Kids Scoop News - March 2017

THE BLARNEY STONE

The legend says that if you kiss the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle in Ireland, you will be given the gift of the gab!

Meet Nellie Bly

Nellie Bly was the first woman to circle the globe alone.

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STEM Basketball

The science of basketball is on full display this month of March Madness and the college championships.

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News ........................ 3 The Blarney Stone .... 4-5 Potato Patch ............. 6-7 Nellie Bly .................. 8-9 Fritter is Close to His Goal .................... 10-11 Puzzles ..................... 12 Activity Calendar ...... 13 STEM Basketball ....... 14-15 Bees ......................... 16-17 Blooming Creative .... 18 Book & Web Picks ..... 19 Cool Links ................. 20 Parent Scoop ............ 21 Try This At Home ....... 22 Early Learners ........... 23 Answers ................... 24

News ................................... 3 The Blarney Stone ............6-7 Community ..................... 8-9 Potato Patch .................. 10-12 Community ........................ 13 Money Matters ............. 14-15 Puzzles ..............................16 Calendar ............................. 17 STEM ............................. 18-19 Sports .......................... 20-21 Blooming Creative .............22 Book & Web Picks ....... 23-24 Parent Scoop .....................25 Bee’s ............................ 26-27 Kinder Kids ................... 28-29 Teachers ............................30 Big Brothers - Big Sisters .. 31 Nellie Bly ..................... 32-33 Answers ............................34 Classroom of the Month.... 35

Sure and begorrah, ‘tis a grand day to be alive!

The Blarney Stone is just one of many fascinating topics in this issue! We also have the story of how a California company is turning food scraps into energy.

That is a happy way to greet people in Ireland and in this month’s issue when we celebrate St. Patrick’s Day – Speaking of food, did you you can try it out on your know that much of our food friends! depends on the work of This month’s bees? They Kid Scoop News pollinate our has lots of fun in crops. store and that’s not Get the blarney! Speaking of whole blarney, you can read story in about the Blarney this Stone in Ireland issue! without leaving your room.

Here are some jokes a little leprechaun shared with me: Q: Why do people wear shamrocks on St. Patrick’s Day? A: Regular rocks are too heavy.

Q: When is an Irish Potato not an Irish Potato?

A: When it’s a FRENCH fry!

Try them out on your friends and family!

Sincerely,

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magine, what if your home was powered by table scraps?

In Oakland, Calif., a company is doing just that. The East Bay Municipal Utility District (East Bay MUD) collects food scraps from local restaurants and stores.

Most food waste goes to landfills, and the methane gas it creates as it rots, pollutes our air. East Bay MUD is using the gas to turn it into energy instead of pollution.

The scraps are treated in a special facility. As the food rots, or decomposes, it gives off a gas called methane.

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ast Bay MUD then uses that methane gas to power its garbage treatment plant.

It all began in 2004 when East Bay MUD engineers began experimenting with converting food waste into energy.

Back then, they only converted about one truckload of food waste each month.

Turning table scraps into energy saves the cost of buying energy.

It also makes sense for the environment as well.

Now, East Bay MUD has been able to convert from 20 to 40 tons of restaurant food scraps each day into electrical power. That’s more than enough to power their own facilities, so the extra energy goes back to the power grid.

East Bay MUD plans to expand this successful recycling program in the years ahead. And waste treatment centers across the country are following East Bay MUD’s lead, too.

Read the article on this page.

Then answer the questions below!

What is this article about?

Why did this company do it?

Food Waste Facts Food waste makes up a large part of your trash. Of all the trash that goes to landfills, 18% of it is food waste. That is over 30 million tons of food waste each year!* Putting food waste into a landfill is also wasting a valuable resource. Food waste can be turned into energy, fertilizer to grow crops and even used to feed animals.

When did this happen?

Where did it happen?

How the Process Works What might happen next?

Sneaker Search This East Bay MUD anaerobic digester tank captures the methane gas released by food waste and converts it into energy.

food waste electricity

remaining food waste composted

Let’s Talk

Talk with your family about ways to avoid wasting food. What can YOU do?

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4 Mrs. Sealey’s Sixth Grade Students from Holy Cross send some Lucky Limericks!

I’m on a team of nine…

I like the ball to be mine.

Baseball is so cool, My bat is my tool, I hit the ball down the line!

Naeron Bisse

There once was a pot of gold, If you stole it, you would turn old, I ended up sad, Because I needed it bad, I should have listened to what I was told!

Nyla Jochum There once was a boy named Harry, who smelled like cake and berries.

He fell into some mud, And went into the tub, So now he smells like a fairy Ella Demers There once was a baby bee, Who tried to make friends with a flea, But then the flea bit him, And the baby bee hit him, Now there is a rivalry!

Lauryn Peck Four-Leaf-Clover I found a four-leaf-clover In the white Cliffs of Dover.

But then I coughed, And one leaf fell off, And then my luck was over!

Jacob Oldenkamp There once was a girl named Reese, She was a talented niece, She wasn’t always right, But she still shined bright, And that’s the story of Reese!

Reese Chicoine I’m on a star so it would seem, Falling towards the earth so green, But right before I hit the ground I awoke without a sound, Oh, what a wonderful dream!

Rosie Markham There once was a fish who could talk He wanted to learn how to walk He got out from the sea Fell right onto me And I nearly died from the shock!

Kameron Fjeldheim Why do people kiss the Blarney Stone? To start, the Blarney Stone is an iconic stone in the walls of the Blarney Castle. Various legends surround the stone’s origin. One story states it was acquired during the Crusades and brought to Ireland where it is currently. One really weird fact about it is that tons of people kiss it. Why? It is said that if you kiss the Blarney Stone, you are given the gift of eloquence and

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persuasiveness. All I know is that I would never kiss it if given the chance. Probably thousands have kissed the same spot!

Andrew Brockhaus

Heelan Mater Dei Students Share a Little St. Paddy’s Day with Our Readers…Enjoy a Little Bit O’ the Gold ….

March is coming our way, Hurrah, hurrah, hooray!

In March is St. Patrick’s Day, The leprechauns like to play!

He brings us all glamorous coins, And after that he loves to join, Other enthusiastic leprechauns take flight, Gliding quietly through the night.

The landscape in March is beautiful, And I am really being truthful.

When windy March comes to an end, I’ll want it soon to come again!

Elen Pruett Grade 6

Family, friends, games, fun, it’s St. Patrick’s Day! Every St. Patrick’s Day we make a whole bunch of Irish foods such as shepherd’s pie. I remember one year when my mom made green pancakes for breakfast. Another year I woke up and right away I could smell things baking. Was it someone’s birthday? No, it was March.

It was St. Patrick’s Day! It was time to get baking. When we got all the baking done, we just waited for our guests to arrive. Some years we have some family and friends over.

Liam Cleary Grade 6 My most memorable St Patrick’s Day was when I was in preschool. I remember everyone wore green. We all got tons of candy, and we had to hide from the leprechaun. The teachers painted green foot prints all over the school. They made the toilet water green. Mrs. Chris, our teacher, pretended to be the leprechaun. They put blotches of green in our mashed potatoes.

The teachers did a really efficient job with decorations.

Mrs. Chris dressed up like the leprechaun and went upstairs and got tones and tons of gold. She threw all the gold down the stairs for us to find. We went out across the playground to find 4 leaf clovers. The even painted the yellow brick road green.

They painted parts of the rickety playground green!

Anthony Courey Grade 8

army. He has been in the military since he was 17 (he is now 20). He really means a lot to me. So that is why I LOVE St. Patrick’s Day, especially this year!

Zoey Vondrak Grade 6

On St. Patrick’s Day I feel lucky.

The pranks a leprechaun pulls could be yucky.

You might pull them on your peers, Or at least give them all an ear.

People say potatoes are absurd, Make sure not to fall backward.

You ponder how to make the perfect trap.

Maybe we can have a slingshot or a snap.

You’d have to be ingenious to catch him.

He might be a little slim.

There are many games to play, On St. Patrick’s Day! Maggie Breyfogle Grade 6 Look at that leprechaun! He just maneuvered around the room and turned over all the desks and their chairs looking for his pot of gold! Oh, how nice. He left us bags of candy to apologize. I got my favorite, Twix!

Can you guess what day it is?

That’s right, it’s St. Patrick’s Day! It’s a day to celebrate St. Patrick and his immaculate golden staff. The narrative I just described was what happened to me in kindergarten when I got to school on March 17. On St. Patrick’s Day, according to superstition, everyone has to wear green or they will get pinched by a leprechaun. I wear as much green as I can! Anyways, here’s to a pot of gold for you. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Brooklynn Roder Grade 6 My family is Irish so we have fun with St. Patrick’s Day. We make a trap for the leprechaun. We use paper, glue, boxes, string, and markers. Once the box is all put together we set it up. It is always a very glamorous box. By this time we get into bed.

We hope the leprechaun comes.

By morning time we wake up and jump out of bed. Our parents lecture us to be quiet so we don’t scare him. We creep into the living room and open the box. HE ESCAPED! We are disappointed every year because we don’t catch him. We go to the kitchen and find muffins though! They are chocolate chip muffins with green food coloring. The leprechaun made them for us! They taste really good, too. After breakfast, we ponder about what next year’s trap will be like so we catch him for sure. That’s my family’s tradition on this holiday, what’s yours?

Caroline Moyer Grade 6

My family’s favorite holiday is St. Patrick’s Day. We love it because we are all Irish and Did you ever wonder how this holiday St. our traditions have been in the family for years. We always have a HUGE party every Patrick’s Day was formed? If you already know, great, if you don’t then continue year. We listen to Irish music such as Great reading my story. On a nice warm day Big Sea and other bands. My dad cooks a boy named Patrick was playing and potatoes, corn beef and hash, and summer sausage (which I really recommend). This St. having fun with his friends. But a horde of people who believed that there was more Patrick’s Day is very special to me because than one god were nearby. The hordes of my brother comes back to America from the To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328 www.NIESiouxland.com

people were sailing close where Patrick was playing. So they caught Patrick in a net and took him as a slave. Patrick was showed little kindness until he met fellow slaves who were kind to him. They gave him hope that he could be free and get back home.

He asked God for help to get back home.

God answered him one day and helped him. God told Patrick how to escape from his hazardous captures to get home.

When he did escape, he spent many years becoming a bishop so he could come back and free his friend who were slaves. He then came back and asked for his friends to be freed, but everyone laughed at him. The king of the landscape gave him an offer. If Patrick passed certain tests, his friends would be freed. Also, the king would change his ways and become Catholic. Patrick passed the tests with ease due to the help of God. The king honored the deal; so he freed the slaves, changed his religion, and went up to be a better king to his people across the lands.

Noah Zeisler Grade 8 Your imagination starts flowing as you picture a leprechaun sliding down the arch of a rainbow with his hands raised in triumph, landing in a pot of gold when he reaches the end. He jumps up and down, up and down with his hands full of gold coins. What you’re imagining is a made-up scenario that only pops up in your mind on a special day, March 17. March 17 is also St. Patrick’s Day, the day when spring comes close, people wear green, think of leprechauns and rainbows and pots of gold, shepherds, and don’t forget the name of the holiday, St. Patrick. It’s a day full of fun and enthusiasm. Could it be an absurd one, too?

Yes, it can. In both good and bad ways, but we mostly hope for the best.

St. Patrick’s Day is a luminous day for me.

It’s my birthday! Yup, I was born on March 17. Let me tell you a little bit more about St. Patrick’s Day. St. Patrick’s Day is held on March 17 all the time because it’s the feast day of the famous Saint Patrick. Saint Patrick was mostly known for teaching us about the shamrock and the Holy Trinity. The shamrock has three leaves and they all stand for the Holy Trinity: In the Name of The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. St. Patrick’s Day is a great day for me. I age up, I eat, I celebrate, and I have fun. What do you do during this day?

Kayla Jabre Grade 6 St. Patrick’s Day is almost here. People are always frantic to wear as much green as possible so they don’t get pinched. There is a lot of enthusiasm from kids when St. Patrick’s Day comes. There are also a lot of green decorations like clovers and little leprechauns that people use to decorate their houses or their classrooms. If you don’t wear green on St. Patrick’s Day then © Vicki Whiting March 2017

someone might harass you about it.

St. Patrick’s Day is in the spring time on March 17 every year. Little clovers and shamrocks start to pop up all over the ground. Sometimes you might be able to find a four leaf clover. They are rare and really hard to find. Little leprechauns are also very popular in the stores during March. The leprechauns usually have orange hair and orange beards. They wear little green outfits with green hats. They are very tiny and cute.

There is also a lot of good fresh air during March because the snow is all melted and trees start to get their leaves back again and flowers start to grow.

Abby Albenesius Grade 6 Saint Patrick’s Day is just around the corner.

Do you know who or what established St. Patrick’s? It isn’t just about wearing green, and going to parades, although that is fun, it is actually the feast day for St. Patrick. We have a shamrock that represents this day and the shamrock actually stands for the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. One of the fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day is that Saint Patrick wasn’t Irish, he was Catholic. It’s good to know a little history about different holidays and religions!

I love Saint Patrick’s Day, the festivities, and green clothes! Everyone gets fun little knickknacks and green beads from parades and other events. On Saint Patrick’s Day, the leprechaun makes a stop at our house and leaves my siblings and me coins, chocolate ones. We wake up in the morning and eat a few chocolate coins and then automatically get dressed in our green clothing. Don’t forget to wear green otherwise you will get pinched!

Makenzie Solma Grade 8 Potatoes fill my tummy, Oh, are they so yummy!

The clovers are as clean as a whistle, Go to a party, look as sharp as a thistle!

If you don’t, you’ll look like a dummy.

The party was nice and clean, It was decorated with little things that were green.

Then, I thought I saw a leprechaun,

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I looked again, and he was gone.

It must have had a hallucination from all of the coffee caffeine.

The party wasn’t that fun, I couldn’t do anything but yawn!

The food was good, It almost tasted absurd!

Then I tripped, because I ran Yesterday, my sister wanted a clover, She screamed and I drove her.

We went to a field, I missed a sign that said yield!

We had a big fight, and my dad said it would blow over.

Sidney Koob Grade 6

Seven days in a week, seven colors in the rainbow, and seven is a winning roll with two dice in a game of Chance. Why am I writing about seven you may ask? Because it’s lucky. The lucky number seven is one lucky thing in the world. Another thing is a lucky face up penny on the ground. The luck of a penny comes not from its value but from its shiny metal. When metal was scarce people believed that finding it was a gift from the gods which would protect the finder against bad luck. Speaking about money, some people think that wearing alligator teeth brings good luck while gambling. I don’t think I would wear alligator teeth for that reason. But I might wear a lucky rabbit’s foot. There are two stories why a lucky rabbit’s foot is lucky. Number one if you wear a rabbit’s foot, it’s said your mother/ father will have a child soon. People believe that because of the rabbit’s reproductive rate. The number two tradition actually comes from voodoo magic. The original legend says that the left hind foot of a rabbit that is captured in a cemetery at night can ward off evil magic. That’s cool but I wouldn’t hurt a rabbit so maybe just buy the next rabbit’s foot you see at the store.

That way no rabbits are hurt and you can still be lucky. So find a lucky thing! It can be anything. So you can ward off evil magic or just for luck, have a lucky day.

Josie Abramo Grade 7 Do you know what St. Patrick’s Day is or why we have it? St. Patrick’s Day was

established on March 17, 461. St. Patrick’s Day is the feast day of St. Patrick. It began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland and has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with things like parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green. Some people have ambition to wear green but some do not, so if someone is not wearing green on St. Patrick’s Day, you get to pinch them. You might wonder why you would pinch people throughout St Patrick’s Day. Well, the reason is people began pinching those who didn’t wear green as a reminder that leprechauns would sneak up and pinch green-abstainers.

Now I’m going to tell you a little about St. Patrick and his life. Patrick’s birth name was Maewyn. He was born in Roman Britain. He was kidnapped into slavery and brought to Ireland.

Patrick became a bishop and after his death was named Ireland’s patron saint. When the Irish migrated to the U.S., they created the bigger celebrations and parades known today. Eighteenth century Irish soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War held the first St. Patrick’s Day parades. The celebration was a way for the Irish to connect with their roots after they moved to America. St. Patrick’s Day is not a casual day for most Irish people. Most people, the Irish, have big parties and celebrate.

Bailey Logan Grade 7 Saint Patrick`s Day Poem Waking up on Saint Patty`s Day, Isn`t a time to fray.

Unless you lose your last green shirt, You better prepare to get hurt.

Cause` you`ll be pinched all day.

Once all that pinching is over, Better go find a four leaf clover.

Then it will give you the guard, Because people will find that pinching you is hard.

And it will all be over.

Ireland is where this holiday came to be, When Saint Patrick had to pack up and leave.

Because he was taken by the Irish to their home,

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But he couldn`t just go out and roam.

He did their labor but all he could do was plea.

He could only grieve, But he soon was able to leave.

He prayed and prayed to our Lord, He had to catch a ship which he had to board.

And he sailed to Britain and his story came to be.

Brian Wilmes Grade 6 St. Patrick’s Day is a widely celebrated day. It is the feast day of St. Patrick. St. Patrick was captured and taken to the foreign land of Ireland to become a slave.

God helped him escape, but Patrick returned later as a priest to spread Christianity.

He converted a ton of Irish people to Christianity. He used a shamrock, a small green plant with 3 leaves, in his lecture about the Trinity, and it has become a symbol for the holiday.

On St. Patrick’s Day, be sure to wear green! If you don’t, be sure to expect a swarm of pinches from your friends! Would you like to know why? It is a reminder to beware of leprechauns. Leprechauns are fairies who harass anyone who doesn’t wear green with pinches. They show up on St. Patrick’s Day, so don’t forget your green shirt! Have a happy St. Patrick’s Day! Ricky Arteaga Grade 7 Did you know that St. Patrick’s Day was established in the year 493? St. Patrick’s Day is a glamorous Irish holiday. Some Irish people have heirlooms from their ancestors.

Some people love to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day; it’s their favorite holiday. Do you have good memories of St. Patrick’s Day? I do! I remember in kindergarten when we tried to catch the leprechaun but he always tricked us, and when we couldn’t catch him he left candy but we had search for it. All through the years I have always had great memories.

I hope that you all have good memories too and also have an amazing St. Patrick’s Day. Jayden Pelster Grade 7

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Born in Great Britain during the time of the Roman Empire, St. Patrick was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland where he worked as a shepherd.

He fled to France but eventually returned to Ireland as a missionary. He is the patron saint of Ireland.

Look at the words on each of the gold coins. Put them in the pot in alphabetical order before the Leprechaun disappears with all the gold!

The Blarney Stone is a rock slab set in the wall of the Blarney Castle tower in the village of Blarney.

According to legend, an old woman cast a spell on the stone to reward a king who had saved her from drowning. Kissing the stone gave the king the ability to speak sweetly and convincingly.

Kissing the stone is not an easy task, because it is difficult to reach. Anyone who wants to try has to lie on his or her back, bend backwards and downwards, and hold on to iron bars for support.

It is said that those who kiss the Blarney Stone are given the gift of gab, or Blarney: the skill to get anyone to do what he or she wants. This is persuasive talk!

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Follow the trail to find the gold coin.

Add or subtract the numbers along the correct trail. Write the total on the gold coin.

How many shamrocks can you find on this page in three minutes? Now have a friend try. Who found the most?

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Starting at the upper left clover, leap across the shamrocks, adding and subtracting numbers as you go. Find a path that totals 30. Avoid the toadstools!

BLARNEY IRELAND KISSING LEPRECHAUN STONE CASTLE SPEAK CLOVER COBBLER RAINBOW SAINT GOLD TALK ROCK BEND

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

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Mr. Boeve’s Fifth Grade Class from Perry Creek Shares a Little “Bit o’ Gold…”

C olor is green L ike a leaf O utside V ery rare for 4 E asy to find 3 R ight outside (Try to see if you can find a four leaf clover) Charlotte Perry Creek Grade 5

How to Catch A Leprechaun Is it really possible that there is a leprechaun lurking around with a pot of gold? Maybe…maybe not. You may try to find the leprechaun, but as master Yoda would say, “Do or do not. There is no try”. But if you are willing to catch the leprechaun, build a leprechaun trap.

Build the trap I’m sharing before you. Fill a pot with gold coins. If you can’t find any, use quarters or chocolate coins instead. At night he will come, then in the morning, if you are lucky, you will find the leprechaun and you will get his pot of gold! If he doesn’t come, don’t worry, just say the pot of gold you make, is the leprechaun’s pot of gold!

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Max Perry Creek Grade 5

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S hamrocks T ricks P atrick’s day A lways wear green T oo fun R ainbows I found gold C lover K eep the pot of gold S o much green!

Cadence Perry Creek

Grade 5

St. Patrick’s Day St. Patrick’s Day is a global celebration of Irish culture. We all remember St. Patrick, one of Ireland’s Patron Saints, who ministered Christianity in Ireland during the fifth century. St. Patrick’s Day is on or around March 17.

People normally wear green and have parties and parades to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. May your blessings outnumber…

The shamrocks that grow, And may trouble avoid you Wherever you go.

–An Irish Toast Sophie Perry Creek Grade 5

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S hamrocks T reasure P ot of gold A lways excited T alent R ich I t’s fun to try to find gold C lover K ites ‘S pring Addi Perry Creek

Grade 5

Have you ever heard the phrase that there is a pot of BUTTER at the end of the rainbow, or even a four- leaf clover? I am here to tell you more phrases and stuff about this holiday. See, a four leaf clover means you’re lucky because they aren’t easy to fine! Good Luck!

Jackson Perry Creek Grade 5

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Roger Anderson – Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky--Local Roots

Roger is a nationally acclaimed actor and musical theatre artist based in Chicago and is proud to be a part of the acclaimed Classical Kids concert series. He has been featured in films and commercials for United Airlines, Sony, Microsoft, IBM, Volvo, Ford Motor Company, Fidelity Investments, S.C. Johnson, Colgate, and the New York Stock Exchange. He has had the privilege to work on musical theatre stages across the country with Patti LuPone, Audra MacDonald, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Cerveris, and Sean Hayes as well as under the baton of Zubin Mehta and Andre Previn. His performances have included appearances at The White House, The Kennedy Center, Walt Disney World and the Ravinia Festival. Regional musical theatre credits include: Juan Peron in Evita, Jacob/Potiphar in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Harold Hill in Music Man, Barnum in Barnum, KoKo in The Mikado, Petruchio in Kiss Me Kate, Georges in La Cage Aux Folles, Sergeant of Police in Pirates of Penzance and Roger DeBris in The Producers. He currently sings with the Chicago based vocal group Table For Five and, along with his career as an actor, is a practicing Speech/Language Pathologist.

How do you paint March? March, the third month of the year, comes in lots of colors, mainly neutral ones. Start off your creative endeavor by grabbing your greens, greys, browns, pinks, yellows, and any other colors you might need. Make sure they’re luminous paints! The sun will start to shine brighter during this month and you will need those glowing paints.

Next, make sure you have your brushes at hand.

Dip into the paint and landscape what March is to you. A painter can’t paint without enthusiasm so put on a smile and click in some imagination!

To me, March is a very green and fresh month.

March is the month where we switch from winter to spring, so my canvas will most likely be split, once side representing my closing thoughts on winter and the other, the fresh idea of spring. In the first half… greys, browns, whites, silvers, and greens will dominate my color palette. In the second half… greens, pinks, yellows, and others will dominate my color palette. In the painting part of it, the winter side of things will consist of icy ponds, small patches of greens and browns, grey streets, and white snow piles. The spring side will consist of huge green patches, small dandelions scattered all over the place, rainbows over the clouds, shamrocks adorning everyone’s clothing. How will your March painting look like?

Sarah Jabre Mater Dei Grade 8

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This is a narrative about spring, And my favorite thing, To do in spring, Is working on landscaping.

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Spring can also be cool.

But don’t be a fool, And jump in your cold pool!

Nights can be as cold as ice, Which isn’t nice.

Spring can be fun, With early hot dogs and buns!

Colten Wolf 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 warm. 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 from the south. They will have to find acclimation to the changes in weather. The sun seems brighter and the sky seems to be bluer. I am elated and enjoy this weather outside.

Luke O’Hern Mater Dei Grade 6 With a pencil hand, Drawings take me to a different land.

The colors so bright, As the sun giving off a brilliant light.

When I use what I know, As an artist I’ll grow. my techniques are stupendous, And with art, The possibilities are endless.

Briley Logan Mater Dei

Grade 6

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AND THE WINNER IS? The Sioux City Art Center is celebrating their 28th Annual Juried Youth Art Exhibition:Middle School from February 18-April, 2017. Twenty-one art teachers from regional schools submitted 448 entries and 81 pieces of art were selected by the juror, local artist and instructor Mark Kochen, with three pieces chosen by Art Center Director, Al Harris-Fernandez. At Kid Scoop News we celebrate all of the arts in our region and are proud of our two feature reporters, Alexis Bell and Alex Kleinschmit who were two students representing North Middle and receiving special recognition. Alexis Bell (Zombie Totem) stands beside one of the North Middle School’s Best of Show award winners. KUDOS to the Sioux City Art Center and the young artists who represent the very best of visual arts from our educational venues.

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In Ireland, potatoes have been an important source of nutrition for centuries. Today’s page is packed with fun facts about the tasty tater!

Welcome to Paddy O’Brien’s Potato Patch. Can you find your way through the patch to the pot of gold?

A tuber is a swollen part of a plant that stores energy. The potatoes we eat grow underground and the plant above ground uses the energy stored in the potato to grow. So, potatoes are tubers.

How many shamrocks can you find on this page?

During the Alaskan Klondike gold rush (1897-1898), potatoes were practically worth their weight in gold. Potatoes were valued for their vitamin C. And gold, at that time, was more plentiful than nutritious foods!

Find the two identical leprechauns.

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Potatoes are packed with vitamin C and minerals your body needs for energy. A potato is one of the best sources for potassium you can find in the produce section. Potassium helps keep blood pressure at a normal level.

French fries were introduced in America when they were served in the White House by this president. Use the code to reveal his name.

March, Gardens and Irish Potato Myths….

Potatoes smell so good and taste good. You can make many things out of potatoes like mashed potatoes, French fries, potato chips, stuffer, fried, countrified!

As soon as you smell a potato, you love it.When you make French fries you can really taste the salty goodness of comfort food. Potatoes are just the best and they are also healthy for you. Can’t beat a vegetable that is a comfort food.

Luis Cancino Mater Dei Grade 6 Potatoes, where do these glamorous vegetables come from? Well, go all the way back to 1536. A Spanish Conquistador who conquered Peru found them. He liked them so much he took them back to Europe. They caught on fast, but soon potatoes fought. There was an outbreak of potato blight, a plant disease, that went through Europe vanquishing all potatoes. There weren’t many potatoes left, and Europe depended on potatoes.

Today, in America, potatoes are plentiful and one of the best foods that have the most potential out of any other food. You can nuke them for baked or mash them for mashed potatoes. Out of all the potatoes’ history of food, I think the French fries are the best, so I will tell you some ways to make French fries. First you will need a potato, a pinch of salt, 2 pinches of white pepper, 1 tablespoon of corn flour, and ½ teaspoon of olive oil. Step 1, wash the potato. Next, peel the potato well. Then cut it into any shape you want, sticks work best though. After, preheat your oven to 250 C degrees. Now put salt, white pepper, and olive oil in a container then shake it. Once you’re done, put the sticks into the powder. Now put it in the oven for 25-30 minutes. Now you can share them with your peers, and don’t forget ketchup. Joseph Olson Mater Dei Potatoes are awesome, you should try them. There are many different types of potatoes; they are all good. It doesn’t matter what type of potato you eat like hash browns, French fries, or baked potato, they’re all good. Would you join a horde to get some? I know I would. I recommend French fries; they have to be the best potato form ever.

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form? Do you act casual when you get to eat potatoes or do you silently celebrate? I know I celebrate. Again, potatoes are the best; you should try them.

Easton Prenger Mater Dei Grade 6 Do you like potatoes? I do! They are so yummy. Usually, when someone brings up a potato I automatically think of a really fun game. The game is hot potato.

All you have to do is heat up a potato and with a real potato you can play for real. Potatoes are awesome, but if you are going to play hot potato don’t heat it up too much or you might burn your hands. And don’t throw it too hard at anyone because that would really hurt. If you are going to eat some potatoes, don’t eat too much or you become a glutton. Those are some reasons why potatoes are so awesome. I hope that I have persuaded you to try potatoes some day.

Landon Topf Mater Dei My neighbor has a garden and she grows potatoes in her garden. I love potatoes; potatoes remind me of tomatoes, tomatoes remind me of grass, grass reminds me of water, water reminds me of earth, earth reminds me of the universe, the universe reminds me of the stars, the stars reminds me of fire, fire reminds me of eating baked potatoes, and baked potatoes reminds me of all things of potatoes.

Mmmm I love potatoes; potatoes remind me of a lot of things and I’m sure that it can remind you of a lot of things, too. A simple vegetable can have you talking about the universe and what it holds. So before you eat that freshly baked potato or even just a raw one stop and think for a second and say in your head, “What do potatoes remind me of?”

Interesting facts about potatoes: People used Potatoes as Jack O Lanterns instead of pumpkins as it is today. Potatoes may be vegetables but they contain a lot of carbohydrates which you can use to make rice, pasta, and bread. Potatoes are very important to the world’s diet much like rice, wheat, and corn.The word “Potato” comes from the Spanish word “Patata” Jacob Lee Mater Dei MORE CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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12 Do you like potatoes, my favorite vegetable? If you have never tried them, I recommend them.

They are a vegetable so they grow in the ground.

They grow best in the spring not in the winter because during that time it’s frigid. They are a delicious vegetable that will complement many items. There are a lot of different ways to make potatoes and a lot of different types of them.

Some of the most common are mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, fries, hash browns, potato chips and tater tots. I like hash browns the most; they taste good with eggs and bacon. Potatoes are really good anyway you like them just not raw!

Hope you try potatoes today!

Joe Adams

Miraculous Migration of the Monarch Butterflies

On a gloomy Sunday afternoon, about 50 people attended a presentation called “Butterfly Gardening” at the Wilbur Aalfs Library. Rod Trondreau. from Western Iowa Tech Community College, was one of the presenters. His goal was for us to learn how to invite butterflies and other pollinators to our gardens and yards.Rod shared with us how flowers are pollinated. About 20% of flowers rely on the wind; 65% are pollinated by insects such as bees, butterflies, moths and flies; and 15% are pollinated by birds, bats and other animals. These facts show how important it is for us to maintain and even increase our population of butterflies and bees.

Native prairies are the best places to find butterflies, so Rod suggested that planting wildflowers and other native prairie plants would be the best way to attract butterflies. Butterflies like these plants because they are able to detect odors and most of these plants smell sweet to them. Butterflies also are attracted to red, orange, pink and purple flowers.

Rod stated that when planning a butterfly garden, gardeners need host plants and also nectar plants. The host plants provide a place for the female butterflies to lay their eggs and also to provide food for the caterpillars. The nectar plants provide the food source for the adult.

Rod shared that there are 27 different species of milkweed! Milkweed is the host plant for monarch butterflies. They lay the egg on the plant and when the caterpillar emerges from the egg, the caterpillar will eat only milkweed. Rod then provided an informative science lesson on how the monarch caterpillars use their host plant to protect them when they become butterflies. The caterpillars ingest cardiac glycosides, which are found in the plant tissues and store these compounds in their bodies. This process is called sequestration. The compounds are transferred to the adult butterflies because of this toxicity. Some predators also stay away because of their aposematic coloration (their bright colors).

Butterflies and wildflowers depend on each other. Butterflies need the nectar and

You know what makes the best sides? If you guessed potatoes, you guessed correct whether it’s French fries, mashed potatoes, or baked potatoes. So many delicious sides to complement your meal can be made with potatoes. Potatoes go with about anything; they are a remedy to your hunger. Practically everything goes with potatoes. Potatoes, a root plant, germinate in the ground. You may be wondering, is this potato a vegetable or a fruit? Well, technically a potato is a vegetable, but you could just call it a starch plant. For all you agriculture people, potatoes grow before the last frost of spring. Not that there is going to be a shortage of potatoes any time soon. Ireland is where potatoes originated so during St. Patrick’s Day they are popular choices to eat. I love all the kinds of potatoes, and I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of them!

Ben Raymond

the wildflowers need the butterflies for pollination. The native prairies are the best places to provide the needed food source for our butterflies, but wildflower gardens can also provide additional support for them. Trees such as oaks, willows, birch and poplar also support our butterflies.

The second part of the afternoon introduced us to an organization called Wild Ones. Wild Ones is a national nonprofit group dedicated to educating and networking with others about using native plants in our gardens and also lawns.

Currently there are 15 states that have a Wild Ones Organization, but Iowa is not one of the 15. The goal is to get Iowa added to the list. A Wild Ones Partner at Large is being formed in our very own Loess Hills area! If you are interested in more information, you can contact Dianne Blankenship at bennaid@hotmail.com or go to www.wildones.org You can also access information for the New Loess Hills Chapter at www.facebook.com/LoessHillsWildOnesThis Loess Hills group has set up several other dates to promote not only the use of native plants in our gardening, but also to encourage joining the Loess Hills Chapter. The cost is $37.

Some of the upcoming dates for more butterfly gardening topics include: February 19: Urban and Suburban Meadows (location..library), March 24-25 The Garden Show will host Heather Holm and The Wild Ones will have a booth. They will be handing out milkweed seeds. April will bring in University of Iowa speaker Connie Mutel.

For further information about these events, either contact Dianne Blankenship at bennaid@ hotmail.com, follow the Facebook link. As you begin planning your garden, remember these words that we heard, “Plant it and they will come!”

Mary Siepker Retired Teacher

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COMMUNITY

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The Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center Special Date!

The Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center will conclude its “Seaman the Dog in Siouxland” art contest with a magic show and treats! Winners of the contest will be announced Saturday, March 11th at 1:00 pm. All participants, family, and friends are invited to the announcements and to stay for a magic show with Corey Fravel. During the reception following the show, students’ artwork will be displayed.

Each month, we select a special section from the LaunchPAD Children’s Museum to highlight. We are extremely lucky in Siouxland to have such a wonderful place for parents and children to go…for exploration, sensory development, play and fun! Kid Scoop News Siouxland supports the on-going efforts of all Siouxland’s special spots where children continue to learn in a hands-on, minds-on way.

The Milking Cow, The Barn, The Grain Pit, The Hog Barn, and The Garden

The farm exhibits help demonstrate not only the importance of farming and agri-business, but also that the food we eat does not come from cans or from the supermarket, but originates from live, growing plants and animals. The agriculture area offers an environment where children discover and learn the growing process and different local foods.

The Market and The Café

As children play in the Market and Café, they will encounter a variety of foods, take on diverse roles, and work on even skills such as early literacy and early math as they restock shelves, sort, count, group, handle cash and serve. Allowing kids to independently explore, investigate, experience and be in charge of these familiar places fosters feeling of empowerment and broadens their thinking.

The Food Detectives: Lawton-Bronson Second Graders Second graders in Mrs. Harmeier’s class became Food Detectives once again.

We tried avocados from Mexico. We mashed them and added a bit of salt, pepper and lime juice to make a salsa. We enjoyed chips with it. 14 out of 18 of us loved it! We know they are high in fiber, nutrients and vitamins C and E. They are a good healthy choice.

We also tried snapea crisps. They have low salt and lots of good nutrients.

Many of us liked them. Twelve out of eighteen kids liked them.

Ben Sheets and Drake Frimann: Feature Reporters for Food Detectives Avocados are fruits that are high in healthy fats. They are often called “alligator pears” because they are shaped like a pear and have green, bumpy skin like an alligator. They are high in potassium. Avocados are used mostly to make guacamole, which is what the Food Detectives did. Salt, garlic, lime and other ingredients are usually used to make guacamole. Many Mexican recipes and restaurants use guacamole. It is better eaten than left on your plate since avocados are loaded with nutrients. They are also weight loss friendly and heart healthy!

The snapea crisps use real, all-natural peas. They are made with ground-up peas, corn oil, ground up white rice, salt and preservatives. They are formed into a pea shape and baked. Many people prefer eating these instead of potato chips.

We have been spending our winter months making

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some plans for garden additions. We have chosen to add a Peace Pole to our butterfly garden and also one to our classroom garden. We will be purchasing these from Drilling Pharmacy. They sell Peace Poles that are made by Stephanie Burgess. Stephanie is an artist who was originally from eastern Iowa and now lives in Bellingham, Washington. Each peace pole has a simple message. The intent of the peace pole is to create peace, community and family. Each of Stephanie’s creations are unique. They are hand crafted onto wood and convey a truly meaningful, one-of-a kind piece of art that is vivid, playful and deep. As Food Detectives, our peace pole will allow time for us to reflect on peace, school community, family and great art as we are in the garden.

Students will be shown four designs for our classroom garden Peace Pole. They will be asked to choose which one they think is best for our classroom garden.

The one with the top votes will be the one added to our classroom garden. They will also learn that the peace poles originally began in 1955 in Japan. Masahisa Goi was the first to create the Peace Pole, which is also called an art pole.

Students will also learn about Stephanie Burgess. On her web-site she stated, “Each piece of art is as unique as the wood it came from”. Her web-site can be found at paintedpeace.com or you can see them at Drilling Pharmacy. Sharon Drilling said that the Peace Poles will be arriving in the middle of March. She has ordered four and six ft. poles We will also be adding two greenhouses for two classrooms. Students will be able to quickly learn where their food comes from as they see it grow right before their eyes!

Kid Scoop News loves the idea of a Peace Pole. It would be fun to create your own from a large walking stick found outside….sand down the stick and paint, draw, use beads/colored yarn or string and leather strips to create a special Peace Pole. We’ve decided we also need to travel to Drilling Pharmacy and purchase one of our own. What a wonderful idea, Food Detectives!

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Fritter has been saving towards a summer visit to Six Wags Amusement Park.

He needs a total of $100.00. By saving and working hard, he now has $86.00! Will Fritter finally reach his big goal by earning money puppy-sitting?

Talk to your the jobs youchild about some of the years. Te have had through duties and s ll them your favorite more challe hare some of the nging aspec ts, too.

Whoops! This pup thinks Fritter’s money is a chew toy. Help Fritter catch him before his money gets munched!

Fritter got a job watching his neighbor’s new puppy. It’s not always easy watching a playful pup, but Fritter earns $2.00 per hour.

The clocks show Fritter’s starting and stopping time from Monday afternoon.

The clocks show Fritter’s starting and stopping time from Thursday afternoon.

How long did he work?

How long did he work?

hour(s) and

minutes

How much did he earn? $

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minutes

How much did he earn? $

On Saturday, Fritter started work at 9:15 a.m. He worked two and a half hours. Draw the hands on these clocks to show his starting and stopping time.

How much did he earn? $

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15 Mrs. Mitchell’s Third Grade Class Discussed What Being “Rich” Means….Lawton-Bronson I am rich in the way of health and loving parents. My parents let me do sports and they also drive me to friends’ houses. I am rich in the way of health because I don’t have cancer or anything bad. But, I’m mostly rich with friends because I have a lot of good friends.

Connor C. I am rich because I have my best friend Lilly with me and I have Justice with me. I love being healthy because you can be strong and healthy. I love my parents. They are very special, kind, and thoughtful.

Payton L. For me rich isn’t money, even though I do have a lot. For me it’s having friends and family. That is more valuable than money.

Aden R. Yes, I am rich because I have great friends, loving parents, and great health. That makes me rich. You do not need money or material things to be rich, because all you need is great friends, loving parents, and great health.

Calleigh E. I think I am rich. I have lots of caring friends, loving parents, and a great house. I’m not rich in money, I don’t have all the coolest things. But, I do have many friends. I’m really happy with my life, and I’m really happy to be a Lawton-Bronson student.

Taya E.

Hands On Banking for Kids! Wells Fargo Helps to Make Finance Fun!!!

Do you need to learn how to take charge of your own money and learn about budgeting, saving, and planning for the future? Four feature reporters for Kid Scoop News reviewed a super banking program for kids that are designed for its ease and educational value. Wells Fargo sponsors the Hands on Banking Program, and encourages students and teachers to check it out.

The computer program is divided into six specific sets that address: When we visited with Mr. Jason Gehling, Market President and Business Banking Manager last year, he said that it is never too early to learn a little about the idea of managing your money. He believes it is important to look at the money that you have earned and understand what you can control and what you can’t control. Each reporter took one section of the “Program for Kids”, had fun and was challenged!

The Wells Fargo Hands on Banking website is great! Everyone should have a chance to use it. I think it would be a great idea for teachers to put this in a math class. Math connects with banking because you have to count your money and decide what percent you save and what percent you spend. I would love if we could use this in our math classes! The website really helps kids learn how to save and manage your money. One lesson we learn early on is to remember a rule of thirds: one third for spending, one third for saving, and one third for giving.

I think this website is a bit advanced for younger students but perfect for the assigned level of around fourth or fifth grade. On the other hand, younger students would love the graphics and animation in the video, and some of the lessons might be fun and engaging for them. I would encourage students from fourth through eighth grade to work and play through the lessons. I enjoyed reviewing this and learning about banking.

Hannah Fitzpatrick Mater Dei Grade 7 Overall, the Wells Fargo Hands on Banking Program for Kids and the budgeting section was great. I thought it was a great way for kids to learn, have some fun, but know a great deal more about how to budget your money. There were some things that were more difficult to understand, as some of the math problems in the budgeting video might be too hard for fourth grade students who are just learning about money, but a challenge for some students is always good. I think that the sections could be programmed so a teacher who was using the video on a Smartboard could stop it and save that spot to go back to it the next day.

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powerful. The content was accurate and factual and the content met learning goals. The directions were very clear and you could stop the video at any time. All you have to do is go to http://handsonbanking.org , turn the volume up and start learning.

Anna Fenton Mater Dei Grade 7 Overall, the video was great. It was easy to get on to and if I had my sister get on to it, I know she would be interested. The aliens were a great idea and the colors were good. It explained the You and Your Money section perfectly. The activities help explain where you put your money and how to deal with it. They explained why and when you take out your money and how to use it. There were some math problems in the You and Your Money section that I wasn’t able to do on my own, which shows that the challenge area is good for students above fifth grade, too. Younger children might need assistance before beginning the program, but will be able to work through it, especially in a class. Kids like action and movement and the video was good with that. Using graphics and color helps to keep us focused. The main part of the videos was to teach students about how the banks actually work and how to use their money in the best way possible. I think one recommendation I would be to be able keep the programs saved each day so you can continue the next. We didn’t use this in a classroom setting, but I think that would be a good addition to math class.

The website was great and one that I recommend. It’s good to take a look at money, where to put it, and how to work with a banker to understand finances.

Ireland Uhl Mater Dei Grade 7 The Hands on Banking Program includes wonderful resource materials for teachers and parents. There are videos, worksheets, and templates for working with a budget. The language is kid-friendly and the layout has color, icons and pictures to keep things moving.

The overall goals include creating a partnership with students, parents, schools, and the bank. “Motivation is the key to success.”

Check out their website and find free resources and educational curriculum materials to use in the classroom. The program provides the basics of financial education, real world skills and concepts that each child will need to thrive in our communities.

Go to: www.handsonbanking.org and link to resources.

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

Standards Link: Language Arts: Vocabulary.

The money a business makes:

A gas used in outdoor grills:

To make something available:

Another name for fruits and veggies:

To stop something from happening:

To be financially successful:

To lengthen in time:

To move forward:

Something you own, especially land:

To keep safe from harm:

To say a word clearly and correctly:

A teacher at a university:

Stem Stumper

Nathan’s Nursery has more potted plants than Gabby’s Garden Center. Look very closely and count carefully. How many more potted plants does Gabby need to match Nathan?

Standards Link: Math: Problem solving.

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MARCH 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.

Plan a hike today with your friends or family. Bring water and a snack and visit a place you’ve never been to before.

Spring forward!

Move the clock forward by one hour and enjoy an extra hour of daylight.

Help cook dinner tonight.

Try making a new recipe following instructions in a cook book.

Start your spring cleaning today.

Clean out your closets and donate the clothes you’ve outgrown.

It’s Family Story Night! Turn off the TV and let each family member take a turn telling a story about a favorite memory.

Join the Girl Scouts in encouraging reading and exercise.

Go for a walk today and see how many signs of spring you can spot.

Make a reading corner and put out a stack of your favorite books and enjoy some reading time.

Get a pile of old magazines together, some paper, scissors and glue and make a collage.

The 2017 Iditarod Sled Dog Race gets underway at 10 a.m. today. Follow the race on the 1,000mile journey to Nome.

The second week in Read today’s newspaper and tell March sees the start your teacher about of March Madness when college your favorite article. basketball teams play in an elimination tournament to find the national champions.

Check out a library book about a famous woman in history. Share an accomplishment with your class.

This day in 1862, the first paper money was issued.

Have a quiz to see who knows the portraits on each value of bill.

Have everyone in class draw and color their picture of an apple. Collect them together to make a giant bowl of apples.

Johnny Appleseed Day

Try a variety of noodles this month such as macaroni, linguine, fusilli, bow ties, etc.

Invent a mystery story today. Decide on what makes a good mystery first.

Write it down in a paragraph or just tell your mysterious story.

Make yourself a chart showing the days you exercise. Mark off the number of hours you exercise each day.

Snakes, rainbows and shamrocks.

Find out why these things are relevant to this day.

Astronaut Ed White was the first American to walk in space on this day in 1965.

How many rhymes does your class know?

String them together and put on a show!

Create a wall hanging to celebrate spring.

From buds to bunnies, how many spring images can you include?

Can you stand on one leg and stretch the other leg out to one side, extend it in front of you and then behind you, holding it each time for a count of 10?

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On this day in 1882, the first pancakes were made. Have breakfast for dinner today and enjoy some pancakes.

Review the month of March. What things did you do well and what things could you improve? Make a list of things to improve in April.

Spring has sprung! How many springy flowers can you find on this page?

Make your own instruments and form a classroom band, or learn a new song to sing.

What can you do to Make a map Vincent Van Gogh’s make sure your showing the route birthday was on this It’s Family Movie meals are nutritious? from your house to day. Look at his Night! Rent an Make one change your school. What work online or in a animated movie this week to help other places of book. Paint or color tonight and discuss yourself be more interest can you add a picture using who is your favorite healthy. to your map? bright, bold colors. character and why.

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Swish! It’s Geometry Swish! The lovely sound of a basketball slipping through the net in the hoop, so perfectly centered that the ball doesn’t touch the back stop or the rim.

When this happens, a swish through the net is the only sound you hear.

And, the ball safely sinks through to score.

If the ball hits the rim of the hoop, the chance of it bouncing out increases. But to sink the basketball through the hoop, swish or not, a player doesn’t throw the ball at the hoop.

Rather a player uses

knowledge of the parbolic arc to throw the ball so that it arcs over and up high enough to enter the basket from above.

A parabola is a curve, shaped like an arch.

It is also called a parabolic arc.

Scientists can calculate the ideal free-throw angle for players of different heights.

It’s 13.75 feet from the free-throw line to the center of the basket, and a six-foot player launches the ball from about seven feet above the hardwood. That works out to a shooting angle of 51°.

Dunk Directions

By increasing the height at which the player launches the ball, it raises the entry angle of the ball’s parabolic arc, leaving more space and a higher chance of scoring.

The hoop is 18 inches in diameter. A basketball is about 9.4 inches wide.

If a ball is dunked straight down into the hoop from above (a 90 degree angle), there is plenty of room for the ball to sink all the way through the net and score.

But when a player shoots the ball farther away from the hoop, the ball needs to be thrown up at an angle.

Which basketball shot at right is most likely to score?

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At 90 degrees (a dunk shot) the ball will go straight down into the net with about 4.5 inches of extra room.

At 55 degrees it has about 2.5 inches to spare.

At 45 degrees it’s down to 1.5 inches.

At 30 degrees, it’s basically impossible to get the ball straight into the basket.

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SCIENTIST’S NOTEBOOK

STATUE OF LIBERTY NEW YORK

WASHINGTON MONUMENT

WASHINGTON, D.C.

SPACE NEEDLE SEATTLE

1.065 feet

(184 meters)

604 feet

(169 meters)

555 feet

80%

305 feet

If the ball bounces 80% of the way back up toward the top, how many feet/meters high would the ball travel for each?

(We did the first one for you.

Are we cool or what?)

(93 meters)

Imagine dropping a basketball from the top of these famous structures.

(325 meters)

The Big Drop

TRANSAMERICA PYRAMID

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING NEW YORK

SAN FRANCISCO

It’s simple!

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SPORTS

20 Whoosh… swoosh…zip…. and score…who’s on the ice… the Musketeers for sure!

The Sioux City Musketeers are a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team who play in the West Division of the United States Hockey League.

(Wikipedia) After watching the team play and listening to a few of the players talk about the practices, we found out you’d better be pretty serious about hockey if you want to play on this team. Skill, determination and as Todd Scott, goalie for the team stated, “We play with a competitive edge, have integrity, and show respect.” Those are the values and understandings that were given to him by his parents…and he has tried to live up to their standards throughout his life. Being a member of this team also brings the responsibility to keep your high school grades on target and to show members of the community that you are an asset to the community. Past players have indicated that they love being in Sioux City and that the community is very welcoming to them…Todd absolutely agreed. It can be difficult to be away from home and the players need to be pretty grown up and able to make decisions.

Imagine being in high school and away from your friends and family during the school year…doesn’t sound so wonderful, does it? Well, for the high school hockey players Todd Scott and Eeli Tolvanen, this is their year.

“And it’s a save,” the commentator reaches out his voice and the crowd goes wild. Todd Scott, goalie for the Musketeers, hits his pad lightly with his goalie stick and returns to his crease.

Todd is an eleventh grade student who works online while he is away from home. He grew up in Albertsville, MN as an only child. At the age of six he began playing hockey with his dad and hasn’t stopped ever since. Albertsville is a small city like Sioux Cit, and there are farms and countrysides nearby. So, moving here wasn’t too difficult for him. During his time with the Musketeers, Todd lives in Sloan with the Copple family, his billets. Todd says, “The rules are pretty much the same as home where respect is expected.” Though he lives in a city at home, farm life has been pretty decent.

At practice, Todd does goalie drills, stretches, and some special teams’ work. Special teams are when the players work together during a power play or penalty kill. These happen when the opposing team gets a penalty because of actions like hooking, tripping, or slashing. Your team gets a chance to score, because the other team is one player short.

The most important things when he practices are tracking the puck, controlling the rebounds, and showing respect for his team. He would like to get a scholarship to the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth, North Dakota, or Penn State.

We also got to speak for a bit with Eeli Tolvanen who’s a top ten draft pick for the NHL. He comes to the Musketeers all the way from a little town near Helsinki in Finland. He grew up watching his two older brothers play hockey and wanted to be like them. They are his inspiration and the reason he started playing hockey. One of his brothers now goes to the University of Michigan, and the other stayed back in Finland and plays hockey there. A fun fact…even though his brothers were his inspiration, he’s now better than both of them at hockey!

Because of his talent, at the age of ten he moved to Helsinki to play hockey and go to school. Eeli may be far away from home, but because his dad is Italian, the great cooking of his billet dad in Sergeant Bluff is comfort food for him. Spaghetti, pizza, lasagna, pasta, chicken alfredo, and chicken parmesan, Mike makes it feel like home.

His routine during the season is breakfast, working out with his group, lifting weights for an hour, skating with the team, and then working out again after the practice skate. He is a speedy offensive minded winger and has a strong competive edge. Hockey is like first nature to them as they have been on the ice so long. Both of the players took a little practice time to share their stories with us and we appreciate this…we are lucky to have the Musketeers in our city…and lucky to have these two players with the Musketeers this year. Thanks to Coach Jay Varaday for making “our day” and letting us meet the players and be inside the locker room for just a little bit!

Chance Riley and Elie Welch Riverside Elementary School (A little side note, Mrs. Erin Pinney, Chance and Elie’s TAG teacher is also a parent sponsor (billet) for hockey players during the year…she offered some great insight to the students as they were writing their piece!)

The Hockey Basics

by Elie Welch Riverside The first thing to know in hockey is how to skate. Skating is a big part of hockey. You need to start learning around ages four to seven, so you get muscle memory in your legs. You need to balance on blades and then work on strides.

You have to pick your feet up, then plant your feet, then just keep going like that, and you will be good at skating.

Second, you need to know how to shoot. It is hard, but if you practice enough, you will get good. You have to start on the heel of the blade of the stick, and then roll the puck. Then you roll your wrist and point at the puck with the stick. If you keep doing that, you will get good like me.

Then you need stick-handling. First you need a puck, and then you

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need a stick. You are good to go.

You start with the puck on forehand and then the backhand. Keep doing that, and then you will get good at stick-handling.

I hope you learned about the basics of hockey, and I will see you out on the ice.

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SPORTS

Super Star Sports for March!

This year I joined an advanced tumbling class at Socorra’s Performing Arts Studio. Three of my friends also go to the studio. This year I have learned how to do a back handspring, a round- off- back handspring, an aerial, and a round- off- back tuck. Tumbling is so fun to do, especially with three of my closest friends, Kenzie Solma, Isabelle Bertram and Abby Miller.

This year has been such a blast, the studio is so welcoming! I went to a Christmas party at the studio and there was so much to do such as getting your face painted, going into the photo booth, and enjoying cotton candy. Tumbling is very fun to do; I always get hyped up when I learn how to do a new skill!

Braedyn Bentson Mater Dei Grade 8 Snowboarding is a fun thing to do in the winter.

Snowboarding is kind of like sledding but instead of sitting or lying down on something; you stand.

Snowboarding is perfect when you are bored on a cool day with tons of snow. Snowboarding is a major event in the X games. There are many great places to snowboard in Sioux City. One of them is Sertoma Park where there is a giant hill.

My friends and I love to snowboard in the winter. They either come to my house to go on the golf course hills or we go to Sertoma Park. It’s a very fun thing to do when you’re bored over Christmas break. Also, during winter you and your cousins could go snowboarding.

If you like to sled you should try snowboarding, and I’m sure you will love it.

Luke Longval Mater Dei Grade 7 Have you ever wanted to wrestle? It requires hard work, effort, and a good attitude. My team has practice three times a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Most of the youth meets are on the weekend; the junior high is during the week. When junior high starts, we’ll have practice every day of the

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Wrestling is a very mental sport. You have to be ready to counter the opponent’s move. The wrestlers are sorted by age and weight. You have to go to districts and then state. You could make a district and state dual team where two teams wrestle each other. The season goes from November to April.

Caden LaFleur Grade 7

Have you played basketball? It is awesome. I play for the Blessed Sacrament 7th grade team. We played throughout December and January. My team is pretty good. I am a point guard and wing. I shoot a lot of jump shots and 3’s.

My favorite basketball team is Nebraska but they are 5-6 right now and lost to some bad teams. My favorite NBA team is the Warriors (no I’m not a bandwagon).

Basketball is my third favorite sport behind football and soccer. I suggest basketball for you!

Landen Dill Mater Dei Grade 6 Swish! The basketball goes through the hoop, scoring two points. Basketball is a fun sport to play, and is really fun to practice. In basketball you dribble, shoot, and pass. You have to play defense to keep the other team from scoring. Scoring is the goal of the game, but it isn’t as easy as you think. When you win, you feel so elated.

The game has four quarters, and going through each quarter is anticipation in motion. You play with your peers, and it’s very enjoyable. You have to practice a lot to get better and have to be in shape to run up and down the court. The basket is high you have to have some strength to shoot a basket. You get really sweaty, too.

Logan Miller Grade 6 The game, the pressure, the fun. Baseball has all these things to make it so awesome. I play on a travel team called the Townhouse Huskies and I would say that we

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are pretty good. What makes us good, though, is our practice. We practice pretty hard every time we do have practice. We started in January and we practice every Sunday for about an hour and a half.

Our team this year will be going to a lot of games and many tournaments. We get in all these tournaments

by Jeff, our coach. I think my team can get top three in at least every tournament. I am very confident this year and very excited. I cannot wait to see the ball elevate in the air since I play outfield; it is going to be a brawl. I will be excited to bat because my team and I are all pretty efficient at batting. Summer is getting pretty close and there is no way that my team is not going to stop working.

Vinney Pomerson Grade 7 Track & Field, a spring sport, is a sport that includes running, jumping, and throwing. Track is a sport which can get you in good shape. The weather is usually really nice. You have practices four times a week.

After a few practices, you can go to meets where you compete with other schools and compete in the events where you exceed.

I myself throw the discus and throw the shot put. In those two events you throw in a ring. You can long jump or high jump, run long or short distance, and throw the hammer, shot put, javelin, or discus. At practice and meets you can cheer on your peers.

Track was established in 776 B.C. I would recommend this sport to anyone.

Caden LaFleur Grade 7 Did you know that volleyball’s original name was Mintonette? It was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan. He created the game to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball. Volleyball is a good game to play with friends and family. I like volleyball because it’s an inside game and it’s fun!

Jessica Moreno Holy Cross Grade 6

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Amazingly large fruits and vegetables are somehow grown every year. Their weights and sizes are reported to the Guinness Book of Records. This book, full of astonishing information, can be found at your local library.

Pierce the sweet potato Put the potato, small end Fill the jar with enough with three evenly spaced down, into the jar as water to keep the bottom toothpicks to hold it up shown. of the sweet potato wet. in a jar.

Unscramble the letters to discover which fruits and vegetables check in at these weights:

At 4 pounds 1 ou (1.849 kg), th nce is PAPLE won’t fit into your lunchb ox. ld feast u o w y n n u B Bugs this nearly n o k e e w a r fo 0.314 kg) 1 ( d n u o p 9 1 TAROCR.

You would be sitting at th e dinner table a long time if yo had to finish every bite of u this 35-pound (19 kg) CLIRBOCO.

Put the jar in a dark Once roots are growing, Once a vine has grown to place. In a few weeks the move the jar to a sunny about six inches long, potato will grow roots. window. In a week or so, you can pinch it off and Change the water every the potato will sprout plant it in your yard. couple of days. leaves from the top.

Sweet potatoes grow in about four months.

A Guinness World Record for the largest salad was set in BJJG by the people of a small agricultural community in Israel. Residents prepared a BB,FAI pound, F ounce (AJ,BFJ kg) salad, using lettuce they had grown themselves.

Servings of the salad were sold, raising over $BE,JJJ to benefit a village for young adults suffering from severe disabilities.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Use general strategies of the reading process to comprehend expository text.

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23 Chief. I like the surprise at the end. I hope you enjoy this book. Taylor F.

Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children

by Sharon Lovejoy Spring is just around the corner and what better way to celebrate spring than by encouraging children to plant a garden. This book is full of creative ideas for sparking interest in innovative garden ideas. Creating special places appeals to children and there are themed gardens ranging from the Moon garden to a pizza garden.

Advice and activities are not too complicated and the book includes organic, container and plant care.

Wonderful book reviews by Mrs. Dickinson’s second grade students at Missouri Valley….We love the selection!

Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli Biscuit didn’t want to go to bed. Biscuit pulled off the blankets, then he wants to read, then he wanted a hug. At last he was sleepy and went to bed.

Ryan M.P.

The Great Plant Escape

extension.illinois.edu/gpe/ Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne Help Detective Leplant and his partners Bud and Sprout The characters are Jack and Annie. The two kids can go almost anywhere. They just have to unlock theand amazing mysteries plantthislife. point to the picture wish to go there. If youofchoose book you will hopefully have a good time reading it. If you want to learn more about Jack and Annie try reading a Magic Tree House book. They are my favorite books. In this book the kids go to Ancient Egypt.

They have to find their way out. The ghost queen dropped a scepter, but Jack and Annie found learn4good.com/games/online/blooming_garden_flower_power.htm it and took it back to her. Brooklin Glennie

Flower Power Games For Kids

Make sure by there a clear path through the garden. The game High Tide in Hawaii MaryisPope Osbourne is over when your garden is The main idea is about what happens whenovergrown.

Jack and Annie go into a tree house. This time they travel to Hawaii and search for special magic. They also build a kind of ship that rides the waves. I enjoyed this book because Jack and Annie meet two friends named Boka and Kama. Together they went surfboarding. You would probably like this book if you ever want kidsgardening.org/educator-resources/ to go surfing.

Khloe G.

For Teachers—Growing Gardeners

KidsGardening uses gardening as a vehicle for encouraging Flat Stanley and the Firehouse

by Lori Haskins Houran to make good food choices, augmenting classroom This ischildren a great book.

It is about a family who goes to the fire station. You will learn how Stanleystudies got flat, with how heexperiential helped the firefighters with aand problem, how they got to the fire learning, more. station, and how Stanley helps his family and more! I rate this book five stars! I enjoyed this book because of the way Stanley helped the fire station.

Korbin H.

Gardening Projects

Pouncing Bobcats by Joelle Riley a2zhomeschooling.com/explore/biology_kids/botany/ Bobcats eat meat. They can climb trees. Bobcats are graceful. A mother bobcat needs a garden_projects_kids/ safe place to hide her babies. My favorite part of this book is when the bobcat catches its prey. Botanical They hunt small animals.

You will find out how the bobcat catches its prey.

Kaiden T. and environmental projects for children and youth

in classrooms or home school environments.

Fly Girl Meets Fly Girl! By Tedd Arnold I like this book because Fly Guy met a new friend. Fly Girl and Fly Guy liked each other. I think you will like this book. Izabelle A. Scruffy by Peggy Parish There is a boy named Todd. He wanted a pet cat for his birthday. His presents were everything he would need for a cat. But he had to choose one when they went to the animal shelter. First he grabbed a baby cat but the mom cat didn’t want her baby to leave.

Next, he found another cat. The cat’s name was Scruffy. If you read this book you will find out which cat he chooses. Todd promises to give his cat food and water, to keep his pet safe and to give him love. Hannah W. Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osbourne To me this book is cool because they sneak out of their house and travel to dinosaur time.

I liked how they meet all these dinosaurs. Once Annie had to swoop down as she rode a flying dinosaur to save Jack from a terrifying dinosaur. It was interesting in this book when the author talked about unusual flowers and volcano trees. You will find out how they discovered an unusual compass that helps them get home.

Keagan V. The Day the Sheep Showed Up by David McPhail I enjoyed this book because the barnyard animals were confused when a new animal came to live there. The duck thought the sheep was a duck, and the goose thought the sheep was a duck, too. They hadn’t met a sheep before. But when they all played games like tag and hide and seek the animals were alike because they all got tired from playing together.

Lukas C. Dinosaurs Before Dark by Mary Pope Osbourne Annie discovered a tree house across from their house. The tree house was full of surprises.

Annie and Jack wished to go to dinosaur times. Suddenly a pteranodon soared through the sky and came right toward them! Later Jack discovered a lot of dinosaur eggs which Annie thought were cute. I think you should read this book to see how dinosaurs come to life.

Garrett T. The Missing Necklace by Laurie Israel and Rachel Ruderman Sofia is pretty and she has a special necklace, but something happens to it. In the book it tells about her step sister and her mom and dad. She even has a bunny! The story is about a guy who is magic. He has a bird that helps him do mean things. I like this book because Sofia solves a big problem and finds her animals.

Kamdyn Cihacek The Napping House by Audrey Wood I enjoyed this book. The story began when Granny was sleeping on a rainy day. The dozing dog, the dreaming child, the cat, the mouse and the flea would not wake up. Then the cat was frightened and clawed the dog. I think you would like this book because there is a surprise ending. Izzy Vogel The Powder Puff Puzzle by Patricia Reilly Giff I think you will like this book because first the friends Jason and Dawn want to know where their cat, Powder Puff, was going. They saw Powder Puff jump onto a lady’s car. The lady drove away taking Powder puff, too! In chapters four, five, six, and seven there are surprises.

What I think you will like is when they think the cat went into the house of a stranger. You should read this book to find how they solve their problem and get Powder Puff back.

Adison Roden Night of the Ninjas by Mary Pope Osbourne You will see how Jack and Annie run into the Samurai warrior! The Ninjas are cool and the mission is to get four items to break the spell from Morgan. I like this book because of the description of the Samurai warriors. Sean H. Horrible Harry and the Purple People by Suzy Kline I enjoyed reading this book because the purple people come to life and Harry is funny. I picked this book because of some of the funny things like Harry’s cool new ruler. Harry’s ruler is better than the ones at his school because they are plastic. When he brought his classmates to the window they looked out and just stared.

Dylan D. Big Red Lollipop by Rukhsana Khan This story is about a girl who wanted to go to a birthday party. Her mother doesn’t understand what that is… because they are new to this country. Her mom says she can go but she has to take her little sister along. Her sister acts terrible at the party and for a while she doesn’t get invited to other parties. I hope you will read this book someday.

Abigayle Arrick

Cave Boy by Cathy East and Mark Dubowski First Cave Boy puts a rock on a stick to make a boomer. You will find out that Cave Boy has a neighbor who is the Chief Grump. He is always mad! Cave Boy makes a present for the To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328 www.NIESiouxland.com

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Spot the Difference Spot the differences between each picture and then see if you can find the lucky shamrocks.

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What Santa Can’t Do by Douglas Wood It was a fun book. The story tells about all the things Santa can’t do. He can’t shave because nobody would know who he was.

He can’t drive a car or fly an airplane because that would really hurt the reindeer’s feelings. I think you will really enjoy this book. Lynna S. Book Reviews from Holy Cross Sixth Grade Students Imagine once a year you are forced to have your name put in a drawing that can change your life forever. That is what Katniss has to go through. When Prim, Katniss’ younger sister, name is drawn Katniss volunteers and takes her place. Katniss is put in an arena to fight to the death. Read the cliff hanger, action packed book, The Hunger Games!

Grace Nelson Holy Cross Grade 6

Mrs. Griffin’s First Grade Class from Johnson Elementary in Spencer, Iowa wrote and illustrated their very own hard -bound book. The title of the book is First Graders are Thankful! Photos of the illustrations and of the class are found right inside the book.

“What are you thankful for? We are thankful for so many things in our lives, that we decided to write a book about them. Once you finish reading our book, think about what you are thankful for. We are so thankful for our families who encourage us to always try our best!” ~ Mrs. Griffins’ Class

The book was published through Studentreasures in November of 2016. Each student began the writing process using a web listing of four people or things they were thankful for. Each student wrote a sentence and closing statement for their section. After editing their sloppy copy, they wrote a final copy and illustrated their writing. One of the students even designed the cover. The students in Mrs. Griffin’s class hope you enjoy their book and they loved publishing!

Upside Down In the Middle of Nowhere by Julie Lamana, is a book about a girl named Kendra who loses her dad in a flood and is separated from her mom. I would recommend this book because it shows who a true hero is and the courage one girl shows in an unfortunate situation.

Payton Schermerhorn Holy Cross Grade 6

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onducting simple and fun science experiments at home boosts your child’s success at school. While working together on an investigation you will be providing experiences that make science familiar in the classroom:

hile adults and kids can have not-so-great days, there’s almost always at least one good thing to take away from each day.

Just before bed each night, have your child jot down one good thing that happened that day.

Keep these little happy moments in a jar.

At the end of the year, or when your child is having a rough time, have them open up the jar and read all the wonderful things they’ve done, seen and enjoyed all year long.

Be sure to include the date on each happy moment, too.

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it sinks? Fold and form your boat into a shape with edges. Try different shapes. Add more nickels. Which shape holds the most nickels?

Science: Start with a Question: How many nickels will an aluminum foil boat hold?

Get: • a roll of aluminum foil • about 20 nickels • a bucket or sink or tub full of water Investigate: Tear off a sheet of aluminum foil about five inches square and place it onto the water’s surface. Does it float?

Try It: Put a nickel on the foil. What happens?

If the nickel floats, add another nickel. How many nickels can the aluminum hold before

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Science Behind the Investigation Gravity is trying to pull the aluminum foil and pennies downward. The force of buoyancy is pushing the boat toward the surface. A boat will float as long as the force of buoyancy is greater than the force of gravity and you do not overload the boat so it will tip over or leak.

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Skippyjon Jones

By Judy Schachner

The team behind Kid Scoop News loves to read! This month, Operations Director, Vivien Whittington shared with me one of her favorite books to read to her granddaughter.

Skippyjon Jones is a great read-aloud book, full of witty rhymes and rich in imagination. It’s my five-year-old granddaughter Charlotte’s favorite because it’s “funny and crazy!”

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Sent to his room to think about this, he decides he is the desperado Chihuahua Skippito Friskito. His thoughts take him down a desert road far, far away in Old Mexico where he meets up with a band of Chihuahuas called Los Chimichangos. They enlist him for his sword wielding skills to face the humongous Bumblebeeto Bandito.

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Help Buzby find the correct path through the flowers. You can move across, up, down or diagonally. Add up the numbers on each flower along your path. The correct path adds up to 21.

HONEYBEES BUZZING DRONES WORKERS COLONY WAGGLE TWINS FLIGHT DANCE PATH HONEY HAIRY FRIENDS POLLEN ACROSS

Honey Bee Crisis Have you ever thought about the importance of a honey bee? You should think about what they provide us. First, they provide honey and pollinate flowers so they can bloom. If a honey bee or any bee lands on you, don’t try to hit it just let it fly off by itself. Eventually, if we keep killing the bees, then we will end up not getting any honey and the flowers won’t stay alive. A lot of people like to smell and pick flowers but if they kill the bees then they can’t smell the flowers anymore. When it comes to flowers, bees are like scavengers because they have to go from flower to flower pollinating them.

You should care for the honey bees like me. I know someone who is a bee keeper who takes some of their incredible honey. I went to his house and he had established a home for honey bees. They kept swarming over the boxes so he had to get one more box for the bees. This winter two of the five boxes froze and some of the bees died. But they keep reproducing so he will get more. The honey bees provide even more in terms of biodiversity, and that is another story!

Lucas LaFleur Mater Dei Grade 6

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

S D N E I R F B U S Z Z G P O L L E N E S Y S N I W T B D E R U N G I E T R A B E Y H O L Z O Z N Y K T E G L N Z B C E R U G N E O Z U E N O A S S O R C A B O W Y R I A H P A T H

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27 If it weren’t for honeybees, some of your favorite foods would disappear from the planet. In fact, honeybees pollinate more crops than any other insect.

Circle every third letter along each bee’s flight path below to find out the names of just a few of the foods that honeybees pollinate.

BZZZzzzzZZZzzzz ... Bees stroke their wings 11,400 times per minute! That is what makes their distinctive buzzing sound.

Honeybees are actually fuzzy little insects. When one stops by a flower to sip some nectar, pollen gets stuck to its hairy honeybee body. When the busy bee moves on to another flower it drops some pollen from the first flower onto the second flower.

When a honeybee returns to the hive, it gives out samples of the flower’s nectar to its colony. Then it performs a dance that identifies the distance, direction, quality and quantity of the food supply.

The round dance indicates that a food supply has been found. The waggle dance indicates the angle and distance of the food supply, telling the other bees how to get there.

Honeybees live in a group called a colony. The place where the colony lives is called a hive. As many as 60,000 honeybees can live in one hive!

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Honeybees make honey so they have something to eat during the long months of the year when flowers aren’t blooming.

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Draw a line from each small animal to its large animal match.

E is for Eagle e is for eagle Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter E. Say the letter as you trace it.

How many words or pictures can you find on this page that have the long E sound in them like the beginning of the word eagle?

How many There was an Old Man who said, “Hush!

I perceive a young bird in this bush!”

When they said, “Is it small?”

He replied, “Not at all!

It is four times as big as the bush!”

Letter Identification With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that start with or include the same sound as the letter E in eagle.

Math Play

Big E, Little e

Point to the number 3 in the newspaper.

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

On one page of the newspaper find and circle an uppercase letter E. Then find and circle a lowercase letter e. Have your child draw a line to connect the two. How many more big E, little e pairs can you find?

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Large and Small

Happy, Happier, and Happiest!

Show your child two or more newspaper pictures.

Ask your child, “Which picture is bigger? Which is smaller?” Have your child circle or point to the large picture.

Underline or point to the small picture.

With your child, find a newspaper picture of a happy person. Then find a happier person. Can you find a person who is even happier than that?

Cut out the pictures and label them Happy, Happier and Happiest.

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

American Symbols

Newspaper Flag Art

The bald eagle is a symbol of the United States. Look through the newspaper with your child for other symbols of the United States, such as the American flag, the Statue of Liberty, the White House, the Liberty Bell, stars and stripes, etc.

Use a newspaper page to make an American flag.

Use blue paint to paint a square in the top left corner. Let your child use the columns of type as guides for painting red and white stripes. Your child can paint little white dots (stars) on the blue square.

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Ms. Jungers’ Kindergarten class in Iowa learned about newspapers!

In February, Miss Jeanette from Kid Scoop News Siouxland visited our classroom. She brought in three bags that were filled with some interesting looking hats! When she opened that bags and took the hats out, they looked a little like boxes.

Miss Jeanette told us that they were like pressmen hats and that a long time ago some of the pressmen at the newspaper would wear them to keep the ink off their heads and to avoid a fire!

She shared a little bit about where our little stories were found in the newspaper and gave each one of us a copy of the page where our stories were found. She took some pictures of us and helped us with the Wednesday Kid Scoop page. We love finding our page on Wednesday and we really love our Kinder Kid page in the magazine.

Ms. D’s Texas Kinders Our Texas friends had a really scary day last month. On February 20th, there were at least four tornadoes confirmed in North Texas. The storms began in the afternoon and they continued through the evening. There were flashes of lightening in the sky and flash flooding covering the ground! Ms. D knew that her kinders might be a little worried about the storms, so they spent some time in class talking about weather and what they should do if a storm is nearby.

Howdy! We really want to talk about tornadoes! This weekend shook us up!

Ms. D. Tornadoes have lots of wind, they suck things up and throw them some place else. Ivan You should go in a shelter before the power goes off! David My mom was scared and so we ate McDonalds and I was crying so my mom hugged me. Gioanna You can hide in a safe place because a tornado might suck your house up and toss it.

Jace They are like big dangerous things to snakes. So snakes hide in the forest underground. Tucker You could lock your door to keep you safe. Joey Tornadoes are shaped like big swirls, like an upside down cone! Piper Tornadoes can pour water inside our houses and sometimes people cry. Anneliese We might not get attacked by a tornado if we have no glass and are in a closet. I can use Hulk Smash to get out of the closet if the tornado gets us. Jon In case they come right to your house get under a table or a bed. Micayla Mrs. Clancy’s New Jersey Kinders Our New Jersey friends “blew” a March riddle our way. Are you able to solve it?

What am I? I’m measured on a special type of scale but I don’t weigh anything. I can’t be seen, but I’m not the Invisible Man. I can whistle, but I have no mouth. I can knock down trees, but I’m not a lumberjack. I help you fly a kite, but I’m not a piece of string. I blow..but I’m not playing a trumpet. What am I? March Wind March wind is a jolly fellow, He likes to joke and play.

He turns umbrellas inside out, And blows men’s hats away.

He calls the pussywillows And whispers in each ear, “Wake up you lazy little seeds; Don’t you know that spring is here?”

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30 Encourage reading at home with Kid Scoop News and this family involvement activity!

Nellie Fly is looking for news about kids helping the environment.

She saw some kids cleaning up a playground in their neighborhood. “What a great idea!” thought Nellie. “I am going to interview these kids so I can write an article about their project.” And so she did!

Read the notes in Nellie Fly’s reporter notebook. Then write a news article about the playground clean-up project.

Who: Jacob, Sam and Emily What: Picked up trash and planted plants at their neighborhood playground. They also put up a sign that says, “Please Keep Our Park Clean.”

Where: The neighborhood playground When: Last weekend Why: Emily—“I was tired of seeing all the trash, so I asked my friends to help me clean it up.”

Jacob—“And, there were things that could hurt little kids.”

Sam—“Now the playground looks cleaner and safer!”

Mrs. Mitchell’s third grade class at Lawton-Bronson recently were thinking about being inventors…and what better to invent than a new flavor of bubblegum! Here are a few of their possibilities and we hope you read this with a mouth- watering response!

If I invented a new type of bubble gum it would be called Super Bubble. When you chew my bubblegum it will give you the ability to fly! It will also give you any super power you could imagine! If you chew my bubble gum long enough, it will change to any taste you think of.

Syenna F. If I invented a new type of bubble gum it would be called Poppy Gum. My gum has Pop Rocks in it, so when you eat it the Pop Rocks pop in your mouth.

Reed B. If I invented a new type of bubble gum it would be called Tie Dye Twist. My flavor of gum would be blueberry-lime. It will make you turn multiple colors. Be careful because you would not stop unless you drink Powerade. If you don’t, you will be rainbow forever.

Payton L. If I invented a new type of bubble gum it would be called Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Dessert. If you don’t have time to eat and you like gum, eat the Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Dessert flavored gum. If you don’t like gum, try this gum. You’ll love gum forever.

Addy R.

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WE ARE HAVING LOTS OF FUN AT BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SIOUXLAND

AND YOU CAN BE A PART OF IT, TOO!

Join us for our signature fundraising event Bowl For Kids’ Sake Bonanza Bowl 2017.

The Western theme invites all cowboys, cowgirls, outlaws, and even in-laws to get in the spirit by dressing in their best western wear while they help our The event will take place at Rush Lanes Bowling Alley (3828 Stadium Dr., Sioux City) on Friday, March 24th, from 3-5pm and on Saturday, March 25th, from 1-11pm.

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WE ARE ALSO SUPER EXCITED TO SHARE OUR “BIG OF THE MONTH” FOR FEBRUARY 2017!

Kim Miller, a Le Mars Big Sister, has been selected by BBBS Mentoring Specialist, Kristen Langel. Kim has been with her Little Sister, Madison, since the fall of 2011. Their match began as Lunch Buddies and transitioned to the Plymouth County Community–Based Program in October 2016. Their relationship is amazing with trust and valued friendship from each of them.

BBBS staff met up with Kim and Madison in Le Mars to present Kim with her award and visited with them about their match throughout the past five years.

Little Sister Madison said the best thing about her Big Sister Kim was, “She always has a smile on her face.”

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Play the game and follow the adventures of the famous reporter, Nellie Bly. In 1889, Bly left New Jersey on a steamship, determined to circle the globe in less than 80 days.

This was a daring challenge in the 1880s.

Nellie Bly had to travel by boat, train and buggy. But the fact that she was a woman made it even more shocking. It was not thought fitting for a woman to go on adventures alone. In fact, Bly was the first woman to circle the globe alone. And she did in 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds!

You need: • A marker for each player.

• One die

Her record time was not broken until 1929, when the first “air ship” made it in 20 days.

1. Decide who will go first.

2. Each player moves by rolling the die and moving the marker the number of spaces shown on the die.

3. Follow the directions written on the spaces. Beware! Nellie Bly had many delays and setbacks on her trip. While the delays on the board game don’t reflect Nellie Bly’s actual delays, they will let you share in her frustrations.

The opportunities to roll again let you share her celebrations!

4. The first person to make it back to New Jersey wins!

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33 FLY ON THE WALL Mrs. Mitchell’s third grade students would like to see the world from a different view!

If I were a fly I’d be at the playground.

I would be able to see in every direction. I would always see giants on the playground. I would always fly up so I can watch them play. When they’re gone, I would go to play on the playground!

Taya E. One day, as a fly, I was in a classroom.

I was being swatted around by a giant called “teacher” and by these small giants called “students.” So, the teacher kept swatting at me and almost got me. I flew out the window right before she shut it. So, I’m glad I’m still here.

Aden R.

Find the suitcase above that matches the one Nellie Bly is holding.

If I was a fly, everything would be twice as big. Since flies see hundreds of pictures instead of one, people would be ginormous giants. A school would be a huuuuge mansion. It would be super hard to be a fly!

Syenna F. If I was a fly I would think that humans are big and huge creatures. If I was outside, I would have to watch out for huge soccer balls, footballs, basketballs, and kids.

Jimmy G.

NELLIE BLY REPORTER BOAT CIRCLE GLOBE TRAIN WOMAN ALONE TRIP LADY PRINT WORLD DAYS RECORD

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

Ms. Jungers Kindergarten class from Hunt would love to be a “fly on the wall…”

D L R O W T A R O P

If I could be a fly…

I would hide in a lamp and see the couch.

Levi C.

U N E D N T L E H I

I would hide in the couch and see a T.V. Raul P. I would hide in the table and see a microwave.

Nam N. I would hide in a cake and see a mouse.

Byckey F. I would hide in the closet and see an elephant.

Romina S. I would hide in the table and see my cars.

Aimar O. I would hide in the closet and see a toy car.

Arvon B. I would hide in the bushes and see a house.

Soraya A. I would hide under the desk and see a person. Bentley T.

Mrs. Irwin’s Future Stars….4th Grade Leeds If I were a fly on the wall, I would be eating in the cafeteria with the students because then I would get to eat more and wouldn’t have to go finding food.

Skyler If I were a fly I’d be watching my favorite sport of soccer and distract the other team members by buzzing around them.

I also would like to hang out in the teachers’ lounge. Yum Yum. Milton If I were a fly I would stand on the top of the flag pole and wait until they put on a movie. If I got bored I would fly around and find some food. I would have to be careful though because I might get swatted . I would also get use to my vision to help me get around. Justin If I were a fly on the wall I would be in the bathroom because flies like personal business.

Kyra

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World’s Largest Salad A Guinness World Record for the largest salad was set in 2007 by the people of a small agricultural community in Israel.

Residents prepared a 22,619 pound, 6 ounce (10,260 kg) salad, using lettuce they had grown themselves.

Servings of the salad were sold, raising over $25,000 to benefit a village for young adults suffering from severe disabilities. Š Vicki Whiting March 2017

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CLASSROOM OF THE MONTH WINNER MRS. MITCHELL’S 3RD GRADE FROM LAWTON-BRONSON

This month we changed our “Teacher of the Month” page to one that would highlight a special “Classroom of the Month.” We received many classroom entries and drew one to receive a classroom gift basket and cookies from Sugar Shack Bakery compliments of Claudia Hessa and Kid Scoop News. We believe all of our regional classroom students and teachers are among the very best that this nation has to offer. These teachers work hard and they work long hours to educate our children and provide them with inspiration, patience, guidance and safety throughout the year. They work not just the classroom nine months…but twelve months planning hands on, minds on engagement for our children. KUDOS to them all and we hope to share more of these special classrooms with you each month! This month’s drawing goes to Mrs. Mitchell’s third grade class from Lawton-Bronson who shared what it means to be a great classroom.

We are Mrs. Mitchell’s third grade class from Lawton-Bronson. Our class is special because we are creative and we make people laugh. We work together on projects and cleaning up the classroom. The students in our class are honest, helpful, polite, and friendly. Our favorite subjects are math and science. (Though, they do write quite a bit for Kid Scoop News…they share writings and art about many subjects!)

I like doing science experiments. Aden We read a lot and have a lot of good books to read.

Jimmy We get to play math games on the computer.

Hayden We all behave in class. Reed I like doing brain breaks using the Smartboard. Payton We have the best teacher!

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