your head held high. That's three yeses." Susan was overjoyed, as anyone would be. When she came home to her small village, she was greeted by a standing ovation in a local church. I highly suggest you look this up on YouTube because it is one of the most inspiring and lovely things I have ever seen in my thirteen measly years of existence. For the audience and anyone who has watched this, it comes as not only the shock of a century, but the voice of a century. Ms. Boyle is already signing with Simon's BMG label. This may be the first time you've heard of Ms. Boyle, but it certainly won't be the last. Just like we're studying in Mr. Marckel's class, I will end in a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." |
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| Florida Keys Tests! | ||
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For those of you who have somehow conveniently avoided science for the past few weeks and somehow not been caught, we are currently studying our Florida Keys unit. We learn all about plants, animals and the climate of the Keys along with various other subjects. We have a test about every day on the subject we studied the previous day. But don't think "Oh, well it's easy. It's right out of the book!". WRONG! Mr.C may explain it in class, but don't expect him to go back and repeat everything for you, because he will only give you an evil glare. O.o If you don't get a few questions right, don't fret. There are always bonus questions at the end of each test. However, if you don't know review and aren't acquainted with many science fiction materials you're out of luck. Also, if you don't know any children's stories or movies (such as The Cat in the Hat and Finding Nemo) you won't get many right. With bonus questions like "What is the answer to the ultimate question?" (42) and "Who are two of the captains in Star Trek" (Kirk and Picard) it really has nothing to do with the Keys. Leave it to Mr.C to confuse everyone who doesn't know that Boba Fett is the son of Jango Fett or doesn't know what "who shot first?" is talking about! Oh, and just so you know the soldiers with a white exoskeleton who chase around Luke, Han, Leia, and the rest of the "original group" are called Storm Troopers, not Space Troopers.... (don't ask) Anyway, study up! Make flashcards, take the online tests and look through your study guide..... or else. |
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| When in the face of death-- LAUGH! | ||
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*This is just a quick update on your favorite criminals: Rose B'Orien and Liz A'Wallce* Late last Saturday night, two wanted criminals, Rose B'Orien and Liz A'Wallce decided to take a break from evil brainstorming about how to hold up a Target while having the snack bar lady continue to make slushies, and go to a innocent high school musical (an actual one). As the Stage lit up with dancers and actors alike, the two masterminds settled in to enjoy a pleasurable night watching "Fame" the musical. In the middle of the first act, an elderly woman of at least 90 years old started choking on what appeared to be thin air. At first it was only a slight distraction, but then it got worse and worse. Her son, beside her tried to slap her back very hard to get the offending air out, but this ony made it worse. Instead of calling 911, or helping the poor woman, the two criminals began to laugh! Once they started they couldn't stop, and for the next five minutes or so they cackeled evily over a poor woman's near death experience. It was so funny, at the end when the 16 year old dies from substance abuse, the two were still laughing when everyone else in the audience was in tears. So children, learn something from this, when someone in front of you looks like they are about to die, LAUGH!!! |
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| Talk About Wax Museums | ||
| Have your friends been talking a lot lately? That is probably because of the wax museum project due in Mr. Marckel's class. Every student had to create a speech and a triptych. The speeches had to be memorized and be between 55 and 65 seconds. Today many students presented their speeches. We learned about ballerinas, actors, and even presidents. Who knew that Heath Ledger had a pet kangaroo when he was little? That was only one person out of 100 that we learned about. If you thought today was hectic, then wait till Friday. On Friday every 7th grader on the Navigators Team will be in costume presenting their triptych and talking to various parents. All parents are invited to come and enjoy the people they meet. It will be very interesting seeing classmates dressed up as different people. Hopefully, the Wax Museum will turn out well. | ||
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| Another Project Come, Another One Gone | ||
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It is the day after St. Patrick's Day (hope none of you got pinched!) and, right after finishing Balloon Poppers for Mr. Clauset, we are jumping head-first into another project: the Wax Museum for Mr. Markel. After long weeks of hard work, tons of mistakes, and constant emotional break-downs, we are at last finished with the dreaded Ballon Poppers! Don't get me wrong, I thought it was kind of fun, and it definitely improved my grades and many others, but it was great to relax and have free weekends again. I mean, constantly trying to correct machines that fall off the board, don't work, or break gets a little old. I would constantly get exaspirated when just one little detail wouldn't work. Now, we are finished and once more we can use our weekends for social gatherings and just hanging out (or not waking up until 1:00pm). ...Or so we thought... Now, with having just finished our Balloon Poppers, we are rushing full speed ahead into our Wax Museum. Bye-bye free time! Just today we had to complete and present our rough draft speeches. Triptychs, outfits, speeches: the whole deal. For those of us who love acting and presenting speeches, this is a great chance to have fun. For people with stage fright, it is an upcoming nightmare. Regardless of whether we like it or not, another project to drain us of spare time and give us something to think about. The Wax Museum is going to be the same day as honor roll trips, March 27. That is the day we will all be dressed up as the figure we have researched, and give a speech about their lives and acomplishments. The hard part for most of us is the time. We either can't get enough information about our person to fit the limit, or we have too much. Just keep on working at it! So with Balloon Poppers and St. Patrick's day over, here we come with another project and an honor roll trip coming right at us! |
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