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Republic of Ireland • Ireland is a island nation on the western edge of Europe. Aside from Great Britain, is the second largest island on the continent. • The capital is Dublin. It is also the largest city and is home to over a quarter of Ireland’s population! • Ireland only takes up 80% of island, the other 20% is Northern Ireland which is a part of The United Kingdom. • The population is about 5 million people! • The currency is the Euro. • There are four seasons in Ireland. Throughout Spring and Summer the climate stays around 40 degrees to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. In the Winter and Fall the climate stays around 46 degrees Fahrenheit. • The traditional and most popular sports in Ireland are Gaelic football and hurling. But, at the Olympics, boxing was Ireland’s most successful sport. • The languages spoken in Ireland are English and Irish Gaelic. Irish Gaelic is the country’s first official language. However the second official language, English, is more commonly spoken in present day. • The government is a Constitutional Democracy. It consists of an elected parliament that makes laws and a president, who is head of state. • Ireland is known for not having any snakes. The only reptiles within Ireland are lizards. • The Ireland-United Kingdom border is also referred to as the Irish border. The border runs a total of 499km from Lough Foyle on the north of the island to Carlingford Lough on the northeast of the Irish sea. • A type of clover called the Shamrock is the national symbol for Ireland. Along with the harp, it is a registered trademark of the Country. • On March 17th every year, St. Patricks day is celebrated. The holiday began as a religious feast for the patron saint of Ireland. Now it has become an international festival celebrating the Irish culture. It is com-
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“Bundle Up So You Don’t Catch Cold!” We hear that sentence quite often during the colder months. Everyone seems to get a cold at some point or another during the school year in spite of all the precautions. Did you know that the cold is the number one reason kids stay home from school? What exactly is a cold? A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory system caused by a virus. It affects the throat, ears and nose. The most common cold virus is called the rhinovirus (pronounced rahy-noh-vahy-ruhs) but there are more than two hundred other viruses that can cause a cold. There is not even a vaccination to prevent the common cold yet. But luckily for us, our immune system defends our bodies against illnesses. White blood cells are the body’s fighters that work to help you feel better. Catching a cold is easy but not fun. Mucus is the slimy stuff that’s inside the nose. When a person sneezes or coughs, mucus drops float in the air. Breathing in these drops can spread a cold from one person to another. You can also catch a cold by touching something with the cold virus on it like a door handle, desks, phones, video games and then touch your eyes, mouth or nose. That’s why it’s so important to wash your hands often. Some symptoms of a cold virus are a low-grade fever, body chills, itchy or sore throat, sneezing, runny or stuffy nose, watery eyes, coughing, tiredness, body aches and congestion. If you feel any of these things, its best to tell your parents or a responsible adult. Sometimes children can develop complications from their cold, such as an ear infection, sinusitis or can trigger asthma so your parents need to know how you are feeling. How can you prevent getting the common cold? Here’s some ideas:
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the right side. Creative thought (writing a song, drawing a picture) happens mostly on the right side of the brain. So if you're left-handed, the theory goes that you're more likely to have a lot of creative thought going on. But thought processes in your brain are way too complex to be limited to just one hemisphere. The two sides of your brain work together when you think. So, just because you like using your left hand doesn't mean you only think with only one side of your brain. In the past, most products on the market such as scissors, sports equipment and musical instruments were made for only righthanded people. Now most items are made both ways to accommodate everyone. Left-handed people have the upper hand in sports? While left handed people have to face some obstacles, there is great advantage also on the playing field. In baseball or softball, a lefthanded hitter starts out a few steps closer to first base than one who is right handed. The hitter has a better chance at making it to first base before getting tagged out. Batting left-handed also forces the pitcher to throw the ball differently than usual since most hitters are right-handed. Did you know that Babe Ruth, a famous baseball player was left-handed?
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Can You Unscramble The Names Of These Famous Basketball Players? 1. ROLEBN AMJES _______________________________________ 2. EERMKA LUDAB-BBAARJ _______________________________________ 3. CIMGA NSOHONJ _______________________________________ 4. SALI SLLEEI _______________________________________ 5. ILCHAEM RDAONJ _______________________________________ 6. BEKO RYTANB _______________________________________ 7. CDAANCE RKAPER _______________________________________ 8. QUISHALLE NLEAO _______________________________________ 9. AADIN AUTSARI _______________________________________ 10. RRALY RIBD _______________________________________ Answers: 1. LeBron James, 2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 3. Magic Johnson, 4. Lisa Leslie, 5. Michael Jordan, 6. Kobe Bryant, 7. candace Parker, 8. Shaquille O’Neal, 9. Diana Taurasi, 10. Larry Bird
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