Volume 7, Issue 1 AUTUMN ISSUE November 2017

The KNIGHT

B a l a C y n w y d M i d d l e S c h o o l

What is your favorite color? My favorite color is blue. What is your favorite animal? My favorite animal is a dog and orangutan. Do you have any pets? I have three dogs ; all are res-cued-boxers. Two are deaf. Their names are Lulu, Dooley, and Shandey. I also have one turtle in class named Shelly. Do you like teaching science? I love teaching science. What is your favorite lesson to teaching in science? I love to teach dissection and genetics. What is your favorite place to visit? I love going to the beach. I have been going to Ocean City with my family since I was born. I love the ocean, eating seafood and riding bikes on the board-walk. Do you like visiting your friends and families? I like going home to visit my family; my parents, sister, and her husband, and my two nephews.

Meet Ms. Peterson from Team 7-1 by Nishi Bansal What is your favorite band to listen to? Dave Matthews Band Why don't you play basket-ball any more? I cannot play basketball any more because of my knee. I tore my ACL - ( ligament in the knee) years ago. Sometimes when I move around it still bothers me when I play basketball. What happened to your knee? I hurt my knee in college the first time – I twisted it when I was going in for a layup. Then, I tore my ACL during the Parent vs Faculty game at BC. Did you earn any trophy’s or awards when you played basketball? Yes, I received several trophies when I was in high school. In col-lege, I received a special award for hustling and was team cap-tain. I also made an all-academic team. How many years have you been teaching science? 20 years

Do you like to be partners teaching together with Mrs. Grossman? Yes, I like to be partners with Mrs. Grossman, and she is a great re-source in the classroom. Do you like to be partnered with Mrs. Rycyzyn to teach? Yes- She is always in a great mood. We also have a new 7th grade science teacher, Ms. Epting, this year who has joined the group.

Top 5 Upcoming Movies In 2018 by Drew DeMarino

Links: http://movieweb.com/movie/han-solo/

http://movieweb.com/movie/avengers-infinity-war/

http://movieweb.com/movies/2018/?page=4

http://movieweb.com/movie/invader-zim/

http://movieweb.com/movie/ralph-breaks-the-internet-wreck-it-ralph-2/

#5 Avengers Infinity War Part 1

In this, part one of a three-part movie, the Incredible Hulk will face off against the other Avengers. Directed by: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

Opinion: I don’t usually enjoy superhero movies but this seems like an interesting concept and I hope it’s executed just as well. Date: May 4th

#4 Hotel Transylvania 3

In this film a greedy billionaire tries to destroy the hotel and replace it with his own personal island resort. Dracula and the rest of the monsters have to stop him. Director: N/A

Opinion: I like the Hotel Transylvania series and the only reason this is 4th on the list is that the plot is kind of clichéd. Date November 21st

#3 Han Solo

In this prequel to the Star Wars movies, the film will tell how Han Solo became the man that Obi Wan and Luke Skywalker meet. Director: :Ron Howard

Opinion: N/A

Date: May 25th

#2 Invader Zim Movie

In this TV movie, a delusional Zim is trying to get his attention from the tallest with his greatest plan to conquer earth to date. Director:N/A

Opinion: I am HYPED for this movie! Invader Zim is one of my favorite cartoons and I can’t wait to watch this movie. Date: 2018

#1 Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet

In this sequel Ralph is going to wreck the internet. Director:Phil Johnston, Rich More

Opinion: I only want to see this movie because I have no idea what to expect because there are going to be Disney princess avengers in this movie. Who knows what’s going to happen?

Date: November 21st

Wii Sports Club Review By Drew DeMarino

Wii Sports was the video game that not only in-troduced the Wii, but it also introduced the entire motion control video game phenomenon started by the Wii. Wii Sports Club came out in 2014 and isn’t talked about much. I’ll shed some light on it so that if you like the Wii sports series and have a Wii U, you can check it out.

The Positives

Wii Sports Club is… pretty much Wii sports port-ed to the Wii U. That doesn’t make it a bad game; in fact some of the things Nintendo did with the Wii U gamepad in Wii Sports Club actu-ally does make the game more fun than the origi-nal. Baseball is the same but this time using the gamepad you can catch the ball by aiming the gamepad. Also in golf you can get a close up and high definition view of your golf ball. Howev-er the other three sports don’t use the gamepad. All of the games are very fun, unique, and have lots of replay ability… except for boxing.

The Negatives

Even though there are a lot of amazing qualities to Wii Sports Club, there are unfortunately two VERY major setbacks to the game. First off, the boxing game has just been made… un-enjoyable and just a way for Nintendo to make a quick buck. The way they do this is that in-

stead of using two Wii remotes and two nunchucks for two player, you have to use FOUR Wii remotes just for two people to play. Also another negative is that before this game, Wii Sports Resort has over 20 games and Wii Sports Club only has five, which is a real disap-pointment for fans of Wii Sports Resort.

Overall

Despite it’s cons Wii Sports Club is still a great game .If you’re looking for some simple fun then this is a game for you. If you want something with more gameplay then I would suggest Wii Sports Resort. I give Wii Sports Club a 7 out of 10 and a good recommendation.

SAVE THE DATE

March 8 & 9 at 7:30 pm

March 10 at 3:00 pm

Leonard Murphy Auditorium

Bala Cynwyd Middle School

Recently there has been many new Apple phones released. Among them has been a brand new phone in a league of its own. The Iphone X (or called iphone 10) has stunned everyone with it’s amazing face recognition, and all screen-no home button. But is it really worth 1,000 dollars?

“The iPhone X will sport a feature that allows it to un-lock when a user looks at the phone, though it ap-pears it's this compelling new function that has lim-ited Apple's ability to build enough units.” That is what

a spokesperson from CNBC said. An employee at the Apple store claimed he heard nothing of this. So did Idan, from EZ Phone repair in Narberth. If Apple isn’t able to create the amount of phones they need to, with the sophisticated faci-al recognition, then the re-lease date will be delayed.

The Apple employee also said that the Iphone X will be coming in only one size, while EZ phone repair said two sizes. I did some re-search and it turns out the

Iphone X comes in one size only. The Iphone X will be wireless charged, so if you buy the phone you will need to buy a separate charger with it, which will probably be over $150.

The Iphone X has some awe-some new features, though, that will blow your mind. One of them is called “Anemoji”. Anemoji is where you can move your mouth and talk, and your face is the emoji! You can record things, and then send them. So think, is the Iphone X really worth it?

Is the Iphone X Really Worth it?

By: Ilana Zahavy

Good Gourd Almighty! The BCMS’s Annual Pumpkin Decorating Contest returned to our

School Library this past October. Students and Staff had the opportunity to show off their

pumpkin and gourd decorating skills by creating their favorite book characters. Prizes were

awarded to winners in for the best pumpkins and gourds in the following categories: fiction and

nonfiction, collaborative effort, most entries by a class, best pumpkin by a school club, and most

creative representation of a book cover. The entire school enjoyed this literary pumpkin patch

that featured The Trojan Horse, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Tacky the Penguin, Count-

Your Quarterly Dose of Laughter by By: Ilana Zahavy