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The Olympics, Read Across America, Women’s History Month, A Spaghetti Experiment, and more!

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March is a month full of exciting things...Read Across America, Women’s History Month, and the start of Spring, which means warmer weather, blooming flowers, and outdoor fun.

When you think about the great accomplishments of the US Olympic athletes from the Winter Olympics, think about what helped to make them great. Was it their skill, determination, discipline, respect, diet, or all of the above? We know for sure that hard work, exercise, and focus are the key elements for accomplishing anything, so remember these three things as you set your mind on your own goals.

Rhyme Contest (Dr. Seuss Style). See Page 15 to create a short and funny rhyme like Dr. Seuss....and be creative! Throughout this edition, you can also read about two dynamic women in history, you can play with your food as you test the strength of spaghetti, you can learn about the four-leaf clover, make some fun recipes, and more!

Enjoy the month of March!

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by Laura Edwards

WINTER OLYMPICS:

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Go for the Gold

id you know that the first Winter Olympics were held in 1901? At the time, they were called the Nordic Games and were modeled after the 1896 Olympics. The creator was General Viktor Gustaf Balckin from Stockholm, Sweden. The sports for the Nordic Games were: bandy (a sport like ice-hockey), cross-country and Nordic skiing, curling, downhill racing, ice-skating, ice-yachting, skeleton, ski jumping, and sled-dog racing. But the Nordic Games were not limited to winter sports. Athletes also competed in sports such as skeleton sleighing behind horses, skiing behind reindeer, car racing, and motorcycle racing!

The games were held again in 1903 and then in 1905. From that point forward, they were held every four years until 1926. The Summer and Winter Olympic Games were held in the same year until 1992. Then the decision was made to alternate them every four years.

The International Olympic Commission chose cities that were known for winter sports, such as cities with ski-lodges, as the hosting cities. Now, the International Olympic Commission chooses the cities in a bid every two years. The bidding cities go through a ten month investigation with the International Olympic

The following are the sports at the Winter Olympics today.

Which Olympic event is your favorite?

Commission to determine if the city can handle the number of people the Olympics bring. The bidding city also has to show that hosting the Olympics would be beneficial to the city - proving to their residents that the expense would be worth it, and maintaining positive media exposure.

Currently the Winter Olympics have been hosted in 11 different countries spread across three continents! The modem Olympic flag has five linked rings each in a primary color used in all of the flags of the nations competing in the games. As of 2017, there had been only 12 countries to send athletes to every Winter Olympic Games. The 12 counties were Austria, Canada, Finland, France, Great Brit-

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ain, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. Of those countries, Austria, Canada, Finland, Norway, and the United States earned medals. The United States is the only country to earn gold medals at every Olympics!

So what makes an athlete an Olympian? Olympians possess many of the same characteristics and qualities.

For example, they know how to push themselves to be their best, manage their time, have self-confidence, stay focused, adapt, keep learning, stay motivated, have personal accountability, seek success, and believe in their future. They also need to have a lot of support from family, coaches, and friends.

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Read Across America in March...and all year long!

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Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis

his year, National Education Association has partnered with Reading is Fundamental. Together, they are helping to celebrate and grow a large community of readers. Books have been chosen that feature people with diverse interests and backgrounds, and have messages about what makes our communities and country strong. Each book has activities and content to go with it like puzzles, videos, resources and more.

As you look for fun books to read this month, why not check out these great choices and let your excitement of reading grow.

The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!: Written by Carmen Agra

Deedy and Illustrated by Eugene Yelchin Themes: Music / Individualism / Multicultural

All the Way to Havana: Written by Margarita Engle and Illustrated by Mike Curato Themes: Multicultural / Family Life

Pattan’s Pumpkin: An Indian Flood Story: Written by Chitra Soundar

Written by Jabari Asim and Illustrated by E.B. LewisThemes: African American History / Civil Rights

The Sound of Silence: Written by Katrina Goldsaito and Illustrated

by Julia Kuo Themes: Japanese Culture / Urban LIfe

Rivers of Sunlight: How the Sun Moves Water Around the Earth: Written by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm Themes: Water Cycle / Conservation / STEM

Lotus and Feather: Written by Ji-li Jiang and Illustrated by Julie Downing Themes: Chinese Culture / Caregiving

Over and Under the Pond: Written by Kate Messner and Illustrated Wild Berries: Written and Illustrated by Julie Flett Themes: Native American / Family Life / Multicultural

by Christopher Silas Neal Themes: Ecosystems / Environment / STEM

Feel the Beat: Dance Poems that Zing from Salsa to Swing

Written by Marilyn Singer and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant Themes: Dance /

The Three Lucys: Written by Hayan Charara and Illustrated by Sara Kahn Music / Multicultural Themes: Conflict / Middle East History

Her Right Foot: Written by Dave Eggers and Illustrated by Shawn Harris Themes: US History / Acceptance / Liberty

and Illustrated by Franc Lessac Themes: Fairy Tale / Folk Tale

Go to the Literacy Central and Reading is Fundamental page through National Education Association for full descriptions of each book, and click on each title to find all of the fun activities, puzzles and more! www.rif.org/nea

What else do we know about lynx?

The Lynx

By Laura Edwards

There are four species of Lynx: Bobcat, Canadian, Eurasian, and Iberian. Bobcats live throughout the continental United States and Central America. Canadian lynx species are found throughout Alaska, Canada, and the states boardering Canada. Eurasian lynx live throughout most of Europe and Asia in countries like Austria, China, Croatia, Finland, France, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Korea, and the Ukraine. Iberian lynx species live throughout Portugal and Spain.

Since there are many species of lynx, one of the most obvious differences is that the Eurasian lynx species are larger than the Canadian species. The difference in their size is evident in food sources, or the animals that the lynx hunt.

Canadian lynx prey on mice, squirrels, and birds. Eurasian lynx hunt deer in addition to large and small animals native to the area. Iberian lynx will eat small animals like rabbits

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and vegetation. In terms of size, lynx vary between 32 to 40 inches from head to tail. Their tails are usually between 4 and 8 inches in length. Lynx also range in color between orange/brown to yellow/brown to cream to gray. The fur on the tip of their tails and the top of their ears is black. Their fur is soft and dense too. The color and length of their fur varies by climate. For example, lynx living in southern regions have short, dark-colored fur and small paws. Meanwhile, lynx living in northern climates have long, light-colored fur with large paws. Since northern regions face much harsher and colder climates than southern regions, the lynx needed to adapt to those conditions. Their coat, for example, works as camouflage. Additionally, the fur on the bottom of their paws gives them traction on snow and ice.

Lynx like to live in areas with forests, greens, reeds, and shrubs. They also use ledges and rocks as crevices to make their dens. Lynx have litters from one to six kittens and they stay with their mother between 56-70 days (8-10 weeks).

Male lynx do not take care of the young. As a species, lynx live in small groups or alone. They have excellent hearing

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♦ Bobcats are the most successful species because they are highly adaptable ♦ Iberian lynx are the most rare and endangered species ♦ A 30 pound lynx has larger paws than a 200 pound mountain lion ♦ Main predators for lynx are humans, cougars, coyotes, and wolves ♦ The average life span of a lynx is 12 to 20 years. ♦ Bobcats can live across the continent because they can live in forests, deserts, swamplands, and in mountain woodlands. and eye sight as well. Lynx are nocturnal and hunt at night.

While lynx can swim well, they are not fast runners. As a result, lynx usually hunt on the ground and by ambush. But, they can climb trees and swim to catch their prey too. Lynx are also usually quiet animals, but they will meow, purr, and hiss like a domestic cat!

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

Celebrating A Dynamic Duo!

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elen Keller and Anne Sullivan are my two favorite women in history!

They both overcame huge obstacles during their lives. Read the story of these two incredible women and get inspired!

Helen Keller was born in 1880, in Alabama. When she was 19 months old, Helen got an illness called, “brain fever”, and this illness caused her to be blind and deaf. As Helen grew into a child, she could barely communicate with anyone. She became close with Martha, who was the daughter of the cook that worked on her family’s plantation.

By the time she was 7, the two of them creat-

ed about 60 signs to communicate with each other. Helen became very wild at this time, because of her inability to communicate with other people. She would throw temper tantrums, torment her parents, kick and scream and become violent. Her family thought she needed to be sent away to a mental institution. Helen’s mother tried desperately to find help for her. She traveled to the Perkins Institute of the Blind in Boston. It is here that Helen met her new teacher, Anne Sullivan.

Sullivan became Helen’s teacher and she devoted the rest of her life to Helen - the next 49 years.

Writing Prompt: Research a Woman in History and write a Report about her.

CCSS-ELA.Literacy W.5.7: Conduct short research projects that use several sources to build knowledge through investigation of different aspects of a topic.

Anne Sullivan moved to the Keller’s plantation in 1887, and began working with Helen. She started by finger-spelling words into Helen’s hand and, at the same time, let her hold the object in the other hand. At first Helen was cooperating, but as her frustration grew, she became defiant. She threw tantrums. Sullivan suggested that she and Helen needed to be isolated from everyone else, so Helen could be more focused. Helen and Anne moved to a cottage on the plantation. The two of them struggled every day as Anne kept spelling words into her hand. One day, she made an amazing breakthrough. She spelled, “w-a-t-e-r”, into her hand and took her out to feel the water coming from the pump on the well. Suddenly, Helen spelled it.

The Power of Yet W

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

hen a baby is learning to walk and falls down 100 times, she never says, “This just isn't for me.” She keeps getting up and trying again until she can walk.

As she teeters around holding onto things to keep her balance, she never says, “That’s good enough.”

She keeps practicing and eventually she will learn to run and jump.

But somehow, as she gets older, she starts to think of mistakes as failures instead of opportunities

to learn and grow. When she falls down, she has trouble finding the courage to stand back up. She forgets that learning new things requires practice and persistence.

Has this ever happened to you?

Making mistakes and coming up with solutions to solve problems is exercise for your brain. Instead of saying, “I can’t do it!” say, “I can’t do it YET!” The power of yet will remind you that you will be able to do it soon. Don’t give

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up. Skills will improve with hard work. Challenges are opportunities to learn new things and grow.

Mistakes teach you to work harder next time. It’s called a growth mindset.

Psychologist Carol Dweck, describes a growth mindset as understanding that your basic qualities and abilities are not fixed, but rather that any ability can be developed through dedication and hard work.

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Then, she started touching the ground and wanted to know how to spell it! That night, Helen learned 30 words! Helen went on learning how to speak so others could understand her for the next 25 years. She mastered 4 different ways to communicate, including Braille. Anne and her husband helped her to write her first book, The Story of My Life, and graduated top of class from Radcliffe at the age of 24. Anne stayed by Helen’s side and helped her with everything, until her death. Helen went on to start the American Civil Liberties Union and received many awards and accomplishments in her lifetime. Helen’s autobiography was also later made into a movie and Broadway play called, The Miracle Worker.

So the next time you face something challenging, remember it’s time for some brainercise! With the power of yet, and persistence, you can turn any challenge into a great opportunity.

Instead of saying...

Try thinking...

I’m just not good at this.

I just can’t do this.

Everyone can do this better than me.

This is the best I can do.

I’m just not good at this YET. How can I get better?

What can I learn from others?

How can I make this better?

Dr. Seuss said, “And will you succeed? Yes you will indeed!

(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed). Kid, you’ll move mountains.”

Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!

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

The Strength of Spaghetti B

elieve it or not - for this month’s science experiment, you will actually get to “play” with your food!

Check your kitchen pantry for a box of spaghetti and “chow-down” on this delicious experiment.

When engineers are building bridges, they must consider how their materials will endure forces like tension (pulling apart) and compression (squishing together). For our purposes, the strands of spaghetti will act as the bridge beams that will endure various weight and pressure. The weight that the spaghetti must endure can be up to you - using some simple classroom or household items.

Materials:

v1 box of spaghetti (uncooked) vMultiple Textbooks (used to prop-up the spaghetti) vWooden blocks (could be used to prop-up the spaghetti or weights for the bridge) vDurable, small classroom or household items vRubber bands (Optional Extension)

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Create two even piles with your books or blocks. You want the piles to be about 6 inches high.

Be sure that the books or block stacks are about 8 inches apart so there is plenty of room for your pasta to rest on top.

Place 1 strand of pasta on the stacks. Place one wooden block on top of the spaghetti. Observe how quickly the pasta snaps.

Estimate how many strands of spaghetti are necessary to withstand the weight of the same wooden block.

When your pasta bridge is able to withstand that block, begin to add more blocks to add additional weight.

Have fun experimenting with how much weight your bridge can endure, adding more pasta when necessary.

Explore the strength of your bridge with various durable classroom and household items.

Optional Extension: Using rubber bands, make “beams” with the spaghetti. To do so, wrap multiple pieces of spaghetti (10 or more) together using rubber bands on each end. Make several beams like this.

Line your beams up neatly on the stacks of books and see if they can endure more weight than the pasta by itself.

Discussion Questions: How much weight can your bridge endure? What is the heaviest item it can hold? How can you modify your bridge to make it stronger? Do you think different types of pasta would be better to build this kind of bridge?

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Solutions on page 11

What Comes Next?

Look at the pattern carefully to figure out the next three basketballs in the pattern.

SPEED SKATING

Jack can skate 3 laps in 2 minutes.

EXACTLY how much time will it take him to skate 20 laps?

HOW HEAVY

You get 3 tries to lift as much weight as you can.

The average of these 3 lifts is 400 lbs.

Your first lift is 380 lbs.

Your second lift is 390 lbs.

How much is your third lift?

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1. 500m, 1,000m, 1,500m and Relays are events in this sport 3. An individual sport that uses a board in events like Parallel Giant Slalom and Big Air 4. Athletes ride a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down and forward facing 6. Athletes compete as singles or in pairs in events like Mens singles, Ladies singles, Pairs, Team and Ice Dancing 7. The sport that has Downhill, Super G, Giant slalom, and Slalom 8. The fastest sport on ice 10. The sports that is sometimes referred to as “chess on ice�

11. An individual sport where athletes fly through the air with only equipment attached to their feet

Across

2. The sport that can be Two-man, Two woman and Four-man 5. A team sport that uses sticks and pucks 9. A type of event where skiers never leave the ground 12. What type of skiing has Aerials, Moguls, Ski Cross, halfpipe

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Olympic Sports B OB S L N HO C W B O A C RO D I N F R E E S T Y L E S K I I N G

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What Comes Next?

SPEED SKATING

Answer: 13-1/3 minutes or 13 minutes 20 Seconds Solution: 20 laps ÷ 3 laps = 6-2/3.

6-2/3 × 2 minutes = 6 × 2 + 2/3 × 2 = 12 + 4/3 = 12 + 1-1/3 = 13-1/3 minutes.

1/3 of 60 seconds = 20 seconds.

HOW HEAVY

Answer: 430 lbs.

Solution: Average is 400 lbs.

Look at how far from 400 the first 2 lifts are.

20 lbs. + 10 lbs. = 30 lbs.

So the last lift must be: 400 lbs. + 30 lbs. = 430 lbs. 380 lbs. + 390 lbs. + 430 lbs. = 1200 lbs.

1200 lbs. ÷ 3 = 400 lbs.

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21st Century Life Skills 21st Century Life Skills

By Andy Pritikin President of the American Camp Association NY/NJ, Owner/Director of Liberty Lake Day Camp, and the father of two teenagers.

By Andy Pritikin President of the American Camp Association NY/NJ, Owner/Director of Liberty Lake Day Camp, and the father of two teenagers.

“If First You Don’t Succeed ... Try, Try Again!”

My parents used to say that phrase to me all the time, self-confidence is to accomplish something by yourself. technique over and over, I’d still be out there trying. The keys whenever I wanted to give up on something- I found it anSo how do we as parents, teachers, coaches and camp coun- to persistence are MOTIVATION (work ethic), and LEARNnoying. There are many moments in childhood when things selors teach children the art of persistence? First off, don’t ING FROM FAILURE. This is where we come in as adults. seem hopeless, and the first instinct is to give up. accept “giving up” as an option. Too many parents internalize We need to keep the motivation of the child, but also ask Like when I went away to sleepaway camp, and signed up the pain, sorrow and disappointment of their children, and them, “What went wrong? What could you have done differfor the water-skiing elective. Having never put water or snow rescue their children from overcoming failure. When the go- ently?” And - DON’T GIVE THEM THE ANSWERS!!! skis on my big feet, and being physically tall and awkward for ing gets tough, many parents fold right up, deferring to their This is critical thinking and creativity at its highest levels my age, this became a seemingly insurmountable challenge. children’s desires. “He just doesn’t like it,” “She’s just not good two essential 21st Century Skills that colleges and employers “Hold on, lean back, let the boat pull you up.” Such simple at it,” “It’s too difficult.” Ouch - Pop the bubble wrap! are seeking. So, control the urge to hug your kids and solve concepts, but time after time… SMACK- right onto my face!

We all have self-doubts, many of them valid. Even the great- their problems, and use these golden “teachable moments” to Meanwhile, the super cool counselor, Justin (I may have est Jedi knight ever, Luke Skywalker, spent half of “The Last help wire their brains to think and persevere through chalsubliminally named my son after him) insisted that I could do Jedi” doubting himself and the future. But his pseudo-parent, lenging situations. Just as we inoculate kids with the flu shot it, as did my friends in the back of the boat encouraging me Yoda, magically appeared and eloquently told him, “The so that their body learns how to fight the virus - we need to with hoots and hollers. After five days of frustration that felt greatest teacher, failure is.” You tell’m Yoda! I prefer the quote, similarly inoculate children with challenging situations, and like five years, I found the magical balancing act and stayed “Failure just means that you haven’t succeeded yet.” But there’s encourage them to figure out solutions and be successful for up! What an AMAZING feeling, and I don’t know if I’ve ever a catch to that… themselves! www.libertylakedaycamp.com felt prouder of myself. Because as a child, the best wayAndy@libertylakedaycamp.com to gain If I had tried to get up on my •water skis using the same

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Shamrock Pretzels

Ingredients

12 ounces green candy coating 90 mini twist pretzels (3 to 4 cups) (Makes 24 shamrocks)

Directions

1. Place the green candy coating in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30 second increments, stirring well after every 30 seconds, until the coating is melted and smooth.

Cover several baking sheets with waxed paper or parchment paper.

2. Dunk a pretzel in the melted candy until it’s completely covered. Take it out using a fork, letting the excess drip back into the bowl.

3. Place the pretzel on the baking sheet, and repeat with a second pretzel and a third, forming a shamrock shape with the bottoms touching.

4. Break a pretzel in pieces to make the stems, dip in the candy and place on shamrock.

Add a dollop of melted candy in the center to hold the shamrock.

5. Refrigerate the trays of shamrocks for about 15 minutes.

6. Serve immediately, or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

Ingredients

Mint Chocolate Fluff

One container of frozen whipped topping (thawed) 2-3 Cups crushed mint chocolate sandwich cookies 2 Cups mini marshmallows One box of vanilla instant pudding

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