WELCOME TO THE NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE

SCHOOL INFORMATIONAL CHANNEL

GO HIGHLANDERS!

APRIL 4– APRIL 8

HAVE

A

GREAT WEEK

WORD OF THE MONTH

• APRIL• SELF-DISCIPLINE

THINKING ABOUT YOUR WORDS AND ACTIONS, AND THEN MAKING CHOICES THAT ARE RIGHT FOR

YOU AND OTHERS.

APRIL6th Grade STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

KINDSEY HAYNES

NOAH RUMSEY

APRIL5th Grade STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

SHELBY DAHLEM

SHELBIE FORD

STUDENTS OF THE WEEK

ANAKAREN ALARCON NOAH TURMAN

TRIVIA QUESTION• Despite owning the 19th-longest coastline in the country,

this New England state is known as "The Ocean State." Which state is it?

• Rhode Island • New Hampshire • Massachusetts

TRIVA ANSWER• Despite owning the 19th-longest coastline in the

country, this New England state is known as "The Ocean State." Which state is it?

• Rhode Island • "Ocean State" is an impressive nickname for the

country's smallest state. It's much tougher than its other nickname, "Little Rhody."

BREAKFAST/LUNCH MENUMONDAY, APRIL 4

• BREAKFAST ($1.25):

Donut w/toast/fruit juice/milk• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Chicken Nuggets/Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy/Green Beans/Wheat 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, APRIL 5

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

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25): Chili w/ Beans/Cheese Stick/Apple Slices/Cinnamon Roll/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, APRIL 6

• BREAKFAST ($1.25): Sausage Biscuit/Fruit Juice/Milk

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Spaghetti w/ Meat Sauce/Garden Salad/Frozen Fruit Bar/Bread Stick/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, APRIL 7

• BREAKFAST ($1.25): Cinnamon Roll/Juice/Milk

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):

Nacho's w/ Ground Beef/Seasoned Pintos/Sliced Peaches/Wheat 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, APRIL 8

• BREAKFAST ($1.25):

BISCUIT & GRAVY/FRUIT JUICE/MILK

• LUNCH TRAY( $2.25):• Hot Dog w/ Mustard/French Fries w/ Ketchup/Fruit Cup/Krispy Treat/Milk

• LUNCH BAR($2.50): SALAD

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

• FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS MAY EAT FROM ANY LINE.

TRIVIA• Montana is known by what nickname?

• "Miner's State" • "Ponderosa State" • "Treasure State"

TRIVIA ANSWER• Montana is known by what nickname?

• "Treasure State"

• In the 1860's, more than $10 million in nuggets, flakes and gold dust were extracted from Alder Creek, which flows through Montana's Virginia and Nevada Cities. In today's gold market that would be worth $2.5 billion!

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY• 1818• Congress adopted a U.S. flag with one star for each state.• 1841• President William Henry Harrison died from pneumonia, one month

after his inauguration.• 1905• Earthquake in Kangra, India, killed more than 20,000.• 1945• The Ohrdruf death camp was liberated from Nazi occupation. • 1949• The treaty establishing the

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was signed.

THIS WEEK IN HISTORY• 1968• Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated.• 1973• The ribbon was cut to open the World Trade Center in New York City.• 1979• Pakistan prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was executed by the military. • 1981• Henry Cisneros became the mayor of San Antonio, Texas: the first Hispanic

mayor of a major U.S. city.• 1983• Sally Ride became the first U.S. woman in space aboard the space shuttle

Challenger.

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

• 2011-2012 P.T.A.• NOMINATION FORMS FOR THE 2011-

2012 NORTHRIDGE PTA ARE CURRENTLY ON OUR WEBSITE.

PLEASE FILL ONE OUT AND RETURN IT TO NORTHRIDGE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE PTA NEXT YEAR.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• FCS MEETING• WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6

• MEDIA CENTER

ANNOUNCEMENTS• SPRING FLING DANCE

• FRIDAY, APRIL 8

6:00 – 8:00

COST: $5.00

PICTURES: $3.00

CONCESSION STAND WILL BE OPEN

NORTHRIDGE GYM

SPONSORED BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL AND HONOR CLUB

ANNOUNCEMENTS• NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL

PANCAKE BREAKFAST• SATURDAY, APRIL 9

• 7:30 – 9:30• CHILIS IN VAN BUREN

• $5.00• PANCAKES, BACON, AND CHOICE OF DRINK

• GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!

ANNOUNCEMENTS• LITTLE MISS VAN BUREN PAGEANT 2011

• SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2011 @ 2:00• PROCEEDS BENEFIT PROJECT

GRADUATION

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• BENCHMARK TESTING• MONDAY, APRIL 11 – FRIDAY, APRIL 15

• DON’T FORGET TO GET A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP AND EAT A GOOD

BREAKFAST

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• MONDAY, APRIL 18 – FRIDAY, APRIL 22• 8:00 – 2:00

• BUY ONE GET ONE FREE BOOK FAIR• NORTHRIDGE LIBRARY

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

• Polyglot•

Because she is a polyglot, Sarah can • swim like a fish.• speak many languages.• cook up a gourmet meal in minutes.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN ANSWER

• pol•y•glot

1. able to speak or write several languages; multilingual. 2. containing, composed of, or written in several languages

—n. 1. a mixture or confusion of languages. 2. a person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages. 3. a book containing the same text in several languages.

WEATHER HEADLINES• Why do we have seasons?

As the Earth spins on its axis, producing night and day, it also moves about the Sun in an elliptical (elongated circle) orbit that

requires 365 1/4 days to complete. The Earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees and is why we have seasons. When the Earth's axis points towards the Sun, it is summer for that hemisphere. When the Earth's

axis points away, winter can be expected.

TRIVIA

• Which of the following animals is not included in a state nickname?

• Gopher• Badger • Wombat

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TRIVIA ANSWER

• Which of the following animals is not included in a state nickname?

• Wombat

• Minnesota is the "Gopher State" and Wisconsin is the "Badger State." Other animal names still available: Sloth, Llama and Chinchilla.

BOOK OF THE WEEKThe Stone Child

Dan Poblocki

• Eddie Fennicks has always been a loner, content to lose himself in a mystery novel by his favorite author, Nathaniel Olmstead. That's why moving to the small town of Gatesweed becomes a dream come true when Eddie discovers that Olmstead lived there before mysteriously disappearing thirteen years ago. Even better, Eddie finds a handwritten, never-before-seen Nathaniel Olmstead book printed in code and befriends Harris, who's as much an Olmsteady as he is. But then the frightening creatures of Olmstead's books begin to show up in real life, and Eddie's dream turns into a nightmare. Eddie, Harris, and their new friend, Maggie, must break Olmstead's code, banish all gremlins and monster lake-dogs from the town of Gatesweed, and solve the mystery of the missing author, all before Eddie's mom finishes writing her own tale of terror and brings to life the scariest creature of all.

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

MATH: PROBLEM OF THE WEEK

• An archeologist reports that he has discovered two gold coins dated 435 B.C. in the dessert near Jerusalem. His fellow scientists refuse to take him seriously. Why?

• 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??????????

• The Skylab astronauts grew 1.5 - 2.25 inches (3.8 - 5.7 centimeters) due to spinal lengthening and straightening as a result of zero gravity.

ANALOGY OF THE WEEK• FURIOUS : ANGRY :: _____ : purse

• wallet• suitcase• pocketbook

ANALOGY OF THE WEEK ANSWER

• POCKETBOOK• The best answer is pocketbook. The

relationship between the first pair of words, furious and angry, is that of synonyms—words that have similar meanings. Therefore, the second pair of words must also be synonyms. Pocketbook is a synonym for purse.

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS• Bette Davis• 1908–1989, American film actress• Gregory Peck• 1916 - ;actor

Maya Angelou1928—, American writer and performer

• Colin Powell• 1937–, U.S. army general and government official

Heath Ledger• 1979 – 2008; Actor

APRL BIRTHDAYS!HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

• Cathy Winn (4th)• Tracy Marion (7th)

• Chris Warnock (9th)• Kathy Reynolds (12th)

• Jeff Dean (22nd)• Tim Andrews (26th)

• Brad Ball (27th)

Let’s Have a Great Week!