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The American Flagfish gets its name from its cool color pattern. The males have alternating stripes that look like our American flag. Females are not as brightly colored, they are more brown and look like a checkerboard with a big black circle in the middle. The females have lighter colors to blend in with their surroundings while guarding eggs. Their coloring even changes if they are startled.
American Flag fish are interesting fish to add to any tank. They like to be in pairs, and the male and female will even nuzzle each other! They hang out near the bottom and will spend their days munching on algae.
The flagfish is not just an American fish, they are found in Florida all the way down into Mexico. They like warm water and lots of sunlight, but can handle less. They spawn by laying eggs one at a time on nearby plants. The eggs are sticky and attach to the plants until they hatch. If you look closely at the eggs, you can see the young fish, or fry, inside the eggs and some will even show their stripes while inside the egg! Sometimes shy, American Flagfish can be pretty aggressive at times. They like to live in pairs with no other flagfish in the tank. Their nearby neighbors should either be fast, or bigger, because the flagfish will pick on them! That is not a good way to make friends... Flagfish will eat almost anything. While they love munching on algae of all kinds, they will eat worms, and shrimp. In a tank you can feed them flake food, boiled spinach and even peas! With a wide variety of food, the American Flagfish is an omnivore, meaning they eat both meat and plants. Try This! Make a patriotic fish!
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Flagfish are a type of killifish. Their cousins can also be found in the south, the coolest are mummichogs and pupfish. Pupfish get their names because they play like puppies. While the mummichogs are famous for being great at cleaning out a pond of mosquito larvae. Who wouldn’t want a fish that takes care of all those pesky mosquitoes that bother you in summer?
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Your Skeletal System Your skeletal system is all of the bones in the body and the tissues such as tendons, ligaments and cartilage that connects them. The human skeleton has 206 bones. Although when we’re born, we have more - about 300! Some of these bones fuse together as you grow up! Almost all of your bones are made up of the same matter. The outer surface of your bone is called the periosteum. That’s a thin membrane that is made up of nerves and blood vessels. They nourish the bone itself. The next layer is the compact bone and that is what you see when you look at a skeleton. They are very hard and smooth. Inside the compact bone is cancellous bone that looks like a sponge! The cancellous bone protects the inner part of your bone called the bone marrow. It looks like a thick jelly and it makes blood cells. Your teeth are also part of your skeletal system, but they are not counted as bones. Teeth are made up of enamel (the strongest substance in your body) and dentin. The main job of the skeleton is to provide support for your body and allow you to move. Without bones, your body would not be able to stand or sit and you’d just be a big heap! The skeleton also protects your internal organs and tissues - like your brain, eyes, heart, lungs, liver and spinal cord. Your muscles are attached to the bones with strong tendons, so you are able to move around. Bones are connected to other bones at joints. There are different types of joints. Fixed joints are in the skull. They are made up of many bones that don’t move. Hinged joints are in your fingers, toes, elbows and knees. Ball and socket joints are in the shoulders and hips. They allow movement in every direction! Bones are held together at the joints with ligaments. Ligaments are like strong rubber bands.
The longest bone in our body is the femur or your thigh bone. The smallest bone is the stirrup bone which is inside the ear. Your hands have 26 bones and so does your spine! You have 652 bones in your feet and ankles! Your jaw bone is the only bone in your head that moves! It opens and closes to let you talk and chew. Did you know that bones are alive? They do various jobs like storing minerals such as calcium. Bones have lots of living cells which helps them grow and repair themselves. When you break a bone, it’s called a fracture. If you have a fracture, the bone will produce lots of new cells to rebuild itself and these new cells will close up the break! It’s important to get regular exercise to keep your bones healthy. You should also make an effort to protect them. You should wear a helmet or protective clothing when you play active sports. It is also important to drink milk and eat dairy products like yogurt and cheese which contain calcium that will keep your bones hard and stay strong.
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Republic Of Romania • Romania is in southeast Europe and is slightly smaller than Oregon. Romania shares a border with Hungary and Serbia to the west, Ukraine and Moldova to the northeast and east, and Bulgaria to the south. • The government is a Republic. • The capital of Romania is Bucharest which was once called the “Paris of the East”. • Industries include: Textiles and footwear, light machinery and auto assembly, mining and timber • Agriculture products are wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets and eggs. •Export products are textiles and footwear, metals and metal products, machinery and equipment, minerals and fuels. • Although not as high as the Alps, the Carpathian Mountains extend over 600 miles in Romania, in the shape of an arch. They are divided into three major ranges: the Eastern (Oriental) Carpathians, the Southern Carpathians (also known as the Transylvanian Alps), and the Western Carpathians. Each of these mountain ranges feature a variety of landscapes, due to the different types of terrain. • The Danube River ends its journey of almost 1864 miles through Europe in south-eastern Romania. Here the river divides into 3 frayed branches (Chilia, Sulina, Sfântu Gheorghe) forming the Danube Delta. It is the newest land in the country, with beaches expanding almost 65 feet into the sea every year. Overall, the delta is a triangular swampy area of marshes, floating reed islands and sandbanks. It is a protected wetland and natural habitat for rare species of plants and animals. • Romania has a temperate climate, similar to the northeastern United States, with four distinct seasons. • Romanian Nadia Comaneci, Olympic champion gymnast, was the first in the world to score a perfect 10. • Timisoara was the first European city to introduce horse-drawn trams (in 1869) and electrical street lighting (in 1889). • Hollywood’s original Tarzan, Johnny Weissmuller, was born in the city of Timisoara, Romania.
Romania has the second largest underground glacier in Europe. The 3500-year old Scarisoara glacier, located in the Bihor Mountains – 90 miles southwest of Cluj Napoca has a volume of 2,649,000 cubic feet. The 154 foot deep entrance shaft leads to some impressive ice structures, including 20 foot high ice stalagmites. Irish author Bram Stoker based his horror novel ‘Dracula’ on the fifteenth century Wallachian Vlad Prince, Dracul of Romania. The Bran Castle, associated with Vlad Dracul, still lies in Romania and forms its most popular tourist attraction.
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Cookin’ Fun Apple Crisp 2 large baking apples, peeled, cored and sliced 1/3 cup old-fashioned rolled oats 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 Cup butter or margarine Prepare apples by peeling, coring and slicing. Place in bottom of a small casserole dish. In a mixing bowl add oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and butter. Mix together until crumbly. You can use your hands to break up clumps. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
Caramel Apples 6 apples 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped 2 tablespoons milk Remove the stem from each apple and press a craft stick into the top. Butter a baking sheet. Place the caramels and milk in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave 2 minutes, stirring once. Allow mixture to cool briefly. Roll each apple quickly in caramel sauce until well coated. Place on prepared baking sheet to set.
Apple Dessert Bites Recipe 12 mini fillo shells 3-4 tablespoons chocolate sauce 1 cup chopped Granny Smith apples 1/4 cup chopped walnuts - optional 2 tablespoons whipped cream cheese
Baked Apple French Toast Casserole 3 large green apples 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter 1/2 cup brown sugar 12 ounces cream cheese 12 slices firm bread, any flavor 8 eggs 1 quart milk 2 tablespoons vanilla extract Cinnamon to taste Set oven rack in lower third of oven and heat to 350 degrees. Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Core and cut the apples into thin wedges, leaving the skin on. In a skillet, melt the butter with brown sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Add the apples and cook stirring for two to three minutes. Transfer to the baking dish and let cool. Cut the cream cheese into cubes and arrange evenly over the apples. Cut the slices of bread in half diagonally and layer over the apples to cover the whole dish. In a large mixing bowl, beat together eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Pour the egg mixture over the bread, taking care to dampen all of the bread. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, until golden and puffed. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place mini fillo shell on a baking sheet. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon of the chocolate sauce into each fillo shell. In a small bowl, mix the chopped apples, walnuts and cream cheese together. Divide the mixture among the 12 fillo dessert shells. Bake apple dessert cups for 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and drizzle with chocolate sauce. Serve immediately.
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Play The Tuba! Tuba is the general name for several musical instruments which are the newest additions to the brass family. Tubas are the largest instruments in the brass family and also have the lowest pitch. The tuba, unlike most other brass instruments is held vertically when it is played. Sound is produced when the musician vibrates his or her lips into a cup shaped mouthpiece. Notes can then be changed when the musician changes his or her lip tension or fingering on the instrument's valves. The most popular type of tube is the baritone tuba, also known as the euphonium. This type of tuba usually has three or four valves and is most common in concert and marching bands. The upright tuba is usually used in symphony orchestras. This tuba has three to five valves and is generally larger than the baritone tuba. The three valve sousaphone is often used in marching bands. It wraps around the musician and has a flaring bell. In addition, in drum and bugle corps, the marching
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“A” is for APPLE, juicy and sweet! Apple trees grow mostly in the northern hemisphere. Apple trees grow well in the dry climate and warm summers of Canada and America. Most of the apples we eat are grown in the states of Michigan, Washington, New York, California, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
Did you know? • The state flower of Michigan is the “apple blossom”. • An apple has a total of 10 seeds. • Fresh apples float because 25% of an apple is air. • It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider.
Let’s Make A Clay Apple! Follow these simple steps using air dry or oven baked clay. You can use uncolored clay and paint it, or use colored clay. Remember, apples come in red, yellow and green. Some have worms and others don’t. Have fun!
Apples are so good to eat, but they are pretty too! Apples come in yellow, green and red. Because they are colorful, shiny and nice to look at, artists love to use them in their art creations. Apples have been painted, drawn and sculpted by artists for thousands of years. Use the following steps to create your own apple out of clay. Contributed by Rebecca Nechuta, KidzArt of Okemos
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“The Most Important Meal Of The Day!” We’ve all heard that phrase “Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” Why is breakfast so important? It’s important because after a long night’s sleep, your body needs refueling! Food is a fuel for your body and without it, you can spend the day stumbling around in a fog and fighting off a headache. Kids who eat breakfast do better in school, are more likely to participate in physical activities and tend to eat healthier overall. The consumption of food increases the metabolic rate (how fast you burn calories) and kick starts your body into gear! Some kids skip breakfast because they sleep too late or they think it’s a great way to stay thinner. But skipping breakfast doesn’t help maintain a healthy weight. In fact, most people tend to eat more
calories during the day if they skip breakfast! Just like with other meals, at breakfast, try to eat a variety of foods, including: • Fruit • Vegetables • Grains ( make at least half your grains whole grains) • Protein (meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dry beans, nuts, and seeds) • Dairy products ( low fat or fat-free milk, cheese, and yogurt) Here’s a few good breakfast ideas! • Eggs • French toast, waffles, or pancakes (Don’t forget the wheat or whole-grain varieties) • Cold cereal and milk • Hot cereal, such as oatmeal or cream of wheat. (Try some fruit or nuts on the top) • Whole grain toast, bagel or English muffin with cheese • Yogurt with fruit or nuts • Fruit smoothie, such as a strawberry smoothie • Banana dog (peanut butter, a banana and raisins in a long whole grain bun. • Breakfast taco (Shedded cheese on a tortilla folded in half and microwaved) • Fruit and cream cheese sandwich (use strawberries or other fresh fruit)
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Ready, Set, RUN! Gier Park recently hosted its annual Fun Run. Each of the school’s K through 3 classes had a chance to run around the large grounds of the school. There was a health fair in the gym - Ingham County Health Department and Capital Area District Libraries were there to support summer reading! Gier Park’s community partners also made an appearance, including Playmakers, Gone to the Dogs Grooming, Georgio’s Pizza, Verizon Wireless Dewitt, Golden Harvest Restaurant, Tanger Outlet Mall, Preuss’ Pets, Max and Erma’s, Quality Plumbing and more! The Lansing Police Department – another of Gier Park’s community partners – was on hand and representing their GREAT program (which HQDEOHV WKH QDWLRQ¶V \RXWK WR EHWWHU UHVLVW FULPLQDOLW\ DQG DQWL VRFLDO OLIHVW\OHV DVVRFLDWHG ZLWK JDQJ LQYROYHPHQW ZLWK ERWK RI¿FHUV DQG volunteers alike.
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Lansing School District Grades: K-6 Before School: 7:00am to start of school day After School: End of school day to 6:00pm
ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS NOW! Call 517.827.9666 jdhelman@ymcaoflansing.org
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GREAT THINGS ARE HAPPENING
AT THE LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT!
• The Lansing School District has 27 schools which include offerings in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics), STEM, Spanish and Chinese Immersion, Global Studies, New Tech High, Visual and Performing Arts, International Baccalaureate, Montessori and many additional specialty offerings. • Over 85% of Eastern, Everett, and Sexton students move on to a two- or fouryear university. • The Lansing Promise scholarship awards all graduates of Lansing public schools - who attend four consecutive years - the financial assistance necessary to obtain a two-year degree or its equivalent at an eligible school. • Lansing School District students selected for the H.O.P.E. scholarship program as sixth graders, upon completion of high school, are awarded two free years of tuition at Lansing Community College. • On May 3, 2016 the Lansing voters overwhelmly approved a $120 million dollar bond that will improve facilities at all of our schools and will support the Lansing Pathway Promise.
ENROLL NOW! Choose the lansingschools.net
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2016-2017 Season FALL SESSION 2
FALL/WINTER SESSION 3
September 11-October 30, 2016
November 6-December 19, 2016
7 -Weeks on Sundays; 6-Weeks on Mondays
6 -Week Program
WINTER SESSION 4
WINTER SESSION 5
January 8-February 20, 2017
February 26-April 3, 2017
7 -Week Program
6 -Week Program
LEARN TO SKATE SESSIONS LISTED ABOVE NEW SKATERS ONLY. OFFER GOOD FOR ONE SESSION. LIMIT ONE PER FAMILY
Register online at suburbaniceeastlansing.com or call us at 517•336•4272 2810 Hannah Blvd. • East Lansing, MI • 48823
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