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WELCOME TO THE NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE

SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL CHANNEL

GO HIGHLANDERS!

DECEMBER 13– DECEMBER 17

HAVE

A

GREAT WEEK

WORD OF THE MONTH

• DECEMBER• Caring

Be nice to others through your words and actions.

•Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around

.”. • Leo F. Buscaglia quotes

DECEMBER6th Grade STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

KATLYN BRUSO

CAMERON HOFFMAN

DECEMBER5th Grade STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

CARLY TALLEY

WREN LANIER

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

ALEX ESPINOSA DEBRA LOZANO

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

BRETT ELLIOTT ASHLEY LEWIS

TRIVIA QUESTION• Which of the following is NOT one of the five senses?

• Sight• Taste• Hearing• crying

TRIVA ANSWER• Which of the following is NOT one of the five

senses

• crying

• The five senses are sight, taste, smell, hearing, and touch

ANNOUNCEMENTSLUNCH MENU

• THERE WILL BE NO SALAD BAR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 13 – DECEMBER

17

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUMONDAY, DECEMBER 13

• BREAKFAST ($1.25):

Donut w/toast/Fruit Juice/Milk

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Beefy Macaroni/Garden Salad/Seasoned Corn/Fruit Bar/Hot Roll/ 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, DECEMBER 14

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

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25): Trout Treasures/Baked Beans/Fruit Cup/Corn Bread/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, DECEMBER 15• BREAKFAST ($1.25): Sausage Biscuit/Fruit Juice/Milk

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Baked Ham/Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy/Green Beans/Iced Chocolate Cake/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, DECEMBER 16

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

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Quesidilla w/dip/Tossed Salad/Rosy Applesauce/Salsa/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, DECEMBER 17

• BREAKFAST ($1.25):

BISCUIT & GRAVY/FRUIT JUICE/MILK

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25): • Grilled cheese Sandwich/Mini Pretzels/Pickle Spear/Sliced Peaches/

Milk

• LUNCH BAR($2.50): SALAD

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

• FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.

TRIVIA• How many teeth do kids have—at least until they

start falling out?

• 20• 32• 18• 10

TRIVIA ANSWER• How many teeth do kids have—at least until they

start falling out?

• 20

• Kids have 20 teeth and adults have 32.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY• 1791• The Bill of Rights took effect with Virginia's ratification of it.• 1890• Sioux Indian chief Sitting Bull was killed by Native American police. • 1916• The French defeated the Germans in the Battle of Verdun.• 1939• The movie Gone With the Wind premiered in Atlanta, Georgia. • 1944• Band leader Glenn Miller disappeared in a plane crash over the

English Channel.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY• 1961• Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death by an Israeli court for

organizing the deportation of Jews to concentration camps.• 1964• Canada adopted its national flag, a red maple leaf on a white

background.• 1966• Animated-cartoon pioneer and movie producer Walt Disney died in

Los Angeles. • 1989• A demonstration that turned into a popular uprising in Romania

began the downfall of Nicolae Ceausescu. • .

PROBLEM OF THE WEEK• A woman applied for a job advertised in the

newspaper. The boss interviewed her and offered her two pay rates: a straight ten dollars a day or one cent the first day, two cents the second day, four cents the third day, eight cents the fourth day, and so on, the pay doubling each day. The woman chose the second pay rate. The boss hired her. Why? 

• Don’t forget your name, hr teacher’s name, and show all of your work! Good luck ☺

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

• BOYS BASKETBALL SIGNUP FOR 2011• NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL GYM• ENTER FROM THE BUS ENTRANCE

• MONDAY, DECEMBER 6: 3:45 – 5:30• WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8: 3:45 – 6:00• MONDAY, DECEMBER 13: 3:45 – 5:30

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• GET YOUR NORTHRIDGE YEARBOOK• DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 17

• $20

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• WINTER BREAK• MONDAY, DECEMBER 20 – FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 31• SCHOOL RESUMES ON MONDAY,

JANUARY 3

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5• REPORT CARDS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5• FCS MEETING

• 7:30 A.M.• LIBRARY

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

• Ennui

Someone who is suffering from ennui feels• very itchy. • very achy. • very bored.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ANSWER

• en•nui

Pronunciation: (än-wE', än'wE; Fr. än-nwE'), —n. a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.

WEATHER HEADLINES• How do winter storms form?

Winter storms derive their energy from the clash of two air masses of different temperatures and moisture levels. Winter storms usually form when an air mass of cold, dry, Canadian air moves south and interacts with a warm, moist air mass moving north from the Gulf of

Mexico. The point where these two air masses meet is called a front. If cold air advances and pushes away the warm air, it forms a

cold front. When warm air advances, it rides up over the denser, cold air mass to form a warm front. If neither air mass advances, it

forms a stationary front.

TRIVIA

• Approximately what percent of your body is water?

• 95 • 70 • 50 • 30

TRIVIA ANSWER

• Approximately what percent of your body is water?

• 70

• Believe it or not, well over half of your body is made up of water.

BOOK OF THE WEEKLand of Elyon Series/The Dark Hills Divide

( 5 books)(Fantasy)Patrick Carman

• There is an enemy in the land of Elyon that threatens the peace and prosperity of the people who live in its four walled cities.

• Alexa Daley is twelve years old, skinny and small for her age. She lives in Lathbury, one of the four walled cities in the land of Elyon. Her father is mayor of Lathbury, and rules their land along with the other mayors, and Worvold, their leader. But the night when Worvold dies, everything in Alexa's life changes.

• CHECK IT OUT IN THE NORTHRIDGE MEDIA CENTER!!! Read the series…………

BOOK OF THE WEEK

Main Street Series: The Dark Hills Divide, Beyond the Valley of Thorns, The Tenth City, Stargazer, Into the Mist

MATH: PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

• Four boys work together painting houses for the summer. For each house they paint they get $256.00. If the boys work for 4 months of summer and their expenses are $152.00 per month, how many houses must they paint for each of them to have one thousand dollars at the end of the summer?

MATH ANSWER

• Must earn 4 x $1,000.00 + 4 x $152.00= 4608    

• Number of houses = 4608/$256/house    = 18 houses.

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

• The longest cells in the human body are the motor neurons. They can be up to 4.5 feet (1.37 meters) long and run from the lower spinal cord to the big toe.

ANALOGY OF THE WEEK• WATCH : IGNORE :: gather : _____

• combine • scatter • rake

ANALOGY OF THE WEEK ANSWER

• SCATTER• The best answer is scatter. The

relationship between the first pair of words, WATCH and IGNORE, is that of antonyms—words that have opposite meanings. Therefore, the second pair of words must also be antonyms. Scatter is an antonym of gather.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS• George Romney• 1734-1802; portrait painter

J. Paul Getty• 1892 –1976; Business Executive• Edna O’Brien• 1932–, Writer• Don Johnson• 1949 –; Actor

Adam Brody• 1979 - ;Actor

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

• Sheryl Boen (4th)• Debbie Stewart (8th)• Amy Wesson(11th)• Kristin Riggs (14th)

Let’s Have a Great Week!