Gymnastics is FUN! by MengLan Ho

6 Questions for Mr. Wattam by Nicholas & Raymond

The Griffin Gazette

Volume 1, Issue 4

June 4 , 2014

A Z T E C E D I T I O N

NBA 2

Lamborghini Co. 2

Photo Gallery 2

Interview 3

“Ask Me…..” 3

Book Review 3

Author Spotlight 3

Fun&Games 4

Inside this issue:

Was

Charles G Fraser Elementary

School

ever called something else?

Check out

“Ask Me About Charles G”

on Page 3

and find the answer to this intrigu-

ing question!

Mr. Wattam has been a teacher at CGF for many

years. Currently he teaches Grade 2/3. At the

end of June he will be retiring.

N&R: Did anyone inspire you to become a

teacher?

MrW: Yes, my dad. He was a teacher and my

grade 6 teacher Mr. Hunt.

N&R: Do you enjoy teaching?

MrW: Yes, very much. I enjoy seeing the happy

faces of my students when they learn something

new.

N&R: Do you like the kids you teach?

MrW: I’ve liked all the 1000 kids I’ve taught.

N&R: What is your favourite sport?

MrW: My favourite sport is hockey.

N&R: For any kids out there who want to become

teachers what would your words of advice be?

MrW: Follow your dreams!

N&R: What do you plan to do during retirement?

MrW: I’ve got lots of work to do around the

house. I want to build a cottage. I’d like to get a

motorcycle. And keep learning. Teaching has

been a wonderful life and a wonderful career.

(Psssst…..rumor has it that Mr. Wattam will be

returning to CGF occasionally as a supply

teacher. Yeah for us!)

Meet the Aztec Editorial Staff: MengLan Ho, Lillian Louie, Jacob Johannsson, Nicholas Palozzi & Ray-

mond Zhao

Gymnastic is exercises devel-

oping or displaying physical

agility and coordination, that

includes bars, balance beam

and floor.

Gymnastic disciplines in-

clude: rhythmic gymnastics,

trampoline , Team Gym , tum-

bling , aerobic gymnastics

and acrobatic gymnastics.

Participants can include chil-

dren as young as 20 months

old doing kindergym and

kid’s gymnastics, recreational

gymnasts of age 5 and up,

competitive gymnast at vary-

ing levels of skill, and world

class athletes.

In an aerial routine, or any

form of tumbling, landing is

the final phase, following take

off and flight. This is a critical

skill in terms of execution in

competition scores, general

performance, and injury oc-

currence. Without the neces-

sary magnitude of energy

dissipation during impact, the

risk of sustaining injuries dur-

ing somersaulting increases.

These injuries commonly

occur at the lower extremities

and include: cartilage lesions,

ligament tears and bone

bruises/fractures.

I really enjoy Gymnastics. I

started doing gymnastics

when I was 7 years old. My

favourite is a pull over on the

poles because it’s really easy.

My favourite part about gym-

nastics is to compete with

other people and make new

friends. You should try out

Gymnastics too!

Page 2

The NBA is Growing by Jacob Johannsson

PHOTO GALLERY

The Griffin Gazette

Lamborghini - Speed & Beauty by Nicholas Palozzi

Lamborghini is a car com-

pany founded in 1963 by

Ferruccio Lamborghini.

He started out building

tractors. In the early

1970’s they took a big “U”

turn and began making

awesome fast cars.

Lamborghini produced

many great models over

the years including cars

like the Diablo, the Coun-

tach, the Murcielago and

the Miura. Their newest

car is the Adventador. The

list price for these cars

start in the $400,000

range. That’s a lot of

money!

Most of the cars contain

Lamborghini’s famous and

big V12 engines. Almost

all Lambos reach a top

speed of 200mph(320km/

h). The new 6.5 litre V12 in

the Adventador produces

700 bhp and a top speed

of 215mph(350 km/h). The

company is now owned by

the Volkswagen group.

Thanks for reading this

article

BRAIN TEASER #1 by

MengLan

A man gave one son

10 cents

and another son

was given

15 cents.

What time is it?

Answer on Page 4

BRAIN TEASER #2 by Raymond

Johnny’s mother had three

children.

The first child was named

April.

The second child was

named May.

What was the third child’s

name?

Answer on Page 4

This year is one of the big-

gest years for an association

called the NBA (National

Basketball Association) be-

cause of all the new Ameri-

can and Canadian fans that

have made basketball their

new favourite sport.

One of the biggest reasons

is because of all the current

and new and talented stars

such as LeBron James, Kevin

Durant and Paul George.

Basketball started all the

way back in December

1891. It was invented by a

Canadian doctor named

James Naismith when he

needed to keep his gym

class active on a rainy day in

Boston.

The NBA was officially

started on June 6, 1946 as

the BAA (Basketball Associa-

tion of America). It was

founded by owners of the

major ice hockey arenas.

They wanted to bring more

sports associations to Amer-

ica. At this time there were

17 teams. Two of the original

teams still endure to this day

- the Boston Celtics and the

New York Knicks. Today

there are 30 teams from east

cost to west coast in America

and Canada.

Raymond Zhao MengLan Ho Lillian Louie

I noticed a lot of stuff about Grace St.

School in the hallways on the first floor

of our school. So I wondered if Charles

G Fraser used to be called Grace St.

School. I looked for clues. I found a

plaque that talked about Grace St.

School’s history. It said that the school

was built and was then demolished. I

knew that Charles G. Fraser never got

demolished so I went to Ms. Silva to see

if she knew anything about Grace St.

School. She told me that Grace St.

School closed in 2000 and they gave us

their plaques and some art made by

students. So to answer the question…

No! Charles G Fraser did not used to

be called Grace St. School.

**Information about Grace St. School

originally opened on September 5th

1889. Additions were added in 1898

and 1908. Building was demolished in

the summer 1962. New building closed

in 2000.

ASK ME about CHARLES G! by Lillian

Volume 1, Issue 4 Page 3

The Question: “Did Charles G. Fraser used to be called Grace St. School?”

Grace St. P.S. plaque on 1st floor

BOOK REVIEW by Raymond Zhao The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket

This book is about the

Baudelaire orphans and

how they followed this

man name Count Olaf.

Count Olaf wants the

Baudelaire fortune for

himself. The Baudelaire

children hide in the car

trunk and they follow

Count Olaf to the carnival

where Madame Lulu lives.

The Baudelaire children -

Violet, Sunny and Klaus

disguise themselves to

join the house of freaks in

the circus. Sunny pretends

to be a wolf baby and Vio-

let and Klaus pretend to

be a two- headed person.

They find out that Madame

Lulu is not a fortune teller

and that she has a lot of

newspapers under her

desk called an archive

library. Count Olaf gets

lions and wants the freaks

to be eaten by them. Vio-

let and Klaus are chosen

but Madame Lulu saves

them. Sadly, she gets

eaten by the tigers. Then

the three children join

Count Olaf and Esmé and

they go to the valley of

four Drafts. Here they ride

in a carriage attached to

the car but the rope snaps

and they’re on the edge of

a cliff. I like this book be-

cause it is adventurous

and exciting. I would rec-

ommend this book to peo-

ple who like exciting

books that are nice and

long.

BRAIN TEASER #3 by Jacob

What would

you be sure to

find

in the

middle

of

Toronto?

Answer on Page 4

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT: Lemony Snicket by Raymond Zhao

Daniel Handler goes by the

name Lemony Snicket. He was

born on February 28 1970 (age

44) in San Francisco California

USA. His spouse is Lisa Brown.

She is an illustrator and/or au-

thor of nine books. Lemony

Snicket has won the Kids Choice

awards for “Favourite Book”. He

is the son of Sandra Handler Day

(née Walpole) who was a former

opera singer and retired City

Colleague of California. He has a

younger sister named Rebecca

Handler. Daniel has a son named

Otto Handler. Daniel lives in a

Victorian Architecture home. He

gives lots of money to charity.

He has supported Occupy Wall

Street. Daniel describes himself

as a secular humanist.

BRAIN TEASER #4 by Nicholas

I can sizzle like bacon,

I am made with an egg.

I have plenty of backbone but lack a

good leg.

I peel layers like onions

but still remain whole.

I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in

a hole.

What am I?

Answer on Page 4

Charles G Fraser PS

79 Manning Av

ROOM 33

Toronto, ON

Aztec EDITION

The Griffin Gazette

STAFF

Editor -in-Chief:

Mr. Robert McVicker

Features Editors :

MengLan Ho

Jacob Johannsson

Li l lian Louie

Nicholas Palozzi

Raymond Zhao

Publi sher:

Dar lene Gi roux

Proofreader:

Thor Ri tchie

WORD SEARCH: Sports Edition by Nicholas

H H P N K Z X V T E T J H E H

Z W E P L U P Y V R L M Y I A

S B V V A L C Q S L V S K W D

Z W D S O Z A A A M F I N U G

G N I D R A O B W O N S N P S

O Y R M M Z E M T G D K V A K

L F E K M S P I K E T H W D I

U Q P L A I J T E N K B A R I

G A U B L F N U G L T S I A N

O H C U V O Y G K B Y E A O G

M R K T E F V M R E C G H B S

Y K D I M Z F Y M B F V Q G G

T A G E I D R I B R P P A N I

X O D D B F O O T B A L L O V

B I B Z C Q A Y G I S X K L Y

BASEBALL BASKETBALL BIRDIE

BOGIE DUNK FOOTBALL

HIKING JUKE LONGBOARD

MOGUL NET PUCK

SKIING SNOWBOARDING SPIKE

SWIMMING VOLLEY

Brain Teaser # 1

Answer: 1:45 or “a

quarter to two”

The man gave away a

total of 25 cents. He

divided it between

two people. There-

fore, he gave a quar-

ter to two.

Brain Teaser # 2

Johnny

Brain Teaser # 3

O

torOnto

Brain Teaser # 4

A snake

BRAIN TEASER ANSWERS