Kids Scoop News - April 2017

HEN HATCHES A SURPRISE Find some bunny to help you figure out these puzzles and challenges.

EGG-CITING GAME Different creatures hatch from eggs — can you match them up?

How many eggs can you find on this page? Which design appears more than the other?

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME The Major League Baseball season starts this month.

Fire up your enthusiasm with these baseball puzzles.

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News ........................ 3 Bunny Buddies ......... 4-5 What’s Hatching? ..... 6-7 Gentle Giants ............ 8-9 Rachel Carson ........... 10-11 Puzzles ..................... 12 Activity Calendar ...... 13 Play Ball ................... 14-15 All About Allergies .... 16-17 Refreshing Change ... 18 Book & Web Picks ..... 19 Cool Links ................. 20 Parent Scoop ............ 21 Try This At Home ....... 22 Early Learners ........... 23 Answers ................... 24

BABY ANIMALS 3-4 EARTH DAY 5 BUNNY BUDDIES/EASTER 6-8 COMMUNITY 9 WHAT’S HATCHING 10-11 SPRING 12-13 GENTLE GIANTS 14-15 RACHEL CARSON 16-17 PUZZLES 18 CALENDAR 19 PLAY BALL 20-22 FOOD DETECTIVES 23 ALL ABOUT ALLERGIES 24-25 REFRESHING CHANGE 26 FIRST JOB 27-29 BIG BROTHERS/ BIG SISTERS 30 BOOK REVIEWS 31 KINDER KIDS 32-33 ANSWERS 34 CLASSROOM OF THE MONTH 35

Publisher and Editor Vicki Whiting Operations Director Vivien Whittington Art Director and Illustrator Jeff Schinkel Graphic Designer Eli Smith Kid Scoop News P.O. Box 1802 Sonoma, CA 95476

© 2017 by Vicki Whiting

Have you noticed the days getting longer? Are they getting warmer as well?

What signs of spring do you see around you? Fresh green leaves on the trees?

Flowers? What are the signs of spring where you live?

This month Kid Scoop News introduces you to some adorable baby animals and one very large animal that lives in Florida. Can you find the name of this gentle giant in this issue?

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With flowers and blossoms blooming in the spring, pollen also abounds. For some people this causes itching, sneezing and sniffling known as allergies.

Kid Scoop News gets the scoop on allergies this month as well.

her. There is an article in this issue of Kid Scoop News about the person whose birthday was selected as the day to celebrate our planet.

Can you find that?

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The world is full of fascinating things and each month Kid April is Scoop News brings you the also the scoop on them. Which articles month we do you like the best? What celebrate would you like to see in Kid the beauty Scoop News? Feel free to of planet send me a note at Earth and woodword@kidscoopnews.org! study ways to protect Sincerely,

Who took Buzz’s carrot?

One of the Bad Bunny Brothers gobbled up Buzz’s carrot that he was planning to have for lunch. Use the clues to figure out who did it.

The thief has stripes on his shirt, but not horizontal ones. He is looking at another bunny.

He is not missing a front tooth.

Standards Link: Problem Solving: Use deductive reasoning to determine outcome.

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4 Ms. Jungers’ Kinder Kids have their thoughts about favorite baby animals….

My favorite baby animal is an elephant because it is so cute.

Irelynd H. My favorite baby animal is a baby dog because it is nice to me. Nam N. My favorite baby animal is a kitten because it is cute.

Soraya A. My favorite baby animal is a bear because it is cute and I love it.

Raul P. My favorite baby animal is a fish because it blows bubbles out of it’s mouth. Byckey F. My favorite baby animal is a tiger because it is cool.

Bentley T. My favorite baby animal is a jaguar because they blend into shadows. Levi C.

Foxes have pretty tails.

Aubrey Pangborn

BABY ANIMALS

My favorite baby animal is a gecko because it camouflages. It can change colors. It can climb walls. Alfonso Martinez My favorite Baby animal is a zebra because it has black and white stripes. They have soft fur. Some live in the zoo.

Yahir Rojas My favorite baby animal is a kitten because it has soft fur. It licks me. I would like one.

Anna Jones My favorite baby animal is a kitten because it likes to lick me. I like kittens so much. I like to play with it.

Josie Moreno

Mrs. Wiederspan’s Kinder Kids from Sacred Heart Describe Their Baby Animals!

My favorite baby animal is a puppy because their paws are cute. They have cute eyes.

They have cute barks.

Andi Canoles

My favorite baby animal is a rhino because it has fat skin. They have a circle horn.

When lions attack the baby rhino makes a cute sound.

Isaac Bissell

My favorite baby animal is a rhino because it has a horn. It is adorable. They run fast.

Tom Do

My favorite baby animal is a horse because it has soft fur. They like to kick their legs.

Melania Lieber My favorite baby animal is a lizard because it has little eyes. They also have a little tail.

They are very fast.

Ben Case My favorite baby animal is a puppy because it has soft fur. It has cute eyes. It licks a lot.

It likes to lick me.

Mackenzie Maas My favorite baby animal is a kitten because it likes to lick me. It has soft fur. It purrs. It lets me hold them. It lets me cuddle them. It will run to me. It jumps high.

Nora Mae Scott

My favorite baby animal is a kitten because it likes to lick me a lot. It has soft fur. It likes to play a lot with a toy mouse. It sees the toy mouse.

Amaya Leon My favorite baby animal is a tiger because it has stripes. It has pretty fur. It has a pink nose.

Alexie Emerson My favorite baby animal is a puppy because it has sharp claws. I can’t stop loving puppies because their too cute. Babies are just too cute. I love puppies so much. I want one.

Lainey Schultz

My favorite baby animal is a fox because it does big jumps. Foxes are orange and white. Those are some of my favorite colors.

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Mrs. Griffin’s First Grade students from Johnson Elementary, Spencer, adore baby animals!

Me and my dog will have fun.

Noah

…kitten because I like their fur and eyes. I really, really want a kitten. Please! Please!

Christian

…puppy because puppies are cute. And they are nice to you. Puppies eat dog food and dog bones.

Bella

My favorite baby animal is a… …puppy because they bark and they are cute. I can play fetch with them.

Logan

…puppy because it can sleep with me.

Camdyn …is a kitten because they are cute and they are fluffy. I can play with a baby kitten.

Abby …koala because it has a big, black nose, fluffy ears, and it’s soft. And that is why a koala is my favorite baby animal.

Ava …kitten because they are cute and fun to play with.

Preston …puppy because they are cute, soft, and cuddly. I would let dad and grandpa help me build a dog house for it.

Lauren …colt because they scamper, neigh, are loveable, and cute. I like baby animals.

They are fun.

Makenna …kitten because they are so cuddly and soft. I also like the play outside with it. I love kittens.

Laila …kitten because they are playful, soft, tiny, and cuddly. If I had one, I would keep it in my room. I love kittens.

Abigail

…puppy because I have two dogs and they are cute puppies. One of the puppies is three and the other dog is seven. I love puppies.

Scarlett

…shark because they have colorful skin.

They have sharp teeth.

Paxton …baby koala because they are cute and fuzzy and chubby and wooly!

Alivia

I love baby … …otters because they are cute. They look fun to play with.

Silas …koala bears because they are so cute and cuddly and soft. If I had a koala, I would make a forest in my backyard for the koala. Then when I’m done with the forest, I’d get her food and water. And when it has babies, I will take it to the vet.

Chloe …kittens because they are cuddly and soft. I like kittens because they are cute.

Gavin ...lemurs because I will feed it and water it. I’ll get some trees in my room and all the lemurs family in my room.

Braxton ...lemurs because their fur is soft. I would get a baby lemur for a pet.

Eli

…dog because they are cuddly and are cute. If I had it, I would feed it, walk it, play with it, and even teach him how to do tricks.

CLAIRE N. LEEDS 1ST GRADE www.NIESiouxland.com

ELLIE T. MATER DEI 1ST GRADE © Vicki Whiting April 2017

Do you know Earth Day is coming up this month? Earth Day is a day where we celebrate the Earth and try to keep it clean. On Earth Day, lots of people clean up our Earth. Some will pick garbage up, and others will make goals to help the Earth stay clean. One example example of celebration is to recycle more. Another is trying to pick up litter and not litter. Littering is bad because you’re throwing garbage on our Earth. That’s not respectful to the Earth.

When we keep our Earth clean, we know it can survive for generations. Our future children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren need this Earth, too. We not only make sure we have a clean Earth, but we make sure our generations have an Earth too. When Earth Day comes but once a year, you know you need to recycle and keep the Earth clean every day!

Logan Miller Mater Dei Grade 6 On April 22, 2017, more than 1 billion people in 192 countries are expected to join together to protect our common home. People will clean up their communities, talk to local leaders about their environmental concerns and spend time with their families outdoors. Please help to keep our Earth clean while talking and laughing with neighbors and family. At Catholic Relief Services everyday is Earth Day! “Love the earth as you would love yourself” was a quote from John Denver, singer and songwriter.

The monarch butterflies existence is in serious danger. This iconic insect is threatened by human impact on the environment due to “habitat fragmentation and agriculture practices” which has led to the loss of the milkweed throughout North America. So this Earth Day save our monarchs!

Liz Bracht Mater Dei Grade 6

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REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE…Learning to” Live Well” at Leeds Elementary All of the elementary students at Leeds Elementary have been learning how to “live well” in art class. They have been studying topics such as ‘everything comes from something’, ‘product life cycles, and Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. We also are learning how to reuse current objects as they are or learning how to change objects to be used as something else. Staff members throughout the Sioux City Community School district donated t-shirts for students to use. Fourth and fifth grade Leeds’ students used an old t-shirt to create a reusable grocery bag. They cut the sleeves and collar off of the shirt. That material will be donated to the Goodwill for material scraps so nothing is wasted. Then they cut the bottom of the shirt into strips and tied knots with the top and bottom strips to make the bottom of the bag without having to sew it. Students added an additional row of knots for durability. If they wanted to hide the knots inside the bag, they turned the bag inside out before tying. Students are excited to use the bags for school and in the community! Some students created more at home and used smaller shirts to make hand bags. Pinterest has more information on how to specifically make one.

Mrs. Nelson, Art Education, Leeds Elementary

Melissa Nelson visited Lawton-Bronson School. We made butter. We put cream and something else in a jar. Sorry! I can’t remember! Melissa put the song “I Shake It Off” on and we would start. Everyone got into groups and started to shake. Once everyone got a chance to shake, Melissa checked to see if anyone had made some butter. We did!!!! Melissa talked about what dairy cows produce. They produce cheese, milk, yogurt, ice cream, cream and probably whipped cream. Did you know cows can make other things too? Of course!! Cows can make crayons, glue, footballs and cows can make a lot of stuff for school supplies. Since we were talking about dairy cows, Melissa brought us cheese sticks to eat. Melissa is a good teacher because she makes learning very FUN! Dairy Cows are fun to read and write about. You can get books about cows in libraries. If you want to learn what they are and what they produce, just read about them!! Talk about conservation!

Kate Thelander Lawton-Bronson Grade 2 April showers bring May flowers! But, what if one day all the flowers were gone, but not just the flowers, the trees and other plants were dying, too. You wouldn’t want that to happen would you? I bet not. That’s why we need to all help keep our world clean. There are tons of things you can do to keep the earth clean. Earth Day is coming up, on April 22nd. But there’s no reason to wait until then to do your part. It could be something big like planting trees in your town. But it could also be something small, like encouraging your family to recycle. Any little thing can make a big difference.

There are tons of things you can do just in your community, too. You could walk around your neighborhood or a nearby park and pick up garbage. You could make posters encouraging recycling and hang them at your school. There’s so much you can do, so what are you waiting for? Get out there and help clean the earth!

Lily Graham Mater Dei Grade 7

Students using their bags to bring things to school and shopping. Every time they use their bag they are saving plastic from being used. That is a big deal because plastic is not biodegradable. Way to go Leeds Stars!!

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6 Circle the two eggs that are eggs-actly alike.

Can you find your way through this eggstra-ordinary egg maze?

Standards Link: Eye-hand coordination.

Standards Link: Recognize similarities anddifferences in common objects.

Miraculous Migration of the Monarch Butterflies With the arrival of the beautiful weather, comes thoughts of flowers, gardening and the return of the monarchs! While shopping, you may see butterfly jewelry, clothing, comforters and even dinnerware!

In this issue, I’m going to share some facts about monarchs, some tips on cutting milkweed and raising monarch caterpillars; an update on the Wild Ones organization and a quick peek at the Iowa Extension proposed garden.

Facts, tips to growing milkweed and raising monarch caterpillars: • Butterflies are near-sighted. When planting flowers, don’t just plant one. Butterflies may not see that one plant. Plant several.

• When listening to speaker Jan Riggenbach, she suggested planting sweet alyssum near milkweeds. This is a way of controlling those pesky aphids. Aphids will crawl on the sweet alyssum and hoverflies will dine on the aphids! Hoverflies will be attracted to not only the fragrance of the plant, but also to the pollen and nectar. The hoverflies will lay lots of eggs, near the aphids and when they hatch, they’ll be hungry and eat the aphids!

• If you want to attract monarchs and butterflies to your garden, try putting watermelon on a stick. You will need to cut daily. Watermelon provides the butterflies needed carbohydrates and minerals.

• Another idea of attracting butterflies is placing fruit inside a bird suet. You then hang the suet wherever you’d like to attract the butterflies.

• Butterflies use a proboscis to “drink” up nectar, rotten fruit and other foods in a liquid state.

The proboscis is rolled up when the butterfly is not feeding.

• The spring migration of monarch butterflies begins in March. An announcement comes from Mexico when the monarchs begin their journey north.

• The Mexican word for butterfly is mariposa.

• When cutting milkweed, use a pruner and cut the stem at a 45 degree angle. This allows the cuttings to take up more water and stay fresh. Nick the sides of the cutting in 2-3 more places for more water entry points to avoid wilting.

• Place your milkweed into floral picks and put in a glass. Add water daily to the picks.

• Keep a caterpillar/butterfly raising journal. It’s a good way to reflect on the season.

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The Wild Ones Organization This organization is dedicated to educating and networking with others about using native plants in our gardens and lawns. We met in March and shared pictures and stories about native plants that we are using to attract not only butterflies, but also bees and hummingbirds. We also discussed native plants that we are able to order. Volunteers had a booth at the Garden Show. Connie Mutel will be speaking at the April meeting. Watch the Sioux City Journal for details or contact Dianne Blankenship at bennaid@hotmail.com This Siouxland group is called the Loess Hills Chapter. You are able to join at any time.

The cost is $37. Contact Dianne if interested.

Iowa Extension Teaching Garden The Iowa Extension Office will be creating a teaching garden to the south of their office at 4728 Southern Hills Drive this year. Master gardeners and the master garden coordinators will be working together to create this garden. It will be 73’ by 27’. It will include vegetables, herbs and flowers. The inside of the garden beds will spell out ISU! The I will be planted with asters, butterfly milkweed and penstamin! It will be fun to watch this garden take shape!

Mary Siepker Retired Teacher Have you ever seen or heard of a monarch butterfly? They are very beautiful, and have orange and black wings. Monarchs are poisonous but not poisonous enough to hurt or kill you. They feed off of milkweed when they are caterpillars, and the milkweed is poisonous.

The milkweed fills their body, which causes them to taste very bad to predators.

Monarchs are the most known insect in the world. Monarchs are in the family of nymphalidae, and their scientific name is danaus plexippus. I hope you learned a little bit about monarchs and enjoyed this information. Look out for monarchs when you are on a walk or in your backyard.

Hannah Fitzpatrick Mater Dei Grade 7

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7 Buzz and Beeper Bunny are back with all kinds of Easter fun!

If the activities on this page seem hard, find some bunny to help you. If it looks easy, help some bunny younger than you!

Mr. E.B. Rabbit has an Easter Basket all ready to deliver.

But he can’t remember where he put it. Take your pencil and show him the way through the maze to the basket. Don’t retrace your route or cross any lines.

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Only two of these bonnets are exactly alike. Can you find them?

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EASTER

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Let’s Talk! Special Edition. Hey guys! Welcome to a new edition called Let’s Talk! April is coming up so, let’s talk Easter eggs! Do you decorate eggs? My family does; we make swirly designs and polka dot ones. You can find an Easter egg decorating kit at any store. But be careful, decorating can get messy! To solve this problem, you can lay down newspaper over the counter. Another thing you can do is go to the painter’s store and get a big thing of plastic sheeting. This stuff is really cheap and big enough to cut and use over and over.

Ok, now that we went over how to paint eggs, let’s go over the best way to hide them. If your family is like mine, we hide the eggs for kids to find them. The best tactic we use is hiding them in plain sight. I mean if you have a bowl of fruit, let’s say oranges, and you can place an orange colored egg in the bowl. It’s hiding it in plain sight. You can also put something in an egg for your pets. Maybe you could have a small bone in one for your dog, or maybe a little toy for your cat. Easter is for celebrating, so have fun with it! Thank you for reading this edition of Let’s Talk!

Abby Fenceroy Mater Dei Grade 7 1. Did you know Americans buy more than 700 million marshmallow Peeps during Easter?

2. During Easter, more than 90 million chocolate bunnies, 91.4 billion eggs and 700 million Peeps are produced in the U.S. each year!

3. It’s estimated $14.7 billion is spent in total for Easter in the U.S.!

4. The Easter egg symbolizes joy and celebration to new life.

5. The tallest Easter egg chocolate was made in Italy in 2011. It stood at 10.39 meters and weighed 7,200 kg!

Madi Koob Mater Dei Grade 8 Chocolate Heaven!

Have you ever had candy from Palmer’s Candy? All the candy is so good that you are unable to taste just one! It tastes like chocolaty sweet perfection. Palmer’s Candy Company opened in 1878. The items were made by a family who wanted to own a candy shop. By the way, their last name was Palmer; that’s why they named it Palmer’s Candy.

They made fancy hand- dipped boxed chocolates. They were very tasty. They have made the same kind of chocolate high quality for over 138 years. They are very popular here and everywhere. If you haven’t tried Palmers Candy, you should go try it. (Easter Delights!)

Isabella Wooten Mater Dei Grade 6 Did you know there are many types of chocolate? There are so many types of chocolate and they are all yummy. I have never tasted chocolate that tasted badly, so you might give them a second chance. You might even find something you like better than milk chocolate. ( I recommend dark chocolate as dark chocolate can be very glamorous.)

I have tasted many types of chocolate… milk, dark, mint, and all other kinds. My favorite brands are Dove and Ghirardelli. I love trying new types of chocolate all the time.

Chocolate’s peer, in my opinion, is sugar cookies. I promise, you will never taste a bad chocolate…or sugar cookie!

Colten Wolf Mater Dei Grade 6 Are you a chocoholic? Do you absolutely love chocolate? I know that I love chocolate! It’s literally the best candy/dessert that I’ve ever tasted. What brand is the kind you like? I love all kinds of milk chocolates that don’t have any nuts or stuff like that. Hershey’s, M&Ms, Lindt, KitKats, Nutella, anything! What about brownies, chocolate ice cream, chocolate cake, chocolate Dilly Bars, and chocolate chip or M&M cookies, as a favorite?

Here are the reasons why I love chocolate. First of all, don’t you just love the taste? It tastes sweet; after I eat chocolate, I feel like I’m as sweet as I could be. And second, it kind of cools me off. I feel very relaxed and good after I eat it. Even though it melts and it gets on your clothes, chocolate doesn’t create a blotch on your clothing.

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I’ve got plenty of other reasons why I love chocolate, but I just don’t really know how to put it in words. If you haven’t tasted any chocolate that I’ve listed above or just haven’t tasted chocolate at all, you must try it sometime! After you eat your chocolate, I guarantee that you’ll be an elated person for a little while! Maybe some of you will, maybe some of you won’t. I think that chocolate is the best. I hope some of you agree with me too!

Kayla Jabre Mater Dei Grade 6 Do you like chocolate? Chocolate is a very popular treat and a perfect Easter gift. You can even classify chocolate. There are Hershey bars, Hershey kisses, and Kit-Kats, to name a few. Most people are elated when they eat chocolate. It’s a sweet that can always lift your mood.

Chocolate can be a good complement to other desserts. There are chocolate cakes, chocolate cookies, and chocolate puddings. Of course, it’s not a good idea to eat too much of it. Too much chocolate can be a hazardous thing.

Ricardo Arteaga Mater Dei Palmer’s Candy! I chose to write about it because they have DELICIOUS candies. I recommend it because they have lots of AMAZING different kinds of foods and flavors.

Personally my favorites are the lozenges and the puppy chow; I also like the cream soda.

When I get home, I like to indulge in candy, YUM! When you walk into Palmer’s Candy, the aroma of the candy makes you want to buy all the sweets in the store.

It is delicious candy; it is so amazing! I really compliment them on the flavors of all the different kinds of candies. They are so ingenious in making their candies, the candy machine museum, and just the whole store setup, it just works. This is why I love Palmer’s Candy, and why you should love it, too!

Jacob Bride Mater Dei On a hot and sunny day I was hanging out with Michael and Jacob. We wanted chocolate so we went in our houses and broke our piggy banks with a little hammer. When we got our money, we went to the chocolate store. Apparently, though, there was a problem. The guy who worked there said that it was so hot outside that the chocolates melted and there were no more left in the United States except three bars…and we got them each for $3.00.

We took them to our secret tree house. When we got to our secret tree house, we were elated because we got the last chocolates. But we didn’t eat them. We put them in our freezer so they wouldn’t melt. After we put our chocolates away, we turned on the radio. The news reporter said there wasn’t any more chocolate left in the world. Bedlam in the world.

The news reporter said that there were three kids who were seen buying the last three bars of chocolate.

The chocolate lovers around the world put a bounty on us for $300. Michael, Jacob, and I went crazy. We started blocking our windows with extra wood. Lots of people started to run by our tree house. This one calm person knocked on our hidden tree house; we were scared.

We don’t know how she or he found our tree house. We opened the door and it was a girl named Josie she was 12 years old, the same age as us. We let her in. We told her to not tell anyone about our secret tree house. We all gave her a piece of chocolate and the strange thing was she took it.

When she came back she had a remedy that could make lot of chocolates. We just needed to go to the chocolate store in disguise. We each put on long robes to hide from the people that were looking for us. A woman came by and asked if I had seen three kids. I said no with my head facing down. When we got there, Josie put the remedy in the chocolate maker. Once the chocolate was made, it was spilling out chocolates. People from outside were coming in and hugged us. They all were happy and nice. That’s what chocolate can do to you.

Daniel Rodriguez Grade 7 Mater Dei

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SUMMER CLASSES & CAMPS

Kitchen Chemistry (Ages 5-8)

June 6, 13, 20, and 27, 9 a.m.-Noon

Every Tuesday in June, come to LaunchPAD and experience some delicious chemical reactions! We will experiment with everyday kitchen ingredients that will react to create our very own tasty lunches!

BROOKE T. HARNEY 2ND GRADE

Digging Into Dirt: The Science in Soil (Ages 7-10) June 14-15, 9 a.m.-Noon

Ag in the Classroom is providing hands on experiments and activities all related to soil. Be prepared to get a little dirty!

Plan, Design, and Make in 3D! (Ages 8-12) June 22-23, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Children will be able to plan, design, and make a 3-D object! Children will learn the science behind a 3-D printer and will engineer their own design to create a unique work of art. LIMITED TO 6 PARTICIPANTS

SUMMER CLASSES & CAMPS

The Science of Superheroes (Ages 3-5) July 11, 9 a.m.– Noon

Come to investigate the science of superheroes and learn why they have unique abilities!

for all ages at LaunchPAD!

The Science of Superheroes (Ages 6-8) July 12-13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Come to investigate the science of superheroes and learn why they have unique abilities!

Makerspaces (All ages)

Fridays in July, come and go from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Show us your creativity as we tackle a different project each Friday! There will be a variety of projects for all to enjoy. Projects will be announced on LaunchPAD’s website and Facebook. *There is no advance registration necessary and will only have a small fee to cover the cost of supplies.

Robotics Galore! (Ages 5-8) July 24-28, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Iowa State Extension is partnering with LaunchPAD for the class Robotics Galore! Learn to program a variety of robots including Bee Bots, Dash & Dot, and Lego Robotics.

Robotics Galore! (Ages 9-12)

July 31-August 4, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

AVALYNNE SAINT MICHAEL’S 2ND GRADE

LaunchPAD Children’s Museum has an exciting line-up of classes and camps planned for summer 2017.

Additional information and registration can be found on the education page at www.launchpadmuseum.com or call 712-224-2542.

Iowa State Extension is partnering with LaunchPAD for the class Robotics Galore! Learn to program a variety of robots including Bee Bots, Dash & Dot, and Lego Robotics.

Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center Presents “Juanito and His Tales”

Sioux City Museum Spring and Summer 2017

“Juanito and His Tales” will take center stage at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 8, at the Betty Strong Encounter Center. Written and directed by Lorenzo Sandoval, a visiting fellow at Morningside College, “Juanito and His Tales” draws on the textures and colors of Mexican folk tales. The story opens with Juanito, a lively boy from a small Mexican village, being transformed into a toad by a sorcerer for pulling one prank too many. With the help of his good friends the Sun and Moon, Juanito can break the spell by telling the old sorcerer two long, colorful tales. After the show kids will have a chance to ask the performers questions; treats will follow. Sara Olson To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

Looking for something for your child to do during spring and summer breaks?

Due to its popularity during winter break, “Museum Challenge,” a fun new way of exploring the Sioux City Public Museum, will be offered during spring break, April 13-15. Nearly 140 people participated in the game between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. The game is played by matching photographs to artifacts throughout the Museum. Small prizes will be awarded for completing the Museum Challenge game cards.

Registration is now open for the Sioux City Public Museum’s summer programs from June 8 through August 3 for children ages 3 and up. Pre-registration is required for most summer programs. New for 2017 are one-day camps offering a full day of fun. More information is available at siouxcitymuseum.org or by calling 712-279-6174.

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Hatch up some fun with this egg-citing game!

Pictures of five animals that hatch from eggs are on this game board. They are hard to see because they are in parts. Try to put the animals back together again as you play the game!

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The game board on today’s page.

A pair of dice Markers for each player Five pieces of paper and a pen for each player A friend or two

1. Hatch up a fair way to decide who goes first.

2. Each player rolls the dice and moves the number of spaces shown around the game board. The player draws the animal part on the space he or she landed upon.

3. As the game continues, the players add the parts of their pictures. The first player to complete a drawing of one of the animals wins.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step written directions.

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Don’t be chicken! Use the secret code to discover the answers to these hard-boiled questions.

1. What do you call a person who studies eggs?

2. What do scientists call egg-laying animals?

3. What is the scientific name for the white of an egg?

A B E G I L M N O P R S T U V Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

What is your favorite place to eat? My favorite place to eat is Tokyo Steakhouse.

They serve a lot of different delicious foreign foods. When it is frigid outside, it is a great place to eat. The employees have enthusiasm! When they start to cook the meat, it goes on the giant grill. They spray oil to get the germs off and to clean the grill. The grill starts on fire and after a while it elevates. When it elevates, another cook will look over at the fire. After that it’s mouth-watering food. I recommend eating at Tokyo Steakhouse!

Drew Determan Mater Dei Grade 8 Have you ever bitten into a delicious, crispy, yummy, salty, but not too salty, potato ole’? Taco John’s is a great fast food place. It has a lot of scrumptious food and great service. You can eat in or order through the drive through. You can wear casual or nice clothes. The workers are very well trained and polite. I recommend getting a bean burrito. It has a lot of flavor and if you put some potato oles in, it taste even better. If you order through the drive through, their menu is the same; there are so many good things to order that it is hard to pick just the right one!

Nathan Tiedtke Mater Dei Grade 8 Have you ever had Chick-fil-a? It’s my favorite place to eat. All the workers there are so nice; they give you such nice compliments! Their food is so good and so are their desserts. My favorite thing to get is a chicken nugget meal. It comes with a drink, chicken nuggets, and waffle fries. The best sauce is Chick-fil-a sauce!

If you get a kids meal it comes with a cool knickknack. On Sundays they barricade the doors because they are closed. I think it’s because of their faith and time to spend with their families. If it’s your first time there you can ask what they recommend. You won’t be disappointed.

Anthony Courey Mater Dei Grade 8 Burger King is my favorite restaurant. It has great food; my favorites are cheese burgers and chicken sandwiches both with ketchup and lettuce. My dad’s favorite thing to get there is a whopper. My mom’s and sister’s favorite food are the chicken sandwiches with only ketchup. You can also get stuff for dessert like pie or an ice cream cone. There are certain types of slices of pie you can get…like Hershey’s and Reese’s peanut butter cup pie. For ice cream, they have chocolate or vanilla.

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AEPYORNIS PLAYER OSTRICH HATCH ANIMALS CHINESE DICE SCRAMBLED ELEPHANT BIRD LAID PAPER SHELL WHITE EGGS

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Burger King’s workers are elated when they see you. You get your food so fast it’s like they do it with automation. They always make sure you get what you order.

Also, in some Burger Kings, they have games where you can win a whopper, fries or a free drink Joe Young Mater Dei Grade 6 Pizza, Chicken, and more! So you should go to Townhouse in North Sioux City, Nebraska and on Floyd Blvd. in Sioux City, Iowa. Townhouse is a very casual place where you can eat and watch the football games and the basketball games and the baseball games. Townhouse in North Sioux City is owned by Aaron Dominowski. Aaron’s Brother, Rick Dominowski, owns Townhouse on Floyd Blvd.

Aaron, Rick, and their cousin Ben Uhl will be opening a restaurant called the Wheelhouse over in Singing Hills. I give Townhouse a 5 star rating!

All of their workers work with enthusiasm. How they make their stuff though… is classified. At the Townhouse on Floyd Blvd. they have specials every day. At the Townhouse in North Sioux City, they have funnel cake fries and more.

Sophia Dominowski Mater Dei Grade 6 Munch! That was delicious. I love the sandwiches at Subway. I also like the way the building is established. My favorite sandwich is turkey. You can find Subways on Morningside Avenue and in the mall. I am always enthusiastic when headed there.

If you don’t think Subway is awesome then you are absurd. You can put anything you want on your sandwich. You can also get chips with your sandwich; I like to get Doritos.

Luka Ernesti Mater Dei Grade 6 Have you ever been to El Fredo Pizza? I have and their pizza is amazing! I rate it with a five stars. The sauce is my favorite part of their pizza. I’m always elated when I eat there. I would recommend this place to all pizza lovers. I hope you go down there to eat some time.

They have a few arcade games as well. Be sure to give the employees a compliment. El Fredo Pizza is located on 523 W 19th St. and 4511 Stone Ave. Whomever thought of the recipe for El Fredo Pizza was ingenious.

Jacob Lafleur Mater Dei Grade 6

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12 SPRING SIMILES A RAINBOW of WRITING

Mrs. Paulsen’s 3rd Grade: Woodbury Central The tiger lily was violet like a sunset.

The sky is as blue as a blueberry.

The grass is green like a garden.

A snake is yellow like the sun.

The rose was as red as a ladybug.

The water was blue like the sky.

Corn is as yellow as a sunflower.

Tulips are red like laces on a baseball.

The blossom was as pink as a pig.

A piglet is pink like pink lemonade.

The lily pads are as green as a frog.

The blue jay was as blue as water.

Leaves are as green as a pine tree.

The apple was red like a rose.

The sun was as yellow as a daisy.

An apple is red like lava.

The rose was as red as an apple.

The baby chick was as yellow as a lemon.

The rose is red like a ladybug.

The frog was green like a lime.

The toad was pink like gum.

The waves are as blue as a blueberry.

The tulip was as pink as gum.

ANNIKA R. WOODBURY CENTRAL 3RD GRADE

Isabella P. Miley K. Alivia S. Katlynn F. Maxon H. Colin B. Shaelee B. Brody B. Rachel P. Dylan M. Carter H. Joe D. Devin M. Nathan B. Annika R. Kayser B. Cameron C. Genna W. Alison A. Sophie F. Dylan F. Daniel D. Jackson G.

Mrs. Tindall’s fifth grade students at Akron-Westfield recently were rewarded for achieving over 100 days of good behavior in the classroom using PBIS data! Amanda Beyer from the Northwest AEA is shown with the students after doing a “Break Out Box”session.

Amanda is a Northwest AEA technology support teacher who assists with facilitating the Break Out Box. Investigations must be solved to unlock different types of locks. These fifth grade students have not needed any redirection on classroom behavior for more than 117 days. Students are rewarded for positive actions connecting respect, responsibility, preparation and kindness. Pretty cool! Congratulations to Mrs. Tindall and this positive group of students!

JOHANNA E. CARDINAL ELEMENTARY 5TH GRADE

ISABELLA CARDINAL ELEMENTARY 5TH GRADE

MYRKA P. CARDINAL ELEMENTARY 5TH GRADE

LITERACY IS A GIFT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME.

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A Warm Summer Day The last day of school before the summer break was two days ago. Everyone was excited to get out of school and play outside with friends. We all wanted to feel that cool and refreshing breeze of summer.

I was visiting my grandma and spent the night there. In the morning I could smell burnt and crinkly bacon and knew it was from the neighbor’s house as the breakfast smell flew through the window.

I went outside to read, sitting against a tree, and felt the soft, silky grass running through my fingers like water as I messed with it. I stopped playing with the emerald grass and just tugged at my hair instead. Summertime…

As I went through my grandma’s white door, shining a bit in the sun, I could feel the cool air coming from inside as it touched my face. I made myself a cup of warm hot chocolate.

It was a bit of heaven as I drained the cup. I seized one of the homemade cookies I had helped my grandma make the night before. Crunch… a mixture of baked dough and chocolate.

I grabbed my book, sat down, and started to read again. As I was reading, I heard an earsplitting bark and looked out the window to see a dog racing around.

A blur of black, brown, and white ran around in the neighbor’s across the street driveway.

As I was turning to sit down and read, I saw a kid who was trying to climb the oak tree in his backyard. At that exact moment, the tree branch he was on broke off and he dropped to the ground. Luckily, as he stood up he seemed to be okay.

My grandma and sister came in and our grandma told us we were going to do some walking. My sister and I moaned. Our grandma had a magical way of making everything go uphill and only uphill. When you went downhill, it was super steep.

As we were walking, we saw a store with Christmas decorations out with blinding lights. I wasn’t very enthusiastic about that because Christmas was 6 months ago.

We walked back to my grandma’s house, my grandpa came in, and we had lunch as the smell was wafting around the room. It was a special but ordinary summer day to remember.

Jacey Sgt. Bluff-Luton Grade 5 The Best Day of Spring It’s a beautiful spring day and my mom, my dad, Justin, and I are about to Okoboji to camp out. We are walking there and I can already hear the chirping birds singing in the sky. My dad and I decide to set up the blankets. They feel like soft creamy dog fur.

Then a fisherman walks by and has a dead fish on his pole. It smells like trash. I can see the caramel brown squirrel run up a huge oak tree.

My brother and I are going to play football. When we are on our way to a space, I can smell the maple sap drizzling down the trees. It smells so good. I wonder when we are going to have lunch.

My mom finishes making the turkey sandwiches. For lunch we have sandwiches, Doritos, and pop. The cheesy Doritos crunch in my mouth as I chew. The pop fizzes in my mouth.

Now, it is time to go swimming and I can’t wait! I see the water ripple as kids jump in. We swim for about 30 minutes. Then, my dad tells us we are going on a jet ski! I can’t wait, but first we have to meet up with my extended family. I feel the wind burst against my face as we speed up. Suddenly, I fall off and fish start swimming around my feet. My dad turns around to pick me up and they all scatter.

We head back to get ready to fish. All I am catching is tiny fish when suddenly, my brother almost falls in, as his fish is so colossal!

Now, we are all going to have a race. I am the slowest, so my brother makes a deal with me. “If you can beat me, I will buy you anything you want.” We start and I run my hardest. Suddenly, I win! I want him to buy me a football and new gloves.

Next, my dad and I head to Walmart to buy tents, marshmallows, hotdogs, lighter fluid, and campfire wood. When we get out of the car a skunk comes out! It sprayed the people getting out of their car next to us. They run and scream.

We get back to Okoboji and my family is on the boat. They see us and come back. We get on and see that they brought their tube. My cousin and I are going first. The ride is so bumpy and so much fun. My cousin falls off first. Suddenly, the To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

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tube leaps up in the air because I’m so light. We do a few more rounds and then we have to head back.

Now, finally we get to eat to eat and play games. For dinner we are having hot dogs, cheeseburgers, fries, s’mores, and to drink either juice or pop. We eat for about 30 minutes. Yum, I love the taste of sizzling fries as they scream in my mouth.

Next, we are going to play games. The first game is Tag, and I’m “it” first. I go for my brother and get him. He gets my cousin and she goes for me. She can’t get me because she is a slow turtle on land. We do this for about 15 more minutes.

Then, we play “Ghost in the Graveyard”. My cousin is it first. I have the perfect hiding spot. The place is on the bank of the beautiful lake and I am in full black. I hide for about 10 minutes before she finds me. I get to base so I am safe. We play for 30 minutes, then head to bed.

Aiden Buckholtz Sgt. Bluff-Luton Grade 5 The Hunt The damp spring air danced in my nose as I sprang out of my clingy bedsheets. I stumbled down the hallway to the kitchen for breakfast. I waddled to my chair, my stomach growling like an ugly monster. The kitchen smelled of crispy waffles and syrup as my plate floated toward me. Nothing could stop me from getting those crispy syrup- filled waffles. Grains of sugar kissed my taste buds as I chomped down the delicious waffles.

As I was watching t.v. a thought came to mind. Today was Easter! Dancing to my room I thought about what to wear. Finally, after twenty minutes of searching, I decided to wear my chevron dress. It’s covered in intricate zigs and zags of color… perfect for all of my family getting together for Easter.

The grass smelled breathtakingly fresh as we jumped out of the pearl-white car. All of my cousins, aunts, and uncles gathered together to search for Easter eggs. The marvelously patterned eggs were a splash of color in my eyes. We all sat in a rusty trailer being pulled around town as the parents hid the eggs.

Hopping out of the trailer, once everyone is ready, the hunt begins. One, two, no… three eggs already spotted, plopping into my basket as fast as pebbles. They were practically jumping in my face, multiplying like bunnies.

Now the hunt is over, and no more eggs in sight. They were like candy from a piñata, gone as quickly as it gets there, but still plenty of boiled eggs to eat.

Day is almost gone and night is near. As the day comes to a close, all I can do now is hope for next year.

Madeline Aman Sgt. Bluff-Luton Grade 5 The Sweet Senses of Summer Right now I am taking a hike in Sertoma Park. It is summer, my favorite season. I love to take morning hikes listening to the buzzing bees, watching them suck nectar out of the dandelions softly blowing in the breeze. I am heading home now and hear squawking ducks sitting on their nest like a dog guarding his bone.

Once I got there I drink some pink lemonade as the soothing ice slid down my throat. I eat some frosty watermelon to cool me down. Oh, how I love summer… swimming in the sky blue pool full of relief and climbing the apple tree with bark as rough as rocks. The summer rain falls like a waterfall of daisies. My dad was tromping through the jungle of grass cutting each blade with his vibrant colored mower. My mom is using lemony window cleaner to clean the dirt and dead buginfested windows…the lemon hiding the smell of decay.

I love all the brilliant activities of summer. Some good ones are jumping on the trampoline and washing the car, but my most favorite one is taking long walks in the park with my dogs after dinner.

Speaking of food who doesn’t love drinking hot cocoa on cool summer nights?

We eat squishy s’mores that are roasted over the wood smelling fire while telling spooky stories. Before I go to bed, I go inside to get a tissue. It is a blanket for my nose. After that I go back outside and eat a few more gooey s’mores. A few minutes later I fall asleep by the warm fire underneath sparkling stars. The next morning I watch the trees doing the hokey pokey, and the deck stumbling to stand up. It is just a little bit chillier. Good -bye summer, hello fall…as I know it will go quickly.

Brooklyn Lee Sgt. Bluff-Luton Grade 5

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n shallow salty waters and rivers, a large, slow-moving creature swims and grazes. It is called a manatee. A shy and very gentle herbivore, it is completely harmless.

For almost 50 million years, manatees have grazed the earth’s tropical lagoons, rivers and bays. In Florida alone, there were once thousands of manatees. But now there are less than 3,000. They are in danger of becoming extinct.

All too often the people who like to go boating in these same waters ignore the Caution signs.

Manatees get cut by the sharp propellers and many die from these run-ins.

The warm, shallow waters where manatees live are disappearing or becoming polluted. This loss of habitat is another reason manatees are endangered.

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Standards Link: Life Science; Diversity and genetic variation exist among organisms that share similar features.

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AUBREY J. ENDEAVOR ELEMENTARY

DANIELA O. CARDINAL ELEMENTARY 5TH GRADE

JUDY A. CARDINAL ELEMENTARY

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Standards Link: Life Science; When the environment changes because of natural or man-made forces some animals struggle to survive or become extinct.

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In 1962, Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was published. Her book described how DDT entered the food chain and gathered in the fatty tissues of animals, including human beings, causing cancer and other damage.

Insects that bite, eat crops and garden flowers are considered pests. Years ago, scientists discovered chemicals that killed insect pests. They called these chemicals “pesticides.” For a while this seemed to be a great discovery.

But further study showed that these same chemicals, particularly one called DDT, killed more than just bothersome insects.

What may be a pest to people may be food to a fish. That fish is food for a bigger fish, which is food for an even bigger fish. Eventually one of the animals in this food chain might end up on somebody’s dinner plate.

Find where each missing word belongs in the article below.

Rachel’s book _________ people.

It also made many powerful people _____. She was criticized and called terrible names. But for Rachel the message was more important than her feelings. She carefully kept track of her _______ and found other scientists who agreed with her.

Eventually the United States government _______ DDT. And millions of people began to look more carefully at how human beings are __________ to the entire natural world.

Not long after Rachel completed her master’s degree in zoology, her father died and she became the sole supporter of the household she shared with her mother. In 1937, her sister died leaving two teenage daughters who joined Rachel’s household.

Rachel found a job writing radio scripts for the United States Bureau of Fisheries (now called the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Eventually she became the editor-in-chief for all publications of this government service.

Rachel spent much of her childhood learning about nature. One night she decided to see what kinds of life could be found in the quiet of the night.

“If I had been asked a month ago, I would have said my backyard was a peaceful enough place at night. That was before I had gone exploring in it with a flashlight, and had seen how the bushes, the jungles of moss and grass, and even the woodpile were filled with hunters. After an hour of exploring by flashlight, you realize as never before how alive the night is. It is alive with a thousand watchful eyes.”

– Rachel Carson, The Sense of Wonder

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Rachel Carson called her book about the dangers of pesticides Silent Spring because of her concern that the ------------------------use of pesticides might kill the that eat insects, and spring would no longer be filled with their .

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A B C D E G I L N O R S Use the code to find the missing words.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

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Amazing and Artistic Students!

Welcome back to our young artists’ page. Each month, during the school year, we highlight some of the region’s up and coming young visual artists. Art teachers throughout Siouxland and beyond are invited to share ideas, lessons and artwork designed by students from the elementary and middle schools.

Poppin’ Bottles n’ Brushes is a locally-owned art instruction boutique located in the Indian Hills Shopping Center. Along with Kid Scoop News they sponsor this special art page and through a drawing students are chosen for a special gift certificate to Poppin’ Bottles n’ Brushes! The boutique offers painting classes for all ages and all skill levels.

This month, Lacie Ruble from the Akron-Westfield Elementary School is our winner. Her colorful piece based on the work of Kandinsky brought smiles to everyone who viewed it.

Congratulations to Lacie and her teacher, Sherry Fickbohm.

Emerson Gravenish Raiden Ericson Eye in the Future Video Game Akron-Westfield Akron-Westfield 3rd Grade 5th Grade To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

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Lawton-Bronson mix a little art with their math in third grade!

Mrs. Mitchell’s third grade class at Lawton-Bronson have been connecting a little art, creative thinking and math as they study geometry. After studying the difference between parallel, perpendicular, and intersecting lines they discussed where they could find these types of lines all around. They looked at pictures and found examples of the different types of lines. Then each student drew a picture using a set of parallel, perpendicular, or intersecting lines as the starting point. They tried to “hide” their lines in the picture for the other students in class to find.

The following drawings were created by: Locke H., Ella K., Cole W., Britton W., Landon G., and Kaden R.

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18 Hop vertically or horizontally (not diagonally!) from even-numbered bunny to even-numbered bunny only (odd-numbered bunnies are a dead end). Can you reach the big, juicy carrot at the end of the bunny trail?

All of the words in this puzzle start with the letters P-R-E. Read the definition of each word and see if you can fill in the blanks. If you get stuck, look below for each word’s missing letters.

An early or advanced look at something:

Something very cute or even beautiful:

To stop from happening:

Adding stress or force to something:

George Washington was the first one:

To make believe:

Look very closely and carefully at these jesters.

Can you find the two that are exactly the same?

Take your time!

A gift:

To save or protect:

Standards Link: Language Arts: Vocabulary.

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APRIL 2017 Tick the box on each day when you have completed 20 minutes of reading. Children who develop a love of reading will become better students and build a better future.

Find some of your favorite books and read them to a younger child.

How long can you go without watching TV? How many books could you read if you gave up TV for a few days?

Turn Off TV and Read Month

Do you have books you’ve outgrown?

Contact your library and see if you can donate them.

Do something nice for a brother or sister today.

Maybe they will do something nice for you!

Cool Trick: Write on an egg with a white crayon before dipping it in dye.

Can you do a cartwheel? If so, teach a friend how to do one. If not, work with a friend that knows how.

Easter Write down ten pairs of words that rhyme. Now write down a poem using those words.

National Poetry Month

Look up at the sky for 15 minutes tonight.

How many aircraft can you spot in that amount of time?

How many foods starting with the letter B have you eaten this week?

This day is the anniversary of the Great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Who were the first people to reach the North Pole on this day in 1898?

Beverley Cleary was born on this day in 1916.

Can you find the names of the books she has written?

Have you or your friend mastered the cartwheel yet?

Don’t give up!

Practice is great exercise.

Learn all the words to one of your parents’ favorite songs.

Have a family sing along tonight!

Bees, bats and butterfly populations are all in decline.

Make your garden a haven for wildlife and encourage these pollinators. Go to nwf.org for more.

With a friend, Create a comic strip.

Learn about the create a secret code. Use two characters Nature Explore club Write messages to to tell knock-knock to gain a better Watch a movie made each other using the jokes or riddles. appreciation of before 1950. Then code. Then see if nature. talk about things you other friends can noticed that are “break” the code different from and figure out modern movies. what you wrote.

Do something to improve your health today. Go for a long walk, make a nutritious meal and get a good night’s sleep.

The Titanic sank on this day in 1912. What caused the disaster?

Clip coupons spafrom the new Set per or online. nt u aside the amo u o of money y a r save to use fo r fo t special trea the family.

Put on gloves and go for a walk and pick up trash in your neighborhood or join a park clean-up project.

Explore different career choices today. Learn a little of what it takes to achieve these careers.

Plan a visit to a tree nursery

Arbor Day

20 Baseball season is here and team pennants are sprouting like wildflowers.

Unscramble the names of the teams and write them below each pennant.

Find a ruler, a duck, a toothbrush, a house and an airplane.

Can you hit a home run? It’s easy! Just find the item in each base and on home plate in your newspaper. Complete all four and it’s a home run!

Baseball fans are gl ad Alexander Cartw wasn’t a sore ______ right _______ .

While he wasn’t the hitting a ball with a first person to think of first person to write stick, Alexander was the game he called “bas down a set of ______ for a hitting a ball with a e ball” and it included the rules, he put togestick. After he wrote down called them the Kni ther a _________. He ckerbockers.

A story or photo involving animals.

How many times can you make it around the bases?

He challenged anothe Knickerbockers lost r team to a game. Alexander’s might have given up, 23 to 1. Some people again – not Alexand and never played baseball er. He _________ hi to more towns and ke s team teams were playing pt playing. Soon town all over the United St ates.

The ________ of ba because Alexander Cseball had begun. All artwright was a good sport!

A story or photo involving baseball.

A story or photo involving weather.

The name of a city with a baseball team.

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Have a friend give it a try. Who scored the most runs?

Where does each word belong?

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21 Look for a pattern. What comes next in each row of baseball stadium snacks?

Batter Up! It is Springtime and the Bases are Loaded!

You are leading off of second base in the bottom of the seventh with no outs and score tied. It’s your last chance to score before the game ends and goes into extra innings. So… the pitcher gives you one look, then another and brings his leg up.

You take off; you slide into third just before the third baseman tags you. That’s the excitement of baseball. My favorite part about baseball is when you hit the ball and you get on base. My favorite position to play is catcher. When you are a catcher your reflexes should be automatic, you can never hesitate or it will lead to mistakes.

My favorite experience in baseball is the feeling you get when you hear that thunk of the bat on the ball and you get on base. Hitting with a drop 3 bbcor bat, a different type of aluminum, is very different from little league where you have drop 10 or 12.

During the season we have to keep our baseball field in good condition by watering down the field and running the sprinklers, so the field is not unkempt.

When you play baseball your one goal as a hitter becomes only three words. Hit it Hard!

Bryce Harpenau Mater Dei Grade 8 When I take that first step on the field, I experience that everything has just disappeared. I go into this state of mind that I can’t even explain; all I know is that I love it. March is when I begin softball. Whenever softball rolls around I am elated. The head coach, my dad, is probably the best coach around. I have accepted that he is a little harder on me since I’m his daughter. Most of the time we classify as a top team for finals, but sometimes we only get to the semi-finals and that’s okay, too. The positions I play are catcher and 3rd base. Softball is my favorite sport.

All my friends are amazing at their positions and amazing friends, too. We have so much fun together whether it is on the field or someplace else, we always have a great time. Building a great softball team is like building strong friendships…and they last!

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How do you get your exercise? I practice many sports: basketball, cross country, rodeo, and track. Track begins soon and I am very excited to finally start running again. Last fall I ran cross country for Bishop Heelan. Last fall was my first time running long distance and I loved doing it. In track I will run the 1500 m and the 800 m. The 1500 is four laps around the track which is equal to a mile. The 800 is only two times around the track so that is only a half a mile. I will also be doing the long jump. The long jump is when you run and jump into a pit of sand.

Whoever jumps the longest distance wins. There are many more field events like discus and shot-put. These words sound a little bit foreign, so I will explain. In those events you throw a heavy ball and disc. There is also the high jump. In the high jump you have to run and jump over a pole and if you make it then the pole goes up higher and higher until you can’t make it anymore. The person who jumps over the highest pole wins. There are other running events in track too but there are too many to list. My older sister has a gallery of track medals. Someday I would like to have one, too.

Taylor Jochum Mater Dei Grade 7 Do you like to run? If so, you might enjoy track. But, track isn’t just running, there are also specific field events you can participate in as well. I don’t know a lot about track, but I plan on participating this spring. I’ve done cross country and I liked that, and since this year is the first time that track has been offered, I thought I would give it a try.

I thought I could tell you why I recommend trying track. If you really love running then track might be for you. I personally enjoy running but it takes practice, it’s not automatic for everyone. You have to keep an open mind and try to be full of enthusiasm. It’s also a challenge and will help you get stronger if you’re really serious about running. It builds teamwork skills and sportsmanship. Over all I think track is a sport everyone should try!

Lily Graham Mater Dei Grade 7 Sports are the best. They are fun, require energy and keep you in shape! The two sports that are going on right now are basketball and hockey. My favorite team for basketball is the Timber Wolves; even though I don’t really follow basketball, I

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22 still like them anyway. My favorite team for hockey is the Minnesota Wild and I do follow and play hockey.

I recommend you try some type of sport as it will keep you in shape!

But, beware of the unpleasant smell of sweat that will be on your pads and all around so you need to take showers and wear deodorant! You get used to that because playing any sport is worth it. There are also great memories you collect. One time at one of my hockey games there was a huge brawl; it was fun but sadly all the parents from our team and the other team got into a fight ,too…OK, maybe that isn’t a good example..usually the teams cheer and the parents are supportive!

When you’re playing sports, you get a huge adrenalin rush; it’s the best feeling ever! A few weekends ago our hockey team got first place in a tournament; that was a great time. Remember, by playing sports you make new friends…and keep you in shape.

Joseph Hope Mater Dei Grade 6 The seasons are changing! It’s getting warmer and the days are getting longer! So now you can be outside longer and be warmer. You can ride your bike, scooter, or skateboard. You don’t have to barricade yourself inside with blankets anymore.

Winter is leaving and spring is coming. Leaves are growing back and animals are coming back from the south. They adapt, too, to the change in weather. The sun seems brighter and the sky seems to be bluer. It’s a good time to be alive!

Luke O’Hern Have you ever been in a big game in districts for baseball? I have. It was two years ago when I was in the All-Stars. The score was tied in the bottom of the sixth inning… two outs. We were facing LeMars.

Bases were loaded and Vinney Pomerson was

pitching. The kid hit a bomb to center field and it was about to go over the fence for a walk off grand slam!

But at the last possible second, our center fielder, Luke Longval, caught the ball! We were going to state for the second year in a row!

To get onto the All-Star team you have to play at least half of the baseball season at league level. Then you have to get voted in by the rest of the players in your league. It’s almost like a popularity contest, but being a strong player is the most important. The more people you know, the better chance you have to make it to AllStars. All-Stars have always been fun for me; so if you make it, I hope you have fun, too.

Kyle Martin Mater Dei Grade 7 It’s a GRANDSLAM!! Have you ever played baseball?

I haven’t, but my brother has. I love watching him play. It’s just like softball but a smaller ball. He loves it. This year he is playing for the Futures. Last year he played for the Stars, but the Futures ask him to play for them this year. He is very happy to get to play because he loves to play baseball. Baseball is just like softball only the ball is different and the pitcher has a different wind up. You usually play on warm days. They usually cancel the games if it’s snowing or raining or something like that. It’s the best of the spring and summer sports!

Olivia Fitch Grade 6 Don’t you love being outside with your friends on a nice summer day? Baseball is a sport usually played in the summer, but if you play travel ball you get to play in the spring, also. I play on the Townhouse Huskies, and it’s really fun playing with all my friends and also staying in a hotel with each other. When we have a tournament we sometimes carpool with each other to either Omaha or Des Moines. It is great being in the hotel with my team because we can either swim or we

usually go outside and play whiffle ball.

Since tournaments are only on weekends, during the week I play little league. This year were playing 50/70. It is super fun to play because the games are so relaxed. Also, after the season there is something called all-stars where there is a draft. The kids and coaches pick the top-12 best players in the league.

Last year our all-star team went to state and it was fun.

We go to stay in a hotel in Des Moines for a week.

This year state is not in Des Moines, but it is here in Sioux City. I am hoping to win state this year so we can go to Michigan for regionals.

Luke Longval Mater Dei Grade 7 I love baseball. I play for two teams. I play for the Town House Huskies and for the Morningside Little League. We started practice for the Huskies in February. We hit balls in the batting cage and run drills in an indoor training facility. I can’t wait to start games.

I like to watch baseball on TV sometimes. My favorite team is the Pittsburgh Pirates. I watch their swings and pitching forms to see what I can do better. My dad likes the Philadelphia Phillies, so we love watching games together when they play each other!

Carson Moyer Mater Dei Grade 6 In baseball there are nine positions. The positions are pitcher, catcher, first base, second base, shortstop, third base, left field, right field, and last center field.

The pitcher and catcher are one of the most important positions because if you don’t have a good pitcher you can’t strike people out. If you don’t have a good catcher and they drop the ball, the runners can steal bases. I’m not saying the other positions aren’t important, I’m saying the pitcher and catcher really vital to the game. That was a little insight of baseball.

Bailey Logan Mater Dei Grade 7

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Lawton-Bronson Second Grade Food Detectives with Mary Siepker…

The votes are in and the students at Lawton-Bronson have chosen to add the Kindness Matters Peace Pole to our outdoor classroom and garden. It stands six feet tall and the words on the peace pole will remind us to try a little kindness, love one another and see the good in others. These ten ways to be happy are listed on the peace pole: play, learn, love, laugh, respect, support, be nice, share, come together and live and let live. The peace pole also uses lots of pictures to encourage and show kindness. The students at Lawton-Bronson have adopted a new anti-bullying program called the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. This program is designed to improve peer relations and make our school system safer. It teaches students that our school is a positive place for students to learn and develop. What a great addition our Kindness Matters Peace Pole will be to our school. As the weather gets nicer and students are in the outdoor classroom and garden, they will have time to reflect on kindness every time they glance at the peace pole.

It’s amazing how pictures and words can influence our thinking and actions! Gardens can be great places not only to grow and learn where our food comes from, but also to reflect on something important such as being kind and seeing the good in others.

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Sharon Drilling from Drilling Pharmacy who assisted us in getting our peace pole.

I am finding that I cannot take the Food Detective out of my life! A trip to Hy-Vee one day proved to be quite an adventure. I met Susie the Sample Lady and spent about an hour with her! Honey sweet plums were one of the samples of the day. They had come from Chili and were not purple, but a nice shade of yellow. As they ripen, they turn an amazing shade of red. Susie said that they are called sunset plums because the tip of the plum is a beautiful red, just like the sunset! The plums are only available in the United States for a very short time in February. I came home with some and they are sweet and ripen very quickly!

Hy-Vee also had dragon fruit, carambola star fruit and ugli fruit for sale. I did not buy any of these, but went home and did some research! Dragon fruit is very pretty. It is red and has green stems on the outside. It is called dragon fruit because the green reminds you of scales on a dragon. Each one cost $7.99 and does not have a lot of fruit inside. These came from Vietnam. It is a fruit that comes off of a cactus! To prepare one you: wash and rinse it well, cut off the ends, slice it down the middle and peel away the skin.

The inside is white with black specks, just like the inside of a kiwi. It has a sweet flavor and the texture is similar to a kiwi, but they are not related. The carambola star fruit is grown in the United States. It is grown in Hawaii and Florida. Cut sideways, it is a five angled star. It grows on a small, bushy evergreen tree. It is a cross between an apple and a grape in taste. The ugli fruit comes from Jamica. You peel it like an orange and it is considered a citrus fruit. When it is orange in color, it is ready to be eaten. It is sweet and will be in

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stores in March or early April. There are also bags of smaller ones sold that are called ugli babies! Next time you are in a store and see the sample person, stop and see what’s being offered! You, too, can have a food adventure!

I volunteered in the NAIA basketball VIP tent this year. Centerplate prepares the meals and they are delicious! Each day there is a huge section just for the salad! You are greeted to a leafy lettuce mix, bright orange carrots and cucumbers. Once again, my Food Detective brain kicked in with a couple of the menus!

One night we were served a medley trio of potatoes.

One of the potatoes was purple! I’ve never eaten the purple variety of potatoes before, so I made sure that I added them to my plate. They were delicious.

I researched them and found out that these potatoes are loaded in antioxidents and are also a high-fiber food. They were very eye-catching. Not only is the skin purple, but also the flesh is purple! Centerplate also mixes veggies together. One night they added asparagus. I’m not a big fan of asparagus, but decided if someone prepared it, I could eat it! Visiting about the asparagus, led several volunteers to share garden stories! You never know where a food detective story can go and who you can meet!

I received an e-mail from one of my parents from last year. Her daughter, Natalie, requested for her birthday that her mom make potato soup. Not just any old soup, but the kind that Ms. Siepker made when she was in first grade! If I was still teaching, I was thinking what fun it’d be to make potato soup and use the purple potatoes!Please remember that you can be a Food Detective! It can be a fun adventure and you can learn lots of new things!

Mary Siepker Retired Food Detective and Teacher

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24 Inside your body are warrior cells that find and attack harmful germs. Some people have warrior cells that get confused. They attack things that are not normally harmful to people, such as pollen, cat dander or mold.

When this happens, the place where the warrior cells are fighting swells up, turns red and gets itchy.

This is called an allergic reaction.

These confused warrior cells are looking for things to attack. Can you find:

strawberry

peanut

cat

egg

dog

pollen

milk

grass

wheat

Jacob, Amanda and Sasha have allergies. Yet their allergies are all different.

If Jacob pets his friend’s cat, he starts to sneeze.

Amanda’s first taste of a peanut butter sandwich made her vomit, wheeze and struggle to breathe.

Amanda cannot eat things with nuts.

If Sasha eats strawberries, she breaks out in an itchy rash.

Do YOU have any allergies?

Does a member of your family suffer from allergies?

Standards Link: Health: Students understand the causes and symptoms of diseases in the human body.

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25 AHHHHH…..CHOOOOO! n 1996, swimmer Amy Van Dyken became the first woman to ever win four gold _____ in a single Olympics.

Amy has severe _________. When she was a little girl, her allergies caused asthma attacks that often sent her to the ________ room at the hospital. She was so _____ from ALLERGIES her asthma that she could not swim the length of a pool NORMAL D until she was 12 years old.

L GO ince that time, new treatments have made it possible for people with allergies and asthma to live more _______ lives.

In Amy’s case, it helped her go for the _______!

W EA K S L A D ME EMERG ENCY

Aaa-CHOO! A big sneeze blew some words out of this story. Can you find where each word belongs?

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use context clues to understand the meaning of sentences.

ATTACK POLLEN CAT CELLS EGGS ITCHY TASTE ALLERGIC DOCTOR WARRIOR PEANUT DOG AIR SUFFER MOLD

Have you ever suffered from allergies? I know I have! 50 million people suffer from colds and sinus infections. Doctors are sure busy this time of year. My worst allergies are from pollen. I get so stuffy that sometimes I can’t breathe out of my nose. I’m also allergic to grass. Yes, I know it’s strange! Whenever I go run around the grass without my shoes on, I instantly get hives. What are hives? Hives are a skin reactant to irritation or other things.

Allergies are very annoying! Sometimes we just think that the common cold is an allergy, but it’s not! A common cold is usually a sore throat and sneezing. Allergies are itchy eyes and rashes. They are not the same. So stay healthy and wash your hands! Have a good spring.

Madilyn Cramer Mater Dei Grade 7 I have terrible allergies in the spring. I always have a stuffy nose or a really bad cough in the spring because of all of the pollen. I have to take allergy medicine. My sister and my dad both have allergies, too. I don’t like having allergies because I feel sick. I am allergic to dander such as dog fur. My doctor is Dr. Remer and she helped me be smart about my allergies. She told me not to go in the grass and to always take my medicine. I only take my allergy medicine if I feel an allergy attack. I really needed that medicine. Thank you, Dr. Remer!

Zoey Vondrak Mater Dei Grade 6 Do you sneeze a lot during the spring? If you do it could be a symptom of allergies.

Allergies are a condition in which the immune system reacts abnormally to a substance.

Thirty percent of children have nasal allergies. Forty percent of adults have nasal allergies.

Allergy symptoms can be from a runny nose to an allergic reaction and you can’t breathe.

You could be allergic to food or even pollen. Allergies could cause a stuffy nose or runny nose. Most people’s allergies are not severe. Allergies are mostly around year long. They are mostly there to be a pain. If your allergies get bad enough you can get nasal spray or go to an allergist.

Caden LaFleur Mater Dei Grade 7

Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally.

V P J K C A T T A K C D O G S E A U R R

A I T C H Y L N E O T S G G E L U L T T

E W Y R E F F U S C

T U N A E P O N A O

BROOKLYN SUNNYSIDE 3RD GRADE

SOPHIA PERRY CREEK 1ST GRADE AFTON HINTON 3RD GRADE

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With the weather getting warmer, my pal Fritter decided to open a refreshment stand to make some money.

Fritter has been saving towards a summer visit to Six Wags Amusement Park. His goal is to save and earn a total of $100.

Fritter is now up to $97.50!

Next time y give your chou go to the store, let them pa ild the money and your child c y the cashier. Have change the alculate how much be sure theyy should receive and count it.

Can you help Fritter count out the correct change for his customers?

Tonya bought a glass of lemonade plus two cookies. She paid with two dollars. Circle the coins Fritter should give her in change.

Lien-hua bought a bag of peanuts, a glass of lemonade and a copy of Kid Scoop News. She paid with a $5 bill.

Circle the bills and coins Fritter should give her in change.

What could you buy from Fritter’s Refreshment Stand with this exact amount?

Try setting up your own refreshment stand this weekend!

How much money will you earn?

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27 Part-Time Jobs …A Great Way to Learn the Value of a Dollar!

It’s easy to ask mom and dad for a little money…or an allowance as we all have “stuff” to buy. There does come a time where mom and dad think it might be all right for you to consider “working” for that allowance or for items that aren’t on your “need” list. It’s important to learn a about managing your money. Many students start working in jobs like: babysitting, tutoring younger students, or mowing lawns. It is also important to become creative in your job hunting and find those opportunities in areas that you enjoy. The bottom line is that we work to pay bills and prepare for the future.

Having some experience with a job always helps. Babysitting and walking pets is perfect for someone who likes animals. Cleaning pet cages and watering plants for someone on vacation is also a great part-time opportunity. Helping out an elderly relative can often lead to a part time service job later on…remember those opportunities that help to make you a better person also might be a career choice later on.

This month in Kid Scoop News a few of our feature reporters met with supervisors who hire students and with students themselves about their part time jobs. Juggling school, activities, family time and friends might be stressful and they gathered a few words of wisdom from people interviewed. We asked a few questions about how to manage those things and still be a happy camper. We wish you all the best of luck with any new job this summer!

Become a Volunteer at Our Own Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center The Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center is located at 4500 Sioux River Road right off Highway 12 near the Riverside area of Sioux City. It opened in 1995 and centers around visitor discovery of the ecosystem in the Loess Hills. During the year, there are all types of hands-on and discovery activities sponsored for students. In the summer, instructors and volunteers offer camps designed to educate students about nature and assist with the development of a stewardship and conservation ethic.

In 2014 alone, over 300 volunteers contributed 3000 hours of volunteer help throughout Woodbury County. Kid Scoop News Siouxland recented visited with Volunteer Coordinator Betty West and Receptionist Pam Pfautsch to find out a little more about the center and how students might volunteer their services at Stone Park and the Nature Center. Students who are 12 to 18 may assist as a volunteer throughout the year.

This past month Betty answered some written questions for us and we had a chance to visit with Pam about volunteer opportunities for students. Feature reporter, Chloe McClure will complete her 10th year of Student Camp this summer and has actually volunteered at the Nature Center.

Pam and Betty both suggest that before you volunteer, be sure you have a basic understanding of what you might like to do. There are so many tasks and duties that need to be done each and every day! Filling bird feeders, animal care, maintaining the trails, picking up trash and even a little gardening are things that need constant attention. It’s also important to know if you’d rather work with children, adults or by yourself. The idea is to give back to the community and instill in yourself a real sense of purpose.

The first step would be to fill out a Junior Volunteer application which can be found at the Nature Center or on their website. It’s important to be ready to learn, be passionate about plants and animals and willing to help out. Betty loves the enthusiasm she sees in the volunteers and that they bring a great deal of positive energy to the center.

Pam explained that a junior volunteer is someone who would be giving of her/

his time and should have a genuine interest in giving back to the community. After Olivia asked her questions, Pam and Betty listed a few of the characteristics that they hope to notice in a positive junior volunteer: • Eager to learn • Willing share past experiences and special hobbies/interests with a group • The volunteers are genuinely interested and enjoy being at the Center. They have researched the facility and know where things are.

Chloe mentioned, too, that there are office jobs that are fun and she enjoys shredding the old papers, answering phones and greeting people to the Center.

Pam asked the reporters what they might like to do. Chloe loves working with the younger campers and listening in on their conversations. “Kids say the funniest things!” Olivia thought that walking the trails to clean up and add wood chips to the trails would be good exercise and interesting.

“I think taking care of the animals and being able to show others how to be a good steward of the earth would be important,” mentioned Brianna.

Betty and Pam both enjoy their jobs. They love meeting new people and seeing enthusiastic students have a wonderful motivation to learn new things and to help out at the Center. Pam has been at the Nature Center for 21 years and has a deep appreciation for all of the volunteers. She especially enjoys working with the staff and believes that no job is unimportant. “Even cleaning the cages isn’t bad when you see how it benefits the animal.” She smiled.

The Nature Center hours are: Tuesday through Saturday from 9:00-4:30 and Sunday from 1:00 to 4:30. Volunteering is done during these hours. Remember to pick up an application and you will find that giving back to the community in this way will also be rewarding and skill building for you!

Brianna Martinez Mater Dei Grade 9 Olivia Greaves Holy Cross Grade 7 Chloe McClure North Middle Grade 7 Special assistance by Sydney Hopkins, East High Senior

So you got your first job!

This is an exciting moment for everyone. Not only are you learning new skills, but you are earning money as well! There are many different reasons why children and teens decide to get a job.

Some do it for extra spending money. Others are trying to save up for something special they want to buy. There are even those who are saving up for something specific like a school trip or family vacation and have deadlines as to when they need the money by. Whatever your reasons for getting your first job, there are a few things you should understand about that first paycheck.

First of all, what is a paycheck and how is it earned? Well, for starters you have to spend time working at your new job. The amount of money your job pays you is directly related to how much time you spend working. For example, if you are making $7 an hour, and you work 15 hours in a week your weekly pay is 7x15= $105.00. This is how much you earned for that week. After closer examination of your paycheck you will notice that some of the money has been deducted from the amount you are getting paid. These are called payroll taxes. Now that you are officially working in the USA you help to contribute to important federal duties such as national defense and emergency preparedness. Every individual who works in our wonderful country contributes a little bit of each paycheck to continue to help keep us all safe and successful.

Second step… Cash your check! More than likely your parents will bring you to their own bank to turn your paycheck into cash. The paycheck itself is just a piece of paper and doesn’t allow you to buy anything. Once you have turned it into cash then you can decide what you want to do with your hard earned money. If you are saving towards something special, then discuss with your parents what amount needs to be set aside each week to reach your goal. If you don’t have anything special in mind to save towards, start by putting half in a savings account and discuss how to spend the other half with your parents.

As you continue to work, you will earn money for all your efforts! Some employers pay every week, while some pay ALISHA RINKER every other week. It is important to know when you get paid so you can budget and save appropriately. If you are PERSONAL BANKER ~ WESTSIDE BRANCH WELLS FARGO MONEY MATTERS TIPS FOR KIDS looking to start earning a paycheck, talk with your parents about what opportunities are available for your age!

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FIRST JOB

Let’s Go on an Adventure…At Scheels!

This is the second time Kid Scoop News reporters have visited Scheels for an interview and we have to be honest, we love the story about how Scheels became the store that we know. Just three acres of potatoes became the “seed money” for the first store that opened in 1902. Frederick A. Scheel, a German immigrant, took most of the money from his first harvest to purchase a small store in Minnesota. Throughout the years the store expanded, and finally became a major sports store, which is operated by the great grandson of Frederick’s, Steve D. Scheel. There are now more than 6,000 associates and it was voted Best SPORTING GOODS Store by Sports Illustrated KIDS! We have to admit, there really isn’t anything to dislike at Scheels and shopping there is a family friendly experience! We found Tiffany is pictured here with cashier Dezerea out that being a family centered store and having a positive Richardson. JoAnna and Dezerea have similar atmosphere are what Scheels is all about. They want people to positions at Scheels and love their jobs! enjoy being there and love it when someone leaves excited about a new item that was purchased.

Tiffany Poole, Assistant Store Leader/Cashier for the Cashier Team led us up the stairs and into a conference room for our interview. Assisting Tiffany was JoAnna Hanner, a customer service cashier and high school student from Westwood. We wanted to hear firsthand about working from a high school student. JoAnna is juggling classes, sports, college entrance exams and a job during her last year of high school. One thing really stood out from the interview, Scheels’ managers schedule around the students’ school activities and in turn, get students who work hard for them!

Tiffany spends most of her day upstairs preparing schedules, processing freight and working with other team leaders coordinating monthly expectations. Students are trained by their own peers, which JoAnna found was helpful to her.

As a trainer now, she believes the peer training helps new employees to know the other employees. They often become friends and gain a mutual respect for each other.

Each new employee receives information about the history of the company and begins right away to know what tasks need to be done each day. Along with ringing transactions, you might process freight, fold items and get products ready for the customers. Everyone works to keep the place looking great…and everyone pitches in where they are needed.

We asked Tiffany if there were any classes that might help you prepare for the job. She mentioned that there wasn’t one particular class, but it’s important to be confident, respectful, and have a good attitude. It’s important to be able to complete your homework and outside activities without them affecting your work at Scheels. Dressing casually, but appropriately is also important. When you come to work, you represent the company and it’s important to take that seriously.

We asked Tiffany and JoAnna what their favorite part of the job might be. JoAnna enjoys the other staff members and customers. “I’ve made so many friends and I love talking to the customers.” Both have favorite stories about experiences that they have had and the stories involve children. The employees all wear nametags and when people see where they are from, they strike up a conversation. The only thing that concerns JoAnna is when people get frustrated. “I don’t think they always understand how hard it is to know everything about the products.”

We agreed that the longer you worked for a company, the more you know and can address any tough issues.

Tiffany also explained that it comes with patience and experience.

We all wondered about the different colored shirts that the employees wear. Tiffany explained that the colors on the shirt help to explain the different level of service by the employee. The light blue shirt means you are “an expert in your field” like the cashiers and/or sales’ associates. The white shirts indicate that you are part of the leadership team and will often be in the Human Resource section of the store. It is possible to advance in the team based on your years of experience and your dedication and hard work to the job.

We enjoyed our time at Scheels and agreed that it would be a great place to work. We hope to return some day and learn more about the company. We recommend, that if you are a high school student who can balance school, activities and a job, then this is the place for you!

Ireland Uhl, Hannah Fitzpatrick and Anna Fenton Mater Dei Grade 7

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Good Old-Fashioned Family Pride and Fareway Food Stores

Fareway is a family values store where community and work go hand in hand. They value the strong work ethic found in the Midwest and help students to schedule around their already busy school and afterschool day. Fareway tries hard to be flexible and assist students in becoming honest and reliable employees in their years ahead.

It can be very difficult to balance school and a part-time job. Ask any high school student who is trying to juggle both! This past month, Kid Scoop News took a little time to reach out to area students who are saving for college, buying a car, paying for insurance and enjoying the benefits of a paycheck. They would all agree that while it can be difficult, they were lucky enough to find employers who understood that juggle.

Meet Deena Riley and Keaton Hensley, ninth grade students at Dakota Valley. Each works between eight and twelve hours a week a courtesy representative for Fareway. During the week, they generally begin work around four o’clock p.m. and finish around nine. The weekend may bring a half or full day, with Sundays always off as Fareway wants their employees to enjoy the weekend with family and friends. Deena and Keaton begin their work day by carrying out groceries, restocking shelves and keeping the store clean and organized. As Deena put it, “My day is school, work, homework and go to bed!”

Both students appreciate the way a manager will work with their school schedules. Fareway has a reputation for hiring students part-time and schedule around their extracurricular activities. Both students are involved with sports and during the season, games and conferences might be scheduled at the last minute. Understanding the importance of a commitment to both, allows the students to become more organized and responsible in all aspects of their lives. In fact, Keaton will only be working on Saturdays during baseball season and has informed his supervisor!

WIT student Nick Swanson was sitting nearby during the interview and he chimed in that Fareway is a great place to work for a college student. He began at Fareway more than two years ago in the meat department. Since he is a high school graduate, he is allowed to work a few more hours and he finds his day filled with college homework, classes and work. He enjoys his coworkers and the fact they are all very like-minded. His background in Honors Trig and Honors Calculus came in handy as the job requires special attention to computing and weights. He believes that the personal communication skills needed at this job actually are the skills one will need when following a career path. There is never a day that goes by where you don’t visit with a customer or two… or three! All three agreed that taking a speech class in school is a plus!

Keaton and Deena have some good advice for students to assist them in getting a job. Both agreed that you need to be confident when interviewing and not be scared. Deena said to not overthink the questions, be direct and if you don’t know the answer, let the interviewer know that.

Keaton offered some wisdom when he said that it is important to not procrastinate while searching for a job. “There are a lot of kids out there looking. You need to just go ahead and apply.” Deena agreed as she had friends who were on waiting lists for jobs.

It’s a good idea to bring in a list of any experiences and to ask a teacher or someone other than a parent for a letter of recommendation. This shows the person interviewing that you are really interested in the job. It is all right to stop in or call the interviewer a week after the interview to let them know you are still available. In grown-up terms, they call it…status of the application.

It’s important to stand out a little and help them remember your name.

WOW! There seems to be some good advice from these ninth grade students. We learned that it is important to simply be a hard worker, responsible, have good people skills and most importantly to be willing to learn new skills each day. These two students from Dakota Valley were excellent role models for getting that first job and we want to thank them for their time and advice!

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30 DID YOU KNOW? • • • •

BIG BROTHERS ~ BIG SISTERS

once a week.

• Bigs who would like to be part of our community-based programs in Siouxland and Plymouth County.

Being a mentor for a Little is easy and fun We have programs in schools and in the community You don’t have to have a professional in the childcare field Becoming a mentor might just be the best thing you’ve ever done!

If you are not able to volunteer at this time, but still want to make a difference in the lives of Siouxland children, you can support us with a gift of a donation. Donor support allows us to recruit, train and match carefully screened adults with more children in the Siouxland area.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland is seeking volunteer mentors (men, women, couples, and families) to become part of our program and help change the life a child for the better, forever.

A Little is waiting for someone like YOU to spend time with them!

It only takes 30-45 minutes a week or a few hours a month to help a child succeed. Strong and long lasting matches are what make our programs successful and help kids who are facing adversity to beat the odds.

Professional staff work with you, the child and the family throughout the course of the relationship to provide necessary training and support to ensure the success of the match.

We currently have 38 Littles waiting for a Big like you. We need: • Bigs for the Beyond The Bell program who meet with their Little each week before or after school.

• Bigs for our Le Mars Lunch Buddies program at Le Mars Community Schools and Gehlen Catholic Schools to eat lunch and visit with their Little

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31 Dr. Seuss week

I’m A Manatee

by John Lithgow, illustrated by Ard Hoyt A little boy dreams of becoming a sea cow (manatee) and goes on an underwater adventure. The book and CD combines humor and education using examples of alliteration, similes and metaphors that go with the rhyming narrative. The advanced vocabulary needs some explaining but this teaching moment shows the challenges of being a manatee in a charming way.

Mrs. Griffin’s first grade class enjoyed celebrating Dr. Seuss week in March with Johnson Elementary students in Spencer, Iowa. Her students began their week wearing red and blue for One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. They experienced the mysterious Oobleck after reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck. To celebrate Fox in Socks, the students wore crazy socks. Green eggs and Ham was a fun day by wearing green and eating green eggs and ham. The Cat and the Hat day brought students to school wearing their hats. To conclude our week, the students wore pajamas to school for The Sleep Book. Mrs. Griffin’s first graders read Dr. Seuss books to their preschool reading buddies! We love Dr. Seuss books!

(What better way to celebrate literacy than to celebrate Dr. Seuss! Students connect in a special way when they read several stories written by the same author. In “reading groups” we call this text to author connections…with the same author. Did you know that Dr. Seuss wrote under the name of P.D. Eastman when the schools were looking for short and easy to read books back in the 1960s. He has stood the test of time!)

Mater Dei Students Share Some Tantalizing Reads!

The Bad Beginning is the book A Series of Unfortunate Events It’s so good that you only need a look.

This is a story of the Baudelaire`s, Count Olaf is harassing them A family whose love that would soon tear.

He is after the Baudelaire family fortune.

The siblings’ parents taken by flames, He savethemanatee.org/ed_student_resources.html is very cantankerous and not very clean But all that’s left is a fortune waiting to be claimed.

This him Save theheManatee Club site has links toAlthough a variety Provoke once turns mean. youofmay think that’s the end, Their house started on fire The Baudelaire`s still have to fend. information sources on manatees from facts and viewing areas They were orphans that were up for hire Even though Poe tries to help these kids, to educational information for both teachers and students.

They were very sad; they thought someone They have Count Olaf whom they try to rid. tried to burn it, They meet two other orphans whose heirloom is a After that they felt like hermits, gem, Their parents died And they help the Baudelaire`s ‘til the end. pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/manatees.html AndAthey almost cried Althoughthe theyplight also catch PBS video by Kristen and Christopher explains of Olaf`s eye, Sunny, Klaus, and Violet were their only kids But in the end they go away and fly. manatees on the Crystal River in Florida. These slow-moving And one of them was still wearing bibs.

You may think that Olaf’s actions would be justified, creatures are often hit by the propellers on speed boats andare thefrantically terrified.

Violet was the oldest All of the siblings become a way to identify individuals.Although in every book they might meet a friend, Andscars probably the boldest Sunny was the youngest child But alas, sadly, most of them die in the end.

She was very small and very mild Brian Wilmes Grade 6 Then there was Klaus and he was the only boy nwf.org/Kids/Ranger-Rick/Animals/Mammals/Manatees.aspx He liked to read, which filled him with joy.

“Manatees not be beauties, but they sure are cuties!”

Nathan Lawler may

Grade 7

Resources for Students

Living Next to Manatees

You should read The Blackthorn Key, Too bad you can’t listen to the people’s plea.

This is an interesting mystery, They kill because of an object in history.

Christopher has the ambition, To perform this special mission.

He has many unusual brawls, And there seem to be many thralls.

He might be unwittingly betrayed, When his master was hurt, his bed’s where he stayed.

When his master is killed , he elevates into the sky, You will know the people he will defy.

He might get hurt by some hazardous material, The killers are serial.

Some stuff he makes is very luminous, With the fires, to read, he encourages us.

Collin Hubbell Grade 8

Ranger Rick

This site has facts and some wonderful photographs of these gentle creatures.

Have you ever read the book Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn? I have and it was immediately one of my favorite books. First, it’s about a boy

named Logan who moved into Mrs. Donaldson’s house, a house where Mrs. Donaldson was murdered! This kid named Arthur comes over and informs Logan about the murder. The two boys are trying to figure out who the murderer was.

Mrs. Donaldson worked at Magic Forest where people think she stole money. But she didn’t steal the money…. someone else did. Logan finds a note in the attic dolphins.org/kids_manatee_facts and the note contains something important, which is the “finding game”. There are so many twists and turns, read to find out who did the crime. Can the boys Answers questions classify the true villain? including “Why does algae grow on manatees?”

Jacob LaFleur Mater Dei Grade 6

Dolphin Research Center

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Ms. Jungers’ Kinders in Iowa wanted to let us know what they like about Kid Scoop News…here are a few of their thoughts…

I like the different pictures. Schadae H. I like the words and the sentences.

Bentley T. I like the magazine because it has finger spaces.

Raul P. I like the magazine because it has the maze. Devlian W. I like the magazine because I love to find sight words. Nam N.

“Let’s build a portal,” they said…and she thought, “Why not?”

Ms. D’s kinders waste little time each day coming up with creative plans for the class to develop. We should never be surprised when the topic of the day goes way beyond the usual curriculum because kindergarten students are amazing! We might guess with this conversation that they have been studying rocks and minerals and that a few of the students are scify fans.

H: Ms. D, I was thinking today that we should build a portal.

Ms. D: Yes, I do believe that we may have a little time this afternoon.

H: Well, we will have to go to the desert and get some obsidian.

Ms. D: I am not sure that we have that much time today, we do need to do a little graphing.

(Exactly how much time does it take to build a portal..as I need to get my ducks in a row) Ms. D’s kindergarten also want to share with you a little of their “Wacky Wednesday”…”W” being studied, they decided to wear wacky Wednesday hats to school. The designs and colors were exceptional!

Mrs. Clancy’s New Jersey Kinders Hurt no living thing: Ladybird, nor butterfly Nor moth with dusty wing, Nor cricket chirping cheerily, Nor grasshopper so light of leap.

Nor dancing gnat, nor beetle flat Nor harmless worms that creep.

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Earth Day Poem Here’s to each bee; Each flower, Each tree; Each star in the sky; Each stalk of rye; Here’s to each hare; Each fish, Each bear; And here’s to each birth In our home We call Earth…. © Vicki Whiting April 2017

33 Draw a line from each piece of fruit to the box where it belongs.

F is for Fruit f is for fruit Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter F. Say the letter as you trace it.

How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the F sound like the word fruit?

How many How many

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Learning Buddies: Trace and say the number. Read the questions. Touch and count to find the answers.

With your child, find every uppercase letter F on one page of the newspaper. Draw a small circle around each. Then try to find a lowercase letter f for each uppercase letter F. Draw a line to connect each uppercase F to a lowercase f.

Tell your child that eating right and exercising is important for health.

Look through the newspaper for pictures of people exercising or doing some physical activity.

With your child, imitate the activity you see in the pictures.

frogs

How many

Letter Identification With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that begin with the same sound as the letter F in fruit.

Math Play

Point to the number 7 in the newspaper.

Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number.

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Face Forward

Get newspaper photos and ask your child to say if the person pictured is facing forward or backward. For fun, your child can touch his/her face when the subject of the picture is facing forward and pat his/her back when the subject is facing away.

Fruit Picnic

Look for newspaper pictures of fruit. Cut these out and glue them to a paper plate. Pretend to have a fruit picnic. Or, eat some real fruit after making your fruit plates.

Talk to your child about the importance of eating some fruit every day.

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Front Page

Show your child the front page of the newspaper.

Explain how you know it is the front page. For example, you could say, “The fold is always on the left side of the front page,” or, “ The name of the newspaper is in big letters on the front page.”

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Big F, Little f

Fitness Time

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What do you call a person who studies eggs?

OOLOGIST What do scientists call egg-laying animals?

OVIPAROUS What is the scientific name for the white of an egg?

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Manatees come up for air every 3 to 5 minutes.

Adult manatees eat over 100 pounds of water plants each day.

Manatee calves are 3 feet (1 meter) long when they are born and weigh about 65 pounds. They grow to be about 10 feet long and weigh about 1,000 pounds.

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April Foolishness None of the jesters are identical – APRIL FOOL! (Now, play this joke on a friend or parent!)

PRE Test An early or advanced look at something: PREVIEW Something very cute or even beautiful: PRETTY To stop from happening: PREVENT Adding stress or force to something: PRESSURE George Washington was the first one: PRESIDENT To make believe: PRETEND A gift: PRESENT To save or protect: PRESERVE www.NIESiouxland.com

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What could you buy from Fritter’s Refreshment Stand?

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CLASSROOM OF THE MONTH WINNER MRS. PAULSEN’S 3RD GRADE FROM WOODBURY CENTRAL

Mrs. Paulsen’s Third Grade classroom at Woodbury Central School in Moville, Iowa is full of 25 energetic students who are always eager and ready to learn! Her class is comprised of 13 boys and 12 girls who are full of excitement about reading, writing, math, and science! Over the past few months they have been busy writing about their goals, hopes, and dreams for 2017. They have also worked on writing a great quatrain poem about love using a rhyme scheme of their choice. Currently, they are working very hard on writing a research paper about a former President. Their cursive writing continues to improve with practice, too! They have learned the multiplication facts through 12 and they love to sing along with fun songs that help them remember their facts. Right now they are busy working on division and they are picking up that skill quickly because they know multiplication so well! The Human Body is their area of study for Science and they are busy learning and identifying the main bones and muscles of the body. In Science, they have been busy comparing human bones to rodent bones as the dissect owl pellets and put the bones back together again to form a rodent skeleton. This is a task they describe as “grossly awesome!”

The kids in her classroom describe their room as a place they feel safe, loved, and comfortable. They go on to say their classroom is always bright and colorful. They love to start and end the day with a hug or high five from their teacher. Many say that they think all the frogs that Mrs. Paulsen collects are awesome, and they think the classroom pets are cool, too. The pets include: two guinea pigs, Miss Kitty and Lightning Strike, a fish named Daisy, and a box turtle named Clyde. Several students say learning is fun because Mrs. Paulsen makes it easy for them to learn about lots of different things in a lot of fun ways. They love to play different math games, and read poems and stories, independently and with groups. Perhaps their favorite thing to do is to create cool projects after completing a writing activity. They especially love to paint once in awhile. Several students agree that dissecting owl pellets, reading about Stone Soup and then making their own soup in class, and creating writing projects are a just few of the favorite things they have learned about this year. Overall, the consensus is that Mrs. Paulsen’s room is a place where learning really is FUN!

ZORY MATER DEI 6TH GRADE

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