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Isn’t it great to be back at school? After a busy summer, it’s great to settle in and learn more, see friends, read books and get back into a routine.Education is a privilage we all share in this country. Let’s take advantage of it! One way to take advantage is to be better organized. Here’s a fewideas:• If you have homework, do it when you get home from school. If you have a test on Friday, study for it each night so you don’t have to cram at thelast minute. If you have a report due in a couple of weeks, do a part of it every day. That way, you’re never overwhelmed.• If you’re having trouble with a subject, ask for help.• Get plenty of sleep at night. Allow yourself plenty of time to get ready in the morning.• Eat a good breakfast. • Pack your lunch the night before and refrigerate. You won’t be so rushed in the morning by doing this.• Lay out your clothes the night before.

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Alexander Graham Bell was an influential sci-entist, engineer and inventor. The following aresome interesting facts about this man.• He was born on March 3, 1847 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He waseducated at the universities of Edinburgh and London. Bell immi-grated to Canada in 1870 and to the United States in 1871. Hebecame a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1882.• He is widely credited with the invention of the first practical tele-phone.• He didn’t have the middle name “Graham” until he turned 11. Hisfather gave him his middle name as a birthday present as hewanted a middle name like his two brothers.• Bell was an excellent piano player at a young age.• His mother and wife were both deaf and this had a major influenceon his work. He studied the human voice and worked with variousschools for the deaf. In 1872, he founded a school to train teach-ers of the deaf in Boston, Massachusetts and became part ofBoston University• Bell experimented with sound, working with devices such as a‘harmonic telegraph’ (used to send multiple messages over a sin-gle wire) and a ‘phonautograph’ (used to record sound).• He worked on acoustic telegraphy with his assistant, electricaldesigner Thomas Watson.• On February 14, 1876, Bell and an American electrical engineernamed Elisha Gray both filed patents with the U.S. Patent Officecovering the transmission of sounds telegraphically. There is de-bate about who got there first but the patent was awarded to Bell.A few days later he succeeded in getting his telephone to workusing elements similar to those of Gray’s water transmitter. Bellsfirst words with the working telephone were spoken to ThomasWatson. They were along the lines of “Mr. Watson, come here. Iwant to see you.” At the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadel-

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phia, Pennsylva-nia, telephonewas introducedto the world. In1877, the BellTelephone Com-pany was estab-lished.• He had a stronginterest in otherscientific fields,conducting med-ical research,searching for al-ternative fuelsources, experi-menting withmetal detectors,developing hy-drofoil watercraftand more. Otherinventions in-clude audiome-ter, the inductionbalance, and thefirst wax recording cylinder.• Bell was one of the cofounders of the National Geographic Soci-ety.• Bell’s summer home is located at Baddeck on Cape Breton Is-land in Nova Scotia, Canada. Most of his inventions on aeronau-tics were first tested near his summer home in Canada.• His study of flight began with the construction of large kites, andin 1907 he devised a kite capable of carrying a person.• Bell, with the American inventor and aviator Glenn HammondCurtiss, developed the aileron and the tricycle landing gear.• His group also started working on hydrofoil boats, which travelabove the water at high speeds. Bell’s final full-sized “hydro-drome,” developed in 1917, reached speeds in excess of 113km/h for many years were the world’s fastest boat.

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Peanut ButterCheese Ball1 8 ounce package of roomtemperature cream cheese1 cup powdered sugar3/4 cup creamy or chunkypeanut butter3 tablespoons packed darkbrown sugar1 1/2 cups milk chocolate &peanut butter morselsGraham cracker sticks and or apple slices

Beat the cream cheese, powdered sugar, peanut butter andbrown sugar in a large mixer bowl until blended. Spoon onto alarge piece of plastic wrap. Bring all four corners up and twisttightly (should form a ball shape).

Freeze for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until firm enough to keepits shape. Place morsels in a flat dish. Remove plastic wrap fromthe ball and roll ball into morsels to completely cover (you mayhave to press the morsels into the ball).

Place the ball on a serving dish, cover and freeze for 2 hours oruntil almost firm. Serve with graham cracker sticks and appleslices. (Can be made ahead of time. If frozen overnight, thaw aroom temperature for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.)

Apple Scones2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons butter 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 cup minced apples 1 egg, beaten 2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons butter (for topping) 2 tablespoons granulated sugar (for topping)

Pre-heat the oven to 450 degrees. Grease an 8 x 12 inch bakingpan. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. Cut in the butter.Add the sugar and apples. Mix in the egg and milk to make a softdough. Knead until ingredients are well-mixed. Spread in preparedpan, and bake for 25 minutes. When done, cut into 2 inch squares.Split each square diagonally. Butter. Dust the tops thickly with gran-ulated sugar. Serve warm.

Orange Frost Breakfast Drink2 cups mlk1 cup water1 cup ice cubes3 tablespoons sugar6 ounce can of frozen orange juice concentrate

Combine all the ingredients in a blender, process until frothy andthe ice cubes are chopped. Delicious!

Breakfast Tacos6 flour tortillas8 eggs2 tablespoons milk6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

First, cook and drain the bacon. Then crumble and set aside.In a medium sized microwave safe bowl, mix together the eggsand milk well. Cover the bowl with a paper towel. Microwave onHIGH for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring once after 2 minutes, or until thismixture is cooked and fluffy. Heat the tortillas as directed on theirpackage. Spoon warm eggs onto each tortilla. Top with crumbledbacon and shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla and enjoy.

Has anyone ever asked you, “What do youwant to be when you grow up?” You mighthave to think about it for a while, or maybeyou already have an idea. If you were to askthat question to a caterpillar they would an-swer, “A butterfly! “ Did you know that a cater-pillar is not a baby or an adult? It is a kid likeyou, still growing and learning each day.

The caterpillar is a really interesting, coolkid! They are called "eating machines" be-cause they eat as many leaves and plants asthey can each day. They eat so much in fact,that they shed their skin four or five times be-fore creating a chrysalis. Aren’t you glad youjust have to buy new clothes when you growout of your old ones?

Caterpillars don’t have noses like we do.They breathe through small pores on theirsides. Caterpillars have a head, eyes, and 13sections to their bodies. Some caterpillarshave furry hair while some have no hair withjust a few thick bristles. A caterpillar has threepairs of walking legs and five pairs of legs withhooks for grabbing. A caterpillar also has4,000 muscles while we only have around650. Wow, now that is a really strong kid!

The next time you see a caterpillar, watch itcarefully. Notice what it eats, how fast itwalks, and what it looks like. If you are lucky,you may find a chrysalis to watch this sum-mer. Being able to see a caterpillar kidemerge as a grown up butterfly is really in-credible. Without a doubt, the caterpillar is apretty special kid, just like you!

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The Cool Caterpillar:What a Kid!

Step 1 - Starting with a half sheet of paper (approxi-mate size 4 1/4” x 11”), fold in half the long way creat-ing a piece of paper with a folded edge and a cut edge.Step 2 - Fold once again the long way.Step 3 - Open the paper completely and lay flat. You should have a center crease line and a crease line on each side ofthe center crease line.Step 4 - At one end of the rectangle, fold the short way a fold about 1” wide. Leave folded under. The folded end has cre-ated the head.Step 5 - On the head section, draw an eye on each side of the center crease line as shown. Add a smile too.Step 6 - It is time to decorate. Using markers, crayons, or colored pencils, make colorful and interesting patterns, shapesand stripes.

Step 7 - When the caterpillar is decorated,re-fold in half at the center fold line.Step 8 - Begin cutting through the fold up tothe crease line. Be careful not to go past orshort of crease line. Leave the head uncut.

Step 9 - Unfold. Re-crease the side crease linesto fold inward. Glue open flaps one over theother. You will create a triangle shape.

Step 10 - Add 3 pairs oflegs.

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All kids get teased by a brother, sister, or friend at some timeand it’s not harmful when done in a playful, friendly, mutual way.But when teasing becomes hurtful, unkind and constant, it cancross the line into bullying. Bullying is intentional, persistant ag-gressin and can take on many forms.

Types Of Bullying►Verbal: Name calling, teasing►Social: Spreading rumors, leaving people out on purpose,breaking up friendships.►Physical: Hitting, punching, shoving, kicking.►Cyberbullying: Using the internet, cell phones or other digitaltechnology to harm others.

It is important to take bullying seriously and not just brush it off.It’s a BIG problem to many children. Bullies can make kids feelfrightened, sick, embarrassed, hurt, lonely, not wanting to play out-side, or go to school. Bullying bothers everyone, not just the kidswho are getting picked on.

There are many reasons that kids bully others. Some bulliestorment others because that is the way they have been treated.They come from families or settings where people regularly getangry, shout and call names. Some TV shows promote mean-ness. Some bullies need a victim to feel more important or popu-lar or in control.

How To Combat Bullying►First of all - tell an adult. Find someone you trust and tell themwhat is happening. Teachers, principals, parents can all try to helpyou. This is not tattling, bullying is wrong. Here are some ideas.►Avoid the bully and use the buddy system. Take another wayhome instead of walking the same way if you can. Buddy up witha friend on the bus, in the hallways or at recess, wherever the bullyis. Always offer to do the same for a friend in need.►It is normal to get upset by the bully. Practice not reacting bycrying, getting angry or showing how upset you are. That is whatthe bullies thrive on. Tell the bully "No! Stop it!" in a loud voice.Keep your “poker face” on until you are clear of danger. Be brave,take a deep breath, walk away (or run if you have to) to a safeplace.

►Remove theincentives. Ifthey are de-manding yourlunch money -carry your lunchand tell a super-vising adult.►Stay withfriends who willhelp you buildyour confi-dence. Get in-volved withclubs or sportsprograms. Findactivities thatcan help youlearn and feelconfident andstrong. Maybeit’s a self-de-fense classteaching mar-tial arts.►If you see another child getting bullied at your school, tell anadult! Kids can protect and stand up for each other by telling abully to stop teasing or scaring someone else, and then walk awaytogether.►Don’t bully back. Don’t hit, kick or push back to deal with some-one bullying you or your friends. That just satisfies the bully andit’s dangerous as someone can really get hurt. Get help from anadult.

Bullies usually end up in trouble. If they keep acting out they willhave fewer friends sooner or later. Every kid has a choice of howto behave and act. Bullies can learn to change their behavior.Some kids who bully eventually realize that they don’t get the re-spect or friends they want by threatening others. Teachers, coun-selors and parents can help them too. Bullies can change if theylearn to use their power in positive ways. Some bullies turn intogreat kids and some never learn how to do that.

No one needs to put up with a bully’s behavior. If you’re havingtrouble, talk to someone you can trust. Everyone has the right tofeel safe.

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Where do apples comefrom? How do theygrow? Let’s take a trip toan apple orchard and findout. On the farm, applescome from apple trees,where their buds wereformed a full year beforethey are picked. Duringthe winter, these fruitbuds are dormant (rest-ing) and waiting forspring. As the weatherwarms in the spring, theleaves and flowers beginto slowly open until theapple trees are coveredin white and pink blos-

soms. The apple blossoms smell so sweet that bees visit themlooking to gather nectar to make honey. As they fly from tree totree and flower to flower, their feet get covered in a dusty sub-stance from the apple blossoms called pollen. When they fly andland, the pollen falls on new flowers and this process allows theblossoms to be pollinated and grow into apples. Once the flowerhas been pollinated, the petals then fall off.

After the bees are done with their job, the leaves on the appletrees take over to help the apple grow. The leaves create food orcarbohydrates to help the apples grow by using air, water and sun-light in a process called photosynthesis. Each apple needs about20 to 50 leaves to help it grow. Farmers prune the apple trees inthe winter and early spring to help the leaves get more sunlight.Pruning is like giving the tree a haircut. Branches that block sun-light from other branches are cut out.

During the summer, apples grow bigger and bigger. In the fall,most apples change color from green to red. The apples are thenripe and ready for picking. Some apples are ready in early falland others are not ready until close to Halloween. The best way

The Amazing Apple!to tell when an apple is ready to pick is by asking the farmer. Anapple farmer will inspect the orchard and taste the apples.

Now the fun part! The best way to choose an apple is to lookclosely at it. Make sure it is an apple you want to eat. Hold theapple in your hand and twist, twist and twist the apple around thestem. Then pull the apple gently off the tree. Make sure not to ripoff any branches because those are next year’s apple buds form-ing. Shine up your apple and enjoy the first bite!

Going to an apple orchard is a fun family outing. Go to the or-chard and find your favorite apple varieties. Have a taste test withyour family and find out the most popular apple in your home. Makesome applesauce or homemade apple pie out of the apples youpick out! Enjoy the sweet taste of fall.

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4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced1/2 cup brown sugar1/2 cup flour1/2 cup oats3/4 teaspoon cinnamon3/4 teaspoon nutmeg6 tablespoons butter

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease bottom and sides of square 8x8pan. Arrange apples in pan. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl. Sprin-kle over the apples. Bake about 40 minutes or until topping is goldenbrown and apples are tender.

Apple Fun Facts for Kids• A bushel of apples weighs in at around 42 pounds!• George Washington grew and pruned his own apple trees in his sparetime! • According to the Guinness Book of Records, the largest apple everplucked from a tree weighed three pounds, two ounces! It was picked inCaro, Michigan. • Archeologists have found evidence that humans have been enjoying ap-ples since 6500 BC.

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• Singapore is a very young country, but it expanded rapidly over50 years of being independent. • The capital and largest city is Singapore City.• The country of Singapore consists of Singapore Island and over60 smaller islands located in Southeast Asia at the southern tip ofthe Malay Peninsula between the South China Sea and the In-dian Ocean. • The population is about 5 million people!• The currency is the Singapore dollar.• Singapore is one of the top 20 smallest nations in the world,only covering 682.7 sq km. • The most popular sport is football (soccer).• The name Singapore is from the word “Singapura” or “Lion City”.Legend has it that a Sumatran prince sighted a beast that lookedlike a lion when he first set his foot on the island in the 14th cen-tury.• The official languages are English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil.• The government is a parlimentary republic. Singapore was con-trolled by the British from 1819 as a trade colony, but joined theMalaysian Federation in 1963. Two years later the nation becameindependent. • The colors of Singapore’s flag represent red for brotherhood andequality, as well as white for purity and virtue. The crescent moonrepresents a young nation on the rise. The five stars stand for Sin-gapore’s ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice, and equal-ity.• Singapore’s climate is tropical, which means it is hot, humid, andrainy. They have two distinct monsoon seasons - NortheasternMonsoon (December to March) and Southwestern Monsoon

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