WYOMING PUBLIC SCHOOLS KIDS’ WORLD NEWS November 2017
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Cookin’ Fun Pumpkin Spice Bread 2 cups canned pumpkin 3 cups sugar 1 cup water 1 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl combine pumpkin, sugar, water, vegetable oil and eggs. Beat until well blended. In a separate bowl, measure the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves - stir until combined. Slowly stir in the dry ingredients with the pumpkin mixture and beat until smooth. Grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans and dust with flour. Evenly divide the batter between the two pans. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on rack for 10 to 15 minutes, then remove from the pans and continue cooling. Slice and serve plain, buttered or with cream cheese.
Rules For The Kitchen! 1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen. 2. Have all the ingredients before you start. 3. Wash your hands before you touch food. 4. Wear an apron or towel to keep your clothes clean. 5. Always clean up when you are finished.
Pumpkin Pie Dip 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened 2 cups powdered sugar 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin pie filling (pumpkin pie filling) 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2-1 teaspoon ground ginger Apple, slices Gingersnaps Beat cream cheese and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Then add the pie filling, cinnamon, and ginger. Beat well. Cover and chill for 8 hours. Serve with the apple slices and gingersnaps!
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0LGGOH *URXQG Make better choices in a S.N.A.P Decisions. Choices. Options. Every day, all day. We are constantly having to decide what to wear, what to eat, how to spend our time and resources. Goals. Dreams. Life. Decision-making is especially challenging as a teen. Just like girls mature faster than boys, the brain's emotion/feeling-controlling limbic system is more mature in the teen brain than the logic-controlling prefrontal cortex. The brain at this stage of development is in uenced by the immediate emotional rewards of a choice and will be less concerned with consequences. The teen brain naturally wants to rush decisions before thinking them through. That's why it's so important to value taking a moment to think before taking action. We all have triggers: circumstances and people that make us hot, heads throbbing with tension, jaws clenched. Or situations we shy and shrink away from, hoping to disappear into the background. Whatever the issue, it only takes a S.N.A.P. to nd yourself again. TOP - Sometimes you hit pause to move forward. The long inhale of 4-5 breaths... the concentration to
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count to 10 or recite the Lord's prayer... nd something to slow yourself down as soon as your body shows cues of irritation. OTICE - Evaluate the situation. What is actually gong on around us and within us? Identify any hard thoughts like "thier motivation is just to get a reaction." Then replace those thoughts with something more helpful. "I can handle this." Telling yourself a realistic coping statement can cool your thoughts.
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Simplifying can relieve decision fatigue Are you an overthinker? It's common to feel paralyzed by options and decisions. Overcome your mental fatigue by simplifying! Limit your choices and your day can ow better. A routine can make you productive. Free your mind to concentrate on more important decisions and tasks. Remove decision fatigue when it comes to smaller things like what to eat or what to wear by doing the same things in the same order, as
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much as possible, every single day. It's not a system for everyone, but certain over-thinking personalities can appreciate the simplicity of eating the same breakfast and lunch every day or structuring their wardrobe around a signature style, purging anything that doesn't easily coordinate. Not everyone needs a rainbow of clothing in their closets. Productive people have one core out t with multiples of each piece.
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Wyoming Public Schools Upcoming Holiday Events WHS Craft Show November 25, 2017 from 9 AM – 3 PM Wyoming High School
Wyoming-Kentwood Chamber Santa Parade
Oriole Park Elementary Holiday Music Program (1st & 2nd Grades) December 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM WJHS Heinzelman Fine Arts Center
December 2, 2017 at 10 AM – 11 AM Stepping onto S. Division from 34 th Street (34th Street Mall Parking Lot) and marching southbound to Chase Bank (Murray Street)
West Elementary Holiday Music Program (1st & 2nd Grades)
Gladiola Elementary Holiday Music Program (1st & 2nd Grades)
WJH Band Concert
December 6, 2017 at 6:30 PM WJHS Heinzelman Fine Arts Center
Parkview Elementary Holiday Music Program (1st & 2nd Grades) December 7, 2017 at 7:00 PM WJHS Heinzelman Fine Arts Center
December 12, 2017 at 7:00 PM WJHS Heinzelman Fine Arts Center December 13, 2017 at 7 PM WJHS Heinzelman Fine Arts Center
WHS Band Concert December 14, 2017 at 7 PM WJHS Heinzelman Fine Arts Center
WJH & WHS Choir Concert December 19, 2017 at 7:00 PM WJHS Heinzelman Fine Arts Center
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Wyoming Public Schools Gladiola Elementary Board Presentation October 23, 2017 Second grade students and staff from Gladiola Elementary were on hand to review important rules and safety while on the playground. These rules were those they felt were most important to share with kindergartners and ¿rst graders. Several students also shared their vision for new playground equipment with the aid of handmade models.
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Wyoming Public Schools Global Read Aloud
Teacher Shantel VanderGalien reads A Monster Calls to her eighth-graders. By: Erin Albanese, School News Network The shared love of a book was on display in English h teacher Shantel VanderGalien’s eighth-grade honors class as she read ead aloud A Monster Calls. Creating a monster voice with a plummyy British accent, VanderGalien revealed her theatrical side. The young teens, seated in a circle around VanderGalien, rGalien, interjected with observations like “foreshadowing!” and “simile!” imile!” as they listened closely to the narrative. VanderGalien is devoting about 15 minutes of class time me for several days over the next few weeks to read the award-winning nning book, written by Patrick Ness and illustrated by Jim Kay, to o her Wyoming Junior High School students. Riveted, they recently ntly reacted to a chapter-ending cliffhanger at the end of class ass if it was torture to stop. “Ahhh! No!” they cried, realizing they hey would have to wait until the next day to know what happened ed next. “Everybody likes to be read to,” VanderGalien said. VanderGalien’s class is among more than 2 million students in 25,000 different locations throughout the world signed up for Global Read Aloud, a project started in 2010 with the goal of using one book to connect the world. The premise is to read a book aloud to children during a six-week period and make as many global connections, tions, via online tools, as possible, sharing the book and thoughts. ughts. This year, middle school groups had three books to choose from, including ncluding A Monsterr Calls, a novel that’s hard to keep on the shelves, VanderGalien said. “What I wasn’t able to anticipate is the depth of my students’ love for the story,” she said. “Every single time I stop reading, they are like, ‘What! You can’t stop there!” Picture This VanderGalien, a 14-year-teacher, said she’s learned over the years why students of all ages connect so well with being read, and it’s made her realize the need to teach vocal inÀection and pauses in connection with dialogue and punctuation.
“Students say, ‘I can’t see it in my head when I read, but when you read to me, I can see it,’” she said. “More of how I teach grammar is now embedded in us investigating the reading.” Students said the enjoy VanderGalien’s dramatic reading. “I can see it a lot better when she reads it because she does all the voices,” said eighth-grader Aubray Palma. “She She is prettyy much like a little kid. How she talks like the monster does, that’s what I see in myy head.” Eighth-grader Neveah Morofsky said she loves the raspy, scary Eight voice of the monster and the imagination involved. “I’m a really big reader. I read a lot, but it’s a lot of fun having Mrs. VanderGalien read to us. We are thinking of getting her an alphabet rug like we had in kindergarten. I really like her a reading to us because she does all the voices. She has a lot of fun re with it and so do we.” wi ““We get to learn together as more of a class,” added student Logan Boukma. “For us to be read to, we can understand it better. Log (VanderGalien) uses cool accents to make it more enjoyable and (Van relat relatable.” Another goal is challenging students to summarize, determine Ano themes, analyze texts and complete other required standards using themes Monster Calls. Students will use the book in argumentative writing. A Mons A Glo Global Book Club Global Read Aloud also has a big-picture piece involving universal themes. VanderGalien V is hoping great conversations result in connecting online with wit students in different parts of the world through platforms like Write About.com, Flipogram.com and Google Classroom. having a voice in global citizenship. When they “I reallyy emphasize e start evaluating the themes in the novel and seeing that people halfway evalua around the world are getting the same messages, that’s when global w themes become more concrete.” Students said they look forward to hearing what other students think of the book. “Everybody gets a different experience from the book and we can talk about it and see where everyone is coming from,” Neveah said. “They say you should put yourself in other people’s shoes, and we get to do that and experience what other people think,” Aubray said.
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Wyoming Public Schools Wyoming Wolves Marching Band Fall 2017 Accomplishments Grand Haven Invitational September 23, 2017 The WWMB (Wyoming Wolves Marching Band) earned a score of 80.7 and took home an Award of Excellence in Music along with Best Colorguard, Best Percussion, Best Music and Best Marching! The WWMB took 1st place Class A school at the Grand Haven Invitational.
Hastings Invitational October 7, 2017 The Wyoming Wolves Marching Band took home another 1st place ¿nish at the Hastings Invitational on October 7th! Scoring 82.8 points, the WWMB took home Awards of Excellence in Colorguard and Music Performance. Winning Best Percussion and Music, the WWMB was awarded 1st place Class A at the Hastings Invitational.
Jenison Marching Band Invitational October 21, 2017 The WWMB continued to impress the judges and crowd by earning a score of 82.8 and a 2nd place ¿nish a the Jenison Marching Band Invitational.
East Kentwood Marching Band Invitational October 21, 2017 The WWMB received their highest score of the year, 86.2, at the East Kentwood Marching Band Invitational! With Awards of Excellence in Music, Performance and Colorguard, the Wolves took home a 4th place ¿nish.
MSBOA District Ten Marching Band Festival First Division Rating
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+LJK 6FKRRO &RUQHU Manufacturing: Exciting and Innovative Tech Public perception has painted manufacturing as undesirable, conjuring images of unskilled laborers performing repetitive tasks in hot, dirty factories. But in reality manufacturers work highly skilled jobs in some of the most exciting and innovate work environments anywhere. Today’s manufacturing is about advanced technologies and fast-paced, state-of-the-art facilities. It is a rewarding career choice that includes practical, hands-on problems and solutions. Are you a creative, innovative and driven person? The manufacturing industry o ers both men and women diverse career opportunities with advanced skills and high pay. It often involves plants, animals and real-world materials like wood, tools and machinery. Michigan’s top manufacturing operations are motor vehicle parts, metal working machinery, and motor vehicles (based on annual employment reportings by The Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2015.) Do you have a vision for creating the technologies of tomorrow? For example, making the future of auto safer, smarter, lighter, more powerful, more e cient. Follow your passion for manufacturing. From assemblers, builders, craftsman, electricians, fabricators, nishers, framers, operators, machinists, and welders to designers, engineers, operations managers, researchers, – even sales and marketing professionals – the team of talent is vast. Advanced manufacturing techniques include automation, high performance computing, advanced robotics, control systems, and technology: computer tech, high precision tech, sustainable tech, process tech. To prepare for a career in manufacturing, students need to develop S.T.E.M. skills. There are also many national organazations with programs promoting and advocating manufacturing careers for men and women, such as:
• National Girls Collaborative Project - The vision of the NGCP mentorship program is to unite organizations throughout the United States that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Find a STEM program in your area that matches your education level and needs in the online directory The Connectory. www.ngcproject.org
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• 2018 STEP Ahead - Developed by the Manufacturing Institute, the initiative has showcased the impact of women in manufacturing since 2012 through the STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Awards, a national honors ceremony and gala to celebrate the accomplishments of women in manufacturing. www.themanufacturinginstitute.org/Initiatives/Women-in-Manufacturing/STEP-Awards.aspx
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Community Collaboration
A collaboration of schools, businesses, government, churches, nonprofits, and residents to transform the quality of life in our community. The Great Candy Cane Hunt & Lunch with Santa Children are invited to participate in a hunt for the many hidden candy canes, games, a craft project and lunch. Children will also have an opportunity to meet Santa and give him their holiday wish lists. Join us for all the family Fun! Lunch is included.
Saturday, December 2, 2017 10 am Stepping onto S. Division from 34th Street (34th Street Mall Parking Lot, formerly Hope Network) and marching southbound to Chase Bank (Murray Street) Bring your camera to Brann's Sizzlin' Steaks & Sports Grille at 4132 S. Division (on the parade route) and take pictures of the kids with Santa immediately after the parade!
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December 9 Saturday 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Wyoming Senior Center Ages 3-14: $5 Resident Fee $7 Non-Resident Fee Ages 0-2 & 15-Adult: $2 All Ages 150510 Ages 3-14: 01 All Others: 02 Please dress warmly as the “Great Candy Cane Hunt” takes place outdoors.
For information on how to participate, please contact janine@southkent.org or call 616.531.5990
Welcome to our One Wyoming community supper and worship on the first Sunday of Advent. Sunday, December 3, 2017, at Casa de Oracion 1040 26th St SW, Wyoming, MI 49509
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