FREE 4 ALL Foundation & Intermediate phase newspaper - April 2024

your TEETH & BONES

Calcium and Vitamin D work together to promote strong bones and teeth. Vitamin D helps your body absorb the calcium.

your SKIN

Your skin needs Vitamins C and E to stay healthy and repair itself from cuts and scrapes. Drinking plenty of water is also important to keep skin hydrated. your BRAIN Omega 3 Fatty Acids help your brain grow and develop, so when you get to school they help you learn!

your IMMUNE SYSTEM

Vitamins A , B , C , D and E all help your body fight germs that make you sick!

your STOMACH Fibre helps build a healthy digestive system, making it easier to go when you need to go!

EAT better, FEEL better, THINK better!

your MUSCLES

Calcium tells your body when it is time to use those muscles. This is helped by Vitamin D which regulates the release of calcium into your bones.

WHERE DO WE FIND THEM?

WHERE DO WE FIND THE VITAMINS AND MINERALS THAT KEEP US HEALTHY?

Look at this wheel and you will see!

WHAT vitamins do THESE foods contain?

LOOK CAREFULLY AT THESE FOODS. IN THE BLOCK BELOW, WRITE WHAT VITAMINS THEY CONTAIN.

MORE SUGAR? NO THANKS, I’m sweet enough!

Imagine your body is like a car, and food is the fuel that helps it run. When we eat, our body turns food into a type of sugar called glucose, which gives us energy to play, learn, and grow.

There’s a special key called insulin that helps unlock the door for glucose to enter our body’s cells and give us energy. But in some people, like those with diabetes, their body doesn’t make enough insulin or the insulin doesn’t work properly.

DIABETES

So, it’s like the door is stuck closed, and the glucose can’t get inside the cells to give us energy. That’s why people with diabetes have to take special care of their bodies by checking their blood sugar levels and taking medicine (like insulin shots or tablets) to help their bodies use the glucose properly.

With the right care, eating healthy foods, and sometimes taking medicine, people with diabetes can still do everything they love, just like everyone else!

There are two main types of diabetes - Type 1 and Type 2.

The exact cause of Type 1 This type of diabetes only sometimes affects children, who need to check their blood sugar, take meds and in some cases injec t insulin every time they eat.

Type 2 can be triggered by an unhealthy lifestyle:

• Too much sugar and carbohydrates

• Not enough exercise

• Being overweight

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF

It is important for everyone to eat HEALTHY FOODS and exercise regularly. If Type 2 is diagnosed early enough, it can be managed by making HEALTHY lifestyle changes.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

WHEW, IT’S HOT!

There has been a heatwave and the temperatures on MARCH 18th, 2024 have been recorded in some of the towns and cities in South Africa.

1 Which town had the highest temperature?

2 Which town or city had the lowest temperature?

3 Name the place that had a temperature that was 10oC lower than Ulundi.

4 How many degrees was Johannesburg hotter than Bloemfontein?

5 Which was colder, Pietermaritzburg or Mbombela?

6 Which two places recorded the identical 33oC temperatures?

CHECK THE GRAPH!

We can show the same information in a different way.

Transfer the temperatures given on the opposite page onto the bar graph. (For fun, use a different colour for each bar.)

CapeTown BhishoPietermaritzburg Ulundi KimberleyBloemfontein MafekingJohannesburgMbombelaPolokwane

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1 How many places had temperatures higher than 32oC?

2 How many places had temperatures lower than 30oC?

3 What is the difference between the highest and lowest temperature recorded?

WHICH OF THESE HOT DRINKS DO YOU DRINK?

(CIRCLE AS MANY AS YOU LIKE)

A Coffee D Tea

B Rooibos E Hot chocolate

C Cappuccino F None of these

WHICH OF THESE COLD DRINKS DO YOU DRINK?

(CIRCLE AS MANY AS YOU LIKE)

A Fizzy drinks

B Water

C Iced coffee

D Iced tea

E Milkshakes

F Fruit juice

G Energy drinks

H Bubble tea

I Other

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WHAT COFFEE DO YOU DRINK?

(CIRCLE AS MANY AS YOU LIKE)

A Iced coffee

B Cappuccino

C Coffee with milk

D Decaf coffee

E Coffee milkshake

F None – I don’t like coffee

WHICH ROOIBOS TEA FLAVOUR WOULD YOU PREFER?

(CIRCLE MAXIMUM 3)

A Plain

B Pineapple & Peach

C Apple & Strawberry

D Passionfruit & Peach

J Other

G Other & WHATSAPPWIN! R5 000 up for grabs!

F Raspberry Cherry

G Litchi

H Vanilla & Strawberry

I Grape

E None of these – I don’t like Rooibos tea

WHICH MILKSHAKE FLAVOURS ARE YOUR FAVOURITE?

(CIRCLE MAXIMUM 3)

A Chocolate

B Strawberry

C Caramel

D Vanilla

E Bubblegum

F Creme Soda

G Banana

H Coffee

I None of these – I don’t like milkshakes

WHAT COMES TO MIND WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD ROOIBOS?

(CIRCLE MAXIMUM 3)

A Delicious

B Gross

C Home

D My Granny or Mother

E Healthy

F My favourite

G Nothing

H Not sure

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DIFFERENT VIEW

The drawings below show the pairs of stacks at different angles. Can you match them up?

Check out my view of the room!

A BIRD’S EYE VIEW of my bedroom

Imagine you are a bird looking down onto your bedroom.

Draw what the bird would see from above.

STAY CYBER SAFE

There are many predators out there who can use your details to make contact with you and pretend to be your friend. So before you share anything on the internet, or on your phone, follow these precautions!

• Never share your personal details – your name, age, address, phone number, or school with people you do NOT know.

• Have a unique password and never share it with anyone, even good friends.

• Don’t lend your phone to anyone without knowing exactly what they are doing with it.

• NEVER send pictures of yourself to anyone without checking with your parents first.

• If you come across anything that makes you feel uncomfortable or you think is odd, tell an adult.

• NEVER AGREE TO MEET ANYONE THAT YOU MEET ONLINE WITHOUT CHECKING WITH YOUR PARENTS (EVEN IF THEY ARE A FRIEND OF A FRIEND).

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: YES OR NO

1 Should you let anyone use your phone without asking why?

2 Should you send cute pictures of yourself to all your friends?

3 Should you share all your passwords with your classmates?

4 Is it okay to share your address if someone asks for it?

5 Is it okay to meet someone you don’t know in a public place?

YES NO

ARE THESE JOKES CHEESY OR WHAT?

Rate these funnies with a smile!

What do you call a fly without wings? A walk!

WHAT DO YOU CALL CHEESE THAT ISN’T YOURS? NACHO CHEESE!

How does the moon cut his hair?

Eclipse it!

What does a lemon say when it answers the phone? ‘YELLOW!’

What do you call a bee that can’t make up its mind?Amaybe!

What did one snowman say to the other snowman? Itsmellslikecarrots overhere!

WHAT DO YOU CALL TWO GUYS WHO LOVE ALGEBROS!MATHS?

What did the dog say when it sat on sandpaper? ‘Ruff!’

Whatdoyoucalla hugepileofcats? Ameow-ntain!

MORE CHEESE MORE SMILES!

PUT MORE SMILES IN YOUR LUNCHBOX WITH THE ALL-NEW CHICKEN AND CHILLI FLAVOURED CHEESE SLICES!

ha ha!

Why was the cookie sad?

His mom was a wafer too long!

WHAT DO YOU CALL A FAKE NOODLE?

AN IMPASTA!

What do you say to an avo that has done really well?

KNOCK KNOCK. WHO’S THERE?

WHAT‘S. WHAT’S WHO?

WHAT’S FOR DINNER? I’M STARVING!

Why do fish avoid the computer?

They don’t want to get caught in the internet!

BRAVOCADO! What does a T-Rex eat?

ANYTHING it WANTS!

hee hee!

Why do the French eat snails?

THEY DON’T LIKE TO EAT FAST FOOD!

WHEN DO YOU GO ON RED AND STOP ON GREEN?

When you are eating a watermelon!

What do you call a reallyapple?old GRANNY SMITH!

Why do oranges wear sunscreen? BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS PEEL!

What do you call a sleepy fruit? A NAPRICOT!

soundWhatdoes a nut make when it sneezes?CASHEW!

What is the favourite fruit for twins? PEARS!

Your friendly & trusted KANGAROO !

WhaT did the apple peel say to th apple?

I’ve got covered!you

FINDING FACTS ABOUT NEMO FINDING FACTS ABOUT NEMO

CLOWNFISH are best friends with sea anemones. They also keep the anemone clean and free from parasites.

In return, the bright clownFIsh lure prey to the anemone.

They live together in groups. The largest is usually a female and if she dies, the dominant male takes over and changes into a female.

They hide from predators in the tentacles which are full of venom. Lucky for themthey are immune to the venom.

CLOWNFISH are quitesmalland don’tgetmuch biggerthan 10 cm.

They are known for their vibrant orange and white stripes. However, there are others that are black, yellow, or even pink.

CLOWNFISH are found in the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. They love coral reefs or lagoons with plenty of hiding spots among anemones.

The most famous CLOWNFISH in the world is the Disney character, Nemo.

BOOK YOUR CHILD’S BIRTHDAY PARTY ONLINE AT THEIR FAVOURITE SPUR. WWW.SPURBOOKINGS.CO.ZA

Don’t forget to add your child to your Family Club profile to unlock great kids’ only benefits –scan the QR code.

ODD ONE OUT

Can you find a cake that looks different from the others?

DID YOU KNOW?

The Happy Birthday song is the most-sung song in the English language! It’s also one of the most recognised tunes in the whole world.

THE BRIGHT BLUE JACKAL

There was once a jackal who lived with his family in a forest in India. He was very inquisitive, and it often got him into trouble.

One day he wandered near a town at the edge of the forest and saw a large tub of something outside a house. He climbed up the side to look. He stretched to see better ... and fell in!

The house belonged to a tailor and the tub was full of a bright blue colour dye, called indigo, for dyeing saris and other fabric.

Jackal splashed around in the dye. Suddenly he heard someone coming. He jumped out of the tub and ran away back into the forest.

He looked at himself in a pool of water. A bright blue jackal looked back at him. ‘What a handsome fellow I am! Surely this will bring me luck. Now I must make the best use of my lovely blue coat.’

‘Something very important happened’, said the blue jackal to his family.

‘I was chosen by the Goddess of the Forest to be the king of the forest. She changed my colour to show that I am different. From now on you must all obey me!’

But Blue Jackal wasn’t content with bossing his family around.

He called all the animals of the forest together and told them he was a new kind of animal, and they must treat him as their king.

All the animals believed him. So they treated him like a king, never realising that he was just an ordinary jackal, dyed blue.

Blue Jackal became very spoiled. He never had to hunt for food, because Lion and Tiger brought it to him. He never had to wash, because the monkeys groomed him.

He became unbearable.

‘This has gone too far.’ said the other jackals. So they plotted against him.

One night, when the moon rose, the oldest jackal threw back his head and began to howl. All the others joined in.

Blue Jackal heard the sound. Deep inside him, he was just a jackal and he couldn’t resist the age old habit of howling at the moon.

‘Ah – ooooooooh’, howled Blue Jackal.

‘What is that racket?’, growled the lions and tigers.

‘Listen to that – the king is nothing but a common jackal!’;

‘A jackal, A jackal’, screeched the monkeys, ‘after him!’

Blue Jackal realised that his career as a king was over and ran away.

All the animals gave chase, but they couldn’t catch him.

Blue Jackal was never seen again.

I’m sure this story must be true, because I have never heard of a blue jackal living in the forests of India.

Have you?

Dear teachers and learners

This DEAR programme is a celebration of a love of stories and the written word. So – please DROP EVERYTHING and set aside some time for everyone to READ this story about the Bright Blue Jackal. Keep time aside in future – always have a book close by so that you can just Drop Everything And Read!

Thank you D.E.A.R. PROGRAMME A celebration of reading.

Use the clues to complete the crossword puzzle. DOWN:

I love my protein and I love to flex. When it comes to being lean and mean, I’m the best! The leanest, meanest, protein.

I’m the leader of the Fish Fingers!! My smile is always showing And my golden crisp is always glowing!

What would your Superhero in cash Win R5000 name and power be? T’s

What would your Superhero name and power be? Win R5000 in cash

DEAR D.E.A.R.

WE ALL KNOW THAT READERS BECOME LEADERS AND THE OAKS ACADEMY IN CAPE TOWN IS SETTING OUT TO PROVE JUST THAT!

On 15 February, The Oaks Academy launched the D.E.A.R. reading program at their school.

D.E.A.R. stands for D rop E verything A nd R ead and that is exactly what every learner and staff member does on a weekly basis.

At a certain time of the day, a jingle will play and everyone drops what they are doing to read.

Mrs Johnson, the owner and founder of the school is very enthusiastic about the program and is hopeful that it will cultivate a love for reading amongst learners. Everyone is loving the D.E.A.R program!

This program is beneficial for children and adults because life gets busy. It is very therapeutic in our busy day to stop and read.

(Miss Solomons Foundations Phase teacher)

Stars of Africa

The school is very grateful to Maskew Miller Learning who donated 52 of the great Stars of Africa readers to The Oaks Academy for the D.E.A.R. project. These helped all the children from Gr R to Gr 7 who don’t have immediate access to reading books.

WHAT IS YOUR SCHOOL DOING THAT IS AWESOME AND EXCITING?

If you are involved in any programs at your school that are fun, creative, interesting or just plain awesome – we would love to hear from you.

All you have to do is send an email with all the details to the Managing Editor at seugnette.comber@mml.co.za.

I feel happy when I can stop doing work and read. (Caleb Gr 2)

Because reading is my best hobby, I love the D.E.A.R. program. (Dannii Gr 5)

Just like humans call their young ‘children’, all baby animals have names.

ANIMAL BABIES

See if you can match the names and fill them in below.

What is my baby name?

We’re so cute!

BUTTERFLY BEAUTIES

Symmetry

Symmetry means that something is the same on both sides. Look at the wings of a butterfly - they are identical on both sides.

Complete these beautiful butterflies by giving them symmetry.

I AM A VERY CUTE Syrian HAMSTER.

IF YOU WANT ME AS A PET ... YOU HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND CARE FOR ME PROPERLY!

PLEASE!

PLEASE MAKE SURE I HAVE A NICE SPACIOUS CAGE.

PLEASE give me some chew toys to keep my teeth healthy.

PLEASE give me a wheel for exercise.

PLEASEmake sureIhave plentyofbedding forburrowing,

PLEASE feed me the right food. I love pellets,hamster fresh veggies, and treats like fruits or nuts.

PLEASE keep my cage clean. Change my bedding and remove the poo.

PLEASE gentlyhandleme calmly.and

Even though I’m small I still need to visit the vet for check ups!

Tick the correct word that goes with each picture.

A HOMOPHONE IS A WORD THAT SOUNDS THE SAME AS ANOTHER WORD BUT HAS A DIFFERENT MEANING AND A DIFFERENT SPELLING.

sun/son hare/hair

flour/flower

horse/hoarse

steak/stake

desert/dessert

fairy/ferry

Circle the correct word in the sentence. She liked to (wear/where) clothes that were (knew/new), when she was going to (meat/meet) people she didn’t (no/know). SOUNDS GOOD!

bolder/boulder

bare/bear

TICK ALL THE CLOWNFISH SWIMMING TO THE RIGHT

CAN YOU FIND ALL 5 DIFFERENCES? colour Me in

Areyouanimalmad? Test yourself with this quiz.

how much do YOU YOUR PET?

1 IT’S RAINING CATS AND DOGS BUT YOUR DOG WANTS TO GO ‘WALKIES’. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

a Not a chance. I’ll get soaked.

b I’LL JUST GRAB THE UMBRELLA.

c I’ll wait a while to see if the rain stops.

2 YOUR FRIEND COMES AROUND TO SEE YOUR NEW PET, BUT DOESN’T HOLD HIM THE RIGHT WAY. YOU …

a SAY NOTHING.

b Show your friend the right way to hold him.

c Take your pet away immediately ’cos they are hurting him.

3 YOU ARE INVITED TO A FRIEND FOR A SLEEPOVER, BUT YOUR PET IS DEFINITELY NOT WELL. YOU …

a Go – but phone home regularly to check that all is well.

b STAY HOME WITH YOUR PET. HE NEEDS YOU.

c Go – there is no way you’ll miss out on the fun. Someone will look after him.

4 YOU GET SOME EXTRA POCKET MONEY FOR DOING CHORES AROUND THE HOUSE. WHAT DO YOU SPEND IT ON?

a A cute toy or new collar for your pet.

b A new t-shirt you have been wanting.

c Something for you and a little treat for your pet.

5 YOU ARE INVITED TO GO CAMPING WITH YOUR BEST FRIEND’S FAMILY FOR A WHOLE TWO WEEKS. WHAT DO YOU DO?

a There is no way you can leave your pet for two whole weeks.

b YAY! YOU GET PACKING STRAIGHT AWAY.

c Agree to go, but make arrangements to give all of your pocket money to your sister to look after the pet.

6 YOUR PET WANTS A TREAT BUT HAS JUST HAD DINNER. WHAT DO YOU DO?

a Give it to him – he always gets treats.

b Allow him a teeny treat.

c NO TREATS ALLOWED – HE IS JUST BEING GREEDY.

7 THE WHOLE FAMILY IS GOING OUT TO SEE A MOVIE AND THEN VISIT FRIENDS. YOU ARE GOING TO BE GONE FOR HOURS! WHAT DO YOU DO?

a Check that your pet has plenty of water and the bedding is clean.

b Rush out. You have been wanting to see the movie for weeks – you will feed later.

c NOT REALLY WANT TO GO ’COS THERE WILL BE NO ONE HOME FOR AGES!

7–11Paws

Oh dear! You need to spend some quality time with your pet. They need a lot of care and attention and you seem a little too busy with your own life to bother.

12–16Paws

Give yourself a pat on the back for being very good at looking after your pet. You care for him and are there to give the right amount of love and attention.

17–21Paws

You LOVE your pet but perhaps sometimes a little too much! Your pet needs his own space too and doesn’t want to be carried around or played with ALL the time.

Even though they may love them, these foods are NOT good for your furry friends. Some of them are very dangerous and can make them very ill.

These adorable, teeny little cuties are too hard to resist!

HUNGRY HONEY

Honey is a hungry cat and has to eat 88 grams of food every day.

Do all the sums and see how many bowls have enough food for her.

How many bowls had enough food for Honey?