Kids Scoop News - October 2016 by Sioux City Journal

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1ST PLACE AWARD

National Newspaper Association Newspaper and Education Contest 2016 The Sioux City Journal and NIE Siouxland have been awarded first place in the Division B Category: Newspapers Supporting Education and Civic Literacy for their commitment and support of literacy in the classroom through the NIE sponsored Kid Scoop News Siouxland monthly tabloid. At the same time, The Sioux City Journal and NIE Siouxland received third place in the Division A Category: Educational Support for their “Farm to Table” monthly section. According to the Association judges, “The Sioux City Journal, Sioux City, Iowa has found the perfect ingredients for success in the operation of the NIE Siouxland project. Students in the Sioux City, IA circulation area are supported at all grade levels through various initiatives, including Kid Scoop News Siouxland. There is a clear sense of community demonstrated through the various elements of the project, all of which combine to truly support students and learning in the community.’’ NIE Siouxland utilizes Kid Scoop News to promote literacy through a communityshared set of news articles that involve writing, art and projects of local and regional teachers and students. The staff at NIE Siouxland provides hands on learning experiences that generate additional reading materials for the tabloid. The National Newspaper Association was established in 1885 and is a not-forprofit association that represents America’s community newspapers. Each year, the association holds a Newspaper in Education Contest to honor those newspapers that highlight and support literacy in the classroom. According to their website, strong newspapers and strong educational programs go hand in hand.” Nationally, Kid Scoop News is a syndicated tabloid published by Vicki Whiting and her staff in Sonoma, California whose primary mission is to teach children a love of reading and to improve literacy in the community. Through the joint effort of community and school systems, students are encouraged to know about and become active participants in their local community. NIE Siouxland and Kid Scoop News Siouxland provide children and adults with the powerful message that their community is committed to the enhancement of literacy in the classroom with the goal of having each child become an informed and involved citizen. Thank you to all of our special teachers, classrooms, businesses, and parents for continuing to support and encourage literacy by reading and sharing Kid Scoop News Siouxland. A special thank you to Mary Siepker, retired first grade teacher from Lawton-Bronson for her classroom series, “Food Detectives”…which was part of our Farm to Table section each month. We are very lucky in this region to have such wonderful teachers and students who are reading and writing wonders! KUDOS to you!

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JEANETTE HOPKINS

NIE Director The Sioux City Journal (712)293-4224 nicole.schweitzberger@lee.net

NIE Educational Coordinator The Sioux City Journal (712)293-4328 jhopkins@siouxcityjournal.com

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Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF ... 3 Haunted House .......... 4-5 Pocahontas ................ 6-7 Saving Money ............ 8-9 Yikes! Lice! ................. 10-11 Puzzles ...................... 12 Activity Calendar ........ 13 Safety Sizzles! ............. 14-15 Kangaroos ................. 16-17 Early Learners ............. 18 Book & Web Picks ....... 19 Cool Links .................. 20 Parent Scoop .............. 21 Try This At Home ......... 22 LOVING 23E Lesson Idea of the THEMonth RIVERSS.. ANC MRS. OTEGREN’S THIRD GRADE STUDENTS FROM CHALLENGE HIN TON 3RD GRA DERS HINTON LOVE KSN MRS. OTEGREN 24 Answers ....................

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MRS. GRIFFIN’S FIRST GRADERS JOHNSON ELEMENTARY SPENCER, IA

Dear Kid Scoop News Readers, Yes! You are readers!!! Have you joined the millionaire word club yet? All you have to do is read, for fun,

20 minutes a day! If you do that you will read 1.5 million words in a school year.

Read through this month’s Kid Scoop News to find the answer to these questions:

This month there are a lot of great words to read in Kid Scoop News. And the words add up to some really interesting information you can use to impress your family and friends.

Do you think lice like clean hair or dirty hair? Did Pocahontas really save Captain Smith from being beaten? What do you call a group of kangaroos? And there is so much more. Just start turning the pages and read!

Fall is: Fun because you can lay in leaves. My brother and sister bury me in the leaves and we play hide and go seek! Abigail Young Kicking leaves, playing in the park, and watching football. Makenna Sassman Making a leaf pile and jumping into it. Logan Wurm Putting the leaves in the truck, jumping in them, and taking them to the dump. Lauren Stuckey Riding my bike into a pile of leaves. Paxton Lange Jumping in the piles of leaves in the grass. Braxton Seier Grabbing leaves and throwing them into the air. Gavin Johnson

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Going to grandma’s and grandpa’s to pick pumpkins and make jack-o-lanterns. Ava Schueller Making jack-o-lanterns with my mom, dad, and brother. Alivia VanderTuig Halloween dressing up as a police officer. Preston Riggs Raking leaves in a pile and jumping into the pile. Camdyn Wiggins When leaves fly down to the ground. Noah Mersch Putting leaves in my horse swing and I swing on it. Scarlett Sikora Playing outside and watching movies inside. Silas Abraham Red, yellow, orange, and brown leaves falling. Eli Reiman Coolness in the air. Christian Bustos Halloween and going trick-or-treating. Bella Lambert Going to the pumpkin patch. Laila Ricklefs Running in the leaves. Abby Rolfson Leaves changing color and falling off the trees. Chloe Holst

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4 y Trick-or-Treating for UNICEF, you can be a superhero for children in need this Halloween. Kids just like you, except that they live in places where poverty, war or natural disaster make it difficult to get even the basics they need to survive. What is UNICEF? It’s the United Nations Childrens Fund created to help kids in need around the world.

It All Adds Up!

The annual tradition of Kids Helping Kids® — involving donations big and small — has helped to raise more than $175 million since 1950. This money helps to keep kids healthy worldwide. Today, a $5.00 donation to UNICEF buys five days of food for a hungry child; $50 provides measles protection for 50 kids; $400 gets a pump to give water to an entire village.

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Get Involved

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF began in 1950 to help kids who needed much more than candy.

You can order a donation box for yourself to Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF. And your teacher can order classroom materials to get everyone in on the fun. Imagine how much money you can collect!

Since then, millions of children across North America have gone door-to-door on Halloween with UNICEF collection boxes, calling out, “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF!”

This Halloween, discover the power of Kids Helping Kids®: Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF and help save lives around the world! Learn more at www.unicefusa.org

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF

Read the article on this page. Then answer the questions below!

When will this happen? Where will it happen?

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How can you help?

1. Sign up your class at www.unicefusa.rg/trick-or-treat/school-program. 2. Use the free resources to teach global citizenship with educational videos, a complimentary core curriculum and fundraising boxes for each student. 3. Set a fundraising goal and distribute the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF collection boxes. 4. Send in the donations your class collected to help children worldwide. To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

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Autumn Sports are Back… Sports Fun by Mater Dei Nativity Center Eighth Graders Sweating, running, and tackling that’s what happens a lot during football! Do you play football? Well, this is for the people who don’t play football. I’m guessing everyone has seen a football game in their lives. In a football game everyone knows the quarterback is the person who throws the ball. Then there is a running back, and tailback who run the ball. The people who run down the field and catch the ball when it is thrown to them are called wide receivers. There are also the offensive linemen who help block for the quarterback and running back when they need to. These are the positions on offense and what they do. Next are defense and the special teams. First, we have the safeties who are strong and free safeties who are the last line of defense if the offense throws a deep pass or runs through the line. There are the middle line backers who rush the quarterback and plug any holes that the runner is going to run through. The corners and outside linebackers are the people who contain the outside on a passing play. Then last, but not least, the linemen are the players who make sure that nobody gets through the line into the open. There is also a kicker who kicks the ball after their team has scored. The punter is the person who kicks the ball when they can’t get a first down. This is the defense and special teams. These are the fun positions you can play in the sport of football. Go for it! Colin Hubbell What I like to do during the fall is play fall baseball. You only get to play five games but it is still fun. You play every Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 I really enjoy it. Also, you get to play with 50/70 rules so it’s a lot more challenging. This year fall ball isn’t as fun for me because at the moment I have a rotator cuff impendent. I can still play and bat for my team, but I can’t go on the field. If you are looking for something to do in the fall, I recommend fall baseball. Ben Raymond What’s your favorite sport? Well, I’m here to tell you about mine. My favorite sport is cross country. If you don’t know what cross country is, it’s a sport where you run 2 miles. You have meets where you run against other schools. You have practices every week, but you also have to run on your own. There is always different terrain. Some meets might be flat, others might have hills. You don’t get to drink water in the middle of your run, and if you stop to walk you can lose a lot of time which gives you a worse score than if you were running. Many people come to watch the meets to cheer you on. They watch you from both sides of the course. You sweat when it’s really hot outside. When it’s cold out you can cramp up. That’s why it’s important to stretch before practice and meets. Cross country is a very fun sport and you should try it! Drew Determan

FALL SPORTS

Let me tell you about this amazing sport I enjoy every year! Every year during the beginning of the school year is my favorite time of the year. This is when football starts for 8th graders. I love everything about this sport. Let me tell you all the things I like about it. For my football season this year I’m starting defensive end and tight end. Right now my team has a record of 1-1. We’re going to try our hardest to win the rest of our games this season. The other thing I love is going to Heelan’s varsity games. It’s good for us to go to them so we can learn things from the team so that we can get better. It’s also so fun to hang out with my friends there. My last and favorite thing about football is Sunday Football on TV. I could watch that every day of the year. Carter Weiland Have you ever played football or watched? Well, it’s a super fun sport. I play for Heelan, I’m number 30. We’re in 8th grade so right now it’s a learning experience and getting ready for high school. Our first game was against East, our rival. We lost, but it’s ok because we get to face them again and we’re going to win. The other day we played North and we won 20-6. Another fun thing about football is varsity games. We go and get to watch the high school and hang-out with friends, and we can watch our position. Our practices are usually hard, but sometimes they go easy on us. We practice Monday through Friday, but sometimes they give us a break on Friday. Tamen Brand

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Help Gunther & Gordon, the Math Explorers, discover the secret code!

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Hurry! Gunther is caught in the web! Add up the numbers on each strand to free him. Then draw each symbol where it belongs on the Secret Code. Standards Link: Math/Number Sense: Calculate sums to 10.

How many pieces of candy corn can you find on these two pages in one minute?

Find the missing code symbols by completing activities on these two pages!

Draw the symbol that comes next in each row below to complete the pattern. Then draw each symbol where it belongs on the Secret Code.

Standards Link: Math/Probability: Identify, describe and extend simple patterns.

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Autumn Brings our Awesome Authors to Kid Scoop News! It was a spooky night. It smelled like freshly mowed grass. My friends Daube, Lawerence, Yellow Teeth, Ryan, and Jacob and I all went out to scare little kids. There was a kid all by himself… and, well, he was little and helpless. The guys went to the right and I went to the left…and the little kid was so scared that he lost all his candy and started crying and heading home. We were so happy that we had scared someone. But, as the night got darker we decided to get ready to go leave and spend the night at Ryan’s house. All of the sudden, all the power in the town went out. When we had scared that kid some of his candy went into the power lines and cut off the power… so there is a lesson here, and that is to never scare little kids or be funny when it could hurt someone or something…learned our lesson well! Ethan Gilmore Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8 Imagine you’re walking and you see a Halloween decoration… or is it? Last Halloween I scared kids and helped out at my grandma’s by getting candy ready. After we got our costumes on for Halloween, I decided to lay in the yard to scare the trick- or -treaters. Some kids came up to me and looked at me, but I waited a little while and then popped up. The kids ran away. It was super funny to see the kids run. This Halloween I plan on scaring some kids with my friends. We are going to do a lot of awesome things and I hope it is super fun. We are going to dress up super scary and scare others. I can’t wait for Halloween to come. I am ready to scare kids and have fun. (Nathan…look at the story above, you might have wished for something that backfires!) Nathan Tiedtke Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8 I jumped out of the tree and roared! That was how I scared kids last Halloween instead of trick or treating. Well, first we went to the “kings”… they are the designated people who give out king sized candy. Those are our favorite houses, of course…so even as we get older, we go to the kings! Then we get on our scary masks and got ready for Halloween! At first we hid in the bushes, the reactions were all right… I guess. We weren’t frightening enough. Then we tried hiding in the bed of my dad’s truck. That didn’t work that well, either. After that, we tried acting like a decoration, and that was To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

actually pretty funny. Finally, we decided to climb a tree and when someone walked by, we jumped out and scared them. That was the funniest thing I’ve ever seen. We were like a scene from a movie; as some people even ran away… screaming! Anthony Courey Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8 Are you having trouble figuring out some fun actives for fall? Well, I have some exciting suggestions for you! The first suggestion that I have for you is that Halloween is right around the corner so how about the pumpkin patch! At the pumpkin patch there’s so much to do… like picking your pumpkin, running corn mazes, and sitting on hay rack rides. The next suggestion for you to consider might be carving pumpkins, which is always a fun activity! If you don’t like that you could always paint your pumpkin. The next suggestion I have for you (which I feel is always a fun one), is that you could rake up all the leaves that fall in your yard into a nice big pile. Run and jump right into the big pile of leaves. If you’re the type of person that likes to stay inside, then how about snuggling up on the couch and watching a movie in front of the fire with a nice, warm cup of apple cider? Isabelle Bertram Mater Dei Nativity Once out in the night, Walking without a fright. Being careful of the shadows, Or when the wind blows. Make sure you are aware, And watch out for a scare. What lurks in the night, In the shining moonlight, Might be very scary. So be very wary. Happy Halloween everyone, And make sure you have lots of fun! Jack Van Holland Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8

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When the season of leaves falling and changing colors, the smell of pumpkin spice arrives you know Halloween is just around the corner. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and it is finally here. What is your favorite part about fall? I love the weather becoming chilly (even though I love summer, the change is nice) and football games, and the amazing pumpkin spice latte from Starbucks! The colors red, orange and yellow surround you and you light all of your candles! You find your Halloween costume and can barely contain your excitement and wait until Halloween night arrives! One of the reasons I love fall is because my favorite sports starts, dance and volleyball! I love starting the dance season and finding out what song we will be dancing to the rest of the season and getting our costumes! I also love volleyball, finding what team you make and getting to be back onto the volleyball court playing with your teammates. I enjoy going to the pumpkin patch with my family and then going home to carve pumpkins! I think fall just might be my favorite season. Makenzie Solma Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8 Want to have the best Halloween ever? Here are some fabulous ideas to have the best Halloween. First, go and get the coolest Halloween costume you can find. You can be scary or not so scary, it doesn’t matter! Second, go and get some scary Halloween decorations for your yard. Third, go to Target and get some terrifying five dollar movies. Fourth, go and get some candles that have that cinnamon spice smell that you think smells the best. Fifth, plan a Halloween party and invite all your friends. Sixth, plan activities that you can do during your party. Seventh, go and pick up a pumpkin, and carve it into a face! Eighth, take out the seeds from your pumpkin, plop them in your oven with some salt, and let them bake for fifteen minutes. Ninth, make pumpkin pie for the party. Tenth, have the party and have fun with your friends eating apple pie and pumpkin seeds, and doing your activities. The grand finale will be trick or treating around the neighborhood and getting tons of candy. Finally, eat your candy and have the best Halloween! Happy Halloween! Laura Murray Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8

40. You remember how you and your friends cheered every time your team got a touchdown. You had all gotten caramel corn and hot apple cider from a one of the many stands. You had some popcorn leftover, and you decide to take it home with you for your younger sister which was why it was wrapped up in your team’s colored blanket that you are carrying. You reach your house just as the sun goes below the horizon. “Mom! I’m home!” you yell, hanging up your sweatshirt and taking off your tennis shoes. You walk into the kitchen to find your mom and your sister in aprons. The smell of cinnamon, apples, flour, and pumpkins greets you. There are pie crusts ready to be filled sitting on the counter and pies that were already baked cooling on the stove. Your mom was busy mixing pumpkin pie filling while you’re sister was pouring apple pie filling into an empty crust. Your family had volunteered to make pies to bring down to the pumpkin patch for the annual fall festival going on the next day. There would be hay rides, an apple orchard, a corn maze, and so much more! You quickly pull your hair up and wash your hands before helping your mom with the pumpkin pie. About an hour or two later, everything was ready to go for tomorrow, and everyone washed up and went to bed. ‘It’s officially “fall” you thought as you drifted off to sleep. Rachel Bertrand Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8

The red, orange, and yellow leaves are falling as you walk down the sidewalk on your way home from the football game. You have your favorite sweatshirt and hat on because it got chilly once the sun started going down. The sunset was an explosion of pinks, reds, and oranges. Your football team had won the game 36 to

I’ve always had this idea for Halloween. It involves deafening music, smoke, a throne, and a whole lot of candy. How many kids do you think would enter a smoke -filled garage with deafening, scary, metal, scream- music pulsing out of it? I wouldn’t think many kids would brave their eyes and ears for candy? What

Full moon, night sky, costumes, and lots of food… these are all things that I had at a Halloween party with my family. Whenever we go to my cousin’s house I immediately start to have fun. We had lots of things planned so once one fun ended… then another good time started right up. First, we started out eating some great food like pigs in a blanket, hot dogs, and hamburgers. After that, we played basketball outside; we played a couple games of knockout and then went back inside my cousin’s house. We began eating a bunch of nasty jelly beans once we got inside. My cousins acted like they wanted to barf. After that we just hung out and played a bunch of games. We were so tired that we couldn’t do anymore so we went to the basement. We watched a movie on Netflix, and we all went to bed. This was by far my best Halloween ever. Ryan Summerville Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8

if it was high quality candy? They’d have to get past me. I’d cosplay as a guitarist from Black Veil Brides. I’d be sitting there on my throne with piles of candy around me. When a kid approaches me, I’d stick out my tongue in the rock and roll style like Jinxx as I cradle a bass guitar that I’d think Ashley Purdy would carry. This is the kind of experiment I would like to pull during my free time. Well, that was just an idea. I probably won’t do anything similar to that this year for Halloween. This year, I’m planning on going as Kellin Quinn. Well, a tourist kid dressed up as Kellin Quinn who’s too emo for Hawaii. The girls in my class had this idea about being tourists for Halloween. I agreed to it only if I could go as the emo tourist with the eyeliner. Thankfully, they said yes and I now have a Halloween idea. Sarah-Marie Jabre It was a misty Halloween night on Alontay Ave. Ben and Nicole saw all the kids running around with parents, siblings, and friends. But, they were by themselves, and they were determined to get all the candy they could. They went to every house getting as much candy as they could, until they came up to David’s house. It was the scariest house in the neighborhood and the oldest. They went up to the front door but the door was open and a sign that said CANDY INSIDE, so they went in. The house was dusty, they saw a bowl and there was nothing inside. They heard weird noises upstairs; curious, they went up and looked. It was coming from the room to the left. Ben slowly opened the door and saw David in the bathtub. They ran out screaming!!! Joe Adams Mater Dei Nativity Four Stars for Four Brothers… a Perfect Fall Gathering Place One day my family and I were going to a restaurant, but we didn’t know where to go. We’ve gone to just about all the restaurants in Sioux City…so we bickered on which restaurant sounded best; then it hit me, we haven’t gone to Four Brothers. I told my father about Four Brothers and we decided that it would be fun to go to a new place. On our way to Four Brothers, to have a nice dinner, we asked each other, “How was your day?” or, “Anything new happen today?” My answers to those questions were simple, just a “Good” and “No.” We arrived at Four Brothers was a very big, if not huge, restaurant; cool. We went inside the huge restaurant; there, we saw and talked to some old

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friends of ours. We talked to them while we waited in line for a seat. After ten minutes of waiting we got our seats, but we had to wait for our waitress to show up, but it was okay, it gave us time to admire the decorations they had. Our waitress came later on and asked if we were ready to order; we said what we wanted for a drink and for a meal. We ordered two cheeseburgers, two cheese curds, two Sprites, one Diet Coke, and a taco. About a half hour went by when we got our meal and ate the delicious food they served us. We then saw that Four Brothers had the Olympics on, so we stayed to watch it. After the Olympics were finished on TV, we went home. It was one of the best restaurants that I’ve gone to. Noah Zeisler Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8 It was the night before Halloween, three friends named Jim, Sarah, and Sam were deciding whether to go trick or treating or go to the woods outside the town. The three didn’t live in a normal town they lived in Jefferson, Pennsylvania. Their town in the Pilgrim times was known for witchcraft and monsters made by the evil witches. Even now it was said many monsters still roamed the woods at night outlying the town. They were all 14 years old so they said, “Let’s go into the woods!” Sam, who was always scared, said, “What if the stories are real on Halloween? The witch takes two people and every year people do disappear in the woods.” But then Sarah said, “Don’t be cry babies.” So the next

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night they did go into the woods.

They were about a mile in the woods going to find the rumored old haunted house from the 1800s. After a while they questioned if it was real and it was getting very dark; but then a bat the size of a man swept down and jabbed at them with its massive claws. Then the bat flew away and so they decided to follow it. They were sprinting when they came upon an old mansion; the bat realized he had been followed so he tried to attack them. They realized it in perfect time so they ran inside. They were so scared that the stories must be true and they wanted to go home, but they were too scared to go back outside. So then they walked up the stair case that wound almost 50 ft up in search of a human for help. They then saw a room with a haunting presence; it was dark and on the door it said, ‘John’s room. Do not enter.’ They quickly ran past it and then heard an eerie creak of the door and saw a dark shape of a boy’s head stick out of the door. He stepped all the way out and just sat there and they stared at his empty face; full of fear. He flew down the hallway, through them, into the wall behind them, and was gone. Sam almost passed out from fear, but they pushed on. Just then, on the next door down the long slanted hallway, a skeleton was standing guard in front of a fancy door with elaborate and elegant designs on it. Unfortunately they did not see it until they were three feet in front of it. The strange, dry, chiseled out man was so frightening that they screamed. It then grabbed

Sarah, the bravest one, and dragged her while knocking down Jim. The bone man then dragged her into a room down the hall. Once she entered, she became still and disappeared into the darkness. Jim got up and ran to help but was flung back from the door from some force. After Sarah disappeared, Jim and Sam decided to go out of the house so they ran as fast as a traumatized person could; when they left the house it was foggy and they ran farther into the woods by sheer accident. The two soon entered a small grave yard that was completely covered in fog. But soon they saw a large man standing over a grave stone. As they moved closer, they realized it was a large hairy man; he heard them and looked over and chased them! They were quickly sprinting back into the woods when another bat, 6 ft long, swooped down and grabbed Jim, and without hesitation flew into the night sky where Sam could only guess. He then looked back to find the troll, punched him with a freight train of force, instantly knocking him out. Then at about 6 in the morning he woke up right outside of the woods. His head was throbbing with a large welt; he just had the scariest dream but then realized that it might be true. His friends were gone and he was alone outside the woods. So he then got up and ran to his parents to tell the whole story that they did not believe. What do you believe? Jacob Salmen Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8

Fall is in the air and our third grade writers from Ms. Mitchell’s third grade class at Lawton-Bronson Elementary share their alphabetical insights and writings about fall and all the special things we notice when this season of the year arrives!

Awesome Bumpy Crazy Disgusting Excellent Funny Great Harvest Incredible Jack-o-lantern Keep Lucky Mix Nice Orange Pie Quick Round Scary Tasty Ugly Vines Weird X-traordinary Yucky Zig Zaggy Hayden Z.

Awesome Big Carving Delicious Eager to pick Fabulous taste Gold pumpkins Halloween Images of pumpkins Jack-o-lantern Keep the pumpkin to carve Little Mazes at a pumpkin patch Neighbors have pumpkins Orange Painting pumpkins Quick growers Round Sizes are different Too cool Ugly pumpkins Vines attached to pumpkins White pumpkins X-cellent Yellow Zero pumpkins left Taya E.

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Scarecrow I would like to be a scarecrow because they save corn and scare crows. I’d also be able to wear clothes like a human. I wouldn’t like to be a scarecrow because I couldn’t explore the land and do activities. Plus, I couldn’t scare crows from a far place. Reed B. Acrostics by Temperance T. Pumpkin Ugly Make jack-o-lanterns Pumpkin pie King of candy Incredible Not bad Scrumptious Ants Pie Put them in a basket Leaves Eat Seeds www.NIESiouxland.com

You may have heard the legend of Pocahontas. But is it true? Let’s explore fact and opinion. Can you tell fact from opinion?

Sure! It’s a FACT that I’m really hungry!

Underline the differences in each version of the Pocahontas story.

P Hey! I saw this worm first!

“Part of the legend is true and ocahontas was the favored daughter of a powerful Indian chief called Powhatan.

When Pocahontas was about 10 or 11 years old, an English company called the Virginia Company of London sailed to North America, arriving in the Chesapeake Bay area, close to where Pocahontas lived.

That’s your opinion! The fact is, there is one worm and two of us here.

Delaware West Virginia

Virginia

Maryland

Jamestown

North Carolina

The Englishmen built a fort there and called it Jamestown, after the king of England.

That’s your opinion! The FACT is, I’m out of here!

ome stories say that when the settlers ran out of food, Pocahontas helped them. The most well known story says that when Captain John Smith, a leader of the Jamestown settlement, visited with Powhatan, he was asked to lay on two rocks. Once he lay down, Powhatan’s men raised clubs as if to kill him. Pocahontas, the legend claims, saved his life by covering him with her own body.

part of it is not,” says Chief Roy Crazy Horse, leader of the Powhatan people today. “Pocahontas was the daughter of a chief named Powhatan. She was about 10 or 11 years of age when the Virginia Company of London started the settlement of Jamestown. “But,” he adds, “the story about Pocahontas saving Captain Smith from being clubbed by Powhatan’s men is not true. In fact, right after his visit with Powhatan, Smith wrote that he had been treated in a friendly fashion as an honored guest. “Captain John Smith wrote the story about Pocahontas saving his life in a report he wrote 17 years after the event was supposed to have happened,” says the chief. “In fact, Smith wrote this report seven years after Pocahontas herself died. So there was no way for her to contradict the story.” To read the full Powhatan history of Pocahontas, go to their website, powhatan.org/pocc.html

Standards Link: Literary Criticism: Evaluate the author’s use of credibility of plot to influence readers’ perspective. History: Historical Interpretation.

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An opinion tells what someone thinks or feels about something. Different people can have different opinions about the same thing. For example, if two baseball teams play each other, the score tells a fact about the game. Let’s say one team gets 5 points and the other gets 3 points. One team might say it was a good game and the other team might say it was a bad game. “Good” and “bad” are opinions about that game.

Mrs. Roder’s 3rd Grade Class at Lawton-Bronson Pumpkin Quilt

Mrs. Klinker’s Third Grade Class from Cherokee on Halloween!

The scariest thing I have ever seen on Halloween is people in scary costumes. I see dinosaurs, fairies, unicorns, ponies, ghost, monsters, horses and zombies. I see people trick-or-treating in those scary costumes. The decorations outside of the houses are even scary. Halloween is scary. Peyton Gresham Cherokee Elementary Grade 3

The scariest thing I’ve ever done is when people would come to my door. When people came to my door I’d get a hairy spider

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and then I would throw it at them. I would hide so they didn’t know it was me. Nora Hare Cherokee Elementary Grade 3 The best costume I ever seen was last year. My brother and mom went to go get something. When they came back my brother had a Sponge Bob costume. It was so funny. Kyle Waldner Cherokee Elementary Grade 3 The best Halloween costume I’ve had is a PBR bull rider costume. It had

a vest and everything like that. I like the costume because I like to bull ride. Brody Cowan Cherokee Elementary Grade 3 People celebrate on Halloween on October 31st. People all over the whole world come and walk to other houses to get candy. Sometimes people go to other towns or cities. Most people to the shops in town for candy too. Sometime there is a celebration with a parade. Alivia Schmillen Cherokee Elementary Grade 3

Thrifty, I’m doing really GREAT saving money!

I knew you could do it, Fritter! It’s exciting just watching your money grow and grow and grow, isn’t it?

Grow? How do you make dollars larger? Gee, all my money is still the same size as regular money.

Thrifty and Fritter are saving money to visit Six Wags Amusement Park this summer. Um, forget I said anything and just keep saving, Fritter!

Fritter has been putting the money he is earning into a savings account. The bank even pays him money called interest! Tell your kids about th learned the importance ways you money, and any moneye of saving you made along the w mistakes ay.

It All Starts Adding Up! When Fritter puts money into his bank account, that is called a deposit. When he takes money out of his bank account, that is called a withdrawal.

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13 Draw a line from each coin to one of these kids’ piggy banks. Fill each bank with the correct amount of change. There should be no coins left over when the banks are filled.

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Our special Kinder Kids penpals from the New Braunfels, Texas school district sent us some thoughts about how they might save money and make money grow to help them with their savings plans. Starting at age five will really produce some growth in those funds! Ms. D’s kindergarten students from Texas share their thoughts about money! If I were to grow money, I would first get a bunch of metal. Piper Well…when you go shopping, they give you money back… Johathan Just find one of those pirate’s treasures! Mari If you do your chores… Camden Dig into the ground…you will find gold! David Maybe they are on to something!

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Last spring, feature reporters from Kid Scoop News Siouxland were very interested in banking, and wanted to know more about a specific online program that is sponsored by Wells Fargo. They visited with Jason Gehling, Marketing President and Business Manager at the downtown Wells Fargo office. The “Hands on Banking Program” is designed for people of all ages and one section of the overall program helps teach children about managing money and budgeting. According to Mr. Gehling, when it’s time to think about college and being an adult, it is so important to understand how to budget or manage money. Quite simply, a budget is a plan designed to help you pay bills, save, and spend 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. You have to pay your bills and generally that includes taxes. 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.” Mr. Gehling hopes this will show all those involved how to build and create that motivation. What we love at Kid Scoop News Siouxland is the easy access to the site and the fact there are additional resources for teachers and parents. The site is colorful, interesting, and easy to maneuver. The site identifies four specific money management areas: You and Your Money, Budgeting, Savings and Checking, and Credit. Money management is a topic for people of all ages, and this site provides resource information for all age levels. Each section holds specific activities in related topics. The language of banking and money management is introduced in a way that students will enjoy the journey and hopefully gain insight into saving “for that special item…or college!” The “Hands on Banking” website is: https://www.wellsfargo.com/ handsonbanking Click on the “Get Started” button and link to the “Kids” site. There are programs for all ages and it would be a great way to learn and set money goals with your family!

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Lice do not jump, hop or fly. But they do get around! Here’s how the kids in Room 12 got lice. Zack’s head itched, but he didn’t know he had lice. He grabbed his new hat and ran out the door to catch the school bus ...

But Zack didn’t know some lice had crawled onto his hat for a look around.

A tiny gray-white egg that the adult louse “glues” to a strand of hair close to the scalp. A baby louse freshly hatched from the nit. It feeds on a person’s blood. The lice on the hat crawled onto Eric’s head and Ashley’s, too. Soon all of his friends wanted to try on Zack’s hat.

A few days later ...

Brian wore Zack’s hat at recess one day.

Lives about 30 days. Females can lay up to 100 nits. They can’t fly, jump or hop, but they can crawl. Standards Link: Life Science: Students know there are sequential stages of life-cycles for different animals.

Ashley shared her brush with Amy and Abby.

Eric and Andrew, head to head, waited for a lizard to crawl out from under a rock.

After just a few days, how many kids in Room 12 could have lice? What could the children have done to protect themselves from getting lice?

Ask a school nurse, teacher, parent or adult friend to look for lice and nits in your hair. If they don’t see any the first time and your head continues to itch, have your hair looked at again. If you do have lice, your school nurse or family doctor can help find the best way to get rid of them. Don’t share hats, helmets, combs, pillows or anything that has touched your head. Don’t panic. You can get rid of lice. Standards Link: Health: Students understand responsibility of their role in the prevention and treatment of personal health problems.

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Rich kids, poor kids, city kids, country kids, even kids with chicken pox. Getting lice is as common as the common cold. Only people get head lice. Other mammals and birds get their own kind of lice. Use the code to find out which animals never get lice.

Standards Link: Health: Students understand behaviors that contribute to the spread of communicable health problems.

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YIKES LICE CRAWLED PROTECT NIT HELMETS BLOOD ITCHED PREVENT PANIC NURSE SCALP HATS HEADS COLD

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

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Take a close look at all the Halloween pictures in the big grid. Then try and find each of the groups shown on the right. Have a friend, parent or another family member give it a try, too! Time each other to see who is fastest.

In the boxes above, draw exactly what you see in each of the six numbered boxes to reveal the hidden picture.

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ÂŠ Vicki Whiting October 2016

OCTOBER 2016 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. It’s World Teacher’s Day tomorrow — make a card for your teacher thanking them for their hard work and caring.

Encourage a safer environment and be healthy at the same time — join students around the world and celebrate the 20th anniversary of Walk to School Day

Make a checklist of all the dangers in homes that cause fires. Then list the steps you can take to prevent fires.

Draw a picture of the Type out the letters ship the Santa Maria of the alphabet in the correct order to celebrate the day. on a computer keyboard. Can you Make a map say the letters of Or celebrate showing an escape the alphabet in Canadian route in your home Thanksgiving today. reverse order? in the event of a fire.

Using pictures cut from magazines, make a collage of a farm and all the animals and crops you might find on a farm in your area.

Discuss with the class what can make you afraid and ways to overcome fear.

Do you know what these three words mean: pragmatic, peloton, provision? Look them up in a dictionary.

Collect fall leaves and with paper and white craft glue, use them to create colorful animals. Berries, grasses and flower petals will work too.

Dictionary Day

Write a poem in honor of a classmate or friend. List lots of words you might use to describe the friend and then put them in your poem.

The 2016 National Red Ribbon Week theme is “YOLO. Be Drug Free.”

Start by doing 20 jumping jacks. Increase the number by 5 every day until you can do 40.

Carve a pumpkin today. Save the seeds and have a parent help you roast them.

Start preparing for Halloween. Who will you be on Halloween — a pirate, a witch, a robot or a princess? Start preparing the costume you will need.

Read a bedtime story to a parent or sibling today.

Write a story about a treasure you might find hidden in a huge pile of leaves.

Discuss reptiles today — what might their skin feel like, how do they move, how long are their tongues?

Make a Difference Day is celebrated each year over this weekend. Volunteer to help someone or check out the Make a Difference Day online project database.

Farmer’s Day

Design a flag for Remember someone your school or less fortunate than classroom? Do you yourself today with have a mascot? a random act of Include your mascot kindness. in your flag design.

Go on a hike, collect leaves and then identify the tree using a Tree Identification Guide.

Wear your jeans today. National Denim Day

World Vegetarian Day

Use a tortilla as a base and invent your own pizza. Have a parent help you cook it.

Look through your newspaper for local events, seasonal concerts and celebrations.

Rent a classic This is National Halloween movie Magic week. Find a tonight. Try Casper, magic trick online Bedknobs and that you can perform Broomsticks, or It’s for your family. the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Enjoy them with your family.

Make sure you have something bright or reflective on your Halloween costume. Get batteries for your flashlight.

How much do you know about farms and farming? Make a list of all the crops that are grown in your area.

Discuss what would make a healthy vegetarian meal.

ARTSPLASH

ArtSplash

Each year the Sioux City Art Center hosts ArtSplash, a very special family-oriented art festival that is held during Labor Day weekend. This year, three feature student reporters from Kid Scoop News Siouxland, volunteered their time to visit with visitors at ArtSplash about the festival, and a little about the arts and cultural aspect of our magazine, Kid Scoop News Siouxland. Alex Kleinschmit, Isabel Martinez, and Chloe McClure, North Middle School students wandered through the festival and interviewed a few artists, rode the volunteer cart, and critiqued one fascinating life-sized sculpture from the “Trucks” exhibit by John Himmelfarb. They also spent a little time at the food court and “culturally” enjoyed a few of the vendor goodies. The staff at Kid Scoop News Siouxland wants to thank the reporters and share a few of those insights from the Labor Day Festival! Artist Insights…. Todd Shelby and Karen Pritchett The first exhibit we stopped by was the Anamalia Pottery by Toddy Shelby and Karen Pritchett of Columbia, Missouri. Anamalia art recreates the beauty of nature in artistic and visual art form. While Karen throws the earthenware pottery, both artists use a very keen eye to design the pieces. They try to infuse the delight of animals from the wild into functional and decorative art. We saw their exhibit as a wonderful “wild kingdom” of sorts, celebrating fantasy and realistic designs. The word “whimsical” comes to mind. Todd visited with us and shared that their pieces can be found at many art galleries and shoppes and he is inspired by “Tango”…which we think is his cat. Holly Sue Foss According to Holly’s website (fossart.com) “Art actually helps shape one’s reality. This is why I focus on uplifting images to touch the young and young at heart.” She is known for creating serigraphs, which are commonly referred to as silkscreened art which are printed designs made by means of a silkscreen. She begins her pieces as a writer begins her story…with a simple drawing or idea and that leads to the finished piece. Holly spent time with us and visited about her process. She loves color and each one of her pieces art is original. We loved her coloring books which beg to be your own “one of a kind design” when finished. Holly advised us to make copies of each drawing and “play with it” before completing the drawing in the book. Art by Marnae Wright Marnae’s forte would be her take on using original photos, paintings and mixed media. We particularly liked how her acrylics were infused into her photographs, creating a whole new dimension to the prints. Standing beside a photo of a young child, with hints of painted color, we could see why she chose such a different type of medium. The piece was titled: “In Dreams: Wrapped in Stars” and showed a strong relationship between a small baby sleeping in the night sky and the safety of bedcovers and stars. Marnae’s life is centered with her family and she finds her subjects in everyday life. She shared how the acrylics are used to highlight special points in her photos and bring in the imagination of the viewer. Marnae’s husband is definitely her most enthusiastic fan and he travels with her to different festivals to share her work. Marne grew up in the Siouxland area and we are proud to call her one of our own! Sonnek Metal Art We decided we just couldn’t walk past the metal sculptures designed by Dave Sonnek from Mapleton, Minnesota, we had to stop, touch them…and imagine being in their story! The young girl and cat reminded us of the one in Alice in Wonderland, preparing to head down the rabbit hole and find the White Rabbit, while her small cat looks on in wonderment. Dave’s favorite piece is his metal snail, made from a collection of nuts, bolts, and farm pieces designed for a whimsical look in your garden. Dave and his twin brother grew up on a farm and we all know that old equipment is never wasted. We think Dave has the perfect cure for any winter blues by designing magical pieces in his workshop. All in all…ArtSplash was a huge success and the Art Center is taking just a few minutes to breathe a bit…and begin for 2017! We can’t wait and hope we will see our old friends and new artists at the festival next year. Alex Kleinschmit and Chloe McClure North Middle Isabel Martinez Holy Cross

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The Food Detectives: Lawton-Bronson Second Graders

FOOD DETECTIVES

Hooray! Our Food Detectives from Lawton-Bronson are back and guess what? The first grade students who shared their year-long study of the farm to table process are now in second grade and ready to learn even more about agriculture and the importance of knowing where food comes from and appreciating Iowa’s strong presence in the “field”…so to speak! This year all of the second graders at Lawton-Bronson School will be part of the Food Detectives. Learning where our food comes from is the main goal of being a food detective and sharing the agricultural facts and adventures that we have throughout the year. The new year began with Melissa Nelson, our Ag in the Classroom teacher, visiting with our first adventure. The students created lists of agriculture related products and demonstrated to Melissa that certain facts stayed with them throughout the summer. Food Detective Kate T. was asked to write about the things that second graders have learned about plants this year, what she loved about the Food Detectives last year, and what she hopes she’ll do as a second grade Food Detective. Kate’s responded: “In Miss Siepker’s class, we did Food Detectives and a lot of Agriculture. We did fun things every day. We tried great foods. Now I’m back in Mrs. Harmeier’s room. We’re learning more about plants. We learned about the seed, the flower, the stem, the leaves, photosynthesis, seed coats and chlorophyll. We planted seeds and mine still has a little bit of skin on it.” Kate shared that learning about plants and studying the farm to table process certainly are connected! Food Detective Hunter B. was asked to answer this question: If you had your own farm, what would it have on it? Hunter shared, “So, sometimes I go to Maine. I like to eat seafood. I like to eat clam strips and fish also lobster and scallops, but I didn’t like scallops. Also, did you know that scallops are squid? There you have it. That is a sea farmer and that is what I would be.” Hunter demonstrates how their understanding about different farms and different products create the total agricultural foundation. Who knew that raising fish, harvesting cranberries, or picking coffee beans was part of the agricultural field? Second grade teachers Kris Harmeier and Laurie Amick shared this, “The second grade teachers of Lawton-Bronson CDS are excited to share the Food Detective program with their incoming students. This program will help introduce students to new foods. Many students are already excited about their involvement in the outdoor garden and classroom. Growing and eating what they produce brings much learning and satisfaction.” Thanks to second grade teachers Kris Harmeier, Laurie Amick and Allison Junck for being willing to continue the Food Detectives into a second year! Thanks also, to Mary Siepker, retired first grade teacher and Food Detective teacher

last year, for being our reporter! We hope you enjoy our adventures! Second grade detectives will be learning about animals. The detectives will be learning about bees and sampling creamed honey from Wild Hill Honey, which is harvested and sold in Sioux City. Be prepared to find out even more about our state and area states as we continue this journey with the Food Detectives from Lawton-Bronson and their Agricultural Adventure!

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20 No one plans on a house catching fire, but having a safety plan in case of fire could save your life! Kids who are fire-safe and smart always … 1. Put the fire department phone number on the telephone. 2. Keep a whistle and a flashlight in the bedroom. The whistle is a good way to let people know if there is trouble and the flashlight is helpful in case the electricity isn’t working.

This is Mario’s bedroom. Imagine a fire started in his house while he was sleeping. Use a green crayon to show how he would escape if the fire was in the kitchen. Use a red crayon to show how his parents would escape safely.

3. Create escape plans and have drills to practice them. 4. Have a place outside to meet other family members.

On another piece of paper, draw the inside of your house. Use a red crayon to draw one escape plan. Use a green crayon to show a different escape plan. Where there is smoke, there is fire. If you see smoke coming in around the edges of a door, don’t open the door. Look for another way out of the room. If you ever find yourself in a burning building, crawl to an exit on your hands and knees. Smoke rises, so the safest place is close to the floor. If possible, cover your mouth with a damp cloth. This will filter out any harmful gases in the smoky air.

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5. Sleep with the bedroom door closed. Closed doors can hold back smoke and flames while you escape! 6. Check each month to see if the smoke detector is working.

If there is a fire, NEVER hide under the bed or in a closet. If you can’t get out of the room, scream for help or use what’s hidden in the picture below. Color each shape with one dot RED, and each space with two dots BLUE to see what it is.

If you are trapped in a room, close the door. Stuff the cracks with towels or clothing to keep the smoke out until help comes. Standards Link: Health: Students recognize and practice safe behaviors.

Find the words by looking up, down, SAFETY backwards, forwards, sideways and ESCAPE diagonally. CRAYON K S S L L I R D G E PLANS DETECTORS A L N W A W Y S S L SMOKE B Y G A I R A C E T WHISTLE M T I H L E A R R S CRAWL A E S T K P I A C I CLOTH E F E O E F M Y S H DRILLS R A M L A S F O E W SMART C S G C S E E N K O KNEES FIRE S R O T C E T E D H SIGNS AIR

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22 What has a head like a deer but can hop like a rabbit? It can stand upright, swim and even box.

Where can kangaroos be found? Solve each math problem to label the map.

Draw a line from each question to the answer that makes the most sense. Kangaroos are marsupials, which means they are mammals that have an external pouch or pocket. Marsupials are different from most mammals because they give birth to very underdeveloped young. Joeys are born hairless and tiny, about the size of a bean and must climb their way up into their mother’s pouch. They remain there to feed and sleep and grow—in six months they grow to be 2,000 times the size they were at birth. Standards Link: Life Science: Know that animals progress through life cycles of birth, growth, development, reproduction and death.

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The musky rat-kangaroo is less than a pound (.5 kg).

More tha 60 specie n s.

The red kangaroo is around 175 lbs (80kg).

Use the Kangaroo Code to find these answers.

A kangaroo, or roo, has __________ back legs, small front legs and a head shaped like that of a deer. Its well-developed ____________ include excellent scanning eyesight and sharp ___________ provided by large rabbit-like ears that can turn frontward or back. In a larger roo, the tail acts as a _________ for sitting, but also helps the animal _________ when hopping. Powerful back legs propel larger roos to speeds of up to 40 mph.

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Replace the words that this kangaroo knocked out. =A

=B =J

=W =Y

Standards Link: Life Science: Students understand the diversity of life.

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23 Monarch Migration is Magnificent! This is the time of year when our monarch butterflies begin their trek to Mexico. They begin to sense that the weather is getting colder and their food source...nectar will soon be gone. Their story is an amazing one because these butterflies have never been to Mexico before and of course they don’t have maps or GPS to tell them where to fly! Do you know why

In the sample below, multiplying the first two numbers in each row gives the answer in the third row. This works both horizontally and vertically.

Now fill in the missing numbers in each multiplication box at right.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Solve problems using multiplication.

Find the words by looking up, down,

AUSTRALIA backwards, forwards, sideways and diagonally. EXTERNAL MAMMALS K H O P P I N G M O BALANCE L A B S R A E B S O HOPPING E F N K A A A N P S PROPEL POUCH P T G G C L H A O L JOEYS O A I L A R T S U A SHARP R R I N G R O W C M CLIMB P M C O Y O O S H M TINY B E A N S Y E O J A GROW EARS L A N R E T X E S M BEAN KANGAROOS To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

they have never been to Mexico? To bring attention to our migrating monarchs, the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center hosted two different learning events. For the preschoolers, a Nature Tales time was held. The preschoolers listened to a story and then were able to tag and release butterflies! The children learned about the life cycle of the monarch, which is: the egg, caterpillar, chrysalis and then butterfly. They learned how to determine if the butterfly was a girl or boy. The boys have a black dot on each of their inside lower wings. The girls have no dots. Theresa Kruid, a naturalist at Dorothy Pecaut, brought butterflies which she netted in her backyard. She said most of them were in her mulberry trees. To celebrate Prairie Heritage Week, seven people joined Theresa Kruid in releasing monarch butterflies at the Sioux City Prairie. Theresa reviewed the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. She also shared that the monarchs are beginning their migration to Mexico. The youngest member of the learning group, Lincoln, was given the privilege of releasing the first butterfly. The butterfly was first tagged. Theresa then gently opened the butterfly’s wings and determined that she was a girl. The butterfly was placed in Lincoln’s open hand. When encouraged to give her a name, he quickly chose Antenna! Antenna was in no hurry to leave Lincoln’s hand. Theresa continued to choose people to release butterflies. Each was tagged before being released! Slowly, Antenna decided to flutter off and right away Lincoln asked if he could release another butterfly. After tagging and releasing all of the butterflies, we grabbed nets and searched for monarch butterflies. None we found. It was a cold and cloudy day, so we decided that the butterflies were resting in the surrounding trees. Theresa shared with us that over 2,500 monarchs have been released from Dorothy Pecaut since they’ve begun tagging and 58 have been found in Mexico. Each tag has the phone number for Monarch Watch and also the special ID code for that butterfly. If you ever find a butterfly with a tag, please call that number. A naturalist in eastern Iowa found a butterfly that had been released from Bronson, Iowa. Since she should have been headed south and not east, the naturalist was wondering if the wind currents had sent her to the east. Magnificent Monarch Magic My orange coloring is a warning sign. I taste bad or may be toxic to you. I get my toxins from milkweed. I roost in trees at night I fly between 4-12 miles an hour. I can fly fast if I use the wind current. When I’m a caterpillar and I’m two weeks old, I weigh 3,000 times more than when I was born! It takes me about a month to go from egg to butterfly. Mary Siepker, Retired Teacher from Lawton-Bronson…Regular Contributor FYI!!! The other day when Mary was traveling from Onawa to Sioux City, she saw at least 15 monarchs! They were flying high and they were in one single This is very important as this entire year, we are going to be taking a look at the monarch population and find ways that we all can encourage the continued growth and migration schedule of the monarch. During the year, as a class, we encourage you to send in photos, stories, and ideas for publication.

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24 Write a red Z on the objects below that make noise.

Z is for Zoom z is for zoom Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter Z. Say the letter as you trace it.

How many words or pictures can you find on this page that start with the sound the letter Z makes in the word zoom? How many

Zoom, zoom, zoom goes the fire truck Ding, dong, ding goes the ice cream truck. Red light stop, green light go Trucks are traveling fast and slow.

Letter Identification With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things with the same sound as the letter Z in zoom.

Math Play

Point to the number 4 in the newspaper. Have your child say the number and, if it’s large enough, have your child trace the number.

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Animal Sounds

Find pictures of animals in the newspaper. Have your child make the sound each animal makes. Can they make the sound the animal might make if it were angry? Can they make the sound the animal might make if it were sleeping?

Loud and Soft

With your child, choose a picture of a street in the newspaper. Ask your child to point to objects in the picture that make loud sounds and then objects that make a soft sound. Have your child mimic the sounds.

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Scavenger Hunt

Look through the newspaper for five things that make sounds. Let your child go on a scavenger hunt through the newspaper to find those sound makers. Then reverse the process and have your child find sound makers for you to find.

How many

zeppelins

yellow Zs

How many

green Zs

Find the Ears

Explain to your child that we hear with our ears. Play “Find the Ears” using the newspaper. Count all the ears in the newspaper. How many can you find. Explain that ears come in twos and that we call that a pair.

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

Where’s the sound? Have your child sit in a chair with his/her eyes closed. With a page of the newspaper in your hand, walk quietly around your child. Stop and make a sound with the newspaper and see if your child can point in your direction.

KINDER KIDS

IF YOU HAVEN’T VISITED A KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM LATELY, YOU ARE REALLY MISSING OUT ON AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE RECENTLY MOVED TO FIRST GRADE! IN KINDERGARTEN, EVERYTHING IS NEW AND WONDERFUL. ALL OF THE ROOMS, THE HALLWAYS, THE OFFICE AND THE GYM ARE MARVELOUS… AND EACH AND EVERY DAY BRINGS SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT TO THE DAY. Recently, in Ms. D’s classroom at Morningside Elementary in New Braunfels, Texas… Ms. D was sharing her thoughts about letters and sounds and words….and she was so very proud of her kinders, especially knowing so many words that began with special letters. One conversation was overheard and it went a little like this: Ms. D.: Wonderful, my littles…now, what might begin with the letter “F?” Hank: “Fife, Ms. D.” Ms. D.: Oh, my…yes, Hank…just like this number…the word is five for 5. Hank: No, Ms. D. Fife. Ms. D: That is a great word, Hank…the number f-i-v-e. Five! Hank: Ms. D, a fife is a small flute like instrument that is played by….

Ms. Jungers’ Kinders Love Halloween and Share their Favorite Things! Halloween I love to go trick or treating. Raul P. The scariest thing I have ever done is touch a spider web. Bentley T. I like to decorate for the fall. My favorite costume is superman. Carden H. I want to wear a pizza costume and I like when people give me candy. Nam N. I like to go with my friends on Halloween. Aimar O. I like Halloween and trick or treating. Serenity R. I am going to wear a wolf costume. Aimir J.

Oh, yes he did! Ms. D has realized that her little kinders are going to be pretty darn amazing this year! A Pirate Surprise in Texas! Who doesn’t like a pirate…especially one with treasure to share. Not only did Ms. D’s kinders become overnight pirates…but, they decided to share their treasures with others by finding ways to “make their money grow!” Well, you need to get a bunch of metal! Piper When you go shopping, they give you back money…it’s great! Jonathan We can share our pirate treasure! Maro Just do your chores for more money. Camden When you dig in the ground, you find gold! David Ms. D’s class thanked us for letting them think about pirates and growing money! Pretty cool on a windy fall day in Texas!

MRS. SITZMANN’S KINDERGARTEN CLASS FROM HINTON CELEBRATE HOMECOMING WEEK IN A VERY PATRIOTIC WAY! THEY ARE LEARNING ABOUT OUR COUNTRY AND HOW IMPORTANT COMMUNITY AND SCHOOL PRIDE IS. KUDOS TO MRS. SITZMANN AND HER KINDERS!

Ms. Clancy’s kindergarten class in New Jersey studies poetry all year long. The first poem that they learned was “One, two…buckle my shoe.” This poem not only teaches rhythm and rhyme, but it also continues the lesson on counting for math class. Ms. Clancy likes to share how Mother Goose’s poetry is really for young children like themselves. The overall goal for the poetry special is to create a fun and interesting introduction to poetry that will hopefully help to develop a love of writing and reading to young children and enhance the idea of empathy. Each child receives a poetry journal at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, they have a journal filled with wonderful and different types of poetry that they can share at home. Ms. Clancy tells the children they can keep the journal forever and continue to write poems in it. Ms. Clancy did this with her own children (seven) and saved all of their journals. Not only can you enjoy them in the future, you can see your own growth in writing and understanding. Ms. Clancy teaches at the Presbyterian Nursery School and Kindergarten in Westfield, New Jersey. This is a private school, but a little like the TK and Kindergarten building called Little Prairie Dog School (Perry Creek) in Sioux City.

WE LOOK FORWARD THIS YEAR TO HEARING FROM ALL OF OUR KINDER KIDS CLASSES AND WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS AND PARENTS OF PRESCHOOL, KINDERGARTEN, AND FIRST GRADE CLASSES TO SEND MATERIALS IN. WE ARE PLANNING AN EXPANSION OF THIS SECTION, AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM ALL OF OUR PRIMARY READERS! To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

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Check Out Go Figure! A Totally Cool Book About Numbers by Johnny Ball

This highly recommended math book will appeal to those kids and adults who enjoy Sudoku, Rubik’s cubes and math brainteasers. It is divided into four sections: Where do numbers come from? Magic Numbers, Shaping Up and The World of Math. It covers the evolution and science of mathematics, math around the world, math mysteries and magic and all things math from codes and infinity to fractals and riddles. This book will stimulate problem-solving curiosity and math play.

the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center for October! The October programs for the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center: • “Games with Lewis & Clark,” anytime between 1-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7: A day of Lewis & Clark-inspired games, including nine pins, ball-andcup, checkers, and bingo. • “Search for Seaman the Newfoundland Dog,” anytime between 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8: Young explorers will follow clues to uncover the lovable dog’s hiding spot in the L&C Interpretive Center. Both October 7 & 8 programs are part of Fall Fest.

October 22nd at 1:00 pm— “Edible Plants with Natalie Brandt.”

We will be having a guest speaker, Natalie Brandt, who will be giving a program on edible plants for kids of all ages.

Cool Math

coolmath4kids.com The idea behind this site is to take away the mystery and make math fun for kids.

Fire Safe Kids

firesafekids.org/games.html Help save the town. Help save the house. There are games here that help you learn about fire safety.

Fun Brain

funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html Fun Brain produce a wide variety of online math games tailored to specific grades from K through 8 and that practice a number of skills. To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

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Contact Information: Sara Olson History Education Coordinator Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center

The students in Mrs. Dickinson’s second grade classroom in Missouri Valley wanted to let our readers know that…Going up or going down…. Kid Scoop News is their favorite reading in town! The second grade students want to thank the Missouri Valley’s PTO for providing them the opportunity to contribute to Kid Scoop News throughout the year and they look forward to being in the issues! The students in Mrs. Barry’s second grade classroom in Missouri Valley take some time to be physically fit for learning as they practice “Go Noodle” which is found on an exercise website. Research has shown that exercise and learning go hand in hand. Thank you, second graders, for keeping us posted on learning and being fit! Mrs. Barry’s Second Grade Class from Missouri Valley © Vicki Whiting October 2016

ORAL HISTORIES

NIE Siouxland will be celebrating a sense of place again this year by publishing oral histories of several citizens of Siouxland as well as oral histories of many others throughout the United States. It is important to know who you are…by knowing where you are from…and to know where you are from…you need to know the history, the stories, the topography and the people of a place. One wonderful activity to do with others is to interview a relative, a neighbor or an elderly friend to compare and contrast life “as it was”with life “as it is now.” During the year, we will be sharing interviews and articles from our feature reporters, students from Mater Dei Nativity, and students from North Middle School as part of classroom assignments and our series on Oral Histories. In addition, we will be collaborating with the Center for Active Generations to create a special relationship between generations and learn even more about sense of place. We encourage our readers to take the time to interview an elderly person to find out just how different and how similar your lives might be. Have you ever wondered what it was like to live as a child in the 1950s-1960s? Well, our grandparents did and we asked them a few questions about what it was like. We call our Grandma “Mimi” because it was easier to say then grandma when we were little and it just stuck. Our grandpa we call “Papa” for the same reason. Mimi was born in Sioux City, Iowa on June 13, 1954 at St. Luke’s Hospital. Papa was born in Primghar, Iowa, January 3, 1953. Primghar is a small town in-between Sheldon and Spencer and is an hour and ten minutes away. Because Primghar was so small he happened to be the first baby to be born there that year. Their chores were doing things like the dishes, yard work (picking dandelions) and making the bed. Our grandpa had to shine his shoes every Saturday night before Mass; they would have all have their shoes lined up on newspaper by the door, freshly shined and ready for Sunday morning. If they weren’t at a school activity they were at home helping their parents with work. Our grandparents think we don’t do as much work as they had to do when they were our age. They said life was different back then, because there were no electronic devices; they played outside much more and did more family activities like BBQs, picnics, and get- togethers. Both of our grandparents grew up in Leeds; the community was full of middle class folk, and it was a small older community. There were lots of small stores and they rode their bikes around to stay entertained. Mimi rode a bus downtown with her friend to do her shopping. Papa said, “Coming from a family with 6 kids, we didn’t do much shopping, only for necessities.” School was somewhat different. There was typing class instead of computer class. They walked to school every day no matter what the weather conditions were. Papa went to St. Michael’s elementary and went to Bishop Heelan High School. Mimi went to Hawthorne Elementary and Leeds High. In high school, our grandpa said he was “too cool” for the bus so he hitch hiked many days! Some significant events for Papa were visiting his grandparents in Granville and Hospers every weekend to help them on their farm. They rode tractors, fed the cattle, pigs, and chickens. Mimi went to Omaha often and went to Salt Lake City to visit her brother a lot. Mimi came from a family of three brothers, she was the only girl, which meant she got spoiled sometimes. She was the third child to be born from her family. Papa came from a family of three girls and three boys, he was the oldest. There was a set of twins in his family (a boy and a girl). Papa was told stories about how hard life was when his parents worked on their family’s farm (his dad came from a family of 12 children). Mimi told us that she was told stories about the Sioux City flood of ’53. Mimi’s grandma came over from Yugoslavia on the Carpathia, a ship became famous for picking up some survivors from the Titanic, the ship landed in Ellis Island. That would be another great story! Mimi has a cedar chest filled with special belongings like information, papers, pictures and baby clothes. Our grandparents were mostly influenced by their mothers, because they spent the most time with their moms. Mimi thought it may have been because she was the only girl, and Papa thought it was because his dad was always working. They got the news by their black and white TV, their radios, and the newspaper (morning and evening). If there was something major they discussed it as a family. They had a milk man to deliver their milk. They hope the world is a great place for their grandkids to grow up! Makenize Solma and Abigail Miller, cousins Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8

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My Grandpa, Bob Bertrand My grandpa’s name is Bob Bertrand. He was born in Vermillion, South Dakota during the month of June in 1945, towards the end of World War II. His father was drafted by the Army to go to Europe around the same time that he was born, so his mother took him to the east coast to send his father off. But since WWII ended in August of 1945, his father never reached Europe and returned home. He and his parents then moved to Sioux City, Iowa, where he was raised. He is the oldest of five brothers, two who sadly have passed away. As a child, he and his family lived on a small farm, close to where my family and I live now. He had to milk six cows by hand every morning and every night. He and his brothers also had to pick LOTS of sweet corn and beans. To this day, he won’t pick beans anymore. Every week in the summer, he and his brothers would take the small family horse, Tony, into town to sell the sweet corn. When they were done, they would give him a slap towards home and go get malts. When they got home every night, Tony would always be there. They visited family a lot. Some lived in in South Dakota, but they usually went down to Mapleton. If you had to go to the bathroom down there, you’d have to use an outhouse because there wasn’t a working restroom. He went to Grant School, which are now duplexes down by Unity School. For fun, he would play kick the can or cards. On Saturday nights, he and his brothers would go down to Smitty’s and get candy bars, then sit in the car and watch the “inebriated”. When he was fifteen, his neighbor, Hugh, asked him if he would help him sheer sheep. He accepted and went to work for him, sheering sheep all the way through high school until he was 20. He went to two state fairs and one national, where he won sheep shearing champion. He was the youngest person to ever win both preliminaries and finals. He and my grandma got married when he was 19 and had their 50th anniversary last year. Together, they had three children; my aunt, my uncle, and lastly, my dad. As an adult, he worked for what is now Mid-American for 35 years. When he was 34, his father passed away. He said that the biggest influence in his life were his parents. They taught him what was right and wrong, and raised him right. He has lived a good, long, moral life, and I think there should be more people in the world like him. Rachel Bertrand Mater Dei Nativity Grade 8

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PERRY CREEK ELEMENTARY

The First Grade Prairie Dogs at Perry Creek Elementary Love Their School!

This month Kid Scoop News Siouxland visited Perry Creek Elementary School to see how their new year in a brand new building was going. The students are from three different elementary schools that were combined this fall. Students came from Clark, Crescent Park and Lincoln Elementary schools to attend classes on the former Hoover Middle School site. From our point of view at Kid Scoop News, the students, the staff and the building are a very good mix. After visiting with these first grade students, we believe that they show that the hard work by Principal Amy Denney, the staff at Perry Creek, the parents and the students has paid off and the site will help to develop sensitive, insightful, and productive future citizens for Sioux City. Overall, according to Mrs. Denney, the new site offers a new era for the district and a very exciting time for the students. KUDOS to the Perry Creek Prairie Dogs! Even the name demonstrates a real sense of place for the students.

Reine G. was absent, but he is in a wonderful class! I love lunch! Ellie K. There are so many books in this room. Ancelmo L. I like making new friends. Zoey M. In the library, we get to check out new books all of the time. Ariana P. I like to sing the Bear Song..(let me show you…) I like music! Rayden S. Manny T. was out of the room at this moment, but will be back soon! I like the gym, the computer lab…annnnd….recess! Kamron T. I like the gym, too. It is really big! Max W.

Mrs. Sherril’s First Grade Class

If I could change anything, I would make the monkey bars slide across like a zip line. Prairie Pride… Jayda M. Mrs. McElroy’s First Grade Class In our school there are no kindergarten teachers, I wish I could see my old teacher. I love the joining of the three schools. We have Eyan K. wonderful families! Mrs. McElroy I think, if I could change anything, I’d add You get to meet lots of new friends at this very trampolines! Russell E. big school…awesome. Sophie W. Well, you see, the bathrooms flush by themselves and sometimes you are just not It is fun here, because we do more activities. ready! Seth F. It’s different as we have more kids, but I really like that. Abby P. Carly P. I think my old playground was a little bigger. Gypsy T. It is cool because you have a lot more people to find a friend. It is bigger than I would love to see some soccer goals on the fields. I love to play soccer. Clark. Treigon S. Christopher O. I love it! This place is awesome because we have study buddies and we read My old school was TK-5, and if I could change ours, I’d add the TK and books! Kiana J. Kindergarten. Victor R. It was complicated at first to get to all the rooms, but now I like the rooms and I like that the school is much bigger. Alek E. learn. Josh C. We have so much space in our room and in the lunchroom…in all the rooms. I like seeing my brothers, sisters and all my friends. Addison T. AnnMarie P. I like all of the new playground stuff. There is a lot of space for running and I think our behavior chart helps and we didn’t have one before. Adyson D. playing. Asher W. Our gym is huge! Henrik N. We get to play with new friends that we maybe knew, but weren’t at our school. Sometimes, the hallways have too many turns…I got used to it, though! Tate B. Rosalyn V. There are so many computers! Shirley H. At our old school we didn’t have basketball hoops…and today we do! I like when we have the laptops in our room! Carter M. Kale C. The gym is cool because it is so big and has a stage. Jazlin C. It is neat that we have separate rooms for lunch and P.E. Abby P. The gym is great because it is SO HUGE! Josue G. Don’t you love our them room, like we have frogs! Avery C. I really like celebrating all the birthdays. We get to know one another. Natalie F. I really like P.E. Riley W. I like playing with new friends at recess. Chase B. Our lunchroom is fun. Amari T. I really like seeing my brother. Giovanni F. I really like that my teacher really likes frogs. Jayla J. I really like all of the new teachers and the bathrooms that are automatic. Evan S. P.E. is great! Alex O. I think having your own locker is cool and the library is huge. Wyatt H. I like our calendar. Roque G. We have a big room with lots and lots of books. Ava B. Keira D. was absent, and she will share with us another day! I like our school because I like P.E. Maryella I really like having so many teachers to work with…we can learn from each other and It is so big! Luz collaborate on lessons. My coworkers make it interesting and fun! Mrs. Sherrill

Mrs. Wassel’s First Grade Class

I love the carpet and how clean everything is… we have smaller classrooms. Mrs. Wassel I like the computer lab and Beyond the Bell. SloanW. I think our new playground is the best. There is a new slide. Dax B. The library is great and I get to check out many books. Logan B. I can even see the school from my house! Sophia B. We have much bigger classrooms and it is easier to move around. Avery C. The computer lab is perfect. Mady D. I get to sing my favorite songs in music class! Marshall D. I think recess and the monkey bars are the best. Destiny D. I like recess, P.E., Art, getting to draw…pretty cool. Mikeal F. I love all the new books, especially Clifford the Big Red Dog. Micah F. There is more space…it has a bigger spaces. Xander F. To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

Mrs. Koch’s First Grade Prairie Dogs

Our flag pole is much bigger than before. Braden K. The school is huge. Claire H. P.E. is fun in such a big room.Ayden The teachers are so nice. Harry I love having the three schools mixed together. We are a Perry Creek family! Mrs. Koch Did you see our new basketball hoops? Kiarra F. I like the learning areas in the pods. Tessa B. The tetherballs and basketballs are the best. Finn K. I really like having my own locker. Kyler R. The football field is..well, awesome! Trey H. Our classroom is really big. Edward K.

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PERRY CREEK ELEMENTARY

I like seeing my name on things in the classroom.

Kaide G.

How is your first year going in the new school going? We learn a lot of new things every day. I’m making new friends. We love our laptops! I really like playing with new friends. Look at our laptops on the carts! I just love reading. I like picking out new books at the library every day.

Khloe N. Leo W. Morgan S. Gracelyn J. Sebastian V. Karianna H. Braxton W.

Mrs. Keane’s First Grade Prairie Dogs

I really love teaching with new teachers. It is wonderful to share and get new ideas for teaching. I also like walking the hallways and getting more exercise every day. Mrs. Keane I like the laptops, playtime, and worktime. Charlie A. I like math and learning different ways to do math. Alivia B. I like having a different music work and art room. Xavier We have cool furniture and a library! Carmelita W. I like to do warmups in P.E. Leon We have a new classroom and six windows to look out! Everett What do you like best about the new year? I really like the new playground. We have our own lockers! Our recess is great. We get to try different foods at lunch. We get our drinks from a cool water fountain. I like being a Prairie Dog! We just got, today, new basketball hoops! I am learning a lot in math, spelling, and everything.

Zaylie Isaac B. Sydney H. Georgia Reid Allan Caleb W. Isaac S.

What are your biggest differences from last year? We have a huge P.E. room. Lee. C. Our classrooms are much bigger. Libby C. I like the learning pods and small groups. Sophia R. Our playground is so big..and so much to do. Sameh We have our own chairs at lunch and the lunchroom has huge tables. I like that! Kellen J. I just came from California and I like how I’m learning reading and math. Jaylene

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HEAR YE, HEAR YE…COME BY THE MORROW, GOOD FOLK…THE FESTIVAL IS NEAR! Recently, fourth and fifth grade students at Perry Creek Elementary enjoyed a presentation given by a few of the Kingdom of Riverssance Festival folk. This year our own Sir Robert and Eric the Viking shared a little of the history of Riverssance and concluded with a special knighting of Principal Amy Denney. The students thoroughly enjoyed the presentation and have noted that from now on, in the Kingdom of Perry Creek, the Principal Denney will be known as Dame Denney of Perry Creek. A good time was had by all and it is hoped that the presentations will become an annual event at Perry Creek Elementary. The Riverssance Festival will be held on October 1st and 2nd at Riverside Park in Sioux City. Kid Scoop News resporters Alex Kleinschmit, Alexis Bell, and Bobbie Gard interviewed Sir Robert for the September issue of Kid Scoop News and our readers gained a broader understanding of the festival and its connection to the Siouxland area. KUDOS to the Riverssance Crew!

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BIG BROTHERS ~ BIG SISTERS

An Interview with Special Friends

On October 7, 2010, Dr. Donna Gardner met her special Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland match, Madison, who was 11 at the time. The following is a special interview completed by a Big Brothers Big Sisters Coordinator about the experiences they have had and how the Big Brothers Big Sisters Siouxland has helped and changed their lives. Tell me about your experience as a Little. I really enjoy it, I enjoy being able to grow up with my big in my life and having that support and knowing there is someone who cares for me and I can go to that isn’t family What do you enjoy the most about your relationship with your Big? I enjoy spending time with her and being able to talk with her about anything and I’m comfortable with her to tell her things that are on my mind good or bad. I enjoy catching up with her and she gives wonderful advice whenever I have issues whether they are at school or at home. What has your Big taught you throughout your match? She has taught me a lot, even if she doesn’t exactly teach me lessons you would in school, she teaches me a lot about myself. She teaches me to make sure I am doing my best for myself and that I can get to where I want to go and she always has the most faith in me. She helps me a lot with college things and preparing for the future as well and makes me feel confident about it. Have you done any first time activities with your Big? We have gone to conventions before that I have never been to together, and just little places that I have never heard of and she introduced me to new hobbies or places that would be fun to visit. What do you and your Big like to do together? What has been your favorite? We go out a lot and catch up whether it’s out to eat, to a sports game, or a little convention, but we always have a good time and usually just spend the entire time talking to each other. How has your relationship changed/evolved over the years? We have known each other for a long time and she has seen me grow and change. I have become a lot more comfortable with her and find it very easy to be able to talk to her with anything and we treat each other as friends, not so much as Big and Little. Describe your Big in 2 words. Choosing only 2 words is hard. Supportive and understanding were the first two that came to mind.

As a Big… Tell me about your experience as a Big.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SIOUXLAND HOST THE 23RD ANNUAL CHILI AND SALSA COOKOFF Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland hosted their 23rd Annual Chili and Salsa Cook-off on Saturday, September 17th. It was held in the legendary Battery Park at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and was a family-friendly event filled with food, music and a lot of fun! Experienced and not-so-experienced cooks competed for more than $2000 in prizes and a custom electric guitar for the first place winners in both divisions. Proceeds from this event are given to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland and are used to match mentors with children in hopes of benefitting both through a special relationship experience. Every child needs a mentor and every adult who mentors finds that he/she learns a great deal about life through the eyes of someone who is younger. Hundreds of people showed up for the 23rd Annual Chili & Salsa Cook-off event and there were a total of 24 teams all together (15 Chili & 9 Salsa). The event raised roughly $7000 to benefit the children served at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Siouxland. Winners 1st place Chili- Heartland Chili & Salsa (Mark & Miez Lennon of Sioux City) 1st place Salsa- WITCC Culinary Arts School (headed by Chef Brett McCarthy) People’s Choice for both Chili & Salsa- Heartland Chili & Salsa The winners walked away with a trophy, cash prize, and a Hard Rock Hotel & Casino electric guitar.

I enjoy the most is our conversation. I love hearing about her interests and goals, and all the while enjoying her witty sense of humor. How has your relationship changed/evolved over the past year? Over the years we have always enjoyed getting together and enjoying activities, but now I find she is involved in so many of her school activities that I have become more of a support and cheerleader for her and also am involved so I can give input, guidance, and feedback. Describe your Little in 2 words Two words to describe my Little are driven and positive. Why would you recommend being a Big to the community? I would recommend being a Big because it is a rewarding way to spend time; you are able to mentor and share in another person’s life.

My experience as a Big has been very rewarding and exciting! It has been fun to see my Little grow into such a talented and accomplished young woman. What do you enjoy the most about your relationship with your Little? The thing I enjoy the most about our relationship is that I get to attend her various and numerous activities and be involved with what she is doing on her daily life. What has your Little taught you throughout your match? Kid Scoop News Siouxland is sponsoring the Big Brothers Big Sisters Siouxland this My Little has taught me the importance of staying strong and positive even through year by sharing stories and events that happen throughout the year. If you are times of adversity. interested in becoming either a “Big” or a “Little”, please contact the organization What motivates you as a Big? to begin the matching process! What motivates me as a Big is looking forward to seeing the changes and growth in my Little’s life. What do you and your Little like to do together? What has been your favorite? BIG BROTHERS, BIG SISTERS PAGE PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: The things we like to do together are getting dinner, talking, bowling, mini golf, crafts, an occasional movie, and attending her activities and hobbies. The thing LE MARS & SOUTH SIOUX CITY To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328 www.NIESiouxland.com © Vicki Whiting October 2016

Dressing up in costume and trick-ortreating is a fun tradition. It can be lots of fun without eating lots and lots of candy. Here are some tips to keep the sugar consumption down:

With your child, read the sugar content on a candy package and measure that amount of sugar onto a plate. (One teaspoon is 4g.) This investigation can be quite an eye-opener to your kids!

Let your children keep only a limited number of pieces of candy.

BIG BROTHERS ~ BIG SISTERS Look around for places that accept candy donations or find a dentist that buys back candy. Trade the candy for a healthier option, a sticker, gift or a small toy.

EDITOR’S PICK Review these safety tips with your child for a fun and safe Halloween! Be bright at night. Wear reflective tape on your costume to improve your visibility to cars. It’s best to trick-or-treat when it is light outside. If it gets dark, carry a flashlight. Always stay on well-lighted streets.

Use makeup instead of a mask. If you do wear a mask, take it off before crossing the street. Trick-or-treat in a group or ask a parent, older brother or sister to go with you. Wear a costume that makes it easy for you to walk and to see. Cross the street only at corners, NEVER between parked cars or mid-block.

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by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News

Paddle-to-the-Sea

Written and illustrated by Holling C. Holling • Published by Houghton Miﬄin Company

addle-to-the-Sea is a 1941 children’s book, written and illustrated by American author/artist Holling C. Holling. It was recognized as a Caldecott Honor Book in 1942. At Lake Nipigon, Canada, a native boy carves a wooden model of an Indian in a canoe. On its side he roughly carves the words “Please put me back in the water. I am Paddle-tothe-Sea” and sets it free to travel the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. Each leg of the canoe’s journey is told by a short chapter, suitable for reading aloud to a child and decorated with black-andwww.NIESiouxland.com

white sketches and at least one full-page watercolor, all by the author. The sketches accompany the larger story and tell smaller narrative stories of their own: for example, one sketch demonstrates how a sawmill works by visually outlining the progress of a log of timber towards a mechanical saw. Typical of its era, the book uses the word Indian to describe both the model-maker and his creation. This book offers a tale of adventure while teaching geography and more about North Eastern Canada.

AROUND SIOUXLAND

A Fabulous Farmers’ Market at Riverside Elementary!

Riverside Elementary celebrated their new school year and their community/ school garden with a good old-fashioned and fun Farmers’ Market. Through the sponsorship of ISU Extension and Outreach Department and area farmers, the students were able to “purchase” their own produce that had been grown in their nearby school garden. Sherry McGill, Region 5 Regional Director of the ISU Extension Services shared some insight about the Farmers’ Market and all members of the team have helped to make this a very special project. With cooperation from the Iowa Nutrition Network the schools are able to continue educational presentations and a garden commitment so children have a continuation of the program throughout their elementary years. For the past two years, Kid Scoop News Siouxland has followed Riverside’s school/ community garden and we have been impressed with the level of learning that continues to be in the students as they gain additional knowledge and hands-on experience each year. Laurie Taylor, Master Gardener, and Kenny Tietsort, area farmer expressed their delight on how the students have really matured in their selections. “They are doing a better job of budgeting the market money and they are really thinking about what they want to purchase,” shared Kenny. As one student moved to the front of the line, he was overhead saying, “I just bought a whole bunch of potatoes…what a deal…what a deal!” Kindergarten students Keira, Jackson, Arielle, and Zoie were very proud of their produce and shared why they liked the items. “I chose potatoes because my mom usually bakes them and we like them!” Keira pronounced. “Well,” Jackson sighed, “I just really like tomatoes..they are my favorite with salt and pepper on them and I just really like them.” Arielle found that she loved everything and it was really hard to choose between the colorful pumpkins, tomatoes, potatoes and peppers. Zoie wanted something for her mother and as she walked from table to table, looked carefully at what was offered. The food vendors from local farms were delighted at the choices made and how thoughtful the children were. Sustainable farmer Janna Wesselius stood beside Master Gardner Intern Susan Leonard and noted that the students seemed genuinely understanding of the process and the work that it takes to bring the vegetables to their homes. “I think it is really important to feed my own children healthy and organic foods, and I realized that all children and the rest of the people should have very healthy foods, too,” remarked Janna. At the end of each classroom line, the students received a wonderful snack bag from Cindy Zortman and Laura Johnson, Director and member of the “Pick a Better Snack” program. Throughout the year, students learn more about the farm to table process and learn alternatives for healthy snacks and eating. Whether buying potatoes for mom, carrots for a bunny…or tomatoes, red for the picking…these students have really shown how a school and community garden

can build more educated consumers and healthy members of a community by creating experiences that are handson and minds-on. KUDOS, again to Riverside Elementary, ISU Extension and Outreach and the Iowa Nutrition Network along with the many local business and personal contributions.

YOUR OWN SUPERSTORE GREETER, MIKKI, TURNED 99!

On September 13, 2016, Mikki Paul turned 99 years old…that means that Mikki lived through WWI, The Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, WWII, The Cold War, The Korean War, The Vietnam War, Desert Storm, the Iraqui Wars and a few quiet times… she saw presidents come and go, and learned that transportation is something that is continually changing. Technology became an overpowering force in the world and people come and go in our lives. To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

Mikki celebrated her 99th birthday and shared her love of family and friends with Dee Sturgeon, a Sioux City Schools staff member. Mikki loves getting up in the morning and going to work at one of Sioux City’s Superstores every day. At Kid Scoop News Siouxland, we celebrate and honor a true sense of place. We send our gratitude to this superstore and other businesses that understand how all generations of people are viable and respected throughout the region. Mikki’s work ethic is one that is well known in the Midwest, and she gives all of us a “better name” out there, when others read about her lifetime of hard work and the enjoyment of the customers… Mikki celebrated with her children, grandchildren and great grandchild.One grandchild, MiKayla was given the nickname , Mikki, after her grandmother. When www.NIESiouxland.com

the grandchildren were asked what they loved about their grandmother, they said, “We love her. She smiles a lot and is always friendly. “ Hayden also mentioned that she didn’t act like she was 99. We should all be so lucky to have a lifetime like Mikki’s and to celebrate our years in such a fashion! Mikki’s children and grandchildren attending the party: MiKayla, Emmalie, Hayden, Aurora Jasmynn (MiKayla is also called Mikki) Dee Sturgeon Sioux City © Vicki Whiting October 2016

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BEST IN CLASS ~ TEACHER OF THE MONTH - NOMINATE YOUR TEACHER! During the 2016-17 school year Kid Scoop News Siouxland and Claudia Hessa owner/baker at Sioux City’s fabulous Sugar Shack will be sponsoring a “Best in Class” Teacher of the Month contest. Every day teachers inspire the minds and imaginations of young people, provide safe places for students to grow and play, and give students the skills and confidence for the future. Celebrate those special people by nominating a teacher and including a short descriptive paragraph about “why” this teacher should be the “Best in Class” Teacher of the Month. Winning “teachers” will receive a special treat from Sugar Shack and a “basket of goodies” from Kid Scoop News Siouxland. Complete the entry below and email, snail mail and/or bring it in. A panel of judges will determine the best entry and award the “Best in Class” prize to the winning teacher.

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Each month NIE Siouxland and Claudia Hessa, owner of The Sugar Shack, sponsor a teacher of the month award. This month, we celebrate the hard work done by all of our primary teachers and honor Mrs. Janis Goeden, first grade teacher at Dakota Valley. Janis graduated from Iowa State University in 1988 with a BS in Elementary Education. She lived in Omaha for nine years and taught at a variety of levels including Algebra classes. According to her school homepage, Mrs. Goeden has “found my love in this (the first) grade class and for the innocence of children of this age. I am blessed to be working with such a wonderful staff at Dakota Valley Elementary and shall retire teaching first graders.” Ms. Goeden loves teaching and often spends her summers teaching summer school and tutoring students in reading and math. KUDOS to yet another fantastic teacher from our tri-state area. According to one student, “I love going and seeing Mrs. Goeden, she makes learning fun and I remember things…” I have a brother who was in Mrs. Goeden’s class two years ago. He loved all of the animals and nature found in her room. I love being in her Panther’s reading group and seeing all of the nature in here! Teagan M. I like that I’m in Mrs. Goeden’s Panther reading class. I just love coming here. You will see a salamander today…but I especially like the praying mantis. Ethan C. We get to read and then study the things that we read about…like really cool things, chinchillas you know! Julyan L. She actually has the things that we read about…look at the sunflowers, the nature garden, the salamander…and those really cool drawings up on the board! Breazi Mrs. Goeden and her Panther reading class give all our readers a huge “Hello, from Dakota Valley Elementary” cheer!!!

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