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6W 0DU\ÂśV 3LQFNQH\ (OHPHQWDU\ 1HZV Awesome Fourth Grade Reports Fourth graders at St. Mary Catholic School recently completed their book reports and presented them to their peers. Students picked from a selection of books to read. Students could choose from a variety RI ERRNV OLNH ÂżFWLRQ QRQ ÂżFWLRQ DGYHQWXUH HWF $IWHU reading the book, students created projects to gather interest in the book from other students. “These were fun projects,â€? said Katelyn fourth grade student. “I liked that we got to pick from different kinds of projects for our book reports.â€?

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1. It’s Black History month, when we remember and honor important men, women and historical events that changed our nation and the world.

2. The 100th Day of School is celebrated in classrooms with fun activities and creative projects for students to enjoy.

3. Valentine’s Day is the celebration of love, where we show our affection for friends and family with cards, heart-shaped candy and classroom parties.

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Valentine's Day Word Search Puzzle Find the Valentine's Day related words in the Valentine's Day word search. The words can be forwards or backwards, vertical, horizontal, or diagonal. Circle each letter separately, but keep in mind that letters may be used in more than one Valentine's Day word.

When the Valentine's Day word search puzzle is complete, read the remaining letters left to right, top to bottom, to learn 2 interesting Valentine's day facts. Note that sometimes smaller words can be found in larger words or phrases, so be careful.

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Salt Dough Heart Pins & Magnets Salt dough is a really fun medium and you can make so many things from it! Try these adorable heart-shaped magnets for the refrigerator and pins to give as gifts.

What you'll need: • ½ cup salt • 1 cup flour • ½ cup water • Wooden spoon • Rolling pin • Extra flour • Heart-shaped cookie cutters • Magnets • Pin backs • Hot glue

• Acrylic paint (pink, white, red, light blue, yellow, white, pink, silver) • Pink and orange glitter glue • Gold glitter paint • Toothpick • Paint brush • Acrylic sealer • Wax paper • Cookie sheet

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Mix together, salt, flour, and water until dough is formed. Knead the dough on a floured surface until the mixture is elastic and smooth. If dough is too sticky, sprinkle with flour and continue to do so until stickiness is gone. Do not add too much flour as this will dry out the dough and cause it to crack before it's baked.

Roll out the dough to about ¼" thick with a rolling pin that has been dusted with flour. Use different sized heart-shaped cookie cutters to create as many pieces as you like. For smaller children, use a single shape to make it easier at painting time. For older children, you can double up and even triple some of the hearts for a 3D affect. Place all hearts onto an ungreased cookie sheet and place into the preheated oven. Bake for 2 hours. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. Paint with acrylic paints, glitter glue and/or glitter paint and spray finished projects with acrylic sealer. To write the words on the conversation heart pins, use a toothpick dipped in white paint. Hot glue a round magnet to the back of larger hearts to hang on the fridge, and a pin back to the conversation hearts.

Tips: • To make 3D polka dots, simply roll salt dough into small ball shapes and place on top of heart before placing into oven.

• PARENTS PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW SMALL CHILDREN TO HANDLE A GLUE GUN AS BURNS CAN OCCUR. OLDER CHILDREN SHOULD BE CLOSELY SUPERVISED IF ALLOWED TO HANDLE IT THEMSELVES. • Salt dough will not keep for later projects as it gets hard and cracks. Depending on how many hearts you plan to make, you can either halve the recipe or double it.

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Paper Plate Heart Wreath Grown ups know a million magical things that we don't always consider so magical once we're grown ups. One of these things is how to cut lovely little hearts out of construction paper. This is the perfect project for sharing that skill with your kids.

Materials: • Construction paper (various colors) • Scissors • Glue • Crayons • A paper plate Cut the center out of the paper plate to leave a round "donut" shape.

This will form the base of the wreath. (This may require adult assistance). Fold a piece of construction paper in half or in 1/4s (for young crafters, folding in half is challenging enough - more experienced crafters can fold 3 or 4 times to make hearts in "bulk"). Cut a half heart shape out of the construction paper along the folded edge. Unfold your cut out shape and you'll have a perfect little heart. Repeat this process many times - as you get better, you can make 2 or three hearts at once simply by folding your paper more times. Glue your construction paper hearts to completely cover your paper plate "donut". You can tie a bow and paste it on to decorate further. You can put a piece of yarn on the back to hang it.

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Cookin’ Fun Cat in the Hat Sugar Cookies 1/2 cup margarine, chilled 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Vanilla or Cookie Icing (recipes follow) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream margarine and 1 cup sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in separate bowl and set aside. Gradually add dry ingredients to sugar mixture, stirring until dough forms. Wrap in wax paper. Chill or freeze until firm.

Roll small portions of dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut using hat-shaped cookie cutters, or similar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on rack. Decorate with wide stripes white and red-colored vanilla or cookie icing. Makes 5 dozen cookies.

For dairy free version: Use dairy-free margarine.

For wheat-free version: Substitute 1 3/4 cups sweet rice flour and 1/2 cup tapioca flour for all-purpose flour.

For egg-free version: Substitute 3 teaspoons powdered egg replacer mixed with 1/4 cup water for eggs.

Vanilla Icing: 4 cups confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup margarine, softened 1/4 cup milk 3 teaspoons vanilla Red food coloring Cream sugar and margarine. Add milk and vanilla extract; beat until smooth. Divide in half; use red dye to color one half to desired shade.

Crunchy Nacho Dogs 1 can (8 ounces) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 1 can (8 ounces) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations® refrigerated seamless dough sheet 4 slices (3/4 ounce each) American cheese 4 hot dogs 1 tablespoon milk 1/2 cup crushed nacho cheese-flavored tortilla chips Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. If using crescent rolls: Unroll dough; separate dough into 4 rectangles. Firmly press perforations to seal. If using dough sheet: Unroll dough; cut into 4 rectangles. Place cheese slices on rectangles; place hot dog in center of each. Fold short sides of dough over hot dogs; roll up each. Press edges to seal. Brush rolls with milk; roll in crushed chips. Place rolls, seam side down, on cookie sheet. Bake 15 to 22 minutes or until deep golden brown. If desired, serve with ketchup, salsa or sour cream.

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1. Always ask an adult if you can use the kitchen.

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Let’s Dance!

Throughout time, people of many cultures have used dance as a way to express themselves emotionally, tell stories, treat illness, celebrate important events and as a form of communication. Most cultures have their own way of dancing. Today, there are even more types of dance that have evolved. A few examples are: ballet, jazz, hip hop, ballroom, jigs, modern, creative movement and tap.

There are many benefits of dance too! Dance helps boys and girls mature physically, emotionally, socially and cognitively. Here are a few of these benefits: • Friends - In a group dance setting, friends are made and over the years, those friendships can grow. Children learn how to work in a group dynamic.

• Focus - This is essential to learn with dance. Children learn to listen better and focus on tasks on hand.

• Confidence - With the self-discipline in learning dance moves and performing, confidence is developed. That confidence will naturally spill over into other parts of life.

• Commitment and Dedication - Practicing dance moves develops commitment and dedication to the dance performance and teammates.

• Physical Development Dance involves a range of motion, coordination, strength and endurance.

Dance uses the entire body and is a great form of exercise for total body fitness.

• Psychological Health Children learn to express emotions through creative movement and physical release. Dance has been

known to generate good feelings, diminish anxiety and increase energy.

Did you know that dance techniques have been used to train professional athletes? This includes football and basketball players. It helps them develop faster moves on the playing field and allows them to move without injuring their bodies!

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“Make Sure You Take Your Vitamins!”

Vitamins are very important substances that are found in the foods we eat. Like minerals, vitamins are needed by your body to help it work properly. Every vitamin has a special role that it plays in your growth and development.

There are two types of vitamins. They are fat soluble and water soluble. Fat soluble vitamins are stored in the fat tissues of your body and in your liver. They wait until your body needs them. It could be a few days or up to six months! When it’s time for the vitamin to be used, special carriers in your body take them to where they are needed. Fat soluble vitamins are vitamins A, D, E, and K. Water-soluble vitamins don’t get stored as much in your body. They travel through your blood stream. What your body doesn’t use, comes out when you urinate. These vitamins need to be replaced often because of this. These vitamins include vitamin C and the vitamin B group.

Have you ever heard the statement, “you are what you eat”? Vitamins come from the food you eat. Sometimes, kids take multi vitamins daily, but eating a variety of healthy foods is also extremely important. Here’s some good examples:

Vitamin A - plays a big part in eyesight. It helps you see in color, see better at night, grow properly and aids in healthy skin. Foods that are rich in vitamin A are milk that’s fortified with vitamin A, fruits and vegetables like cantaloupe, carrots, sweet potatoes and dark green leafy vegetables like kale, collards, and spinach.

Vitamin B Group - has a lot of B’s. They are B1, B2, B6, B12, niacin, folic acid, biotin and pantothenic acid. These vitamins are important in metabolic activity. What’s that? It means that they help make energy and release it when your body needs it. These vitamins also help make red blood cells which carry oxygen through your body. Every part of your body needs oxygen to work, so these are extremely important vitamins. Foods that are rich in vitamin B are whole grains (wheat and oats), fish and seafood, poultry and meats, eggs, dairy products, leafy green vegetables, beans and peas.

Vitamin C - is important for keeping body tissues like muscles and

gums in good shape. Vitamin C also helps you heal a wound or cut, as well as helping your body to resist infection. Foods that contain vitamin

C are citrus fruits like oranges, cantaloupe, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, kiwi fruit and sweet red peppers to name a few.

Vitamin D - is what you need to have strong bones and teeth.

It also helps your body absorb the calcium (a mineral) you need! What has vitamin D? Milk fortified with vitamin D, fish, egg yolks and cereal fortified with D plus, you can get vitamin D naturally from being in the sun.

Vitamin E - is a hardworking vitamin!

It maintains a lot of body tissues, like the ones in your eyes, skin and liver. It protects your lungs from becoming damaged by pollution. It also is important in forming red blood cells. Foods that have vitamin E are: whole grains, leafy green vegetables, sardines, egg yolks, nuts, and seeds.

Vitamin K - helps your blood to clot! This is when cells in your body act like glue sticking together at the surface of a cut or wound to help stop bleeding. To get vitamin K into your system, eat leafy green vegetables, milk, yogurt, broccoli and soybean.

So, when your parents say, “Don’t forget to take your vitamins!” or “Eat your vegetables!”, you know they are looking out for your health and making sure you get all the vitamins you need. That will help you stay healthy!

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