Kids Scoop News - October 2017

SPOOKY CREATURES

Are you scared of spiders and snakes? Should you be? Get the scoop on these Halloween critters.

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Can you find the numbers 1 through 9 hidden in this picture?

Unravel the Mummy Mysteries to find out the history of mummies.

VEGGIE FEAR? Steamy or crunchy or straight from the yard, make veggie fear disappear with Count Alucard.

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NEWS 3 COLUMBUS DAY 4-5 VEGGIES 6-7 MUMMIES 8-9 KID TALK 10-11 POPCORN 12-13 SEASONAL 14-15 PUZZLES/CALENDAR 16-17 SPORTS 18-19 BELLA TAYLOR 20 HOW TO DRAW 21 ENTREPRENEURS 22-23 LITTLE GUY/BIG BUCKS 24 BOOK REVIEWS 25 COOL LINKS / ART 26-27 MONARCH WHISPERER 28 PARENT SCOOP 29 EARLY LEARNERS 31 KINDER KIDS 32-33 ANSWERS 34 CLASSROOM OF THE MONTH 35

News ........................ 3 Columbus Day .......... 4-5 Veggies .................... 6-7 Mummies ................. 8-9 Popcorn .................... 10-11 Puzzles ..................... 12 Activity Calendar ...... 13 Young Reporter ........ 14 How to Draw............. 15 Entrepreneurs ........... 16-17 Little Guy Saves Big Bucks .. 18 Book & Web Picks ..... 19 Cool Links ................. 20 Parent Scoop ............ 21 Try This At Home ....... 22 Early Learners ........... 23 Answers ................... 24

I LOVE October!!! The days are getting shorter and the leaves on the trees are beginning to change color.

This month Kid Scoop News is full of SPOOK-TACULAR fun. You can get the scoop on

And, of course, Halloween is coming!

Have you thought about what you are going to be for Halloween? I’m still trying to make up my mind.

mummies, read about some not-so-scary foods and animals, AND chomp into some puzzles and games on nearly every page.

And while you are out and about – look for some fall leaves to crunch.

Happy Reading!

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

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3 As Halloween approaches, we see pictures of creatures that are supposed to scare us. Spiders, snakes and even cute little bats are shown as critters to fear.

Yet, in real life, many of these animals are enormously helpful.

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It is healthy to have a fear of animals that can hurt you. This fear helps you to be careful and keep yourself safe from harm.

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Columbus’ landing changed both the European and the American continents forever. The Spanish called the Americas the “New World.” But the Americas—both North and South— were not “new.” They were old continents just like Europe, Asia and the others.

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However, the trading between the continents that resulted from Columbus’ trip made the entire world new. It brought many changes to people and places all over the world.

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Columbus’ sailors traded buttons and tools for Native American hamacas (hammocks). These made excellent beds on board ship.

Trading hamacas was just the beginning. Corn and potatoes were also new to the Europeans. They became important foods in both Europe and Africa.

Unfortunately, Europeans also brought new diseases to the Americas.

Diseases such as smallpox, measles and the flu eventually caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands of Native Americans.

The outside or frame of a ship is called its hull. How many of these things can you find hiding in the hull of the above ship?

• comb • hammer • broom • fish • pencil • eyeglasses

Standards Link: History/Social Science: Students describe the early explorations of the Americas and the cooperation and conflicts that existed between the Indian nations, explorers and settlers.

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Look at the list of things Europeans and Americans traded.

Then draw a line from each word in the list to its matching scrambled word.

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Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Mrs. Mitchell’s Third Grade Class Announces Autumn Acrostics Families are cooking yummy food All the leaves change colors Lots of people are trick-or-treating Love the candy Fun to carve pumpkins Up go the witches No one likes to put their hands in pumpkins Kali C. Lawton-Bronson

COLUMBUS TRADING PUMPKINS SHIPS SCOOP BROOM MEASLES SAILORS SPANISH CORN SANTA GEESE DREAM FISH BEDS

Apples fall off the tree in the fall Pumpkin pie and pumpkin bread Pumpkin is in a pumpkin patch Leaves are so pretty when they fall off the tree Every pumpkin has seeds in it So we get a pumpkin from a pumpkin patch and we carve it Cheyenne M. Amazing colored leaves Up in the trees are squirrels Trick-or-treating on Halloween Underground are baby bunnies Many different costumes Never-ending fun Olivia C.

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Some leaves are so pretty Gabbie C. Have the yucky turk Really good corn Very close to Thanksgiving Every year the weather changes Start to get out fall decorations Time to pick the crops Joshua B.

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These strange little “trees” Can taste yummy, too!

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ALUCARD BRUSSELS BROCCOLI EGYPT CARROT PARMIGIANA SPROUTS TREES CHEESE ONIONS GARDEN FRESH STEAMY PLUMP GREEN

Each of these plates was covered with veggies.

Circle the plate in RED that shows 1/2 eaten. Circle the plate in BLUE that shows 1/4 eaten. Circle the plate in GREEN that shows 2/3 eaten.

Standards Link: Number Sense: Identify fractional amounts.

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False. Mummies, or preserved dead bodies, have been found in such places as the Alps, in Florida and in southern Peru.

What is a mummy?

A mummy is a dead body that has been preserved.

When people die, the body usually begins to decay. Soft parts, such as the skin and other organs, soon rot away. But in mummies, the body does not decay. Sometimes the bodies were preserved on purpose. Other times, the body is preserved by accident. It might have been frozen, left in a very dry place or even covered by a peat bog.

This mystifying mummy is trying to trick you. Can you separate fact from fiction? Follow the mummy’s wrappings to check your mummy memory.

False. They made animal mummies to give the dead food or companionship in the afterlife.

Standards Link: History: Students analyze the religious and social structures of the early civilizations of Egypt.

True. They preserved dead bodies so each spirit would recognize its body.

For Egyptians, the scarab beetle was a symbol of life after death.

It is found on masks, jewelry and decorations that adorn the tombs holding their mummies.

How many scarabs can you find on these pages?

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False. People in Chile were mummifying their dead 2,000 years before the Egyptians.

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Storybook Adventures Egyptians used a process called embalming to preserve people’s bodies.It took a long time and had many steps.

Below are some of the steps, but they are in the wrong order. Solve each math problem, then cut out each step and paste them in order from lowest to highest on another sheet of paper.

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Second Thursday of each month 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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Second Thursday of each month 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

“Tales from Beyond the Trail,” 1 and 2 p.m. Saturday, October 14: Kids are invited to two, FREE “campfire” storytelling sessions inspired by 19th century Halloween stories. Each story will be followed by a “Monster Mystery Box” game and treats. Appropriate for kids of all ages.

• “Sleepy Hollow,” 1 p.m.: an adaptation of the classic tale about the Headless Horseman.

• “Frankenstein,” 2 p.m.: a fun twist on the original story of Frankenstein’s monster.

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“Trick or Treat Fun! A sugar cookie-decorating family activity that includes a hands-on family project with Eileen McCormick, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, October 29, in the Center’s activity room.

The event will welcome participants of all ages to use a variety of materials to personalize sugar cookies that celebrate Halloween. Ghost? Pumpkins and bats? Participants will use a variety of materials to create their Halloween masterpieces.

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A broadcast written for kids by kids about issues relevant to all listeners and readers Hip, Hip, Hooray...we are on our way! “KID TALK” a new feature of Siouxland Public Media and Kid Scoop News Siouxland featured eight Siouxland students in a summer pilot project. After researching, writing, taping and editing for several months, the featured reporters are ready to air. Listen in to Siouxland Public Media during the months of October and November to hear the students share insights about issues that are relevant at all ages.

The overall goal of the KID TALK project is to give our local students an opportunity to not only research and write for publication in a meaningful and creative way, but to also learn the fundamentals of radio broadcasting through mentorship and a little “elbow grease”. These students will in turn, share their new found expertise through the next phase of the project and they will mentor additional students in the creation of a radio show designed for kids of all ages.

The next step of the KID TALK project is to continue this collaborative program with the Loess Hills Elementary School. Students from the fourth and fifth grades will develop programs designed to incorporate their technology skills with broadcasting, interviewing, writing and production. “I think that this project is so important because it fuses real world experiences with common core standards. It will build reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills, will integrate technology skills, and will enhance cooperative learning skills all in an engaging and relevant format. I also think it’s fantastic that our students will be exposed to career fields that they might never have known.” Heidi Vondrak, Consulting Teacher Principal John Beeck is excited about the possibilities for teaching broadcasting skills that incorporate the current technology integration in the schools.

Children from kindergarten through 5th grade are engaged each day through activities and programs designed to build necessary technology skills. Layne Henn, Consulting Teacher Technology and Kathy Bottaro will be assisting with the pilot project as well as Mark Munger and Jeanette Hopkins.

Keep an “eye” and an “ear” out for the first broadcast which will air in January on Siouxland Public Media. Find out more in upcoming issues of Kid Scoop News Siouxland.

Summer Feature Broadcasters: Anna Nguyen North High Parker Bell North High Alexi Bell North Middle Jami Denne North Middle

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Hi! I’m Cornelius the scarecrow.

Let’s look at the amazing story of a favorite treat – POPCORN! Waaaaaaaay before there were movies, there was popcorn.

Archeologists have found evidence that makes them think people could have snacked on popcorn more than _________ years ago!

Follow the maze to find the missing number!

True or False: Ancient kernels of popcorn found in Peru can still pop.

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True or False: The oldest ears of popcorn ever found were discovered in the Bat Cave of New Mexico. Some were smaller than a penny and were about 4,000 years old.

True or False: Unpopped kernels are called old men.

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True or False: When scientists dusted off some 1,000-year-old popcorn found in a dry desert cave in southern Utah, it looked freshly popped.

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True or False: Native Americans introduced popped corn to pilgrims at the first Thanksgiving. They liked to hold an oiled ear of popcorn on a stick over the fire, then munch the popped kernels right off the cob.

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True or False: Nobody knows why popcorn pops.

8 True or False: Pilgrims used to eat popcorn cereal for breakfast, pouring milk and sugar over it.

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Inside the hard shell of a kernel of popcorn there is a little bit of . When the kernel gets really , the water inside turns into . The pressure from the steam causes the kernel to explode and ...

You get a fluffy white popped kernel!

Use yellow to color all the popcorn pieces that have words that rhyme with Use red to color all the pieces with words that rhyme with .

Store popcorn kernels in a tightly sealed jar so that they will not dry out.

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Halloween and Things that go “Boo” in the Night!

as Halloween, and everyone scares me. I think Mr. Puggles knew all along about the surprise birthday party.

Olivia Paskey Holy Cross Grade 6

My Epic Halloween Night Every Halloween, we go trick-ortreating with friends. We go around their neighborhood and then we go trick-or-treating around my neighborhood. Last year, I was a member of the swat team. I wore a real bullet proof vest that belongs to my uncle, who is a sheriff’s deputy. I love getting candy!

After trick-or-treating, we go to my house, wrap up in blankets, and watch a movie. I love this tradition!

Jolee K. Mater Dei Grade 6

Once upon a time there was a couple going on a cruise. The lady was looking at the ocean when she fell overboard… It was just a year later that they found her body. The man decided to have a funeral for her. The man went to bed one night and had a dream of his wife scratching on the coffin. He thought it wasn’t real so he left it alone. It then happened again in dreams three more times...scritch...scritch...scritch... Nervously, he had some people dig her up. They opened the coffin and found scratch marks on the top with her fingernails bent back... true story!

Avery Miller Holy Cross Grade 6

Do you like Halloween I love Halloween! Do you like candy and costumes?

Do you need help finding a Halloween costume, if so then I have some ideas for you!

1. Vampire 5. Skeleton 2. Clown 6. Werewolf 3. Zombie 7. Ghost 4.Witch 8. Mummy Mady Lewis and Clark Grade 3 Halloween Costumes 1. Mummy 4. Vampire 2. Spider 5. Werewolf 3. Ghost 6. Witch Andrea Lewis and Clark Grade 3 Halloween Jokes Q: What do demons eat?

A: Demon dogs.

Q: What do snow golems eat?

A: Ice cream.

Q: What do skeletons play in the band?

A: The trom-bone.

Q: Are skeletons good learners?

A: Sure. They keep an open mind.

Q: What are the heaviest creatures in minecraft?

A: skele-tons.

Axel Lewis and Clark Grade 3 It was that time of year again, time for the Halloween party. My dog Mr. Puggles and I went together, but I really didn’t want to go because I hate getting scared. I brought Puggles to help me feel less nervous. Barry, my friend, was dressed up as a cupcake and I was a unicorn.

I went in the school building and I saw no one there! Mr. Puggles had this huge smirk on his face like he knew a secret. I wondered if I had been too late to the party. I looked around in the classrooms, but still no one. Mr. Puggles was tugging really hard on his leash, and threw me into the gym. When I entered, everyone jumped up and yelled, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” What stinks about my birthday is that it is on the same day To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

Have you ever had a scary special Halloween?

During fall, the best season of the year, you get to wear nice warm clothes. A special Halloween includes lots... I mean lots, of candy. There are costumes and scary things all around, and the colorful leaves fall off tinged- brown trees. There are nice orange pumpkins to buy at the store or from a farm, and different spices fall themed.

The best thing about Halloween is that it is followed by a Thanksgiving with lots of food and family all around you. Halloween and fall are so much fun! Something fun you could do for a fall project is to try decorating with white cotton and fake spiders to make a spider web. With all the fall- fun decorating ideas and all the leaves everywhere on the ground, I hope you enjoy fall and everything about it!

Ellie F. Mater Dei Grade 6 Do you like Halloween? I do because I like getting candy, having parties, and playing with my friends. I like going trick-or-treating and getting candy! The best part is when we go to haunted houses followed by a trip to the pumpkin patch.

I love to go to the store and pick out a costume.

Watching people trick-or-treat in their costumes brings a smile to my face! I like to see all of the different ones. At my house, we hand out candy, but when I go trick-or- treating some people just leave their candy outside so I take all of it!

Who or what are you going to be for Halloween?

I’m going to be Johnny from the movie “The Shining!” Do you ever hide under a box and scare people? I like to do that to people who walk by on Halloween. (Since I’m going to be “Johnny, this could be fun!) I hope you have a great Halloween! Boo! Ha! Ha! Ha! Thomas S. “Eva, get out of bed! It’s Halloween and we have to get costumes!” Macey yelled up the stairs. “Ok, ok, ok! I’m up!” Eva hollered back down. When Eva got out of bed she stumbled www.NIESiouxland.com

around for her phone. After finding it she headed downstairs. The girls went to the kitchen to eat some cereal.

Later, after they finished their cereal, the girls drove to the Halloween store downtown. The streets were littered with pumpkins. Hallows went all out for Halloween. When they reached the store, no one was there, which wasn’t unusual since the owners went on vacation a lot.

They still entered the store, not worried about it. The girls were friends with the storeowner’s daughter, Lacey. She was 16 like the girls. They grew up together in Hallows, but something didn’t seem right in the store.

The shelves were packed with masks of clowns, werewolves, vampires, and anything else you could think of, yet the store felt empty, deserted, and even creepy. When Eva and Macey reached the clown section everything went dark. The last thing Eva heard was Macey screaming… (We will have to wait for the next installment....BWAH...

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Ella R. Sibley-Ocheyedan CSD Grade 6 THE THING On Halloween night Lia was home alone while her parents went trick or treating with her little brother. While Lia was alone, she felt like someone was watching her. She looked outside her window, but all she could see was darkness outside. Then a random number was texted to her. It read, “I see you Lia. There’s nowhere to hide.”

She heard a door close downstairs. You could hear footsteps going up the stairs. She ran inside her closet. She could see someone looking around in my room. She was waiting in the closet to what felt like hours. After a while she felt something grab my LEG!........(Installment 1!)

Anthony S. Sibley-Ocheyedan Grade 6 On Halloween night a little girl went trick or treating. She saw an abandoned castle. She was so curious that she went running to the castle. She knocked on the door…...no answer. One minute later she knocked again and this time the door opened. Mysteriously, she walked in and saw no one. She thought that was weird. Anyway, when she was looking through the rooms she heard pots banging. So she went in the kitchen. Yet, she didn’t find anybody.

Then she heard a BOO! She screamed, but still stayed in the castle. Weirdly, however, there still was nobody there. Then a voice called out her name. She answered, “Hello”? No answer came.

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cool. She stayed there and became friends with the ghosts, all 50 of them. Each year as trick or treaters come to visit, the girl and her ghosts say, “Happy Halloween”... with a little touch of spookiness!”

Karissa H. Sibley-Ocheyedan Grade 6 It was a dark night; there was a full moon overhead. All the creatures of Halloween had come out to prowl: zombies, skeletons, witches, vampires, and werewolves. Many of them had come out to scare people. They had appeared at people’s homes but instead of hurting the people they asked for something they needed to survive and their number one favorite thing in the world… candy! Yes, these mysterious creatures that we only see for a few hours each year, and whom we fear, come up from their world not to hurt us but to ask us for help. Many people fear them due to their looks and their behavior. They need candy because candy has a lot of sugar and sugar creates energy. Energy helps them survive in their own world for a year. They only need to be up in our world for an hour or two so they can survive their harsh world. They come out on October 31st so prepare yourself for the undead creatures of Halloween who will come to our world and prowl around on the darkest night, during a full moon, looking for what they need.

Jacob L. Mater Dei Grade 8 One dark Halloween night, my friends and I went outside and saw a zombie! We ran away so fast that our shoes shot out leaving rubber. We took a sharp turn into the bushes. A minute later, the zombie passed by. We were glad. After that we started our traditional journey.

My friends and I did some trick or treating at the big houses in our town because everyone knows they have the most candy. Later on, we stopped in front of this very creepy looking house. They had candy on the doorstep so we obviously were interested. When we knocked a witch popped out of nowhere. We got very scared. She yelled, “Happy Halloween!” We each got two pounds of candy, which made the scary venture worthwhile!

We started heading home when a scary clown came out of nowhere. We sprinted for the second time in the night. But this time we could not lose him; we all ran into a big trailer park so we could lose him there. My friend Jose lives in the trailer park so he knew the best hiding spot of all time. He told us to go under his trailer, so we did. We heard the clown laughing and we knew he was close. He passed by, too and we all started laughing. Is all this craziness worth it on Halloween? We think so!

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Once I had a fun, cold, and call yummy Halloween.

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I was dressed as a jailbird with my twin sister Kalyn. We had won a contest for our school!

After school, my cousins came over ready to go trick-or-treating! We go around our neighborhood, and a few others, and by the end of the night, we were FREEZING!!

When we got back to my house we dumped all of our candy onto my living room floor. We started looking through the candy, and picked out the candy that we liked and don’t like. (All of my Butterfingers go straight to my dad) This was a fun and easy Halloween, the kind I like without the drama or fear!

Karley K. Mater Dei Grade 6 Absolutely Autumn…Autumn is filled with all sorts of absolutely amazing things! The weather gets chilly and the earth calms down.

My favorite fall holiday is Thanksgiving! I love helping my dad in the kitchen! I love sweater weather! I love football weekends when it’s chilly outside. I love seeing the leaves change. It reminds me how beautiful God made our earth.

I recommend that you get outside. Play with your dog, siblings, or your family. Embrace fall! It is truly amazing!

McKayla M. Mater Dei Grade 6

Summer’s nearly over! Time to take off your tank tops and flip flops, and put on sweaters and tennis shoes! Fall is my favorite season of all. Here are some reasons why I absolutely love fall. The first thing I love about fall is the cool weather. It feels so nice after the scorching hot weather of summer. It’s just so perfect! It’s not hot or cold.

It’s just right. Another thing I love about fall is carving pumpkins for Halloween. I love to carve cool designs on my pumpkin. The last thing I love about fall is drinking hot, sweet, Pumpkin Spice Lattes from Starbucks! MMM..

Bella J. Mater Dei Grade 6 Fall is a special time of the year with a lot of events such as birthdays, Halloween and spending time with family and friends. One thing that I love to do is go to a pumpkin patch. I love to pick pumpkins and go through the corn maze..

Fall is a good time to play outside because it is cool so you just need a light jacket. Halloween is a special time in the fall; it is my favorite holiday.

Fall is a colorful season. There is a popping burst of colors especially at the pumpkin patch with a beautiful reds, oranges and yellows. Delaney P. Do you have a favorite story or event from fall?

Once, on a bright and chilly but beautiful fall morning, I looked outside. In my excitement I saw that a lot of the leaves had fallen off the trees. They looked beautiful on the ground, all the oranges and reds and yellows mixed together.

Eventually, after I had my delicious cinnamon rolls for breakfast, I told my dad I really wanted to www.NIESiouxland.com make a leaf pile. My sister joined in and my dad

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A lot of people use rakes to scoop up the leaves but a leaf blower works for us. We got all the leaves from our front and backyard and even some from our neighbors’ yards. (Do not worry, we asked). My sister and I had a blast jumping into the massive pile of leaves. I hope we have the same amount of leaves this year and make a huge pile! Anna Murphy Inseparable Love On a chilly, fall morning, Kate and her family had finished their chores and had eaten bacon and eggs for breakfast. They were saddling up their horses Sunflower, Zeus, and Buttercup. Before they hopped on their horses, Kate’s Mom and Dad went and got a pumpkin pie to eat at their secret place in the woods. When they got to the woods, they saw two black and white horses; one was a momma horse and the other was a baby boy horse. The mamma horse was Kate’s old favorite horse that ran away one night. Its name was Clover. Unknown to Kate was that Clover also missed Kate and loved her very much.

When Clover saw Kate, she ran over to Kate and nuzzled her. A few hours later, they were back home and they had named Clover’s baby boy horse, Cowboy. Kate’s Mom and Dad always said, “Kate and Clover are inseparable.” The whole family was happy, cozy, and back together riding free in the country.

Ella F. Mater Dei Grade 6 WOW! It’s coming so fast! Halloween is just down the corner. When I think of Halloween I think of excitement, joy, and carbohydrates. There are so many different types of candy to enjoy; if you hate Laffy Taffy then you go down the block and boom, there’s a family giving out Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

Getting a costume can be just as fun as going door to door receiving sweets. Last year, I remember zombies and vampires being very popular. A few years ago, I got a rare costume and scared a lot of 3rd graders! I pick a costume by seeing how different it is. Then, I see how easy it is to put on. Next, I see if I’m picking it just because it’s from a cool movie or actually the most amazing one I can find. Finally, I see what my family thinks.

Have you ever been to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Gretna, NE? It is an experience that you will never forget! The adventure includes: petting zoos, huge slides, corn mazes, a game area, and more. If you haven’t been there, then ask your parents to drive on down.

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16 Take a close look at all 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.

All of the words in the puzzle below start with the letters D-I-S. Read the definition of each word and see if you can fill in the blanks. If you get stuck, look at the tombstones for each word’s missing letters.

To do something shameful:

Not truthful:

To throw away as useless:

To be suspicious of something:

Extreme suffering or hardship: Standards Link: Invesitgation: Find similarities and differences in common objects.

To stop someone from paying attention: Dr. Von Creep has created quite a collection of strange creatures. They’re just learning to speak. Help them increase their vocabulary by combining their words to create six compound words.

To pull or twist out of shape:

Standards Link: Vocabulary Development: Spell grade-level compund words correctly.

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OCTOBER 2017 Discuss what would make a healthy vegetarian meal.

World Vegetarian Day

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

Start preparing Draw a picture of the for Halloween. ship the Santa Maria Who will you be to celebrate the day. on Halloween — a pirate, a witch, a Or celebrate robot or a princess?

Canadian Start preparing the costume you will Thanksgiving today. need.

Collect fall leaves and with paper and white craft glue, use them to create colorful animals.

Berries, grasses and flower petals will work too.

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

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

Do you know what these three words mean: pragmatic, peloton, provision?

Look them up in a dictionary.

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.

Rent a classic Halloween movie tonight. Try Casper, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, or It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.

Enjoy them with your family.

The 2017 National Red Ribbon Week begins today.

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

Make sure you have something bright or reflective on your Halloween costume.

Get batteries for your flashlight.

Carve a pumpkin today.

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

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 map showing an escape route in your home in the event of a fire.

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

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.

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.

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

Read a bedtime story to a parent or sibling today.

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

Type out the letters of the alphabet in the correct order on a computer keyboard. Can you say the letters of the alphabet in reverse order?

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

Draw a picture of your family. Post it to celebrate Family History Month.

This is National Make a Difference Use a tortilla as a Magic Week. Find base and invent Day is celebrated a magic trick online each year over this your own pizza.

Have a parent help that you can perform weekend. Volunteer for your family. you cook it. to help someone or check out the Make a Difference Day online project database.

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RIVERSSANCE Riverssance 2017 HUZZAH! HUZZAH! Eric the Barbarian sailed the oceans for many years. One fall day, as he traveled from ocean to ocean, he ran across a land that had rolling hills, waterways and rivers, and tall grasses blowing in the Midwest winds. He had found a place to stay, to live and to share with others. Where the three rivers meet and the mighty oaks touch the sky‌.you will find the Kingdom of Riverssance. Eric now spends his time each day, sharing the stories of his journeys and the tales of the Kingdom.

Our Sir Robert of the Kingdom of Riverssance organized a troupe of mighty players to share their experiences and wisdom with the 5th grade students at Leeds Elementary, Perry Creek Elementary and Unity Elementary Schools in Sioux City. Students each received a special knighthood certificate and general guidance in all things noted of Riverssance. HUZZAH! HUZZAH! We hope you all had fun at the annual Riverssance Festival on September 30th and October 1st!

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Sports Collections

Have you ever been deer or turkey hunting? These sports are my favorite for the hunting season.

Hunting requires attention to the rules and there are things you can and can’t do. One thing you can’t do is shoot a .22 caliber rifle which is only for mountain lion and coyote hunting. You can use a bow and arrow or a shotgun for every hunting season. (A season is a period of time that is mainly 30 days.) First you have to obtain a license for the animal you want to hunt. You can only shoot that animal in that period of time.

One thing you need to know about is kill spots and where to shoot the animal. Shooting and killing an animal must be done in a certain spot on the animal. As a hunter, you must learn the humane method. Shoot it in the vital area. The vitals are the heart, lungs, and all the important parts in an animal’s body. Shoot deer behind its front shoulder and that’s where the heart is. A turkey must be shot in the head or aim for its chest where the heart is found. I know a lot about hunting but I’m still learning. We believe hunting should be legal, but one must follow the rules and not waste any of the animal or be inhumane in any way.

Cahill K. Mater Dei Grade 6 I like fall because watching and playing sports are what I love to do! I enjoy the action in football, basketball, and volleyball. The In the fall I play volleyball, which I am doing right now. I also play basketball, but that does not start until later in October.

I like fall because of the weather and during colder weather you wear warmer clothes. During fall you can wear clothes like sweatshirts, pants, long sleeves, sweatpants, and some other warmer clothes. I also like playing outside. I love to go outside and jump on the trampoline, play with my neighbors, and play volleyball with my sister. In the fall you can’t wait for Halloween and Thanksgiving! On Halloween my neighbor and I go trick or treating with our siblings. On Thanksgiving Day I go over to my grandma’s . Those are most of the things I like and like doing when it is fall. What makes fall fun and entertaining for you?

Alyssa R. Mater Dei It is finally here, football season! I play running back- offense and on defense I play outside linebacker. I like playing offense more than defense because when I’m running back I can “truck” kids and “juke” them. Football is such a fun sport, all the big hits, really cool catches, touchdowns, interceptions, and fumbles bring so much excitement to the game. During football season you have bruises and cuts; you have to be pretty tough to play football.

My favorite part about football is my own football games on Saturday mornings. I really like them in the morning because it’s nice and cool. Every Saturday during the football season, I go to my game and then I come home and watch the Iowa football game. I really like the fall and football season; it is one of my favorite times of the year. Watch out Saturday, cause’ here we come!

Nate Solma Mater Dei Grade 6 I’m Maddie and I love sports! They’re my favorite thing!! I’m going to give you the updates, rankings, and cool things about them. Let’s start with girls cross country! Now, if you don’t know what cross country is, it’s where boys or girls are in different divisions and run really long routes over tough terrain! The following is about the girl’s 3A division and the boy’s 3A division. The top five in the girl’s division are Decorah-first, Walhert, Bishop Heelan, Pella, and Humboldt. If you want to know more, go to the Sioux City Journal. Here are the boy’s 3A division rankings: Gilbert, Dallas Center Grimes, Decorah, Grinnell , Walhert. Running is a life-long sport and one I am going to try!

Now, on to the NFL and college football! For the NFL, I will tell you the rankings in each division.

AFC East the Bills, AFC West, the Broncos, AFC North, the Steelers,( my favorite team!!) AFC South the Jaguars, NFC East the Eagles, NFC West the Rams, NFC North the Vikings and NFC South the Panthers. There are 32 teams in the NFL. I love watching football and watching Carrie Underwood singing the opening songs.

Now, the best for last is here! I love college football and the Huskers are my favorite team. I love all the game day food, the tail gating parties, the yard games and being with friends and family.

The top five Big 10 rankings are: Alabama-1, followed by Oklahoma, Clemson, USC, and Penn State. If you want to more, search Google or follow the sports on television!

Maddie Demke Mater Dei Grade 6

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20 Bella Taylor, shown here with her grandparents, is an eighth grade student at North Middle School in Sioux City, Iowa.

by Bella Taylor emories pull people together.

I haven’t met anyone who doesn’t have a little story to tell.

Recently, I asked my grandparents to share a memory – and along the way, I learned some things about myself and our family.

One of the many stories my Grammy told me was about her Aunt Terry and Grandma, two women I’d never heard of before. Now, after listening to all her stories, I feel much closer to her.

She remembers the short, plump ladies walking down the long street to where “Little Diane” waited with all her siblings in anticipation, carrying large brown bags full of dollar store-like toys, all individually and carefully wrapped.

Once inside, the little ladies gravitated towards the kitchen to cook their family-famous meals.

Grammy recalls the smell of tomatoes, garlic and basil, as her favorite dish, chicken parmesan, was being made. Following piles of chicken and noodles and the instruction, “I made it, you finish it,” was a long walk through the streets filled with smiles, glimmering eyes, and laughter.

Grammy or “Little Diane” as she called herself, grew up on Long Island, New York, in a family of five. Aunt Terry and Grandma would come up to our house from the outskirts of Queens by train.

Back in the day, my Grandpa Gerald “Jerry” Taylor went to Boy Scout Camp in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

The lake full of cold, dark water made it impossible to enjoy swimming.

That didn’t stop him from trying to impress a couple of Rapid City, South Dakota high school girls who were sunning on a deck.

He took out his trusty Kodak camera and asked for a picture. Flattered, they posed for him. The Scoutmaster caught him and he was made to rake sand instead of swimming.

Grandpa kept the photo for years and it appears the punishment was worth it, as he says about himself, “such a little scalawag.”

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An entrepreneur (on-trah-preh-nyur) is a person who sees a way to earn some money by solving a particular problem.

For example, lots of kids have learned that thirsty people on hot days will pay for a cold glass of lemonade.

One way to make money is to get a job. But that is not possible for everyone.

Often times kids can’t get jobs because they are too young.

But that hasn’t stopped kids around the world from finding clever ways of earning some cash. Some kids turn doing something they love doing into a way of earning money.

Look at each of the following pictures. Write down ways a business you could start might be able to help.

Can you see the job opportunity in each of these pictures?

Look at each picture. What are the problems here?

What kind of help might they be willing to pay for?

Standards Link: Economics: Students know that entrepreneurs are people who use resources to produce innovative goods and services they hope people will buy.

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Start A Business When I was 9 years old, I wanted to find a way to make homework just a little more _________. That’s when I came up with the idea for Pencil Bugs.

With the _________ of my parents, we bought the supplies and made my first Pencil Bug. My favorite color is red so that’s what I painted it.

I _______ the Pencil Bugs at craft fairs. Soon, I was busy taking orders and __________ new ones on a regular basis. I decided on _________ other bold colors to complete the set of eight that I now sell.

Each Pencil Bug has a ________, a birth date and a Certificate of Authenticity.

These Pencil Bugs are holding some of the missing words from this article. Use your pencil to write each missing word where it belongs.

Do the math to reveal the answer to this riddle.

Don’t want to watch TV after school and there aren’t any new games on internet...start a business. If making money for a few months or years really isn’t the major goal and you want to learn more about the business community, you might be ready to become a young entrepreneur.

It is important to select a business idea that represents your passions.

Make a list of things you like to do and see if there is a business possibility. If you love pets, you might consider a pet-sitting venture or a pet-walking business. Think outside the box, and you are on your way to becoming a young entrepreneur.

Recently, feature Kid Scoop reporters, Anna Fenton and Ireland Uhl eighth grade students from Mater Dei Middle School in Sioux City, asked specific questions to Mr. Jason Gehling, President of the Sioux City Wells Fargo and Business Banking Manager for Western Iowa. Mr. Gehling himself, was always thinking of ways to make money as a kid, and in the process became a specialist in that very area. One might think that it is easy to be a kid entrepreneur, but Mr. Gehling noted that there are some important things to think about before opening up your shop!

At 14, Mr. Gehling and his brother started a roofing business in Sioux City. At first, they had learned their skills from their dad and then a friend of the family called to see if they would help roof his house.

Before they knew it, the phone was ringing off the wall. They were able to repair and shingle houses all throughout high school and college.

Mr. Gehling learned a great deal when dealing with customers and developing his own work ethic. He mentions that having a good work ethic is so very important, to be passionate about what you do, and to surround yourself with good people.

Legally, he suggests that if you are doing something major like this, you should get some advice. A good attorney, CPA or banker might be able to answer any questions that you have. If you have developed or created your own product, then you need to make sure that you are protected with patent and copyright sets.

Feature Reporters Anna and Ireland asked a few students at Mater Dei what type of business they would like to build and the responses were very interesting!

I would like to be an architect so I can construct buildings.

Madi Cramer I would really like to work towards becoming an NFL owner so I could be free to walk around the facility and meet the players. Luke Longval I think I might make a MLG gaming account because it is serious and there are fun people. Vinney Pomerson I would like to own a sports store. I love sports and if you love something, you will do well.

Mariah Augustine

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hristopher is learning about the importance of saving at a very early age. Our school has a partnership with a local bank and all students are strongly encouraged to participate by opening savings accounts.

Christopher started by saving his coins in his giant blue piggy bank at home. Once his piggy bank was nearly full, he kept pressuring his mom to take him in to open his new savings account.

One day Christopher came charging through the door with his mom behind him. He could barely carry the heavy bank but he made it to the counter. It turned out the piggy bank had just over $10 so Christopher had plenty of money to open his initial account. He now saves at least $5 to $10 a month.

need to save for college. Then he wants to save for his own dance studio because he says he likes to dance like Michael Jackson.

At the rate he is going, there is no doubt that he will accomplish both of these goals!

Saving money in a piggy bank is a great way to start. But putting money in a savings account at a bank really pays off. That’s because a bank pays you interest on your money – extra money you earn just for being a good saver.

He says he wants to save for two things.

First he wants to be a doctor so he will

Imagine that you save the amounts shown each month. How much will you have saved at the end of one year?

Now imagine you saved that amount for 10 years. How much would you have saved?

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25 The New Totally Awesome Business Book for Kids

by Arthur and Rose Bochner If you want to become a young entrepreneur by starting your own business, this book presents ideas and the steps you should take to make your ideas a success. Contents include ten basic business skills kids need to know, non-profits and how to help the environment, how to use E-Bay and the Internet, 20 businesses you could start now and quizzes and games all about starting a business.

Fall Reading Collections

Ways to Make Money

themint.org/kids/ways-kids-can-earn-money.html Combine work and creativity and perhaps some help from your parents and you can find ways to add to your savings for that special toy or trip. Here’s some suggestions to help and then carry on to the “Take the Be Your Own Boss Challenge” page to see if you could run your own business.

Children’s Business Fair

childrensbusinessfair.org The Children’s Business Fair is a showcase for students to show the businesses they have built.

Kids Starting a Business

content.moneyinstructor.com/664/kids-starting-business.html Many young people graduate without a basic understanding of money management and business practices. Money Instructor sets out the basics to help students learn the skills to build a business. Topics include making a plan, being realistic, safety and marketing.

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Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson Have you ever wanted to read about a sled dog surviving in a blizzard ?

If you have, this is the book for you. It’s called Ice Dogs, and I found it at Barnes and Nobles. It’s about this girl who is a sled dog racer. She has nine dogs for her team. One day she wanted to get another dog for her team. She decides to go to another girl’s house; the girl who had beat her in a race.

It starts to snow, but she continues to go. It gets worse! The snow pounds harder and harder by second. She continues to push forward. Along the treacherous way, she finds a person who is knocked out. Snowing hard it turns into a blizzard. It’s so thick she and her dogs can’t get through the snow.

If you want to find out what happens next, get the book for yourself and start reading it right away. It will leave you wanting to read all day. It has some happy, sad, cute and scary moments. It’s a good book and that’s why I recommend it.

Jack J. Mater Dei Grade 6 The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicketts Do you want read a book with kids in deep, deep water? Keep on reading.

This book is about kids whose parents die in a fire. This book is daring and will keep you on the edge of your seat. The bad people in it make it interesting. Picture it as you are reading and you feel the emotions. The author uses detail and it is thrilling and full of action. There are thirteen books in the series. Each is about 250 pages in length. This book will encourage you to read.

Lauren B. Mater Dei Grade 6

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Play a Game & Get the Rules Learn the rules you should follow when Trick-or-Treating on Halloween night.

Tell Us What You Think Do you have a free online game you like to play? Send your reviews and recommendations to woodword@ kidscoop.com

halloweenmagazine.com/play2.html Walk into Starbucks and you smell the coffee beans roasting and being brewed. Smells of blueberry, apple, cinnamon, and chocolate chip muffins make you hungry. Mouthwatering Unicorn Frappes make you thirsty. It is time to decide.

You might have trouble ordering because everything is so good. You have many choices at Starbucks.

One of my personal favorites is the chocolate mocha and apple muffin. While you wait for your drink, it’s tempting to jump over the counter and grab it!

The dining room is small but smells good. There are several Starbucks posters on the walls that display tempting treats and drinks. Just make sure to not go crazy on the Unicorn Frappe because they are packed with sugar at this awesome coffeehouse.

Carter H. Mater Dei Grade 6

What is your favorite restaurant? Did anyone pick the Wheelhouse? If you didn’t, they are across the street from Applebee’s. They have juicy burgers, and don’t even start me on the wings. Also, the pizza is amazing. The service is as good as the burgers! U. Mater Dei Are you looking for a place that has the best seafood in town? Well, look no further, that would be Red Lobster. You’ll find mouth-watering delicious Alaskan snowcrab. The appetizers are excellent and you’ll find excellent desserts. The servers are kind and quick. One time, my grandma and I were in and out of the restaurant in 30 minutes. For those reasons, I like Red Lobster the best!

Nathan M. Mater Dei Grade 6 “Come out to Outback to get your lobster and steak.” We all know that voice. It’s that narrator for Outback who has that deep low voice. Doesn’t that make you want to go to Outback? It does for me, so let me convince you just a little bit more!

First things first, if this is your first time going to Outback I advise getting steak. If you don’t like steak then get lobster or fish. If you don’t like fish, lobster, meat, salads, or steak then you most likely won’t like the Outback. But, if you said yes to any of these, than get to Outback as soon as possible. Plus, they have great bread that they serve as a free appetizer. What’s not to love? Those are my reasons for why you should go to Outback. Make sure you get there as soon as possible. Get the car started and get moving to your nearest Outback. You will love it.

Jaron B. Mater Dei Grade 6 To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

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AMAZING AND ARTISTIC STUDENTS! Poppin’ Bottles n’ Brushes is a locally-owned art instruction boutique located in the Indian Hills Shopping Center. The boutique owners offer painting classes for all ages and all skill levels. Private painting parties, team building events, pallet painting parties, and wood art are only a few of the experiences that can be shared at Poppin’ Bottles n’ Brushes. Guests are guided through painting step-by-step and taught the basic fundamentals with heavy-body acrylics on canvas. Painting events may be hosted at local restaurants, businesses and the studio throughout the week.

Poppin’Bottles n’ Brushes is the proud sponsor of literacy through Kid Scoop News Siouxland for the third year in a row. Each month, art teachers and students from throughout Siouxland may send in student work for publication. Two students’ names will be drawn each month and those students will receive gift certificates for a two-person session at Poppin’ Bottles n’ Brushes. Kid Scoop News Siouxland is excited about this continuing monthly art section. All regional art teachers are encouraged to e-mail print ready copies of two or three art pieces each month. Please include a brief description of the art concepts, school, and grade in school and art concept being taught.

OUR DRAWING WINNERS FOR THIS MONTH ARE THE ART STUDENTS FROM MS. KELSEY ANDERSON’S CLASSES AT DAKOTA VALLEY. THEIR VIVID COLORS AND DRAWINGS BRING CRAYONS AND TISSUE PAPER TO LIFE! STUDENTS IN EACH CLASS DREW THE IMAGES AND COLORED THEM WITH CRAYON. THE TISSUE PAPER WAS LAID DOWN AND THEN WATER PAINTED ON TOP. THE COLOR BLED FROM THE TISSUE PAPER AND STAINED THE PROJECT (AND THEIR HANDS)...AND THE CRAYON REMAINS VIBRANT. THIS WAS A LITERACY BASED PROJECT AS IN EACH CLASS A BOOK WAS READ PRIOR TO THE ACTIVITY. MR. TIGER GOES WILD BY PETER BROWN FOR 1ST GRADE, THE LITTLE WHITE OWL BY TRACEY CORDEROY FOR 2ND GRADE AND PROUD ROOSTER BY CARL SOMMER FOR 3RD GRADE WAS READ. EACH STUDENT WILL RECEIVE TWO GIFT CERTIFICATES TO A SPECIAL SESSION AT POPPIN’ BOTTLES N’ BRUSHES. CONGRATULATIONS TO ELLISON, DELPHI AND JOSEPH!!!

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28 Fall Harvest Tasting Party at Unity Elementary What do you do with 121.5 pounds of school garden produce when you run out of storage space? You host a Fall Harvest Tasting Party, of course! Over 525 students sampled fresh salsa, coleslaw, pickles, cucumber salad, rainbow carrots, peppers, green beans, and cherry tomatoes at Unity Elementary School. Principal Kilburn read the book Strega Nona’s Harvest to the students and even sang some songs!

Unity harvested 233 pounds of vegetables from this season’s garden. They send a very special thank you out to all of the volunteers who helped make their garden a huge success. They can’t wait to see what the next year will “produce” in terms of “produce”.

Laurie Taylor, Master Gardener

ArtSplash Booth Promotes Monarch Importance Dorothy Pecaut and The Wild Ones Organization teamed up to not only to promote planting milkweed but also to share information about monarchs! On September 2nd, visitors to the annual ArtSplash festival gave visitors the opportunity to either make a milkweed seed bomb or take one home. Nature allowed visitors to experience living art. The best part of the day was getting hands dirty to create living art! Several people made more than one. Two young girls told the team they had been looking forward to making their milkweed seed bombs for a week! Katelyn Brinkerhoff an intern with Dorothy Pecaut shared, “The milkweed seed bombs are an easy way for people to plant the seeds by throwing them into their garden, into a ditch or into different places. The milkweed plant is the only plant that monarch caterpillars eat so they need this plant to survive!”

KTIV news station did a story about the booth and described it as a “living art experience”! Loyanne Jensen, local volunteer, brought a container with monarch caterpillars, some caterpillars in a j hook (the last stage before the caterpillar goes into a chrysalis) and some in a chrysalis. She shared another container of chrysalises, with some in a j. As Loyanne shared some information, the caterpillar started doing “its dance” and went into a chrysalis! What a marvelous event for ArtSplash visitors to see! Mary Siepker brought a female butterfly and had named her Splash! She became famous when her release was captured on TV. She also had a few fans gathered to watch her debut flight! As she flew high into the sky, there was another monarch butterfly flying. The morning was truly a “living art experience” that many people were able to observe. A special thank you goes out to Dorothy Pecaut and The Wild Ones Organization for teaming together and promoting planting milkweed and monarch butterflies.

Splash was a female monarch butterfly. A female monarch does not have a black dot on either wing Many visitors told the team about seeing “millions” of monarch butterflies flying around their gardens and homes. Many of the butterflies described were painted ladies, which are smaller than the monarchs.

Mary released two butterflies. The first one was on her finger and she decided to release the second one. This one was attached to Mary’s finger by her legs. The first one flew off and Mary noticed someone was observing what was happening. He asked if he could take a picture of the butterfly. As if on stage, she opened her wings right on cue! A beautiful actress performed.

Fall is also a great time to plant milkweed! The common milkweed is great for seed bombs, but there are many species of milkweed and female monarchs that wil lay their eggs on any species of milkweed. Watch for the next monarch adventure with tagging at the Sioux City Prairie.

Our own personal Butterfly Whisperer, Mary Siepke,r is a retired elementary teacher and a frequent contributor to Kid Scoop News Teachers: Send in your monarch events and activities for our year- long study with Mary.

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Use carrots, fruits and vegetables and imagination to make creepy treats!

Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF began 66 years ago to help kids who needed more than candy. Since then, children all over America have gone door-to-door on Halloween with UNICEF collection boxes, calling out, “Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF!” They have helped to raise more than $175 million for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF since 1950.

WHERE THE MONEY GOES

The U.S. Fund meets Charity Navigator's highest ratings for transparency, accountability and administration. Out of every dollar spent, 90¢ goes toward helping children. UNICEF spends just 7¢ on fundraising costs, and 3¢ on administration.

Carefully slice one carrot into round, coin-like shapes.

Slice another carrot into sticks.

Use raisins, berries or olive slices for eyes and peanut butter for glue.

Use bell pepper slices to make fangs and broccoli for hair.

Preparing creative meals and snacks together with your children is a great way to encourage healthier eating habits. If kids help make a dish, they will be more likely to try new, unfamiliar foods. And the Halloween snacks above show that eating healthy foods can be a whole lot of fun!

EDITOR’S PICK

by Vicki Whiting, Kid Scoop News

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat

By Lucille Colandra • Illustrated by Jared Lee

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n a Halloween-themed twist on the classic Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly, the old lady manages to swallow a bat, owl, cat, ghost, goblin, and even a wizard.

HOW TO GET STARTED

If you enjoy this book, be sure to also find and read the book that inspired it.

I read it to my students when I was teaching and to my own kids at home. We read The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly over and over until we could recite the entire book by heart.

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Visit www.unicefusa.org to get your Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF collection box, a certificate of appreciation, a world map showing where kids’ contributions will help around the globe and much more.

We would take turns reading about the different animals she swallowed and in chorus recite, “I don’t know why she swallowed a fly. I guess she’ll die.”

There are now several takes on this classic book. If your kids are like mine, they will beg to hear them over and over again.

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

Many words in the English language have silent letters.

These are letters that you don’t hear when you say the word but are there when you write the word.

Write out each word from the list below into the correct column according to their silent letter. knit wrinkle crumb listen gnat climb design

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31 L is for Leaf l is for leaf

Look at each line. Each leaf looks the same, but they are different sizes. Draw a circle around the smallest leaf in each line. Draw a triangle around the largest leaf in each line.

Learning Buddies: Read the two phrases aloud. Have your child read with you. Trace the uppercase and lowercase letter L. Say the letter as you trace it.

How many words or pictures can you find on this page that have the sound that the letter L makes in the word leaf?

Five little maple leaves, Clinging to a limb before Another blast of breeze And then there are four.

Letter Identification With your child, look through the newspaper to find pictures of things that start with the same sound the letter L makes in the word leaf.

Math Play

Point to the number 8 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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Little and Large

Look through the newspaper for pictures of leaves. Cut out eight leaves and have your child glue them onto a sheet of paper in order from littlest to largest.

Lunchtime Funtime!

Look through the newspaper to find pictures of things you like to eat for lunch. Cut them out and put the pictures in a paper bag. Add pictures each day. After a week, sort the pictures and “ make lunches” for everyone in the family!

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Look and Remember

Show your child a picture in the newspaper.

Tell your child to look at the picture closely.

Then cover the picture and ask your child to tell you what he/she remembers about it.

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Look through the newspaper for pictures of things that show how plants and animals start their life. For example, people start as babies, dogs as puppies and plants as seeds. Find as many little and grown-up pairs as possible.

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

Left, Left, Right, Left Put a sheet of newspaper on the ground. Give your child directions like “ Put your left foot on the bottom of the paper,” “ Put your right on the top part of the paper,” “Hop up the left side of the newspaper.”

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Welcome back to Kid Scoop News...we have missed our Kinder Kids and we are adding a new group to our set of pages! We would like to welcome our new First Grade Friends.

Greetings from New Jersey !

Hello, this is Mrs. Clancy and our kindergarten friends from New Jersey. We are about to start learning all about poetry!

We have our very own poetry journals and will start to learn about all different types of poems. Limericks , haiku and onomatopoeia poems to name a few. I asked our primary friends what poetry is and they replied “It’s fancy writing !” When asked what they want to learn about poetry many kindergarten friends replied that they would like to learn about nature, space and dolphins. We look forward to sharing some of our poems with you this year and to hearing about your school adventures as well.

Mrs. Griffin’s First Grade Class “Meets” Lucy Calkins

The first grade students in Mrs. Griffin’s class have implemented the Lucy Calkins writing program. During September they created “Small Moments” narrative writing pieces about the Clay County Fair. They love being little authors and illustrators!!

These lucky writers also participate in “Tiger Time” every morning. To begin each day, they spend 20 minutes reading and/or writing to begin the day. Sometimes, writing and reading are best done outdoors in this wonderful fall weather!

Mrs. Griffin from Johnson Elementary in Spencer sent us copies of her first grade students’ pictures to go with each page of their narrative writing about the Clay County Fair. Mrs. Griffin is using the Lucy Calkins writing program in her writing curriculum. The students chose a “Small Moment” to write about and add details to their writing and illustrations. The drawings go with their stories. Pretty amazing for these young writers!

CLAY COUNTY FAIR NARRATIVES Miranda Madison

The Slide Ride

Page 1 I grabbed a rug and me and my little sister, Mallory, went down the slide. We were SCARED! Page 2 My rug went really fast. I said, “OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Page 3 Then we went up on the air and then we went down. It hurt my bottom!

Emerson Christensen The KICD Train Depot Page 1 I went to the fair with my mom. I went in the train depot.

Page 2 Then I saw the trains and it was cool! My favorite part was the country part.

Page 3 I went out of the train depot and went to get pizza for lunch.

In the first writings of young students, we often keep the story in its original form to encourage children to continue writing. The editing part of writing will come as the students experience more and then are encouraged to create the polished piece. We applaud Mrs. Griffin for using Lucy Calkins in the classroom as research has shown that children will write well using a more natural approach and when writing about topics they have experienced.

Ms. Jungers Kindergarten Class at Hunt Loves Kindergarten Experiences!

I like school. David G. At school you can be nice to other people.

Lillianna H. I like to play at recess at school. Wednesday C. When you play with someone at school you should say nice words. Mia G. To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

I like to play with my friends at school. Francia L. I like going to recess to play with my friends at school Tan N. I like playing on the equipment at recess. Edgar L. I like to learn at school. Ana E. I like to do Writer’s Workshop at school. Maeby B. www.NIESiouxland.com

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Texas Kinders at Their Centers

Milo and Roland - Centers are super fun because, because, becasue

Rider Pete the cat is a rock star! I love that book!

Olivia and Aria watch out for the spicy salsa! Their ears will get smoked and they will blow fire! Oh no!

Camden - Baby Bear, baby a bear has a snake and heron and mountain goat.

Mrs. Susan Jordan 2017 Sioux City School District’s Teacher of the Year

Look who we found outside, teaching her class on a warm autumn day...Mrs. Susan Jordan, the 2017 Sioux City School District’s Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Jordan teaches at Morningside Elementary, a STEM specialty school in Sioux City. The class was enjoying the space that an outdoor environment offers something this teacher understands!

KUDOS to Mrs. Jordan for her special award and for giving her students a wonderful set of classroom memories.

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One Year’s Savings Total: $90.75 The Ten Year Plan 2017: $181.50 2018: $272.25 2019: $363 2020: $453.75 2021: $544.50 2022: $635.25

2023: $726 2024: $816.75 2025: $907.50 2026: $998.25 Total: $998.25

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Classroom of the Month FREE THE CHILD’S POTENTIAL, AND YOU WILL TRANSFORM HIM INTO THE WORLD! MARIA MONTESSORI Each month, Claudia Hessa at Sugar Shack Bakery and Kid Scoop News Siouxland honor a student- nominated classroom with a special gift basket. So many nominations are received from students, and it is very difficult to select just one. This year, we’ve decided to continue the classroom of the month section and invite all of the Kid Scoop News readers to submit a nomination for your favorite class! Along with the special gift basket from Sugar Shack Bakery, the entire classroom will receive Claudia’s famous sugar cookies for their hard work!

Mr. Kimmel’s class from Loess Hills My class is special because we have a Gong, windows, hanging lights and we even have our own computers. I really think my class is so cool because we can buy things from our classroom store. All in all, I enjoy my classroom.

Colton M. I like that my room has a store where we shop every Friday. love Loess Hills because it is the best school in the district.

Cody is my best friend and we play a lot during recess.

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I like the store I can buy from every Friday. I like doing Math, Writing, PE, Art, and Music. We also get to go to the library and check out books. I like to play with Emma because she is my friend. I like Mr. Morse in my room he is very nice.

Hawi K. Mr. Kimmel’s Compass Academy Loess Hills Elementary “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin Side Note: When I left Mr. Kimmel’s class, one young man said to me, “Thank you for your job.” I thought to myself, what a great comment...I love my job and my job allows students of all ages to submit materials for publication. He is absolutely right, I am thankful for my job. What a great job it is!

Jeanette Hopkins, Educational Coordinator

LITERACY IS A GIFT THAT LASTS A LIFETIME.

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Classroom Sponsors United Bank of Iowa, Moville Book People Triview/Quality Telecommunications KVLZ Custom Bailing, Climbing Hill Akron Gold & Silver Paul & Tamme Saul Yellow Rose Catering - Moville Gretchen Gondek Sterk Financial - Dakota Dunes Granny Stitches To adopt a classroom, please call 712-293-4328

Friendship & Service Club, Akron, IA El Forastero MC Inc. Bill & Becky McKenny In Memory of Gene Windeshausen, Principal at Crescent Park & Bryant McClure Engineering New Horizons United Church of Christ Craft Auto Body CD Norvell PC, Tax & Accounting Services Cardinal Public Relations www.NIESiouxland.com

Partners In Education Lilly Family Dentistry Larry & Jeanene Book Prince Manufacturing Houlihan and Associates, P.C. Deck Law Brian Jensen CPA James O’Kane Gregory and Jeanette Naden Northwestern Mutual Dunes Dental 4 Kids Bob Roe’s North End Zone Fresh Start Janitorial Special: In Memory of the children of Terezin: Sioux City Tolerance Week National Newspaper Association Award © Vicki Whiting October 2017