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Arrowhead Panther Press Vol. XV April, 2014 issue. 9 FROM THE EDITORS: 5th gr. – Mrs. DeLisa’s Class: Instrument of the Month LaVar: Swimming and time with Have you guys been having family VUVUZELA a good time this year? I hope Taylor: My birthday By: Grace Gwinn so!! We’ve all been so busy 6th gr. – Mr. Bolton’s Class: with AIMS and many other Daniel: Nice weather This month I chose to write about the tests, such as DVRAs and Lauren: Camp Surf vuvuzela (vu:vu:zel:a). The vuvuzela is a DVMAs, and lots of art NEW ZEALAND plastic horn projects, as well as getting HOLIDAYS about ready for our wonderful By: Ben Branaman, Foreign 2 feet Science Fair. Hence, our April Correspondent long. issue is late and will be The holidays in New Zealand are coming out pretty much at slightly different from the holidays in the U.S. New Zealand still This instrument was first used in the same time as our May celebrates big holidays like Latin America in the 1960s. The issue. Christmas and Easter. vuvuzela is a brass instrument that A comforting thought is They also celebrate Halloween except that very few kids go trick- makes a loud monotone note. It is used that the school year is almost in South African sporting events such as over!! We hope that AIMS or-treating. Instead, schools host Halloween parties on the night football matches and tournaments. This went well for you. Have a of Halloween. instrument is a tubular end blown good rest of the year!! Also, on Christmas it is popular to trumpet with a mouth piece and it is Benjamin Potts and Skyler Sanchez, Co- have a barbecue on the beach as it related to the kudu and the bugle. The Editors is summer in vuvuzela can carry flu and cold germs Interviews - Kids New Zealand that flow from the bell which can stay in at that time. By: Devyn Mook and Grace Gwinn the air for hours. When played, the loud Q: What is your Some sounds can cause hearing loss. This additional instrument can come in various colors holidays that and patterns. favorite thing about are cele— Spring? brated in New Zealand are also celebrated in the K -Ms. Pickard’s Class: Birthstone for April U.S., just on different days. Labour By Angela Wareing Angel: Days off from school (New Zealand spelling) Day is Zeta: Warmer weather celebrated in November and This month’s birthstone is the Father's Day in September. precious diamond that everyone st There are also holidays in New knows. Some people will get 1 gr. – Ms. Warren’s Class: Zealand that you probably don't creative and get different colors Noah: Swimming celebrate or even have heard of. of diamonds. These different Edward: Weather being not ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand colored diamonds are rare and cold Army Corps) Day is like New exotic for those Zealand's Veterans Day and it is of you who like a celebrated on February 5th. Queen nd dash of color. 2 gr. – Mrs. Comeau’s Class: Elizabeth II's birthday is also a These gems Zoe: Seeing the flowers public holiday and that is in June. come in Lucas: Fun days One of New Zealand's biggest various types of colors, such as holidays is Treaty of Waitangi Day. yellow, red, pink, blue, and This day is similar to the Fourth of 3rd gr. Mrs. Williams’s Class: green. They range in intensity July as it celebrates New Zealand's from faint to vivid. Generally, Tori: Flowers independence from Britain. This the more saturated the color, the Ahmed: Weekends date is April 20th. more value to this lovely gem. New Zealand's holidays may be a Happy birthday to everyone th bit different, but I have enjoyed whose birthday is in April. Hope 4 gr. – Mrs. Miles’s Class: celebrating New Zealand’s holidays Tori: Flowers blooming you got what you wanted for and learning about their traditions. your birthday. Jalyn: Ride my scooter E noho rā! Ben Branaman Arrowhead Panther Press Vol. XV April, 2014 issue. 9 ANIMAL OF THE terrestrial mammal in the Celebrity Birthdays in April MONTH – COUGAR western hemisphere, which Researched By: Julie Jauregui By Skyler Hawks stretches from Alaska to Chile, 3rd Eddie Murphy South America. th 4 Austin Mahone th 5 Pharrell Williams th 6 Peyton List Jokes and Riddles th Researched By: Josh Erickson 8 Ski Jackson 25th Kelly Clarkson Q: What do you call a dog on the beach in the summer? A: A Hot DOG! A cougar is a sandy colored Q: Who says sticks and stones may big cat that mostly lives on break my bones, but words will never mountains and in canyons. hurt me? Cougar is just another name A: Clearly a guy who has never been hit for mountain lion. The cougar with a dictionary! ADVICE COLUMN has many other names such as Q: How do you make a fire By: Kaylee Ogden panther, puma, catamount, with two sticks? I recently got a request from painter, and mountain cat. A: Make sure one is a match! an anonymous writer to do a These cats are major column about what to do when stalkers, quietly creeping RIDDLE you and your friends do around until they pounce Researched By: Julianna Jauregui nothing but fight. What occurs once in every upon their prey. They eat As a 12-year old girl, I have minute, twice in every moment, animals like bighorn sheep, lots of experience with this, so but never in a thousand years? here we go. elk, moose, and deer. (Answer: the letter M) I’m not saying all the time, The cougar is the second but every once in a while it heaviest cat in the world. The APRIL WORD might get so bad that you first is its relative, the jaguar. SEARCH might have to find new friends. The cougar they call painter Most of the time, however, you almost never attacks humans. S L G K C R S G T E M X just need to meet up and talk it Unfortunately, as we enter Y L H M S S U P H L P D out. If you guys are really their territories, the attacks on O X I B E E Q I I B U B friends, people increase. Y Z Q C S M Y C N B X A P R E S N B J Q K U X R Cougars are closely related T R I Z O E W X I B H H to the smaller breeds of cats, X N A I M S P D N P L E such as the house cat, the G E C N E L I S G N N Z loveable felines we keep in our C N H O V Y L G S V M Z C A A Q U K W F A C S G homes. N G U O Z O Y H P R V W The cougar’s scientific E G O S W T I D B L N S name is Puma concolor and it is 60 to 90 inches high at the AIMS SILENCE RECESS shoulder as an adult; it can run BUBBLE PENCILS then you should get above the GUESSING THINKING as fast as 64 to 80 miles per fight and still be friends. hour (80 mph is faster than a Mini Maze Sincerely, car is allowed to drive on the Kaylee Ogden freeway). Have Questions? These amazing pumas live Need advice? Please write it down and bring it to to be 8 to 13 (in the wild) years room 19 (Sage class) old. They have the largest geographical range for a .
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