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Larson Elementary is pleased to announce our “Good Citizens” for the month of March 2015.

K: Scarlet Kiselica, Kaleb Truitt, Hayden Sherwood, Matthew Coleman, Sierra Roland.

1st: Madalynn Grice, Tyler Truitt, Haley Neff, Braeden Hargrove.

2nd: Gabe Lewis, Vanessa Reyes, Allison Gross, Halie Trabilsy, Brady Dickinson Larson Elementary is pleased to present our “Good Citizens” for the month of April 2015.

K: Andreanna Maran, Alyssa Revoir, Jeanette Zimmerman, Camryn Loomis, Iridessa Clodfelter. 1st: Ethan Brading, Jacob Haske, David Nellis, Gracie Burkhard. 2nd: Kegan Woodworth, Brennan McKinney, Matthew Yankee, Logan Williams, Elianna Maczynski

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Larson Elementary held a Science Fair on May 5, 2015. Shown here are many of the talented students entering projects for the event.

More students are entering projects each year. Projects included electricity from lemons and limes, volcanoes, slime, balloon piercing, plants, life cycles, hatching chicks, birdhouse projects, and so much more. Families even brought hands on activities for all to experience.

Whispering Pines Mobile Zoo provided many exotic animals to make learning fun for students and parents alike, monkeys, snakes, a baby kangaroo and many more! Students were allowed to touch some of the animals and view and learn about others. The animals inspired students and families to learn more about them. The turn out was wonderful and made the event worthwhile. We are grateful for a wonderful school community at Larson.

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The One-Line Doodle Bird

Do you love art?

Do you love to draw?

Drawings are created by using line. A line is a basic element of art, or an unbroken mark made on a surface by a drawing tool. Usually an artist lifts up his/her pencil many times while drawing. Sometimes it can be fun to try drawing in different ways. Did you know that it is not easy to draw things using one continuous or nonstop line? Try this “doodle bird” to work on the skills of drawing without ever picking up your pencil. When you first begin this exercise, it may be necessary to pick up the pencil. After several attempts, the one-line doodle bird becomes easy to do! Amaze your friends with this little bird drawing!

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Follow the steps below to learn to draw a bird using one non-stop line!

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease the bottom of a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine the egg and milk. Blend well. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Beat vigorously for 1 minute. Pour batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the top with poppy seeds. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool for 5 to 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Slice and serve warm.

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In a medium size microwave-safe bowl, mix together eggs and milk. Cover the bowl with a paper towel. Microwave on High for 3 to 4 minutes (or until the eggs are cooled and fluffy), stirring once after 2 minutes. Heat tortillas a directed on the package.

Spoon warm eggs onto each tortilla. Top with crumbled bacon and shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla. Enjoy!

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and butter, stirring frequently.

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Cool slightly and pour into a large bowl. Add sugar and eggs, mix well. Stir in flour, walnuts if desired and vanilla. Place ice cream cones in muffin cups and fill half full with batter. Bake for 20-22 minutes or until brownies are set on top and a toothpick tests almost clean (do not overbake). Cool completely. Just before serving, top each cone with a scoop of ice cream and sprinkles. Makes 24

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Goldfish Are A Gigantic Problem

Predictions for the Future

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By: Nikhil Bondale You may have asked yourself, “What is the most expensive dog breed in the world?”

Well, I am here to tell you that it is for sure a dog you have never heard of before. Its name is the Samoyed. Its name comes from the Samoyedic people of Siberia. At the beginning the Samoyed was mostly bred because of how well it could pull sleds. Later people realized how beautiful this dog really was. A Samoyed is about the same height as an average size Golden Retriever. It is almost always white but can get a little darker in fur color. Its eyes are normally dark brown but can be blue. This fluffy ball of awesomeness can cost anywhere from $4,000$11,000. The reason it’s so expensive is that it is very rare and beautiful. If you have your heart set on this dog, you might need a couple full piggy banks.

By: Alayna Squires Have you ever thought it would be cool to be able to predict the future? Well, the movie Back to the Future 2 tried to. The movie is about a kid who time travels to the future. The movie was made in 1989 and the kid traveled to 2015. The movie predicted many things would come true. In the movie it was predicted that we would have items such as hover boards, self-tying shoes, flying cars, and much more! Even though we don’t have these things yet, many companies are working on creating them. In fact there is a hover board prototype already invented. There may have been more misses then hits on predicting the future, but some things did come true.

Products such as video calls (Skype and FaceTime), video glasses (Google glasses), and fingerprint payment (Apple pay) did come true. The future may not always turn out like you think it will, but it is fun to see if your predictions ever come true!

Teen Beach Movie 2

By: Miranda McGarry We have all seen the original Teen Beach Movie and have heard the songs over and over but Teen Beach Movie 2 is coming out this summer on Disney channel better than ever. The movie will include familiar faces from the original movie including Ross Lynch and Mia Mitchell (the main characters from the original movie). Teen Beach Movie 2 will be filmed in Puerto Rico. Teen Beach Movie 2 comes from a different perspective with Brady and McKenzie’s point of view in their world, but a few months later than the original movie. So there is a different location from the original movie.

Teen beach movie had 13.5 million viewers, and was ranked number 2 movie of all time across cable networking. Surfs up!

By Lauren Rookard Teller Lake in Boulder, Colorado can be pretty. Thousands of bright colored fish inhabit this lake. These orange, black, and white fish are the common household goldfish. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department believe if they aren’t removed from the lake soon, the fish could end up disrupting the lake’s whole ecosystem.

Who knew such little fish could have such a big impact?

The reason they could potentially be harmful to the lake is because they are an invasive species.

The goldfish are not native to the lake, so they have no predators. Since nothing is eating them, more and more fish are reproducing. The number of goldfish is very substantial. Park officials believe there are 3,000-4,000 goldfish in the lake.

The question is how did these goldfish get in the lake to begin with? Like many animals, the fish were dropped off into the lake by owners who no longer wanted the fish. The approximated time the first goldfish were dropped off in the lake was about three years ago. This doesn’t seem dangerous to simply drop off a small goldfish or two in a big lake, but it can be greatly dangerous. It is also illegal to release your fish.

It is dangerous for the lake because this nonnative fish species will start competing with the other animals in the lake for food. There is a limited resource for food, and the goldfish could possibly overpower the native fish species for food.

Park officials of Teller Lake are concerned about the growing population of these goldfish. Since their numbers are getting so large, the officials are worried about the goldfish moving downstream to compete for more food. Endangered species live downstream, so if the goldfish take over the food supply, the endangered species could die. Another concern the park officials have are the diseases the goldfish could have. The native fish in Teller Lake do not have the power to fight off any new diseases that come into their lake because they are not immune.

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Biologists have no other option; they must get rid of the goldfish. They are contemplating their three different options to get rid of the goldfish: they can drain the lake, stun the fish with electricity, or use a chemical that interferes with their respiratory system. Once they have all the goldfish, they will be sent to the rehabilitation facility for food. The fish will be fed to injured birds like eagles or osprey. The fish problem will be a big hassle to rectify, or fix.

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Learn About Pigs!

Pigs, also called hogs or swine, are ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food, leather and similar products since ancient times. Their long association with humans has led to their considerable representation in cultural settings from paintings to proverbs.

They are native to Eurasia. Despite the pigs reputation for excessive eating and another reputation for dirtiness, a lesser known quality is their intelligence. The nearest living relatives of the swine family are the hoofed mammals.

A pig has a snout for a nose, small eyes and a small tail which may be curly, kinked or straight. The snout is used to dig into the soil to find food and is a very sensitive sense organ. Pigs have a full set of 44 teeth. The canine teeth, called tusks grow continually and are sharpened by the lowers and uppers rubbing against each other.

The pig has a thick body and short legs. There are four toes on each foot. The two large toes in the middle are used for walking.

Pigs are omnivores, which means that they consume both plants and animals.

Pigs will scavenge and have been known to eat any kind of food, including dead insects, garbage and more. In the wild, they are foraging animals, primarily eating leaves and grasses, roots, fruits and COLOR flowers.

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pigs are commonly raised as livestock by farmers for meat (called pork), as well as for leather. Their bristly hairs are used for brushes too. Some breeds of pigs, such as the Asian potbellied pig are kept as pets.

Pigs do not have functional sweat glands so they cool themselves using water or mud during hot weather. They use mud as a form of sunscreen to protect their skin from sunburn. Mud provides protection from flies and parasites too.

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This little pig had roast beef.

This little pig had none, And this little pig cried wee-wee-wee All the way home.

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I Want To Play The Accordion!

The accordion was invented in the early 1800’s in Europe (drawing from the concept of older Chinese instruments). It took its shape in its modern form later in that century. At that time, it was able to make a loud sound as amplification hadn’t been around yet. So, it became quite popular for dance music.

It is believed that most accordions came to America with traveling German merchants. It gained its popularity in various communities and especially with folk music.

There are three main types of accordion - diatonic, chromatic and keyboard. Diatonic and chromatic accordions have buttons for keys and keyboard accordions have a piano keyboard for keys. In the standard accordion, the keys are on the player’s right hand side of the instrument.

The left hand side has chord or bass notes that are used to play rhythm.

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That Tastes Sooooo Good!!

Everyone has their favorite food they LOVE to eat! Have you ever wondered how you can taste your favorite food? Tasting your food has everything to do with your taste buds!

Taste buds are sensory organs found on your tongue. These organs allow you to taste the four basic tastes which are sweet, salty, sour and bitter.

If you stick out your tongue and look into the mirror, you will see bumps on it. They are called papillae. Most of these contain taste buds which have a very sensitive microscopic hair called microvilli in them. These tiny hairs send messages to the brain about what you are tasting, so you will know if it is sweet, salty, sour, or bitter.

The average person has around 10,000 taste buds in their mouth. They are replaced every two weeks or so. There are two things that reduce the number of taste buds in your mouth. The first one is smoking. Smoking can reduce the amount of taste buds you have. The second reason is age. An older person has reduced working taste buds. As a result, younger people have a stronger sense of taste.

Your nose plays an important part in this also. In the upper part of your nose, there are Olfactory Receptors that have special cells which help you smell. These receptors send messages to the brain too. While you’re chewing food, the food releases chemicals that travel up into your nose, triggering the receptors. Together with the taste buds, they send a message to your brain. In this way, you learn the true flavor of the food you are eating. When you have a cold and your nose is stuffy, you will notice that your food doesn’t have much taste because your Olfactory Receptors can’t receive the chemicals from the food!

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Easter Island

• Easter Island is one of the world’s most isolated inhabited islands. It is located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean approximately 2200 miles off the coast of Chile. Its closest neighbor that’s inhabited is Pitcaim Island, which is 1,289 miles to the west with fewer than one hundred inhabitants.

• Easter Island is also called Rapa Nui, or it’s official Spanish name is Isla de Pascua which also means “Easter Island”. The name “Easter Island” was given by the island’s first recorded European visitor, the Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen, who encountered it on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1722.

• The island is approximately 15 miles long and 7.6 miles at its widest point. It has an area of only a little over 63 square miles.

• Easter Island has three extinct volcanoes, the tallest rising to 1674 feet. The island is hilly, almost treeless and is mainly covered with grasses and shrubs.

• The capital is Hanga Roa. • Easter Island has mild winters with cool temperatures year round and abundant precipitation.

• Official languages are Spanish and Rapa Nui. • Easter Island is a special territory of Chile. They have a Provincial Governor and a Mayor. The treaty was signed on September 9, 1888.

• There are three freshwater crater lakes called Rano Kau, Rano Raraku and Rano Aroi.

There are no permanent streams or rivers.

• Easter Island is famous for its over 800 monumental statues, called moai that were created by the early Rapa Nui people. These people are considered the original inhabitants who are thought to have arrived from

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Polynesia at around 400 AD. The average moai statue is 14 feet, 6 inches tall and weigh 14 tons. Some are as large as 33 feet and weigh more than 80 tons. Some stood on massive stone platforms called ahu and were spaced approximately one half mile apart to create an almost unbroken line around the perimeter of the island. The moai are believed to represent status symbols of the different Easter Island tribes. Because of its ability to help scientists study early human societies, Easter Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and much of the land belongs to the Rapa Nui National Park.

• Only one airline flies to Easter Island. It is the LanChile out of Santiago. Flights only come in and go out every few days.

• The written language of the Rapa Nui has yet to be deciphered.

• Easter Island's only festival is the Tapati Rapa Nui in February, which celebrates traditional Rapa Nui culture.

• Easter Islanders farm small plots today and maize (corn) is now the major crop. Chilean cuisine has replaced the native diet. Since the introduction of sheep ranching, sheep and cattle on the island have been the primary sources of meat. Most material goods are now obtained from the store on the island and from the Chilean government. In addition to farming and fishing, Easter Islanders now work for the government, in a few small businesses, and in the tourist industry.

• The population of Easter Island is approximately 4,888.

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