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Enjoy Sledding and Tobogganing This Winter!

Downhill sledding and tobogganing are wonderful winter sports.

People of all ages can enjoy the fun and participate. Some communities have designated sledding hills for people to sled down.

Sleds come in all shapes and sizes. They’re usually made of plastic or wood and some can hold more than one person. A toboggan is a long, light sled that has a curved front that can hold three or more people.

Here are some good guidelines for safe and fun sledding and tobogganing.

• Keep all your equipment in good condition.

Make sure there are no broken parts, sharp edges, cracks or split wood.

• Dress warmly enough for the outside conditions. Protect your head with a warm hat. Sledders should wear thick gloves or mittens and boots to protect against frostbite.

• Sled on spacious, gently sloping hills which have a level run-off at the end so the sled or toboggan can come to a stop safely.

Avoid steep slopes located near streets or roadways.

• Check the slopes for bare spots, holes and other obstructions which may cause injury. Bypass these areas or wait until conditions are better.

• Make sure the sledding path does not cross traffic and is free from hazards such as large trees, fences, rocks or telephone poles.

• Do NOT sled on or around frozen lakes, streams or ponds because the ice may be unstable.

• The proper position for sledding is to sit on the top of the sled.

Sledding head first increases the risk of head injury and SHOULD BE AVOIDED AT ALL TIMES. • A good rule of thumb is to slide down the middle of the hill. When you reach the bottom of the hill, move out of the way quickly.

Climb back up the sides of the hill and watch for oncoming sledders as you do so.

• Don’t use hills after dusk unless proper lighting is provided.

• Don’t go out in icy or excessively cold conditions.

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Animals Native To Cyprus

The Mediterranean Monk Seal is an endangered species. Besides the pups (babies) not always surviving, monk seals don’t tolerate disturbances well.

Commercial hunting, habitat loss, and getting caught in fishing nets are a few things that have decreased their numbers. It is believed that there are only 500 to 600 left.

A monk seal is almost 8 feet in length after maturity.

They weigh up to approximately 700 pounds. The male’s coat is black and almost white on their underside. Females (who are a little smaller) are dark gray or brown and their belly color is paler. They have 16 teeth in both of their jaws. The monk seal’s snout is short, broad and flat with prominent nostrils. Their flippers are short with small and thin claws.

The monk seal’s main diet includes eels, fish, octopus, squid and mollusks. They eat more than 6.9 pounds of food per day. They live in inaccessible caves and sandy beaches. Many of these caves are not visible from the shore and have an underwater entry.

The Mouflon is thought to be one of the two ancestors for all modern domestic sheep breeds. Mouflon have a redbrown, short-haired coat with a dark back stripe. They have lighter colored side patches, with white on their bellies and bottom half of their legs. Mouflon havewhite circles around their eyes and muzzle (nose).

The males (rams) and some females (ewes) have horns. The male’s horns are much larger. The horns are curved almost a full revolution and reach around 25 inches in length. The size of the male’s horns and age determine his status in the group. Males crash their horns together to re-inforce their dominance. The mouflon weigh between 55 and 120 pounds, are 4-5 feet long and stand around 2-4 feet tall at the shoulders.

Males and females live in separate groups and only come together during mating season. They live in mountainous terrain, usually above the tree line or in mountain meadows. The mouflon are herbivores.

They graze on short grasses, heather and shrubs. After they have eaten their fill, they will lie down and regurgitate their food, chewing it a second time to soften it more. They have a multi-chambered stomach like cows. Mouflon COLOR are shy animals and mostly feed at ME! night. They also don’t stay in one place for a long time.

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Minerals In My Body?

When you hear about minerals, you typically think of something found in the earth. But, did you know small amounts of minerals are in the foods we eat? Minerals help your body develop, stay healthy and grow. They have many functions within our body such as building strong bones, transmitting nerve impulses, making hormones and maintaining a normal heartbeat.

There are two kinds of minerals. They are Macrominerals or “Macro” and Trace minerals. In the Greek language, macro means large. It makes sense then, that our body needs large amounts of macrominerals. Trace means a very, very small amount of something. Your body needs trace minerals too, but only a little bit of each one. The macromineral family is made up of calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, and sulfur. The trace mineral family includes manganese, copper, iodine, zinc, cobalt, fluoride and selenium.

Here are some minerals you get from foods: Calcium - (kal-see-uhm) is the top macromineral when it comes to your bones. Calcium helps build strong bones and healthy teeth. It is important to get enough calcium during your childhood to fight against bone loss later in life. Foods with calcium are dairy products like milk, cheese and yogurt. Calcium can also be found in broccoli and dark green, leafy vegetables.

Plus, don’t forget calcium-fortified foods like orange juice and some cereals.

Iron - Your body needs iron to transport oxygen as part of the red blood cells, from the lungs to the rest of your body. Your entire body needs oxygen to stay healthy and alive. Iron is important in the making of hemoglobin (hee-muh-glo-bun), which is the part of your red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Foods that are rich in iron are red meat, pork, fish, shellfish, poultry, lentils, beans, soy foods, green leafy vegetables and raisins.

Potassium - (puh-tah-see-um) keeps your muscles and nervous system working properly. Potassium helps to make sure the amount

of water in your blood and body tissues (like muscles) is balanced.

Potassium rich foods are bananas, broccoli, potatoes with skins, leafy green vegetables, citrus fruits like oranges, peas, and lima beans.

Zinc - (zink) helps your body’s immune system.

What is the immune system?

It is your body’s system for fighting off illnesses and infections.

Zinc also helps with cell growth and helps heal wounds.

Foods that have zinc in them are red meat, poultry, seafoods, nuts, dried beans, soy foods, milk and other dairy products, whole grains, and fortified breakfast cereals.

Magnesium - (mag-nee-zee-uhm) helps your muscles and nerves function properly. It keeps your heartbeat steady and bones strong.

It also helps the body create energy and make proteins. You can get magnesium from whole grains, whole grain breads, nuts, seeds, green leafy vegetables, potatoes, beans, avocados, bananas, milk and CHOCOLATE!!

Phosphorus - (fos-fer-uhs) helps in the formation of healthy bones and teeth. It helps the body make energy and is a part of every cell in the body. The body needs phosphorus to work normally. This mineral is found in most foods, but the best source are dairy foods, meat and fish.

Minerals are a very important part of your daily life. Eating a variety of nutritional foods can help you get the proper amount of minerals you need to stay healthy.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd President, 1933-1945

Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York on January 30, 1882. First educated by private tutors, then attending Groton (a prep school), he entered Harvard where he received his BA degree in history in only three years. He then studied law at New York’s Columbia University and passed the bar in 1907. He entered politics in 1910 and was elected to the New York State Senate as a Democrat.

During this time, he married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (a distant cousin and niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. They had six children.

In 1913, after being re-elected to the State Senate, President Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He held that position until 1920. His popularity and success in naval affairs resulted in being nominated as vice-president, which didn’t happen. After returning to private life, he contracted polio where he never regained the use of his legs. He established a foundation in Warm Springs, Georgia to help other polio victims and inspired and directed the March of Dimes program. This program eventually funded an effective vaccine against this disease.

With the encouragement of his wife, he became governor of New York and eventually won the nomination of the Democratic Party to run for president in 1932. He energetically called for government intervention in the economy to provide relief, recovery and reform. He won the election by seven million votes. At his Inaugural Address, he said, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” He went on to be the only president that was elected to four terms.

The Great Depression worsened in the months preceding Roosevelt’s inauguration. He worked with a special session of Congress during the first 100 days (the New Deal), to pass recovery legislation which set up agencies like the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) to support farm prices and the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) to employ young men. Other agencies assisted business and labor, insured bank deposits, regulated the stock market, subsidized home and farm mortgage payments and aided the unemployed.

These things revived the confidence in the economy. Banks reopened and direct relief saved millions from starvation. Most of the nation supported Roosevelt’s programs. In 1935, the WPA (Works Progress Administration) began which supported jobs for laborers, artists, writers, musicians and authors. The Social Security Act began which provided unemployment compensation and a program of old

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By 1939, Roosevelt was concentrating on foreign affairs with the outbreak of the war in Europe. With the fall of France in 1940, Congress enacted a draft for military service and Roosevelt signed a “lend-lease” bill to enable the country to furnish aid to nations at war with Germany and Italy.

The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese in 1941 and Germany’s and Italy’s declarations of war against the United States, brought our nation into the war. Roosevelt exercised his power as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He created a “grand alliance” through “The Declaration of the United Nations”, in which all nations fighting agreed not to make a separate peace, and pledge themselves to a peacekeeping organization (now the United Nations) upon victory.

He had General George Marshall, Chief of Staff, plan a holding operation in the Pacific and organize a force for the invasion of Europe.

By April 1945, victory in Europe was certain.

The stress and strain of the war took a toll on Roosevelt. During a vacation at Warm Springs, Georgia, he died. He was 63 years old.

His death came on the eve of complete military victory in Europe and within months of victory over Japan in the Pacific. President Roosevelt was buried in the Rose Garden of his estate at Hyde Park, New York.

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• President Roosevelt was the first president to speak on television.

• He was the first president to have a presidential aircraft and the first president to fly in one!

• He was in office longer than any other president.

• He was the first president who’s mother was allowed to vote for him.

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• Cyprus is a large island that is located in the Eastern Aegean area of the Mediterranean. It is about the size of Connecticut. The coastline is approximately 400 miles around. It is a divided island with the northern portion under Turkish control, called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. This is not recognized by the United Nations or any other country. The southern portion is an independent republic called the Republic Of Cyprus. This area is controlled by the officially recognized Cyprus government.

• Because of a Turkish invasion in 1974, the United Nations made a buffer zone and that zone runs through the middle of the island and right through the capital Nicosia. The capital is divided by “The Green Line” into two parts. This is similar to the way Berlin was once divided. Access between the two parts of Cyprus has often been restricted. A United Nations peacekeeping force patrols the “green line”.

• The Mediterranean climate of Cyprus has hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The sun shines brightly there around 300 days a year.

• There is a central plain with a limestone mountain range to the north called Kyrenia and the Troodos Mountains in the southwest. Cyprus in well known for its beautiful beaches.

• The people of Cyprus are known as Cypriots.

• Their products are potatoes, vegetables, citrus fruits, olives, grapes, wheat, and carob seeds.

• Natural resources are pyrites, copper, asbestos, gypsum, lumber, salt, marble, clay and earth pigment.

• The two largest rivers are the Pedias and Kariyoti.

• Cyprus has a prosperous economy. The island gets a major share of its income from the tourism industry.

• The traditional music of Cyprus shares many similarities with the Greek mainland and island folk music. The most common instruments used in the folk music of the country are the lute, violin and the Cyprus flute called “pithkiavlin”.

• Hellium cheese, popularly called halloumi, is a product of this country that was initially made during the Medieval Byzantine period.

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East Martin Christian Elementary From the Ice Age to the Digital Age (Martin) Did you ever think you could make glaciers and do computer coding in one day? The students at East Martin Christian did.

Our middle school science class were learning about glaciers and vocabulary words that paired with them. And what a better way to learn about glaciers then to make one? While these glaciers weren’t exactly like the real thing they acted very similar. The students enjoyed making them and learning what they do.

Later our third and fourth graders got a look inside the world of computer coding. Through code.org the students were able to play games in which they wrote some basic code. Each line they wrote guided their computer character through lots of adventures. At the end of the hour they had learned multiple lines of code and what it means to be a computer programer.

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