Haley’s Howl

Did you know that:

~Your body contains 60,000 miles of blood vessels.

~Bees have 5 eyes.

~All the people on Earth could fit in Connecticut.

~More than 480 million people have played Monopoly.

What Your Favorite Ice Cream Says About You:

~Vanilla: You love traveling.  You’re sweet, outgoing and well-liked.

~Strawberry: You are always on time and like to get things done quickly.  You have a big group of friends    and express your feelings well.

~Chocolate Chip: you are energetic, competitive, and like to stay in shape.  You are a natural leader and set high goals.

~Butter Pecan: You love having a good time.  People enjoy your nutty personality, but you can be serious, too.

~Chocolate: You are focused and take the time to think things through.  Your happy nature and generosity make you popular among your friends.

Another Cheesy Joke:

Joe and Fred were camping in there backyard.  Sometime during the night they wondered what time it was.      “Let’s sing really loudly,” said Fred.      ”How will that help?” asked Joe.     ”You’ll see,” answered Fred.      They began singing.  Very soon a neighbor shouted from her window, “Be quiet!  It’s 3 in the morning!”

The Amazing life of Johnny Depp

Life for Johnny Depp had always been hard.  Johnny, a high school dropout had problems with drugs and family.  His life improved when he started acting. He now has a fantastic life with two glorious children.  Johnny Depp once a drug taking high school dropout has now changed his life for the better to participate in movies and children funds.

Johnny Depp had always displayed strange behavior as a child.  Johnny was born on June 9, 1963 in Owensboro, Kentucky to Betty Sue, who was a waitress and John Depp who was an engineer.  Johnny Depp was introduced to the electric guitar by his uncle and ever since that he had loved the sound of it.  At age 12, his mother bought him a guitar and he had practiced in his room every day.  Johnny was the youngest of four children including his brother Danny and his two sisters Debbie and Christie.

In high school, Johnny Depp lived in the back of his friend’s car for months to get away from his parents fighting.  He used many drugs and broke into many stores.  But Johnny never stole anything, “I just wanted to see what happened behind those locked doors,” (Johnny Depp).  Johnny was suspended many times and quickly lost interest in school.  He dropped out and formed a band with his friends called “The Kids”.  Soon afterwards though, his mother became very ill.

Johnny Depp worked day shifts at many stores and his band was snuck into clubs and bars at night.  Johnny’s life was falling apart when he realized that he could not keep up with his rent.  His band moved to L.A. but there were too many bands, and he could barely find any spots to play at.  Just as all looked grim in Johnny’s life, his friend introduced him to Nicolas Cage, and his love for acting was born.  Nicolas decided to help Johnny try out for a part on Nightmare on Elm Street.  Johnny made the part of a football player who was eaten by his bed early in the movie.  But Johnny’s love for acting blossomed within the months of his acting.  He also played in a hit T.V. series 21 Jump Street.

After years of acting and starring, Johnny Depp married Venessa Paradis and moved to France.  Two children were born while married to Venessa, Lily-Rose born on 1999 and Jack in 2002.  Over many years, he and his children watched many Disney movies, and Johnny wanted to be in a movie his children could watch.  Johnny figured he would end up as the main character’s voice in an animated film, but Disney had other plans.  Disney was making Pirates of the Caribbean and Johnny Depp was to play the role of Jack Sparrow, a pirate searching for his stolen ship.  He won and academy award for his superb acting, and went off to make another.  He has been in over 20 movies and one T.V. series.  Johnny has gotten a golden award for best actor and the lifetime achievement award for his dedication to the arts.  Johnny Depp, once a drug taking high school dropout has changed his life for the better, to participate in children’s funds and movies around the U.S.

Bojangles

Bojangles; founded in 1977 by Jack Fulk to be a high quality, on the go place.  It may have started that way, but something happened in those 31 years to change that.  Truth be told, Bojangles is turning out to be anything but high quality.

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Karlly’s Korner

Joke: AT THE DOCTOR’S OFFICE
         A gorgeous young redhead goes into the doctor’s
         office and said that her body hurt wherever she touched it.
         “Impossible!” says the doctor. “Show me.”
         The redhead took her finger, pushed on her left
         shoulder and screamed, then
         she pushed her elbow and screamed even more. She
         pushed her knee and screamed;
         likewise she pushed her ankle and screamed.
         Everywhere she touched made her scream.
         The doctor said, “You’re not really a redhead, are you?
         “Well, no” she said, “I’m actually a blonde.”
         “I thought so,” the doctor said. “Your finger is broken.”

Some VERY cool phobias:1.     Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing.2.     Alliumphobia- Fear of garlic. 3.     Anablephobia- Fear of looking up.4.     Androphobia- Fear of men.5.     Anglophobia- Fear of England or English culture, etc.6.     Anthrophobia or Anthophobia- Fear of flowers.7.     Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.8.     Arrhenphobia- Fear of men. Book Review:Do you remember Peter Pan, the magical boy who never grew old and flew around Never Land with his fairy Tinker Bell?  Did you ever wonder how Peter got to Never Land, or how Tinker Bell was created, if you did then you need to get reading!  In Peter and the Starcatchers, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson go back to when Peter was an orphan boy living in St. Norbert’s home for Wayward Boys in England.                  After living in St. Norbert’s for seven years, Peter is dragged out of St. Norbert’s in the early morning along with Prentiss, James, Tubby Ted and Thomas. They are on their way to a ship called Never Land, is what they are told by Grempkin, the mean grammar teacher and second in command at St. Norbert’s.  When the boys are loaded on to the ship, Slank, the second in command and first officer on the Never Land tells them that they are going to become servants for King Zarboff the Third in Rundoon, who when isn’t pleased with a servant’s work will feed them to his pet snake.  The five boys are then put into the basement of the ship with the rats, and when Peter escapes he runs into Molly, the ambassador’s daughter who he talked to when they first boarded before Slank took them away.                   When Peter and Molly become good friends and Molly tells Peter a secret about herself and her father that isn’t supposed to be told, Peter sees the world in a new magical way.  Soon Peter is flying, talking to dolphins and trying to escape an evil pirate.  To find out what happens to Peter and Molly, pick up the national best seller, Peter and the Starcatchers and get reading!  Once you finish that, read the sequel to the prequel, Peter and the Shadow Thieves.                                                                                                                ~Karina~Interesting facts about the creators or Karlly’s Korner, Karina and Kelly: (we didn’t have time to interview teachers, so we just wrote things about ourselves)1.     Both Kelly’s and Karina’s middle names are the same-except Kelly’s is spelled, Nichole and Karina’s is spelled Nicholle.2.     Karina dances ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical, and pointe3.     Kelly plays soccer and plays the piano4.     Both Karina and Kelly fell or were dropped on their heads when they where little. J5.     Kelly and Karina both love to read6.     Ever wondered who “Karlly” is? Well…we took the KAR from Karina and the LLY from Kelly…and that’s KARLLY!

Spring Musical

Seussical is a fun-filled, family fun, action packed musical. There will be huge elephants talking to clovers all the way to sour kangaroos. The show times for this spectacular musical are May 8 th , 9th, and 10 th . There will be two night performances at 7:00pm (May 8 th and 9 th ) then a matinee on Saturday, May 10 th , followed by a night performance at 7:00pm. You can also see a sneak preview of Seussical’s opening song “Oh the things you can think” Thursday, April 12 at Wakefield Middle School in the auditorium. Times are listed below.

Thursday, May 8 th – 7:00pm
Friday, May 9 th -7:00pm
Saturday, May 10 th – 12:00pm and 7:00pm

Six Degrees Could Change The World

Actor Alec Baldwin narrates a movie created by National Geographic, which is based on Mark Lynas’ most recent book, “Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet.” The movie also includes many scientists that believe that this theory will come true if the U.S. and many industrial countries continue to pollute and mistreat the environment.

Here are some brief effects of what a single degree can do:

1. Degree One:

• The Arctic is ice-free for half the year, opening the “Northwest Passage” for ships
• Thousands of homes around the Bay of Bengal are flooding
• Hurricanes begin to hit the South Atlantic
• Severe droughts in Western U.S. cause shortages in grain and meat markets

2. Degree Two:

• Changes to the Biosphere are no longer gradual
• Glaciers in Greenland disappear
• Polar bears struggle to survive as ice melts
• Insects migrate in strange places
• Forests replace Canada’s tundra

3. Degree Three:

• The Arctic is ice-free all summer
• The Amazon rain forest is drying out
• Snow caps on the Alps disappear
• El Nino’s weather patterns are more severe
• The Mediterranean and parts of Europe are very hot during the summer
• Summer heat waves will be the norm

4. Degree Four:

• Oceans rise and wipe out highly populated deltas
• Bangladesh, Egypt, and Venice, Italy are underwater
• Glaciers disappear, depleting the supply of fresh water to millions of people
• Canada becomes the world’s most agricultural booming zones
• A Scandinavian beach is now “paradise”
• The Western Antarctic Ice Sheet could collapse, which could cause even higher rising sea levels

5. Degree Five:

• Deserts form in once temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere
• Hundreds of millions of people become climate refugees

6. Degree Six:

• Oceans become “Marine Wastelands”
• More deserts spread quickly across continents
• Natural disasters become common events
• Some of the world’s greatest cities are flooded and abandoned

For more information on how we’re killing ourselves faster, visit the following link:
http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/sixdegrees/

Karlly’s Korner

BOOK REVIEW:
Do you remember Peter Pan, the magical boy who never grew old and flew around Never Land with his fairy Tinker Bell? Did you ever wonder how Peter got to Never Land, or how Tinker Bell was created, if you did then you need to get reading! In Peter and the Starcatchers, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson go back to when Peter was an orphan boy living in St. Norbert’s home for Wayward Boys in England.
After living in St. Norbert’s for seven years, Peter is dragged out of St. Norbert’s in the early morning along with Prentiss, James, Tubby Ted and Thomas. They are on their way to a ship called Never Land, is what they are told by Grempkin, the mean grammar teacher and second in command at St. Norbert’s. When the boys are loaded on to the ship, Slank, the second in command and first officer on the Never Land tells them that they are going to become servants for King Zarboff the Third in Rundoon, who when isn’t pleased with a servant’s work will feed them to his pet snake. The five boys are then put into the basement of the ship with the rats, and when Peter escapes he runs into Molly, the ambassador’s daughter who he talked to when they first boarded before Slank took them away.
When Peter and Molly become good friends and Molly tells Peter a secret about herself and her father that isn’t supposed to be told, Peter sees the world in a new magical way. Soon Peter is flying, talking to dolphins and trying to escape an evil pirate. To find out what happens to Peter and Molly, pick up the national best seller, Peter and the Starcatchers and get reading! Once you finish that, read the sequel to the prequel, Peter and the Shadow Thieves.
~Karina~
JOKE:
Q: Why couldn’t the man work at the orange juice factory?
A: He couldn’t concentrate!
~Jeremy
BRAINTEASER:
Instructions: This week there is not a 6th, 7th, and 8th grade brainteaser-there is one for all. Figure out “Einstein’s Riddle” and send the answer along with your homeroom and what grade you are in to either kelly@whatsupwakefield.com or karina@whatsupwakefield.com. We will notify you via e-mail if you are the winner.
Einstein’s Riddle:
Einstein wrote the following riddle. He said that 98% of the world could not solve it. But several NIEHS scientists were able to solve it, and they said it’s not all that hard if you pay attention and are very patient.
Give it a try:
There are 5 houses in 5 different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The 5 owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Other facts:
1. The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
5. The green house’s owner drinks coffee.
6. The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The owner living in the center house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes.
Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water.
The question is: WHO OWNS THE FISH?
~Braingle
STUDY TIP:
Always copy down everything a teacher writes on the board. If it’s on the board, you can assume it’s important. Be careful to copy the words the way the teacher spelled them
~Super Study Skills, By: Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D.
DID YOU KNOW…?
Mr. Parrish (7th and 8th grade P.E./Health teacher)- has had a pool building service for over 20 years and has even built his own pool.
Ms. Stallings (Royal Wolves Math teacher)- 1. Grew mold in a lab 2. Fed snakes in a lab
3. Collected male and famale crickets for a lab experiment

New Vacation Spots

School is very stressful and we all deserve a break. During this winter break there are lads of places to go. Warm, cold, wet, dry it doesn’t matter where you go. Two amazing places to go are Disney World and the North Carolina Mountains.

Disney World is the experience of a lifetime. With rides, animals, and multicultural fun there is nothing else you can ask for. At Disney World there are three main kingdoms, Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot which are all loads of fun. There are also many other areas that contain different activities. Disney World is a fantastic experience and everyone should go there at least once in their life.

The Mountains of North Carolina are very beautiful and hold many mysteries. You can drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, visit blowing rock, and hike up a mountain. You can also go skiing or snowboarding in the fluffy white snow. There are many wonders in the mountains to enjoy.

I loved going to both of these places and would like to go there anytime. These are just two good places to explore, but there are also many more places with other adventures

20 Questions With Mrs. LaFayette

1. What team do you teach?

Royal Wolves

2. What grade do you teach?

7th grade

3. Did you have a favorite subject when you were a kid?

Science

4. Do you have a favorite sport?

Ice hockey

5. Do you have any pets?

1 dog

6. Is there something people don’t know about you?

She is Canadian

7. What is one thing you are looking forward to this week?

The long break

8. When you were a kid where did you live?

Grew up in Canada and then moved to New York

9. If you were not a teacher what other job would you want?

Archdeologyist

10. Do you have a favorite season?

Fall

11. What is your favorite type of food?

Chinese and tyFood

12.Did you do any sports when you were a kid?

No

13. Is there something that you like to do in your spear time?

Read and walk outside

14. What is your favorite color?

Blue

15. Do you have a favorite book?

Harry Potter Series

16.How many years have you been teaching?

16 years

17. Is there a place that you want to vist?

Europe

18. Was their someone that inspired you to become a teacher?

Husband

19. Do you have a favorite type of movie?

Movies that have Funny or Happy Endings

20. Who should we interview next week?

Mr. Lafayette

Karlly’s Korner

BOOK REVIEW:

Do you remember Peter Pan, the magical boy who never grew old and flew around Never Land with his fairy Tinker Bell? Did you ever wonder how Peter got to Never Land, or how Tinker Bell was created, if you did then you need to get reading! In Peter and the Starcatchers, Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson go back to when Peter was an orphan boy living in St. Norbert’s home for Wayward Boys in England.
After living in St. Norbert’s for seven years, Peter is dragged out of St. Norbert’s in the early morning along with Prentiss, James, Tubby Ted and Thomas. They are on their way to a ship called Never Land, is what they are told by Grempkin, the mean grammar teacher and second in command at St. Norbert’s. When the boys are loaded on to the ship, Slank, the second in command and first officer on the Never Land tells them that they are going to become servants for King Zarboff the Third in Rundoon, who when isn’t pleased with a servant’s work will feed them to his pet snake. The five boys are then put into the basement of the ship with the rats, and when Peter escapes he runs into Molly, the ambassador’s daughter who he talked to when they first boarded before Slank took them away.
When Peter and Molly become good friends and Molly tells Peter a secret about herself and her father that isn’t supposed to be told, Peter sees the world in a new magical way. Soon Peter is flying, talking to dolphins and trying to escape an evil pirate. To find out what happens to Peter and Molly, pick up the national best seller, Peter and the Starcatchers and get reading! Once you finish that, read the sequel to the prequel, Peter and the Shadow Thieves.
~Karina~

JOKE:

Q: Why should you never play hide-and-seek with a pokemon?
A: They’ll peek-at-you! (Pikachu)
-Submitted by Luke

BRAIN TEASERS:
Instructions: Figure out the brainteaser according to what grade you are in and send the answer along with your home room and what grade you are in to either Kelly@whatsupwakefield.com or karina@whatsupwakefield.com. We will put all correct answers for each grade into 3 hats and pull 3 names (one 6th, one 7th, and one 8th) we will notify you if you are a winner.
6th grade: On Monday, Mia drank half the contents of a pitcher of lemonade, and then her sister Tia drank half of what was left. It takes half a package of lemonade mix to make a pitcher of lemonade. The sisters always make a full pitcher of lemonade. Mia and Tia plan to drink the same amount of lemonade after school on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. What is the least number of packages of mix needed to provide enough lemonade for 5 days? How much lemonade will be left in the pitcher at the end of the week?
~Eduplace.com

7th grade: Fill the eight spaces below with numbers from 1 to 8. No number that comes before or after any other number should be placed in an adjacent space, either horizontally, vertically or diagonally. (For Example, 2 should not be next to the number 1 or the number 3) The arrangement of the space is
* __ __ *
__ __ __ __
* __ __ *
~Braingle.com

8th grade: Inside each set of the following words, there is a pair of smaller words. By putting & between them, lo & behold, you’ll make a familiar phrase. For example, “Thighbone/Swallowtail” conceals “High & Low.”
1. Skyrocketing/Trolleyman
2. Thermometer/Apoplexy
3. Delaware/Bordering
4. Surprised/Trashiness
5. Throughout/Stumblebum
~Braingle.com

STUDY TIP:

Be sure to have at least 3 homework buddies, friends you can call for help with assignments.
~Super Study Skills, By: Laurie Rozakis, Ph.D.

DID YOU KNOW…?

Mr. Miuraca (6th and 7th grade over flow language arts teacher):
1. Ate dinner with Martin Luther King Jr.’s wife
2. Coached the Ashboro step team
3. Used to be a paramedic and once saved a man’s life on an air plane

Mr. Redd (P.E. and health teacher):
1. Has 3 other jobs outside of school: after school care at Northridge elementary school, refills shelves of Edy’s ice cream at Harris teeter, and works for long beverage, a beer distributor.
2. Played college baseball at UNC Wilmington

Mrs. Babinski (Pack Team language arts teacher):
1. Zip lined across a gorge in Australia
2. Walked across the Sydney Bridge
3. Propelled herself down a castle wall twice

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