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Tigertalk 10.3 Tiger Talk Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School Student Newspaper Volume 10 Issue 3 Summer, 2014 Inside this Issue The Magical 2 Lands of Disney World Baseball Hall 3 Of Fame Comic The Spooky 4 Adventure Game Motoko The Journey of the 4-5 by Caleb Roden and Nathan Stellmach Missing In March the SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) theme was Ice Princess “Reading Our Way through Japan.” The reward for reading was a visit from Japanese storyteller, Motoko. She attended college in To- Author 6 kyo, Japan before moving to the U.S. and currently lives in Massa- Jeff Kinney chusetts. Motoko wanted to become a storyteller because it combines The Two 6 her two favorite things; reading and acting. She has been featured at Life Savers the U.S. National Storytelling Festival and was on an episode of Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood. The first folktale she told to us was Gombei Ask Tora 7 the Goose Catcher. In the story he learns how the geese feel when he traps them. He learns empathy. Empathy is when you can feel some- one else’s feelings. Motoko told us about the heroism of people dur- Puerto Rico’s ing the Japanese tsunami and earthquake of 2011. Finally, she told Rainforest, El 8 Yunque Hatchiro Bay. It was about a boy who becomes a giant and saves a village. Maloney School would like to thank Motoko for coming to share her stories. We all enjoyed the presentation. Arigato, Motoko! The Magical Lands of Disney World by Natalie DeLuca and Lucas Balikian Ever wonder for a good place to go for the summer? How about Orlando, Florida? There are lots of fun and exciting places in the Orlando area, including Walt Disney World. There are four theme parks such as Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Magic Kingdom, and Animal Kingdom. They are filled with fun rides, delicious restaurants, and playful characters running around the parks. Here is some information about the parks in Disney. Epcot It has two fun parks, Future World and World Showcase. Future World features how technology has changed over the years. In World Showcase, it features 11 countries including United States, Japan, Italy, France and the United Kingdom. The famous landmark in Epcot is the great ball of AT&T. It is located in Fu- ture World and it looks like a giant golf ball. Inside it is a ride that shows how technology has changed over the years. Hollywood Studios In Hollywood Studios there are eight sections such as, Hollywood Boulevard, Echo Lake, Sunset Boulevard, Streets of America, Commissary Lane, Pixar Place, Mickey Avenue, and Animation Courtyard. The famous landmark in Hollywood Studios is Wizard Mickey’s hat. It is a giant blue hat covered in yellow stars. Magic Kingdom In Magic Kingdom you can become a swash-buckling pirate and zoom through space on the exhilarat- ing and fast-pace ride Space Mountain. It is very dark, which makes it seem much scarier and you never know when the next twist or turn is. Watch fireworks light up the sky over Cinderella`s Castle and explore the excit- ing six worlds of Magic Kingdom including Adventureland, Frontierland, Tomorrowland and more! The beau- tiful Cinderella`s Castle is the very famous landmark of Magic Kingdom and Disney itself. Animal Kingdom Animal Kingdom is one of the largest animal theme parks in the world. It is home to more than 1,700 animals across 250 species. You can explore the wild lands such as, Dinoland, Rafiki’s Planet Watch, Africa, and Asia. A famous point in Animal Kingdom is The Tree of Life. It is covered in hundreds of wood carved animals including, bugs, tigers, elephants, and lions. So, now that you have all of this information about Disney World, do you think you want to go? It doesn’t matter if you go for one month, two weeks, or even just one day, it will still be the best experi- ence of your life! Pictures by Hannah Lavenski Baseball Hall of Fame by Sean O’Donnell. The National Baseball Hall of Fame is a museum where everyone can learn about the great ball play- ers. It is located in Cooperstown, New York. The Hall of Fame is where all eligible players are honored and admired. The Baseball Writers Association members vote based on the player’s record, playing ability, integ- rity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the he played. Players who have played with a major league team for at least ten years and have been fully retired for five or more full years may be eligible. The first inductees into the Hall of Fame were Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson. The inductees for 2014 are Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas, Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa, and Joe Torre. Here are some of the 306 players that are already are in the hall of fame. Team Player Position Team Player Position Pirates Dave Baneroft Shortstop Orioles Cal Ripken Short- . stop/Third Baseman Angels Nolan Ryan Pitcher Athletics Frank Baker Third Base- man Mets Tom Seaver Pitcher Phillies Grove Alexan- Pitcher der Dodgers Jackie Robin- First Base/ Royals George Brett Third Base- son Shortstop man Cubs Ernie Banks First Base Twins Kirby Puckett Center Fielder Giants Roger Catcher Reds Johnny Bench Catcher Bresnahan White Sox Luis Aparicio Shortstop Braves Hank Aaron Right Fielder Blue Jays Roberto Second Indians Rocky Right Fielder Alomar Baseman Colavito Pictures by Sean O’Donnell The Spooky Adventure by Emma Farrow and Lilly Mallane Where am I ? Tora tries to run, She runs to the book- but is trapped. case, but... Boo!!!!! realizes she fell into a Tora slips out of the “Oh, it was just a night- death trap. trap and falls into the mare!” (sigh of relief) “Rug of Doom.” GAME The Journey of the Missing Ice Princess!!! by Arianna Bush and Ashley Antunes If you’re a fan of the movie, “ Frozen ” you’ll enjoy this game. Help Tora and Anna find Elsa after she ran away from the town of Arendelle. Pick up the clues to find the right path. Rules: • Use any spare game pieces, and one die. The limit is 2 people. • Roll the die and whoever rolls the highest number goes first. • There will be clues along the way, if you land on one of them you receive 2 points and advance to the next space. • When you land on the squares with a snowflake, roll the die and if you roll 4 or up go left, if you roll 3 or below go right. • When you roll and land on a dead end you lose a turn • When both players reach the ice castle, whoever has the most points wins!! Dead end. Lose 1 point Sing “Let it Go” or go back CLUE to start. Roll a 2 or 4 to enter the Elsa’s Glove Ice Castle or go back to start CLUE CLUE O L A F Dead end. Elsa’s It’s Tiara Corona- Lose 1 tion Day! point Dead end. Lose 1 point Reaching the woods, Anna meets Tora. Jeff Kinney by Morgan DiNunzio! Ever wonder about Jeff Kinney? Well if you are, then here you go… Jeff Kinney is the author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series! He is also an online game developer and game designer. He created games in- cluding, Poptropica and Fun Brain. He is a great #1 New York Times best-selling author. He spent his child- hood in the Washington D.C. area. After a few years, Jeff moved to New England. He currently lives in Mas- sachusetts with his two sons and his wife. Jeff Kinney wrote eight books. His ninth book is coming out in November and it’s called The Long Haul. Most of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series books are located in the Maloney Library. Check them out!! Call Number: FIC KIN. I find these books really interesting. I have read all of them! I like Jeff Kinney be- cause he makes a lot of children laugh, including me. The situations in the series are mostly comical. He turned three of these books into movies, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Rodrick Rules , and Dog Days . The Cabin Fe- ver movie will be released in November. We are looking forward to more interesting books to come in the se- ries. The Two Life Savers by Nathan Meglio & Sara Way The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is an origination that raises money for kids with childhood cancer. This foundation was founded in 1999. The idea came to life when Tim Kenny, John Bender, and Edna McDonnell came up with the idea to give back to their community because of their own good fortune. To raise money, shavees, people who shave their heads donate money to the foundation by designing their fund- raisers online. Two of our fellow Maloney students James and Michael Cipriano shaved their heads for this cause. James and Michael shaved their heads to raise money for childhood cancer. Their father came up with the idea of shaving their heads. This event was held in Watertown, CT at Ordinary Joe`s. James and Mi- chael believe that they will shave their heads again for this cause. They felt like it was the right thing to do, they are very proud of what they did to help others. Maloney students do things all the time to help others, but this is just one of the many of them. So keep doing what you’re doing and show Paw Pride.
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