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Les Renseignements de North - site du collège Lamartine
Les Renseignements de North VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 LE 20 SEPTEMBRE 2011 La classe de 4eme année de Mme Jaynes Colorado Weather by Lauren & Claudia Military in CO by Aaron & Curti Bonjour, nous nous appelons Jonathan, et Aaron. Nous se être parler a le sujet de NORAD dans North America. NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is the U.S military’s primary source for aerospace protection. It is designed to track any suspicious aircraft that come into the North American territory. This keeps all of the U.S and Canada under protection. NORAD was originally designed to be a fallout shelter in case of attack by Russia in the 1950’s, but was redesigned in the 1990’s to accommodate NORAD. It is being redesigned now in 2011 to meet the new threats of the 21st century. They have moved many of the operations to Peterson Air Force Base, even though the official NORAD is still in operation. To this day, NORAD has played a strategic role in the operations of 21st century war, and is here to stay for a long time. Activities & Things to Do—-by Kayla & Isabella Je m’appelle Kayla et je m’appelle Isabella. Nous habitent en Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nous sont dans huitième grade au North Middle School. There are a lot of fun activities in Colorado. Some of our favorites are going to Elitches and Water World. Elitches is an amusement park and water park. Elitches is seventy acres large and is located in downtown Denver. Ticket prices for the kids and seniors are $29.99 and adult ticket prices is $42.99. There are over twenty-three rides that include six roller coasters and a car- ousel that has been giving rides since 1928. The Island Kingdom Water Park includes a lazy river, a wave pool, and water slides. Elitch Gardens had their 120th anniversary in 2010. Water World is located in Thornton, Colorado and is sixty-four acres large. A ticket price for kids is $30.99, for seniors it’s $6.99, for adults it’s $35.99, and children less than 40 inches are admitted free. Water World operates late-May through Labor Day and opened in 1979. Elitches et Water World sont juste un peu bonne chose à faire dans Colorado. Bonjour! Nous s’appelle Lauren et Claudia. Nous allons à North Middle School. Nous sommes va à parle le temps de Colorado Springs. Il est très beau! The weather in Colorado Springs is interesting and changes very fast. Most of the time it is sunny and dry. The mountains cause the weather to change quickly and we never know when it is going to rain, snow, or shine. The highest temperature recorded in the Springs is 101 degrees Fahrenheit and the lowest is negative 32 degrees Fahrenheit. We have a saying here: “If you don’t like the weather in Colorado Springs, wait 10 minutes and it will change.” PAGE 2 LES RENSEIGNEMENTS DE NORTH Scottish Festival—by Fiona Salut! Je m’appelle Fiona. Dans Colorado, il y a une très bien festival. It is called “The Scottish Irish Highlands Festival”. Il est le neuf, dix, et onze septembre. The cost is $25 for an adult. My great grand father is from Scotland, so every year my family goes to Estes Park (which is in Colorado) to visit the festival. The morning of the festival, we go and watch the parade, where people with Scottish or Irish backgrounds walk through the streets of Estes Park wearing kilts and dresses. They also walk with a bunch of Scottish or Irish dogs around, and this year they had camels. We then go and get on a shuttle that takes us to the festival grounds. We pay for the tickets (or we buy then online beforehand) and receive a blue wristband at the gate, then enter the fair grounds. Once you enter the fair, there are tons of activities to choose from. There is jousting, where people ride on horses straight at each other and try to hit a target on the other player’s shield with a long pole (later in the day, they try to knock each other off of the horse). There are also lots of concerts with guitarists, violinists, people playing bagpi- pes, bands, and dancers. Also, you can watch border collies herd sheep and dogs do tricks and agility, and you can even adopt a dog or cat. There is a lot of good (but expensive) food, such as funnel cake, sweet potato fries, and (my mom’s personnel favorite) sugar covered almonds. They even have a big trebuchet that they use to fire bowling balls into a lake, where floats a blow up lochness monster, Nessy, who is a well-recognized Scottish folklore. Finally, my favorite, there are lots of huge white tents that hold tons of merchandise- kilts, shirts, Scottish and Irish attire, music, just about everything. If you ever come to Colorado, the Scottish festival is definitely worth looking into. Old Colorado City —By Angela & Valerie Bonjour! Nous nous appelons Angela et Valérie. Colorado est très intéressant. Il est très joli parce que nous avons les montagnes. There are a lot of things to do in Colorado Springs, but one of the coolest things to do is visit Old Colorado City. One thing to do is go to A Taste of Old Colorado City. This is where people drink wine, taste food, and also admire the beautiful art. Some of the proceeds help former military troops and veterans. Another event in Old Colorado City is Territory Days. It lasts three days and there are craft and food booths set up on the street for people to buy things from. There are some of the best restaurants in Old Colorado City. One of them is the Colorado Creamery. You can make your own sundae or just hang out. On Saturdays, there is a farmer’s market set up for people to sell their locally grown produce or homemade jerky. There are a bunch of original stores here as well. One of them is called Barracuda Bazaar. They sell vintage clothes and jewelry. At Elly Blue, you are most likely to find denim clothes, like jackets and pants. Angela’s personal favorite is called Colorado Tees. They sell sweatshirts, hats and, of course, t-shirts. Manitou Springs—By Valerie & Angela Il y a une petite ville a cote Colorado Springs. Il s’appelle Manitou Springs. Il y a beaucoup de magasins dans Manitou. Il y a une boutique s’applait Le Grand Boutique. There are a lot of cool things in Le Grand Boutique, but it is mainly for women. There are a lot of nifty things you can do in the Manitou area as well. One thing you can do is go panning for gold at the Garden of the Gods Trading Post. They have a bucket that you buy for six dollars (about four Euros) filled with sand. In the sand there are semi-precious stones you can find by panning in their outdoor “creek.” (it isn’t really a creek) You can also go horseback riding at the Academy Riding Stables. They take you on a guided tour that goes through Garden of the Gods. You can choose from one hour rides or two hour rides. For one person, a one hour ride costs 42 dollars. (about 31 Euros) There are a lot of great restaurants in Manitou Springs as well.One that Valerie likes is called Naturally’s. They have a lot of organic and vegetarian/vegan choices. Valerie’s favorite thing they have is the Nacho Average Nachos. They also have a magnificent ginger ale. If you like candy, then the Goldminer’s Nuts and Candy store is a fantastic pick. They have a huge assortment of candy, sold in bulk. Manitou has an annual coffin race as well. People decorate coffins and race them down the street in honor of Emma Crawford. She wished to buried on top of Red Mountain, but the gravel gave way and her coffin slid down the mountain. Manitou also holds a number of other festivals including a pie baking contest. Overall, Manitou is a very cool place. Au Revior! VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 3 Centre Ville—by Kesiah & Cassandra Bonjour! Nous nous appelons Kesiah et Cassandra. Nous habite Colorado Springs. Cassandra habite centre-ville de Colorado Springs. Kesiah veut habite centre-ville de Colorado Springs, mais elle n’a pas. Nous adore la culture des Français. In Colorado Springs there are lots of fun things to do downtown. Through the summer, up until October 10th there is a farmers market, people bring locally grown food and sell it, and it’s fresh. A locally owned café near our school that a lot of the kids like to go to called Dogtooth. They have some of the most amazing smoothies there, Kesiah’s favorite is the strawberry one. YUM. Cassandra loves the coffee there and always gets a mocha. Another place that you just have to go to is called Poor Richards bookstore. It’s a used bookstore and it’s really cool because there are so many books and little trinkets that are pretty interesting. The owner of Poor Richards owns 5 stores: Poor Richards Bookstore, Poor Richards Restaurant, Little Richards Toy Store, Rico’s café, and Patricia’s Riches Card and Gift shop. The bookstore, Rico’s café, the toy store, and the restaurant are right next to each other and you can walk through one store to the other. We love downtown because there are so many interesting stores that you can’t find anywhere else. There is just about everything that you could ever need there. The food downtown is awesome. There are a variety of types of restaurants ranging from Greek food to Mexican and everything in between. There are French restaurants that are said to be fantastic. We love the art’s here. There are many performing arts studio’s and theaters downtown. The Colorado Springs Conservatory is a performing arts studio for kids and there shows are great. We have an art museum called the Fine Art’s Center that we take field trips to a lot. They always have exhibits there that are eye catching and we love going there because there’s always something new. We love going downtown because you’re never bored. Colorado 14ers-By Tess & Rene Pikes Peak Le Colorado est un très bon endroit pour vivre. There is so much to do here, and it is all very friendly. One of the more popular attractions in Colorado are all the mountains, specifically all the 14,000 ft peaks we call “14ers”. There are a total of 53 14ers in all of Colorado. Les personnes faire une randonnée sur le montagnes. The mountain in our town, Colorado Springs, is Pikes Peak. Pikes Peak is a popular 14er that has a special trail called the incline. The incline is a vertical trail running up half of Pikes Peak. It is made of old rail road ties, that serve as stairs up the mountain. People climb the incline as a daily workout or just to get outside. You can do many other things on these mountains like ski, snowboard, paraglide, or mountain bike. Local Zoos—by Ben Feeding the giraffes Despite Colorado's vast amount of activities and places to visit it only has two zoo's that I know of. One, The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, is here in Colorado Springs. The other is in Denver, and is appropriately named The Denver Zoo. It's around an hour away by car, but the trip is worth it. It has way more animals then the Cheyenne Mountain, including the exotic Polar Bear. Part of the exhibit is underwater, which offers the bears countless hours of enjoyment. Here in the springs the zoo mostly has animals like Zebras, Elephants, and Giraffes. However it does have unique learning opportunities available nowhere else. On my most recent visit there I got to see their veterinary clinic, a dead penguin, and a tortoise that had been stepped on by a giraffe. But it will probably never have the hundreds of different types of fish, a huge reptile exhibit, and all the amazing animals the Denver Zoo has. Le denver zoo est bon et le Cheynne mountain zoo is Bon. Le fin. PAGE 4 LES RENSEIGNEMENTS DE NORTH Special Events & Entertainment—by Ashley & Sylvie Balloon Glow Bonjour on ami! On s’appelle Ashley et Sylvie. Nous habitons en Colorado Springs, Colorado. The population here is 416,427. Here in Colorado we have special festivals. In spring we have Spring Spree. Amusement rides are arranged and there’s a big carnival. In fall, we have the Balloon Glow. In the morning, hot air balloons fly up in the air and take people for rides. Unfortunately we’ve never been on one. At night they glow and there’s lots of food like funnel cakes and giant turkey legs. Ashley and I were just at the balloon glow and trust me it’s a lot of fun! En été il y a un Greek festival. You eat Greek food and dance around. There is also the State Fair, which is in Pueblo, Colorado. There are rides and food and prizes. Thanks For reading our review of seasonal festivals in Colorado! La Fin! Local Restaurants– by Katelyn & Abby Bonjour, nous s’appelle Abigail et COLORADO Katelyn. Ici, dans SPRINGS, CO Colorado Springs, NOUS SOMMES Co nous son trés TRÈS FIER DE LA fier de local nourNOURRITURE riture. We have LOCAL restaurants such as Billy’s Old World Pizza, and Borriello Brothers Pizza; pizza is very common in the U.S. Black Bear Coffee & Tea Lodge is also a great place to hang out or just to grab a coffee or tea to drink. ICI, DANS Conway’s red Top is a fantastic sitdown restaurant to grab a huge hamburger. Hamburgers are the food of America. The Melting Pot has lots of cheese and chocolate fondue as well as a thing like a steak dinner. The Warehouse is a fancy restaurant where everything from lamb to ravioli is served and an art gallery is showcased. Of course, we don’t just eat local food; we also eat at places like Sonic Drive-In, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Captain D’s Seafood, The Black Eyed-Pea, and Arby’s. These restaurants are nationwide and loved by many people. Nous aussi adore mondain restaurant comme Domino’s Pizza et Subway. Mais, certains d’entre nous detester restaurant comme McDonalds. McDonalds dans le U.S.A est monce hamburgers et people acheter le hamburgers parce que ils trés bon marchè Food in America is fantastic; we hope to hear if any of these are in France. Girl’s Sports—By Cameron & Leta Bonjour! On s’appelle Cameron Rojewski et Leta Mcwilliams. Nous sont filles et nous adore sport. Nous habite en Colorado Springs, CO par le montagnes. Comment allez-vous? At our school the sports avaliable for girls are Volleyball, Basketball, and Track and Field. We like to participate in Track. Track is mostly running and field events like long jump and high jump. Leta does Long Jump, and Cameron runs sprints. Otherwise we do not play any other sports in school. However we like to play lacrosse. It is not available at our school, but there are teams outside of school that we play in. Right now our team name is Sharp Shooters. In lacrosse there are posistions like defense, offense, goalie, and center. Cameron plays de- fense and protects the goalie, Leta plays offense and tries to score on the other team’s goalie for points. Each game ranges from one to twenty points. Lacrosse is not as common in other states as it is in Colorado. Almost every high school has a lacrosse team for boys and girls. Playing lacrosse sometimes is beneficial because many colleges offer scholarships. VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 PAGE 5 Boys’ Sports– By Pablo & John Bonjour! Colorado has many sports that are available for boys here. We have many varieties to choose from. For example football is a great sport to play. It is not the sport where you kick a ball into a net. That is soccer, or at least in America it is. Football you carry the ball and run on a field and score touchdowns. But that is not all the sports that are available. There is soccer, the version of football that is familiar to Europe and Mexico. There’s also baseball, a sport where you can hit a ball with a stick called a bat. You run bases and score on the fourth one. Basketball is also very popular. It’s the sport where you dribble a ball and shoot it through a hoop or net. Track is also very popular, especially in Colorado. Colorado Springs is a great place to run track, because of its great cross country and running terrain. Track is also very hard because our altitude makes us get tired faster. A sport called lacrosse is very popular here in Colorado Springs. This sport isn’t very well known, but it is growing very rapidly. Basically, it is almost every sport combined. You play by passing a ball by throwing it with a stick. The stick has a net on the top where you can catch it. You score points by throwing it into a goal. Cest quelques du sport qui Colorado a pour garcons de notre age. Le sport son tres interesant et amuser. C’est epique! USAFA football Professional sports—by Estephan & James Bonjour! On s’appelle James et Estephan. Ici, dans le Colorado, nous avons beaucoup de différents sports professionnels. These sports include football(the American type with tackling, not the type where you kick a ball around the field). basketball, and baseball. For our football we have the professional Denver Broncos, and the semi-pro college team,the Air Force Falcons. The Broncos started they’re season 2 weeks ago with a loss to their rival, the Oakland Raiders. But they’re second game,against the Cincinnati Bengals, was a win of 22-24. The Air Force Falcons haven’t played lately so far as i know, so there is no interesting news. We get to watch the Broncos every Sunday and Monday, and the Falcons on some Saturdays. For basketball we have the Denver Nuggets, named after the gold nugget found around Pikes Peak during the gold rush. They haven’t started their season yet so we’ll have to wait for news on that end. For baseball we have the professional Colorado Rockies, named after the mountain chain that runs down the heart of the US. We also have the semi-professional Sky Sox. The Rockies have had a humiliating season this year with a startling reality that they may well end up in last place .This is because of injuries to some of their best players such as; Carlos Gonzalez (Cargo for short), Troy Tulowitzki(Tulo for short), and Todd Helton, who doesn’t really have a nickname. Now due to all these losses they can’t stand a chance against any of their rivals, like the San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks, or New York Yankees. The Sky Sox have had a rather good season this year beating the Sacramento River Cats 6-5 in ten innings(aka rounds or quarters in other sports). Besides all these we have numerous other minor leagues and lacrosse (which was invented by Indians if you didn’t already know) and even an Olympic Training Center for athletes and members of the US Olympics team. Bonsoir! Votre amis, James et Estephan Skiing & Snowboarding—by Amber & Cassie N Colorado is an amazing state. There are so many fun activities that you can do. One of those awesome and fun activities are skiing and snowboarding. Colorado is basically the BEST place in the U.S.A. that you can go skiing and snowboarding. Nous j'adore faire du ski et snowboard. We have tall moun- tains and in the winter those mountains are covered with a thick blanket of snow. Skiing and snowboarding are very popular here in Colorado, every winter thousands of people come to one of the many places to ski and snowboard. Some of the most popular places are Monarch Mountain, Ski Cooper, Arapahoe Basin, Breckenridge, Keystone, Loveland, Copper Mountain, Echo Mountain, Vail , Snowmass and Aspen. At these places you have a variety of slopes to go on, such as: the bunny slope, a green slope, a blue slope, a black diamond, a double black diamond and a terrain park where you can do tricks and show off your fancy moves. The prices are fairly good and reasonable, depending on where you go. Le plus lieu sont a un prix bon! We hope that you can visit Colorado and come skiing and snowboarding. Il y a très s'amuser! WANTED (Abigail ) Wanted—Penpals! [email protected] Pen pal from France wanted: someone who is in love with music and likes to laugh. Je un fille et j’ai 13 ans. [email protected] For my penpal I would like a boy. I want someone who likes cats, most kinds of music, scary movies, comedies, pasta, conserts, facebook, youtube and sports, and not just watching sports also playing them. Je ne veux pas quelque un qui aime Justin Bieber, burger king, musique country, Miley Cyrus, araignées, et se réveiller tôt. I want someone who likes to laugh, does well in school, is outgoing and likes to be with their friends— Claudia [email protected] I’m looking for a pen pal who is as excited to do this as I am. I like to talk about books, music, hobbies and anything else. I just want to get to know someone. My name Is Kesiah and I’m a girl who loves France and the French culture. [email protected] Penpal Wanted who is a boy or girl that likes cookies, food, basketball, rock climbing, or if you know what it is Smallville. I'm not picky I just want someone who enjoys to laugh and is awesome! [email protected] Bonjour, je m’apple Cassandra. Je veut une fille mais il n’est pas impotante. I love to read (I am obsessed with Harry Potter but I strongly dislike Twilight.) I also love to act and dance. I have been taking classes sense I was little and I will take any opportunity I get to be on stage. I am looking for someone who I have something in common with. -Cassandra ([email protected] PENPAL WANTED!!! Bonjour! Je m'appelle Rene. I'm a 13 year old girl who is looking for a French pen-pal, preferably a guy. J'aime bien Harry Potter, musique, et chats. I love to rock climb, run, ski and spend as much time outside as possible. I'm looking for someone with similar interests who has lots of questions about the United States and where I live! Merci beacoup! ~Rene [email protected] [email protected]—-Bonjour! je m'appelle Sylvie! I really don’t care about who my pen pal is, a guy or a girl. But It'd be cool if they liked chocolate and science fiction. And someone who is not scared of the dark, or spiders; Because I am. I horseback ride, read books, and listen to lots of music. Bonjour je m'appelle Angela. Je veux un garçon d'écrire à . I love music, particularly pop, hip hop and alternative. I also like animals and my favorite subject in school is either language arts or science. My least favorite subject is math. I am not into sports that much but my favorite is probably volleyball. Au revoir! [email protected] Bonjour! Je suis voit pour une pen pal. Je suis voit pour un garcon qui aime du sport. He must also like reading a lot. That is about all.— Valerie [email protected] Pen pal Wanted: Je m’appelle Katelyn. I am looking for a boy, that likes to listen to music. [email protected] Bonjour! Je m’appelle Kayla et je suis treize ans. Je veux un garçon ou une fille qui joue sport, surtout le foot ou le basket, mais autres sport est bonne, aussi. Sports are a big part of my life so I want a pen pal that loves them just as much as I do. I don’t mind having a guy pen pal because I have a lot of guy friends, too. I hope I find a match! [email protected] Salut! Je m’appelle Fiona. I am a 13 year old girl living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. I would like a female pen pal who knits or plays the violin, but anyone who is ecstatic for a friend in America is wonderful. I love the Hunger Games series and the Inheritance series (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, and Inheritance- by Christopher Paolini). My favorite classes are French and Orchestra, and the only thing I don’t like about school is homework (and some substitutes). Merci beaucoup! [email protected]