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IN THIS ISSUE... April Fools’ Day Challenge Contest, Edible Eyeball recipe, Dissolving Peeps experiment, Poetry, Earth Day, Frogs, and more
April is finally here and this is my favorite edition of the year. I love April Fools’ Day because that means my fun April Fools’ Day Challenge Contest is back. Make sure that you look at everything very carefully as you read the paper this month. See if you can find all of the upside down, mixed-up and scrambled things throughout the paper to enter the contest found on the back cover. We also celebrate National Poetry Month, Earth Day, and National Frog Month in April. This edition is filled with great articles, activities, jokes and puzzles to keep you learning, rhyming, recycling and hopping through April.
Don’t miss the great story about the baseball that breaks a window in Write to the Point, learn tips for how to focus and stay calm in Character Counts, try the Dissolving Peeps experiment in The Wonders of Science, and make some edible eyeballs in Honeycomb Corner. This is definitely a month full of fun as we are finally done with snow and we watch the grass get greener and the flowers bloom.
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pril is National Poetry Month and it gives us another opportunity to expand our reading! National Poetry Month was created by the Academy of American Poets. Inspired by Black History Month and Women’s History Month, the academy believed in 1995 that there should be a month-long celebration of poetry. The following year, in 1996, they created National Poetry Month and it is celebrated in the United States every April. The Academy of American Poets wants us to celebrate National Poetry Month by emphasizing the accomplishments of poets, encouraging people to read poetry, helping teachers read and discuss poetry in the classroom, and increasing support for poetry and poets. Poetry has been in our day-today lives since we were very young. Nursery rhymes are usually the first type of poetry that we read or have read to us. Nursery rhymes follow a specific structure or form and their purpose is to tell stories. Many nursery rhymes have funny subjects that make them more interesting for us to read too! As we grow up and
become better readers, we can read more advanced poetry like haikus, limericks, sonnets, narratives, epics, and free verse. Haikus are three-line poems with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line. Poets are known to write about nature in their haikus. Limericks are five-line poems with the rhyme scheme defined as A-A-B-B-A. In other words, the first, second, and the fifth lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhyme. They are funny poems and poets usually write them to be humorous or to entertain their readers. Sonnets are 14-line poems in which the last word of every other line rhymes. The concluding two lines of the sonnet are called a couplet and they also rhyme. Couplets can stand alone or be part of a poem, as they are in sonnets. Poets usually write sonnets about nature or love, but they can write about any topic. Narratives (or narrative poems) tell a story. These poems have narration, characters, and a plot.
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Epic poems are similar in structure to narrative poems and they typically celebrate adventures and accomplishments of heroes.
Free verse poetry does not
have any rules, despite the structured poems mentioned earlier. Writers can create their own rhyming, syllable count, punctuation, number of lines, number of stanzas, and line formation.
Interesting poetry facts: Ì Poetry can increase our vocabulary. Ì The most popular form of poetry in the world is the haiku. Ì The shortest poem was written by George MacDonald and called “The Shortest and Sweetest of Songs.” The
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poem is only two words! The poem reads “Come Home.” Ì The oldest poem is the Babylonian poem the “Epic of Gilgamesh” written about King Gilgamesh. Ì The longest poem in the world is an Indian epic poem called “Mahabharata.”
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n April 22, 1970, approximately 20 million people nationwide attended the first Earth Day celebrations to educate people that this planet's resources are not infinite and will not last forever. Once we've used up and destroyed the resources of our Earth, that’s it. We all need to remember that Earth Day is not one day of celebrating, but instead a reminder of what we should be doing all year long. Here are some easy ways to show kids (and parents) what Earth Day is really all about:
☛ Not littering ☛ Recycle items and even take them to a recycling center ☛ Turning out lights when not in use ☛ Not wasting water
☛ Reducing fuel emissions by walking whenever possible ☛ Program the thermostat at home to be more energy efficient ☛ Reusing and repurposing rather than using disposable items
When it comes to recycling, the icons at the bottom of bottles, cans, boxes, and containers can be a little confusing. Are you always sure what to recycle and how? Here is an easy guide for the common items we use that should be recycled: ☛ Aluminum, tin, steel cans
☛ cleaning product bottles
☛ aerosol cans, empty and without
☛ shampoo bottles
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☛ newspapers & magazines
☛ metal lids from jars, cans and bottles ☛ cardboard (flattened) ☛ plastic bottles (must remove caps, pumps, sprayers and lids)
☛ cereal boxes ☛ brown paper bags
☛ milk/juice containers & cartons
☛ soft cover books
☛ drink bottles
☛ glass food and beverage containers
Earth Day is only one day a year, but saving our planet for ourselves and for future generations is a life-long endeavor. By celebrating Earth Day, we can learn how important it is to protect our planet. Always remember that one person really can make a difference.
What other sounds do frogs make? w Northern Spring Peepers (shown) live in New Jersey and New York
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across New Jersey, 14 species across New York, and 17 species across Pennsylvania. The Green Frog, which has brown or gray blotches on its back and a white belly, lives in freshwater across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It’s said that the Green Frog’s voice sounds like a loose banjo string! The frog’s sound There are more than 4,500 species of frogs and they share is compared to a banjo string because each note produces less many characteristics. Frogs have excellent eyesight and hearing. and less sound. Green Frogs make another sound too and it is They have powerful back legs and webbed feet, which help known as their alarm call. It sounds like a high-pitched peep them to jump and swim. Frogs use their legs to dig or burrow and the Green Frogs usually make that sound when they’re underground for hibernation. Additionally, frogs are skilled at frightened before they jump into the water. camouflage because they can change the color of their skin to Another common species of frogs in New Jersey, New York, blend into their surroundings. Frogs are wonderful climbers and Pennsylvania is the Wood Frog. This species is easy to too, which helps them escape from predators. identify because it has a dark patch around its eyes, which makes Despite sharing many of the same characteristics, frogs differ it look like it’s wearing a mask! Wood Frogs live primarily in in size, color, habitat, and sound. Did you know that each frog wooded areas across New Jersey. It’s said that they make sounds has a unique sound? Frogs can make sounds like chirps, croaks like a duck! (male frogs only), whistles, ribbits, peeps, clucks, barks, and The American Toad is very common in northern New Jersey grunts. Some of these sounds can be heard as far as one mile and across New York and Pennsylvania. The American Toad away! needs to live near a shallow body of water. You may have There are 15 species of frogs and toads found commonly already seen an American Toad since they live anywhere from a
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and they sound like a whistle with a voice described as a “peep, peep, peep, peep.” w Upland Chorus Frogs live primarily in northern and northwestern New Jersey and in parts of Pennsylvania, with a voice like a creaking sound - described as “crreek” or “prreep.” w Bullfrogs live throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and have a loud voice that sounds like “jug-o-rum.” w Carpenter Frogs live throughout southern New Jersey and into parts of western and northern New Jersey. Carpenter Frogs’ voice is like a carpenter hitting nails with hammers (“pu-tunk, pu-tunk, pu-tunk”). w Southern Leopard Frogs live throughout New Jersey and in parts of New York and have a voice that sounds like a chuckle! w Pickerel Frogs live across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It’s said that the Pickerel Frog’s voice sounds like a snore!
backyard to the woods. American Toads are brown, gray, olive, or brick red in color. Their voice is described as a long, musical trill. The sounds can last anywhere between 6 to 30 seconds! The Pine Barren Treefrog lives primarily in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. It is bright green in color with lavender stripes outlined in white. These frogs sound like a horn honking!
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By: Jennifer Downing, 5th Grade Teacher, Fountain Woods Elementary School, Burlington Township, N.J.
“Do You Need Dialogue? ” me standing there. I had to explain to him what happened and he was angry. After a while, I convinced Mr. Brown that I would pay for the window to be fixed and then I went to go find my “friends.”
“Mrs. Downing, will you read my Narrative?” asked Sam. “Sure, what did you write about?” “I wrote about the time I was playing ball with my friends and I broke the neighbor’s window.” “Sounds like a great story, let me see,” said Mrs. Downing. Mrs. Downing began to read:
“Sam, this is a great story idea, but you need to rewrite this using Dialogue!” “What is Dialogue?” asked Sam.
All of my friends in the neighborhood were playing ball in the street. We were having a great time until I hit a fly ball and it went right into Mr. Brown’s window. Glass went everywhere and Mr. Brown came out of his front door. All of the kids ran and left
“Dialogue is writing what your characters are saying to each other in a story. Dialogue makes your characters come to life - it keeps a story moving and grabs the reader’s attention. Let me show you. Here is your story rewritten with Dialogue!”
Writing Prompt: Write a short narrative about some personal experience. Rewrite it using Dialogue. CCSS.ELA-Literacy-W5.3B: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
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By: Heather Wawrzyniak, Principal, Ashbrook Elementary School, Lumberton, NJ
Who? What? Huhh?
veryone wants to learn. Each of us learns differently because our brains are wired in unique ways. Some people may have trouble focusing and remembering, while others may have difficulty managing impulsivity, or actions. There are several mindfulness strategies that can help different learners to focus better or calm themselves. Maybe these tricks can help you, too!
Focus Tips:
1. Get up and move - moving your body will send oxygen and blood to your brain to keep you focused 2. Visualize - When you are reading or listening make a mental movie in your mind. This will help you to act the words out in your mind. 3. Take note - Use sticky notes and
when your mind starts to wander, reread and make a note. You can even draw quick reminder pictures. 4. Say it - Sometimes you forget what you see but you might remember it if you say it out loud. See if you can read with a partner or retell key parts to a friend.
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“Smaaaaackkk!, the ball went flying. Dwayne ran to first base. “This is an awesome game guys!” I screamed. “Move, here comes a car,” shouted Leo. “Ok, coast is clear, Sam is up,” yelled Dominic. He threw a fastball, and I whacked it as hard as I could! “Yeeesss!” I screamed. The ball went flying in the air. “CRAAACCKKK, SMAAASSHHH, BAAANNGGG!” Glass was everywhere. “OMG, it went into that window!” screamed Dwayne. “Hurry, everyone run!” yelled Leo. The next thing I knew Mr. Brown was
stomping out his door and running over to me, his face was red! “I’m calling your parents, how dare you, why did you do this?” he screamed. “I am so sorry, Mr. Brown, really, it was an accident. I was just playing ball with my friends and I hit a fly ball. I didn’t mean it.” I said. “I don’t believe you, where is everyone else?” “They ran, I guess they got scared. I promise to pay for it to be fixed. I will use my allowance. I can even rake your leaves and walk your dog to make it up to you.” I begged. “Ok, thank you for staying and doing the right thing. I appreciate it. Things happen, I was a boy your age once. Please promise to play ball at the field from now on!” he said. “Yes, sir!” “Now go find those friends of yours and tell them.” “Oh, I will. Maybe I will also find some new Friends.” “Good Idea!” he chuckled. Mr. Brown and I looked at each other and laughed. “What do you think about your story now, Sam?” asked Mrs. Downing “Wow, I love it!” said Sam. “Me too!” said Mrs. Downing.
Calm Tips: 1. Get up and move - releasing some extra energy may prepare your body to relax and learn. 2. Breathe - Take a deep breath in and hold it. Then slowly exhale. Controlled breathing will calm your body and brain. 3. Soothing sounds - find a sound in the room to focus on like the hum of a fan or the tick of
the clock. Concentrate on the sound and the rhythm. 4. Touch - Find something to squeeze or rub that makes you feel calm. If nothing is available, tap the tip of each finger on your thumb moving across all the fingers while concentrating on the touches.
Remember that different strategies work better for different people. Helping someone that needs support will make it a better place for everyone. These tips can help you if you need to wake up your brain or just calm your body down. For more mindfulness strategies visit: https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/
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Lindsay Wanko, Teacher of the Deaf, JFK Elementary, Berlin Twp., NJ
“Spring” into Science: Dissolving Peeps Spring is here - the signs are all around us! The days are sunnier, the air is filled with warmth and the birds happily chirp in the trees. You might also see the supermarket shelves filled with bright colored candy and tasty treats! One Spring candy is the “Peep.” Sure these Peeps are cute - but just how tough are they? Let’s put these little marshmallow chicks to the test for this month’s science experiment! With this activity, you will explore how different household liquids can be used to dissolve a Peep. Simply put, “dissolve” means to become broken up, absorbed by something, or to disappear into something else. For example, if you put sugar in water and mix it, it seems to disappear. The sugar has dissolved in the water. Using some materials below, you can discover which liquid is best for breaking down the Peep.
Materials:
Procedure: 1. 1 packet of Peeps 6. Observe the cups after 30 minutes and 2. Clear cups (4 or more, 1. Identify the liquids for the experiment. again after 1 hour. Try to at least include vinegar, Coca-cola depending on how 7. To see the most change, let your Peeps and water. many liquids you use) soak overnight. Observe them after 24 3. Post-its to label each 2. Set-up the cups in a safe place so that hours. cup they won’t get spilled or knocked over. 4. 1 Spoon 8. Use the spoon to remove the Peeps from 3. Place 1 Peep in each cup. 5. Paper plates the cups and place each on the matching 4. Fill each cup with a different liquid and 6. A variety of liquids, labeled paper plate. label each with a post-it note. for example: 5. Now wait! While your Peeps are soaking, 9. Observe the results that the liquids had • Water on the Peeps. label your paper plates with the names of • Vinegar the liquids you used to fill the cups. • Apple Juice • Orange Juice Discussion: • Coca-Cola or Pepsi Which Peep dissolved the most? Which Peep liquid was this Peep soaking in, an acid or a base? • Laundry Detergent dissolved the least? Why do you think the specific In what ways can you change or continue your • Milk Peep dissolved more than others? What type of experiment to create other results or outcomes?
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21st Century Life Skills
By Andy Pritikin President of the American Camp Association NY/NJ, Owner/Director of Liberty Lake Day Camp, and the father of two teenagers.
SPRING IS HERE - Kick Your Kids Out of the House to Play!
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“GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY” was a daily mantra for most of us in the 1980s and for hundreds of year’s prior. We played in the creek, walked down to the park, walked through our neighbor’s backyards - all with no cell phone homing devices affixed to us - and we survived, and were happy. Fall gave us chestnuts and raking leaves, Snowballs and snowmen in the Winter, Gardening and flowers in the Spring, and Swimming in the Summer! But the majority of today’s children are being raised as “indoor kids,” with little interest in the outdoors. In Richard Louv’s best seller “Last Child in the Woods,” he calls the affliction “Nature Deficit Disorder” and cites three main societal reasons:
ever to be a child. The same technology that scares parents, actually keeps kids safe - phones taking pictures and videos, social media, etc.. The number of incidents involving children has declined steadily since 1990 (Washington Post Wonkblog).
Experts have studied the profound implications of “nature deficit disorder” for the past two decades, and the results are not pretty. Shorter attention spans, shorter expected life spans, and increased anxiety, depression and obesity are at the top of the list. Humans were made to be 2. PAVEMENT. The loss of natural surroundings in neigh- outside and active, not sitting indoors, staring at screens. But there is hope! According to Louv, getting your chilborhoods and cities due to development has created a lack of easily accessible nature trails and parks within walking dren to play outside for regular periods of time can quickly have a “positive effect on their attention spans, reduce distance for kids and families. stress levels, and increase creativity, cognitive development, 3. TECHNOLOGY. Why go outside when you have 500 and a sense of wonder and connection to the earth.” TV stations, realistic looking video games, and handRemember when we used to play outside after school? held devices that can access anything in the world at any That was actually super-healthy and good for us. And that 1. PARENTS. Keeping children indoors because of an moment? Most parents do not take the initiative to parse is what we need to be doing with our children - cutting unhealthy fear of danger has “disrupted children’s ability out technology the way our parents did with the TV - two the technology cord each day for a nice chunk of time for to connect with nature.” Media-fed “stranger danger” has hours per day, etc.- AND THEY SHOULD! Instead, techthem to literally “smell the flowers.” And in the summer, led parents to believe that today is more dangerous than nology is often treated like a convenient babysitter, and a the quick solution is a good, outdoor SUMMER CAMP! ever, but the fact is that we are living in the SAFEST TIME desirable distraction that allows parents peace and quiet. Parent’s Signature_________________________________________________________
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Kidz Buzz P.O. Box 734
Hey kids! Send in your original artwork, letters, and poems to be printed in an upcoming edition. Just have your parents complete this form and send it with your submission to:
Andy@libertylakedaycamp.com www.libertylakedaycamp.com Andy@libertylakedaycamp.com •• www.libertylakedaycamp.com
Bee Published!
Bee Published!
Edible Eyeballs Ingredients
Fun for April Fools’ Day (and any day)
1/2 c. softened cream cheese 22 chocolate sandwich cookies 1/2 c. chocolate chips 2 c. white chocolate chips Ring-shaped gummies
Directions
Cookie sheet Waxed paper Mixing bowl Microwaveable measuring cup or small, deep bowl Tablespoon Toothpicks
1. Line the cookie sheet with waxed paper. 2. Place cookies in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin. 3. Combine the cookie crumbs and softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl and stir until well combined. 4. Roll half tablespoonfuls of the cookie mixture into balls and place them on the waxed paper. Make a thumb imprint (about nickel-size) in the top of each ball. 5. Chill the cookie balls until firm (about 1 hour). 6. Take each ring-shaped gummy and stretch the centers to enlarge the holes and insert a chocolate chip, tip down, in each one to make the eyeballs. Set aside. 7. Pour the white chocolate chips into the measuring cup or bowl and melt in the microwave
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Hey kids! Send in your original artwork, letters, and poems to be printed in an upcoming edition. Just have your parents complete this form and send it with your submission to:
Kidz Buzz P.O. Box 734
Voorhees, NJ 08043 Name__________________________________________ Age ______________________
according to the directions on the package (with adult supervision). 8. Insert a toothpick into one of the chilled cookie balls. Dip the ball into the melted white chocolate and then set it on the tray. Use another toothpick to gently hold and remove first toothpick. Immediately set one of the eyeball candies into the thumb print space and gently press it into the depression. Repeat this for all of the cookie balls. 9. Allow the white chocolate coating to cool and harden before serving the eyeballs (can be placed in refrigerator to chill). Store leftover eyeballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Choosing a
Summer Camp If you’re looking for a wonderful growth experience away from social media, smartphones, Internet and TV- CAMP is the answer! 12 million children attend summer camps across the country! Here are some pointers for finding what’s best for YOUR family:
ACA ACCR E D I T E D – American Camp Association gives the “stamp of approval” for high-quality supervision, program and facility.
STAFF – Who is directly interacting with your child? The best Camps have teachers and college students running their programs with high schoolers ASSISTING.
CUSTOMER SERVICE – You deserve it! Bus transportation, Extended hours, Lunches and snacks, and most important: Communication- how do they keep you informed?
PROGRAM – Extensive or restrictive? Choice or set schedule? Who is teaching? Set curriculum? Trips or all on site? Swim lessons? Special Events?
VISIT – Meet the director in person, for it is their personality and philosophy that trickles down to the rest of the camp. See if the facility layout gives you a good feeling. You should have confidence and comfort with the people you meet, and the layout of the camp.
REFERENCES – Speak to friends who attend the Camps you are considering, or ask the Camp if you can contact local families with like-aged children. “Word of Mouth” is often more impactful than a snazzy website or marketing materials.
COST – There are Camps for every budget, but just like anything- you usually get what you pay for. Find out about discounts, refund policy, and ALL the costs- and know that a quality camp experience does not require extensive bells and whistles.
Camp is a big decision for your family on a financial and emotional level, so take your time, do your homework, and ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS!
PH I L OSOPHY – Fun and games, babysitting, or real youth development? And HOW do they facilitate their philosophy- do they walk the talk?
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Andy Pritikin is Owner/Director of Liberty Lake Day Camp in Bordentown, NJ, and Past President of the American Camp Association
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e m y h R h Marc r! e n n i W Contest
l y e S t s s u e . S r D Congratulations to Rohan for creating a Dr. Seuss style rhyming story using words created out of the letters from MARCH.
Math Enrichment
Test Prep
Homework Help
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CHALLENGE
Find all of the mixed-up items in this edition and enter to win a Gift Certificate to a favorite local place.
PILAR is a month filled with fun, and it starts with PILAR Fools’ Day on PILAR 1st. Have fun this month looking for all of the backward, upside down, scrambled, and mixed-up things in the paper.
Cut the items out and send them in, along with a written list, for a chance to win. * Use the Bee Published form in the paper to submit your entry. Submissions should be received by the 15th of each month in order to be eligible to win.
Have fun finding all of the sdrawkcab, clamberds, and things. down upside
3� deep
AY H P P D I R A B H Y T ! Lucy M. Anastasia B. Abigail B. Krish V. Emily M. Aditya R. Liam I.
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age 6 age 1 age 8 age 11 age 8 age 7 age 7
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Jemia W. Charlie M. Brandon J. Anna B. Page T. Madison Z. Isabella L.
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