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Welcome November 2014 | Vol. 8, No. 3 Publisher: Bill Patterson The contents of this free publication are copyrighted by Denton Publishing Company, 2008, a subsidiary of A.H. Belo Corp. (www.ahbelo.com, NYSE symbol: AHC) with all rights reserved. Reproduction or use, without permission, of editorial or graphic content in any manner is prohibited. Kid Life is published monthly by Denton Publishing Company, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201. E-mail: drc@dentonrc.com
On the cover: McNair Elementary teacher Jodi Dallas shows fifth-graders Yazmin Garcia, Alyssandra Contreras and Matthew Hydock an art lesson.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Scott K. Parks
Editor sparks@dentonrc.com 940-566-6879
Counseling column . . . . . . . . . . 2 Star Student . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Denton ISD update . . . . . . . . . 4-5 Teachers & principal profiles . . . .8 Top of the List . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Fifth-grade camps. . . . . . . . . . . 10 Lunchbox bites. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Library events . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Kid Scoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Shawn Reneau
Advertising Manager sreneau@dentonrc.com 940-566-6843
Courtesy photo of Anthony Tosie/Denton ISD
Be respectful to each other all the time Hello, Friend! I hope your first six weeks of school have been great and that you are learning lots of new things. I wanted to talk to you for a bit about bullying. It seems like I hear the words “bully” and “bullying” everywhere. I have something to say about that. A few years ago, a famous man named Stan Davis came to Denton to talk to counselors and principals and families about bullying. Mr. Davis talks to people all over the world about behavior, especially bad behavior. He said something very important: All bullying is bad behavior, but not all bad behavior is bullying. I have been thinking about what he said. What is bad behavior? When I ask kids about that, usually they have no problem telling me the things that are bad behavior. This list looks something like this: hitting, calling names, cutting in line, throwing things at someone, kicking, teasing, making fun of someone, hurting others and so on. You get the picture, right? And guess what! Kids are pretty smart about that. All those behaviors are things
that are not right for us to do to other people. They are very disrespectful and hurtful. What is bullying? Bullies can do all those things, so bullying is bad behavior. But there are some other parts of the definition of bullying that you need to know. Bullying is hurting someone with less power, on purpose, over and over again. Grown-ups have a fancy definition for bullying. It’s long and complicated. I like simple. Bullying is hurting someone else and hurting others is bad behavior. Bullying does not happen accidentally. It happens on purpose. The person doing the bullying wants to make the other one feel bad. Bullying happens over and over again. The first time there is a problem, that is not bullying. The problem should be resolved, but if it is not and the bad behavior happens again and again, then we know that someone is suffering because someone else is being a bully. Bullying goes one way. One person is behaving badly. It does not go two-ways. When bad behavior goes two ways, that’s conflict,
which is solved a different way. Bullying happens when one person has more control over a situation than someone else. We should be respectful to each other all the time. We should never use our power to hurt others’ bodies or their feelings. So what do you do if you are in a
situation where there is bad behavior going on? The best thing to do is to sit down with an adult and describe what is happening. Tell about the situations that have happened and who did what. Be sure to tell your part. That way, we can all work together to fix bad behavior. Because all bullying is bad
behavior, but not all bad behavior is bullying and we need to fix bad behavior so we get rid of any bullying problems. - Rene Shelton is the Elementary Counseling Coordinator for Denton ISD. She can be reached at rshelton@dentonisd.org.
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Denton ISD Update Students create artwork on local building
When a car crashed into the side of the Center for the Visual Arts last year, it damaged paneling on the side of the building that would obviously need to be repaired. When thinking about how to repair the facility, its leaders quickly realized beauty could come from the damage. “We knew we weren’t using this paneling for anything at the time, so we wanted to change that,” said John Riegelman, facilities manager and programs coordinator for the Greater Denton Arts Council, at a Sept. 26 ceremony. “When we looked at what we could do, we realized we have all these empty panels and no art, so we wanted to change that.” With donations provided by First State Bank, the Arts Council allowed five schools to each select five students that would paint murals on the restored panels. Art teachers from Borman, Cross Oaks, Evers Park, McNair and Nelson elementary schools decided to have their students, all fifthgraders, paint murals that reflect Denton through the year. Each mural incorporated unique Denton mainstays, such as the city’s Dog Days of Summer celebration and Holiday Lighting Festival on the square. Denise Clyne, Nelson’s art teacher, said the plan was created because elementary students often don’t get their artwork showcased in major events, unlike students in secondary grades. “We have a youth art show every March, and we worked to find out what would be something feasible elementary students could be involved in that’s a big project,” she said. “The secondary schools often get opportunities to show their art at shows and outside of school, and we wanted to do the same thing for elementary students.” To get the project started, the five school’s art teachers first had to decide what to paint for each season, such as the Holiday Lighting Festival for winter. After that, they came the night before or morning of the event to sketch
Borman Elementary fifth-grader David Bustos poses in front of his school's mural on a side wall of the Denton Center for Visual Arts. The school's mural, depicting Cinco De Mayo in Denton, was one of five created on the newly restored wall.
Photo courtesy of the Denton school district
outlines for their students to paint over. Each school’s five students arrived at 10 a.m. on a Saturday to begin painting their art, which they described as a fun group experience. “It was really fun getting to know everybody,” said Nelson’s Trinity Ramirez. “As we were painting, we came up with a lot of ideas as a group, such as blending the paints together and finger painting.” Trinity added that she’s been to
the Holiday Lighting Festival, which Nelson’s students were painting, which made the event even more fun. Another fun aspect of the event, she said, was knowing that others can now admire her art. “This was really my first time doing art where everybody can see it,” Trinity said. “I’ve been to the Jazz Fest and saw a lot of art there, so it was really fun being one of the people who has art shown in a place where a lot of people will see it.”
Caitlyn Cox, a fellow Nelson fifth-grader, agreed with Trinity, saying her parents “really loved our art.” “I really love all the awesome colors, and I also really love painting,” she said. “One of our classmates came up with the idea to start with electric blue and then fade to purple for the sky. We all added our own ideas to it like that.” When people now pass by the CVA’s location on Bell Avenue, they’ll see the five murals on its side
paneling as well as the hand prints and signatures of the students who created them. If Denton ISD’s elementary students have their way, people passing the building should get used to an interesting sight. “It was really fun to paint something so different and seeing us all come together to create something like this,” said McNair student Yazmin Garcia. “I really like knowing people will see what we worked so hard on.”
STAR STUDENT TRINITY MARIE FLANAGAN What’s in my iPod/CD player right now: Taylor Swift and Lincoln Brewster
Nickname: Trin Trin Community/school activities: Acting and Girl Scouts
When I finish school I plan to: Be a teacher
School/grade: Savannah Elementary, 5th Grade
The best book I ever read was: Rules by Cynthia Lord
Birthdate/place: Dec. 12, 2003, at Grand Blanc, Michigan
The best movie I’ve ever seen is: Guardians of the Galaxy
Family: Dad, Mom, Landon and Liam My hobbies are: Frisbee, hanging out with friends and family, swimming, playing electronics
My favorite restaurant is: In-N-Out Burger My favorite school subject is: Math
My hero is: Jesus
Notas sobre su zona escolar Los estudiantes crean trabajo artístico en edificio local David Bustos de quinto grado de la Primaria Borman se posa frente al mural de su escuela en una de las paredes laterales de Denton Centro de Artes Visuales. Mural de la escuela, que representa Cinco De Mayo en Denton, fue uno de los cinco creado en la pared recién restaurada.
Photo courtesy of the Denton school district
Cuando un carro chocó en el lado del Centro para las Artes Visuales el año pasado, dañó el panel en el lado del edificio que debería obviamente ser reparado. Al pensar de cómo reparar el centro, sus líderes rápidamente se dieron cuenta que la belleza podría venir del daño. “Supimos que nosotros no utilizábamos estos paneles para nada en aquel tiempo, así que quisimos cambiar eso,” dijo John Riegelman, director de facilidades y coordinador de programas para el Concilio de Artes de Gran Denton, en una ceremonia el 26 de septiembre. “Cuando miramos lo que podríamos hacer, nos dimos cuenta de que tenemos todo estos paneles vacíos y ningún arte, así que quisimos cambiar eso.” Con donativos proporcionados por First State Bank, el Concilio de Artes le permitió a cinco escuelas que cada una seleccionara a cinco estudiantes que pintarían murales
en los paneles restaurados. Los maestros de arte de las escuelas primarias Borman, Cross Oaks, Evers Park, McNair y Nelson decidieron que sus estudiantes, todos de quinto grado, pintaran murales que reflejan Denton a través del año. Cada mural incorporó sostenes extraordinarios de Denton, como la celebración de Dog Days of Summer y Festival de la Iluminación de las Luces en la plaza. Denise Clyne, maestra de arte de Nelson, dijo que el plan fue creado por que a los estudiantes de primaria a menudo no se les exhiben sus obras de arte en grandes eventos, a diferencia de los estudiantes de enseñanza secundaria. “Tenemos un show artístico de jóvenes cada marzo, y hemos trabajado para averiguar que sería algo viable en que los estudiantes de primaria pudieran involucrarse en un proyecto grande,” dijo ella. “Los
escuelas de enseñanza secundaria a menudo consiguen oportunidades de mostrar su arte en exposiciones y fuera de la escuela, y nosotros quisimos hacer la misma cosa para los estudiantes de primaria.” Para conseguir que el proyecto comenzara, las cinco maestras de arte de las cinco escuelas tuvieron que decidir qué pintar para cada temporada, como el Festival de la Iluminación de Luces para el invierno. Después de eso, ellas vinieron la noche antes o mañana del evento a delinear para que sus estudiantes pintaran sobre ellos. Cada cinco estudiantes de las escuelas llegaron a las 10 de la mañana en un sábado para empezar a pintar su arte, que describieron como una experiencia divertida de grupo. “Fue muy divertido llegar a conocer a todos,” dijo Trinity Ramirez de Nelson. “Mientras pintábamos, propusimos muchas
ideas como un grupo, como mezclar las pinturas juntas y hacer pintura con los dedos.” Trinity agregó que ha estado en el Festival de la Iluminación de las Luces, que los estudiantes de Nelson pintaban, que hizo el acontecimiento aún más divertido. Otro aspecto divertido del acontecimiento, dijo ella, era saber que ahora otros pueden admirar su arte. “Esta fue realmente mi primera vez haciendo arte donde todos lo pueden ver”, dijo Trinity. “He estado en la Fiesta del Jazz y vi mucho arte allí, así que fue realmente divertido ser una de las personas que tiene el arte mostrado en un lugar donde muchas personas lo verán.” Caitlyn Cox, una compañera de quinto grado de Nelson, estuvo de acuerdo con Trinity, diciendo que sus padres “realmente les encantó nuestro arte.” “Realmente me encantan todos
los impresionantes colores y también me encanta pintar,” dijo ella. “Uno de nuestros compañeros de clase propuso la idea de comenzar con azul eléctrico y entonces desteñir al morado para el cielo. Todos le agregamos nuestras propias ideas a ello asi como eso.” Cuando la gente ahora pasa por la ubicación del CVA en Bell Avenue, verán los cinco murales en sus paneles laterales, así como las huellas de manos y las firmas de los estudiantes que los crearon. Si los estudiantes de primaria de Denton ISD hacen cosas a su manera, las personas que transitan el edificio deberían acostumbrarse a un espectáculo interesante. “Fue realmente divertido pintar algo tan diferente y ver como todos nos reunimos para crear algo como esto,” dijo estudiante de McNair Yazmin Garcia. “Realmente me gusta saber que la gente va a ver lo que nos costó trabajo tan duro,” dijo Garcia.
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Kid Clubhouse
Artistic Endeavors
Students in Stacy Bzdok’s art classes at Cross Oaks Elementary recently created artwork focusing on a variety of styles. The theme of celebrations can be seen in (clockwise from upper left) Nicholas Sturgell’s clay Dia de los Muertos calavera shaker and Alayna McGee’s model Dia de los Muertos calaca. The use of lines can be seen in Nehemiah Quintanilla’s cardboard and yarn abstract sculpture and Bethany Edwards’ shapes and patterns designs. Finally, surreal artwork can be seen in Jayden Stock’s oil pastel painting inspired by the work of Marc Chagall.
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Birth flower: Chrysanthemum
Antigua and Barbuda achieve independence from UK (1981)
Visit www.dentonisd.org for more information on Denton Independent School District events and holidays. Moon phases taken from www.sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/phase/phase2001cst.html. Learn more about the historical events and information on this calendar by visiting the Encyclopedia Britannica at www.britannica.com.
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Stephen F. Austin born (1793)
Election Day
Honduras declares independence (1838)
Benjamin Harrison becomes 23rd U.S. president (1888)
End of the Second Six Weeks
JFK becomes 35th U.S. president (1960)
France’s MarieAntoinette born (1755)
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Hostage crisis in Iran begins (1979)
Tacoma Narrows Bridge breaks (1940)
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Veterans’ Day
First flying trapeze act performed (1859)
Writer Robert Louis Stevenson born (1850)
Harper & Brothers publishes Moby Dick (1851)
Artist Georgia O’Keeffe born (1887)
Christopher Columbus discovers the island of St. Martin (1493)
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Second Roman emperor Tiberius born (42)
Suez Canal opens (1869)
Opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci born (1882)
Abraham Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address (1863)
Quadruple Alliance renewed (1815)
Mayflower Compact signed (1620)
Juan Carlos becomes king of Spain (1975)
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Suriname gains independence from The Netherlands (1975)
Nakasone Yasuhiro elected prime minister of Japan (1982)
Treaty of Neuilly signed (1919)
Wilhelm Reiss becomes first climber to reach top of Cotopaxi (1872)
Writer Louisa May Alcott born (1832)
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Head of the Class Maureen Kondracki: Jostens Houston Teacher of the Year Maureen Kondracki has been a
November teacher for 21 years, with the past 14 of those spent at Denton ISD’s 2014
Houston Elementary. Mrs. Kondracki began her teaching career in 1987, when she served as a term teacher in the Citrus County School District in Lecanto, Fla., for two teachers who were out on maternity leave. She got her own classroom in 1988, when she became a third-grade teacher at St. Isidore’s Elementary in Quakertown, Pa. She then moved to North Carolina in 1989, where she was a teacher until 1991. Later that year, she moved to South Carolina, where she was a teacher until 1994. For three years, Mrs. Kondracki was the owner of Angel Foods Catering in South Carolina, where she prepared school lunches for
children at one of her former schools. In 1998, Mrs. Kondracki moved to Texas and was a teacher in Lewisville for a year. In 2000, she became a fourthgrade teacher at Houston Elementary, a position she still holds today. Mrs. Kondracki received her bachelor’s degree in from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She also completed graduate work at Duke University and the University of North Texas. Her teaching philosophy: I strive to make my students feel safe, happy and comfortable with me in my classroom because I believe that relationship fosters the learning process. In this environment, my students will want to learn what I have to teach them.
Stacy Bzdok: Jostens Cross Oaks Teacher of the Year Stacy Bzdok has been a teacher in Denton ISD for six years, and she has been a teacher for more than 14 years overall. Since August 2010, Ms. Bzdok has been the art teacher at Cross Oaks Elementary. Prior to that, she was the art teacher at Stephens Elementary from 2008 to August 2010. She hasn’t always been an art teacher, though – Ms. Bzdok came to Denton ISD’s Hodge Elementary as a fourth-grade science and social studies teacher in 2003. Ms. Bzdok first began teaching for Dallas ISD in 1999, when she was a sixth-grade language arts teacher at Zaragoza Elementary. In 2001, Ms. Bzdok moved to Tyler, where she was a fifth-grade science teacher at Ramey Elementary until August 2003, when she moved to Denton.
As an active member in the art community, Ms. Bzdok currently serves in the Texas Art Education Association and is also the area’s representative for the TAEA Texas Treasures committee. She is also a representative on the district’s Fine Arts Council and has given presentations at local and state conferences. Ms. Bzdok received her bachelor’s degree in communications and art from Texas A&M University-Commerce and her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of Phoenix. Her teaching philosophy: Over the course of the last 14 years as an educator, my philosophy has twisted and morphed into something very simple: bring joy to all that you do. Without joy, everything is just flat.
Meet Evers Park Elementary principal Linda Tucker Name: Linda Cavazos Tucker My School: Evers Elementary School
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My School’s mascot: Eagles Where you were born: Winters, Texas My favorite food is: Crab legs My favorite color is: Purple My favorite subject in school was: Reading My favorite teacher was: Ms. Brunson My most memorable moment as a child was: Finishing top 10 in an all-age city-wide marathon when I was 12. Do you have any pets? No My hobbies: Walking, traveling and spending time with my kids
The best movie I’ve ever seen is: A Beautiful Mind My favorite things about Evers
Park Elementary School are: our fantastic school staff, students, parents and community volunteers!!!!
Make school attendance a top priority. Schedule appointments to avoid missing classes if possible.
Reviews
TOP OF THE
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- Here are the top picks from Stacey Irish-Keffer, the Youth Services Librarian at Emily Fowler Library
{BOOKS}
The Cow Loves Cookies by Karma Wilson, 2010 While all the other animals on the farm enjoy eating their regular food, the cow chooses to eat the one thing that she loves best. Ages 3-5 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, 2008 Nobody Owens is a normal boy, except that he has been raised by ghosts and other denizens of the graveyard. 312 pages Ages 10 and up A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author by Ron Roy, 1997 Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. A is for author.... Dink writes to his favorite author, mystery writer Wallis Wallace, and invites him to visit Green Lawn. To Dink's amazement, Wallace says he'll come! But when the big day arrives, Wallace is nowhere to be found. The police think he just missed his plane, but Dink suspects foul play. It's up to Dink and his two best friends, Josh and Ruth Rose, to find the famous writer--before it's too late! 86 pages Ages 7-9 Athlete vs. Mathlete by W. C. Mack, 2013 When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home. 198 pages Ages 10-14
Reading is fun!
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Lunchbox Bites
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Makes 6 Servings Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 9 min Ingredients 1/2 pound ground beef sirloin 2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 cup chunky salsa, divided 2 cups cooked brown or white rice 6 (9-inch) whole-wheat flour tortillas 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed 1 (11-ounce) can corn kernels, drained 2 cups shredded Pepper Jack cheese 1/3 cup sliced green onion, including green tops In a medium non-stick skillet, brown ground beef and garlic over medium heat; (break beef mixture up into smaller chunks with a spoon). Drain fat and stir in 1/2 cup of the salsa; set aside. Spread 1/3 cup of rice on center of a tortilla, leaving a 1/2-inch bor-
der. Scatter about 2 tablespoons of beans and 1 1/2 tablespoons of corn over rice. Spread 1/3 cup of the beef mixture and 1/4 cup of the cheese over corn. Top with 2 teaspoons of the salsa and a few pieces of green onion. Fold in two opposite edges of tortilla one inch each and roll up. Place, seam side down, on microwave safe dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Place burritos in a microwave oven and heat 1 minute or until heated through. Serve with remaining salsa. Nutritional Facts Calories: 450 Total Fat: 16 g Saturated Fat: 8 g Cholesterol: 65 mg Sodium: 900 mg Calcium: 25% Daily Value Protein: 26 g Carbohydrates: 59 g Dietary Fiber: 8 g
Fifth graders attend yearly camps For fifth-graders, the last year of elementary school can seem like a stepping stone for middle school. But while they may look forward to the next level, elementary school has one more fun offer left in store: the annual class trip. Every Denton ISD elementary attends sends fifth-graders to a camp of some kind for their last hurrah before middle school, such as Borman students going to Camp Jolt Nov. 17 and 18. The camps are designed to give fifthgraders new experiences while also teaching important lessons, such as teamwork and other positive character traits. Fifth-graders partake in a variety of activities at their camps, with archery, hiking and animal observations taking place at many of the camps. “I know everyone in our class is really looking forward to learning about the outdoors,” said Kennedy Gibbs, a fifth-grader at Borman. “We’re doing tons of stuff – we’re going to find animal footprints and go hiking. My mom was kind
of nervous at first, but then she saw a video on Camp Jolt and is excited for me to go.” Classmate Emilia White agreed with Kennedy’s assessment, saying the experience will be her first camping trip ever. “Everyone is talking about it, and we all can’t wait to get there,” she said. “All of it will be new to me, so it will be a really fun time.” W.S. Ryan students recently took their class trip, attending Camp Grady Spruce the week of Oct. 6. Fifth-graders who attended that camp said they learned a lot about the environment while still having fun. Justin Martin, a W.S. Ryan student who attended the camp, said he and his fellow students learned about the importance of working together, noting that everyone has to work with another person else at some point. As for Patricia Jameson, assistant principal at W.S. Ryan, the trip was beneficial in the unique ways in which students learned.
Recipe courtesy of 3-Every-Day, the National Dairy Council
Library events
November library events offered
National Family Literacy Day with Library Larry Live! Celebrate with the cast of Library Larry’s Big Day – children get a free book! A ReadyRosie representative will help parents sign up to receive daily videos with easy educational activities. Cosponsored by the Benjamin Lyons Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 1 at Emily Fowler Library International Games Day Celebrate International Games Day with tabletop games, life-size board games, video games, and video game tournaments. 1 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 at North Branch Library Number Ninjas Play fun games that reinforce the basic functions of mathematics, with some challenging surprises along the way. Do you have what it takes to become a ninja of numbers? Best for ages 6-10. 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5 at North Branch Library
Read to Rover Give your child an opportunity to practice reading one-on-one with a trained, certified therapy dog. Sign up for our Read to Rover program made possible by a partnership with the Therapy Pals of Golden Triangle. Registration required. For children ages 6-11. 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 5 at Emily Fowler Library 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 8 at South Branch Library 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 at North Branch Library Twilight Toddler Time Stories, songs, and activities in this evening StoryTime for ages 1236 months and their caregivers. 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 11 at Emily Fowler Library Super Kids Book Club Do you love chapter books like Horrible Harry and Magic Treehouse? Join this book club and participate in activities that
celebrate some of your favorite chapter book series and authors. This session will feature Nancy Clancy by Jane O’Connor. Ages 610. Registration required. 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Emily Fowler Library
LEGO Builders Club Drop in and get creative by building with the library’s LEGOs. All LEGOs provided by the library (please don’t bring your own). Ages 6 and older. 4:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14 at Emily Fowler Library No Paintbrushes Allowed Bring your preschooler to the library for a sensory art experience using both unusual and everyday items to create open-ended works of art. We will read a book that ties into our item of the month and then create our works of art. Best for ages 3-5. Registration is required for this session titled “Painting with Leaves.” 11 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 18 at North Branch Library Art and Me Read the book Leaf Man by Lois Ehlert and stay to create artwork or enjoy activities inspired by the story. For ages 2-5. 10 a.m., Friday, Nov. 7 at South Branch Library Science Adventures Learn fun facts and explore basic scientific principles through simple experiments and hands-on activities. Ages 6-11. Registration required. 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6 at Emily Fowler Library Get Crafty! Looking for something to do on Saturday? Join us for an afternoon of crafting fun. This come-and-go craft program is for kids of all ages. 2 to 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1 at South Branch Library Kids with Cameras Photography Workshop Series This hands-on basic photography workshop, a three-part series,
will provide young photographers with great tips and tricks that they can practice and share. This series requires attendance at all three sessions and a camera. Best for children ages 6-10. Space is limited and registration is required. 11 a.m., Saturday Nov. 1, 8 & 15
at North Branch Library
South Branch Library
Fall Storytime Join us for a special fall-themed storytime with books, songs and rhymes. Our puppet friends will join in the fun, too. For ages 1-5. 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 at
Excavation on Ice Discover the mysteries of the frozen tundra and excavate your own block of ice. 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6 at South Branch Library
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