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by Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Charles Vess

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This is a special poem written by the master story teller, Neil Gaiman for an unborn little girl. A shower gift or baby gift, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paired with delightful illustrations by Charles Vess in bright colors.

Join two children on a wonderful adventure with a treasure map and a pet gazelle. Who knew the alaphabet could be so mysterious.

Publisher: D.A.C. Editor: D. Mohr Designer: Limelight Graphics Reach Us @: kidsworld@wlskazoo.com 269-350-5227

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&XULRXV .LGV LQ 3RUWDJH Curious Kids invites you to visit our 3 and 4 year old Preschool classrooms for our annual Open House on Wednesday, January 20. Our teachers will be here to meet and greet all families who are interested in a quality Preschool program for the 2016/17 school year. Our center utilizes the Creative Curriculum, placing emphasis on individual and personalized instruction. We have a four star rating through Great Start to Quality and are a KC Ready 4's approved site. Please join us anytime from 6:00-7:30 pm at our Milham location, 1010 W. Milham in Portage. For directions or more information, please contact Sue at 323-6764.

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The Portage Central Elementary Student Leadership Team collected cancer care packages for patients at the West Michigan Cancer Center in downtown Kalamazoo. The packages included, cozy scarves, hats, gloves, water bottles, magazines, word search/crossword books, chapstick, love notes, and encouraging items. The entire school participated and we were able to donate over 25 baskets! The students wanted to love on cancer patients while they were receiving treatment. Way to go Central Elementary! Mrs. Onderlinde 2nd Grade Teacher

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Matching Sets Do The Problem And Draw A Line To The Matching Answers

9+9= 4 + 12 = 8 + 10 = 6+3= 15 + 5 = 1 + 11 = 7+9= 2 + 25 = 13 + 12 = 10 + 8 =

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4x7= 22 - 2 = 14 - 3 = 13 - 2 = 3 x 10 = 3x9= 28 - 5 = 24 - 10 = 21 - 4 = 7x2=

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Insert The “Down” Words To Come Up With The Solution!

See How Many Words Can You Make From HAPPY NEW YEAR __________________ _________________ __________________ _________________ __________________ _________________

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What Is A Harpsichord? The harpsichord is a musical instrument that looks like a piano but it sounds much different. Like the piano, it is played by means of a keyboard. It produces it’s sound by plucking a string (rather than striking, as in a piano) when a key is pressed. The harpsichord was used in Renaissance and Baroque music. The first music written for the solo harpsichord was published around the 16th century. Some of the famous composers that wrote music for the harpsichord were William Byrd, Domenico Scarlatti, J.S. Bach, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. During the late 18th century, it gradually disappeared from the music scene with the rise of the piano, but in the 20th century, it came back. It’s being used in historical performance of older music, in new compositions and in popular culture.

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was and is a famous composer. He was born in Eisenach, Germany. He was born March 21, 1685. His father was a town musician. In fact, over 300 years of his ancesters all worked as professional musicians. As a child, Bach's father taught him to play violin and harpsichord. His parents had died by the time Johann was ten, so his older brother raised him. His brother, Johann Christoph was the organist at St. Michael’s Church, Ohrdruf in Germany and it is assumed he taught Bach much about the organ. He also learned about organ building where he fixed the church organ often. Johann held three major jobs in his life. He first worked for a duke, then a prince and finally became the director of music at the St. Thomas Church and School in Leipzig, Germany. His job kept him very busy. He became the cantor, organist and music composer and remained there for the rest of his life. In his spare time, Bach conducted a group of musicians and performed at a local coffee house. He was thought of as just an ordinary musician until about 100 years after his death. At this time, Felix Mendelssohn, another composer conducted a performance of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. Bach composed in many established musical forms, including, for example, the cantata and fugue, and developed them into complex pieces. He composed over 1,100 works in almost every musical genre (except opera). Bach was married twice and had over 20 children, including four who became famous musicians in their own right, including Carl Philipp Emanuel, Wilhelm Friedemann, Johann Christoph Friedrich, and Johann Christian. Bach is now known as one of the great geniuses of music.

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