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All About Birds, Get Ready for the New Year, How to be Persuasive, Making Good Choices, Learn about Alaska, A Great Contest, and more!

Phyllis G. Merlino, DDS

The New Year is all about Resolutions. That means trying something new, doing nice things, starting good new habits, and more. Read The Buzz on the Street for some easy ideas to get you motivated. As we start 2018, let’s all make a resolution to make good choices. Get some good ideas by reading Character Counts and think of some on your own. There is also an inspiring article in Write to the Point that highlights the secret to getting your wish...it’s all about powerful persuasive writing – check it out!

You don’t want to miss the first of our 3-months of The Wonders of Alaska: Poetry in Art. Read the poem on Page 13 about The Mighty Ice Mountains, and interpret it in your own way through an original drawing. More details to follow through your local school.

Make 2018 a great year!

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This edition focuses on all things related to birds. Read through the paper to find interesting articles about our feathered friends and test your knowledge in Brain Buzz. You can even enter our Build a Bird Contest on Page 12. I can’t wait to see all of your colorful and creative flying friends.

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A Bit From Buzzer..........................................2

Brain Buzz Solutions.................................... 12

Superintendent Letter.....................................3

Build a Bird Contest..................................... 12

Catholic Identity/Values Infusion.................3

Alaska Poem.................................................. 13

Buzzworthy.....................................................4

Math Corner.................................................. 15

The Buzz on the Street.................................. 5

Education at it’s Best.................................... 15

Buzzing Through the Trees ..........................5 Write to the Point............................................6 Character Counts............................................6 It’s Your Birthday............................................7 Catholic School Week.....................................8 Calendar..........................................................9 Happy Birthday............................................ 10 Brain Buzz......................................................11

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A message from the Regional Superintendent Dear Staten Island Catholic School families, Happy New Year and Welcome to 2018! Every New Year I reflect on the wonderful gift that God has given the leaders of our schools. Each new year brings a chance to make a difference in the lives of children!

January will be a very busy month for our school communities. On January 9th and 30th we will be hosting Touring Tuesday open houses from 9 to 11 a.m. Be sure to spread the word and invite a friend to tour your school.

We will finish the month by celebrating Catholic Schools Week. This is an annual event sponsored by National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)

which highlights Catholic schools across the nation, and this year’s theme is “Catholic Schools: Learn.

Serve. Lead. Succeed.”

During Catholic Schools Week, schools typically observe the week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contribution to Church, local communities and the nation. Be sure to check out your school’s website for updates as the week draws near.

A Staten Island tradition is our annual Catholic Schools Week Mass where each of our 22 elementary schools and 7 high schools send student representatives to the Mass to celebrate as one Catholic community. It’s a great kick off to CSW! This year, the Mass will be held on Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at St. Charles Church at 12 noon. Please consider joining us for this wonderful celebration of our schools and our students.

Happy New Year!

Zoilita M. Herrera, Regional Superintendent

Catholic Identity / Values Infusion By: Paige Sanchez, Associate Superintendent for Mission Effectiveness, Archdiocese of New York

The Holy Childhood of Jesus: “Look at the birds in the sky!” (Mt 6:26) Are you fascinated by animals? Children have a special gift for being moved in awe and wonder before the world of animals. Did you

know Jesus experienced this, too?

The Catholic Church dedicates the month of January to the Holy Childhood of Jesus. This month, reflect on how Jesus was once the same age as you! He grew up under the guidance of his parents, Joseph

and Mary, and “was obedient to them” . . . developing in “wisdom and age and favor” (Lk 2:51-52).

Birds have been used as Christian symbols to help us think about the human soul’s ascent (movement upwards) to God. Try to complete

the crossword puzzle below of birds used as Christian symbols.

Answers include: robin, sparrow, peacock, blackbird, geese, partridge, pelican, stork, dove, rooster, goldfinch, sparrow

The Sybolism of Birds in the Bible

Values Infusion Program: The Value for the Month of January is Self-Discipline How does self-discipline help you to love and experience happiness?

“For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7).

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by Laura Edwards

Birds That Do Not Migrate M

igration is defined as the seasonal movement of animals from one region to another. Of all migrating animals, we witness bird migration the most because we can see them fly south for the winter and north for the summer. There are three main reasons why birds migrate: food sources, climate, and predators. If birds know that their food source is not secure for the winter, they migrate to ensure their survival. Birds will also migrate from a warmer region to a colder region or from a colder region to a warmer region to raise their young.

Predators can influence migration because birds will migrate to give their young a better chance of survival and to avoid their predators.

However, there are many species of birds that adapted to living in the same place year round and learned how to have enough food during the winter. This type of bird is called a permanent resident, otherwise known as non-migratory bird, because they stay in their homes year round. Birds that do not migrate usually need to adapt their food sources to survive during the fall and winter. For example, if the bird eats berries and seeds

The following are a few types of birds we may see this winter!

• Cardinal • Mockingbird • Hummingbird • Great Horned Owl • Barred Owl • Raven • Black Vulture

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• Red-Bellied Woodpecker • Pileated Woodpecker • Downy Woodpecker • Chickadees • Turkeys • Sparrows • Red Tailed Hawk

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primarily in the spring or summer, then they will eat fruit and nuts in the fall and winter. Additionally, many birds will catch food and hide it so they can store food for the winter.

Molting is another technique non-migratory birds use to stay in the same area year round. Non-migratory birds will molt between the end of summer and beginning of fall. By molting, the birds gain a protective layer of insulating down feathers which help to preserve body heat and protect them from the extreme cold. Sometimes the birds will molt again in the spring to make way for brighter plumage or to shed excess feathers.

Non-migratory birds are known to be more aggressive, curious, intelligent, and have dominant personalities. Their aggression and dominant personalities may be a result of needing to defend their territories from intruders. The birds’ curiosity and intelligence can help in their investigations for new food sources and shelter.

Non-migratory birds create mixed flocks with other birds to forage during the winter. They also are known to roost together to share body heat.

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New Year’s Resolutions for a New School Year

hile parents are always helping us to think of resolutions, why not take a few minutes to come up with some easy and helpful ones on your own. Do you want to have a better start to your school day? Are you hoping for a surprise in your lunchbox from Mom or Dad? Do you want to have more time to play after school? Did you want that special dessert after dinner? If you answered YES to any of these questions, then try some of these resolutions for a great new year.

a Help to pick our your clothes for a Help to get out your breakfast school the night before so that you don’t have the morning argument of what to wear.

a Get up nicely when your parent

and clean up before leaving for school.

a Do your homework right away

when you get home after school so wakes you so that you have more that you have more time to play or time to get ready for school without relax before dinner. rushing.

Help your parents prepare din-

a Always say “good morning”

and “good night” to start and end the day right.

clean up after dinner.

a Pack your backpack for the next day.

a Remind parents of projects

or school things that need to be signed or sent in.

Can you think of more to WOW your parents? Doing these things througha ner and get your lunch ready for the out your day will give you pride and make you feel great. People around next day. you will feel appreciated, and you will a Set the table and share in the too.

What else makes carrier pigeons so interesting?

Pigeons – How they changed communication

to the domestic pigeons we see every day. But, carrier pigeons were derived from rock pigeons. Carrier pigeons, What is the first thing that comes to mind similar to rock pigeons, have the ability to navigate home. when you think about carrier pigeons? Did They’re able to navigate through magnetoreception, you know that people used these which is a sense that allows them to detect magnetic pigeons to communicate? The fields to perceive altitude, direction, or location. history of the carrier pigeon began Homing pigeons were specifically bred to find when they were first domestitheir way home over very large distances, and cated which was more than 5,000 years ago. they brought messages with them. People would Although much of their history with humans write a message, roll it to fit into the small tube is known, it’s believed that pigeons were first attached to the pigeon’s leg, and release the pigeon. used to communicate in 10th century Syria and It would then find its way home and deliver the Mesopotamia (present day areas of Turkey, Iraq, message. However, due to this form of communiand Syria). Although carrier pigeons were cation being one-sided, people had to discover used throughout Asia and Europe for hundreds how to make pigeons return with a message. By of years, their use was not known around the world until keeping the pigeons’ food at one location and their home 1870. at the other, carrier pigeons were known to fly back and Carrier pigeons, also called homing pigeons, are similar forth reliably.

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• Carrier pigeons became so reliable that they were used as a mail service!

• The Great Barrier Pigeongram Service was started in 1897.

• The service used carrier pigeons to deliver mail between Auckland and the Great Barrier Island.

• Before the telegraph, a lot of communication was through carrier pigeons.

• Pigeons traveled more accurately between north and south rather than east and west.

• Rock pigeons were used during WWI and WWII by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

• A domestic rock pigeon named Levi who helped the U.S. Army Signal Corps lived to be 31 years old!

• Carrier pigeons were also used to transport medication.

• Police in remote areas of India used carrier pigeons to report natural disasters until 2002.

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

o you want a new pet? Do you want your bedtime to be later? Do you want more recess time at school? Do you want your community to build a recreation center or add more playgrounds?

Do you have an awesome idea to make a favorite game better? If you answered yes to any of these questions, or have something else in mind that you want, then use a writing technique to get your way! Write a persuasive letter. To persuade means to convince someone to do something through reasoning and argument. This is as easy as 1, 2, 3! Follow these simple steps and make your wish come true.

Here are the three steps to write a successful persuasive letter:

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Your opening sentence needs to state your opinion, and/or what your wish is.

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You need to follow that with at least 3 good reasons that will support your idea/opinion/wish. Focus on who the audience/reader is and what their counter-arguments are going to be when you write these reasons.

Research facts to support your opinion that will convince your audience.

This is the most important part of your letter.

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Your closing sentence needs to demand an action from the reader.

You are now ready to go and get your wish!

TTohe S ecret Getting Your Wish!

Here is a good example for you to read before you start your own!

Dear Principal Johnson, We need more recess time! If we have more recess time we are going to be more focused in the classroom, behave better and have higher test scores!

In a study done by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, they found that children that had 20 minutes of walking answered the test questions more correctly then children that were sitting. Secondly, more recess means less students will be sent to you for poor behavior. In another study they proved that the students who had an extra ten-minute period of physical activity added daily, had a higher amount of on-task behaviors! Lastly, it has also been

proven that students had a 20-point gain on their standardized test scores when additional physical activity was added to their school day. With better test grades, good behavior, and higher state scores, more students will achieve honor roll and you will have happier kids and parents!

This is a, “Win-Win”, decision for you.

Go to the Superintendent and get more recess time approved for our school today!

Sincerely, Persuasive Patty

Writing Prompt: Write a persuasive letter to someone using these steps.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy W5.1: Write opinion and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses

Would You Rather?

By: Heather Wawrzyniak, Principal, Ashbrook Elementary School, Lumberton, NJ

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ould You Rather is a popular game that forces you to make tough choices, usually between two crazy things, like would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon? The game can be silly and fun. Having choices is a great freedom, but making the right choice can sometimes be tricky because EVERY choice has a consequence. When you make good choices, good consequences happen. When you make bad choices, bad consequences happen. Many times making the RIGHT choice is not what you would rather do, it means making the choice that has the best outcome.

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Let’s try a new game. Instead of would you rather, let’s play what is better?

3. What is better? Being mean to someone or being kind to someone?

1. What is better? Eating 10 pieces of candy or eating 10 carrots?

Hopefully, being kind to someone would be the would you rather AND it is the what is better choice, too. Science has found that being kind is good for the other person and also good for YOUR health. Kindness can prevent illness, ease anxiety, is good for your heart and could help you live longer.

If we were playing would you rather, many of us might choose the candy. But the what is better answer would be carrots. Carrots are good for your overall health especially your skin, eyes, digestive system and teeth. Sugar is not.

2. What is better? Playing video games for 30 minutes or reading for 30 minutes?

If we were playing would you rather, some might choose video games. But the what is better answer would be reading. Reading reduces stress, increases knowledge, builds vocabulary and helps improve memory. Video games do not.

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You make dozens of choices everyday. Making good choices takes lots of practice and lots of thought. Making the right choices can be the difference between having a great day or having a bad day. Project Wisdom puts it this way, “Make it a great day or not, the choice is yours!”

Start your new year off right by choosing what’s right.

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Academy of St. Dorothy:

Academy of St. Dorothy will open Catholic Schools Week by joining in prayer in a Catholic Schools Week Prayer Service celebrating our faith community. Our students will reach out in service to our neighboring community working together making room decorations for a neighboring Nursing Home. Lastly, we will show our appreciation to all who help to make ASD a special place - Parents, Teachers and Students. Parents will be invited to come and "watch us learn" and join our Pre-Kindergarten students in a learning activity.

Our week will end with a school-wide trip in our student designed t-shirt.

Blessed Sacrament School:

Blessed Sacrament will be raising money to be donated to the Seton Foundation. On Jan 31st, the Staten Island Community Service Day the students will be assembling packages including coloring books, crayons, and stickers to be donated to the Staten Island University Hospital Pediatric Center.

Celebrate Catholic Schools Week January 28 - February 3 interact with the children to bring awareness to Cyber Bullying. Children are encourage to dress like someone they think might not fit in as part of the acceptance of differences in others. We will also be hosting the SI Zoo, grandparents, and having our annual book fair. The week will end with our Carnival Day.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel – St. Benedicta:

The school will be hosting a Vocations day with visits from our Jesuit Priests, the Schoenstatt Holy Rosary: Sisters, and the Sisters and Brother of the Society Holy Rosary School has many events planned of St. Paul. We will also be visiting Mt. Carmel for CSW to celebrate our community. We begin Nursing Home and participating in various the week with Service Day, followed by Touring Tuesday and Open classrooms for current parents. activities with the elderly residents as part of our Wednesday we host Family STEM Night, Thursday Day of Service. is Special Person's Day and we end the week with Our Lady Star of the Sea: Student Appreciation Day OLSS begins the week with an assembly in the

Notre Dame Academy:

Notre Dame Academy celebrates Catholic Schools Week by contributing to charities in the Community. Our celebration kicks off on Monday with a school-wide prayer service. Throughout the week, students play games and do meaningful crafts to emphasize the theme of Catholic Schools Week.

Parents are invited to come and see their daughters participating in different activities throughout the week. We end the week with our annual faculty versus eighth grade volleyball game.

Our Lady of Good Counsel:

Our Lady of Good Counsel School will celebrate Catholic Schools Week with a "Soup-er Bowl" day when students will wear their favorite sport jersey and bring in cans of soup for our food pantry, an OLGC Spirit Day when students will 'stop, drop, and read', and a "We Love the USA" dress down day when funds are donated to Fisher House, an organization that helps veterans with housing and job placement.

Our Lady Help of Christians

Our Lady Help of Christians will be celebrating Catholic Schools Week several events, including an assembly with a guest speaker who will

St. Adalbert School:

St. Adalbert School will be collecting warm clothing for homeless veterans.

The work will begin for the Hometown Heroes Volume 6 book containing interviews with local Veterans. Our school will be joining St. Charles School as both schools work together on community service projects.

Saint Ann School:

St. Ann will be celebrating Catholic School Week with several activities: Career Day, Comfy Cozy Day, and an Internet Safety session. Our week will end with honoring special community members with "A Saints Among Us" school assembly.

St. Charles School:

St. Charles School will have a "Kick-off to CSW" bagel breakfast and school-wide mass on the first Monday of CSW. Throughout the week the celebration continues with guest speakers who have significant careers and positions in the local community, who will speak about the importance morning to kick off the week including prayer of giving back. Additionally, St. Charles and St. service and the singing of the school song. After Adalbert students will be working together during the students will participate in Catholic School the week to join together two Catholic School Bingo and have a Catholic Identity Scavenger Hunt. Other events throughout the week include: communities.

Cranial Crunch Competition, Career Day, Our 2nd St. Christopher School: Annual Performing Arts Academy Showcase, SerSt. Christopher School will celebrate faculty, stuvice Day, Movie day, Spirit Day, Mass and Teacher dents and parents at our annual Volleyball Game Appreciation Day where 8th grade students compete against staff and parents. Our annual book sale, teacher recogOur Lady Queen of Peace: OLQP will be hosting their spirited annual Faculty nition day and school-wide Mass will complete our celebration. vs. Student volleyball game, as well as our book fair. In the middle of the week we will be inductSt. Clare School: ing our new members of the National Junior Throughout the week St. Clare students will be honor Society. Our community service project will reciting the Rosary and praying for the Catholic be collections of can goods and food in support of Schools in the Archdiocese of NY. St. Clare School the Assumption St. Paul food pantry. will hold an open house on Monday, Jan 29th. On Thursday of CSW we will be hosting a Robotics Sacred Heart School: research showcase. Our week will end with a Sacred Heart School will be having their third annu- school-wide Mass on Friday. al Dance-a-thon, February 2, 2018 during Catholic St. Joseph Hill Academy: School week. This Dance-a-thon is a fundraiser for In keeping with the theme of Catholic Schools Cystic Fibrosis. One of our third grade students is Week St. Joseph Hill Academy will host a variety afflicted with cystic fibrosis and this is our way of of fun, educational and spiritual activities that showing her our love and support. celebrate our school's commitment to academic ex-

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cellence, service to others and our vision to inspire leadership. We will have an open house on January 30th to showcase our school and a Distinguished Graduates' mass on February 1st to honor one of our graduates. These and other exciting activities will foster an atmosphere of community and love for our Catholic Schools.

St. John Villa:

St. John Villa will be having an open house from 11-1 and mass at 10 a.m. on Sunday the 28th .

Our students will celebrate throughout the week with an international food fest, career day, student appreciation and teacher appreciation days, and we will end the week with spirit day.

St. Joseph-St. Thomas:

St. Joseph - St. Thomas students will be collecting canned goods for a local food pantry. Our goal is to donate over 2,000 cans for the third year in a row. During the week, we will build a variety of structures with the cans as part of our "can"struction STEM activity.

St. Patrick School:

For Catholic Schools Week, Saint Patrick's will be helping the needy by making sandwiches and having them delivered. We will also have a Spirit Day and a book sale for the missions.

St. Peter-St. Paul Elementary School

Tuesday we are having our Faith Fair. Wednesday we are doing a service project (still deciding on the details). Thursday is Watch me Work Day, where parents are invited to visit their child's class in the morning.

St. Rita School:

St. Rita School celebrates Catholic Schools Week with many events. These are just a few: we attend school mass to celebrate Catholic Schools. We have separate Parent, Faculty/Staff, and Student Appreciation Days. Our Service Activity includes collecting soup cans on our Souper Bowl Monday.

We also learn through our firemen visits and get creative with our school wide book fair where students create and wear hats that depict their favorite character and or books. Lastly, all of our teachers along with their students decorate their front doors to emphasize the meaning of Catholic Schools through our annual theme.

St. Teresa School:

St. Teresa School will be hosting several events throughout the week including, Career day, visits from elected officials, cultural day, collection of food and supplies for homeless shelters.

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ROLLER COASTER MADNESS

You are at your favorite amusement park. The time is 2:45 PM, you need to leave at 4:45 PM and you want to ride the roller coaster as many times as possible. The ride is three minutes long. However, the rules state you must get off after each ride and get back in line. The line is rather long and the wait time in line is 12 minutes. How many times can you ride the roller coaster?

Bird Match

See if you can name these birds

Quail Turkey Crane Dove

Kite Condor Peacock Swan Crow

FOR THE BIRDS

You are looking at a flock of pigeons in the park. The ratio of Plain Pigeons to Fancy Pigeons is 5:1.

You count 36 pigeons.

How many are Fancy pigeons?

Can You Spot the Differences?

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Solutions and More!

Bird Match

Can You Spot the Differences?

Dove

Swan

ROLLER COASTER MADNESS

Answer: 8 Rides Solution: 2:45 to 4:45 is 2 hours.

Wait time plus ride time = 3 minutes + 12 minutes = 15 minutes (1/4 hour).

There are 4 quarters (1/4) for each hour.

So 4 rides per hour × 2 hours = 8 Rides.

Peacock

FOR THE BIRDS

Turkey

Crow Condor

Answer: 6 Fancy Pigeons Solution: If the ratio is 5:1, 5 plain + 1 Fancy = 6 pigeons.

36 ÷ 6 = 6 groups of pigeons.

Crane

6 × (5) plain + 6 × (1) Fancy

Kite

Quail

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The Mighty Ice Mountains By: Catherine DiDomenico Demarco Jetting from the ocean, sometimes miles high, These Ice Mountains soar from the sea to the sky, From Tide Water to Piedmont, these glaciers are many, In Alaska, for example, one can find plenty, Up to 100,000 glaciers call Alaska their home, Only 650 have a name of their own.

Glaciers are formed by layers of snow Each sits on each other having no place to go.

As the snow falls, it gathers plants, soil, and rocks, The debris gets stuck forming layers of rot Massive rivers of frozen snow are then formed, Pulled down by gravity from mountain tops where they’re born You may think these Ice Mountains could never move, But the soft ice melt below causes them to glide slow and smooth, The slow moving ice causes big slabs to fall off, Calving, it’s called, due to the ice getting soft, When these massive pieces of ice cascade to the sea, It sounds like a cannon blast from which you should flee, And why does glacier ice appear blue?

Because when all other colors are reflected, Poor captured blue knows not what to do, One more thought before you go, This alarming fact you simply must know, Sadly, our glaciers have receded at a great rate, Due to rising ocean temperatures and pollution, our experts state.

So raise awareness, do all you can do, To save our magnificent Ice Mountains of Blue.

As fifth graders study the Western Hemisphere, they will have the opportunity to interpret and illustrate a collection of poems about Alaska. Some of the poems will be included in upcoming editions of Kidz Buzz. Artwork from each school will be showcased at The Golden Cross Award for Education Breakfast in April.

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Bee Published!

Hey kids! Send in your original artwork, letters, and poems to be printed in an upcoming edition. Just have your parents complete this form and send it with your submission to:

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Voorhees, NJ 08043 Name__________________________________________ Age ______________________ Address __________________________________________________________________ City____________________________ State_______ Zip __________________________ Home Phone______________________ Cell Phone ______________________________ Your Signature (This is my own artwork) ____________________________________ Parent’s Signature_________________________________________________________ Parent’s Email ____________________________________________________________

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By: Dr. Susan B. Miller, Director of Math Instruction, Archdiocese of New York

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Art and Math

id you know that art is often related to math?

One artist who often used math to create his work is M.C. Escher. Take a look at this drawing, Two Birds, which he completed in 1938. What do you see? Look more carefully…do you see birds flying in two directions? You might wonder how he did that! Well, he used math. It’s a special type of math called a tessellation.

A tessellation is created when a shape is repeated over and over again, covering the surface of the paper, without any gaps or overlaps. Another word

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for a tessellation is a tiling. Can you see how this picture is a bit like tiles on the floor? It would cover the whole floor without any gaps.

Ancient Greeks decorated their homes with tessellations. Persian and Islamic artists also created spectacular tessellating designs. You can make a tessellation too – it’s pretty easy if you have an index card. Here’s how you do it.

Step 1: Take an index card and place it in front of you. Draw a line from top to bottom. Make it

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pretty simple the first time you are trying this!

Step 2: Cut along the line you drew. Step 3: Tape the piece on the other side of the index card. Step 4: Then draw a line across the middle. Step 5: Again, cut along the line. This time tape the piece along the top of the index card. Step 6: Use your imagination to draw a picture. Step 7: Then, use your shape to create a tile pattern on a larger paper.

Have fun making your own tessellations!

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Education At Its Best By: Sara Collins, Blended Learning Coordinator, Archdiocese of New York

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unt and peck, one finger at a time, two thumbs, two hands?

Which one describes your typing style? The most efficient and effective way to type on a keyboard is by using both hands on the “home row” of keys. You can find the home row of keys by placing your hands on the keyboard with your right index finger on the “J” key and your left index finger on the “F” key. Knowing how to find home row is the first step toward becoming a more proficient typist, but

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practice is the only way to increase your speed and accuracy. NitroType. com is a great website designed to make typing fun. This free site allows you to race in real time with other people all over the world. The faster you type, the faster your virtual car zooms across the screen.

NitroType is anonymous and safe for all ages to use. So if you’re tired of hunting and pecking for keys on a keyboard, try practicing your typing skills by visiting NitroType.com.

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Mastering mathematics.

Counting blessings.

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