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Get moving in the New Year, Mind Matters, make a food fitness diary, fun snack recipes, resolutions even for your dogs, and more!

I hope you enjoyed the break from school and you were able to make some great resolutions for 2019. If you haven’t made your list yet – it’s not too late. Think of things that can help you in school like doing your homework before dinner or packing your backpack. Some resolutions that can help at home could be setting the table for dinner and going to bed earlier. Whatever your resolutions are, think of some that are realistic and helpful to you so that you can have a great year.

This edition has lots of information to teach you about the discipline needed to be an athlete (and the qualities can help you in any situation from family to the classroom to friends, and more). You can also learn about Mind Matters in Character Counts...a fun and easy definition for being H.A.P.P.Y. and healthy. Do you want to get more exercise and eat healthier this year? Then check out how to start a Food & Fitness Diary in Write to the Point. Talking about food, make sure to read The Wonders of Science for a great experiment that happens right before your eyes. Remember your resolutions? We have some for dogs too, in Paw Pals.

Our calendar is filled with lots of fun activities and days to celebrate.

One of my favorites is National Dress Up Your Pet Day on January 14th.

See Page 11 for details on how to have cute and funny pictures of your pet published in our next edition. You don’t want to miss Honey Comb Corner this month for quick and easy recipes for these cold weekends or great lunchtime or after school snacks.

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THE DISCIPLINE

of being an athlete

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ave you ever watched a sporting event, like the Olympics, and wondered how the athletes were able to become the best athletes in their sport? Talent and passion are two important parts of being a great athlete, however there are three additional, and equally significant qualities.

First, every athlete needs to have self-discipline. Self-discipline is our ability to motivate ourselves to achieve the goals that we set. Whether the goal is to run faster or pitch better than the day before, having self-discipline means that we will do what it takes to make our goals a reality.

Athletes demonstrate their self-discipline by practicing and maintaining routines and schedules. If athletes did not dedicate their time and energy to practicing, then they would not be prepared for each game or event. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect.

Practicing every day helps athletes determine their strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, athletes learn what areas

they need to improve through practice.

Keeping a schedule and routine are also forms of self-discipline because we are held accountable. For example, imagine an athlete who is supposed to practice pitching three times a week skipping those practices to use the time for other activities. When it is time to play in the game, the athlete cannot play the way that their team needs them to. Thus, without maintaining a specific schedule, it is easy for athletes to get off track.

An additional important quality for athletes to have is dedication to their sport. Dedication is the commitment that we make to a specific purpose or task. The dedication that athletes have for their sport helps to maintain their focus and achieve their goals. Although dedication is similar to self-discipline, dedication is the drive in each athlete that helps them to stay focused despite any outside factor. Rain or shine, tired muscles, or sore feet - dedicated athletes remain focused. Their dedication, their individual desire to be the best athlete

that they can be, is what keeps them on track.

The final important quality that athletes need to have is commitment. A commitment is a promise or a pledge that we make. Athletes commit to their team, their sport, and to themselves.

Commitment is important in sports because it means that athletes will not give up, no matter how tough it gets.

Whether their commitment carries the athlete through a game, a season, or life, it is a crucial quality for athletes to have.

While talent, passion, self-discipline, dedication and commitment are critical to successful athletes, never forget the importance of:

✓ Confidence ✓ Humility ✓ Perseverance

✓ Composur e ✓ Courage ✓ Coachability

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✓ Resiliency ✓ Ability to lead ✓ Willingness to improve

✓ Optimism ✓ Trust ✓ Appreciation

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id you know that some species of fish can clean? The algae (small plants) in the water in aquariums and fish tanks, as well as the water in streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds, can become dangerous. Luckily, there are many species of catfish, shrimp, and snails that eat the algae and clean the water!

Meet some algae eaters

TWIG CATFISH One of the many algae-eating species is the Twig catfish. The name is appropriate for this fish because it looks like a stick Farlowella acus or a twig. It is brown in color, slender in shape, and typically between four to eight inches in length. It can be found in the Amazon, Orinoco, and Panama rivers. The fish are known for using leaves and rocks as camouflage.

Ramshorn Snails Planorbidae

The Neocaridina davidi shrimp species

Cherry Shrimp are also known algae eaters and they Neocaridina davidi originated in Taiwan. The Cherry species

is the most common, but the shrimp can also be yellow, blue, green, violet, chocolate, black, white, or transparent (clear).

Cherry shrimp are four centimeters in length and the female shrimp are larger than the male shrimp. Cherry shrimp can adapt to living in different water conditions. They are also known for shedding their exoskeleton (skin) by making a “U� shape with their bodies to touch their tails.

Ramshorn snails prefer algae, specifically soft green algae, to other sources of food. The snails are approximately 2.5 centimeters in size. Their skin is either black or red and the color of their shell ranges from translucent to brown to black.

Ramshorn snails live in freshwater and saltwater ponds, rivers, streams, and lakes around the world.

AMANO Shrimp Caridina multidentate Caridina multidentate are an algae-eating species of shrimp that originated in Japan and Taiwan and are also called Amano shrimp. The color of their body is translucent and there are red-brown spots in a line on its sides. They have black eyes and a white stripe from their head to their tail. Amano shrimp generally measure between 3.5 to 5 centimeters in length and live for 2 or 3 years. Like the

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Nerite Snails Neritina natalensis Similar to Ramshorn snails, Nerite snails can also live in freshwater or saltwater and are known to eat algae. Nerite snails can be black, brown, green, tan, gold, or reddish brown. The most common species of Nerite snails are Black, Olive, Tiger, and Zebra.

Typically, the snails live for 1 or 2 years and their size varies by species from the size of a dime to the size of a quarter!

Cherry shrimp, Amano shrimp also shed their shells - a process which happens once every 5 or 6 weeks.

PEPPERED OTO Another algae-eating fish is the Otocinclus flexilis, which is also called the Peppered Oto. The fish are cream-yellow in color and Otocinclus flexilis

have green-brown spots, but some species have grey or black spots. The color of the Otocinclus flexilis can also change with its environment! This species usually eats soft green algae or brown diatom algae.

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By: Heather Wawrzyniak, Curriculum and Instruction Coordinator for Riverside Township School District

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ave you ever had a time in your day (or in your week… month… or year) where you felt completely overwhelmed by all the things you have to do? Some days, you may have to get to school, run to practice, find time for dinner,

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H YDRATE your brain is in its

best performing state when it is well rested and your body is hydrated. Drink lots of water.

Mind Matters

and run an errand all before you get home and have lots of reading, lots of homework, and lots of chores. Just like good exercise can make your body tired, a busy day can work out your brain. It can cause a lot of stress.

To have a healthy body and espe-

A TTENTION be sure you are focused on

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what you are doing in that moment. Thinking about all the things you have to do later will only put you behind in what you are doing right now. If you are having a tough time paying attention, get up and move.

Take a short break, get a drink of water or take some deep breaths to settle down so you can effectively live in the moment.

P AUSE when you keep going

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and going, things start to build up in your mind and you need a moment to reset. Take 5 minutes to just stop and get lost in the silence of a moment. Hear yourself breathing or the clock ticking.

Rest so you can start the next thing with a fresh mind.

cially a healthy mind, you need to be sure to eat healthy, drink plenty of water, exercise and get plenty of sleep. But what do you do when your brain needs a boost? Here are some helpful tips you keep your brain stress-free and H.A.P.P.Y.:

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P OSITIVE whining about all you have to do will not get the job done. In fact, it does just the opposite. It prevents you from performing at your best. Keep telling yourself how awesome you are and how much you can accomplish. Surround yourself with people that smile.

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YOU -

although I always encourage you to think about others, when you are feeling stressed, YOU need to come first. If you are feeling so stressed that you are finding it hard to eat/drink, or pay attention, pause and be positive, you may need someone to help. Talk with a parent, teacher, counselor or friend. The best person to know what your brain can and cannot handle is YOU!

Everything we do, or fail to do, has an impact on ourselves and others.

Take time to keep your brain healthy so you are always ready to make smart choices. Here’s to a healthy and HAPPY New Year!

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2019 Food & Fitness Diary!

By: Jennifer Downing, 5th Grade Teacher, Fountain Woods Elementary School, Burlington Township, N.J.

t’s a new year and it’s time for a new you! Do you want to start 2019 off right? If you want to be happy and healthy, then you should start a Food & Fitness Diary. This is easy and you will be amazed at the results. You should write down what you eat for breakfast, lunch & dinner every day. You should also write down the kind of exercise you do and how long you do it. There are food & fitness goals you can set every day for yourself.

Let’s talk about how tracking will help you reach these goals.

You need at least 60 minutes of exercise a day, which should be

actively running, walking or aerobics. You need to join a sports team, take a walk or a run outside or indoors, or play an active game with some friends. This is so easy to fit into your daily routine. Once you complete your physical activity, then write it down in your Diary.

Write down how many minutes and what kind of activity you did. Try to increase your total minutes spent and days doing physical activities every week. Try new sports or other activities you haven’t done before.

You will feel stronger and become more fit the longer you stick with it!

Tracking your food every day will

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For boys & girls between ages 9-13, they should, on a daily basis, try to eat 5 servings of fruits & vegetables, 4-6 ounces of protein, 5-9 ounces of grains, and 3 cups of dairy. You need to talk to your parents and do some research so you can get

familiar with each of these food groups. For example, your cheese is in the dairy group and your peanut butter is a protein. These are general guidelines for you to follow and work toward, just try your best!

Have fun writing in your Diary and feeling the best you can be in 2019! Happy New Year, Happy New You!

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inter is here! Time to have Materials: fun in the snow and enjoy all of your friends and family. You might 2 slices of wheat/ brown bread even like to warm-up in your house (cannot be white bread) with a cup of hot cocoa and munch 2 plastic ziplock bags on a few holiday cookies. But before 1 permanent marker you reach for that winter snack, Friends or family members make sure you wash your hands!

Winter is also cold and flu season; germs spread easily this time of year.

Even though we might not be able to Procedure: see germs, they are on the surface of 1. Label your plastic bags, “washed hands” many things we touch and play with “unwashed hands” each day. You can avoid catching a 2. Ask a friend to properly wash his or her cold simply by washing your hands. hands. Be sure to wash with soap and See how your hands carry germs warm water. Make sure hands are dried with this month’s science expercompletely. iment! Maybe you’ll think twice 3. Ask your friend with the clean hands to put about washing your hands before one slice of bread into the “washed hands” reaching for that cookie! bag.

Bread Bacteria: Keeping your Hands Clean with Sanitary Science

Discussion:

4. Then, rub your unwashed hands all over the other slice of bread. You can ask other friends or family members with dirty hands to touch the bread, too.

5. Place this slice of bread in the “unwashed hands” bag.

6. Close both bags and place your bread in a safe spot. Now it’s time to wait. Check on your bags in 3-5 days. What did you observe?

Over the next few days, you should see some differences in your slices of bread.

Mold should start to grow on both slices of bread but one slice should definitely be worse. Which slice of bread grew more mold? Why do you think? How can we relate this experiment to our daily lives and taking care of our bodies?

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t is the season of New Year’s Resolutions so, as we’re setting some goals for ourselves, let’s consider how we can help our beloved pooches get in better, healthier shape in the New Year, too! Fortunately, some of our everyday tricks are not only fun to train but also make for a great workout. And you’ll be happy to hear that there’s plenty you can do inside!

Sit Pretty:

Sitting pretty is a great workout for the core muscles and it aids balance. Starting with your dog in a sit, lure her into a beg position by slowly moving a treat from above her nose back towards her tail. This should result in her balancing on her butt with her front paws off the ground. As she does this more easily, increase the length of time she remains in position.

Back Up:

Backing up is a great workout for the core and hind leg muscles. The easiest way to shape the back-up behavior is to hold a treat at the level of your dog’s chest with you facing her and then walk towards her. Allow her to nibble the treat along the way to keep her interested. Say “yes!” when she takes a step back, giving her a treat, then repeat. As she does this more easily, increase the number of steps she’s taking backwards.

Rollover:

For the benefit of working your dog’s core muscles, do this exercise in both directions. From a “down” position, notice which hip your dog is settled on, and use a treat to lure her nose around her opposite shoulder. So, if she’s lying on her right hip, lead her nose around and over her left shoulder. As she twists her neck to follow the treat, she will roll first flat, then on her back, and then over

A Healthier Dog onto her other side. If she has trouble doing the whole movement right away, reward her in stages – first for just going over onto her side, then for going from her side to her back, and finally for rolling from her side to her back to her other side.

A Word to the Wise

Include your parents when first training these behaviors, and ask your parents to consult with your dog’s vet about what exercises should be avoided due to any physical limitations she might have.

And remember that outdoor activity is still an essential component of any exercise regimen.

A behavior specialist and trainer living in southern NJ, Laura Garber, CPDT-KA, CC, FFCP, CBC, led behavior departments in animal shelters for over a decade.

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You can contact her at laura@myWoofGang.com.

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Now that winter is here,

enjoy these snacks… perfect for a cold weekend or a lunchbox treat.

Mix-and-Match Cr umbly Cookies

Ingredients

1 1/2 stick unsalted butter 3/4 c. granulated sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1 egg 1 c. all-purpose flour

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. 2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract until smooth. Beat in the egg.

3. In a separate bowl, combine the flour and baking powder, then stir the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture. Combine until you have a soft dough.

4. Divide the dough in half. Add the cocoa powder to one half, kneading the dough until it is completely chocolatey. Add the orange rind to the remaining dough, kneading it through as well.

5. Place each piece of dough onto a well-floured surface and, using your hands, create snake or sau-

1 tsp. baking powder 2 tbsp. Unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tbsp. finely grated orange rind sage-shapes of about 12 inches long from each type of dough. Lay 1 chocolate and 1 orange dough side by side and, beginning at one end, turn to create a spiral or twist.

Repeat for all the dough shapes.

6. Place your combined dough pieces onto a baking sheet and freeze for about 10 minutes. When chilled, flatten each twist with a rolling pin, then, use cookie cutters to cut various 2-tone shapes from the dough.

7. Place the cookies, spaced well apart, onto a large greased baking sheet (could also line sheets with parchment paper instead) and bake for 8–10 minutes until cooked through. Cool on a wire rack.

Sandwich small slices of cheddar between mini pretzels. Put on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake about 10 minutes at 425° F. Serve with mustard.

Fr uit Leather

Mix 1/3 cup no-sugar-added fruit preserves with 1 teaspoon cornstarch. Spread into a baking tray lined with lightly greased parchment paper. Bake 45 minutes at 225° F. Cool, then trim the parchment, separate from fruit leather and roll up.

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Check out Buzzer’s picks this month... they are all about celebrating the New Year.

The Night Before New Year’s

A Very Happy New Year

New Year’s Day (Celebrations in My World)

It’s the night before New Year’s, and the whole family is determined to stay up until midnight!

Everyone has their streamers and party hats ready, but after a full night of card games and too many cupcakes, the little kids are getting tired ...

Can they make it until the clock strikes midnight?

Enjoy this book and more in Natasha Wing’s bestselling Night Before series!

It’s Riders first New Year’s Eve party, so he’ll get to stay up late and have special treats too!

Read to find the party favors Rider hid while at his party.

People around the world have different customs to celebrate the New Year, from New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day. Learn about the history of New Year’s Day, and read about the fireworks, resolutions, and parades that make it so much fun!

By Natasha Wing

JANUARY 2019

By Eva Jane LaRoux

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JANUARY 2019