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December Contents Pg. 3 .......Coloring winners Pg. 4 .......Events Pg. 6 .......Did you know Pg. 7 .......Book review Pg. 9 .......Letters to Santa Pg. 10 .....Geneology Pg. 14 .....Wooden workshop Pg. 16 .....Fun calendar Pg. 17 .....Sheep cupcake
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Pg. 18 .....A teacher’s wish Pg. 20 .....December birthdays Pg. 22 .....Generational Recipe Pg. 23 .....Buy a tree Pg. 24 .....Real party Pg. 25 .....Photo tips Pg. 26 .....Geocaching adventure Pg. 28 ..... Bow making Pg. 29 .....Teacher feature
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Coloring Contest Winners!
It was so much fun seeing the beautiful coloring contest submissions coming in the past few weeks. We are excited to announce the winners of our annual contest. Thank you to all who submitted your works of art you did not make the decision easy on us! The coloring winners will be invited guests at the City of Centralia's Tree Lighting Ceremony Friday, November 25th! (6 p.m., George Washington Park.) The overall winner will be invited on stage to turn on the lights - the official start of the holiday season! SWWF
Winner in the 5 years & under
Winner in the 6-8 year category
Lillian B., age 4
Winner in the 9-12 years category
Broc B., age 6
Overall winner:
Congratulations Broc B.!
Taryn H., age 9
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December Calender of Events
December 2nd Tenino Tree Lighting 6 p.m., Main Street downtown, Tenino Celebrate the beginning of the season with a grand tree lighting. Please call 360-264-5505 for more information. Oakville Christmas Tree Lighting 6 p.m., Post Office, Oakville Join in an old fashioned tree trimming. Dress warmly and come enjoy caroling and refreshments. For more information please call 360-273-2702. December 3rd Santa Parade 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Market Blvd., downtown Chehalis 62nd Annual Santa Parade in downtown Chehalis...featuring the “Jolly ol Elf”, and special guest’s, cheerleaders for the Seattle Seahawks, “The Sea Gals”! For more information please call 360748-8885. Handbell Concert 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, Chehalis Westminster Bells annual Christmas Concert featuring a selection of Christmas favorites to ring in the holiday season. Concerts will also be available Sunday, December 4th at 3 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Chehalis and Sunday, December 4th at 7 p.m. at Harrison Square Presbyterian Church, Centralia. FREE admission, an offering will be taken with a portion of the proceeds donated to a local charity. For more information please call 360748-1262. Santa Skydive, Giant Gingerbread House & SNOW! 2 p.m., Great Wolf Lodge, Grand Mound Watch Santa and his elves skydive down to say hello. Then view the tree lighting and the debut of the life-sized gingerbread house which will take place after Santa’s grand arrival. Come visit any day (through Christmas) at 8 p.m. around the clock tower in the lobby for an animated show and songs, a winter snow show (where it will snow indoors!) and story time with Rowdy the Reindeer. Dec. 10 & 16 a local Girl Scout troop will be caroling and Santa will be visiting from 6 - 8 p.m.
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Olympia Toy Run 10 a.m., South Sound Center through downtown Olympia, Lacey/ Olympia Motorcycle parade lining the streets of Lacey. Free for the public to watch. Many great viewing locations including downtown Olympia. (10 a.m. gate opens; 1 p.m. ride leaves mall). For more information please email olympiatoyrun@yahoo.com. Christmas in the Mountains 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., Roxy Theater, Morton Hay rides, Bri Ramsey playing piano, recital from 3 - 4 p.m., Living Nativity at 4 p.m. and holiday movie at 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more information please call 360-496-0541 or visit www. mortonroxy.org. December 4th Christmas Parade & Tree Lighting 4 p.m., downtown Napavine This cherished annual event, hosted by the city and Fire District 5 begins at Napavine City Park and ends at the city’s welcome sign by the Christmas tree. Immediately following the parade Princess Napawanah and Santa will flip the switch and turn on the Christmas tree lights. After the tree lighting everyone is welcome to walk to the District 5 Fire Station to visit with Santa and share cookies and hot cocoa. For more information please call 360-262-3547. Santa Drop 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., I-5 Ford/Toyota, Chehalis Santa Clause is coming to town! Join the community at I-5 Ford/ Toyota for the arrival of the jolly old elf. Free cocoa, cookies and pictures with santa! For more information please email tamisquires@i-5cars.com. December 5th Centralia College Choir Concert 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Harrison Square Presbyterian Church, Centralia The Centralia College Choir is presenting a musical concert of seasonal favorites free of charge. The program will include traditional carols. Donations for the Lewis County Food Bank will be collected. For more information please call 360-736-9391 ext. 248 or email rwoodcock@centralia.edu.
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December 10th Breakfast with Santa 8 a.m. - 10 a.m., Rochester High School Rochester Scholarship Association is having a pancake breakfast with Santa. Proceeds benefit graduating Rochester seniors. $5 for adults, $3 for kids (3-10) or $10 for a family of 4. Pictures with Santa available for $5. For more information, please call Patricia Ermert 360-273-6539 or email permert@rochester.wednet.edu. Live Music & Pointsettia Extravaganza Noon - 2 p.m., DeGoede Bulb Farm & Gardens, Mossyrock Enjoy live music, refreshments and cookies and take a look around at the beautiful poinsettias. Blooms are on display from Dec. 1 through mid-month, with live music the 10th & 16th noon - 2 p.m. Please call 360-273-9000 for more information. Christmas Party 2 p.m. - 4 p.m., Virgil Lee Building Chehalis Recreation Park It is that time of year again to get together, makes some crafts, and eat some yummy snacks. Hosted by Parent to Parent, open to the public. Please RSVP by calling Angela at 360-269-4828. Lighted Ship Parade 6 p.m., Port Plaza or Percival Landing, Olympia The Olympia Yacht Club puts on this “Parade of Lighted Ships”. View from the Port Plaza Dock (Anthony’s Homeport or Percival Landing). It is free and open to the public and there will be free candy canes for kids. For more information please email jblkb@comcast.net.
with this fun, festive family oriented event that will light up downtown Centralia! Vintage and modern tractors, antique trucks, and construction equipment bedecked with dazzling lights will roll down Centralia’s scenic Tower and Main streets to celebrate the season and the city’s agricultural heritage in a uniquely fun way. For more information please call 360-269-6737. December 28th DON’T MISS Cocoa and Cards 10 a.m., Chehalis Timberland Library Need to write out thank you cards? Drop by the library for a cup of cocoa and write your thank you notes. You can bring your own cards or the library will provide blank cards that you can decorate. For more information please visit www.trl.org. December 31st Happy Noon Year! Concert and Party 11 a.m., Centralia Timberland Library No need to stay up late – our countdown ends at noon! Enjoy Cowboy Buck and Elizabeth’s concert, celebrate the Noon Year and make some noise! Children grades 1-6 and children 3-6 years. Refreshments provided. For more information please visit www.trl.org. Kid Friendly New Year’s Eve Celebration 3 p.m., Santa Lucia, Centralia Celebrate the new years with toast at 4 Live music, countdown and toast. For more information please call 807-9600.
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December 16th First Annual Borst Park Christmas Lights DON’T MISS 6 - 9 p.m., Borst Park (South loop), Centralia Drive through with your family and enjoy spectacular light displays the 16, 17, 18, 23 & 24. A food item/toy and $1 to be donated locally is requested. SWW Family magazine will proudly be there as your greeters on Sunday the 18th. We hope to see you and your family there! December 17th Lighted Tractor Parade Centralia 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., downtown Centralia Join in downtown celebrating “Home and Heritage for the Holidays”
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Santa Clause gets his origins from St. Nicholas, a generous man from the 4th Century A.D. who helped children and the poor. He often threw gifts through children’s windows to make them happy. The story was brought to America by Dutch immigrants who called the man “Sinter Klaas.”
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If you received all of the gifts listed in “The Twelve Days of Christmas” song, you would have 364 presents.
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by Linda Conroy of Centralia Timberland Library During the preschool years, children learn so much! They memorize their ABCs, learn lots of new words and start increasing their attention span. They also develop social and emotional skills: sharing, taking turns and dealing with emotions. Children, just like adults, get angry, fearful, jealous, sad, happy and frustrated (to name just a few). While adults have had practice dealing with emotions, it’s all new to young children. Parents and caregivers explain and reassure, but sometimes it’s nice to have other resources to drawn on. Picture books fill the need! Here are some good books that explore familiar childhood emotions. Smile, Principessa! by Judith Ross Enderle and Stephanie Jacob Gordon Simon & Schuster, 2007 best for preschool through kindergarten What older sibling hasn’t been jealous of the new baby in the house? Principessa is certainly familiar with the feeling! When baby Bino is born, Mama and Papa seem to lavish all of their time and attention on him. Papa used to take lots of pictures of Principessa, but now takes pictures just of Bino – or even worse, of Bino and Principessa together! Principessa is not happy. Her smile disappears and she develops a certain grumpiness. One day, Papa reads about a photo contest to find the child with the most beautiful smile. Principessa sulkily expects Bino to be the subject of Papa’s photos, so when Papa looks for her, Principessa hides. Papa tries to convince Principessa that she is the one he wants to photograph, but she’s having none of it. She
makes face after uncooperative face which makes baby Bino laugh. Entertaining Bino wasn’t Principessa’s intention, but his laughter is contagious and she quickly forgets her funk as she plays with him. There’s much to like about this book – the illustrations (especially of Principessa as a baby) are cleverly drawn — and there is humor for adults (for example, Papa’s full name is Papa Razzi). Children will enjoy the story even if they don’t have a sibling, and as a bonus, adults will be reassured that it is possible for young siblings to get along! Ready for Anything! by Keiko Kasza GP Putnam’s Sons, 2009 best for preschool through kindergarten A picnic? What a fabulous activity for a beautiful day! Unless you’re Raccoon, a born pessimist. When Duck invites Raccoon on a picnic, Raccoon foresees disaster at every turn, including killer bees and a dragon lurking in a cave. Duck initially agrees that a picnic is too scary to contemplate. After further consideration, though, Duck realizes that those scary things could happen, but it’s equally likely that they won’t. Duck offers alternative, pleasant scenarios and convinces Raccoon that a picnic is a good idea after all. And it is – until they discover that Duck forgot the picnic basket. Fortunately, Raccoon is prepared for all eventualities and the picnic is a success after all. This is a terrific book to share with your budding pessimist or a child who is habitually fearful. It doesn’t dismiss Raccoon’s concerns but gently suggests that they are unlikely to happen. When Duck suggests that it’s equally possible that nice things will happen, Duck is modeling positive thinking. And when something negative does happen, it turns out it’s easily handled – something that children (and adults) will find comforting. If your child has a sunny disposition, they will enjoy the book simply as an entertaining story.
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Piglet and Papa by Margaret Wild Harry N. Abrams, 2007 best for toddlers through preschool
inviting and the interaction between Papa and Piglet looks joyful. The expressions on the animals’ faces, although simply drawn, are very well done.
Piglet and Papa love playing together, but when Piglet bites Papa’s tail a little too hard, Papa gets angry. Piglet asks Papa if he still loves her, but Papa doesn’t hear her question. Piglet assumes Papa is too angry to answer and leaves the sty, crestfallen. Piglet goes in search of love, asking barnyard animal after barnyard animal if they love her. They respond affirmatively, noting some attribute they love about Piglet – but go on to say there is someone who loves her even more. Piglet can’t think who that could be –until she wanders back to the pigsty and is lovingly reassured by Papa.
You’ll find these titles – and many more – at your local Timberland library. Need more suggestions? Simply check with your friendly library staff or go online to www.trl.org. There you’ll find booklists on many topics. Click on “kids” on the top bar then on “Books to Read”. The “All TRL Booklists for Kids” link offers dozens of lists for your perusal. And don’t forget, books aren’t the only thing you’ll find at the library: DVDs, magazines, books on CD and eBooks, music CDs and downloads, are available for you and your children. Be sure to ask about story times and special programs, too. See you at the library! SWWF
Fear of losing a parent’s love because of misbehavior is not unusual. This book does a lovely job of dispelling that notion and reassuring children that parents love them – no matter what. The ink and watercolor drawings are
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Linda Conroy is a youth services librarian at Centralia Timberland Library. Not surprisingly, she loves to read and to share books with children of all ages! She is a mom to a big dog and enjoys spending time with her nieces and nephews.
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“Where Did I Come From?” Skip the birds and the bees chat for now... and explore your genealogy. Research online or locally with these tips and enjoy fun activities for the whole family. by Lindsay J. Stewart of Centralia A family tree - with its far-reaching roots, anchoring trunk, and canopy of branches hosting individual leaves - is not only an easy way to organize, preserve and share our family history, but can also be used as a direct link to missing information about our ancestors, our heritage and our lifeline. Beginning an ancestral search may seem like a daunting task, an enormous undertaking at times, requiring us to obtain criteria we may know nothing about before we reach the starting line. However, any information at all can be useful in building upon and searching deeper. Online searches and family tree templates, local genealogical clubs and resources with staffed professional assistance, as well
as interactive, age-appropriate activities for every age make uncovering your genealogy much more simple than it used to be. The ancestry search has been transformed into a real-life treasure hunt your entire family will enjoy.
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Ancestry.com is an incredible website to get you started. Expansive online search functionalities allow researchers to begin their ancestry quest at varying starting points, depending on how much (or how little) information, or what kind of information you already have. In many cases, the search results can be used as building blocks and stepping stones that reveal new clues and valuable information along the way. Taking results from one search and plugging those into
“Remember that almost everyone knows a whole lot more about their family history than they realize. All it takes are a few leading questions to get someone talking, and even people who say they do not remember very much, will have interesting, informational memories triggered by a good conversation about the family.” - Ancestry.com 10 • December 2011 • Southwest Washington Family
subsequent searches can help you to uncover even more information about your ancestors. Each of the search types below are featured on Ancestry.com have numerous tips and hints for optimizing your search.
1. Census and Voter Lists Searching these lists will help you narrow down where your ancestors may have lived around a certain time period. A follow-up search of nearby churches and cemeteries may reveal additional records left by your ancestor. 2. Birth, Marriage and Death Records Searching this section of the website will reveal important information about milestones in your ancestors’ lives, the event date and place, parents’ names, occupation and residence, and in most death records, the cause of the death. Indexes can also be searched and copies of the vital records can be requested. In some cases images of the actual documents can be requested. ‘3. Public Member Trees Searching the Ancestry.com public member family trees may reveal a tree associated with your family. By becoming a member yourself, you will have the opportunity to contact and connect with the owner of the family tree directly through Ancestry.com. A valuable connection may be made! 4. Military These records offer incredible insight into the lives of our relatives who were service men and women. Draft records, service records, pension records, bounty land records, claim records, and military histories can all be searched within this category. With military records, it is helpful to first determine when and where in the armed services a soldier served and whether he or she was in the enlisted ranks or an officer. Family photos, stories, journals, uniforms, medals and memorabilia can help uncover these clues. 5. Immigration and Travel Searching these passenger arrival records, naturalization records, border crossings, emigration records, passports, and convict transportation records can help you find new clues to further your search. Watch the story of your ancestors unfold as new details like place of birth or last residence in their country of origin, names of other relatives, immigration details, and occupation come to light. In some cases, photographs are available. The collection also includes immigration records from the U.S. and several other countries from around the world.
To preserve private and public genealogical records. To encourage and instruct in genealogical research. To publish information of genealogical significance. LCGS has a substantial catalog of hard copies of publications which can be ordered by mail for a modest fee (prices start at $5 per book). Available publications include census information, mortuary records, birth registers, death records, territorial marriages and Lewis County Newspaper Abstracts from 1884 - 1899. In addition to local genealogical pursuits, the LCGS website (http://www.walcgs.org) touches on other areas of interest including ancestry searches beyond the parameters of Lewis County and contact information for numerous other Genealogical Societies throughout Washington State. Assistance and links are also available for American Indian Research, indexed LCGS newsletters, and Pedigree Charts submitted by LCGS Members.
Fun, Interactive Research Activities for Every Age! Up to Age 5 Youngest members of your family can
participate in learning your genealogy by playing with largepiece atlas puzzles and memorizing which country shape represents the country of their heritage - then locating it once the puzzle is completed. If you have a globe in your house, give it a spin! When stopping it suddenly, see if your child can navigate his way to your family’s country by recognizing neighboring countries or nearby oceans. Have young children draw a tree and label (with his own handwriting) his immediate family including, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Turn it into a beautiful, creative and thoughtful gift by matting and framing the finished project. A simple “My Family” title across the top will make this tree a family keepsake to hang onto forever.
Local Genealogical Research Assistance The Lewis Country Genealogical Society (LCGS) is a terrific, local resource for Lewis County and Washington State specific genealogical searches. Their expertise and resources could be instrumental in your genealogical search or used in tandem with online assistance from websites like Ancestry.com. The educational purposes of The Lewis County Genealogical Society are: To promote an interest in genealogy. December 2011 • Southwest Washington Family • 11
For older children Scan old family photos or drawings of family members and create beautiful and memorable coffee table books using online photo services like Shutterfly. Incorporate memorable captions for each photo that will trigger storytelling. For children old enough to interview Even young
children who can read simple sentences can spend some time with a parent generating memory-triggering questions to ask a grandparent or aunt or uncle about their childhood. If your child is too young to record the family member’s responses, don’t hesitate to record the interview. Even if your child doesn’t transpose the interview for years, he will have a special audio souvenir of your family member’s voice and their memories and stories told firsthand.
Here are some questions to get your child started on his interview with a family member: What is your birthday? What country and city were you born in? How many brothers and sisters do you have? Did you have a family pet growing up? What was the name of your first school? What subjects did you learn about? Did you have household jobs growing up? What were they? Did you have cousins or other family who lived nearby? What was your favorite meal your family ate together? What was your favorite childhood toy? What was your favorite activity to play when you were little? What is one family tradition you can remember? Did you grow up hearing or speaking a different language? Which one? With the holidays right around the corner, we will be spending special, quality time together with our families. This is a wonderful opportunity to share family traditions, stories and recipes with our children to teach them about their unique heritage. A little creative effort can turn these priceless moments into beautiful gifts for other family members, showcasing your family’s roots. SWWF
Research requests can be submitted by mail to: Lewis County Genealogical Society Attn: Margie Lloyd P. O. Box 782 Chehalis, WA 98532 The LCGS meets 3rd Tuesday 7pm at the Lewis County Historical Museum in Chehalis, WA (excluding July, August & December).
Lindsay Stewart, 30, from Centralia, currently living in New York City, writes freelance pieces pertaining to family adventures, encouragement and human interest. She loves visiting all the museums and parks NYC has to offer with her husband, Josh, and sons, Maxwell, and Magnus. Lindsay loves to entertain, cook and listen to live music. She says every morning is like Christmas morning waking up in her favorite city.
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Write down a list of goals for the month. December is a busy Start off December month. Use your with 20 jumping list to remember all jacks – increase that the things you number by five have to do. each Friday. Bake a batch of cookies and share them with friends and neighbors.
1 lb. lentils 1 gallon water 3 celery stalks, diced 3 carrots, diced 3 leeks, sliced 5-6 potatoes, cubed Salt & pepper
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Read the weather Look on your local forecast to a younger Spread your fingers newspaper’s website out as far as child. to find the season’s possible. Feel that concerts and holiday s-t-r-e-t-c-h? Now activities. squeeze them into two tight fists. Repeat 10 times.
In Northern Europe, Christmas seals gifts are left in help raise awareness children’s shoes on and raise money this day. for research on lung diseases. Get more info at this site:
Use white paper, a hole punch and some scissors and make paper snowflakes today to decorate your room. Fold the paper in quarters and your cuts will be symmetrical.
With an adult, make a cup of hot cocoa. Stir with a candy cane.
Hanukkah, an Attach a string to a In your local library, eight-day Jewish pinecone. Coat it check out a book holiday, begins today with peanut butter and roll it in birdseed. with a winter story. Write a review of Hang it in a tree for a winter treat for wild the book and give it to your teacher. birds.
Kwanzaa is based on African harvest traditions.
Make paper doll chains by folding paper accordian-style and cutting out kid shapes.
Write a short story about penguins. Give your character names and make a surprise ending to your story.
Get a group of friends together to practice singing Christmas carols. Visit a local retirement home and spread some holiday cheer!
Ask an adult if they can walk with you through the neighborhood to admire the holiday lights tonight.
How many symbols of winter can you notice today?
Spend some time today playing cards with friends or family members.
The bowling ball was invented on this day in 1869. Go bowling with some friends or family.
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Make a winter sun catcher. Place slices of orange, cranberries and sprigs of pine in a foil tray. Pour water over and freeze. When it’s solid, take off the tray and hang outside.
Find a radio station playing holiday music. Dance or exercise to the rhythm.
Are you up to 35 jumping jacks by now? Keep at it!
Gather the family and watch a great black & white movie together.
Help make pancakes for breakfast this morning.
Ask a family member to tell you stories about what the holidays were like when they were young. What’s different? What’s the same? What do you hope to accomplish in 2012? Make a list and seal it in an envelope to be opened on 12/31/12!
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Cupcake Sheep WHAT IS NEEDED: Cupcakes, frosting (white & black), mini marshmallows & regular sized marshmallows. WHAT TO DO: Frost the cupcake and apply one regular sized marshmallow to the center for the face. With black frosting, use a tooth pick and draw on a face. Next, place small marshmallows on the frosting around the center mallow to make your sheep look fluffy. Finally, cut two regular sized marshmallows in half and squeeze them to make an ear shape. Apply frosting to the back to stick it in place. SWWF
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The Teacher’s Wish List: 18 • December 2011 • Southwest Washington Family
In lieu of the traditional apple inspired knickknack, here are 5 gifts your teacher will grade with flying colors. by Sarah Chapman Mittge of Chehalis Most parents work at least one “regular job” for 8 or more hours each day and teachers know it can be a daunting, exhausting task to put in additional hours at home trying to produce “little learners”. Here are a few things educators hope busy families will do at home to enhance learning in the classroom. Quick, simple and inexpensive these educational gifts are sure to get an A+ from your teacher. Wish #1 - A Consistent Schedule Frustration about busy schedules is a common concern families share in conferences. Packed calendars keep exhausted children from operating at full capacity in the classroom. Fixing this is fairly simple, and makes a huge impact on student success. Start with a weekly schedule broken into 15-minute increments. Do this as a family so children can see and talk through the very important skill of time management. First, pencil in the “musts” your family needs to do each night: eating (not in front of the television), bathing, and going to bed at the same time each night in order to get 8-10 hours of sleep!!! Then block 20 to 30 minutes of “down time.” Everyone needs some time to unwind after a hard day. 5-10 minute breaks during marathon homework sessions might also be helpful to jot down. Next, dive into the responsibilities needed to keep the home and kids thriving: homework, playing outside, and nightly chores like washing dishes and taking out the trash. Finally, see how much is left for sports, friends, television and video games. When I did this exercise with students and families, I never saw they had to sacrifice friend or sport time completely. They only had to be more intentional about the days of the week and times. Wish #2 - Good Communications Teachers often talk to parents about issues that were explained in bulletins sent home with students but were never given to the right person. Checking backpacks, folders and agendas each night builds communication between teachers, parents, and students. Teachers use them as portals through which parents can glimpse into their child’s classroom. Having established places in the home for this correspondence allows guardians access to the school day and saves everyone the frustrating, nightly game of “Where is it?”. Again, start simply. Place backpacks in the same location each night. In our house, backpacks hang on each child’s bedroom doorknob. They are unzipped, so we can quickly access the contents. Be sure to go through backpacks and folders each day. I look in my children’s backpacks in the parking lot before we leave the school. It only takes a couple minutes and often provides conversation topics for the trip home. My husband goes through notes and papers at the dinner table.
s/he came to a solution. This allows the child to talk through mistakes before you explain. It also allows you to see what is and isn’t understood. Hearing your child’s explanations gives you a great place to start if you have a conversation with the teacher. If your child is really struggling to keep up or is not understanding classroom lessons, this is a red flag for your family and the teacher to work together to make concepts engaging and clear and homework manageable. Curriculum is not chosen to frustrate your child and being angry at the teacher for difficult assignments is often misdirected. Teachers are mandated by the district to teach the programs you see coming home each night. These programs are carefully selected to be developmentally appropriate and are supposed to be aligned with expectations determined by local and state specialists. Check out the OSPI website at http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct to see the specifics. Wish #3 - A+ Supplies Every teacher would love to have a vending machine stocked with an infinite supply of simple, wooden number two pencils and lined notebook paper. Often, students seem fully stocked with the latest two-foot-long wiggly pens and googly eyed pencil toppers but are empty handed when it comes time to work a math problem with paper and pencil! As a parent shopping for school supplies, I know the list doesn’t always make sense. I mean, really, how many glue sticks does a first grader use in 180 days? As a teacher, though, I can honestly say, “A lot.” I can also say, not every school supply is created equal and that there are reasons for the list’s specifics. Those cute, fancy pencils wrapped in paper? Classroom sharpeners love to devour them. During the feeding frenzy the blades become dull and unusable. Those convenient automatic pencils? Inquisitive students long to dissect them, study them, and rebuild them– usually during math or writing class! Kids love the fun looking school supplies, though, and I know they are hard to resist. Try creating a box of them at home. Students can use them for their homework or as rewards for completed assignments. Wish #4 - Honoring Homework Homework is hot-button issue even among educators. Homework is an opportunity for guardians to know what is going on in their children’s lives and for them to honor the energy spent during the school day. With that said, if homework is a three-hour battle of wills each night, something is not right. Teachers should be able to explain their homework philosophy and, once explained, it usually makes sense. If it doesn’t, try working together. Instead of a whole worksheet asking kids to solve 50 long division facts, would the teacher be open to odds only? Or perhaps 5 problems that the child has to explain to a parent with work shown? Have your child choose one subject each night to teach you. Ask him/her to explain one homework problem and how
Wish #5 - Home Sweet Home Good teachers adore their students and wish every one of them were cherished. They see how a loving home creates successful learners. Most say they wish families would turn off the screens and allow their children to pursue safe interests. Provide a generous supply of hugs and encouragement to carry these youngsters along the path of discovery. Try making the television a special, weekend activity, rather than a daily droning member of the family and see what effect it has on your child’s school performance. Post spelling words and math facts around the house. Borrow books on tape or CD from the library for the car. Go on nature hunts outside and categorize what you find. Allow your child access to pencils, paper and crayons to build on his/her own ideas. Play a card game or two together. Most importantly, read together for at least 20 minutes every night. As you do these things, try to establish routines and be consistent about when your child eats and sleeps. Say what you mean and whenever possible talk with, smile at, and hug your young learner! Teachers want families to spend the precious time they have together and families want the time they spend together to be precious. Grant a teacher her greatest wish by building a little learner in your house using strategies that bring you all closer together. SWWF Sarah Chapman Mittge is a certificated teacher who has a Masters in Teaching from the University of Puget Sound. She has a passion for environmental education, curriculum alignment, nature walks with her husband and three children and slowly jogging the roads of Lewis County. Sarah left her position as a classroom teacher to be a stay-at-home mother in 2007.
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Conner H. turns 3 on Dec. 20th!
Samantha R. turns 14 on Dec. 10th!
Madison B. turns 7 on Dec. 9th!
Khailee R. turns 7 on Dec. 9th!
Kendal R. turns 8 on Dec. 27th!
Kayden C. turns 1 on Dec. 6th!
Logan J. turns 4 on Dec. 29th!
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My family loves food. We love to bake, we love to cook and we love to sample. And more often than not, sampling means devouring the seeds - or cookies as it may be - of our labor. Some of my earliest memories are of my mother in the kitchen. She is a fantastic baker and cook and has always been generous in sharing her recipes. I love to bake. My son kindly calls me a chef. But, as everyone who knows me will tell you, I am not a recipe sharer. The latter is a work in progress for me. In true holiday spirit, I will pass along the following story and recipe with you. My mother has fond memories of visiting her Grandma Vorpagel when she lived in Wisconsin as a child. They would sit together and test their skill at Jeopardy while nibbling on cookies. I never met my mother’s grandma, but I am certain I would have loved her as much as I love her cookie recipe. I remember my mom making these plain yet amazingly tasty cookies since I was a child. I now happily make them for my family. I have kept the recipe in its original form with one exception … my mom calls them Grandma Vorpagel cookies and in our home we call them Jeopardy cookies. Whatever you choose to name them, I am sure you will love them as much as we do! SWWF
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Grandma Vorpagel Cookies (Jeopardy Cookies ) 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. ginger 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 c. butter 1 c. dark karo syrup 1 tsp. apple cider vinegar 2 eggs 1 tsp. baking soda 6 c. flour
Combine sugar, spices and butter. Add in syrup, vinegar and eggs. Stir together with soda and flour. Roll out, cutting into small circles. Place on baking sheet and bake at 350 º F for 8 minutes. *Dough may need to be chilled before rolling out.
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3 tips to great pics! Take great holiday photos Shoot from different angles & take candid shots! • Taking photos from different areas leads to more visually interesting photography. • Don’t stage all of your photos. Candid pictures give variety and preserve the spontaneous of the moment. Get a shot of mom cooking or dad visiting with the family this holiday season!
Remember levels in group shots! One of the most important elements of a group shot is to vary the levels of your family. Placing some faces higher than others will allow you to make the shot more intimate.
Timing is everything! Choose the best time of the day (not right before nap time) to snap your photos. SWWF WDSF - SWW Family Magazine: Half page horizontal ad • 1/12/11 • 7.375 w x 4.8 h
Make sure your baby stays healthy • Get your baby’s teeth screened by age one • Talk to your dentist or physician
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Geocaching! A great family hobby Join our SWW Family Hunt!
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So are you ready to have some fun? Grab the family – grandkids, grandparents, baby brothers, everyone! To get you started we have created a cache with an exciting prize from Southwest Family Magazine for the FTF (that means First To Find.). Don’t worry there will also be other trinkets in there to trade if you are not the first to find. Log onto geocaching.com and you’ll see that the first step is “Browse” to search for geocaches. Just search on the Centralia zip code (98531) then look for “A Southwest Washington Family Cache” and let the hunt begin!
by Nancy Keaton of Chehalis How many of us got excited about scavenger hunts as kids, or would pretend we were looking for lost treasures? Well, now there is a great big scavenger hunt for kids of all ages! It’s called geocaching. Geocaching began back in May of 2000 when military satellites were declassified and became available for public use. A man named Dave Ulmer decided to create geocaching as a way to use the satellites and GPS coordinates, and posted the information online. The person to find it wrote about it online. Then a man named Jeremy Irish found one and started the website Geocaching.com as a way to connect everyone interested in this new hobby. In the beginning you had to use handheld GPS units, such as Garmin, but now you can download information through an app on your smart phone. I particularly like this method because I find it is user friendly. My grandson also finds it very easy to navigate towards the geocache with my iPhone. To begin, simply go to http://www.geocaching.com and register. You can then begin your search. You can actually see which hunts are close to you without registering but you can’t find out the exact details without registering. However – it’s is FREE! The website is also full of very helpful information for you, such as a glossary of terms used. Geocaching together is something the whole family can do. Each cache posting tells the difficulty level of finding the cache as well as the difficulty of the terrain, based on a scale from 1-5. For instance a level of 1/1 means that it is easy to find and is also wheelchair accessible. A rating of 5/5 would be very difficult to find and to get to so probably only the most experienced geocacher would try to look for these.
Anden loves to go geocaching with his Grandma!
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There are some rules: • If you take something out of the cache, replace it with something of equal value. (I went to the dollar store and bought some little trinkets to exchange. I keep them in a bag in my car along with a pen to write in the log book.) • Sign the logbook. • Go online to geocaching.com and log in your find. (This part is very easy from my iPhone as I can log in and report about my find from the field, right when I find it.) OTher ImPOrTanT ThInGS TO knOw are: • always put it back exactly as you found it so that the next Geocacher can find it. • respect private property and local laws. • Caches are never buried so you don’t need to dig for them. • Contents of the caches should be family friendly and safe so never take a trinket and replace it with something dangerous and never leave food as animals will try to find it. There are different kinds of caches. A traditional cache is usually something like a tupperware container and it contains a log book and if big enough, will also include the little trinkets to trade. There are also very small traditional caches called micro caches and they are only big enough to hold a very small, rolled up log book. A multi-cache is where there are several caches involved and the first one contains a hint to the second one, and so on until you find the final cache. Mystery or puzzle caches are where the geocacher has to solve some sort of puzzle to either find the cache or open it. Sometimes a cache will contain a “trackable” which is a trinket that a geocacher places and asks others who find it to log it in then pass it on to another cache so that it can travel around the world. As you can see, geocaching can be as easy or as complex as you want it to be. It’s a way to get out, learn about navigating, get exercise and fresh air and maybe learn something new about your area. There are now over one and a half million geocaches hidden all around the world, AND over 5 million people looking for them! You probably walk by several every day and don’t even know it. SWWF
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Creative Wrapping
No time for a store run before the party? No problem! Get crafty and save money – Re-use a magazine and wrap it up! plus you’re recycling! You will need: SWW Family magazine, tape, stapler, scissors How to make the bow: Cut 9 strips of the magazine (3/4"wide) Leave 3 strips full length Cut 1 inch off 3 strips Cut 2 inches off 2 of the strips Cut the last strip down to 3 1/2 inches long Place the 3 longest strips on top of each other spacing them out. Loop them in half and secure them down with a staple. Add the next two groups of sizes doing the same thing. Finally, stick the last smallest piece as a loop in the center with a piece of tape. SWWF
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Teacher Feature! Mr. Mano, 4th grade Washington Elementary
Mr. Mano has 2 rules for his class: Work hard & have fun!
Favorite subject: Math Years teaching: 9 Three words to describe your class: Kind, smart and fun.
Why I nominated Mr. Mano: 'Mr. Mano is a great teacher. He challenges me every day to do my very best. He is patient and keeps us motivated. I really enjoyed my school year with Mr. Mano.' ~LeAndra B., nominator
When you were in 4th grade: I wished for no homework!
How has your teacher helped you learn? 'He helps with our writing and preparing us for MSP. We write in our journals.' ~Jared M., student 'He teaches us with games like silent ball and integrity ball.' ~Mirian M., student
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Chehalis Family Medicine
Serving patients of all ages, from newborns to seniors.
Welcome
Leah Uy, MD, is a recent graduate of John F. Kennedy Medical Center Family Practice Residency Program in Edison, New Jersey. Dr. Uy was recognized as the “Ideal Family Physician” in that program. She completed a medical internship at Philippine General Hospital in Manila, and earned her medical degree from De LaSalle University Health Sciences Institute in Cavite, Philippines.
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Francisco Chan, MD, has several years of experience in family
medicine working at community-based clinics. He received his medical/ surgical degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, and completed a residency at JFK Family Practice Residency in Edison, New Jersey.
Lisa Mesaros, PA-C, is a licensed physician assistant with extensive experience in both internal medicine and family medicine. She studied pre-med at Michigan State University and earned a bachelor’s and master’s of science degree from Rutgers University.
To schedule an appointment, call 360.767.6300. 931 S. Market Blvd. Chehalis, WA 98532 www.provmedicalgroup.org