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April Fools’ Day Challenge Contest, Edible Eyeball recipe, Dissolving Peeps experiment, Poetry, Earth Day, Frogs, and more

TACHS test prep Phyllis G. Merlino, DDS

April is finally here and this is my favorite edition of the year.

I love April Fools’ Day because that means my fun April Fools’ Day Challenge Contest is back. Make sure that you look at everything very carefully as you read the paper this month. See if you can find all of the upside down, mixed-up and scrambled things throughout the paper to enter the contest found on the back cover.

We also celebrate National Poetry Month, Earth Day, and National Frog Month in April. This edition is filled with great articles, activities, jokes and puzzles to keep you learning, rhyming, recycling and hopping through April.

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Don’t miss the great story about the baseball that breaks a window in Write to the Point, learn tips for how to focus and stay calm in Character Counts, try the Dissolving Peeps experiment in The Wonders of Science, and make some edible eyeballs in Honeycomb Corner.

Be sure to check out the calendar and Page 15 for the Alaska Poetry & Showcase of Art Event. We celebrate our Alaska Poetry series with poetry readings and a student art reception. Congratulations to all of the winning entries.

This is definitely a month full of fun as we are finally done with snow and we watch the grass get greener and the flowers bloom.

Welcome Spring!

Your friend,

April Fools’ Day Challenge Contest............20

Write to the Point............................................8

Happy Birthday............................................ 18

It’s Your Birthday............................................7

Golden Cross for Education........................ 18

Buzzing Through the Trees...........................5

Math Corner.................................................. 16

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

Bee Published............................................... 15

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

Honeycomb Corner...................................... 15

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

Education At Its Best................................... 15

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

Alaska Poetry & Showcase of Art................ 15

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

Earth Day Acrostic Poem............................ 14 Brain Buzz Solutions.................................... 14 Brain Buzz..................................................... 13 Calendar.........................................................11 Our Buzzing Artists...................................... 10 The Wonders of Science................................9 Character Counts............................................8

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A message from the Regional Superintendent Hello and Welcome to the month of April!

If you are reading this edition before or after April 1st, my sentiment is the same, Happy Easter to you and your families.

Easter, the highest and holiest of holidays in the Christian faith, is a time for rejoicing as the Lord has risen! Let us continue throughout the year to celebrate the sacrifices Jesus has made for us.

In April, we also celebrate Earth Day on April 22nd.

There is a beautiful Native American Proverb that states “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”. Throughout the month of April, take time to notice the beautiful Earth God has given us. Respect our resources, don’t waste water, don’t litter, and turn off lights when leaving a room. They are small acts that we can do to make our world a better place! We finish our month with Arbor Day on April 27th.

Arbor day is a celebration of trees and their importance to providing shelter, stabilization for the ground and beauty to the beholder.

Did you know that April is National Poetry Month? On Tuesday, May 1st, students will be participating in our upcoming “The Wonders of Alaska: Poetry in Art” Art Show and Reception, featuring poetry readings by author, the Honorable Catherine DiDomenico DeMarco and art illustrations by our 5th Grade students. You can find more information as you read through this edition.

Wishing you all a wonderful month,

Zoilita M. Herrera, Regional Superintendent

2018 Outstanding Catholic Community Awards

We are excitedly preparing for our Golden Cross for Education to be held on April 22nd.

Each year we celebrate those who have continued to dedicate themselves to our school communities. I am proud to announce that we will be honoring Monsignor Thomas Bergin, and Senator Andrew Lanza as well as the following honorees who will be receiving the 2018 Outstanding Catholic Community Awards.

SCHOOL NAME HONOREE NAME Academy of St. Dorothy .............................. Sr. Mary Ann Keegan, SSD Blessed Sacrament .......................................... Ms. Marie DeBenedetto Holy Rosary...................................................Ms. Melissa Abouabdallah Our Lady of Good Counsel ........................................ Ms. Joan Sclafani Our Lady Help of Christians ................................ Ms. Jo Ann Maldarelli Our Lady of Mt. Carmel-S.B. .......................................Mr. Jose Rossell Our Lady Queen of Peace ...........................................Ms. Jane Gentile Our Lady Star of the Sea ...................................... Ms. Catherine Houle Sacred Heart .........................................................Ms. Francine Rizzuto St. Adalbert ..................................................................Ms. Lisa Sclafani St. Ann ............................................................................Mr. Angelo Piro St. Charles ..........................................................Ms. Elizabeth Browne St. Christopher ........................................................Mr. Joseph Ribaudo St. Clare ............................................................... Ms. Jessica Bonavita St. Joseph Hill Academy ....................................... Ms. Jeanmarie Kraft St. Joseph-St. Thomas .............................................Mr. Luis Melendez St. Patrick .........................................................................Sr. Mary Ferro St. Peter-St. Paul .......................................................... Ms. Mary Quinn St. Rita ..................................................................Ms. Carolyn Esposito St. Teresa ...................................................................... Mr. Brian Lyons

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

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The Poetry of the Bible: The Psalms as “a School of Prayer”

id you know that the book of Psalms in the Old Testament of the Bible is a type of poetry? The Psalms were written by David, a young shepherd and musician who gained fame by killing the giant Goliath. David would later become the King of Israel!

(You can read about David’s encounter with Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:32-58.) The Psalms have been described as a school of prayer, because they were written as a way to worship God, offer thanksgiving, and even sometimes cry out to Him for help. The Psalms express our humanity, because just like David, we also have experienced feelings of great anguish and sorrow, but also feelings of joy and thanksgiving for being children of God. The Church dedicates the month of April to Jesus

in the Most Holy Eucharist. In the original Greek version of the Gospels, Jesus uses the word Eucharist [εὐχαριστήσας – eucharistēsas] at the Last Supper to mean “giving thanks.” Do you ever wonder what a poem written to give thanksgiving for the Holy Eucharist might be like? Could you write one with your family or friends?

Can you decode the cryptogram? Fill in the letters that correspond to the numbers below the blanks to solve the phrase. One clue is that the fifth word is “Shepherd.”

If you still need help, you can look up the verse in the Bible that is cited at the end. Can you see in the verses of the cryptogram how David was a poet? His poetry is very beautiful!

Values Infusion Program: The Value for the Month of April is Responsibility What is the relationship between responsibility and the gift of faith?

“All shall die because of their own iniquity: the teeth of anyone who eats unripe grapes shall be set on edge” (Jeremiah 31:30).

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pril is National Poetry Month and it gives us another opportunity to expand our reading!

National Poetry Month was created by the Academy of American Poets.

Inspired by Black History Month and Women’s History Month, the academy believed in 1995 that there should be a month-long celebration of poetry. The following year, in 1996, they created National Poetry Month and it is celebrated in the United States every April. The Academy of American Poets wants us to celebrate National Poetry Month by emphasizing the accomplishments of poets, encouraging people to read poetry, helping teachers read and discuss poetry in the classroom, and increasing support for poetry and poets.

Poetry has been in our day-today lives since we were very young.

Nursery rhymes are usually the first type of poetry that we read or have read to us. Nursery rhymes follow a specific structure or form and their purpose is to tell stories. Many nursery rhymes have funny subjects that make them more interesting for us to read too! As we grow up and

become better readers, we can read more advanced poetry like haikus, limericks, sonnets, narratives, epics, and free verse.

Haikus are three-line poems with five syllables in the first line, seven syllables in the second line, and five syllables in the third line.

Poets are known to write about nature in their haikus.

Limericks are five-line poems with the rhyme scheme defined as A-A-B-B-A. In other words, the first, second, and the fifth lines rhyme and the third and fourth lines rhyme.

They are funny poems and poets usually write them to be humorous or to entertain their readers.

Sonnets are 14-line poems in which the last word of every other line rhymes. The concluding two lines of the sonnet are called a couplet and they also rhyme. Couplets can stand alone or be part of a poem, as they are in sonnets. Poets usually write sonnets about nature or love, but they can write about any topic.

Narratives (or narrative poems) tell a story. These poems have narration, characters, and a plot.

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Epic poems are similar in structure to narrative poems and they typically celebrate adventures and accomplishments of heroes.

Free verse poetry does not

have any rules, despite the structured poems mentioned earlier. Writers can create their own rhyming, syllable count, punctuation, number of lines, number of stanzas, and line formation.

Interesting poetry facts: Ì Poetry can increase our vocabulary. Ì The most popular form of poetry in the world is the haiku. Ì The shortest poem was written by George MacDonald and called “The Shortest and Sweetest of Songs.” The

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poem is only two words! The poem reads “Come Home.” Ì The oldest poem is the Babylonian poem the “Epic of Gilgamesh” written about King Gilgamesh. Ì The longest poem in the world is an Indian epic poem called “Mahabharata.”

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n April 22, 1970, approximately 20 million people nationwide attended the first Earth Day celebrations to educate people that this planet's resources are not infinite and will not last forever. Once we've used up and destroyed the resources of our Earth, that’s it. We all need to remember that Earth Day is not one day of celebrating, but instead a reminder of what we should be doing all year long.

Here are some easy ways to show kids (and parents) what Earth Day is really all about:

☛ Not littering ☛ Recycle items and even take them to a recycling center ☛ Turning out lights when not in use ☛ Not wasting water

☛ Reducing fuel emissions by walking whenever possible ☛ Program the thermostat at home to be more energy efficient ☛ Reusing and repurposing rather than using disposable items

When it comes to recycling, the icons at the bottom of bottles, cans, boxes, and containers can be a little confusing. Are you always sure what to recycle and how? Here is an easy guide for the common items we use that should be recycled: ☛ Aluminum, tin, steel cans

☛ cleaning product bottles

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☛ soft cover books

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Earth Day is only one day a year, but saving our planet for ourselves and for future generations is a life-long endeavor. By celebrating Earth Day, we can learn how important it is to protect our planet. Always remember that one person really can make a difference.

What other sounds do frogs make? w Northern Spring Peepers (shown) live in New Jersey and New York

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across New Jersey, 14 species across New York, and 17 species across Pennsylvania. The Green Frog, which has brown or gray blotches on its back and a white belly, lives in freshwater across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It’s said that the Green Frog’s voice sounds like a loose banjo string! The frog’s sound There are more than 4,500 species of frogs and they share is compared to a banjo string because each note produces less many characteristics. Frogs have excellent eyesight and hearing. and less sound. Green Frogs make another sound too and it is They have powerful back legs and webbed feet, which help known as their alarm call. It sounds like a high-pitched peep them to jump and swim. Frogs use their legs to dig or burrow and the Green Frogs usually make that sound when they’re underground for hibernation. Additionally, frogs are skilled at frightened before they jump into the water. camouflage because they can change the color of their skin to Another common species of frogs in New Jersey, New York, blend into their surroundings. Frogs are wonderful climbers and Pennsylvania is the Wood Frog. This species is easy to too, which helps them escape from predators. identify because it has a dark patch around its eyes, which makes Despite sharing many of the same characteristics, frogs differ it look like it’s wearing a mask! Wood Frogs live primarily in in size, color, habitat, and sound. Did you know that each frog wooded areas across New Jersey. It’s said that they make sounds has a unique sound? Frogs can make sounds like chirps, croaks like a duck! (male frogs only), whistles, ribbits, peeps, clucks, barks, and The American Toad is very common in northern New Jersey grunts. Some of these sounds can be heard as far as one mile and across New York and Pennsylvania. The American Toad away! needs to live near a shallow body of water. You may have There are 15 species of frogs and toads found commonly already seen an American Toad since they live anywhere from a

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and they sound like a whistle with a voice described as a “peep, peep, peep, peep.” w Upland Chorus Frogs live primarily in northern and northwestern New Jersey and in parts of Pennsylvania, with a voice like a creaking sound - described as “crreek” or “prreep.” w Bullfrogs live throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania and have a loud voice that sounds like “jug-o-rum.” w Carpenter Frogs live throughout southern New Jersey and into parts of western and northern New Jersey. Carpenter Frogs’ voice is like a carpenter hitting nails with hammers (“pu-tunk, pu-tunk, pu-tunk”). w Southern Leopard Frogs live throughout New Jersey and in parts of New York and have a voice that sounds like a chuckle! w Pickerel Frogs live across New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. It’s said that the Pickerel Frog’s voice sounds like a snore!

backyard to the woods. American Toads are brown, gray, olive, or brick red in color. Their voice is described as a long, musical trill. The sounds can last anywhere between 6 to 30 seconds!

The Pine Barren Treefrog lives primarily in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. It is bright green in color with lavender stripes outlined in white. These frogs sound like a horn honking!

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

“Do You Need Dialogue? ” me standing there. I had to explain to him what happened and he was angry. After a while, I convinced Mr. Brown that I would pay for the window to be fixed and then I went to go find my “friends.”

“Mrs. Downing, will you read my Narrative?” asked Sam. “Sure, what did you write about?”

“I wrote about the time I was playing ball with my friends and I broke the neighbor’s window.”

“Sounds like a great story, let me see,” said Mrs. Downing.

Mrs. Downing began to read:

“Sam, this is a great story idea, but you need to rewrite this using Dialogue!”

“What is Dialogue?” asked Sam.

All of my friends in the neighborhood were playing ball in the street. We were having a great time until I hit a fly ball and it went right into Mr. Brown’s window. Glass went everywhere and Mr. Brown came out of his front door. All of the kids ran and left

“Dialogue is writing what your characters are saying to each other in a story. Dialogue makes your characters come to life - it keeps a story moving and grabs the reader’s attention.

Let me show you. Here is your story rewritten with Dialogue!”

Writing Prompt: Write a short narrative about some personal experience. Rewrite it using Dialogue.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy-W5.3B: Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.

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

Who? What?

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veryone wants to learn. Each of us learns differently because our brains are wired in unique ways. Some people may have trouble focusing and remembering, while others may have difficulty managing impulsivity, or actions. There are several mindfulness strategies that can help different learners to focus better or calm themselves. Maybe these tricks can help you, too!

Focus Tips:

1. Get up and move - moving your body will send oxygen and blood to your brain to keep you focused 2. Visualize - When you are reading or listening make a mental movie in your mind. This will help you to act the words out in your mind.

3. Take note - Use sticky notes and

when your mind starts to wander, reread and make a note. You can even draw quick reminder pictures.

4. Say it - Sometimes you forget what you see but you might remember it if you say it out loud. See if you can read with a partner or retell key parts to a friend.

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“Smaaaaackkk!, the ball went flying.

Dwayne ran to first base.

“This is an awesome game guys!” I screamed.

“Move, here comes a car,” shouted Leo. “Ok, coast is clear, Sam is up,” yelled Dominic.

He threw a fastball, and I whacked it as hard as I could!

“Yeeesss!” I screamed. The ball went flying in the air.

“CRAAACCKKK, SMAAASSHHH, BAAANNGGG!” Glass was everywhere.

“OMG, it went into that window!” screamed Dwayne.

“Hurry, everyone run!” yelled Leo. The next thing I knew Mr. Brown was

stomping out his door and running over to me, his face was red!

“I’m calling your parents, how dare you, why did you do this?” he screamed.

“I am so sorry, Mr. Brown, really, it was an accident. I was just playing ball with my friends and I hit a fly ball. I didn’t mean it.”

I said.

“I don’t believe you, where is everyone else?”

“They ran, I guess they got scared. I promise to pay for it to be fixed. I will use my allowance. I can even rake your leaves and walk your dog to make it up to you.” I begged.

“Ok, thank you for staying and doing the right thing. I appreciate it. Things happen, I was a boy your age once. Please promise to play ball at the field from now on!” he said.

“Yes, sir!”

“Now go find those friends of yours and tell them.”

“Oh, I will. Maybe I will also find some new Friends.”

“Good Idea!” he chuckled.

Mr. Brown and I looked at each other and laughed.

“What do you think about your story now, Sam?” asked Mrs. Downing “Wow, I love it!” said Sam. “Me too!” said Mrs. Downing.

Calm Tips: 1. Get up and move - releasing some extra energy may prepare your body to relax and learn.

2. Breathe - Take a deep breath in and hold it.

Then slowly exhale. Controlled breathing will calm your body and brain.

3. Soothing sounds - find a sound in the room to focus on like the hum of a fan or the tick of

the clock. Concentrate on the sound and the rhythm.

4. Touch - Find something to squeeze or rub that makes you feel calm. If nothing is available, tap the tip of each finger on your thumb moving across all the fingers while concentrating on the touches.

Remember that different strategies work better for different people. Helping someone that needs support will make it a better place for everyone. These tips can help you if you need to wake up your brain or just calm your body down. For more mindfulness strategies visit: https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/mindfulness-for-children-kids-activities/

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Lindsay Wanko, Teacher of the Deaf, JFK Elementary, Berlin Twp., NJ

“Spring” into Science: Dissolving Peeps Spring is here - the signs are all around us! The days are sunnier, the air is filled with warmth and the birds happily chirp in the trees.

You might also see the supermarket shelves filled with bright colored candy and tasty treats!

One Spring candy is the “Peep.” Sure these Peeps are cute - but just how tough are they?

Let’s put these little marshmallow chicks to the test for this month’s science experiment!

With this activity, you will explore how different household liquids can be used to dissolve a Peep. Simply put, “dissolve” means to become broken up, absorbed by something, or to disappear into something else. For example, if you put sugar in water and mix it, it seems to disappear. The sugar has dissolved in the water. Using some materials below, you can discover which liquid is best for breaking down the Peep.

Materials:

Procedure: 1. 1 packet of Peeps 6. Observe the cups after 30 minutes and 2. Clear cups (4 or more, 1. Identify the liquids for the experiment. again after 1 hour.

Try to at least include vinegar, Coca-cola depending on how 7. To see the most change, let your Peeps and water. many liquids you use) soak overnight. Observe them after 24 3. Post-its to label each 2. Set-up the cups in a safe place so that hours. cup they won’t get spilled or knocked over.

4. 1 Spoon 8. Use the spoon to remove the Peeps from 3. Place 1 Peep in each cup.

5. Paper plates the cups and place each on the matching 4. Fill each cup with a different liquid and 6. A variety of liquids, labeled paper plate. label each with a post-it note. for example: 5. Now wait! While your Peeps are soaking, 9. Observe the results that the liquids had • Water on the Peeps. label your paper plates with the names of • Vinegar the liquids you used to fill the cups.

• Apple Juice • Orange Juice Discussion: • Coca-Cola or Pepsi Which Peep dissolved the most? Which Peep liquid was this Peep soaking in, an acid or a base?

• Laundry Detergent dissolved the least? Why do you think the specific In what ways can you change or continue your • Milk Peep dissolved more than others? What type of experiment to create other results or outcomes?

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St. Joseph-St. Thomas School in Pleasant Plains dissected sterilized barn-owl pellets to learn about the food chain. (read full article on website)

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Our Lady of Good Counsel School -Annual Math-AThon for St. Jude’s Research Hospital. (read full article on website)

St. Christopher School 8th Grade Lenten Art Project. “The Last Supper”, Renaissance Art, meets Cubism-inspired by Leonardo DaVinci

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Jar #3 has 2185 jelly beans.

Estimate to the nearest hundred, the total number of jelly beans.

Is this estimate higher or lower than the actual number?

Why?

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12 + 144 + 20 + 3 4 + (5 x 11) = 92 + 0 7

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©2007 WWW.PRINTABLES4KIDS.COM Jokes to Celebrate

National Frog Month Earth Day This puzzle is for personal use only and may not be sold or duplicated for sale.

Why are frogs so happy?

What does a frog wear on St. Patrick’s day?

What did the frog dress up for on Halloween?

What’s green and red?

What’s green with red spots?

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What happens when two frogs collide?

What kind of shoes do frogs wear?

What do frogs do with paper?

What is a frogs favorite time?

Maze

Help get the recycling into the bin

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Why are frogs so happy?

What’s green and red?

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They eat ©2007 WWW.PRINTABLES4KIDS.COM whatever bugs them! A very mad frog.

What does a frog wear on What’s green with red spots?

St. Patrick’s day?

A frog with the chicken pox!

Nothing!

What happens when two frogs What did the frog dress up collide? for on Halloween?

They get tongue tied!

A prince.

RECYCLE

This puzzle is for personal use only and may not be sold or duplicated for sale.

What kind of shoes do frogs wear?

Open toad!

What do frogs do with paper?

Rip-it!

What is a frogs favorite time?

Leap Year!

Equation Limerick A dozen, a gross, and a score Plus three times the square root of four Divided by seven Plus five times eleven Is nine squared and not a bit more

12 + 144 + 20 + 3 4 + (5 x 11) = 92 + 0 7

Planet Poetry celebrate National Poetry Month with an Earth Day Acrostic Poem

Use the Bee Published form and send in your poem to be published in the next edition.

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

Experimenting with

Poetry

Parent’s Email ____________________________________________________________ Parent’s Signature_________________________________________________________

The Wonders of Alaska: Poetry in Art Art show and Reception

Your Signature (This is my own artwork) ____________________________________

April is National Poetry Month and I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate than encouraging all of you to release your inner poet! Poetry is a form of writing that can have a large number or rules, or no rules at all.

That’s the magic of this form of writing. But what if your creative juices aren’t flowing? What if you don’t know where to start when it comes to writing your very own poem? As with most things, there’s a website for that!

Poem Generator is a free website that helps you write your very own poems. All you have to do is choose the structure of your verse, enter the words you’d like to use in the poem, and choose a penname. The website will generate a poem from your selections and, viola! You’re a poet and didn’t even know it. Poem Generator can be accessed by visiting www.poem-generator.org.uk.

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Poetry readings by the author, Hon. Catherine DiDomenico DeMarco and featuring A Showcase of Art of the winnning entries of our 5th Grade Students

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Tuesday, May 1st, 2018

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Monsignor Farrell Lobby/Atrium 2900 Amboy Road Staten Island, NY 10306

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:

Inquiries regarding the event, email: Diana.Gatto@archyny.org *Event is free and by invitiation to our families and student participants.

Bee Published!

Bee Published!

Edible Eyeballs Ingredients

Fun for April Fools’ Day (and any day)

1/2 c. softened cream cheese 22 chocolate sandwich cookies 1/2 c. chocolate chips 2 c. white chocolate chips Ring-shaped gummies

Directions

Cookie sheet Waxed paper Mixing bowl Microwaveable measuring cup or small, deep bowl Tablespoon Toothpicks

1. Line the cookie sheet with waxed paper.

2. Place cookies in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin.

3. Combine the cookie crumbs and softened cream cheese in a mixing bowl and stir until well combined.

4. Roll half tablespoonfuls of the cookie mixture into balls and place them on the waxed paper.

Make a thumb imprint (about nickel-size) in the top of each ball.

5. Chill the cookie balls until firm (about 1 hour).

6. Take each ring-shaped gummy and stretch the centers to enlarge the holes and insert a chocolate chip, tip down, in each one to make the eyeballs. Set aside.

7. Pour the white chocolate chips into the measuring cup or bowl and melt in the microwave

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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:

Kidz Buzz P.O. Box 734

Voorhees, NJ 08043 Name__________________________________________ Age ______________________

according to the directions on the package (with adult supervision).

8. Insert a toothpick into one of the chilled cookie balls. Dip the ball into the melted white chocolate and then set it on the tray. Use another toothpick to gently hold and remove first toothpick.

Immediately set one of the eyeball candies into the thumb print space and gently press it into the depression. Repeat this for all of the cookie balls.

9. Allow the white chocolate coating to cool and harden before serving the eyeballs (can be placed in refrigerator to chill). Store leftover eyeballs in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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Starting the year off right!

By: Dr. Susan Miller, Director Superintendent of Math Instruction, Archdiocese New York SusanB. Miller, Associate of Curriculum and of Staff Development

Happy Numbers always end with “1”

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here is so much interesting mathematics and we can’t always get to it in a classroom! One example of this would be Happy Numbers! Wait, Happy Numbers?? What makes a number happy? Well, it’s a term used to describe a number that follows a particular set of rules.

For example, you know that a prime number is one where the only factors are one and itself. A composite number has more factors than one and itself. Happy Numbers follow a slightly more complicated set of rules. Let’s take a look.

A Happy Number is one that ends in “1” when you follow this process:

On the other hand, 4 is NOT happy; it is actually referred to as “despairing!”

We can see this because the final result of the single digit is 4!

If the number is a single digit, square it (multiply it by itself).

If the result or the original number has multiple digits, take each digit by itself and square the digit (multiply it by itself).

Repeat until you get to the number 1.

First, we need to understand what it means to square a number. When we square a digit such as 3, or multiply it by itself, we write that digit as 32, which means multiply 3x3. Take a look at the chart – can you see that each number squared is the same as the number multiplied by itself?

Now, let’s try to find a Happy Number.

Take a look at this example. 19 is a Happy Number! When we squared each digit, and added the results until we got to a single digit, we found that the final digit was 1! As a result, it is classified as a Happy Number!

Using the chart of squares (first chart), see if you can figure out if 20 is a Happy Number. What about 34? If you are up for a challenge, you might see if you can find all the Happy Numbers from 1-100!

Did you see any patterns? Could you find any shortcuts once you got started? I hope you enjoyed these Happy Numbers!

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10-WEEK COURSE INCLUDES: ◆ Small class sizes. ◆ 20 hours of individualized instruction

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The Golden Cross for Education Award Breakfast 2018 Honorees

The Honorable Andrew J. Lanza, New York State Senator, 24th District Reverend Monsignor Thomas J. Bergin, Former Chairman, Catholic School Region of Staten Island Board of Trustees Guest Speaker The Most Reverend Bishop John J. O’Hara, Episcopal Vicar of Staten Island and Celebrating the 22 Members of our Catholic School Communities with the 2018 Outstanding Catholic Community Award

Sunday, April 22, 2018 8:30 am Mass at Hilton Garden Inn - 9:30 am Breakfast and Award Ceremony to follow The Hilton Garden Inn, 1100 South Avenue, Staten Island

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Practicing melodies.

And morals.

Invest in a Catholic education when it makes the most difference. Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of New York offer a unique combination of academic and spiritual development that helps children of all backgrounds get the best start in life. Our students learn in an environment where respect, courtesy and service to others are always part of the curriculum—and they are outpacing New York State and New York City public school students in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency standards.

We invite you to see the value of a Catholic education: schedule a tour at a nearby school at any time, or attend one of the upcoming TOURING TUESDAY open house events being held at 132 participating Catholic elementary schools—including 21 on Staten Island.

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Celebrating 107 years

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Find all of the mixed-up items in this edition and enter to win a Gift Certificate to a favorite local place.

PILAR is a month filled with fun, and it starts with PILAR Fools’ Day on PILAR 1st. Have fun this month looking for all of the backward, upside down, scrambled, and mixed-up things in the paper.

Cut the items out and send them in, along with a written list, for a chance to win. * Use the Bee Published form in the paper to submit your entry.

Submissions should be received by the 15th of each month in order to be eligible to win.

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